Heuristic And Optimization For Knowledge Discovery

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With the large amount of data stored by many organizations, capitalists have observed that this information is an intangible asset. Unfortunately, handling large databases is a very complex process and traditional learning techniques are expensive to use. Heuristic techniques provide much help in this arena, although little is known about heuristic techniques. Heuristic and Optimization for Knowledge Discovery addresses the foundation of this topic, as well as its practical uses, and aims to fill in the gap that exists in current literature. With the large amount of data stored by many organizations, capitalists have observed that this information is an intangible asset. Unfortunately, handling large databases is a very complex process and traditional learning techniques are expensive to use. Heuristic techniques provide much help in this arena, although little is known about heuristic techniques. Heuristic and Optimization for Knowledge Discovery addresses the foundation of this topic, as well as its practical uses, and aims to fill in the gap that exists in current literature.

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Heuristics and Optimization for Knowledge Discovery Ruhul A. Sarker Hussein A. Abbass Charles S. Newton University of New South Wales, Australia Idea Group Publishing Information Science Publishing Hershey • London • Melbourne • Singapore • Beijing Acquisitions Editor: Managing Editor: Development Editor: Copy Editor: Typesetter: Cover Design: Printed at: Mehdi Khosrowpour Jan Travers Michele Rossi Elizabeth Arneson LeAnn Whitcomb Tedi Wingard Integrated Book Technology Published in the United States of America by Idea Group Publishing 1331 E. Chocolate Avenue Hershey PA 17033-1117 Tel: 717-533-8845 Fax: 717-533-8661 E-mail: