Applied intelligent systems : new directions This carefully edited book presents examples of the successful application of Intelligent Systems techniques to practical problems. The invited contributions written by international experts in their respective fields clearly demonstrate what can be achieved when AI systems are used to solve real world problems. The book covers the field of applied intelligent systems with a broad and deep selection of topics such as object recognition robotics satellite weather prediction or economics with an industrial focus. This book will be of interest to researchers interested in applied intelligent systems AI as well as to engineers and programmers in industry