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The
basic ideas underlying soft computing in its current incarnation have links
to many earlier influences, among them Prof. Zadeh’s 1965 paper on fuzzy sets; the 1973 paper on the analysis of complex
systems and decision processes; and the 1979 report (1981 paper) on
possibility theory and soft data analysis.
BISC Program is
the world-leading center for basic and applied research in soft computing.
The principal constituents of soft computing (SC) are fuzzy logic (FL),
neural network theory (NN) and probabilistic reasoning (PR), with the
latter subsuming belief networks, evolutionary computing including DNA
computing, chaos theory and parts of learning theory. The program will
focus on developing a unified theoretical foundation for the next
generation of intelligent decision systems and knowledge-based systems,
building on the tremendous advances made in various individual disciplines
in the last decade and recent advancement in the field of fuzzy logic as
presented in the following figures. New computational tools will be built
and disseminated, and a new generation of researchers will be trained to
solve large-scale problems -- problems whose solution will benefit the
economy and society.
The objective of the BISC
associate program is to encourage close cooperation between the industrial,
government, and academic communities and the BISC program. This
collaboration includes a faster transfer and exchange of our research
results, implementation of focused research on problems of interest to
members, increased members' access to publications, students, and faculty,
and involvement in research and education through grants to support our
activities at BISC program.
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Fuzzy Logic
– Based Soft Computing
(FLBSC)
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Computational Theory of Perceptions
(CTP)
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Precisiated Natural Language
(PNL)
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Computing with Words
(CW)
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computing with granules
(CGr)
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theory of hierarchical definability
(THD)
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INTELLIGENT DECISION SYSTEMS (IDS) and
Perception-Based Decision Analysis (PDA)
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in Computational Intelligence for Bioinformatics
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in Decision Analysis and Support System
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in Earth Sciences
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BISC SIG
in Fuzzy Logic and the Internet
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UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY-GOVERNMENT-ACADEMIC
PARTNERSHIP
International Companies
and Government Agencies support research and technology transfer through a
$125,000 annual subscription to the BISC Associates Program. Academic, research institutes, and
non-profit organizations can join BISC Associate Program through $125,000
annual subscription. The membership can be provided to the BISC
program through BISC-MOU, BISC-ILP and/or BISC-BEECSA
members programs. In addition to an annual
membership, companies may support the program through product, equipment,
or technology donations. Companies may also support program through CITRIS Program, Center for Intelligent
Systems (CIS) Program, and joint collaboration through the UC Discovery Grant.
The
direct benefits and privileges of participation in the program include
exclusive access to:
An expanding on-line research database (BISC Internal and External
Reports; Publications, Presentations)
BISC multisponsor projects
(costs shared by members)
Sole-sponsor projects
Instructional services and
training
Office space for a professional
resident; BISC Visiting Fellow in the Department (Download Forms)
Secretarial, telephone, and
computer service for the Fellow. When the Fellow returns to her/his firm,
s/he will have network or dial-up access to our systems to facilitate
continued contact
Participation by the Fellow in Departmental
seminars and colloquia and attendance in any class in the department (with
the instructor's permission)
Participation by the Fellow as a
regular member of a BISC research team or group; research programs of
mutual interest are encouraged
Each BISCAP Affiliate may request
an annual private research review meeting at Berkeley or the Affiliate's location
(travel expenses paid by the Affiliate), with a choice of topics selected
from current research in the department
BISC Strategic Program
BISC Strategic Partners pay $250,000 per year for a
committed three years membership. They join with BISC faculty and
researchers to constitute the BISC Executive Research Council that
establishes BISC Program missions, create new field of research or new application
areas (related to the Soft Computing and Computational Intelligence) and
oversees the funding priorities.
For more Information regarding BISC Strategic
Program, please contact BISC Executive Director; Dr. Masoud Nikravesh, Nikravesh@cs.Berkeley.edu; Tel:
(510) 643-4522) or BISC Director; Prof.
Lotfi A. Zadeh, Zadeh@cs.berkeley.edu, Tel: (510)
642-4959.
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