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PROGRAM SCHEDULE:6 TH JOINT CONFERENCE ONINFORMATION SCIENCESMARCH 8–13, 2002 • RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK,NORTH CAROLINA, USAKEYNOTE AND SEMI-PLENARY SPEAKERS 2PANEL DISCUSSIONS 48 TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FUZZY THEORY AND TECHNOLOGY 56 TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATICS 75 TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ANDNEUROSCIENCES 124 TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON FRONTIERS IN EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS 134 TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER VISION, PATTERN RECOGNITION ANDIMAGE PROCESSING 142 ND INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON INTELLIGENT MULTIMEDIA COMPUTING ANDNETWORKING 182 ND INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE INECONOMICS AND FINANCE 204 TH CONFERENCE ON COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND GENOME INFORMATICS 231 ST SYMPOSIUM ON PHOTONICS, NETWORKING AND COMPUTING 254 TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ONCOMPUTATIONAL SEMIOTICS FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS 27ADDITIONAL PAPERS 27

KEYNOTE AND SEMI-PLENARY SPEAKERS(In alphabetical order by speaker’s last name. Additonal speakers have been invited. Please check back for updated list.)MARCH 12, 9:30James Albus, NISTMARCH 12, 8:00James Anderson, Brown University (Recipient, Information Science Award)MARCH 10, 2:30 P.M.Thomas Bäck, Leiden U, The NetherlandsAdaptive Business Intelligence Based on Evolution Strategies: Some Application Examples of Self-Adaptive Software(TBD)Fil Bartoli, NSFFuture Trends in Ultra-High-Capacity Optical CommunicationsMARCH 8, 9:30 A.M.Stephen Bryant, NCBI, NLM, USAConserved Domain Data BaseMARCH 12, 2:30 P.M.Alan Bierman, Duke U., USAThe Coming Voice Dialogue MachinesMARCH 13, 8:50 A.M.Vincent Chan, MIT, USAAll Optical Network: Prospect for the FutureMARCH 11, 8:50 A.M.Walter Freeman, U. of Cal., Berkely, USACreative Neurodynamics at the Interface Between the Finite Brain and theUnbounded Complexity of Its EnvironmentMARCH 10, 9:30 A.M.Borko Furht, Florida Atlantic U.MARCH 12, 2:30Irwin Goodman, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, USANew Applications Of Relational Event Algebra to Fuzzy Quantification And Probabilistic ReasoningMARCH 13, 2:30 P.M.Ulrich GeoseleMARCH 11, 1:30 P.M.T. S. Huang, U. of Illinois, USA (Recipient, Information Science Award)Relevance Feedback in Content-Based Image Retrieval: Some Recent AdvancesMARCH 8, 1:30 P.M.Erich Jarvis, Duke U., USAIntegrating the Songbird Brain2

MARCH 10, 9:30 A.M.S. C. Kak, Louisiana State U., USAA Class of Instantaneously Trained Neural NetworksMARCH 12, 8:50 A.M.Emmett Leith, U. of Michigan, USASome Highlights in the History of Information OpticsMARCH 11, 1:30 P.M.John Mordeson, Creighton U., USAFuzzy Commutative Algebra and Intersection Equations(TBA)Joseph Nevins, Duke U., USAMARCH 13, 8:00 A.M.Demetri Psaltis, Caltech, USAMARCH 12, 1:30 P.M.Karl H. Pribram, M.D., Ph.D. (Hon. multi.), Georgetown U., USAFields of MemoryMARCH 8, 8:00 A.M.Jane Richardson, Duke U., USAExploring Features and Quality Controls in the 3D Molecular DatabaseMARCH 11, 8:00 A.M.Azriel Rosenfeld, U. of Maryland, USADigital GeometryMARCH 9, 8:00 A.M.Roberto SanchezThe Use of Protein Structure Modeling Methods to Study Protein FunctionMARCH 13, 1:30 P.M.Axel Scherer, California Institute of Technology, USAPhotonic Crystal Nanocavities and WaveguidesMARCH 11, 1:30 P.M.Jeffrey P. Sutton, Harvard-MIT, USAReconfigurable Networking for Coordinated Multi-Agent Sensing and CommunicationsMARCH 10, 2:30 P.M.Leigh Tesfatsion, Iowa State U., USAAgent-Based Computational Economics: Modelling Economies as Complex Adaptive SystemsMARCH 10, 1:30 P.M.Jeff Vitter, Duke U., USACompressed Indexes for Fast Search in Sequences3

MARCH 11, 9:30 A.M.Lotfi A. Zadeh, U. of Cal., Berkeley, USAToward a Theory of Definability based on PNLPANEL DISCUSSIONSMARCH 9, 3:50 P.M.COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND GENOME INFORMATICS:Jeff Vitter, Duke U., USALotfi Zadeh, U. Cal., Berkeley, USAJane Richardson, Duke U., USAErich Jarvis, Duke U., USAMARCH 11, 3:50 P.M.UNITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCES:H. John Caulfield, Fisk University, USALotfi Zadeh, U. Cal., Berkeley, USAEmmett Leith, U. of Michigan, USADemetri Psaltis, Caltech, USAWalter Freeman, U. Cal., Berkeley, USAMARCH 13, 3:50 P.M.THE FUTURE OF PHOTONICS & NETWORKINGKristina Johnson, Duke U., USAUlrich GeoseleDavid Brady, Duke U., USAAxel Scherer, Caltech, USA4

8 TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ONFUZZY THEORY AND TECHNOLOGYMARCH 9, 7:45 P.M.FTT-1: FUZZY ALGEBRAIC AND TOPOLOGICAL STRUCTURESα –Cut Fuzzy Ideals of a RingYangyong Lilian, Lanshou U., P.R.ChinaSome Algebraic Properties And A Distance Measure For Interval-Valued Fuzzy NumbersDug Hun Hong, Catholic U. of Daegu, South KoreaRepresentative Fuzzy Points From ColimitsJ.M. Barone, Datatek, USACategories Of Fuzzy Topological Spaces With Localization At PointsN.N. Morsi, Arab Academy for Sci., Tech., and Marine Transport, EgyptFuzzy Subgroups Of An Abelian Group Of Order P n q mV. Murali, Rhodes U., South AfricaMARCH 9, 10:20 A.M.FTT-2: FUZZY MATHEMATICSOn the Random Approximation of a Fuzzy SetP. Terán, M. López-Díaz, U. of Oviedo, SpainHukuhara Derivative under the Integral Sign of a Fuzzy Random VariableL.J. Rodríguez-Muñiz, M. López-Díaz, M.A. Gil, U. of Oviedo, SpainTolerable Solution Sets Of Interval-Valued Fuzzy Relational EquationsS. Wang, S.-C. Fang, H. Nuttle, N.C. State U., USAD p,q-Distance and Rao-Blackwell Theorem for Fuzzy Random VariablesB.S. Gildeh, D. Gien, LIMOS (IFMA), FranceMARCH 9, 3:50 P.M.FTT-3: ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF FUZZY AND NON-FUZZY LOGICS IR-Implication Operators And Rule Detection in Mamdani-Type Fuzzy SystemsJ. Balasubramaniam, C. Jagan Mohan Rao, Sri Sathya Sai Inst. of Higher Learning, IndiaBipolar Logic And Bipolar Fuzzy Partial Orderings For Clustering And CoordinationWen-Ran Zhang, Georgia Southern U., USAa–Resolution Principle Based On An Intermediate Element Lattice-Valued Propositional LogicD. Meng, Y. Xu, Southwest Jiaotong U., P.R. ChinaMARCH 12, 10:20 A.M.FTT-4: INTUITIONISTIC FUZZY SETS I (INVITED)On Intuitionistic Fuzzy DatabasesM.A. Alam, R. Biswas, Hamdard U.; A. Sharfuddin, Jamia Millia Islamia, IndiaA Proposal For A New Generation Of ComputersA. Jamil, A.Q. Ansari, R. Biswas, Hamdard U., IndiaRough Intuitionistic Fuzzy SetsS. Rizvi, H.J. Naqvi, D. Nadeem, Jamia Millia, IndiaClassification Of Intuitionistic Fuzzy Implicators: An Algebraic ApproachC. Cornelis, G. Deschrijver, E. Kerre, Ghent U., Belgium5

