This book presents novel classification algorithms for four challenging prediction tasks, namely learning from imbalanced, semi-supervised, multi-instance and multi-label data. The methods are based on fuzzy rough set theory, a mathematical framework used to model uncertainty in data. The book makes two main contributions: helping readers gain a deeper understanding of the underlying mathematical theory; and developing new, intuitive and well-performing classification approaches. The authors bridge the gap between the theoretical proposals of the mathematical model and important challenges in machine learning. The intended readership of this book includes anyone interested in learning more about fuzzy rough set theory and how to use it in practical machine learning contexts. Although the core audience chiefly consists of mathematicians, computer scientists and engineers, the content will also be interesting and accessible to students and professionals from a range of other fields.

Takes the research on ordered weighted average (OWA) fuzzy rough sets to the next level Provides clear guidelines on how to use them Expands the application to e.g. imbalanced, semi-supervised, multi-instance, and multi-label classification problems Each chapter is accompanied by a comprehensive experimental evaluation

Inhalt
Introduction.- Classication.- Understanding OWA based fuzzy rough sets.- Fuzzy rough set based classication of semi-supervised data.- Multi-instance learning.- Multi-label learning.- Conclusions and future work.- Bibliography.