Artificial Neural Network, Boosting, Classifier, Diversity of Classifiers, Soft Computing

Classification tasks can be solved using so-called classifiers. A classifier is a computer based agent which can perform a classification task. There are many computational algorithms that can be utilized for classification purposes. Classifiers can be broadly divided into two categories: rule-based classifiers and computational intelligence based classifiers usually called soft computing. Rule-based classifiers are generally constructed by the designer, where the designer defines rules for the interpretation of detected inputs. This is in contrast to soft-computing based classifiers, where the designer only creates a basic framework for the interpretation of data. The learning or training algorithms within such systems are responsible for the generation of rules for the correct interpretation of data.