Fuzzy Logic and Applications: 8th International Workshop, WILF 2009 Palermo, Italy, June 9-12, 2009 Proceedings

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This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Fuzzy Logic and Applications held in Palermo, Italy in June 2009. The papers are organized in topical sections on fuzzy set theory, intuitionistic fuzzy sets, fuzzy classification and clustering, fuzzy image processing and analysis, and fuzzy systems. Front Matter....Pages - Non Contradiction, Excluded Middle, and Fuzzy Sets....Pages 1-11 Approximate Parallelism between Fuzzy Objects: Some Definitions....Pages 12-19 Barycentric Algebras and Gene Expression....Pages 20-27 Fuzzy Quantification Using Restriction Levels....Pages 28-35 Least Squares Method for L-R Fuzzy Variables....Pages 36-43 Modeling Interpretive Steps in Fuzzy Logic Computations....Pages 44-51 Nestings of T–Conorms....Pages 52-59 On Coherence and Consistence in Fuzzy Answer Set Semantics for Residuated Logic Programs....Pages 60-67 Rough Set Approach to Rule Induction from Imprecise Decision Tables....Pages 68-76 Uninorm Based Fuzzy Network for Tree Data Structures....Pages 77-84 A Note on the Conditional Expectation of IF -Observables....Pages 85-92 A Survey on the Algebras of the So–Called Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets (IFS)....Pages 93-100 General Form of Probabilities on IF-Sets....Pages 101-107 On the E-Probability on IF-Events....Pages 108-115 Rough Ensemble Classifier: A Comparative Study....Pages 116-123 A Fuzzy One Class Classifier for Multi Layer Model....Pages 124-131 An Experimental Validation of Some Indexes of Fuzzy Clustering Similarity....Pages 132-139 Combining Fuzzy C-Mean and Normalized Convolution for Cloud Detection in IR Images....Pages 140-147 Fuzzy C-Means Inspired Free Form Deformation Technique for Registration....Pages 148-154 Interpretability Assessment of Fuzzy Rule-Based Classifiers....Pages 155-162 Metaclustering and Consensus Algorithms for Interactive Data Analysis and Validation....Pages 163-170 Neuro-Fuzzy Approach for Reconstructing Fissures in Concrete’s Reinforcing Bars....Pages 171-178 Fuzzy Relational Calculus and Its Application to Image Processing....Pages 179-188 A Combined Fuzzy and Probabilistic Data Descriptor for Distributed CBIR....Pages 189-196 A Fuzzy Approach to the Role of Symmetry in Shape Formation: The Illusion of the Scalene Triangle....Pages 197-204 A Unified Algebraic Framework for Fuzzy Image Compression and Mathematical Morphology....Pages 205-212 Adaptive Image Watermarking Approach Based on Kernel Clustering and HVS....Pages 213-220 An Automatic Three-Dimensional Fuzzy Edge Detector....Pages 221-228 Fuzzy Sets for Image Texture Modelling Based on Human Distinguishability of Coarseness....Pages 229-236 Geometry of Spatial Bipolar Fuzzy Sets Based on Bipolar Fuzzy Numbers and Mathematical Morphology....Pages 237-245 Interactive Image Retrieval in a Fuzzy Framework....Pages 246-253 Modelling the Effects of Internal Textures on Symmetry Detection Using Fuzzy Operators....Pages 254-262 Multivalued Background/Foreground Separation for Moving Object Detection....Pages 263-270 Periodic Pattern Detection for Real-Time Application....Pages 271-278 A System for Deriving a Neuro-Fuzzy Recommendation Model....Pages 279-286 A Type-1 Approximation of Interval Type-2 FLS....Pages 287-294 Control of a Non-isothermal CSTR by Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Controllers....Pages 295-302 Evaluating Fuzzy Controller Robustness Using Model Checking....Pages 303-311 Learning Fuzzy Systems by a Co-Evolutionary Artificial-Immune-Based Algorithm....Pages 312-319 A Fuzzy Inference Expert System to Support the Decision of Deploying a Military Naval Unit to a Mission....Pages 320-327 A Reasoning Methodology for CW-Based Question Answering Systems....Pages 328-335 An Intelligent Car Driver for Safe Navigation with Fuzzy Obstacle Avoidance....Pages 336-343 Extending Fuzzy Sets with New Evidence for Improving a Sign Language Recognition System....Pages 344-351 General Fuzzy Answer Set Programs....Pages 352-359 Reverse Engineering of Regulatory Relations in Gene Networks by a Probabilistic Approach....Pages 360-367 Temporal Features in Biological Warfare....Pages 368-375 Back Matter....Pages -