Proceedings

International Conference onComputational Intelligence for Modelling,

Control & Automation

CIMCA 2005

Jointly with

International Conference onIntelligent Agents, Web Technologies

& Internet Commerce

IAWTIC 2005

Volume II

TIB/UB Hannover 89128 585 218

International Conference on Computational Intelligencefor Modelling, Control & Automation

CIMCA 2005

Jointly with

International Conference on Intelligent Agents,Web Technologies & Internet Commerce

lAWTIC 2005

Contents — Volume II

Message from the Program and Organizing Chair of CIMCA 2005...Message from the Program and Organizing Chair of lAWTIC 2005.International Program Committee and Liaisons of CIMCA 2005International Program Committee and Liaisons of lAWTIC 2005Abstracts

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Crawlers, Searching and Web Data Mining

Intelligent Text Extraction from PDF DocumentsTamir Hassan and Robert Baumgartner

Building an Adaptive Hierarchy of Clusters for Text DataShan Chen, Damminda Alahakoon, and Maria Indrawan

Web Document Clustering Using Semantic Link Analysis 13Somjit Arch-int

Using Cross-Language Information Retrieval Methods for Bilingual Searchof the Web 19

Sung J. Shim

Genetic Algorithms and Evolutionary Computation

Genetic Algorithms for Minimal Fuel Consumption of Electric PropulsionSpace Vehicles 25

Bandi Bharat Kumar Reddy, Abdollah Homaifar, and Albert C. Esterline

Efficient Finite Word Length Determination for Neural Networks Implementation 31Darnergi Emir, Benrabaa Abdellatif, andBouallegue Ammar

A Heuristic Immune-Genetic Algorithm for Multimodal Function Optimization 36YuanyuanLi, YongshouDai, andXigengMa

Multi-valued Function Chains in Evolutionary Algorithm 41Ireneusz Gosciniak

Genetic Network Programming with Acquisition Mechanisms of AssociationRules in Dense Database 47

Kaoru Shimada, Kotaro Hirasawa, andJinglu Hu

Constructing University Timetable Using Constraint Satisfaction ProgrammingApproach 55

Lixi Zhang and SimKim Lau

M-GA: A Genetic Algorithm to Search for the Best Conditional GaussianBayesian Network 61

Massimiliano Mascherini andFederico M. Stefanini

Can Ensemble Method Convert a 'Weak' Evolutionary Algorithmto a'Strong'One? 68

Shude Zhou andZengqi Sun

Neural Network System for Monitoring and Diagnosis

Neural System for in silico Drug-Drug Interaction Screening 75Sebastian Polak, Jerzy Brandys, and Aleksander Mendyk

Neural Networks and Spectral Feature Selection for Retrieval of Hot GasesTemperature Profiles 81

Esteban Garcia-Cuesta, InesM. Galvan, and Antonio J. de Castro

Detectioning of an Asynergy Using the Neural Network 87Kensuke Mitsukura, Minoru Fukumi, Norio Akamatsu, Motokatsu Yasutomo,and Yasue Mitsukura

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Prediction of Delays in Public Transportation Using Neural Networks 92Jan Peters, Bastian Emig, Marten Jung, and Stefan Schmidt

Artificial BioChemical Networks 98Niccolo Capanni, Christopher MacLeod, Grant Maxwell, andWilliam Clayton

Obtaining Accurate Neural Network Ensembles 103Ulf Johansson, Tuve Lofstrom, and Lars Niklasson

Fault Diagnosis Application in an Automotive Diesel Engine UsingAuto-Associative Neural Networks 109

David Antory

Neural Network-Based Dynamic Planning Model for Process ParameterDetermination 117

Jaekoo Joo

Combining Self-Organizing Map Algorithms for Robust and ScalableIntrusion Detection 123

Sahin Albayrak, Achim Miiller, Christian Scheel, andDragan Milosevic

Fuzzy Systems and Their Applications

Tree-Structured Multi-layer Fuzzy Cognitive Maps for Modelling Large Scale,Complex Problems 131

