FLINS, originally an acronym for โFuzzy Logic and Intelligent technologies in Nuclear Scienceโ, has now been extended to include computational intelligent systems for applied research. FLINS 2004, is the sixth in a series of international conferences, covers state-of-the-art research and development in applied computational intelligence for applied research in general and for power/nuclear engineering in particular. This book presents the latest research trends and future research directions in the field.The proceedings have been selected for coverage in:โข Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedingsยฎ (ISTP / ISI Proceedings)โข Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings (ISTP CDROM version / ISI Proceedings)โข CC Proceedings โ Engineering & Physical Sciences