Introduction into Computational intelligence

Computational intelligence (eng. Computational intelligence , CI) - a branch of artificial intelligence. As an alternative to classical artificial intelligence, based on rigorous logical inference, it relies on heuristic algorithms used, for example, in fuzzy logic, artificial neural networks and evolutionary modeling. In addition, computational intelligence encompasses such areas as swarm intelligence (ant algorithm, etc.), fractals and chaos theory, artificial immune systems, wavelets, etc.

Computational intelligence combines elements of learning, adaptation, evolution, and fuzzy logic (fuzzy sets) to create, in a sense, smart programs. Computational intelligence does not reject statistical methods, but often gives a new look at them (for example, fuzzy logic). Artificial neural networks, in turn, are closely related to machine learning.

Computational intelligence is closely related to soft computing, connectionist systems, and cybernetics.