MARCH 10, 3:50 P.M.FTT-5: INTUITIONISTIC FUZZY SETS II (INVITED)About Intuitionistic Fuzzy Implication OperatorsH. Bustince, P. Burillo, V. Mohedano, U. Pública de Navarra, SpainOpen Problems in Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets TheoryK.T. Atanassov, CLBME-Bulgarian Academy of Science, BulgariaSurvey of the Research On Intuitionistic Fuzzy SetsM. Nikolova, N. Nikolov, CLBME-Bulgarian Academy of Science, Bulgaria;C. Cornelis, G. Deschrijver, Ghent U.MARCH 10, 7:45 P.M.FTT-6: APPLICATIONS IN GEOGRAPHICS & FINANCESPersonal Geographic Information Systems Using Intelligent ArchitectureD. Kang, Y. Matsuda, J. Uema, H. Miyagi, U. of the Ryukyus, JapanDigital Image Classification of Land CoverJ. Montero, J. Yáñez, A. Amo, D. Gómez, Complutense U., Spain; G. Biging, UC Berkeley, USAFuzzy Logic Applied to the Geological Sciences: An Emerging Application for Seismic InterpretationJ.D. Warren, L.R. Bartek, H.N. Ramsey, UNC; P.P. Wang, Duke U., USAA Fuzzy Decision Making Model of American Option Pricing in Financial EngineeringY. Yoshida, U. of Ritakyushu, JapanMARCH 10, 10:20 A.M.FTT-7: ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF FUZZY AND NON-FUZZY LOGICS IIDempster ≠ ShaferM.J. WiermanAlternative Set Theory In Quantum ModelingL.J. Kohout, Florida State U., USAGeneralized Rough Sets And Fuzzy Membership FunctionsY.Y. Yao, U of Regina, CanadaMARCH 11, 6:15 P.M.FTT-8: APPLICATIONS OF SOFT COMPUTING TECHNIQUES I. CONTROLA New Theory of Fuzzy Chaos and Its Application for Simulation of Robotic Dynamic SystemsO. Castillo, P. Melin, Tijuana Inst. of Tech., USAA Fuzzy Modeling & Identification of a Dynamic SystemNarindar Singh, Nirmal Singh, Beant College of Eng. and Tech., IndiaA Fuzzy-Constraint-Based Framework for Agent NegotiationRober Lai and Menq-Wen Lin, Yuan Ze U., Taiwan, ROCA Fuzzy Logic Controller for Traffic Junction SignalsChih-Hsun Chou and Jen-Chao Teng, Chung-Hua U., Taiwan, ROCMARCH 12, 6:15 PM.FTT-9: APPLICATIONS OF SOFT COMPUTING TECHNIQUES II. MEDICINEVitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphism’s Effect of Bone Mineral Density: Analysis by Use ofBelief FunctionsS.-C. Cheng, A.A. Goetzinger, J.N. Mordeson, Creighton U., USAA New Hybrid Case-Based Architecture for Medical DiagnosisChien-Chang Hsu, Fu-Jen Catholic U.; and Cheng-Seen Ho, Nat. Taiwan U. of Sci. and Tech., Taiwan, ROC6

MARCH 9, 7:45 P.M.FTT-10: APPLICATIONS OF SOFT COMPUTING TECHNIQUES III. DATA ENGINEERINGA Possibility Approach to Fuzzy Data Envelopment AnalysisS. Lertworasirikul, S.-C. Fang, J.A. Joines, H.L.W. Nuttle, NC State U., USAMining Functional Dependencies with Degrees of Satisfaction in DatabasesQiang Wei, Guoqing Chen, P.R. ChinaMARCH 12, 7:30 P.M.FTT-11: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SPEECH RESEARCHGranular Computing: a Fuzzy Constraint-based PerspectiveRobert Lai and David Chang, Yuan Ze U., Taiwan16-Band Filter Derived by Admissible Wavelet Packet for Phoneme RecognitionO. Farooq and S. Datta, Loughborough U., UKPerformance of a Wavelet-Based Frontend Under Typical Noisy Environments for Continuous SpeechRecognitionJ. Sujatha, K. R. Prasanna Kumar, K. R. Ramakrishnan and N. Balakrishnan, India Inst. of Sci., IndiaOn Fuzziness and Theory of Fuzziness ScienceShi-quan Chen, Jian-nan He and Zhi-yu Chen, Wuyi U., P.R. China6 TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER SCIENCE ANDINFORMATICSMARCH 9, 10:20 A.M.CSI-1: SCHEDULINGLookahead Scheduling in a Real-Time ContextBen Coleman and Weizhen Mao, College of William &Mary, USATask Scheduling on Minimal Processors with Genetic AlgorithmsWensheng Yao , Jinyuan You, Shanghai Jiao Tong U., P.R. ChinaA Study on Task Scheduling in Computational GridFang Xing, Wang Xiaoge, Li Sanli and He Chuan, Tsinghua U., P.R. ChinaMARCH 9, 3:50 P.M.CSI-2: DATA WAREHOUSE IXML for Web-Based Database ApplicationsY. W. Chiou, Nat. Penghu Inst. of Tech., Taiwan, ROCE-Commerce Frameworks with XMLY. W. Chiou, Nat. Penghu Inst. of Tech., Taiwan, ROCMeasuring Changes in Streaming XML DocumentsLeanne M. Seaward and Lawrence V. Saxton, U. of Regina, CanadaMARCH 10, 10:20 A.M.CSI-3: DATA WAREHOUSE IIA Reference Architecture for Integrating Heterogeneous Information Sources using XML and Agent ModelN. Arch-int and P. Sophatsathit, Chulalongkorn U., ThailandSchema and Data Integration for Relational and Object-Oriented Data SourcesVincenza Carchiolo, Alessandro Longheu, Michele Malgeri, U. di Catania, ItalyA Comparison of Markov Random Field and Spatial Regression Models for Mining Geospatial DataSanjay Chawla, Shashi Shekhar, Weili Wu, U. of Minnesota, USA7

MARCH 10, 3:50 P.M.CSI-4: WIRELESS NETWORKSConnected Domination in Multihop Ad Hoc Wireless NetworksMihaela Cardei, Xiaoyan Cheng, Xiuzhen Cheng, Ding-Zhu Du. U. of Minnesota, USAVariant of Ad Hoc On-Demand Distance Vector and Dynamic Source Routing ProtocolVeerapuneneni Satish Kumar, India Inst. of Tech., IndiaAn Enhanced Solution for Generating Loop-Free Routes in Dynamic NetworksJie Wu, Florida Atlantic U., USAMARCH 10, 7:45 P.M.CSI-5: WIRELESS NETWORKSA Group Mutual Exclusion Algorithm for Ad Hoc Mobile NetworksJehn-Ruey Jiang, Hsuan Chuang U., P.R. ChinaCrosscut Flooding in Ad Hoc Wireless NetworksSiu Wai Lo, Chih-Bin Lee and Y. Yang, SUNY at Stony Brook, USADesign of Secure Communication Systems based on Cryptograph and Chaotic SynchronizationThe-Lu Liao, Tsun-I Chien and Shin-Hua Tsai, Nat. Cheng Kung U., Taiwan, ROCMARCH 11, 10:20 A.M.CSI-6: OPTICAL NETWORKSEfficient Distributed Control Routing and Wavelength Assignment Mechanism for a Scalable HierarchicalSingle-hop WDM all-Optical Interconnection NetworkEkpe Okorafor and Mi Lu, TAMU, USASCOPIN: A New Scalable Optical Interconnection Network for Multiprocessor SystemsEkpe Okorafor and Mi Lu, TAMU, USAOptical Crossconnect Architectures for Wavelength Routed WDM NetworksX. Qin and Y. Yang, SUNY at Stony Brook, USAMARCH 11, 6:15 P.M.CSI-7: NEURAL NETWORKSFast Data Detectors Based on Receiver State PropertiesD. Khedim, U. of Sci. & Tech. Mohamed Boudiaf, AlgeriaTowards a Better Forecasting Model for Economic IndicesJing Tao Yao, U. of Regina, CanadaExtended Fuzzy Regression ModelsDug Hun Hong and Changha Hwang, Catholic U. of Daegu, Kyungbuk, S. KoreaMARCH 12, 10:20 A.M.CSI-8: NETWORKINGGroup Management Schemes for Implementing MPI collective Communication over IP—MulticastXin Yuan, Scott Daniels, Ahmad Faraj and Amit Karwande, Florida State U., USAPerformance Analysis of a CAN/ATM LAN Bridge Under Various LoadsI. Ozcelik, H. Ekiz and F. Selcuk, Sakarya U.; I. Erturk,Kocaeli U., TurkeyA Delay-Scaling Multicast Algorithm with Multiple QoS CriteriaL. Chen, B.S. Lee, U. of Vermont; G.L. Xue, Arizona State U., USA8

