Computational An Introduction consists of a highly readable and systematic exposure of the fundamentals of computational intelligence, along with the coherent presentation of sound and comprehensive analysis and design practices. Provides a balanced introduction to computational intelligence, emphasizing equally the important analysis and design aspects of the emerging technology; text is organized in a way that allows for the easy use of the book as a basic course material; presents a design-oriented approach toward the use of computational intelligence; organizes exercises and problems of different levels of difficulty following each chapter; and complete algorithms are presented in a structured fashion, easing understanding and implementation.