Intelligent systems are required to facilitate the use of information provided by the internet and other computer based technologies. This book describes the state-of-the-art in Intelligent Automation and Systems Engineering. Topics covered include Intelligent decision making, Automation, Robotics, Expert systems, Fuzzy systems, Knowledge-based systems, Knowledge extraction, Large database management, Data analysis tools, Computational biology, Optimization algorithms, Experimental designs, Complex system identification, Computational modeling, Systems simulation, Decision modeling, and industrial applications.

• Provides a comprehensive reference on Intelligent Automation and Systems Engineering;
• Covers fundamental issues, new technologies and applications;
• Describes methods for modeling, where the information available may be imprecise, uncertain, incomplete or of a linguistic nature.