@article {792,
	title = {Decomposition-Fusion for Label Distribution Learning},
	journal = {Information Fusion},
	volume = {66},
	year = {2021},
	note = {TIN2017-89517-P},
	month = {02/2021},
	pages = {64-75},
	abstract = {Label Distribution Learning (LDL) is a general learning framework that assigns an instance to a distribution over a set of labels rather than to a single label or multiple labels. Current LDL methods have proven their effectiveness in many real-life machine learning applications. However, LDL is a generalization of the classification task and as such it is exposed to the same problems as standard classification algorithms, including class-imbalanced, noise, overlapping or irregularities. The purpose of this paper is to mitigate these effects by using decomposition strategies. The technique devised, called Decomposition-Fusion for LDL (DF-LDL), is based on one of the most renowned strategy in decomposition: the One-vs-One scheme, which we adapt to be able to deal with LDL datasets. In addition, we propose a competent fusion method that allows us to discard non-competent classifiers when their output is probably not of interest. The effectiveness of the proposed DF-LDL method is verified on several real-world LDL datasets on which we have carried out two types of experiments. First, comparing our proposal with the base learners and, second, comparing our proposal with the state-of-the-art LDL algorithms. DF-LDL shows significant improvements in both experiments.},
	keywords = {Decomposition strategies, Label Distribution Learning, machine learning, One vs. One},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inffus.2020.08.024},
	author = {Gonzalez, M and Germ{\'a}n Gonz{\'a}lez-Almagro and Triguero, Isaac and J. R. Cano and Garc{\'\i}a, Salvador}
}
@article {791,
	title = {Synthetic Sample Generation for Label Distribution Learning},
	journal = {Information Sciences},
	volume = {544},
	year = {2021},
	note = {TIN2017-89517-P},
	month = {01/2021},
	pages = {197-213},
	abstract = {Label Distribution Learning (LDL) is a general learning framework that assigns an instance to a distribution over a set of labels rather than a single label or multiple labels. Current LDL methods have proven their effectiveness in many machine learning applications. As of the first formulation of the LDL problem, numerous studies have been carried out that apply the LDL methodology to various real-life problem solving. Others have focused more specifically on the proposal of new algorithms. The purpose of this article is to start addressing the LDL problem as of the data pre-processing stage. The baseline hypothesis is that, due to the high dimensionality of existing LDL data sets, it is very likely that this data will be incomplete and/or that poor data quality will lead to poor performance once applied to the learning algorithms. In this paper, we propose an oversampling method, which creates a superset of the original dataset by creating new instances from existing ones. Then, we apply already existing algorithms to the pre-processed training set in order to validate the effcacy of our method. The effectiveness of the proposed SSG-LDL is verified on several LDL datasets, showing significant improvements to the state-of-the-art LDL methods.},
	keywords = {Data pre-processing, Label Distribution Learning, machine learning, Oversampling},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ins.2020.07.071},
	author = {Gonzalez, M and Luengo, Juli{\'a}n and J. R. Cano and Garc{\'\i}a, Salvador}
}
@article {782,
	title = {A Comprehensive and Didactic Review on Multilabel Learning Software Tools},
	journal = {IEEE Access},
	volume = {8},
	year = {2020},
	note = {TIN2015-68854-R},
	month = {03/2020},
	pages = {50330-50354},
	abstract = {Machine learning has become an everyday tool in so many fields that there is plenty of software to run many of these algorithms in every device, from supercomputers to embedded appliances. Most of these methods fall into the category known as standard learning, being supervised models (guided by pre-labeled examples) aimed to classify new patterns into exactly one category. This way, machine learning is in charge of getting rid of junk emails, labeling people in a picture, or detecting a fraudulent transaction when using a credit card. Aside from unsupervised learning methods, which are usually applied to group similar patterns, infer association rules and similar tasks, some non-standard supervised machine learning problems have been faced in late years. Among them, multilabel learning is arguably the most popular one. These algorithms aim to produce models in which each data pattern may be linked to several categories at once. Thus, a multilabel classifier generates a set of outputs instead of only one as a standard classifier does. However, software tools for multilabel learning tend to be scarce. This paper provides multilabel researchers with a comprehensive review of the currently available multilabel learning software. It is written following a didactic approach, focusing on how to accomplish each task rather than simply offering a list of programs and websites. The goal is to help finding the most appropriate resource to complete every step, from locating datasets and partitioning them to running many of the multilabel algorithms proposed in the literature until now.},
