This book focuses on soft computing and how it can be applied to solve real-world problems arising in various domains, ranging from medicine and healthcare, to supply chain management, image processing and cryptanalysis. It gathers high-quality papers presented at the International Conference on Soft Computing: Theories and Applications (SoCTA 2019), organized by the National Institute of Technology Patna, India. Offering valuable insights into soft computing for teachers and researchers alike, the book will inspire further research in this dynamic field.

This book highlights the applications and theory of artificial intelligence in the domain of cybersecurity. The book proposes new approaches and ideas to present applications of innovative approaches in real-time environments. In the past few decades, there has been an exponential rise in the application of artificial intelligence technologies (such as deep learning, machine learning, blockchain) for solving complex and intricate problems arising in the domain of cybersecurity. The versatility of these techniques has made them a favorite among scientists and researchers working in diverse areas.  This book serves as a reference for young scholars, researchers, and industry professionals working in the field of Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity. 

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Emerging Technologies in Computer Engineering, ICETCE 2021, held in Jaipur, India, in February 2022.The 40 revised full papers along with 20 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 235 submissions. The papers are organized according to the following topical headings: cognitive computing; Internet of Things (IoT); machine learning and applications; soft computing; data science and big data analytics; blockchain and cyber security.

This book presents theory and applications of recently introduced butterfly optimization algorithm (BOA). It also highlights hybridization process in the basic structure of BOA with in-depth analysis of complexity. This book also describes the constraint handling process. The newly introduced variant is implemented and validated on a set of linear and nonlinear real works problems of engineering and pulp and paper industry. The simulated results are compared with most of the basic algorithms. Comparative and nonparametric statistical result analysis illustrates the efficacy of the algorithm.