@article{Bianconietal13J,
  author = {Bianconi, A. and Dalgaard, T. and Manly, B.F.J. and Govone, J.S. and Watts, M.J. and Nkala, P. and Habermann, G. and Huang, Y. and Serapião, A.B.S.},
  title = {Methodological difficulties of conducting agroecological studies from a statistical perspective},
  journal = {Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems},
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}

@article{Bianconietal11J,
  author = {Bianconi, A. and Govone, J.S. and Manly, B.F.J. and Watts, M.J.},
  title = {The use of a multivariate statistical procedure in analysing the germination process of two bean cultivars, compared with a univariate approach},
  journal = {Proceedings of the International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences},
  year = {2011},
  volume = {1},
  number = {2},
  pages = {70-76},
  url = {http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/piaees/articles/2011-1(2)/The-use-multivariate-statistical-procedure.pdf}
}

@inproceedings{Bianconietal14P,
  author = {Bianconi, A. and Watts, M. J. and Huang, Y. and Serapião, A. B. S. and Govone, J. S. and Mi, X. and Habermann, G. and Ferrarini, A.},
  title = {Applying Computational Intelligence Methods to Modeling and Predicting Common Bean Germination Rates},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN) 2014},
  year = {2014},
  pages = {658-662},
  url = {http://mike.watts.net.nz/pubs/BeansGermination.pdf}
}

@article{Bradshawetal12J,
  author = {Bradshaw, C.J.A and McMahon, C.R. and Miller, P.S. and Lacy, R.C. and Verant, M.L. and Pollack, J.P. and Fordham, D.A. and Watts, M.J. and Prowse, T.A.A. and Brook, B.W},
  title = {Dynamics of bovine tuberculosis in Australian swamp buffalo based on coupled epidemiological and demographic models},
  journal = {Journal of Applied Ecology},
  year = {2012},
  volume = {49},
  number = {1},
  pages = {268-277},
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}

@techreport{Fairweatheretal06TR,
  author = {Fairweather, J., and Hunt, L., and Rosin, C., and Campbell, H., and Benge, J. and Watts, M.},
  title = {Understanding kiwifruit management using causal mapping},
  school = {Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability (ARGOS)},
  year = {2006},
  number = {Research Report 06/09},
  url = {http://researcharchive.lincoln.ac.nz/dspace/bitstream/10182/71/1/argos_rr_2006_09.pdf}
}

@inproceedings{Fordhametal12P,
  author = {Fordham, D. A., Akcakaya, H. R., Brook, B. W., Watts, M. J., Rodríguez, A., & Araújo, M. B.},
  title = {Climate change, prey availability and managed relocations: Mitigating extinction risk for Iberian Lynx, the world's most threatened cat},
  booktitle = {7th ESA Annual Meeting Conservation Management August 5-10, 2012.},
  year = {2012}
}

@article{Fordhametal12J1,
  author = {Fordham, D.A. and Akcakaya, H.R. and Araujo, M.B. and Elith, J. and Keith, D. and Pearson, R. G. and Auld, T. and Mellin, C. and Morgan, J. and Regan, T. and Tozer, M. and Watts, M.J. and White, M. and Wintle, B. and Yates, C. and Brook, B.W.},
  title = {Plant extinction risk under climate change: are forecast range shifts alone a good indicator of species vulnerability to global warming?},
  journal = {Global Change Biology},
  year = {2012},
  volume = {18},
  pages = {1357-1371}
}

@article{Fordhametal11J2,
  author = {Fordham, D.A. and Akcakaya, H.R. and Araujo, M.B and Elith, J. and Keith, D. and Pearson, R. G. and Auld, T. and Mellin, C. and Morgan, J. and Regan, T. and Tozer, M. and Watts, M.J. and White, M. and Wintle, B., and Yates, C. and Brook, B.W.},
  title = {Plant extinction risk under climate change: are forecast range shifts alone a good indicator of species vulnerability to global warming?},
  journal = {Global Change Biology},
  year = {2011},
  volume = {Accepted},
  pages = {-},
  url = {http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02614.x/abstract}
}

@article{Fordhametal13J,
  author = {Fordham, D.A. and Akcakaya, H.R. and Brook, B.W. and Rodriguez, A. and Alves, P.C. and Civantos, E. and Trivino, M. and Watts, M.J., and Araujo, M.B.},
  title = {Adapted conservation measures are required to save the Iberian lynx in a changing climate},
  journal = {Nature Climate Change},
  year = {2013},
  volume = {3},
  number = {10},
  pages = {899-903},
  url = {http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nclimate1954.html}
}

