AI 2006: Advances in Artificial Intelligence

Invited Talks.- What Can We Do with Graph-Structured Data? – A Data Mining Perspective.- Morphological Computation – Connecting Brain, Body, and Environment.- Interaction-Oriented Programming: Concepts, Theories, and Results on Commitment Protocols.- Symmetry Breaking.- I: Regular Papers.- Heyting Domains for Constraint Abduction.- Feedback in Multimodal Self-organizing Networks Enhances Perception of Corrupted Stimuli.- Identification of Fuzzy Relation Model Using HFC-Based Parallel Genetic Algorithms and Information Data Granulation.- Evaluation of Incremental Knowledge Acquisition with Simulated Experts.- Finite Domain Bounds Consistency Revisited.- Speeding Up Weighted Constraint Satisfaction Using Redundant Modeling.- Verification of Multi-agent Systems Via Bounded Model Checking.- Logical Properties of Belief-Revision-Based Bargaining Solution.- Knowledge Compilation for Belief Change.- Design Methodologies of Fuzzy Set-Based Fuzzy Model Based on GAs and Information Granulation.- Defeasible Description Logic.- Representation and Reasoning for Recursive Probability Models.- Forgetting and Knowledge Update.- Enhanced Temporal Difference Learning Using Compiled Eligibility Traces.- A Simple Artificial Immune System (SAIS) for Generating Classifier Systems.- Selection for Feature Gene Subset in Microarray Expression Profiles Based on an Improved Genetic Algorithm.- An Efficient Alternative to SVM Based Recursive Feature Elimination with Applications in Natural Language Processing and Bioinformatics.- Efficient AUC Learning Curve Calculation.- Learning Hybrid Bayesian Networks by MML.- A Novel Nearest Neighbor Classifier Based on Adaptive Nonparametric Separability.- Virtual Attribute Subsetting.- Parallel Chaos Immune Evolutionary Programming.- Classification of Lung Disease Pattern Using Seeded Region Growing.- Voting Massive Collections of Bayesian Network Classifiers for Data Streams.- Feature Weighted Minimum Distance Classifier with Multi-class Confidence Estimation.- z-SVM: An SVM for Improved Classification of Imbalanced Data.- GP for Object Classification: Brood Size in Brood Recombination Crossover.- IPSOM: A Self-organizing Map Spatial Model of How Humans Complete Interlocking Puzzles.- Mining Generalised Emerging Patterns.- Using Attack-Specific Feature Subsets for Network Intrusion Detection.- Time Series Analysis Using Fractal Theory and Online Ensemble Classifiers.- MML Mixture Models of Heterogeneous Poisson Processes with Uniform Outliers for Bridge Deterioration.- Extracting Structural Features Among Words from Document Data Streams.- Clustering Similarity Comparison Using Density Profiles.- Efficient Mining of Frequent Itemsets in Distorted Databases.- Improved Support Vector Machine Generalization Using Normalized Input Space.- An Efficient Similarity Measure for Clustering of Categorical Sequences.- SDI: Shape Distribution Indicator and Its Application to Find Interrelationships Between Physical Activity Tests and Other Medical Measures.- A Flexible Framework for SharedPlans.- An Analysis of Three Puzzles in the Logic of Intention.- Building Intelligent Negotiating Agents.- Towards Goals in Informed Agent Negotiation.- Application of OWA Based Classifier Fusion in Diagnosis and Treatment offering for Female Urinary Incontinence.- Automatic Generation of Funny Cartoons Diary for Everyday Mobile Life.- Welfare Interface Using Multiple Facial Features Tracking.- Towards an Efficient Implementation of a Video-Based Gesture Interface.- Turkish Fingerspelling Recognition System Using Axis of Least Inertia Based Fast Alignment.- Vehicle Tracking and Traffic Parameter Extraction Based on Discrete Wavelet Transform.- Neural Net Based Division of an Image Blob of People into Parts of Constituting Individuals.- Applying Learning Vector Quantization Neural Network for Fingerprint Matching.- Moving Object Detecting Using Gradient Information, Three-Frame-Differencing and Connectivity Testing.- 3D Morphable Model Parameter Estimation.