I - Neural Network Theory -- Validation of a RBFN Model by Sensitivity Analysis -- Generalized Recurrent Neural Networks and Continuous Dynamic Systems -- A Learning Probabilistic Neural Network with Fuzzy Inference -- Boosting Recurrent Neural Networks for Time Series Prediction -- Bounds on Rates of Approximation by Neural Networks in Lp-spaces -- On Input Discretisation Processes for Tapped Delay Neural Architecture -- An Extended Architecture of Recurrent Neural Networks That Latches Input Information -- Recurrent Neural Network with Integrated Wavelet Based Denoising Unit -- Reinforced Search in Stochastic Neural Network -- A Hybrid Algorithm for Weight and Connectivity Optimization in Feedforward Neural Networks -- Neural Network Learning as Approximate Optimization -- Binary Factorization in Hopfield-Like Neural Autoassociator: A Promising Tool for Data Compression -- ?_SVM: A New Support Vector Machine Kernel -- Optimal Neighbourhood and Model Quality Indicators -- II - Neural Network Applications -- Manufacturing Process Quality Control by Means of a Fuzzy ART Neural Network Algorithm -- Hybrid Models for Forecasting Air Pollution Episodes -- Influence of Language Parameters Selection on the Coarticulation of the Phonemes for Prosody Training in TTS by Neural Networks -- Vertical Vector Fields and Neural Networks: An Application in Atmospheric Pollution Forecasting -- A Systematic Method to Neural Network Modeling with Application to Sintermaking -- A Framework for Neural Quality Control Systems Design -- Prediction of Natural Gas Consumption with Feed-forward and Fuzzy Neural Networks -- Systems Identification with the GMDH Neural Networks: A Multi-dimensional Case -- Neural Network Control Approach for an Industrial Furnace -- An Inductive Inference Approach to Large Scale Text Categorisation -- The Accurate Estimation of Meteorological Profiles Employing ANNs -- Use of Neural Network for Modelling and Fault Detection for the Intake Manifold of an SI Engine -- RBFG Neural Networks for Insulation Thermal Ageing Prediction -- Meteorological Data Mining Employing Self-Organising Maps -- Artificial Intelligence Methods for Large Microsensor Arrays: Feasibility and Design -- A New Approach for On-line Visual Encoding and Recognition of Handwriting Script by Using Neural Network System -- III - Genetic Algorithm and Evolutionary Computation Theory -- An Immune System-Based Genetic Algorithm To Deal with Dynamic Environments: Diversity and Memory -- Improving the Genetic Algorithm's Performance when Using Transformation -- An Ant Colony Algorithm for Multiple Sequence Alignment in Bioinformatics -- The RBF-Gene Model -- Evolving Spiking Neurons Nets To Control an Animat -- Synapsing Variable Length Crossover: Biologically Inspired Crossover for Variable Length Genomes -- A Comparative Study Using Genetic Algorithms To Deal with Dynamic Environments -- Towards Building Computational Agent Schemes -- The Design of Beta Basis Function Neural Network Using Hierarchical Genetic Algorithm -- IV - Genetic Algorithm and Evolutionary Computation Applications -- Population Learning Algorithm for Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling -- Genetic Snakes: Application on Lipreading -- Applying Genetic Algorithms to Container Transhipment -- Finding Routeways in Airframe Design Using Genetic Algorithms -- V - Fuzzy and Soft Computing Theory -- A Universal Knowledge Module and Its Applications -- Handling Categorical Data in Rule Induction -- VI - Fuzzy and Soft Computing Applications -- Social Agents in Dynamic Equilibrium -- Energy Management for Hybrid Electric Vehicles Based on Fuzzy Clustering and Genetic Algorithms.