MARCH 12, 3:50 P.M.CSI-9: WEB SEARCH ENGINEMeasuring the Quality of Web Search ResultsM. Beg and C. Ravikumar, India Inst. of Tech., IndiaGenetic Algorithm Based Rank Aggregation for the WebM. Beg and N. Ahmad, India Inst. of Tech., IndiaWeb Search by Feedback LearningM. Beg, India Inst. of Tech., IndiaMARCH 12, 7:30 P.M.CSI-10: LEARNING ALGORITHMSA New Distributed Learning Automata Based Algorithm For Solving Stochastic Shortest Path ProblemHamid Beigy and Mohammad Reza Meybodi, Amirkabir U. of Tech., IranA Learning Automata Based Graph Isomorphism AlgorithmHamid Beigy and Mohammad Reza Meybodi, Amirkabir U. of Tech., IranA Web-based SQL Learning System Using Web Mining TechniquesCheng-Fa Tsai, Nat. Pingtung U. of Sci. & Tech., Taiwan, ROCSupport Vector Machines for Improved Multiaspect Target Recognition Using the Fisher Kernel Scores ofHidden Markov ModelsBalaji Krishnapuram and Lawrence Carin, Duke U., USAMARCH 11, 10:20 A.M.CSI-11: GRAPH THEORYShortest Path Length Calculation Using Graph TransformationsYoshihiro Mizoguchi, Kyushu U., JapanA Multiple-Searching Approach to Genetic Algorithms for Solving Traveling Salesman ProblemCheng-Fa Tsai, Chun-Wei Tsai, Chi-Ping Chen, and Feng-Cheng Lin,Nat. Pingtung U. of Sci. and Tech., Taiwan, ROCMARCH 11, 6:15 P.M.CSI-12: INFORMATION RETRIEVAL IA Wrapper Generator for Integrated Information RetrievalMin-Huang Ho, Shyan-Ming Yuan, Nat. Chiao Tung U.; Yue-Shan Chang, Ming-Hsin Inst. of Tech.;Wen-Chen Sun, Inst. for Information IndustryThe Application of Hypertext Retrieval in Fulltext Retrieval SystemSu Xin-ning, Nanjinig U., P.R. ChinaGranular Computing for the Organization and Retrieval of Scientific XML DocumentsY.Y. Yao, K. Song and L.V. Saxton, U. of Regina, CanadaMARCH 12, 10:20 A.M.CSI-13: FILE SYSTEM MANAGEMENTAn Efficient Algorithm for Bulk-Loading of the Multilevel Grid FileHee-Sun Won, Electronics and Telecom. Res. Inst.; Sang-Wook Kim, Kangwon Nat. U.;Ju-Won Song, Korea Telecom.Alias Control with Read-Only ReferencesMats Skoglund and Tobias Wrigstad, Stockholm U./Royal Inst. of Tech., SwedenAdvanced Cluster Management Systems--ACMSHe Chuan, Li San-li, Fang Xing, Feng Kuan, Chen Ying-ming, Shi Pei-zhi, Gu Lei, Tsiinghua U., P.R. China9

MARCH 12, 3:50 P.M.CSI-14: INFORMATION RETRIEVAL IIRetrieval System for Patent Documents Using ReferencesKouhei Awaya, Shoken Nasu, Hiroshi Shigeno, Yutaka Matsushita, Keio U., JapanCritical Remarks on Bayesian Network LibrariesCory Butz, U. of Regina, CanadaAn Approach of Heterogeneous Database ReplicationJing Zhe and Yufang Sun, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. ChinaMARCH 12, 7:30 P.M.CSI-15: MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMSSender-Side Storage Scheme of Multimedia EmailQingsheng Zhu, Rui Li, Qian Wang, Zhongfu Wu, Chongqing, U., P.R. ChinaHuman Face Detection in Digital Video Using SVM EnsembleHong-Mo Je, Daejin Kim, Sung-Yang Bang, POSTECH;Sang-Yoon Lee, Young-Sik Choi, Korea Telecom, KoreaMetrics for Measuring Complexity in Object-Oriented AnalysisYu-kyung Kim, and Jae-nyun Park, Sookmyung Women's U., KoreaMARCH 13, 10:20 A.M.CSI-16: PATTERN RECOGNITIONJob Application on the Web with Personality-Job Fit ModelSurattana Supjarerndee, Yaowadee Temtanapat and Utomporn Phalavonk,King Mongkut's Inst. of Tech., ThailandField Similarity AlgorithmQi Xiao Yang, Inst. of High Performance of Computing; Sung Sam Yuan, Luchun , Li Zhao, andSun Peng, Nat. U. of Singapore, SingaporeSystem Identification for Nonlinear Control Using Lifted WaveletLiu YongLiang, Hongxun Yao, Wen Gao, Yaxiao Song, Shaohui Liu, Harbin Inst. of Tech., P.R. ChinaFinding Causal Patterns from Frequent ItemsetsL. Xiao, Z. Chen, and Q. Zhu, U. of Nebraska at Omaha, USAMARCH 9, 10:20 A.M.CSI-17: HEURISTIC SEARCH AND COMPUTER GAME PLAYING I (INVITED)Learning Control of Search ExtensionsYngvi Bjornsson and Tony Marsland, U. of Alberta, CanadaAdmissibility in Opponent-Model SearchJeroen Donkers, Jos Uiterwijk and Jaap van den Herik, U. of Maastricht, The NetherlandsPath-finding on a GridPeter Yap and Jonathan Schaeffer, U. of Alberta, CanadaEndgame Search Techniques Developed in Shogi: Application to Lines of ActionMakoto Sakuta, Tsuyoshi Hashimoto, Jun Nagashima, and Hiroyuki Iida, Shizuoka U., JapanMARCH 9, 7:45 P.M.CSI-18: SESSION HEURISTIC SEARCH AND COMPUTER GAME PLAYING II (INVITED)Soft Decomposition Search in the Game of GoKeh-Hsun Chen, U. of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA10

