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NEFCLASS-J – A JAVA-Based Soft Computing Tool

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Intelligent Systems and Soft Computing

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Neuro-fuzzy classification systems offer means to obtain fuzzy classification rules by a learning algorithm. It is usually no problem to find a suitable fuzzy classifier by learning from data; however, it can be hard to obtain a classifier that can be interpreted conveniently. There is usually a trade-off between accuracy and readability. In this paper we discuss NEFCLASS – our neuro-fuzzy approach for classification problems – and its most recent JAVA implementation NEFCLASS-J. We show how a comprehensible fuzzy classifier can be obtained by a learning process and how automatic strategies for pruning rules and variables from a trained classifier can enhance its interpretability.

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  1. Intelligent Systems Research Group, BT Labs, Adastral Park, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, IP5 3RE, United Kingdom

    Detlef Nauck

  2. Faculty of Computer Science (FIN-IWS), University of Magdeburg, Universitaetsplatz 2, D-39106, Magdeburg, Germany

    Rudolf Kruse

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  2. Intelligent Systems Research Centre, BT Group plc, Adastral Park, IP5 3RE, Ipswich, United Kingdom

    Detlef D. Nauck

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Nauck, D., Kruse, R. (2000). NEFCLASS-J – A JAVA-Based Soft Computing Tool. In: Azvine, B., Nauck, D.D., Azarmi, N. (eds) Intelligent Systems and Soft Computing. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 1804. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/10720181_6

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