	keywords = {machine learning, multilabel, non-standard learning, software, Tools},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2979787},
	author = {Francisco Charte}
}
@article {784,
	title = {Artificial intelligence within the interplay between natural and artificial computation: Advances in data science, trends and applications},
	journal = {Neurocomputing},
	volume = {410},
	year = {2020},
	note = {TIN2017-85827-P; RTI2018-098913-B-I00; PSI2015-65848-R; PGC2018-098813-B-C31; PGC2018-098813-B-C32; RTI2018-101114-B-I; TIN2017-90135-R; RTI2018-098743-B-I00; RTI2018-094645-B-I00; FPU15/06512; FPU17/04154; FJCI-2017{\textendash}33022; UMA18-FEDERJA-084; ED431C2017/12; ED431G/08; ED431C2018/29; Y2018/EMT-5062; ED431F2018/02; U01 AG024904; W81XWH-12-2-0012},
	pages = {237-270},
	abstract = {Artificial intelligence and all its supporting tools, e.g. machine and deep learning in computational intelligence-based systems, are rebuilding our society (economy, education, life-style, etc.) and promising a new era for the social welfare state. In this paper we summarize recent advances in data science and artificial intelligence within the interplay between natural and artificial computation. A review of recent works published in the latter field and the state the art are summarized in a comprehensive and self-contained way to provide a baseline framework for the international community in artificial intelligence. Moreover, this paper aims to provide a complete analysis and some relevant discussions of the current trends and insights within several theoretical and application fields covered in the essay, from theoretical models in artificial intelligence and machine learning to the most prospective applications in robotics, neuroscience, brain computer interfaces, medicine and society, in general.},
	keywords = {AI for social well-being, Alzheimer, Artificial intelligence (AI), Artificial neural networks (ANNs), Autism, Big Data, Computational neuroethology, Deep learning, Dyslexia, Emotion recognition, evolutionary computation, Glaucoma, Human{\textendash}machine interaction, machine learning, Neuroscience, Ontologies, Parkinson, Reinforcement learning, Robotics, Virtual reality},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2020.05.078},
	author = {Juan M.G{\'o}rriz and Javier Ram{\'\i}rez and Andr{\'e}s Ort{\'\i}z and Francisco J. Mart{\'\i}nez-Murcia and Ferm{\'\i}n Segovia and John Suckling and Matthew Leming and Yu-Dong Zhang and Jos{\'e} Ram{\'o}n {\'A}lvarez-S{\'a}nchez and Guido Bologna and Paula Bonomini and Fernando E. Casado and David Charte and Francisco Charte and Ricardo Contreras and Alfredo Cuesta Infante and Richard J. Duro and Antonio Fern{\'a}ndez Caballero and Eduardo Fern{\'a}ndez Jover and Pedro G{\'o}mez Vilda and Manuel Gra{\~n}a and F. Herrera and Roberto Iglesias and Anna Lekova and Javier de Lope and Ezequiel L{\'o}pez Rubio and Rafael Mart{\'\i}nez Tom{\'a}s and Miguel A. Molina-Cabello and Antonio S. Montemayor and Paulo Novais and Daniel Palacios-Alonso and Juan J. Pantrigo and Bryson R. Payne and F{\'e}lix de la Paz L{\'o}pez and Mar{\'\i}a Ang{\'e}lica Pinninghoff and Mariano Rinc{\'o}n and Jos{\'e} Santos and Karl Thurnhofer-Hemsi and Athanasios Tsanas and Ramiro Varela and Jose M. Ferr{\'a}ndez}
}
@article {777,
	title = {predtoolsTS: R package for streamlining time series forecasting},
	journal = {Progress in Artificial Intelligence},
	volume = {8},
	year = {2019},
	note = {TIN2015-68854-R},
	month = {06/2019},
	pages = {505{\textendash}510},
	abstract = {Time series forecasting is a field of interest in many areas. Classically, statistical methods have been used to address this problem. In recent years, machine learning (ML) algorithms have been also applied with satisfactory results. However, ML software packages are not skilled to deal with raw sequences of temporal data, and therefore, it is necessary to transform these time series. This paper presents predtoolsTS, an R package that provides a uniform interface for applying both statistical and ML methods to time series forecasting. predtoolsTS comprises four modules: preprocessing, modeling, prediction and postprocessing, in order to deal with the whole process of time series forecasting.},
