This volume presents the proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks, held in Warsaw, Poland, in 2005. The conference, organized by the European Neural Network Society, brought together researchers and practitioners to share advancements in the field of artificial neural networks. The papers cover a wide range of topics, reflecting the diverse and rapidly evolving nature of neural network research and its applications.

As a collection of conference proceedings, the primary value of this volume lies in its documentation of the state of research at the time of the conference. The papers represent contributions from a diverse group of international researchers, offering a snapshot of the theoretical and applied work being conducted in artificial neural networks in 2005. The scope of topics suggests a technical audience interested in the specific methodologies and findings presented by the contributing authors.