Recent Developments and the New Direction in Soft-Computing Foundations and Applications, 1st ed. 2021 Selected Papers from the 7th World Conference on Soft Computing, May 29–31, 2018, Baku, Azerbaijan Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing Series, Vol. 393

This book gathers authoritative contributions in the field of Soft Computing. Based on selected papers presented at the 7th World Conference on Soft Computing, which was held on May 29?31, 2018, in Baku, Azerbaijan, it describes new theoretical advances, as well as cutting-edge methods and applications. New theories and algorithms in fuzzy logic, cognitive modeling, graph theory and metaheuristics are discussed, and applications in data mining, social networks, control and robotics, geoscience, biomedicine and industrial management are described. This book offers a timely, broad snapshot of recent developments, including thought-provoking trends and challenges that are yielding new research directions in the diverse areas of Soft Computing.