This introductory textbook presents the fundamentals of computing with words, a concept rooted in fuzzy logic that provides greater flexibility in automation technology, control engineering, logistics, and electrical engineering. It is designed for readers who are not only interested in understanding the potential of this promising technology but also in exploring its practical implementation.To celebrate the 30th anniversary, this translated, renewed and prolonged edition has been...

As organizations strive to balance innovation with accountability, this second volume in a trilogy on fuzzy systems and digital ethics examines how ethical and sustainable practices can be operationalized at the institutional level. Through the lens of design science and fuzzy logic, it demonstrates how organizations can build resilient, data-driven infrastructures that support responsible decision-making. Theoretical models and empirical insights highlight the role of fuzzy logic in enhan...

In an era where digital transformation demands ethical foresight and human-centered design, this first volume of a comprehensive trilogy explores how individuals can navigate complexity through responsible technological engagement. By integrating design science research with fuzzy systems theory, it offers a foundation for embedding ethical behavior and sustainable thinking into personal decision-making. The book presents experimentally grounded insights into the scalability and efficiency...

As organizations strive to balance innovation with accountability, this second volume in a trilogy on fuzzy systems and digital ethics examines how ethical and sustainable practices can be operationalized at the institutional level. Through the lens of design science and fuzzy logic, it demonstrates how organizations can build resilient, data-driven infrastructures that support responsible decision-making. Theoretical models and empirical insights highlight the role of fuzzy logic in enhan...

The Genesis of Logic addresses the principles of common-sense reasoning, which are employed in everyday decision-making processes and extend beyond deductive reasoning alone. Linked to language, logic inherits its flexibility. These are a few laws, the 'formal skeleton of reasoning,' based on the relationship of linguistic inference that, while needing to be represented in each context, allow for the consideration of non-comparable, orthogonal statements. By facilitating deduction and abdu...

This edited book presents the state-of-the-art of applying fuzzy logic to managerial decision-making processes in areas such as fuzzy-based portfolio management, recommender systems, performance assessment and risk analysis, among others. Presenting the latest research, with a strong focus on applications and case studies, it is a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners, project leaders and managers wanting to apply or improve their fuzzy-based skills.

Online reputation management deals with monitoring and influencing the online record of a person, an organization or a product. The Social Web offers increasingly simple ways to publish and disseminate personal or opinionated information, which can rapidly have a disastrous influence on the online reputation of some of the entities. The author focuses on the Social Web and possibilities of its integration with the Semantic Web as resource for a semi-automated tracking of online reputations...

This book addresses the latest research and applications of fuzzy management methods for business decisions. It showcases a broad set of applications and discusses topics such as measures for the quality of analytics outcomes in big data environments; how fuzzy management methods support the inclusion of human thinking and human behavior in decision making processes; how to generate better results with fuzzy management methods in cases of imprecise information; new personalization concepts...

This book introduces the readers to the new concept of cognitive cities. It demonstrates why cities need to become cognitive and why therefore a concept of cognitive city is needed. It highlights the main building blocks of cognitive cities and illustrates the concept by various cases. Following a concise introductory chapter the book features nine chapters illustrating various aspects and dimensions of cognitive cities. The logic of its structure proceeds from more general considerations ...

This book illustrates various aspects and dimensions of cognitive cities. Following a comprehensive introduction, the first part of the book explores conceptual considerations for the design of cognitive cities, while the second part focuses on concrete applications. The contributions provide an overview of the wide diversity of cognitive city conceptualizations and help readers to better understand why it is important to think about the design of our cities. The book adopts a transdiscipl...

COOP 2010 is the 9th edition of the International Conference on Designing Cooperative Systems, being the second European conference in the field of Computer Supported Cooperative Work after ECSCW. The conference brings together researchers who contribute to the analysis and design of cooperative systems and their integration in organizational community, public and other settings, and their implications for policy and decision making. Cooperative systems design requires a deep understanding...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of seven workshops and a symposium, held at the 35th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, ER 2016, in Gifu, Japan.The 19 revised full and 3 keynote papers were carefully reviewed and selected out of 52 submissions to the following events: Conceptual Modeling for Ambient Assistance and Healthy Ageing, AHA 2016; Modeling and Management of Big Data, MoBiD 2016; Modeling and Reasoning for Business Intelligence, MORE-BI 2016; Co...