IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine

In this article, after explaining Zadeh's computing with words (CWW) paradigm, I argue that for this paradigm to be embraced, it must be validated using a Turinglike test, use a scientifically correct fuzzy set model for words, namely interval type-2 fuzzy sets (IT2 FSs), and be simple, meaning that fuzzy set operations should be as simple as possible. These conclusions are drawn using the ideas o... View full abstract»

We apply fuzzy modeling to transform a verbal description of the foraging behavior of ants into a well-defined mathematical model. The resulting model is simpler, more plausible, and more amenable to analysis than previously suggested models. We believe that fuzzy modeling may be suitable for addressing biomimicry, that is, the development of artificial products or machines that mimic biological p... View full abstract»

An immune optimization algorithm in noisy environments, suitable for high-dimensional stochastic optimization problems, is proposed based on the hypothesis test and simplified immune metaphors of c. The focus of design is concentrated on constructing three types of operators: (1) population sampling that decides sampling sizes of both the current population and the memory set, (2) sample-allocatio... View full abstract»