Metarules to Improve Tactical Go KnowledgeTristan Cazenave, U. Paris, FranceA Generalized Framework for Analyzing Capturing Races in GoMartin Müeller, U. of Alberta, CanadaTD(µ): A Modification of TD(λ ) That Enables a Program to Learn Weights for Good PlayEven if It Observes Only Bad PlayDonald Beal, London U., UKMARCH 12, 6:15 P.M.CSI-19: DECISION-SUPPORT SYSTEM (INVITED)A Theoretical Framework for the Identification of the Role of IT in the Support to Decision MakingManuel Mora T., UAA & DEPI-UNAM; Francisco Cervantes-Pérez, ITAM, Mexico;Guisseppi Forgionne, U. of Maryland Baltimore County, USAModeling Online Stickiness for Investment Decisions through EconometricsSupawadee Ingsriswang and Guisseppi Forgionne, U. of Maryland, Baltimore County, USAImplementing Rail Grade Crossing Investment Analysis with a Decision Support SystemGloria E. Phillips-Wren, Loyola College and Guisseppi A. Forgionne, U. of Maryland,Baltimore County, USAMARCH 13, 10:20 A.M.CSI-20: DATA MININGMining Influential Association RulesX. Zhang, Z. Chen, and Q. Shu, U. of Nebraska at Omaha, USAData Mining in Deductive Databases Using Query Flocks: Extended AbstractIsmail H. Toroslu, U. of Central Florida, USA; Meliha Yetisgen, TurkeyMethods for Designing Head-Tracking ProbesLarry Davis, Jannick P. Rolland, and Rebecca Parsons, U. of Central Florida, USA;Erick Clarkson, U. of Arizona, USAMARCH 13, 5:30 P.M.CSI-21: ADAPTIVE MODELING AND APPLICATIONSAnalytic Model for Crossbar MultiprocessorsKer-Kun Chang and Chun-Yi Lin, Chang Gung U., Taiwan, ROCAn Approach for Query Optimizing in a Mobile EnvironmentJ. W. Yan, Z. Chen and Q. Zhu, U. of Nebraska at Omaha, USAOn the Fault-tolerant Embeddings of Complete Binary Trees in Mesh Interconnection NetworksWei-Chen Fang, Chiun-Chieh Hsu, Nat. Taiwan U. of Sci. and Tech.; Chien-Min Wang, Inst. of Inform.Science Academic Sinica, Taiwan, ROCMARCH 12, 6:15 P.M.CSI-22: ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS IN SOFT COMPUTING AND LIFE SCIENCESEvolving Connectionist Systems for Adaptive Learining in Soft Computing and Life SciencesN. Kasabov, U. Otago, New ZealandParameter Estimation for Second-Order Systems Using a Genetic Algorithm TechniqueK. R. Shubha and Maurice F. Aburdene, Bucknell U., USASpeech Recognition with Evolving Neural NetworksGhobakhlou, Watts and Kasabov, U. of Otago, New Zealand11

5 TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ONCOMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND NEUROSCIENCESMARCH 11, 10:20 A.M.CIN-1Polynomial Time Algorithm and Its Heuristics to Find the Best Move of a Very Large-Scale NeighborhoodSearch TechniqueDuy Huynh, U. of Wisconsin – Parkside, USAA Hyperlink-Proposal Mechanism to Exemplify Cognitive Algorithms for Web-ApplicationsErnst-Georg Haffner, Uwe Roth, and Christoph Meinel, Institute of Telematics, GermanyA Topographic Kernel-based Regression MethodKenji Nishida, Takashi Takahashi, Takio Kurita, National Inst. of Adv. Industrial Sci. and Tech., JapanFinite Models for LearningLeona Fass, USAMARCH 11, 6:15 P.M.CIN-2The Gene SPILL Algorithm as a Function OptimizerSanjoy Das, Kansas State U., USAAn Ant Algorithm for Multicast Routing in Communication NetworksSanjoy Das, Kansas State U.; Indira Mohanty, U. of Colorado, Colorado Springs; Dong Zhe Yang, The Mathworks,Natick, MA,USAPattern Classification Using a Quantum SystemDan Ventura, Brigham Young U., USAMARCH 12, 3:50 P.M.CIN-3Modeling A Cerebrum/Cerebellum System As An Evolving Multiagent Data WarehouseWen-Ran Zhang, Georgia Southern U., USAN1-P2 Evoked Response as a Measure for Short-Term Visual MemoryR. Palaniappan and P. Raveendran, U. of Malaya, MalaysiaIntelligent Control of a Motor Drive Using a Hybrid Neuro-Fuzzy ApproachPatricia Melin and Oscar Castillo, Tijuana Institute of Technology, USAMARCH 12, 10:20 A.M.CIN-4: NEW FRONTIERS FOR RECURRENT NETWORKS (SPECIAL SESSION)Modeling the Development of Lexicon with a Growing Self-Organizing MapIgor Farkas and Ping Li, U. of Richmond, USARecurrent Networks as Models of Short Term MemoryMatt Jones and Thad A. Polk, U. of Michigan, USAContinuous Information Representation and Processing In Natural and Artificial Neural NetworksBruce J. MacLennan, U. of Tennessee, KnoxvilleGoal Management in a Recurrent Neural NetworkPatrick Simen, Thad Polk, Rick Lewis, and Eric Freedman, U. of Michigan, USA12

4 TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ONFRONTIERS IN EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMSMARCH 12, 6:15 P.M.FEA-1: APPROXIMATION AND INTERPOLATIONPolynomial Genetic Programming for Response Surface ModelingK.H. Lee, Y.S. Yeun, W.S. Ruy, and Y.S. Yang, Korea Research Institute ofShips and Ocean Engineering, KoreaEvolutionary Optimization of Approximating Triangulations for Surface Reconstruction fromUnstructured 3D DataKlaus Weinert, Jörn Mehnen, Markus Schneider, U. of Dortmund, GermanyA Breeder Genetic Algorithm for Finite Impulse Filter OptimizationOscar Montiel, Roberto Sepúlveda, Nat. Polytechnic Inst., Tijuana, Mexico;Oscar Castillo, Patricia Melin, Tijuana Inst. of Tech., USAMARCH 11, 10:20 A.M.FEA-2: MULTIOBJECTIVE PARETO EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS AND COMBINATORIALOPTIMIZATIONAutomated Biological Sequence Description and Recognition by a Localizaed MultiobjectiveGenetic AlgorithmIgor Zwir. R. Romero Zaliz, U. de Buenos Aires, ArgentinaA Pareto-Evolutionary Approach for Goal and Priority Based Multi-Objective Optimization ProblemsFernando Jiménez, Gracia Sánchez, Antonio Gómez-Skarmeta, Universidad de Murcia, SpainA New Molecular Computing Algorithm Based on Signaling PathwaysJian-Qin Liu and Katsunori Shimohara, ATR International, JapanOn the Study of Genetic Algorithms in the Hard Region of SATCarmen Hernández, Manuel Graña, Francisco J.Torrealdea, U. Pais Vasco, SpainUsing Evolutionary Algorithms to Evaluate Simplified Models for Protein Structure PredictionJonas Gamalielsson, Njorn Olsson, U. of Skövde, SwedenMARCH 13, 10:20 A.M.FEA-3: CONVERGENCE IGraphed Evolutionary ComputingRutger ter Borg, Leon Rothkrantz, Delft U. of Technology, The NetherlandsGenetic Algorithm with Limited ConvergenceJiri Kubalik, Léon J. M. Rothkrantz, Delft U. of Technology, The Netherlands;Jiri Lazansky, CTU Prague, Czech RepublicMutation, Transposition, and Recombination: An Analysis of the Evolutionary DynamicsCândida Ferreira, Gepsoft, UKDesign Optimization Integrating the Outer Approximation Method with Process Simulators andLinear Genetic ProgrammingLarry M. Deschaine, Science Applications International. Corp.;Frank F. Francone, Register Machine Learning Technologies, USAMARCH 13, 5:30 P.M.FEA-4: CONVERGENCE IIMulti-phase Discrete Particle Swarm OptimizationButhainah Al-kazemi and Chilukuri K. Mohan, Syracuse U., NY, USA13

