Note: Intro -- Foreword -- References -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction to Fusion of Machine Learning Paradigms -- 1.1 Editorial -- References -- Part I Recent Application Areas of Fusion of Machine Learning Paradigms -- 2 Artificial Intelligence as Dual-Use Technology -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 What Is DUT -- 2.3 AI: Concepts, Models and Technology -- 2.4 Agent-Based AI and Autonomous System -- 2.4.1 Basic Model of Agent-Based AI -- 2.4.2 Conceptual Model of Autonomous Weapon System -- 2.5 Dual-Use Technology and DARPA -- 2.5.1 Historical View and Role of DARPA -- 2.5.2 DARPA's Contribution to DUT R& -- D on AI -- 2.6 DARPA-Like Organizations in Major Countries -- 2.7 Dual-Use Dilemma -- 2.8 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 3 Diabetic Retinopathy Detection Using Transfer and Reinforcement Learning with Effective Image Preprocessing and Data Augmentation Techniques -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Background -- 3.2.1 Deep Learning for Diabetic Retinopathy -- 3.2.2 Image Preprocessing Techniques -- 3.2.3 Reinforcement Learning and Deep Learning -- 3.3 Data Augmentation Techniques -- 3.3.1 Traditional Data Augmentation -- 3.3.2 SMOTE-Based Data Augmentation -- 3.3.3 Data Augmentation Using Generative Adversarial Networks -- 3.4 Datasets of Eye Fundus Images -- 3.5 Transfer Learning Experiments -- 3.5.1 Dataset -- 3.5.2 Image Preprocessing -- 3.5.3 Image Augmentation -- 3.5.4 Deep Learning Experiments -- 3.5.5 Reinforcement Learning Experiments -- 3.6 Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- 4 A Novel Approach for Non-linear Deep Fuzzy Rule-Based Model and Its Applications in Biomedical Analyses -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Method -- 4.2.1 Preliminaries -- 4.2.2 Hierarchical Fuzzy Structure -- 4.2.3 Stacked Deep Fuzzy Rule-Based System (SD-FRBS) -- 4.2.4 Adaptation of the First-Order TSK Structure in SD-FRBS. , 4.2.5 Concatenated Deep Fuzzy Rule-Based System (CD-FRBS) -- 4.3 Data Description and Results -- 4.3.1 MIMIC-III Dataset -- 4.3.2 SD-FRBS as a Multivariate Regressor for Granger Causality Estimation-In EEG Connectivity Index Extraction -- 4.3.3 CD-FRBS in Staging Depression Severity -- 4.4 Discussion and Conclusion -- 4.4.1 Suggested Future Works -- References -- 5 Harmony Search-Based Approaches for Fine-Tuning Deep Belief Networks -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Theoretical Background -- 5.2.1 Deep Belief Networks -- 5.2.2 Harmony Search -- 5.3 Methodology -- 5.3.1 Datasets -- 5.3.2 Experimental Setup -- 5.4 Experimental Results -- 5.5 Conclusions -- References -- 6 Toward Smart Energy Systems: The Case of Relevance Vector Regression Models in Hourly Solar Power Forecasting -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Relevance Vector Regression -- 6.3 RVR Based Day Ahead Forecasting -- 6.4 Results -- 6.5 Conclusion -- References -- 7 Domain-Integrated Machine Learning for IC Image Analysis -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Hierarchical Multi-classifier System -- 7.2.1 Architecture of Hierarchical Multi-classifier System -- 7.2.2 Result and Discussion on Case Study -- 7.3 Deep Learning with Pseudo Labels -- 7.3.1 Methodology -- 7.3.2 Application to IC Image Analysis -- 7.4 Conclusions and Future Works -- References -- Part II Applications that Can Clearly Benefit from Fusion of Machine Learning Paradigms -- 8 Fleshing Out Learning Analytics and Educational Data Mining with Data and ML Pipelines -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Data and ML Pipelines -- 8.3 Related Work -- 8.4 An Automated EDM and LA Methodology -- 8.4.1 A Data Pipeline Scenario -- 8.4.2 An ML Pipeline Scenario -- 8.5 Experiments and Results -- 8.6 Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- 9 Neural Networks Based Throughput Estimation of Short Production Lines Without Intermediate Buffers -- 9.1 Introduction. , 9.2 Data Sets of i-Stage Production Line Problems -- 9.3 Deep Learning and Multilayer Perceptron -- 9.4 Experimental Process of Deep Learning Approach -- 9.5 Results of Deep Learning Approach -- 9.6 Conclusions -- References.