@article{Fordhametal12J,
  author = {Fordham, D.A. and Watts, M.J. and Delean, S. and Brook, B.W. and Heard, L. and Bull, M.},
  title = {Managed relocation as an adaptation strategy for mitigating climate change threats to the persistence of an endangered lizard},
  journal = {Global Change Biology},
  year = {2012},
  volume = {18},
  number = {9},
  pages = {2743-2755},
  url = {http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02742.x/abstract}
}

@article{Fordhametal12J2,
  author = {Fordham, D.A. and Wigley, T.M.L. and Watts, M.J., and Brook, B.W.},
  title = {Strengthening forecasts of climate change impacts with multi-model ensemble averaged projections using MAGICC/SCENGEN 5.3},
  journal = {Ecography},
  year = {2012},
  volume = {35},
  pages = {4-8},
  doi = {Ecography.10.1111/j.1600-0587.2011.07398.x}
}

@article{GhobakhlouWattsKasabov03J,
  author = {Ghobakhlou, A., and Watts, M.J. and Kasabov, N.K.},
  title = {Adaptive speech recognition with evolving connectionist systems},
  journal = {Information sciences},
  year = {2003},
  volume = {156},
  number = {1-2},
  pages = {71-83},
  url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V0C-491BJB9-1&_user=162644&_coverDate=11%2F01%2F2003&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000013138&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=162644&md5=58484ca9ba672595f606cae486ed3037}
}

@inproceedings{GhobakhlouWattsKasabov00P,
  author = {Ghobakhlou, A., and Watts, M.J. and Kasabov, N.K.},
  title = {On-line expansion of output space in evolving fuzzy neural networks},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of International Conference on Neural Information Processing (ICONIP) 2000. Taejon, Korea},
  year = {2000},
  pages = {891-896},
  url = {http://www.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/10335/addingoutputs.pdf}
}

@article{Habyetal13J,
  author = {Haby, N.A. and Prowse, T.A.A. and Gregory, S. and Watts, M.J. and Delean, S. and Fordham, D.A. and Foulkes, J. and Brook, B.W.},
  title = {Scale dependency of metapopulation models used to predict climate change impacts on small mammals},
  journal = {Ecography},
  year = {2013},
  volume = {36},
  pages = {832-841},
  url = {http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1600-0587.2012.07749.x/abstract}
}

@inproceedings{HanWatts16P,
  author = {Han, B. and Watts, M.J.},
  title = {Predicting the Academic Performance of International Students on an Ongoing Basis},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the 29th Annual CITRENZ Conference 2016},
  year = {2016},
  pages = {48-53},
  url = {http://mike.watts.net.nz/pubs/CITRENZ_2016_Student_Success.pdf}
}

@article{Harrisetal12J,
  author = {Harris, J.B.C. and Fordham, D.A. and Mooney, P.A. and Pedler, L.P. and Paton, D.C. and Stead, M.G. and Watts, M.J. and Araújo, M.B. and Akçakaya, R.},
  title = {Managing the long-term persistence of a rare cockatoo under climate change},
  journal = {Journal of Applied Ecology},
  year = {2012},
  volume = {49},
  pages = {785-794},
  url = {http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2012.02163.x/abstract}
}

@article{Kasabovetal97J,
  author = {Kasabov, N., and Kim, J, and Watts, M.J. and Gray, A.},
  title = {FuNN/2 - A fuzzy neural network architecture for adaptive learning and knowledge acquisition in multi-modular distributed environments},
  journal = {Information Sciences},
  year = {1997},
  volume = {101},
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  pages = {155-175},
  url = {http://www.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/10362/funn96_20.pdf}
}

@incollection{Kasabovetal99C,
  author = {Kasabov, N., and Kozma, R., and Kilgour, R., and Laws, M., and Taylor, J., and Watts, M. and Gray, A.},
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  booktitle = {Neuro-Fuzzy Techniques for Intelligent Information Processing},
  publisher = {Physica Verlag},
  year = {1999},
  pages = {241-26},
  url = {http://www.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/10750/nik-nftt.pdf}
}

@article{KasabovKozmaWatts98J,
  author = {Kasabov, N.K. and Kozma, R. and Watts, M. J.},
  title = {Phoneme-based speech recognition via fuzzy neural networks modeling and learning},
  journal = {Information Sciences},
  year = {1998},
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  number = {1-2},
  pages = {61-79}
}

@techreport{KasabovWatts99TR,
  author = {Kasabov, N. and Watts, M.J.},
  title = {Spatial-Temporal Adaptation in Evolving Fuzzy Neural Networks for On-line Adaptive Phoneme Recognition},
  school = {Department of Information Science, University of Otago},
  year = {1999},
  number = {TR99/03},
  url = {http://www.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/10796/tr9903.pdf}
}