N. H. Mateou and A. S. Andreou

A Modified Clustering Algorithm for Fuzzy Modeling Using FuzzyC-Regression Model 140

Ni Zhao and Fu-Chun Sun

Fuzzy-Based Schema Mechanisms in AKIRA 146Giovanni Pezzulo, Dimitri Ognibene, Gianguglielmo Calvi, andDaniela Lalia

On the Entropy of Intuitionistic Fuzzy Events 153Ioannis K. Vlachos and George D. Sergiadis

Kernel-Based Fuzzy K-Nearest-Neighbor Algorithm 159Xiao-Hong Wu and Jian-Jiang Zhou

Mean Values of Fuzzy Numbers by Evaluation Measures and Its MeasurementofFuzziness 163

Yuji Yoshida

A Family of Fuzzy and Defuzzified c-Means Algorithms 170Sadaaki Miyamoto, Takeshi Yasukochi, and Ryo Inokuchi

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Multiobjective Multiconstraint Problem Solving

An Optimal Distributed Constraint Optimisation Algorithm for Efficient EnergyManagement 177

Yoseba K. Penya, Nicholas R. Jennings, and GustajNeumann

A Multi-objective Evolutionary Approach to the Portfolio OptimizationProblem 183

Laura Diosan

Rankings from Fuzzy Pairwise Comparisons 188Pirn van den Broek andJoost Noppen

Blended Ranking to Cross Infeasible Regions in Constrained MultiobjectiveProblems 191

Nicholas Young

Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithms for Solving Constrained OptimizationProblems 197

Ruhul Sarker and Tapabrata Ray

An Evolutionary Approach to Solve Minimum Spanning Tree Problemwith Fuzzy Parameters 203

Tiago Agostinho de Almeida, Akebo Yamakami, and Marcia Tomie Takahashi

Ant Colony System for Optimizing Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows 209Xuan Tan, Xuyao Luo, W. N. Chen, andJun Zhang

Multi-criteria Group Decision Making Using a Modified Fuzzy TOPSIS Procedure 215Soroush Saghafian and S. Reza Hejazi

Intelligent Systems, Complex Problems andInnovative Solution

Representing Properties in Conceptual Spaces towards Effective Learningwithin Intelligent Agents 222

Ickjai Lee

Transformation from Petri Nets Model to Programmable Logic ControllerUsing One-to-One Mapping Technique 228

Devinder Thapa, Suraj Dangol, and Gi-Nam Wang

Implementation Programmable Logic Controller for THAILAND Industries 234Suphan Gulpanich, Vittaya Tipsuwanporn, Taweepol Suesut, andKitti Tirasesth

Drawing Reasonable Inferences from Inconsistent Premises 240Y. Oppacher, F. Oppacher, andD. Deugo

On the Rough Number Computation and the Ada Language 246Trong Wu

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Learning to Feel the Physics of a Body 252RalfDer, Frank Hesse, and Georg Martius

Is XCS Suitable for Problems with Temporal Rewards? 258Kai Wing Tang and Ray A. Jarvis

Wireless Systems and Innovative Applicationof Intelligent Agent Systems

Wireless Satellite Network Monitoring Using Distributed Multiagent Systems 265Frank Zimmer and Juan C. Burguillo-Rial

Wireless Sensor Networks for Industrial Environments 271Kay Soon Low, Win Nu Nu Win, and Meng Joo Er

Modeling Coordination in Multi-agent Systems by Knowledge Diffusion 277Michael Cebulla

Multi-agent Educational System for Program Visualization 283R. Bednarik, M. Joy, A. Moreno, N. Myller, S. Sun, and E. Sutinen

The Multi-agent Cooperative Navigation System Mawa: A Model ofDynamic Knowledge Specialization for a User-Centric Analysis of the Web 289

Nicolas Singer, Jean-Marie Pecatte, and Sylvie Trouilhet

AOCD: A Multi-agent Based Open Architecture for Decision Support Systems 295Hao Lan Zhang, Clement H. C. Leung, and Gitesh K. Raikundalia

An Agent-Driven, P2P Architecture to Enable Communities of Interests,Resource Discovery, Access, and Sharing 301

