Computing With Words

Fuzzy logic refers to a computer2s ability to make decisions involving "grey" or "fuzzy" areas. As linguistics contains numerous "grey" areas, computing with words through the use of fuzzy logic is an extremely hot topic in database and Internet research. This book explores the state of the art in linguistic computation, discussing how current research findings are extending the application of fuzzy logic beyond control engineering and intelligent systems into the use of language on a computer. Fuzzy logic pioneer, Dr. Lofti Zadeh, provides the introduction for this thought-provoking work.

PAUL P. WANG, PhD, received his doctorate from The Ohio State University and is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. He has published extensively in the fields of mathematical systems modeling, fuzzy logic, pattern recognition, intelligent systems, and the applications of computational intelligence methodologies to the medical and management expert systems design. His work with Masaki Togai during the 1980s led to the fabrication of the first fuzzy logic chips. Dr. Wang has been a member of the board of directors of several corporations, including Intelligent Machine, Inc. He is also the founder and CEO of the Association for Intelligent Machinery.