@inproceedings{Kasabovetal97P,
  author = {Kasabov, N.K., and Kozma, R., and Kilgour, R., and Laws, M., and Taylor, J., and Watts, M.J. and Gray, A.},
  title = {A Methodology for Speech Data Analysis and a Framework for Adaptive Speech Recognition Using Fuzzy Neural Networks},
  booktitle = { Progress in Connectionist-Based Information Systems, Proceedings of the ICONIP / ANZIIS / ANNES '97. Dunedin},
  publisher = {Springer Verlag, Singapore},
  year = {1997},
  pages = {1055-1060}
}

@inproceedings{KasabovTuckWatts99P,
  author = {Kasabov, N.K., and Tuck, D.L. and Watts, M.J.},
  title = {Implementing knowledge and data fusion in a versatile software environment for adaptive learning and decision-making},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Information Fusion (FUSION'99), International Society of Information Fusion (ISIF)},
  publisher = { Omnipress},
  year = {1999},
  pages = {455-462},
  url = {http://www.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/10778/sensfus2p.pdf}
}

@inproceedings{KasabovWatts97P,
  author = {Kasabov, N.K., and Watts, M.J.},
  title = {Genetic algorithms for structural optimization, dynamic adaptation and automated design of fuzzy neural networks},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of ICNN '97 Conference. Houston, Texas},
  publisher = {IEEE Press},
  year = {1997},
  pages = {2546-2549},
  url = {http://gateway.isiknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=RID&SrcApp=RID&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=INSPEC&KeyUT=5691667}
}

@article{Lametal12J,
  author = {Lam, A.Y.S. and Watts, M. J. and Wu, D. and Estévez, P.A.},
  title = {IEEE CIS Social Media: Have you joined our online community?},
  journal = {IEEE Computational Intelligence},
  year = {2012},
  volume = {7},
  number = {1},
  pages = {4-5,79},
  url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?isnumber=6132197&arnumber=6132224}
}

@inproceedings{LawsKilgourWatts00P,
  author = {Laws, M., and Kilgour, R. and Watts, M.J.},
  title = {Analysis of the New Zealand English and Maori on-line translator},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the Fifth Joint Conference on Information Sciences. Atlantic City},
  year = {2000},
  pages = {848-851}
}

@inproceedings{LawsWatts03P,
  author = {Laws, M. and Watts, M.J.},
  title = {Polynesian translation system},
  booktitle = {Neuro-Computing and Evolving Intelligence, November 20-21, 2003, Auckland, New Zealand},
  year = {2003}
}

@inproceedings{MoyleWatts02P,
  author = {Moyle, S. A. and Watts, M.J.},
  title = {Fuzzy Neural Networks in a Palm Environment},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the Fourteenth National Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence / IAAI-02 Eighteenth National Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-02)},
  publisher = {AAAI Press/The MIT Press},
  year = {2002},
  pages = {1008-1009}
}

@article{MoyleWatts03J,
  author = {Moyle, S. and Watts, M.J.},
  title = {Neural Nets Raise the Roof},
  journal = {IEEE Intelligent Systems},
  year = {2003},
  volume = {18},
  number = {1},
  pages = {8-10},
  url = {http://www.computer.org/portal/web/csdl/doi?doc=abs/mags/ex/2003/01/x1008abs.htm}
}

@techreport{MoyleWatts02TR,
  author = {Moyle, S. and Watts, M.J.},
  title = {Fuzzy Neural Networks (FuNN) in the Palm Environment},
  school = {Department of Information Science, University of Otago},
  year = {2002},
  url = {http://eprints.otago.ac.nz/170/1/The_roof_mtce_problem2002.PDF}
}

@inproceedings{MoyleWatts01P,
  author = {Moyle, S. and Watts, M.J.},
  title = {The Roof Maintenance Problem - a Fuzzy Expert System},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the Fifth Biannual Conference on Artificial Neural Networks and Expert Systems (ANNES2001)},
  year = {2001},
  pages = {213-217}
}

@techreport{MoyleWattsTR2,
  author = {Moyle, S. and Watts, M.J.},
  title = {The roof maintenance problem — a fuzzy expert system},
  school = {Department of Information Science, University of Otago},
  year = {2001},
  url = {http://eprints.otago.ac.nz/169/1/The_roof_mtce_problem2001.PDF}
}

@inproceedings{PollockLaneWatts02P,
  author = {Pollock, R., and Lane, T. and Watts, M.J.},
  title = {A Kohonen Self-Organizing Map for the functional classification of proteins based on one-dimensional sequence information},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN) 2002},
  year = {2002},
  pages = {189-192},
  url = {http://gateway.isiknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=RID&SrcApp=RID&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=INSPEC&KeyUT=7327609}
}

