Course detail

Soft Computing

FIT-SFCAcad. year: 2023/2024

Soft computing covers non-traditional technologies or approaches to solving hard real-world problems. Content of course, in accordance with meaning of its name, is as follow: Tolerance of imprecision and uncertainty as the main attributes of soft computing theories. Neural networks. Fuzzy logic. Nature inspired optimization algorithms. Probabilistic reasoning. Rough sets. Chaos.  Hybrid approaches (combinations of neural networks, fuzzy logic and genetic algorithms).

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Entry knowledge

  • Programming in C++ or Java languages.
  • Basic knowledge of differential calculus and probability theory.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

  • Mid-term written examination - 15 points.
  • Project - 30 points.
  • Final written examination - 55 points, miinimum 25.

 

Aims

To give students knowledge of soft-computing theories fundamentals, i.e. of fundamentals of non-traditional technologies and approaches to solving hard real-world problems.
  • Students will acquaint with basic types of neural networks and with their applications.
  • Students will acquaint with fundamentals of theory of fuzzy sets and fuzzy logic including design of fuzzy controller.
  • Students will acquaint with nature-inspired optimization algorithms.
  • Students will acquaint with fundamentals of probability reasoning theory.
  • Students will acquaint with fundamentals of rouhg sets theory and with use of these sets for data mining.
  • Students will acquaint with fundamentals of chaos theory.

  • Students will learn terminology in Soft-computing field both in Czech and in English languages.
  • Students awake the importance of tolerance of imprecision and uncertainty for design of robust and low-cost intelligent machines.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Kriesel, D.: A Brief Introduction to Neural Networks, 2005, Fundamentals of the New Artificial Intelligence, Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., 2008. ISBN 978-1-84628-838-8 
Russel,S., Norvig,P.: Artificial Intelligence, Prentice-Hall, Inc., third edition 2010, ISBN 0-13-604259-7
Rutkowski, L.: Flexible Neuro-Fuzzy Systems, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004, ISBN 1-4020-8042-5

Recommended reading

Graube, D.: Principles of Artificial Neural networks, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., third edition, 2013

Rutkowski, L.: Flexible Neuro-Fuzzy Systems, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004, ISBN 1-4020-8042-5
Shi, Z.: Advanced Artificial Intelligence, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., 2011, ISBN-13 978-981-4291-34-7

Elearning

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme IT-MSC-2 Master's

    branch MPV , 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch MMM , 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch MBS , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch MIS , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch MIN , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    branch MGM , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch MBI , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    branch MSK , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme MITAI Master's

    specialization NSPE , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NBIO , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NSEN , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NVIZ , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NGRI , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NADE , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NISD , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NMAT , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NSEC , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NISY up to 2020/21 , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    specialization NCPS , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NHPC , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NNET , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NMAL , 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    specialization NVER , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NIDE , 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    specialization NEMB , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NISY , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    specialization NEMB up to 2021/22 , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

  1. Introduction. Biological and artificial neuron, artificial neural networks.
  2. Acyclic and feedforward neural networks, backpropagation algorithm. 
  3. Neural networks with RBF neurons. Competitive networks.
  4. Neocognitron and convolutional neural networks.
  5. Recurrent neural networks (Hopfield networks, Boltzmann machine).
  6. Recurrent neural networks (LSTM, GRU).
  7. Genetic algorithms.
  8. Optimization algorithms inspired by nature.
  9. Fuzzy sets and fuzzy logic.
  10. Probabilistic reasoning, Bayesian networks.
  11. Rough sets.
  12. Chaos.
  13. Hybrid approaches (neural networks, fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms).

Project

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Individual project - solving real-world problem (classification, optimization, association, controlling).

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