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"Soft computing is playing an increasing role in the study of complex systems in science and engineering. There is a large spectrum of successful applications of soft computing in very different applications domains such as aerospace, communication, consumer appliances, electric power systems, process engineering, transportation, and manufacturing automation and robotics. It has taken a while to bring the early ideas of soft computing to an area and a discipline that seems to be more than appropriate for that. Here it is! This book studies SOFT computing in SOFTware engineering environment. The book is HARD in terms of its results. It covers a range of core topics from software engineering that are soft from its very nature: selection of components, software design, software reuse, software cost estimation and software processes. Soft computing differs from conventional (hard) computing in its ability to be tolerant of imprecision, uncertainty, partial truth, and approximation. The guiding principle of soft computing is: Exploit the tolerance for imprecision, uncertainty, partial truth, and approximation to achieve tractability, robustness and low solution cost. The role model for soft computing is the human mind. This seems to be a natural fit with software engineering, a human-based development activity based on sound engineering principles. A recent survey by researchers reveals that ""Software Engineering research tends to be quite self-contained, not relying on other disciplines for its thinking""."

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Author:   Ernesto Damiani ,  Mauro Madravio
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
Volume:   159
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.504kg
ISBN:  

9783642535833

ISBN 10:   3642535836
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   23 November 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1 Fuzzy Selection of Software Components and of Web services.- 2 A Training Approach to Develop Reusable Software Components by Combining Adaptation Algorithms.- 3 Fuzzy Case-Based Reasoning Models for Software Cost Estimation.- 4 Automating Software Development Process Using Fuzzy Logic.- 5 Many Maybes Mean (Mostly) the Same Thing.- 6 Soft Computing Based Effort Prediction Systems — A Survey.- 7 High-Level Design of Composite Systems.- 8 RHSP: an Information Representation Model Based on Relationship.- 9 Neurofuzzy Analysis of Software Quality Data.- 10 Linguistic Resources and Fuzzy Algebra in Adaptive Hypermedia Systems.

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