@article{Pontinetal11J,
  author = {Pontin, D.R. and Schliebs, S. and Worner, S.P. and Watts, M.J.},
  title = {Finding relevant data in noisy, complex ecological times series: a comparison of two feature selection methods},
  journal = {Ecological Modelling},
  year = {2011},
  volume = {222},
  number = {10},
  pages = {1657-1665},
  url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VBS-52GB8W9-1&_user=10&_coverDate=03%2F26%2F2011&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=gateway&_origin=gateway&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1702626138&_rerunOrigin=scholar.google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=6daaf9f8dda3857fc62a3817f15bdad6&searchtype=a}
}

@inproceedings{PontinWattsWorner08P2,
  author = {Pontin, D.R. and Watts, M.J. and Worner, S.P.},
  title = {Using Multi-Layer Perceptrons to Predict the Presence of Jellyfish of the Genus Physalia at New Zealand Beaches},
  booktitle = {International Joint Conference on Neural Networks 2008, Hong Kong, June 1-6, 2008.},
  year = {2008},
  pages = {1171-1176},
  url = {http://gateway.isiknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=RID&SrcApp=RID&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=INSPEC&KeyUT=10365249}
}

@inproceedings{PontinWornerWatts08P,
  author = {Pontin, D.R., and Worner, S.P. and Watts, M.J.},
  title = {Using Time Lagged Input Data to Improve Prediction of Stinging Jellyfish Occurrence at New Zealand Beaches by Multi-Layer Perceptrons},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of ICONIP 2008, LNCS 5506},
  year = {2008},
  pages = {907-914},
  url = {http://gateway.isiknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=RID&SrcApp=RID&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=INSPEC&KeyUT=11078659}
}

@article{Prowseetal13J,
  author = {Prowse, T.A.A. and Johnson, C.N. and Lacy, R.C. and Bradshaw, C.J.A. and Pollak, J.P. and Watts, M.J. and Brook, B.W.},
  title = {No need for disease: testing extinction hypotheses for the thylacine using multi-species metamodels},
  journal = {Journal of Animal Ecology},
  year = {2013},
  volume = {82},
  number = {2},
  pages = {355-364}
}

@inproceedings{TuckWattsSongKasabov99P,
  author = {Tuck, D., and Watts. M.J., and Song, Q. and Kasabov, N.K.},
  title = {A practical and flexible environment for adaptive knowledge and data fusion applications},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of International Conference On Applications of Intelligent Systems, Melbourne, Australia},
  year = {1999},
  url = {http://www.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/10341/c_ie99.pdf}
}

@inproceedings{Wardetal97P,
  author = {Ward, R., and Purvis, M., and Raykov, R., and Zhang, F., and Watts, M.J.},
  title = {An architecture for distributed connectionist computation},
  booktitle = { Progress in Connectionist-Based Information Systems, Proceedings of the ICONIP / ANZIIS / ANNES '97. Dunedin},
  publisher = {Springer Verlag, Singapore},
  year = {1997},
  pages = {721-724},
  url = {http://gateway.isiknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=RID&SrcApp=RID&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=INSPEC&KeyUT=6004497}
}

@inproceedings{Watts16P,
  author = {Watts, M.J.},
  title = {Sleep Learning and Max-Min Aggregation of Evolving Connectionist Systems},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN) 2016},
  year = {2016},
  pages = {4325-4330},
  url = {http://mike.watts.net.nz/pubs/SleepLearningMaxMinAggregationECoS.pdf}
}

@inproceedings{Watts14P,
  author = {Watts, M.J.},
  title = {Evolving Connectionist Systems can Predict Outbreaks of the Aphid Rhopalosiphum padi},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN) 2014},
  year = {2014},
  pages = {646-650},
  url = {http://mike.watts.net.nz/pubs/Aphids-GradientEncoding.pdf}
}

@article{Watts11J,
  author = {Watts, M.J.},
  title = {Using data clustering as a method of estimating the risk of establishment of bacterial crop diseases},
  journal = {Computational Ecology and Software},
  year = {2011},
  volume = {1},
  number = {1},
  pages = {1-13},
  url = {http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/ces/downloads.asp?article=2011-1-1-1watts&url=http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/ces/articles/2011-1(1)/Using-data-clustering-as-a-method-of-estimating-the-risk.pdf}
}

@incollection{Watts10C,
  author = {Watts, M.},
  title = {Towards a formalisation of evolving connectionist systems},
  booktitle = {Artificial Neural Networks},
  publisher = {Novascience Press},
  year = {2010},
  url = {http://mike.watts.net.nz/pubs/ECoS_Theory.pdf}
}

@article{Watts09J,
  author = {Watts, M.J.},
  title = {A decade of Kasabov’s Evolving Connectionist Systems: A Review},
  journal = {IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics Part C - Applications and Reviews},
  year = {2009},
  volume = {39},
  number = {3},
  pages = {253-269},
  url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?isnumber=4814874&arnumber=4804783&count=16&index=2}
}

