Artificial Neural Networks in Real-Life Applications offers an outlook on the most recent works in the field of artificial neural networks (ANN). It includes theoretical developments of the ANN area and applications of these systems, using intelligent characteristics for adaptability, automatic learning classification, prediction and even artistic creation. ""Artificial Neural Networks in Real-Life Applications"" is a summary of recent advances in the ANN area from a practical perspective. It shows studies of the applications in time series forecasting, extraction of knowledge, civil engineering, economical field, artistic creation (music), cost minimization, intruder detection, and many others, making it a very important source of ideas for research in this area.