This book presents the proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop on Soft Computing as Transdisciplinary Science and Technology (WSTST '05), May 25-27, 2005, Muroran, Japan. It brings together the original work of international soft computing/computational intelligence researchers, developers, practitioners, and users. This proceedings provide contributions to all areas of soft computing including intelligent hybrid systems, agent-based systems, intelligent data mining, decision support systems, cognitive and reactive distributed artificial intelligence (AI), internet modelling, human interface, and applications in science and technology.

"This book presents the proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop on Soft Computing as Transdisciplinary Science and Technology (WSTST '05), May 25-27, 2005, Muroran, Japan. It brings together the original work of international soft computing/computational intelligence researchers, developers, practitioners, and users. This proceedings provide contributions to all areas of soft computing including intelligent hybrid systems, agent-based systems, intelligent data mining, decision support systems, cognitive and reactive distributed artificial intelligence (AI), internet modelling, human interface, and applications in science and technology. TOC:WSTST¿05 Plenary Abstracts.- Neural Networks.- Fuzzy Systems.- Image Processing.- Computer Security.- Agent Based Systems.- Soft Computing and Hard Computing.- Chance Discovery.- Medicine and Biology.- Humanized Computational Intelligence.- Civil and Environmental Engineering.- Web Intelligence.- Intelligent Hybrid Systems.- Swarm Intelligence and Patterns.- Data Mining and Knowledge Management.- Financial Modeling.- Information Processing Systems.- Evolutionary Algorithms, Search and Optimization.- Collaborative Learning Systems."

WSTST'05 Plenary Abstracts.- Neural Networks.- Fuzzy Systems.- Image Processing.- Computer Security.- Agent Based Systems.- Soft Computing and Hard Computing.- Chance Discovery.- Medicine and Biology.- Humanized Computational Intelligence.- Civil and Environmental Engineering.- Web Intelligence.- Intelligent Hybrid Systems.- Swarm Intelligence and Patterns.- Data Mining and Knowledge Management.- Financial Modeling.- Information Processing Systems.- Evolutionary Algorithms, Search and Optimization.- Collaborative Learning Systems.