Chatree Sangpachatanaruk and Taieb Znati

Web Technologies and Its Applications

RBSLA: A Declarative Rule-Based Service Level Agreement LanguageBased on RuleML 308

Adrian Paschke

A Pre-coalition Protocol for Minimizing Message Passing and State InformationUpdates in the A3pviGrid System 315

Avinash Shankaranarayanan, Frank Dehne, and Andrew Lewis

Transposing a Newsletter into Practice through the PHP Language 321Liana-Maria Stanca

Coordinated Agents in Future Network Environment: Experimentation Analysison the Impact of User Mobility and Route Optimization to the QoS of Video Streamingover Mobile IP Network 325

Kalamullah Ramli, Ario Wicaksono, and Anton Setiawan

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Asynchronous Negotiation Protocol in Supply Chains 330Masanori Akiyoshi and Norihisa Komoda

Implementation of a Chat System with Push and Mobile Agent Technologies 336Tieli Sun and Yan Wang

Distributed Techniques for Frozen and Dynamic Multi-agent Games 341Sumit Chachra and Michael Marefat

Innovative Applications of Support Vector Machine

An Innovative Spam Filtering Model Based on Support Vector Machine 348M. Rafiqul Islam, Morshed U. Chowdhury, and Wanlei Zhou

Reservoir Characterization Using Support Vector Machines 354Kok Wai Wong, Yew Soon Ong, Tamds D. Gedeon, and Chun Che Fung

Blind Multichannel System Identification with Applications in Speech SignalProcessing 360

R. M. Nickel

Automatic Sleep Staging Using Support Vector Machines with PosteriorProbability Estimates 366

Steinn Gudmundsson, Thomas Philip Runarsson, and Sven Sigurdsson

Profiling and Knowledge Retrieval

Hybrid Data Analysis Methods and Artificial Neural Network Designin Breast Cancer Diagnosis: IDEST Experience 373

V. Bevilacqua, G. Mastronardi, and F. Menolascina

Knowledge Retrieval for Automatic Solving of Jigsaw Puzzles 379Miri Weiss-Cohen and Yoram Halevi

Profile Extraction from Mean Profile for Automatic Text Categorization 384K. Lakshmi and Saswati Mukherjee

A Social Agent Interface for Resource Management in Distributed Systems 390H. M. Kelash, MAmoon, G. M. AH, andH. M. Faheem

A Unified Way to Calculate Redundant Resources 396Paolo Rocchi and Walter Betori

Neural Networks Applications

An Accelerating Learning Algorithm for Block-Diagonal RecurrentNeural Networks 403

Paris Mastorocostas, Dimitris Varsamis, Constantinos Mastorocostas,and Ioannis Rekanos

On Self-Organizing Map Approaches for Data Detection of HematopoieticTumors 409

Akitsugu Ohtsuka, Hirotsugu Tanii, Naotake Kamiura, Teijiro lsokawa,and Nobuyuki Matsui

On Simulation of Adaptive Learner Control Considering Students' Cognitive Styles »Using Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) 415

H. M. Hassan

Automation and Innovative Control Techniques

An Automatic Pilot to Make Perfect Loops Varying only Gflyup through the Loopas an Anticipatory System: From Theory to Its Implementation 422

Jose Barahona da Fonseca

Using Potential Theory and Dense Texture-Based Visualization for External MotionApplications 426

Francesco Taponecco

Nonlinear Implicit Control of a Magnetic Bearing without Premagnetization 432Stephane Bonnet, Jerome De Miras, and Borislav Vidolov

A New Measuring and Fitting Approach to a Hierarchical MMPP Traffic Modeling 438Yunlong Chen, Wu Ye, Suili Feng, and Xing Xu

Table-Driven Code Optimizer 444Sunglim Yun and Serman Oh

Human Motion Recognition through Fuzzy Hidden Markov Model 450Xucheng Zhang andFazel Naghdy

Clustering and Data Mining for Information Retrieval

Fuzzy c-Means Classifier for Incomplete Data Sets with Outliersand Missing Values 457