MA vs. GA in Low Population Evolutionary Processes with Mostly Flat Fitness LandscapesJ. A. Becerra, J. Santos and R.J. Duro, U. da Coruña, SpainSampled Fitness Functions in Complex Problems (Part I): Influence of Short Term Memory SizeF. Bellas, J. A. Becerra and R. J. Duro, U. da Coruña, SpainSampled Fitness Functions in Complex Problems (Part II): Critical Points and ConstructingShort Term MemoriesF. Bellas, J. A. Becerra and R. J. Duro, U. da Coruña, SpainMARCH 10, 7:45 P.M.FEA-5: APPLICATIONS IThe Application of Genetic Algorithms in Planning Activities at Extreme SituationsV.I. Litvinenko, A.A. Fefelov, A.A. Tkachuk, V.E. Hodakov, State Tech. U. of Kherson, UkraineEvolving Context-Free GrammarsWalling Cyre, Virginia Tech, USAA New Chromosome Codification for Scheduling ProblemsRamiro Varela, Camino R. Vela, Jorge Puente, David Serrano, Ana Suárez, U. of Oviedo, SpainMARCH 13, 7:30 P.M.FEA-6: APPLICATIONS IIAn Evolutionary Approach to Phylogenetic Tree ConstructionClare Bates Congdon, Colby College, USASynthetic Pheromones for Avoiding Social DilemmasMatthew H. Thomas, Air Force Res. Lab; Jae C. Oh, Syracuse U., USAEvolution-based Learning of Ontological Knowledge for a Large-scale Multi-agent SimulationAlina Lazar, Robert G. Reynolds, Wayne State U., USA4 TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER VISION,PATTERN RECOGNITION AND IMAGE PROCESSINGMARCH 10, 10:20 A.M.CVPRIP-1: IMAGE BASE, WATERMARKING AND VIDEO IA Histogram with Perceptually Smooth Color Transition for Image RetrievalShamik Sural, Gang Qian, and Sakti Pramanik, Michigan State U., USAA Robust Multiple Watermarking Scheme for Still Image using DWT, DCT and Spread SpectrumWen-Yuan Chen, Chin-Hsing Chen, National Cheng Kung U.;Jzau-Sheng Lin, Nat. Chin-Y i Inst. of Technology, Taiwan, R0CA Flexible Search-by-Similarity Algorithm for Content-Based Image RetrievalJ. Fournier, M. Cora, U. of Cergy-Pontoise, FranceMARCH 10, 3:50 P.M.CVPRIP-2: IMAGE BASE, WATERMARKING AND VIDEO IIBPCS Steganography Combined with Lossy Wavelet CompressionvSHideki Noda, Jeremiah Spaulding, Michiharu Niimi, Eiji Kawaguchi, Kyushu Inst. of Tech.;Mahdad N. Shirazi, Comm. Res. Lab., JapanVideo Scene Analysis Using Best Basis Wavelets and Learning StrategiesDeepa Umamaheswaran, Jeffrey Huang, Mathew Palakal, Indiana U.; Suzali Suyut, IUPUI, USA14

Using Thousands of Images of an ObjectRobert Pless, Ian Simon, Washington U. in St. Louis, USAMARCH 10, 7:45 P.M.CVPRIP-3: FACE RECOGNITION IAn Efficient Algorithm for Face Detection in Color ImagesSanun Srisuk and Werasak Kurutach, Mahanakorn U. of Technology, ThailandA Novel Method to Compensate Variety of Illumination in Face DetectionHong Liu, Wen Gao, Jun Miao, Jintao Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. ChinaShape Adaptation from Self-Occluding Contour in Face ModelingHui Zhang, Guangyou Xu, Tsinghua U., P. R. ChinaMARCH 11, 10:20 A.M.CVPRIP-4: FACE RECOGNITION IIVideo Based Face Recognition By Support Vector MachinesLi Zhuang,, Haizhou Ai and Guangou Xu, Tsinghua Univ., P. R. ChinaImage Database for Automatic Face RecognitionS.K.Singh, Mayank Vatsa, Richa Singh, VBS Purvancal U., India; R.B.Lokesh, IISc Banglore, IndiaInvariant Face Recognition with LVQG.A. Khuwaja, Kuwait U., KuwaitMARCH 11, 6:15 P.M.CVPRIP-5: THRESHOLDING AND SEGMENTATION IOptimum-Interval Interpolation Approach to Real-time ThresholdingH.D. Cheng and X.J. Shi, Utah State U; C. Glazier, Utah Dept. of Transportation, USAA Hardware Efficient Technique for Rapid Lumen Segmentation from Endoscopic ImagesH. Tian and T. Srikanthan, Nanyang Tech. U., Singapore; K. Vijayan Asari, Old Dominion U., USAA Hough Transform based Method to Improve Edge Map from Range ImagesLuciano Silva, CPGEI; Olga R. P. Bellon, Murilo V. G. da Silva, Oliver M. v. Kaick,U. Federal do Paraná, BrasilMARCH 12, 10:20 A.M.CVPRIP-6: THRESHOLDING AND SEGMENTATION IFast Active Contour Convergence through Adaptive Curvature Scale Space SmoothingFarzin Mokhtarian and Farahnaz Mohanna, U. of Surrey, UKFuzzy Integral Based Image Segmentation and the Optimal Implementation Using Genetic AlgorithmHongwei Zhu, Otman Basir, Fakhri Karray, U. of Waterloo, CanadaSegmentation And Classification Of Terrain Using Texture, Intensity And Edge as FeaturesJharna Majumdar, B. Vanathy, Aeronautical Development Establishment, IndiaMARCH 12, 3:50 P.M.CVPRIP-7: MEDICAL AND 3D IMAGINGMass Detection Using Fuzzy Neural NetworkH.D. Cheng and Muyi Cui, Utah State U., USAClustering and Estimation of 2-D Motion Fields in Ultrasonic Images Based on RegressionCharacteristics with Respiratory SignalsTakuya Kitazawa, Norio Tagawa, Akihiro Minagawa, Tadashi Moriya, Tokyo Metropolitan U.;Shin-ichi Minohara, Nat. Instit. of Radiological Sciences, Japan15

Novel Approach to Medical Image EnhancementH.D. Cheng, M. Xue, Utah State U.; R. Freimanis, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, USAA Methodology for 3D Shape Recognition Using Modified ExoskeletonRajalida Lipikorn, Akinobu Shimizu, Yoshihiro Hagihara and Hidefumi Kobatake,Tokyo U. of Agric. & Tech., JapanMARCH 12, 7:30 P.M.CVPRIP-8: FEATURE AND PATTERN EXTRACTION IEvaluating Feature Relevance: Reducing Bias in ReliefJosé Bins, Pontificia U. Católica, Brazil; Bruce A. Draper, Colorado State U., USADirectional Primitive Extraction and Analysis by Means of Gabor Wavelets and Auto-Organised StructuresMarta Penas, Cástor Mariño, Manuel G. Penedo, U. da Coruña;María J. Carreira, U. de Santiago de Compostela, SpainFusion of Corners from Multiple Scales for Robust TrackingFarahnaz Mohanna and Farzin Mokhtarian, U. of Surrey, UKMARCH 13, 10:20 A.M.CVPRIP-9: FEATURE AND PATTERN EXTRACTION IIBasic Patterns Extraction for Printed Circuit Board Images AnalysisShih-Yuan Huang, Kuo-Sheng Cheng, and Chi-Wu Mao, National Cheng Kung U., Taiwan, ROCCorner Detection Based on Finding Edge Points LocallyFei Shen, Han Wang, Nanyang Technological U., SingaporeIndexing of Fuzzy RegionsSylvie Philipp-Foliguet, Marcelo Bernardes Vieira, Martial Sanfourche, ETIS, ENSEA/UCP, FranceMARCH 13, 5:30 P.M.CVPRIP-10: CVPRIP ALGORITHMS IAccelerating The Ray/Triangular-Facet Intersection ComputationDonald L. Hung, San Jose State U., USAAn Efficient Algorithm for Fast Computation of Zernike MomentsC.W. Chong, R. Mukundan, Multimedia U.; P. Raveendran, U. of Malaya, MalaysiaComputation of Motion and Occlusion Relation of Objects from the Motion of Their BoundariesA. Akhriev, A. Bonch-Osmolovsky, and A. Prusakov, RRC Kurchatov Instit., RussiaIterative Extended Mean Shift AlgorithmGabriela Maletti, Bjarne Ersbøll and Knut Conradsen, Technical U. of DenmarkMARCH 13, 7:30 P.M.CVPRIP-11: CVPRIP ALGORITHMS IIMotion Blur Identification in Spatial DomainWeimiao Yu, Kah Bin Lim, Shay Liang Lee, MPE,NUS, SingaporeVector Quantizer in Transform Coding Using a Grey Neural NetworkChun-Liang Tung, Jzau-Sheng Lin, and Shao-Han Liu,National Chin-Yi Instit. of Tech., Taiwan, R.O.C.Ameliorating Boundary Errors from Quantizing Images with the Discrete Wavelet TransformJohn P. Collins and David K. Y. Chiu, U. of Guelph, Canada16