	keywords = {machine learning, R, time series forecasting},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s13748-019-00193-z},
	author = {Francisco Charte and Alberto Vico and M.D. P{\'e}rez-Godoy and A.J. Rivera-Rivas}
}
@article {796,
	title = {Smartdata: Data preprocessing to achieve smart data in R},
	journal = {Neurocomputing},
	volume = {360},
	year = {2019},
	note = {BigDaP-TOOLS - Ayudas Fundaci{\'o}n BBVA a Equipos de Investigaci{\'o}n Cient{\'\i}fica 2016},
	month = {09/2019},
	pages = {1-13},
	abstract = {As the amount of data available exponentially grows, data scientists are aware that finding the value in the data is key to a successful data exploiting. However, the data rarely presents itself in a ordered, clean way. In opposition to dealing with raw data, the term smart data is becoming more and more visible both in the specialized literature and companies. While software packages publicly exist to deal with raw data, there is no unified framework that encompasses all the required fields to transform such raw data to smart data. In this paper, the novel smartdata package is introduced. Written in R and available at CRAN repository, it includes the most recent and relevant algorithms to treat raw data from multiple perspectives, now unified under a simple yet powerful API, which enables the data scientist to easily pipeline their application. The main features of the package, as well as some illustrative examples of its use are detailed throughout this manuscript.},
	keywords = {Data preprocessing, machine learning, Preprocessing, Smart data},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2019.06.006},
	author = {I. Cordon and Luengo, Juli{\'a}n and Garc{\'\i}a, Salvador and F. Herrera and Francisco Charte}
}
@article {CANO201794,
	title = {Training set selection for monotonic ordinal classification},
	journal = {Data \& Knowledge Engineering},
	volume = {112},
	year = {2017},
	pages = {94 - 105},
	abstract = {In recent years, monotonic ordinal classification has increased the focus of attention for machine learning community. Real life problems frequently have monotonicity constraints. Many of the monotonic classifiers require that the input data sets satisfy the monotonicity relationships between its samples. To address this, a conventional strategy consists of relabeling the input data to achieve complete monotonicity. As an alternative, we explore the use of preprocessing algorithms without modifying the class label of the input data. In this paper we propose the use of training set selection to choose the most effective instances which lead the monotonic classifiers to obtain more accurate and efficient models, fulfilling the monotonic constraints. To show the benefits of our proposed training set selection algorithm, called MonTSS, we carry out an experimentation over 30 data sets related to ordinal classification problems.},
	keywords = {Data preprocessing, machine learning, Monotonic classification, Ordinal classification, Training set selection},
	issn = {0169-023X},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.datak.2017.10.003},
	url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169023X16303585},
	author = {J. R. Cano and S. Garc{\'\i}a}
}
@article {SANCHEZ20141583,
	title = {Comments on {\textquotedblleft}Learning from imprecise and fuzzy observations: Data disambiguation through generalized loss minimization{\textquotedblright} by Eyke H{\"u}llermeier},
	journal = {International Journal of Approximate Reasoning},
	volume = {55},
	number = {7},
	year = {2014},
	note = {Special issue: Harnessing the information contained in low-quality data sources},
	pages = {1583 - 1587},
	abstract = {The paper by Eyke H{\"u}llermeier introduces a new set of techniques for learning models from imprecise data. The removal of the uncertainty in the training instances through the input{\textendash}output relationship described by the model is also considered. This discussion addresses three points of the paper: extension principle-based models, precedence operators between fuzzy losses and possible connections between data disambiguation and data imputation.},
	keywords = {classification, fuzzy data, Imprecise data, Loss functions, machine learning, Regression},
	issn = {0888-613X},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijar.2014.04.008},
	url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0888613X14000607},
	author = {Luciano S{\'a}nchez}
}
@conference {5454152,
