Fuzzy Sets and Systems IFSA 2003 : 10th International Fuzzy Systems Association World Congress Istanbul Turkey June 30 July 2 2003 Proceedings This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Fuzzy Systems Association World Congress IFSA 2003 held in June July 2003 in Istanbul Turkey. The 84 papers presented together with 5 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected form 318 submissions. The papers address all current issues in the area and present the state of the art in fuzzy sets fuzzy systems and fuzzy logic and their applications in a broad variety of fields. The papers are divided in four parts on mathematical issues methodological issues application areas and cross disciplinary issues