TY - GEN
T1 - A pool of experts to evaluate the evolution of biological processes in SBR plants
AU - Sottara, Davide
AU - Colombini, Gabriele
AU - Luccarini, Luca
AU - Mello, Paola
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - In order to minimize the costs and maximize its efficiency, a Sequencing Batch Reactor requires continuous monitoring. The sensors it can be reasonably equipped with provide only indirect information on the state of the chemical reactions taking place in the tank, so the data must be analysed and interpreted. At present, no optimum, completely reliable procedure exists: instead, there exist several criteria which can be applied under different conditions. This paper shows that estimating the confidence in the quality of the response of a criterion can increase the robustness of a criterion. Then, interpreting the responses in terms of possibility distributions, the different answers can be merged, thus obtaining a more reliable overall estimate.
AB - In order to minimize the costs and maximize its efficiency, a Sequencing Batch Reactor requires continuous monitoring. The sensors it can be reasonably equipped with provide only indirect information on the state of the chemical reactions taking place in the tank, so the data must be analysed and interpreted. At present, no optimum, completely reliable procedure exists: instead, there exist several criteria which can be applied under different conditions. This paper shows that estimating the confidence in the quality of the response of a criterion can increase the robustness of a criterion. Then, interpreting the responses in terms of possibility distributions, the different answers can be merged, thus obtaining a more reliable overall estimate.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-02319-4_44
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-02319-4_44
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:70350675092
SN - 3642023185
SN - 9783642023187
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 368
EP - 375
BT - Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Systems - 4th International Conference, HAIS 2009, Proceedings
T2 - 4th International Conference on Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Systems, HAIS 2009
Y2 - 10 June 2009 through 12 June 2009
ER -