@inproceedings{Watts06P,
  author = {Watts, M.J},
  title = {Nominal-Scale Evolving Connectionist Systems},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of 2006 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2006), Vancouver, Canada,},
  year = {2006},
  pages = {4057-4061},
  url = {http://gateway.isiknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=RID&SrcApp=RID&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=INSPEC&KeyUT=9723100}
}

@article{Watts05J,
  author = {Watts, M.J.},
  title = {ANN Rule Extraction using Evolutionary Programmed Fuzzy Membership Functions},
  journal = {International Journal of Information Technology: Special Issue on Evolutionary Algorithm and Advanced Learning System},
  year = {2005},
  volume = {11},
  number = {10},
  pages = {45-53},
  url = {http://www.icis.ntu.edu.sg/scs-ijit/1110/1110_6.pdf}
}

@inproceedings{Watts05P,
  author = {Watts, M.J.},
  title = {ANN Rule Extraction using Evolutionary Programmed Fuzzy Membership Functions},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of 2005 International Conference on Intelligent Computing (ICIC 2005), Hefei, PRC},
  year = {2005},
  pages = { 2517-2526}
}

@phdthesis{Watts04T,
  author = {Watts, M.},
  title = {Evolving connectionist systems: characterisation, simplification, formalisation, explanation and optimisation},
  school = {University of Otago},
  year = {2004},
  url = {http://eprints.otago.ac.nz/333/}
}

@article{Watts04J,
  author = {Watts, M.J.},
  title = {Fuzzy Rule Extraction from Simple Evolving Connectionist Systems},
  journal = {International Journal of Computational Intelligence and Applications, Special Issue on Neuro-Computing and Hybrid Methods for Evolving Intelligence},
  year = {2004},
  volume = {4},
  number = {3},
  pages = {299-308},
  url = {http://www.worldscinet.com/ijcia/04/0403/S146902680400132X.html}
}

@inproceedings{Watts03P,
  author = {Watts, M.J.},
  title = {Fuzzy rule extraction from simple evolving connectionist systems},
  booktitle = {Neuro-Computing and Evolving Intelligence, November 20-21, 2003, Auckland, New Zealand},
  year = {2003}
}

@inproceedings{Watts99P2,
  author = {Watts, M.J.},
  title = {An investigation of the properties of evolving fuzzy neural networks},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of International Conference on Neural Information Processing (ICONIP) 1999. Perth, Australia},
  publisher = {IEEE Press},
  year = {1999},
  pages = {217-221},
  url = {http://gateway.isiknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=RID&SrcApp=RID&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=INSPEC&KeyUT=6605094}
}

@inproceedings{Watts99P,
  author = {Watts, M.J. },
  title = {Evolving connectionist systems for biochemical applications},
  booktitle = {Emerging Knowledge Engineering and Connectionist-based Systems (Proceedings of the ICONIP/ANZIIS/ANNES'99 Workshop "Future directions for intelligent systems and information sciences", Dunedin, 22-23 Nov.1999). Dunedin},
  publisher = {University of Otago Press},
  year = {1999},
  pages = {147-151}
}

@inproceedings{Wattsetal16P,
  author = {Watts, M.J. and Albakry, K. and Choe, K.W. and Han, B. and Hookings, A. and Fonua, H. and Kumar, R. and Ahmadi, K. and Ketu'u, S.},
  title = {Student Laptop Roll-out for International Information Technology Students},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the 29th Annual CITRENZ Conference 2016},
  year = {2016},
  pages = {76-80},
  url = {http://mike.watts.net.nz/pubs/CITRENZ_2016_Laptop_Rollout.pdf}
}

@incollection{Wattsetal11C,
  author = {Watts, M.J. and Bianconi, A. and Serapiao, A.B.S. and Govone, J.S. and von Zuben, C.J.},
  title = {The Effectiveness of Artificial Neural Networks in Modelling the Nutritional Ecology of a Blowfly Species},
  booktitle = {Ecological Modelling},
  publisher = {Novascience Press},
  year = {2011}
}

@article{Wattsetal13J,
  author = {Watts, M.J. and Fordham, D.A. and Akcakaya, H.R. and Aiello-Lammens, M. and Brook, B.W.},
  title = {Tracking metapopulation range margin changes using geographical centroids of patches weighted by population size and density},
  journal = {Ecological Modelling},
  year = {2013},
  volume = {269},
  pages = {61-69},
  url = {ttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304380013004031}
}

@incollection{WattsKasabov15C,
  author = {Watts, M.J. and Kasabov, N.K.},
  title = {Hybrid Evolutionary-, Constructive-, and Evolving Fuzzy Neural Networks},
  booktitle = {Handbook on Computational Intelligence},
  publisher = {World Scientific},
  year = {2015},
  pages = {745-772}
}

