Thisbookistheproceedingsofthe5thAnnualConferenceonFuzzyInfor- tionandEngineering(ACFIE2010)fromSep. 23-27,2010in Huludao, China. The conference proceedings is published by Springer-Verlag (Advances in - telligent and Soft Computing, ISSN: 1867-5662). Thisyear, wehavereceivedmorethan191submissions.Eachpaperhas- dergonearigorousreviewprocess.Onlyhigh-qualitypapersareincluded.The 5thAnnualConferenceonFuzzyInformationandEngineering(ACFIE2010), built on the success of previous conferences, the ACFIE2005 (Guangzhou, China), is a major symposium for scientists, engineers and practitioners in China...

Admittedly, the notion "intelligence or intelligent computing" has been around us for several decades, implicitly indicating any non-conventional methods of solving complex system problems such as expert systems and intelligent control techniques that mimic human skill and replace human operators for automation. Various kinds of intelligent methods have been suggested, phenomenological or ontological, and we have been witnessing quite successful applications. On the other hand, "Soft Computing Techniques" is the concept coined by Lot? Zadeh, referring to "a set of approaches of computing...