Part I: Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence 1 A Review of Applications of Evolutionary Algorithms in PatternRecognition 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Basic Notions of Evolutionary Algorithms 1.3 A Review of EAs in Pattern Recognition 1.4 Future Research Directions 1.5 Conclusions References 2 Pattern Discovery and Recognition in Sequences 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Sequence Patterns and Pattern Discovery-A Brief Review. 2.3 Our Pattern Discovery Framework 2.4 Conclusion References 3 A Hybrid Method of Tone Assessment for Mandarin CALLSystem 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Related Work 3.3 Proposed Approach 3.4 Experimental Procedure and Analysis 3.5 Conclusions References 4 Fusion with Infrared Images for an Improved Performance andPerception 4.1 Introduction 4.2 The Principle of Infrared Imaging 4.3 Fusion with Infrared Images 4.4 Applications 4.5 Summary References 5 Feature Selection and Ranking for Pattern Classification inWireless Sensor Networks 5.1 Introduction 5.2 General Approach 5.3 Sensor Ranking 5.4 Experiments 5.5 Summary, Discussion and Conclusions References 6 Principles and Applications of RIDED-2D-A Robust Edge DetectionMethod in Range Images 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Definitions and Analysis 6.3 Principles of Instantaneous Denoising and EdgeDetection 6.4 Experiments and Evaluations 6.5 Discussions and Applications 6.6 Conclusions and Prospects References …… Part Ⅱ: Computer Vision and Image Processing Lens ShadingCorrection for Dirt Detection Part Ⅲ:Face Recognition and Forensics PartⅣ:Biometric Authentication