Unsupervised Multiscale Focused Objects Detection Using Hidden Markov TreeZhen Ye and Cheng-Chang Lu, Kent State U., USAMARCH 13, 10:20 A.M.CVPRIP-12: CVPRIP ALGORITHMS IIIExpression Recognition Using 2D Embedded HMMJun Sun, Wenyuan Wang, Qing Zhuo, Tsinghua U., P.R. ChinaNovel Approach To Optimization of Domain SearchMr. D.B. Kulkarni, Dr. P J Kulkarni, Mr.Trivikram Phatak,Walchand College of Engineering, IndiaCorrespondence for Nonrigid Object RecognitionZhengrong Ying, David Castañon, Boston U., USAPCA vs. ICA: A Comparison on the FERET Data SetKyungim Baek, Bruce Draper, J. Ross Beveridge, Kai She, Colorado State U., USAMARCH 13, 5:30 P.M.CVPRIP-13: CVPRIP APPLICATIONS IMouth-Shape Classification and Recognition for LipreadingHongxun Yao, Wen Gao, Wei Shan, Xiujuan Chai, Harbin Instit. of Tech., P. R. ChinaClassification of Rice Grain Using New Scale Invariant Zernike MomentsWee Chong Yaw, P. Raveendran, U. of Malaya, Malaysia; Fumiaki Takeda, Kochi U. of Tech., Japan;Takeo Tsuzuki, Hiroshi Kadota and Satoshi Shimanouchi, SEIREI Industry Co. Ltd., JapanSkin Color Detection and its Application in Bayesian Iris-Based Eye LocalizationShoupu Chen, and Lawrence A. Ray, Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, USAMARCH 13, 7:30 P.M.CVPRIP-14: CVPRIP APPLICATIONS IINeural Network Verification of Dynamic Signatures using Pressure Sensitive PenTham Heng Keit and P.Raveendran, U. of Malaya, Malaysia; Fumiaki Takeda, Kochi U. of Technology, Japan;Yoshikazu Yoshida, Japan System Dev. Co. Ltd., JapanUsing Mathematical Morphology to Determine the Roundness (Smoothness) of Sedimentary Rock ParticlesGünther R. Drevin, Potchefstroom U. for CHE, South Africa; Luc Vincent, Lizard Tech, Inc., USARealTime Markerless Motion Tracking Using Linked Kinematic ChainsJason P. Luck, Colorado School of Mines; Daniel E. Small, Sandia National Labs, USAMARCH 12, 3:50 P.M.CVPRIP-15: CVPRIP ALGORITHMS IVMixing Supervised & Unsupervised Learning for Image DeblurringMin Su and Mitra Basu, City U. of New York, USAA Genetic Algorithm For Constrained Seismic Horizon CorrelationMelanie Aurnhammer, Klaus Tönnies, Otto-von-Guericke U. Magdeburg, Germany;Rafael Mayoral, U. Pública de Navarra, SpainDetecting Critical Points Based on Baysion DistanceDing Jingfeng, Tao Chunkan, Nanjing U. of Sci. & Tech; Yan Zhonggen, Shanghai Marine CollegeGeneration of Dense Disparity Maps in Stereo VisionFernando Marques de Almeida Nogueira, UFJF;Clésio Luis Tozzi, Unicamp-U. Estadual de Campinas, Brazil17

MARCH 8, 7:45 A.M.IMM-3: MULTIMEDIA NETWORK AND DISTRIBUTED COMPUTINGSecure Transcoding of Internet ContentYuan-Chi Chang, Richard Han, Chung-Sheng Li, and John R. Smith, IBM, USAJPARSS: A Java Parallel Network Package for Grid ComputingJie Chen, Walt Akers, Ying Chen, and William Watson III, Thomas Jefferson Nat. Accelerator Facility, USAClea: A Framework for the Coordination of Applications and NetworksK. Sato, T. Hirotsu, K. Fukuda, O. Akashi, and T. Sugawara, NTT Corp., JapanDynamic Data Distribution Algorithm Based on Behavior ModelYue Lihua, Yang Xiaoyu, and Dong Qunfeng, U. of Sci. and Tech. of China, P.R. ChinaHigh Performance Information and Network Services for Multimedia-Integrated Distributed ControlWonjun Lee, Ewha Womans U., Korea; Jaideep Srivastava, U. of Minnesota, USA; James Richardson,Honeywell Tech. Cntr.,USAMARCH 9, 3:50 P.M.IMM-4: IMAGE PROCESSING AND RETRIEVAL IAn Efficient Edge Detection Technique for Chinese CalligraphyChin-Chen Chang, Iuon-Chang Lin, Nat. Chung Chang U.; Timothy K. Shih, Tamkang U., Taiwan, ROCAn Algorithm for Color Image Compression Base on Common Bit Map Block Truncation CodingChin-Chen Chang and Ming-Ni Wu, Nat. Chung Chang U., Taiwan, ROCContent-Based Information Retrieval in Large VR Scene DatabaseTimothy K. Shih, Jiun-Hung Huang, Tamkang U.; Yi-Ping Hung, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, ROCMARCH 9, 7:45 P.M.IMM-5: IMAGE PROCESSING AND RETRIEVAL II3D Models Retrieval and IndexingS. Mahmoudi and M. Daoudi, ENIC, FranceRetrieval of Geographic Location with Emergence Index in MultimediaSagarmay Deb and Yanchun Zhang, U. of Southern Queensland, AustraliaImage Indexing and Similarity Retrieval Based on Spatial Relation ModelYing-Hong Wang, Tamkang U, Taiwan, ROCMARCH 10, 7:45 P.M.IMM-6: QOS AND NETWORKDMWRR: A QoS Scheduling for the Delay FairnessLain-Chyr Hwang, Steen J. Hsu, I-Shou U.; Cheng-Yuan Ku, Nat. Chung Cheng U.; Ying-Tien Tsai, Chunghwa TelecomCo., Ltd; Amy Wang, Nat. Tungkang Maritime & Fishery Vocat. H.S., Taiwan, ROCQoS Control Algorithms Based on Benefit Optimization for Video Servers ProvidingDifferentiated ServicesIng-Ray Chen, Virginia Tech., USA; Sheng-Tun Li, NKFUST, Taiwan, ROC;I-Ling Yen, UT Dallas, USAQoS Control for Multimedia Application in Mobile Computing EnvironmentSeongkee Lee and Taeyun Kim, Korea U., KoreaQoS Adjustment Scheme for Video Transmission to a Heterogeneous Receivers GroupTatsuya Yamazaki, ATR Adaptive Comm. Res. Lab., JapanAn Adaptive IP Address Allocation and Management SystemChyi-Ren Dow, Pi-Hua Lin, and Sheng-Chang Chen, Feng Chia U., Taiwan, ROC19

