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Unit 1 Hard Vs Soft

The document outlines the course structure for 'Soft Computing Applications' (CS60108) taught by Dr. Debasis Samanta during the Spring 2023-2024 semester. It includes details on class organization, course plan covering topics like evolutionary computing, fuzzy logic, and artificial neural networks, as well as evaluation criteria. Additionally, it provides references for further reading and information on the course website and teaching assistants.

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Unit 1 Hard Vs Soft

The document outlines the course structure for 'Soft Computing Applications' (CS60108) taught by Dr. Debasis Samanta during the Spring 2023-2024 semester. It includes details on class organization, course plan covering topics like evolutionary computing, fuzzy logic, and artificial neural networks, as well as evaluation criteria. Additionally, it provides references for further reading and information on the course website and teaching assistants.

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Soft Computing Applications

(CS60108)

Dr. Debasis Samanta

04 January, 2024
Class Organization

Semester : Spring, Session 2023-2024

Course : Soft Computing Applications


Code : CS 60108
Credit : 4-0-0 = 4

Slot : D
Timing : Monday 12:00 PM - 12:55 PM
: Tuesday 10:00 AM - 11:55 AM
: Thursday 08:00 AM - 08:55 AM

Class Room : CSE Seminar Room, Takshashila Building


Course Plan
1. Introduction to Soft Computing
2. Evolutionary Computing
▶ Genetic Algorithms (GAs)
▶ Simulated Annealing (SA)
▶ Ant Colony Optimization (ACO)
▶ Particle Swam Optimization (PSO)
3. Fuzzy Logic
▶ Fuzzy Set, Fuzz Logic, Fuzzy Algebra
▶ Fuzzy Reasoning and Fuzzy Classification
4. Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs)
▶ Different ANNs
▶ Learning with ANNs
5. Advanced Topics
▶ Mixed(Hybrid) Soft Computing
▶ FL-GA, FL-ANN, GA-ANN, FL-GA-ANN
▶ Hidden Markov Modeling (HMM)
▶ Support Vector Machine (SVM)
Reference I

Books:
1. Evolutionary Computing : A Unified Approach
K. A. De Jong (Prentice Hall Inc, USA) 2009

2. Evolutionary Algorithm for Solving Multi-objective


Optimization Problems (2nd Edition)
Collelo, Lament, Veldhnizer ( Spring, 2010)

3. An Introduction to Genetic Algorithm


Melanic Mitchell (MITPress, 2000)

4. Fuzzy Logic : A Practical Approach


F. Martin, Mc Neill and Ellen Thro (A P Professional, 2000)

5. Fuzzy Logic with Engineering Applications


Timothy J. Ross (Wiley, 2015)
Reference II
6. Foundation of Neural Network, Fuzzy Systems & Knowledge
Engineering by Nikole K Kashov (MIT Press, 1998)

7. Neural Networks and Learning Machines


Simon Haykin (PHI, 2006)

8. Neural Network, Fuzzy Logic and Genetic Algorithm :


Synthesis and Applications
S. Rajasekaran and G. A. Vijayalakshmi Pai (Prentice Hall
India, 2010)

9. Soft Computing : Fundamentals and Applications (2nd Ed.)


D. K. Pratihar (Narosa, 2013)

For lecture slides and other supporting materials, please visit the
course web page at
”https://cse.iitkgp.ac.in/d̃samanta/courses/sca/index.html”
Evaluation Plan
1. Mid-Semester Test : 30%
Syllabus: Fuzzy Logic and Artificial Neural Network
2. End-Semester Test : 40%
Syllabus: 20% from the syllabus covered till Mid-semester.
80% from the syllabus covered post Mid-semester.
3. Other Assessment : 30%
▶ Class Test 1 : 05% (Topic: Fuzzy Logic)
▶ Class Test 2 : 05% (Topic: Artificial Neural Network )
▶ Class Test 3 : 05% (Topic: Evolutionary Computing
Techniques)
(Note: Best two out of three tests will be considered.)
▶ Practical problem solving: 10% (Topic: Covering three major
topics)
▶ Attendance : 10% if more than 75% attendance
-5% if more than 70% and less than 75%
-10% if more than 60% and less than 50%
-15% if less than 50%
Course Website

https://cse.iitkgp.ac.in/d̃samanta/courses/sca/index.html
Email : [email protected]
Please use the subject line as: CS 60108: Spring 2023-2024

Teaching Assistants:
1. Mr. Santhoshkumar Peddi, Research Scholar
[email protected]
2. Mr. Soham Bandyopadhyay, Research Scholar
[email protected]
Today’s Topics

Introduction to Soft Computing

▶ Concept of computing
▶ Important characteristics of ”Computing”
▶ ”Soft” computing vs. ”Hard” computing
▶ Few examples of Soft computing applications
▶ Characteristics of Soft computing
▶ Hybrid computing
Concept of Computing

Figure: Basic of computing

y = f (x), f is a mapping function


f is also called a formal method or an algorithm to solve a problem.
Important Characteristics

1. Should provide precise solution.


2. Control action should be unambiguous and accurate.
3. Suitable for problem, which is easy to model mathematically.
Hard Computing

In 1996, LA Zade (LAZ) introduced the term hard computing.


According to LAZ: We term a computing as ”Hard” computing, if
▶ Precise result is guaranteed
▶ Control action is unambiguous
▶ Control action is formally defined (i.e. with
mathematical model

Example:
▶ Solving numerical problems (e.g. Roots of polynomials,
Integration etc.)
▶ Searching and sorting techniques
▶ Solving ”Computational Geometry” problems (e.g. Shortest
tour in Graph theory, Finding closest pair of points, etc.)
Problems in some other areas of applications

▶ Medical diagnosis
▶ Person identification / Computer vision
▶ Hand written character recognition
▶ Pattern recognition and Machine Intelligence (MI)
▶ Weather forecasting
▶ VLSI design
▶ Network optimization
Characteristics of Soft Computing

▶ It does not require any mathematical modeling of problem


solving
▶ It may not yield the precise solution
▶ Algorithms are adaptive (i.e. it can adjust to the change of
dynamic environment)
▶ Use some biological inspired methodologies such as genetics,
evolution, Ant’s behaviors, particles swarming, human nervous
systems etc.
Hybrid Computing
It is a combination of the conventional hard computing and
emerging soft computing

Figure: Concept of Hybrid Computing


Problems to ponder

▶ Hard computing (HC) vs. Soft computing (SC)


▶ Limitation(s) in HC and SC
▶ Examples of (only) Hard computing and (only) Soft
computing
▶ Examples of Hybrid computing
Any Questions??

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