- Reconstructing Illumination Environment by Omnidirectional Camera Calibration.- Color Region Tracking Against Brightness Changes.- A Comparative Study of Information-Gathering Approaches for Answering Help-Desk Email Inquiries.- A Language Independent n-Gram Model for Word Segmentation.- TreeWrapper: Automatic Data Extraction Based on Tree Representation.- Incorporating Pageview Weight into an Association-Rule-Based Web Recommendation System.- Neural Networks Fusion to Overlay Control System for Lithography Process.- Polynomial Pipelined Neural Network and Its Application to Financial Time Series Prediction.- Using Neural Networks to Tune the Fluctuation of Daily Financial Condition Indicator for Financial Crisis Forecasting.- Predicting Stock Market Time Series Using Evolutionary Artificial Neural Networks with Hurst Exponent Input Windows.- BDDRPA*: An Efficient BDD-Based Incremental Heuristic Search Algorithm for Replanning.- A Move Generating Algorithm for Hex Solvers.- A Genetic Algorithm for Integration of Process Planning and Scheduling in a Job Shop.- A Robust Shape Retrieval Method Based on Hough-Radii.- Intelligent Control of Mobile Agent Based on Fuzzy Neural Network in Intelligent Robotic Space.- Neuromuscular-Like Control for an Artificial Finger with SMA Actuators.- Studies on Motion Control of a Modular Robot Using Cellular Automata.- A Novel Evolutionary Algorithm for Multi-constrained Path Selection.- ODE: A Fast and Robust Differential Evolution Based on Orthogonal Design.- Cancer Classification by Kernel Principal Component Self-regression.- Content-Based Classification of Images Using Centroid Neural Network with Divergence Measure.- Solving a Constraint Satisfaction Problem for Frequency Assignment in Low Power FM Broadcasting.- An Intelligent Mobile Learning System for On-the-Job Training of Luxury Brand Firms.- Studying the Performance of Unified Particle Swarm Optimization on the Single Machine Total Weighted Tardiness Problem.- Classification of Bio-data with Small Data Set Using Additive Factor Model and SVM.- Study of Dynamic Decoupling Method for Multi-axis Sensor Based on Niche Genetic Algorithm.- User Action Based Adaptive Learning with Weighted Bayesian Classification for Filtering Spam Mail.- A Novel Clonal Selection Algorithm for Face Detection.- Hardware Implementation of Temporal Nonmonotonic Logics.- Improvement of HSOFPNN Using Evolutionary Algorithm.- Data Clustering and Visualization Using Cellular Automata Ants.- A Neuro-fuzzy Inference System for the Evaluation of New Product Development Projects.- Extracting Minimum Unsatisfiable Cores with a Greedy Genetic Algorithm.- A Partitioned Portfolio Insurance Strategy by Relational Genetic Algorithm.- A Hybrid Genetic Algorithm for 2D FCC Hydrophobic-Hydrophilic Lattice Model to Predict Protein Folding.- Locality Preserving Projection on Source Code Metrics for Improved Software Maintainability.- Ensemble Prediction of Commercial Bank Failure Through Diversification of Input Features.- II: Regular Papers (5–7 Pages).- LRCA: Enhanced Energy-Aware Routing Protocol in MANETs.- Enabling Agent Oriented Programming Using CORBA-Based Object Interconnection Technology for Ubiquitous Computing.- An Improved E-Learner Communities Self-organizing Algorithm Based on Hebbian Learning Law.- An Expert System for Recovering Broken Relics Using 3-D Information.- Permutation Flow-Shop Scheduling Based on Multiagent Evolutionary Algorithm.- A Novel Mobile Epilepsy Warning System.- Modular Bayesian Networks for Inferring Landmarks on Mobile Daily Life.- A Bi-level Genetic Algorithm for Multi-objective Scheduling of Multi- and Mixed-Model Apparel Assembly Lines.- Membership Functions for Spatial Proximity.- Engineering Evolutionary Algorithm to Solve Multi-objective OSPF Weight Setting Problem.- Intelligent Face Recognition: Local Versus Global Pattern Averaging.- Economic Optimisation of an Ore Processing Plant with a Constrained Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithm.- White and Color Noise Cancellation of Speech Signal by Adaptive Filtering and Soft Computing Algorithms.