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Tijuana Institute of Technology |
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Academic Research Group |
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About the Group |
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This Academic Group will contribute to the integration of different Soft Computing (SC) methodologies for the development of hybrid intelligent systems for modeling, simulation and control of non-linear dynamical systems. SC methodologies at the moment include (at least) Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic, Genetic Algorithms and Chaos Theory. Each of these methodologies has advantages and disadvantages and many problems have been solved, by using one of these methodologies. However, many real-world complex problems require the integration of several of these methodologies to really achieve the efficiency and accuracy needed in practice. In this Academic Group, research on all SC methodologies will be considered, and their applications to modeling, simulation and control, will also be given careful consideration. Detailed methods for integrating the different SC methodologies in solving real-world problems will also be considered by the members of the Academic Group. Hybrid intelligent systems with applications on the following areas will be considered: Robotic Dynamic Systems, Non-linear Plants, Manufacturing Systems, Pattern Recognition and Time Series Prediction.
Chair: Oscar Castillo, Tijuana Institute of Technology, Mexico ocastillo@tectijuana.mx Co-Chair: Patricia Melin, Tijuana Institute of Technology, Mexico pmelin@tectijuana.mx
Members Witold Pedrycz, University of Alberta, Canada Janusz Kacprzyk, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland Eduardo Gomez-Ramirez, La Salle University, Mexico Oscar Montiel, CITEDI-IPN, Mexico Roberto Sepulveda, CITEDI-IPN, Mexico Arnulfo Alanis, Tijuana Institute of Technology Mario Garcia, Tijuana Institute of Technology Jose Soria, Tijuana Institute of Technology Juan Ramon Castro, UABC University, Mexico Olivia Mendoza, UABC University, Mexico
Brief Biography of the Chairs:
Oscar Castillo holds the Doctor in Science degree (Doctor Habilitatus) in Computer Science from the Polish Academy of Sciences (with the Dissertation “Soft Computing and Fractal Theory for Intelligent Manufacturing”). He is a Professor of Computer Science in the Graduate Division, Tijuana Institute of Technology, Tijuana, Mexico. In addition, he is serving as Research Director of Computer Science and head of the research group on fuzzy logic and genetic algorithms. Currently, he is President of HAFSA (Hispanic American Fuzzy Systems Association) and Vice-President of IFSA (International Fuzzy Systems Association) in charge of publicity. Prof. Castillo is also Vice-Chair of the Mexican Chapter of the Computational Intelligence Society (IEEE). Prof. Castillo is also General Chair of the IFSA 2007 World Congress to be held in Cancun, Mexico. He also belongs to the Technical Committee on Fuzzy Systems of IEEE and to the Task Force on “Extensions to Type-1 Fuzzy Systems”. He is also a member of NAFIPS, IFSA and IEEE. He belongs to the Mexican Research System. His research interests are in Type-2 Fuzzy Logic, Intuitionistic Fuzzy Logic, Fuzzy Control, Neuro-Fuzzy and Genetic-Fuzzy hybrid approaches. He has published over 60 journal papers, 5 authored books, 10 edited books, and 160 papers in conference proceedings. He has been Guest Editor of several successful Special Issues in the past, like “Soft Computing for Control of Non-Linear Dynamical Systems” in the Journal of Applied Soft Computing, 2003 (Elsevier), “Hybrid Intelligent Systems” in the Journal of Non-Linear Studies, 2004 (I&S Publishers), and “Soft Computing for Modeling, Simulation, and “Control of Non-Linear Dynamical Systems” in the Journal of Intelligent Systems, 2005 (Wiley).
Patricia Melin holds the Doctor in Science degree (Doctor Habilitatus D.Sc.) in Computer Science from the Polish Academy of Sciences (with the Dissertation “Hybrid Intelligent Systems for Pattern Recognition using Soft Computing”). She is a Professor of Computer Science in the Graduate Division, Tijuana Institute of Technology, Tijuana, Mexico, since 1998. In addition, she is serving as Director of Graduate Studies in Computer Science and head of the research group on Computational Intelligence (2000-present). Currently, she is Vice President of HAFSA (Hispanic American Fuzzy Systems Association) and Program Chair of International Conference FNG’05. She is also Program Chair of the IFSA 2007 World Congress to held in Cancun, Mexico. Prof. Melin is the founding Chair of the Mexican Chapter of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society. She is Vice Chair of the IEEE Neural Network Technical Committee (2007), she also belongs to the IEEE CIS Educational Committee, the Committee of Women in Computational Intelligence of the IEEE and to the New York Academy of Sciences. She is member of NAFIPS, IFSA, and IEEE. She belongs to the Mexican Research System with level II. Her research interests are in Type-2 Fuzzy Logic, Modular Neural Networks, Pattern Recognition, Fuzzy Control, Neuro-Fuzzy and Genetic-Fuzzy hybrid approaches. She has published over 50 journal papers, 5 authored books, 6 edited books, and 160 papers in conference proceedings. She has served as Guest Editor of several Special Issues in the past, like “Soft Computing for Control of Non-Linear Dynamical Systems” in the Journal of Applied Soft Computing, 2003 (Elsevier), “Hybrid Intelligent Systems” in the Journal of Non-Linear Studies, 2004 (I&S Publishers), and “Soft Computing for Modeling, Simulation, and “Control of Non-Linear Dynamical Systems” in the Journal of Intelligent Systems, 2005 (Wiley).
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