MARCH 10, 3:50 P.M.IMM-7: ENCODING AND DECODING IDesign and Analysis of A Set-Top Box for Video Streaming ServicesIng-Ray Chen and Edward A. Fox, Virginia Tech, USAA Partition-Based Parallel MPEG-2 Software DecoderJu Wang, Jonathan C. L. Liu, and Joseph Lin, U. of Florida, USAFRD-FPRED: A Novel Re-Decode Based Error Compensation Method Using Fast Re-Decoding andFast Prediction AlgorithmHyunki Baik and Myong-Soon Park, Korea U., KoreaMARCH 8, 10:20 A.M.IMM-8: ENCODING AND DECODING IIAdaptive Key Frames Selection Algorithms for Summarizing Video DataWaleed E. Farag and Hussein Abdel-Wahab, Old Dominion U., USAImproving Multimedia Streaming with Content-Aware Video ScalingAvanish Tripathi and Mark Claypool, Worcester Polytechnic Instit., USADigital Watermarking Based on Pixels RelationshipsRen-Junn Hwang, Rong-Chi Chang, Sheng-Hua Shiau, Tsung-Ming Chang, Tamkang U.;Chun-Chia Wang, Kuang Wu Instit. of Tech.; Hui-Huang Hsu, Chinese Culture U., Taiwan, ROCMARCH 8, 3:50 P.M.IMM-9: DATABASE AND DATA MANAGEMENTContent Customization using Device ProfilesKari Pihkala, Juha Vierinen, and Petri Vuorimaa, Helsinki U. of Tech., FinlandCluster-Based Organisation and Retrieval of Newsfeed ArchivesS. Geisler and O. Kao, Tech. U. of Clausthal, GermanyBuilding a Descriptive Text Generation System in Korean from a DatabaseJi-Eun Roh, Sin-Jae Kang, and Jong-Hyeok Lee, Pohang U. of Sci. & Tech., KoreaAn Object XML-based Approach for Multimedia Application Processing and DevelopmentHon Chung Mak, Edmund, Hong Kong Instit. of Ed.; Qing Li, City U. of Hong Kong, Hong KongMARCH 10, 10:20 A.M.IMM-10: MOBILE COMPUTING AND AGENT SYSTEMSStrategies and Techniques for Mobile Media ServerJason C. Hung, Chun-Chia Wang, Kuang Wu Inst. of Tech.; Timothy K. Shih, Tamkang U., Taiwan, ROCIPv6-GSM: An IPv6-based Solution for GSM Number PortabilityHan-Chieh Chao, Chih-Hung Ying, and T. G. Tsuei, Nat. Dong Hwa U., Taiwan, ROCOnline Notes-taker: Toward a Web-based Agent Mechanism Supporting Comprehensible ReadingElvis W. C. Leung, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong; Qing Li, City U. of Hong Kong, Hong KongMobile Agent Model for Manipulating Distributed Objects SystemsTakao Komiya, Hiroyuki Ohshida, and Makoto Takizawa, Tokyo Denki U., JapanApplication and Performance Study of a Distributed Agent EnvironmentStanley M. T. Yau, Hong Va Leong, Hong Kong Polytechnic U., Hong Kong; Antonio Si, Oracle Corp., USA20

THE 2 ND INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON COMPUTATIONALINTELLIGENCE IN ECONOMICS AND FINANCEMARCH 9, 7:45 P.M.CIEF-1: DIVERSITY OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS IN MULTI-AGENT MODELING ANDSIMULATION (INVITED)X-Economy: A Common Simulation Platform for Artificial Market and Artificial EconomyHidenori Kawamura, Hokkaido U.; Koichi Kurumatani and Azuma Ohuchi,Nat. Instit. of Advanced Industrial Sci. and Tech., Tokyo, JapanEmergence of Key Currency in International Trade by Production and Trader AgentsYuichi Sasaki, Tomohisa Yamashita, Hidenori Kawamura, Azuma Ohuchi, Hokkaido U.;Koichi Kurumatani, Nat. Instit. of Adv. Industrial Sci. & Tech., JapanComplexity of Information Structure and Behavior of Artificial Market with Learning Trader AgentsDaisuke Kanehira, Hidenori Kawamura, Azuma Ohuchi, Hokkaido U.;Koichi Kurumatani, Nat. Instit. of Adv. Industrial Sci. & Tech, JapanIdentification of Agents’ Strategy Making Process by an Experimental MarketKiyoshi Izumi, CARC, AIST & PRESTO, JST;Shiego Nakamura, Kazuhiro Ueda, U. of Toyko, JapanMAEP: A Standard Communication Protocol for Artificial Economy – An Instance of X-SSAkio Sashima, Koichi Kurumatani, Cyber Assist Res. Cntr., JapanMARCH 9, 10:20 A.M.CIEF-2: ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS AND SELF-ORGANIZING MAPSNumerical Solution to a Stochastic Growth Model Based on Evolution of Radial Basis NetworksFernando Álvarez, Banco Central de Venezuela;Néstor Carrasquero, Claudio Rocco, U. Central de Venezuela, VenezuelaEffective Position of European Firms in the Face of Monetary Integration using Kohenen’s SOFMRaquel F. Lopez, U. of Leon, SpainCredit Scoring Using Neural Networks and Discriminant AnalysisTian-Shyug Lee, Chi-Jie Lu, Fu-Jen Catholic U.;Chih-Chou Chiu, Nat. Taipei U. of Tech., Taiwan, ROCA Neural Network Model in Credit Risk Assessment Based on New Risk Measurement CriterionLi-yong Yu, Zhi-gang Duan, Harbin Institute of Technology;Han-ling Li, HuaZhong U. of Sci. & Tech., P.R. ChinaMARCH 9, 3:50 P.M.CIEF-3: ECONOMETRICSInternational Transmission of Business Cycle: A Markov Switching Self-Organizing State Space ModelMorikazu Hakamata, The Graduate U. for Advanced Studies, JapanWhite Noise Tests and APT Economic Factor Syntheses Using Temporal Factor AnalysisKai Chun Chiu and Lei Xu, The Chinese U. of Hong Kong, Hong KongLearning and Monetary Policy in a Spectral Analysis RepresentationAndrew H. Hallett and Christian R. Richter, U. of Strathclyde, U.K.Sensitivity Analysis of Genetic Programming: A Case of Symbolic RegressionShu-Heng Chen, Tzu-Wen Kuo, National Chengchi U.; Yuh-Pyng Shieh, Taiwan, ROC21

MARCH 10, 10:20 A.M.CIEF-4: MACHINE LEARNINGPattern Matching in Multidimensional Time SeriesArnold Polanski, Universidad de Alicante, SpainA Support Vector Machine Model for Currency Crises DiscriminationClaudio M. Rocco S., José Alí Moreno, U. Central Venezuela, VenezuelaBusiness Failure Prediction Using Modified Ants AlgorithmChunfeng Wang, Xin Zhao, Tianjin U., P.R. ChinaSemiotic-Data Mining Procedures for a Financial Information SystemAna Marostica, Cesar Briano, Ernesto Chinkes, U. of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFKMS: A Knowledge Management System with Financial Data Mining EmbeddedYi-Chuan Lu, Hilary Cheng, Yuan Ze U.; Calvin Hsu, Coast Guard Admin., Taiwan, ROCMARCH 10, 3:50 P.M.CIEF-5: AGENT-BASED ECONOMIC MODELING IModeling and Control for Dynamic Market Price in the Demand and Supply ModelTakaharu Miura, Syuhei Nakagawa, Hiromitsu Ohmori and Akira Sano, Keio U., JapanBoundedly Rational Agents Achieving Collusive Outcomes in the Cournot GameFloortje Alkemade, J. A. La Poutré, Center for Mathematics and Computer Science, The NetherlandsDistributed Accounting on the GridWilliam Thigpen, NASA AMES; Thomas J. Hacker, Brian D. Athey, U. of Michigan;Laura F. McGinnis, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, USAEffects of Tax and Evolution in an Artificial SocietyThomas Bäck, Daniel Vermeulen, Leiden U.; Agoston E. Eiben, Vrije U. Amsterdam, The NetherlandsMARCH 10, 7:45 P.M.CIEF-6: AGENT-BASED ECONOMIC MODELING IIOptimal Market Structure: Does One Shoe Fit All?Nicolas Audet, U. of Michigan, USA; Toni Gravelle, Jing Yang, Bank of Canada, CanadaOn the Interaction between Pricing and Trading Models in an Artificial Stock MarketElpida Tzafestas, Nat. Tech. U. of Athens; Alexandros Benos, U. of Piraeus, GreeceIndividual Rationality as a Partial Impediment to Market EfficiencyShu-Heng Chen, Chung-Chin Tai, Bin-Tzong Chie, National Chengchi U., TaiwanWhy Are There Sunspots? An Analysis Based on Agent-Based Artificial Stock MarketsShu-Heng Chen, National Chengchi U.; Chung-Chih Liao, National Taiwan U., Taiwan22