- A Study on Time-of-Day Patterns for Internet User Using Recursive Partitioning Methods.- Development of Data Miner for the Ship Design Based on Polynomial Genetic Programming.- Detecting Giant Solar Flares Based on Sunspot Parameters Using Bayesian Networks.- The Virtual Reality Brain-Computer Interface System for Ubiquitous Home Control.- Verb Prediction and the Use of Particles for Generating Sentences in AAC System.- Abnormal Behavior Detection for Early Warning of Terrorist Attack.- A Two-Stage Region-Based Image Retrieval Approach Using Combined Color and Texture Features.- Beyond Accuracy, F-Score and ROC: A Family of Discriminant Measures for Performance Evaluation.- Hybrid O( ) Clustering for Sequential Web Usage Mining.- Clustering Algorithms for ITS Sequence Data with Alignment Metrics.- A Pruning Technique to Discover Correlated Sequential Patterns in Retail Databases.- Clustering Categorical Data Using Qualified Nearest Neighbors Selection Model.- Product Recommendations for Cross-Selling in Electronic Business.- Enhancing DWT for Recent-Biased Dimension Reduction of Time Series Data.- Mining Large Patterns with Profit-Based Support in e-Commerce.- DynamicWEB: Profile Correlation Using COBWEB.- Finding Robust Models Using a Stratified Design.- Clustering Transactional Data Streams.- Axiomatic Approach of Knowledge Granulation in Information System.- Spreading Design Patterns with Semantic Web Technologies.- Detecting Anomalies and Intruders.- User Behavior Analysis of the Open-Ended Document Classification System.- An Agent-Based Ontological Approach for Information Reorganisation.- LPForget: A System of Forgetting in Answer Set Programming.- Formalization of Ontological Relations of Korean Numeral Classifiers.- Adaptive -TBox for Extending Terminological Knowledge.- Preference Reasoning in Advanced Question Answering Systems.- Clustering Data Manipulation Method for Ensembles.- Improving the Performance of Multi-objective Genetic Algorithm for Function Approximation Through Parallel Islands Specialisation.- Generalized Unified Decomposition of Ensemble Loss.- Feature Selection with RVM and Its Application to Prediction Modeling.- Hybrid Data Clustering Based on Dependency Structure and Gibbs Sampling.- Linear Methods for Reduction from Ranking to Multilabel Classification.- Wavelet Kernel Matching Pursuit Machine.- Causal Discovery with Prior Information.- Simulation of Human Motion for Learning and Recognition.- Lazy Learning for Improving Ranking of Decision Trees.- Kernel Laplacian Eigenmaps for Visualization of Non-vectorial Data.- An Evolutionary Approach for Clustering User Access Patterns from Web Logs.- Simplified Support Vector Machines Via Kernel-Based Clustering.- Protein Folding Prediction Using an Improved Genetic-Annealing Algorithm.- Evolution of Characteristic Tree Structured Patterns from Semistructured Documents.- Unsupervised Measurement of Translation Quality Using Multi-engine, Bi-directional Translation.- Probabilistic, Multi-staged Interpretation of Spoken Utterances.- New Hybrid Real-Coded Genetic Algorithm.- Comparison of Numeral Strings Interpretation: Rule-Based and Feature-Based N-Gram Methods.- Simulation Analysis on Effective Operation of Handling Equipments in Automated Container Terminal.- A Study of Factors Affecting Due Date Predictibility for On-Time Delivery in a Dynamic Job Shop.- A New Learning Method for S-GCM.- Empirical Verification of a Strategy for Unbounded Resolution in Finite Player Goore Games.- Robust Character Recognition Using a Hierarchical Bayesian Network.- On the New Application of Call Patterns to CPM Testing of Prolog Programs.- Correlation Error Reduction of Images in Stereo Vision with Fuzzy Method and Its Application on Cartesian Robot.- A Hybrid Question Answering Schema Using Encapsulated Semantics in Lexical Resources.- Structure Detection System from Web Documents Through Backpropagation Network Learning.- An Effective Recommendation Algorithm for Improving Prediction Quality.- Customer Online Shopping Behaviours Analysis Using Bayesian Networks.