Oussalah M. Cybernetic Intelligence

Bradford: Emerald Publishing Limited, 2005. — 372 p.We are most grateful to our Guest Editor Dr Oussalah and his colleagues of the IEEESMC UK and Ireland Chapter for accepting the Editorial Advisory Board of this journal’s invitation to compile this special double issue. It is based on the successful workshop held by the Chapter, and the papers presented have been both extended and revised to meet the exacting standards of this journal. The choice of the title “Cybernetic Intelligence” not only reflects the theme chosen but also the pioneering work of cyberneticians and systems in this area. Artificial intelligence (AI) is often assumed by many scientists to be an entirely new study when in fact the history of cybernetics as we know it, has surely demonstrated the early interests and developments in the field. This compilation is focused on “intelligence” and covers a wide range of topics that illustrate a cybernetic approach to what is a fascinating study, and the authors are to be congratulated on their much-appreciated endeavors. This double issue, as is our practice, also contains our regular journal sections and contributed papers. Readers are also reminded that an index to all the contributions published in the ten issues of Volume 34, 2005 is available to all subscribers online. Brian H. Rudall Editor-in-Chief Previously published in Kybernetes, Volume 34, Number 9/10, 2005