Data Mining, Rough Sets and Granular Computing

During the past few years, data mining has grown rapidly in visibility and importance within information processing and decision analysis. This is particularly true in the realm of e-commerce, where data mining is moving from a "nice-to-have" to a "must-have" status. In a different though related context, a new computing methodology called granular computing is emerging as a powerful tool for the conception, analysis and design of information/intelligent systems. In essence, data mining dea...