@inproceedings{WattsKasabov02P,
  author = {Watts, M.J. and Kasabov, N.K.},
  title = {Evolutionary Optimisation of Evolving Connectionist Systems},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC) 2002},
  year = {2002},
  pages = {606-610},
  url = {http://www.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/10805/watkaswcci02.pdf}
}

@inproceedings{WattsKasabov00P,
  author = {Watts, M.J. and Kasabov, N.K.},
  title = {Simple evolving connectionist systems and experiments on isolated phoneme recognition},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the first IEEE conference on evolutionary computation and neural networks. San Antonio},
  publisher = { IEEE Press},
  year = {2000},
  pages = {232-239},
  url = {http://www.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/10777/secos_phoneme.pdf}
}

@incollection{WattsKasabov99C,
  author = {Watts, M. and Kasabov, N.},
  title = {Neuro-genetic tools and techniques},
  booktitle = {Neuro-Fuzzy Techniques for Intelligent Information Processing},
  publisher = {Physica Verlag},
  year = {1999},
  pages = {97-110},
  url = {http://www.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/10695/neuro-gen.pdf}
}

@inproceedings{WattsKasabov98P,
  author = {Watts, M.J. and Kasabov, N.K.},
  title = {Genetic algorithms for the design of fuzzy neural networks},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of ICONIP'98 Conference. Kitakyushu, Japan},
  publisher = {Ohmsha Press},
  year = {1998},
  pages = {793-796},
  url = {http://www.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/10600/iconip98-gafunn.pdf}
}

@article{Wattsetal11J,
  author = {Watts, M.J. and Li, Y. and Russell, B.D. and Mellin, C. and Connell, S.D. and Fordham, D.A.},
  title = {A novel method for mapping reefs and subtidal rocky habitats using artificial neural networksA novel method for mapping reefs and subtidal rocky habitats using artificial neural networks},
  journal = {Ecological Modelling},
  year = {2011},
  volume = {222},
  number = {15},
  pages = {2606-2614},
  url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304380011002547}
}

@article{WattsWorner11J,
  author = {Watts, M.J. and Worner, S.P.},
  title = {Improving cluster-based methods for investigating potential for insect species establishment: region-specific risk factors},
  journal = {Computational Ecology and Software},
  year = {2011},
  volume = {1},
  number = {3},
  pages = {138-145},
  url = {http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/ces/downloads.asp?article=2011-1-3-2watts&url=http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/ces/articles/2011-1(3)/Improving-cluster-based-methods.pdf}
}

@incollection{WattsWorner10C,
  author = {Watts, M. and Worner, S.P.},
  title = {Modelling Insect Habitat Suitability with Artificial Neural Networks},
  booktitle = {Insect Habitats: Characteristics, Diversity and Management},
  publisher = {Novascience Press},
  year = {2010}
}

@article{WattsWorner09J,
  author = {Watts, M.J. and Worner, S.P.},
  title = {Estimating the risk of insect species invasion: Kohonen self-organising maps versus k-means clustering},
  journal = {Ecological Modelling},
  year = {2009},
  volume = {220},
  number = {6},
  pages = {821-829},
  url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VBS-4VGKHMX-1&_user=162644&_coverDate=03%2F24%2F2009&_alid=1271824327&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_cdi=5934&_sort=r&_docanchor=&view=c&_ct=1&_acct=C000013138&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=162644&md5=a2c0d457b8b732711c94d2ab65a3ccd4}
}

@article{WattsWorner08J,
  author = {Watts, M.J. and Worner, S.P.},
  title = {Comparing Ensemble and Cascaded Neural Networks that Combine Biotic and Abiotic Variables to Predict Insect Species Distribution},
  journal = {Ecological Informatics},
  year = {2008},
  volume = {3},
  number = {6},
  pages = {354-366},
  url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B7W63-4TJ05MP-1&_user=162644&_coverDate=12%2F31%2F2008&_alid=1271825359&_rdoc=2&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_cdi=28539&_sort=r&_docanchor=&view=c&_ct=2&_acct=C000013138&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=162644&md5=970957d7ee96ddcb632016ade7e5bd85}
}

@inproceedings{WattsWorner08P,
  author = {Watts, M.J. and Worner, S.P.},
  title = {Predicting the Distribution of Fungal Crop Diseases from Abiotic and Biotic Factors using Multi-layer Perceptrons},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of ICONIP 2008, LNCS 5506},
  year = {2008},
  pages = {899-906},
  url = {http://gateway.isiknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=RID&SrcApp=RID&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=INSPEC&KeyUT=11078658}
}