Hidetomo Ichihashi andKatsuhiro Honda

Possibilistic Fuzzy c-Means Clustering Model Using Kernel Methods 465Xiao-Hong Wu and Jian-Jiang Zhou

Clustering Spatial Data for Join Operations Using Match-Based Partition 471Jitian Xiao

Modifying the Scale-Free Clustering Method 477N. S. Paivinen and T. K. Gronfors

Voronoi-Based Topological Information for Combining Partitioning andHierarchical Clustering 484

IckjaiLee andJianhua Yang

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Topic-Based Audience Metrics for Internet Marketing by Combining Ontologiesand Output Page Mining 490

Jean-Pierre Norguet andEsteban Zimanyi

Multimedia and Entertainment Systems

Multimedia Adventure Game as Edutainment Application 497Zurina Muda and Izam Shah Basiron

VaiR: System Architecture of a Generic Virtual Reality Engine 501Tom Fellmann and Manolya Kavakli

Carnival—A Low Cost Solution to Interactive Movie on Demand System 507Sachin Agarwal, Raman Mittal, Aayush Deep Garg, and Sudip Sanyal

Multimedia Design and Development in Mathematics Learning Coursewarefor Preschool Education 514

Zurina Muda and Ros Emiliana Kartina Mohamed

Suppression of Cast Shadows for Improved Object Discrimination in Video Sequences 518Ayoub K. Al-Hamadi and Bernd Michaelis

Impact of Multicast Protocols on Synchronous Distance Education 524Hawa H. Basak and Sen Cakir

Autonomous Landing of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle 530T. G. Amaral, V. F. Pires, and M. M. Crisostomo

Knowledge Discovery, Simulation and Modelling

Knowledge Discoveries and Emergent Synthesis in Conceptual ReDesign Process 537Jiri Bila and Miroslav Tlapak

A General Cache Partition Model for Multiple QoS Classes: Algorithm and Simulation 544Wenying Feng and Yong Zhang

Impact of Social Behaviors on HIV Epidemic: A Computer Simulation View 550C. Sumodhee, J. L. Hsieh, C. T. Sun, C. Y. Huang, and Arthur Y. M. Chen

GeoExpert—A Framework for Data Quality in Spatial Databases 557Aditya Tadakaluru, Mostafa Mostafa, Karla Andrew, and Andrew Ernest

Application of Tree Structured Transfer Function to an Electromechanical System,Its Comparison with Conventional Method and Application for Order Reduction 562

Lubna Moin and Vali Uddin

Diagnosis of a Chopper Controlled DC Motor by Boosting 568Pedro J. Abad, Antonio J. Sudrez, Rafael M. Gasca, and Juan A. Ortega

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Simulation and Control

Intelligent Coordinated Control Scheme for Improving Steam Power PlantOperations during Load Rejections 576

Ahcene Habbi and Mimoun Zelmat

Qualitative Software Dynamics 581C. V. Karapoulios, D. E. Ventzas, andS. N. Xanthakis

Component Oriented Software Framework for Train Car Systems ~ 587Y. Kakumoto, H. Terada, Y. Ishida, S. Sekino, andN. Komoda

Neural Networks and Cognitive Science

Cognitive Perception in RAFALE-SP Methodology 594Nicolas Marilleau, Christophe Lang, Pascal Chatonnay, and Laurent Philippe

Patterns of Design Cognition in Back Propagation Neural Networks 600YiFan Gao and Manolya Kavakli

Formal Cognitive Resource Model: Modeling of Human Behavior in ComplexWork Environments 606

Bernd Werther and Eckehard Schnieder

NARIDAS—Navigational Risk Detection and Assessment System for the Ship's Bridge 612Boris Gauss and Diethard Kersandt

Intelligent Control

A Supervisory Control Framework for Set Point Tuning in Industrial Processes 618Christoforos E. Economakos andFotis N. Koumboulis

Multivariable Step-Wise Safe Switching Controllers 624Fotis N. Koumboulis and Maria P. Tzamtzi

