Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Preface . ................................................................................................................................................ xv
Chapter 1
Reliability Allocation Problem in Series-Parallel Systems: Ant Colony Optimization........................... 1
Alice Yalaoui, University of Technology of Troyes, France
Farah Belmecheri, University of Technology of Troyes, France
Eric Châtelet, University of Technology of Troyes, France
Farouk Yalaoui, University of Technology of Troyes, France
Chapter 2
Feature Selection Based on Minimizing the Area Under the Detection Error Tradeoff Curve ............ 16
Liau Heng Fui, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Malaysia
Dino Isa, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Malaysia
Chapter 3
Application of Genetic Algorithm to Minimize the Number of Objects Processed and Setup .
in a One-Dimensional Cutting Stock Problem ..................................................................................... 32
Julliany Sales Brandão, Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica Celso S. da
Fonseca – CEFET/RJ, Brasil
Alessandra Martins Coelho, Instituto Politécnico do Rio de Janeiro – UERJ, Brasil
João Flávio V. Vasconcellos, Instituto Politécnico do Rio de Janeiro – UERJ, Brasil
Luiz Leduíno de Salles Neto, Universidade Federal de São Paulo – UNIFESP, Brasil
André Vieira Pinto, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – UNIRIO, Brasil
Chapter 4
A Fast Boosting Based Incremental Genetic Algorithm for Mining Classification Rules in .
Large Datasets . ..................................................................................................................................... 46
Periasamy Vivekanandan, Park College of Engineering and Technology, India
Raju Nedunchezhian, Kalaignar Karunanidhi Institute of Technology, India
Chapter 5
Simultaneous Tolerance Synthesis for Manufacturing and Quality using Evolutionary
Algorithms ............................................................................................................................................ 54
Y. S. Rao, Sri Veeravenkata Satyanarayana (SVVSN) Engineering College, India
C. S. P. Rao, National Institute of Technology, India
G. Ranga Janardhana, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India
Pandu R. Vundavilli, DVR & Dr. HS MIC College of Technology, India
Chapter 6
Parallel Single and Multiple Objectives Genetic Algorithms: A Survey............................................... 73
B. S. P. Mishra, KIIT University, India
S. Dehuri, Fakir Mohan University, India
R. Mall, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
A. Ghosh, Indian Statistical Institute, India
Chapter 7
Experimental Study on Recent Advances in Differential Evolution Algorithm ................................. 111
G. Jeyakumar, Amrita School of Engineering, India
C. Shanmugavelayutham, Amrita School of Engineering, India
Chapter 8
The Volatility for Pre and Post Global Financial Crisis: An Application of .
Computational Finance........................................................................................................................ 134
Shih-Yung Wei, National Yunlin University of Science & Technology, Taiwan
Jack J. W. Yang, National Yunlin University of Science & Technology, Taiwan
Jen-Tseng Chen, TransWorld University, Taiwan
Wei-Chiang Hong, Oriental Institute of Technology, Taiwan
Chapter 9
Differential Operators Embedded Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm .................................................. 149
Tarun Kumar Sharma, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
Millie Pant, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
Chapter 10
Appropriate Evolutionary Algorithm for Scheduling in FMS ............................................................ 164
B. B. Choudhury, IGIT Sarang, India
B. B. Biswal, NIT Rourkela, India
D. Mishra, VSS University of Technology, India
R. N. Mahapatra, Institute of Technical Education and Research, India
Chapter 11
GBF Trained Neuro-Fuzzy Equalizer for Time Varying Channels . ................................................... 176
Archana Sarangi, Siksha O Anusandhan University, India
Sasmita Kumari Padhy, Siksha O Anusandhan University, India
Siba Prasada Panigrahi, Konark Institute of Science & Technology, India
Shubhendu Kumar Sarangi, Siksha O Anusandhan University, India
Chapter 12
An Evolutionary Functional Link Neural Fuzzy Model for Financial Time Series Forecasting . ...... 189
S. Chakravarty, Regional College of Management Autonomous, India
P. K. Dash, Siksha O Anusandhan University, India
V. Ravikumar Pandi, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
B. K. Panigrahi, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
Chapter 13
Firm Size Transmission Effect and Price-Volume Relationship Analysis During Financial .
Tsunami Periods . ................................................................................................................................ 206
Shih-Yung Wei, National Yunlin University of Science & Technology, Taiwan
Wei-Chiang Hong, Oriental Institute of Technology, Taiwan
Kai Wang, China University of Technology, Taiwan
Chapter 14
Recursive Learning of Genetic Algorithms with Task Decomposition and Varied Rule Set ............. 226
Lei Fang, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China
Sheng-Uei Guan, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China
Haofan Zhang, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China
Chapter 15
LZW Encoding in Genetic Algorithm ................................................................................................ 248
Worasait Suwannik, Kasetsart University, Thailand
Chapter 16
Usage Profile Generation from Web Usage Data Using Hybrid Biclustering Algorithm . ................. 260
R. Rathipriya, Periyar University, India
K. Thangavel, Periyar University, India
J. Bagyamani, Government Arts College, Dharmapuri, India
Chapter 17
An Effective Hybrid Semi-Parametric Regression Strategy for Rainfall Forecasting Combining .
Linear and Nonlinear Regression ....................................................................................................... 273
Jiansheng Wu, Wuhan University of Technology, China & Liuzhou Teachers College, China
Compilation of References................................................................................................................ 290
About the Contributors..................................................................................................................... 320
Index.................................................................................................................................................... 327