@article{WattsWorned08J2,
  author = {Watts, M.J. and Worner, S.P},
  title = {Using Artificial Neural Networks to Determine the Relative Contribution of Abiotic Factors Influencing the Establishment of Insect Pest Species},
  journal = {Ecological Informatics},
  year = {2008},
  volume = {3},
  number = {1},
  pages = {64-74},
  url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B7W63-4PGH835-3&_user=162644&_coverDate=01%2F01%2F2008&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000013138&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=162644&md5=b3cc0d3fca79222dc5de8c0d972c84ee}
}

@techreport{WattsWorner07TR2,
  author = {Watts, M.J. and Worner, S.P.},
  title = {Comparison of Multi-Layer Perceptrons and Simple Evolving Connectionist Systems over the Lincoln Aphid Data Set},
  school = {Bio-Protection and Ecology, Lincoln University},
  year = {2007},
  url = {http://researcharchive.lincoln.ac.nz/dspace/bitstream/10182/209/1/bpec_tr_2.pdf}
}

@techreport{WattsWorner07TR1,
  author = {Watts, M.J. and Worner, S.P.},
  title = {Further Sensitivity Analysis of Simple Evolving Connectionist Systems Applied to the Lincoln Aphid Data Set},
  school = {Bio-Protection and Ecology, Lincoln University},
  year = {2007},
  url = {http://researcharchive.lincoln.ac.nz/dspace/bitstream/10182/210/1/bpec_tr_3.pdf}
}

@techreport{WattsWorner07TR3,
  author = {Watts, M.J. and Worner, S.P.},
  title = {Using Multi-Layer Perceptrons to Model the Lincoln Aphid Data Set},
  school = {Bio-Protection and Ecology, Lincoln University},
  year = {2007},
  url = {http://researcharchive.lincoln.ac.nz/dspace/bitstream/10182/208/1/bpec_tr_1.pdf}
}

@article{WattsWorner06J,
  author = {Watts, M.J. and Worner, S.P.},
  title = {Comparison of a Self Organising Map and Simple Evolving Connectionist System for Predicting Insect Pest Establishment},
  journal = {International Journal of Information Technology},
  year = {2006},
  volume = {12},
  number = {6},
  pages = {35-42},
  url = {http://www.icis.ntu.edu.sg/scs-ijit/1206/IJIT-1206_05.pdf}
}

@inproceedings{WattsWorner06P2,
  author = {Watts, M.J. and Worner, S.P.},
  title = {Null-model Validation of MLP Input Contribution Analysis in Ecology},
  booktitle = {6th International Conference on Hybrid Intelligent Systems (HIS 06') and 4th Conference on Neuro-Computing and Evolving Intelligence (NCEI ‘06). 13-15 December, AUT Technology Park, Auckland, New Zealand},
  year = {2006},
  url = {http://mike.watts.net.nz/pubs/NullModel.pdf}
}

@inproceedings{WattsWorner06P,
  author = {Watts, M.J. and Worner, S.P.},
  title = {Using MLP to Determine Abiotic Factors Influencing the Establishment of Insect Pest Species},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of 2006 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2006), Vancouver, Canada},
  year = {2006},
  pages = {3506-3511},
  url = {http://gateway.isiknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=RID&SrcApp=RID&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=INSPEC&KeyUT=9723069}
}

@inproceedings{WattsWorner05P,
  author = {Watts, M.J. and Worner, S.P.},
  title = {Comparison of Artificial Neural Networks Models for Predicting Insect Pest Establishment},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of 2005 International Conference on Intelligent Computing (ICIC 2005), Hefei, PRC},
  year = {2005},
  pages = {520-529}
}

@inproceedings{WattsMajorKasabovTate01P,
  author = {Watts, M. J.,and Major, L., and Kasabov, N.K., and Tate, W.},
  title = {Neural Network Analysis of Protein Synthesis Termination Signal Efficiency},
  booktitle = { Proceedings of International Conference on Neural Information Processing (ICONIP) 2001, Shanghai, China},
  year = {2001},
  pages = {975-980},
  url = {http://www.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/10794/stopcodon1.pdf}
}

@article{WattsWorner12J,
  author = {Watts, Michael J. and Worner, S.P.},
  title = {Using Artificial Neural Networks to Predict the Distribution of Bacterial Crop Diseases from Biotic and Abiotic Factors},
  journal = {Computational Ecology and Software},
  year = {2012},
  volume = {2},
  number = {1},
  pages = {70-79},
  url = {http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/ces/downloads.asp?article=2012-2-1-5watts&url=http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/ces/articles/2012-2(1)/using-artificial-neural-networks-to-predict-the-distribution.pdf}
}

