Section III: Data Mining
Chapter V. Self-Adapting Intelligent Neural Systems Using Evolutionary
Techniques.................................................................................................................. 94
Daniel Manrique, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
Juan Ríos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
Alfonso Rodríguez-Patón, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
Chapter VI. Using Genetic Programming to Extract Knowledge from
Artificial Neural Networks .................................................................................... 116
Daniel Rivero, University of A Coruña, Spain
Miguel Varela, University of A Coruña, Spain
Javier Pereira, University of A Coruña, Spain
Chapter VII. Several Approaches to Variable Selection by Means of
Genetic Algorithms ................................................................................................. 141
Marcos Gestal Pose, University of A Coruña, Spain
Alberto Cancela Carollo, University of A Coruña, Spain
José Manuel Andrade Garda, University of A Coruña, Spain
Mari Paz Gómez-Carracedo, University of A Coruña, Spain
Section IV: Civil Engineering
Chapter VIII. Hybrid System with Artificial Neural Networks and
Evolutionary Computation in Civil Engineering...................................................166
Juan R. Rabuñal, University of A Coruña, Spain
Jerónimo Puertas, University of A Coruña, Spain
Chapter IX. Prediction of the Consistency of Concrete by Means of the Use of
Artificial Neural Networks ....................................................................................188
Belén González, University of A Coruña, Spain
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Isabel Martínez, University of A Coruña, Spain
Diego Carro, University of A Coruña, Spain
Section V: Financial Analysis
Chapter X. Soft Computing Approach for Bond Rating Prediction ....................202
J. Sethuraman, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, India
Chapter XI. Predicting Credit Ratings with a GA-MLP Hybrid ......................... 220
Robert Perkins, University College Dublin, Ireland
Anthony Brabazon, University College Dublin, Ireland