	title = {Introducing a genetic fuzzy linguistic combination method for bagging fuzzy rule-based multiclassification systems},
	booktitle = {2010 4th International Workshop on Genetic and Evolutionary Fuzzy Systems (GEFS)},
	year = {2010},
	month = {March},
	pages = {75-80},
	abstract = {Many different fuzzy aggregation operators have been successfully used to combine the outputs provided by the individual classifiers in a multiclassification system. However, up to our knowledge, the use of fuzzy combination methods composed of a fuzzy system is less extended. By using a fuzzy linguistic rule-based classification system as a combination method, the resulting classifier ensemble would show a hierarchical structure and the operation of the latter component would be transparent to the user. Moreover, for the specific case of fuzzy multiclassification systems, the new approach could also become a smart way to allow fuzzy classifiers to deal with high dimensional problems avoiding the curse of dimensionality. The present contribution establishes the first basis in this direction by introducing a genetic fuzzy system-based framework to build the fuzzy linguistic combination method for a bagging fuzzy multiclassification system.},
	keywords = {Bagging, bagging fuzzy multiclassification system, Classification tree analysis, classifier ensemble, Computer science, Decision trees, fuzzy aggregation operators, fuzzy linguistic combination methods, fuzzy linguistic rule-based system, Fuzzy reasoning, fuzzy set theory, Fuzzy systems, genetic algorithms, genetic fuzzy-based system, Genetics, knowledge based systems, learning (artificial intelligence), machine learning, Neural networks, pattern classification},
	doi = {10.1109/GEFS.2010.5454152},
	author = {L. S{\'a}nchez and O. Cord{\'o}n and A. Quirin and K. Trawinski}
}
@conference {4484560,
	title = {A first study on bagging fuzzy rule-based classification systems with multicriteria genetic selection of the component classifiers},
	booktitle = {2008 3rd International Workshop on Genetic and Evolving Systems},
	year = {2008},
	month = {March},
	pages = {11-16},
	keywords = {Bagging, bagging fuzzy rule-based classification system, Boosting, component classifier, Design methodology, evolutionary computation, fuzzy set theory, Fuzzy systems, genetic algorithms, heuristic fuzzy classification rule generation method, Humans, knowledge based systems, learning (artificial intelligence), machine learning, multicriteria genetic algorithm, pattern classification, Proposals, Scalability},
	doi = {10.1109/GEFS.2008.4484560},
	author = {O. Cord{\'o}n and A. Quirin and L. S{\'a}nchez}
}
@article {4286977,
	title = {Advocating the Use of Imprecisely Observed Data in Genetic Fuzzy Systems},
	journal = {IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems},
	volume = {15},
	number = {4},
	year = {2007},
	month = {Aug},
	pages = {551-562},
	abstract = {In our opinion, and in accordance with current literature, the precise contribution of genetic fuzzy systems to the corpus of the machine learning theory has not been clearly stated yet. In particular, we question the existence of a set of problems for which the use of fuzzy rules, in combination with genetic algorithms, produces more robust models, or classifiers that are inherently better than those arising from the Bayesian point of view. We will show that this set of problems actually exists, and comprises interval and fuzzy valued datasets, but it is not being exploited. Current genetic fuzzy classifiers deal with crisp classification problems, where the role of fuzzy sets is reduced to give a parametric definition of a set of discriminant functions, with a convenient linguistic interpretation. Provided that the customary use of fuzzy sets in statistics is vague data, we propose to test genetic fuzzy classifiers over imprecisely measured data and design experiments well suited to these problems. The same can be said about genetic fuzzy models: the use of a scalar fitness function assumes crisp data, where fuzzy models, a priori, do not have advantages over statistical regression.},
	keywords = {Bayesian methods, data handling, Design for experiments, discriminant function, fuzzy fitness function, fuzzy rule-based classifiers, fuzzy rule-based models, fuzzy rules, fuzzy set theory, Fuzzy sets, Fuzzy systems, genetic algorithm, genetic algorithms, genetic fuzzy classifiers, Genetic Fuzzy Systems, learning (artificial intelligence), linguistic interpretation, machine learning, machine learning theory, Parametric statistics, pattern classification, Robustness, scalar fitness function, statistical analysis, Stochastic resonance, vague data},
	issn = {1063-6706},
	doi = {10.1109/TFUZZ.2007.895942},
	author = {L. S{\'a}nchez and I. Couso}
}