@inproceedings{WattsKasabov01P,
  author = {Watts, M.J., and Kasabov, N.K.},
  title = {Dynamic optimisation of evolving connectionist system training parameters by pseudo-evolution strategy},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC) 2001. Seoul, Korea},
  year = {2001},
  pages = {1335-1342},
  url = {http://www.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/10357/ecos-es.pdf}
}

@inproceedings{WattsKasabovMiddlemiss99P,
  author = {Watts, M.J., and Kasabov, N. and Middlemiss, M.},
  title = {mRNA splice site prediction with evolving connectionist systems},
  booktitle = { FAOBMB Genome Diversity and Bioinformatics, Dunedin, New Zealand, November 28th to December 3rd 1999},
  year = {1999}
}

@inproceedings{WattsMajorTate02P,
  author = {Watts, M.J.,and Major, L. and Tate, W.P.},
  title = {Evolutionary Optimisation of Multi-layer Perceptrons for Modelling Protein Synthesis Termination Signal Efficiency},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC) 2002},
  year = {2002},
  pages = {193-198}
}

@inproceedings{WattsWoodfordKasabov99P,
  author = {Watts, M.J., and Woodford, B. and Kasabov, N.K.},
  title = {FuzzyCOPE - a software environment for building intelligent systems - the past, the present and the future},
  booktitle = {Emerging Knowledge Engineering and Connectionist-based Systems (Proceedings of the ICONIP/ANZIIS/ANNES'99 Workshop "Future directions for intelligent systems and information sciences", Dunedin, 22-23 Nov.1999). Dunedin},
  publisher = {University of Otago Press},
  year = {1999},
  pages = {188-192},
  url = {http://www.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/10369/fuzzycope.pdf}
}

@inproceedings{Wattsetal04P,
  author = {Watts, M.J., and Worner, S.P., and Lankin, G.O., and Teulon, D.},
  title = {A Comparison of MLP and ECoS Networks for the Prediction of the Flight of Aphids in Autumn Sown Wheat Crops},
  booktitle = {Proceedings Conference on Neuro-Computing and Evolving Intelligence 2004, NCEI'04, 13-15 December, 2004, AUT Technology Park, 581 Great South Road, Auckland, New Zealand.},
  year = {2004}
}

@inproceedings{Worneretal08P,
  author = {Worner S.P., and Watts M.J., and Pitt J.P.W. and Gevrey M.},
  title = {Being prepared: ecological informatics and computational intelligence methods applied to invasive insect risk assessment},
  booktitle = { International Congress of Entomology, 6-11 July, Durban, South Africa, 2008},
  year = {2008}
}

@incollection{Worneretal15C,
  author = {Worner, S.P. and Eschen, R. and Kenis, M and Paini, D. and Saikonnen K. and Suiter, K. and Singh, S. and Vanninen, I. and Watts, M.J.},
  title = {Detecting and interpreting patterns within regional pest species assemblages using self-organizing maps and other clustering methods},
  booktitle = {Pest risk modelling and mapping for invasive alien species},
  publisher = {CAB Direct},
  year = {2015},
  pages = {97-114},
  url = {http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/20153099615.html}
}

@article{Worneretal13J,
  author = {Worner, S.P. and Gevrey, M. and Eschen, R. and Kenis, M. and Paini, D. and Singh, S. and Suiter, K. and Watts, M.J.},
  title = {Self-organising maps and other methodologies for pest prioritisation},
  journal = {Neobiota},
  year = {2013},
  volume = {18},
  pages = {83-102},
  url = {http://www.pensoft.net/J_FILES/9/articles/4042/4042-G-3-layout.pdf}
}

@inproceedings{WornerWatts06P3,
  author = {Worner, S.P. and Watts, M.J.},
  title = {Null Model Analysis of a Self Organising Map of Invasive Species Distribution},
  booktitle = {5th International Conference on Ecological Informatics (ISEI5) Novel Computational Techniques for Improved Management, Understanding and Forecasting of Complex Ecological Data December 4 – 6, 2006, Santa Barbara, CA, USA 2006},
  year = {2006}
}

@inproceedings{WornerWattsGevrey06P,
  author = {Worner, S.P. and Watts, M and Gevrey, M.},
  title = {Bootstrapping a self organising map model to estimate the uncertainty in assemblages of alien invasive species. Proceedings Management of sustainability and ecological modelling},
  booktitle = { International Congress of Ecological Modelling, August 28 - September 1, Ube -Yamaguchi, Japan 2006},
  year = {2006},
  pages = {206-207}
}

@inproceedings{Worneretal05P,
  author = {Worner, S. P. and Watts, M.J. and Gevrey, M. and Pitt, J.},
  title = {Neuro-computing methods as aids to assessing the invasion potential of alien insects},
  booktitle = {IX International Congress of Ecology, August 7-12 2005, Montreal, Canada},
  year = {2005}
}