A Method of Extracting Product Trend Keywords from Press Releases to AnalyzeProduct Strategy of Competitors 631

Yutaka Shimizu, Masanori Akiyoshi, and Norihisa Komoda

Internet-Based Graphic User Interface for Postprocessor of ComputationalFluid Dynamics 636

Makhsuda Juraeva and Dong Joo Song

Advanced Image Processing Techniques

An Image Retrieval Interface Based on Dynamic Knowledge 641Alberto Amato, Vincenzo Di Lecce, and Vincenzo Piuri

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On Principles of Biological Information Processing Concerned with LearningConvergence Mechanism in Neural and Non-neural Bio-systems 647

H. M. Hassan

Improvement 3-D Reconstruction Accuracy Considering Distortionin Stereovision Using a Set of Linear Spatial Filters 654

Sherif El-Etriby, Ayoub Al-Hamadi, andBernd Michaelis

Image Query by Multiresolution Spectral Histograms 660Noriaki Kawamura, Motohide Yoshimura, and Shigeo Abe

Can End Inspection with Image Processing and Fuzzy Modelling 666Perfecto Marino, Vicente Pastoriza, Miguel Santamaria, and Emilio Martinez

Support Vector Machines and Intelligent Control

On-Line Detection of Patient Specific Neonatal Seizures Using SupportVector Machines and Half-Wave Attribute Histograms 673

Thomas Philip Runarsson and Sven Sigurdsson

MOCABBAN: A Modeling Case Base by a Bayesian Network Applied tothe Diagnosis of Hepatic Pathologies 678

A. Djebbar and H. F. Merouani

Mobile Agents Systems and Electronic Issues

A Prototype for an Agent-Based Electronic Contracting Using an OrganizationalModel 686

Djamel Khadraoui and Benjamin Gateau

Secure Electronic and Mobile Commerce 692Song Y. Yan, Glyn James, and Gong Y. Wu

Deep Web Navigation in Web Data Extraction 698Robert Baumgartner, Michal Ceresna, and Gerald Ledermiiller

Intelligent Agents and Ontology

An Ontology-Driven Multi-agent Architecture for Knowledge Acquisitionfrom Text in NKI 704

Guogang Tian and Cungen Cao

Ontology Winnowing: A Case Study on the AKT Reference Ontology 710Harith Alani, Steven Harris, and Ben O'Neill

Personal Digital Librarian: An Adaptive System Built on the Ontology-BasedFramework 716

Daisuke Kanjo, Yukiko Kawai, andKatsumi Tanaka

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Feature Analysis and Image Understanding

Scrap Metal Sorting with Colour Vision and Inductive Sensor Array 725Matti Kutila, Jouko Viitanen, andAntero Vattulainen

Feature Generation by Simple-FLDA for Pattern Recognition 730M. Fukumi, S. Karungaru, and Y. Mitsukura

On Analysis of Multi-dimensional Features for Signature Verification 735Jalal Mahmud and Chowdhury Mofizur Rahman

Statistical Learning Procedure in Loopy Belief Propagation for ProbabilisticImage Processing 741

Kazuyuki Tanaka

Digital Image Inpainting Based on Markov Random Field 747M. Yasuda, J. Ohkubo, and K. Tanaka

Redundant Information Analysis in a Decomposed Petri Net Model 753M. Da Silveira, M. Combacau, andE. Portela

Internet-Based Synthetic Logistics Pattern 759Xuping Wang, Kejun Fu, andXiangpei Hu

An Intelligent Feature Analyzer for Handwritten Character Recognition 763Jalal Mahmud

Classification

Identifying Pain and Hunger in Infant Cry with Classifiers Ensembles 770Sandra E. Barajas-Montiel and Carlos A. Reyes-Garcia

IF-THEN Rules in Neural Networks for Classification 776D. Rutkowska

Independent Nearest Features Memory-Based Classifier 781Christos Pateritsas and Andreas Stafylopatis

A Discrimination Based Artificial Immune System for Classification 787Kazushilgawa and Hirotada Ohashi

Detection of Cell Forms in Multicellular Objects 793Kohei Asano, Motohide Yoshimura, and Shigeo Abe

