Includes bibliographical references and index.

Mathematical and theoretical methods -- Evolutionary computation -- Neurocomputational inspired models -- Learning and adaptation -- Radial basic functions structures -- Self-organizing networks and methods -- Support vector machines -- Cellular neural networks -- Hybrid systems -- Neuroengineering and hardware implementations -- Pattern recognition -- Perception and robotics -- Applications on data analysis and preprocessing -- Applications on data mining -- Applications on signal processing -- Applications on image processing -- Applications on forecasting -- Applications on independent component analysis and blind source separation -- Applications on power systems -- Other applications.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Artificial Neural Networks, IWANN 2005, held in Vilanova i la Geltru, Barcelona, Spain in June 2005. The 150 revised papers presented, including the contribution of three invited speakers, were carefully reviewed and selected from 240 submissions for inclusion in the book and address the following topics: mathematical and theoretical methods, evolutionary computation, neurocomputational inspired models, learning and adaptation, radial basic functions structures, self-organizing networks and methods, support vector machines, cellular neural networks, hybrid systems, neuroengineering and hardware implementations, pattern recognition, perception and robotics and applications in a broad variety of fields.