International Journal of Intelligent Computing and Cybernetics: Volume 1 Issue 4

Recent advances in cluster analysis

Rui Xu, Donald C. Wunsch

The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the issues related to cluster analysis, one of the most important and primitive activities of human beings, and of the advances…

A performance gradient perspective on gradient‐based policy iteration and a modified value iteration

Lei Yang, James Dankert, Jennie Si

The purpose of this paper is to develop a mathematical framework to address some algorithmic features of approximate dynamic programming (ADP) by using an average cost formulation…

An estimating method for IP traffic matrix based on generalized inverse matrix

Fengjun Shang

The purpose of this paper is to present research in the area of the applications of the generalized inverse matrix in IP traffic matrix.

Image piecewise inpainting based on radial basis function

Minfen Shen, Jialiang Chen, Bin Li

The purpose of this paper is to present a novel algorithm for image inpainting, which has been widely used for removing unwanted objects from images or reconstructing damaged…

Texture‐based image steganalysis by artificial neural networks

Michael A. Pratt, Sharath Konda, Chee‐Hung Henry Chu

The purpose of this paper is to present research results in analyzing image contents to improve the accuracy of using an artificial neural network (ANN) to detect embedded data in…

Embedding a social fabric component into cultural algorithms toolkit for an enhanced knowledge‐driven engineering optimization

Robert Reynolds, Mostafa Ali

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the notion of a social fabric (SF) in which the expression of knowledge sources (KS) in cultural algorithms (CA) can be distributed…

Automotive engine idle speed control optimization using least squares support vector machine and genetic algorithm

P.K. Wong, L.M. Tam, K. Li, H.C. Wong

Nowadays, automotive engines are controlled by electronic control units (ECUs), and the engine idle speed performance is significantly affected by the setup of control parameters…

A neural network approach to control performance assessment

Yunfeng Zhou, Feng Wan

The purpose of this paper is to present a neural network approach to control performance assessment.

Minimizing joint‐torques of the flexible redundant manipulator on the premise of vibration suppression

Zhihui Gao, Chao Yun, Yushu Bian

The purpose of this paper is to examine a new idea of vibration control which minimizes joint‐torques and suppresses vibration of the flexible redundant manipulator.

Special issue on swarm robotics

Editorial

Irwin King, Yangmin Li