K. R. Venugopal Knihy

The authors present their research in this volume, focusing on the intersection of Data Mining and Soft Computing methodologies. As data continues to grow exponentially, much of it remains imprecise. Database discovery aims to uncover significant, previously unrecognized associations within existing data. The potential for discovery increases when alternate contexts are considered, revealing additional valuable insights. Traditional ad hoc mixtures of statistical techniques and data management tools are no longer sufficient for analyzing the vast amounts of data being generated. Numerous domains, including e-commerce, bioinformatics, computer security, web intelligence, intelligent learning systems, finance, marketing, healthcare, and telecommunications, store large volumes of data in centralized or distributed databases. Recent advancements have led to the development of efficient tools and algorithms for knowledge discovery in these extensive datasets, leveraging computers' capabilities for rapid and effective data searches. However, the data often presents challenges due to imprecision and uncertainty, especially when dealing with heterogeneous sources like text and video, which can be ambiguous and conflicting. Consequently, to enhance the robustness of the information mining process, it is essential to incorporate tolerance for imprecision, uncertainty, and exceptions.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Information Processing, ICIP 2012, held in Bangalore, India, in August 2012. The 75 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 380 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on wireless networks; image processing; pattern recognition and classification; computer architecture and distributed computing; software engineering, information technology and optimization techniques; data mining techniques; computer networks and network security.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Information Processing, ICIP 2011, held in Bangalore, India, in August 2011. The 86 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 514 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on data mining; Web mining; artificial intelligence; soft computing; software engineering; computer communication networks; wireless networks; distributed systems and storage networks; signal processing; image processing and pattern recognition.