Some highlights on fuzzy systems and data mining.

Newsday fuzzy systems are applied in many interdisciplinary fields, in which artificial intelligent tools are utilized to analyze different data in the corresponding fields. Under this background, the 2nd International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Data Mining (FSDM 2016), organized by Macau University of Science and Technology, is scheduled to be held in Macau, December 11-14, 2016. This special issue contains some selected papers related to fuzzy systems, data mining and their applications, which provides some highlights on fuzzy systems and data mining during the past years in East Asia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]