Automated Detection of Pulmonary Nodules in CT Scans 799M. Antonelli, G. Frosini, B. Lazzerini, andF. Marcelloni

Decomposition of Nets and Verification in Terms of Decomposition 804Li Jiao

A Multi-class Classification Algorithm Based on Ordinal Regression Machine 810Zhixia Yang, Naiyang Deng, and Yingjie Tian

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Modelling and Prediction of Dynamic Systems

A Method to Measure Foot Print Similarity for Gait Analysis 816Tetsuzo Kuragano, Akira Yamaguchi, and Susumu Furukawa

New Expert Model for Decision Making Process in Electrical Outages Management 823K. Banan, S. Khanmohammady, and S. H. Hoseiny

The ROSECON System—A Computer Tool for Modelling and Analysing of Processes 829Zbigniew Suraj and Krzysztof Pancerz

Machine Learning Techniques and Use of Event Information for Stock Market Prediction:A Survey and Evaluation 835

Paul D. Yoo, Maria H. Kim, and Tony Jan

Application of Artificial Neural Networks for Prediction of Human Work Efficiencyin Noisy Environment 842

Zaheeruddin and Garima

Analysis of Manufacturing Systems Based on Augmented Marked Graphs 847K. S. Cheung and K. O. Chow

On Low-Level Cognitive Components of Speech 852Ling Feng and Lars Kai Hansen

E-learning and Agent Systems

Model and Implement an Agent Oriented E-Learning System 859Zhi Liu and Bo Chen

Design and Implementation of Virtual Class Based on Jadex 865Zhi Liu and Yingli Xu

A Metadata Registry for Community Driven E-Learning Sites 871Valentin Zacharias

Agents Control for Intelligent E-Learning Systems 877F. de Arriaga, M. ElAlami, and A. Arriaga

On the Truth Value of Complex Hypotheses 884Wagner Borges and Julio Michael Stern

A Reference Architecture for Interoperating Existing E-learning SystemsUsing Metadata and Web Services Model 891

Ngamnij Arch-int, Chidchanok Lursinsup, andPeraphon Sophatsathit

A Movie Recommender System Based on Semi-supervised Clustering 897Christina Christakou, Leonidas Lefakis, Spyros Vrettos, and Andreas Stafylopatis

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Agents for E-auction and Web Services and Marketplace

Advanced Replication Techniques for E-activities 904Felicia Ionescu, Cristina Elena Stoica, George Valentin Stoica, andSerban Balamaci

Agent-Based Simulation on Competition of E-auction Marketplaces 910Xin Chen, Juho Mdkid, and Christof Weinhardt

Searching Semantic Web Services: An Intelligent Agent ApproachUsing Semantic Enhancement of Client Input Term(s) and Matchmaking Step 916

Duygu Cehk andAtilla Elci

Negotiating Multi-issue E-market Auction through Fuzzy Attitudes 922Madhu Goyal, Jie Lu, and Guangquan Zhang

Agent-Based Similarity-Aware Web Document Pre-fetching 928Jitian Xiao

Characteristics of SOA for Virtual Agent-Based Electronic Marketplaces(VABEM) 934

Mohsen Akbari and Omid Karbalaee

E-commerce Security Issues and Techniques

Fraudulent Use of Electronic Payment Instruments on the Internet 940Reinhard Steennot

Patterning Protection Profiles by UML for Security Specifications 946Shoichi Morimoto andJingde Cheng

Unified Modeling Language for Knowledge Modelling 952Mohd Syazwan Abdullah, Richard Paige, Ian Benest, and Chris Kimble

Specifying Selected Security Features of Inter-organizational Workflows 958Boleslaw Mikolajczak and Sachin Joshi

A Proposed Architecture for Intelligent Decision Support in Digital Payments MarketBased on Multiagent Simulation 964

George Rigopoulos, John Psarras, and Dimitrios T. Askounis

The Business Strategy Perspective on the Development of Decision Support Systems 968Gary folios Fragidis and Konstantinos Tarabanis

Non-model-based Multiple Impedance Control of Cooperating Robotic Manipulators 976S. AHA. Moosavian andHadi R. Ashtiani

An Improved Segmentation Algorithm for Individual Offline Handwritten CharacterSegmentation 982

K. B. M. R. Batuwita and G. E. M. D. C. Bandara

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Modelling and Control

Using Active Agent for Intrusion Detection and Management 989Abdelhamid Belmekki and Abdellatif Mezrioui

A Testing Method for PIR Detectors System 995Cornel Barna

Training Data Modeling Using Counter Propagation Networks for ImprovedGeneralization Abilities 999

Hirokazu Madokoro, Kazuhito Sato, and Masaki Ishii

Hybrid Modeling and Predictive Control of a Multi-tank System: A Mixed LogicalDynamical Approach 1005

Jalal Habibi, Behzad Moshiri, and AH Khaki Sedigh

A PDA-Based Human-Robot Interaction Using EMG-Based Modified Morse Code 1011Phongchai Nilas

To Enhance Computational Intelligence by Human-Like Learning Method 1017Minhaz Rafi Chowdhury

Expansion of Reliability Models Based on Markov Chain with Considerationof Fuzzy Failure Rates: System with Two Parallel and Identical Elementswith Constant Failure Rates 1022

M. Sharifi, M. Ganjian, andH. R. Ghajar

Closed-Loop Identification of Hammerstein Systems Using Hybrid Neural ModelIdentified by Genetic Algorithms 1027

O. M. Mohamed Vail and M. Radhi

Reinforcement Learning in Quasi-continuous Time 1031Pawel Wawrzynski and Andrzej Pacut

An Improved Algorithm for Deadlock Detection and Resolution in MobileAgent Systems 1037

Rahil Hosseini and A. T. Haghighat

Particle Swarm Optimization Based PI Controller Tuning for Fermentation Process 1043K. Valarmathi, D. Devaraj, and T. K. Radhakrishnan

LP Based MPC Algorithm in Distributed Real-Time Systems with End-to-End Tasks 1049Fangling Zhang and Jinbiao Wang

An Enhanced Application Gateway for Some Web Services to Personal Mobile Systems 1055Yoshiro Imai, Yuichi Sugiue, Yukio Hori, Yutaka Iwamoto, andShin 'ichi Masuda

Leave-One-Out Bounds for Support Vector Regression 1061Yingjie Tian and Naiyang Deng

Enabling a Semantic Smart WWW: A Soft Computing Framework for AutomaticOntology Development 1067

Rowena Chau and Chung-Hsing Yeh

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Innovative Design of Adaptive Hierarchical Fuzzy Logic Systems 1072Masoud Mohammadian

Diagnosis and Signal Processing

Embedded Knowledge-Based Diagnostic Intelligence to Interpret HepatitisSerology Test Results 1080

Klaus-Peter Adlassnig, Wolfgang Horak, Andrea Rappelsberger, andYoichi Hayashi

Towards a Rhetorical Parsing of Arabic Text 1086Waleed Al-Sanie, Amir Touir, and Hassan Mathkour

Application of Competitive Clustering to Acquisition of Human Manipulation Skills 1092Shen Dong and Fazel Naghdy

An Improved Genetic Algorithm for Cost-Delay-Jitter QoS Multicast Routing 1098Haizhou Fu and Chunping Li

Non-linear Modelling Time Series from ARIMA Fitting 1104R. Pino-Mejias, M. D. Cubiles-de-la- Vega, E. L. Silva-Ramirez, andM. Lopez-Coello

Knowledge Representation for the Model of Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problems 1110Lijun Sun andXiangpei Hu

Comparison of Performance between Different Selection Strategies on SimpleGenetic Algorithms 1115

Jinghui Zhong, XiaominHu, Min Gu, andJun Zhang

Intelligent Systems and Intelligent Agents Applications

Neuro-fuzzy Systems: Learning Models 1122L. F. de Carvalho, L. L. Monteiro, S. M. Nassar, F. M. de Azevedo,andH. J. T. de Carvalho

Author Index 1127

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