4 TH CONFERENCE ON COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY ANDGENOME INFORMATICSMARCH 8, 10:20 A.M.CBGI-1: MACROMOLECULAR SEQUENCE ANALYSISAnalysis of Amino Acid Sequences by Statistical TechniqueShusaku Tsumato, Shoji Hirano, Akira Yasuda, Shimane Med. U; Kouhei Tsumoto, Tohoku U., Japan.Recognizing PROSITE Patterns with Cellular AutomataKim Laurio, Fredrik Linåker, Ajit Narayanan, U. of Skövde, SwedenFast Algorithm for Extracting Multiple Unordered Short Motifs Using Bit OperationsOsamu Maruyama, Satoru Kuhara, Kyushu U.; Hideo Bannai, Satoru Miyano, U. of Tokyo;Yoshinori Tamada, Tokai U., JapanApplication of Global Computational Tools GeneOrder and OrthologLocator to theComparative Analyses of Chordopoxvirus GenomesNikhat Zafar, Raja Mazumder and Donald Seto, George Mason U., USAMARCH 8, 3:50 P.M.CBGI-2: PROTEIN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONData-Driven Discovery of Protein Function Classifiers: Decision Trees Based on MEME MotifsOutperform PROSITE Patterns and Profiles on Peptidase FamiliesXiangyun Wang, Diane Schroeder, Drena Dobbs, and Vasant Honavar, Iowa State U., USADiscovering Protein Function Classification Rules from Reduced Alphabet Representations of Protein SequencesCarson M. Andorf, Drena L. Dobbs, Vasant G. Honavar, Iowa State U., USAA Filtering Method for High-Speed Retrieval of Similar Active SitesTadasuke Nakagawa, Takanori Tanaka, Takenao Ohkawa, Haruki Nakamura, Osaka U., JapanA Method of Comparing Protein Molecular Surface Based on Normal Vectors with Attributes andIts Application to Function IdentificationYoshikagu Kaneta, Norimasa Shoji, Takenao Ohkawa, Haruki Nakamura, Osaka U., JapanMARCH 8, 6:15 P.M.CBGI-3: GENE EXPRESSION DATA ANALYSIS IOligonucleotide Microarray Data Distribution And NormalizationI.A. Sidorov, D. Gee, D.S. Dimitrov, Nat. Cancer Inst., NIH;D.A. Hosack, J. Yang, R.A. Lempicki, SAIC, NCI; M.C. Cam, NIDDK, NIH, USAEvaluation of Microarray Design for Bacterial Strain IdentificationDavid K.Y. Chiu, Ryan Zhao, Shu Cen, U. of Guelph, CanadaInterpreting Microarray Expression Data Using Text Annotating the GenesMichael Molla, Peter Andreae, Jeremy Glasner, Frederick Blattner, Jude Shavlik, U. Wisconsin, USAEvolutionary Analysis for Developmental Profiles of Gene Family Expression inCentral Nervous SystemYufeng Wang, ATCC; Xun Gu, Iowa State U., USAMARCH 9, 10:20 A.M.CBGI-4: GENETIC NETWORK INFERENCECould Correlation-based Methods be Used to Derive Genetic Association Networks?Angelica Lindlöf and Bjorn Olsson, U. of Skövde, SwedenInference of a Gene Regulatory Network by Means of Interactive Evolutionary ComputingAtsushi Mimura, Hitoshi Iba, U. of Tokyo, Japan23

Evolutionary Modeling and Inference by Genetic NetworkShin Ando, Erina Sakamoto, Hitoshi Iba, U. of Tokyo, JapanMARCH 9, 7:45 P.M.CBGI-5: GENE EXPRESSION ANALYSIS IIUsing Functional Annotation to Improve Clusterings of Gene Expression PatternsPer Jonsson, Kim Laurio, Zelmina Lubovac, Björn Olsson, U. of Skövde;Magnus L. Andersson, AstraZeneca R&D, SwedenExpression Pattern of Yeast Sporulation: A Case Study for Regulatory Changes afterYeast Genome DuplicationWei Huang, Dan Nettleton, Xun Gu, Iowa State U., USAFunctional Divergence in TGF-b Signaling PathwayJianying Gu, Xun Gu, Iowa State U., USAPOSTER SESSION AND RECEPTION: MARCH 8, 7:30 P.M.POSTERS (BASED ON EXTENDED ABSTRACTS)Toward the Development of an Open Metadata Framework for Compositional ProteomicsW. John McMullen, David A. Fenstermacher, UNC, USADifferential Expression of SAMDC a Polyamine Biosynthesis Gene During Cold Stress in RiceM. Armugam Pillai, Takashi Akiyama, Hokkaido Nat. Agri. Experiment Station, JapanQuality-Dependent Data Filtering, Normalization and Data Mining using Microarray TechnologyXujing Wang and Soumitra Ghosh, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and Med. College of Wisconsin, USAEstimating EntropyWilliam Bialek and Jonathan Miller, Princeton U., USAMARCH 9, 3:50 P.M.PANEL DISCUSSION: COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND GENOME INFORMATICS:Jeff Vitter, Duke U., USALotfi Zadeh, U. Cal., Berkeley, USAJane Richardson, Duke U., USAErich Jarvis, Duke U., USAMARCH 10WORKSHOP: PROTEIN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION(SPONSORED BY GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY)24

1 ST SYMPOSIUM ON PHOTONICS, NETWORKING AND COMPUTINGMARCH 13, 3:50 P.M.PANEL DISCUSSION: THE FUTURE OF PHOTONICS & NETWORKINGKristina Johnson, Duke U., USAUlrich GeoseleDavid Brady, Duke U., USAAxel Scherer, Caltech, USAMARCH 12, 10:20 A.M.PNC-1: PHOTONIC NETWORKS IMulti-Drop Path Model for Multicast RoutingShuguang Yan, Maher Ali, Jitender Deogun, U. of Nebraska-Lincoln, USAAccess Protocols for Optical burst-Switched Ring NetworksLisong Xu, Harry G. Perros, and George N. Rouskas, NCSU, USAThe Optimal Testing in Photonic Switching Networks Using Tabulation MethodologyI-Shyan Hwang, Yuan Ze U.; I-Feng Huang, Kang Ning Junior College of Nursing, TaiwanDynamic Routing Information Update Policies for Hierarchical QoS RoutingBen-Jye Chang and Ren-Hung Hwang, National Chung Cheng U., TaiwanMARCH 12, 3:50 P.M.PNC-2: NETWORKS IDesign and Performance Evaluation of Scheduling Algorithms for Unslotted CSMA/CA withBackoff MAC Protocols in Multiple-Access WDM Ring NetworksKyeong Soo Kim, Leonid G. Kazovsky, Stanford U., USAUsing Self-Organization to Build High Performances and Highly Available Internet ServicesAmin VahdatMARCH 12, 7:30 P.M.PNC-3: OPTICAL COMPONENTS ITransparent Silica Glasses Containing Single Walled Carbon NanotubesJ. DiMaio, S. Rhyne, K. Fu, R. Czerw, J. Xu, S. Webster, Y.-P. Sun, D.L. Carroll,J. Ballato, Clemson U., USASynthesis and Characterization of Optically Nonlinear and Light Emitting Lanthanide BoratesHenry G. Giesber, John Ballato, William T. Pennington, and Joseph W. Kolis, Clemson U., USAThe Stochastic Generative Model for Cost Effective OADM Using the Neural Network inWDM Access NetworksI-Shyan Hwang, San-Nan Lee and Yi-Shiu Lin, Yuan-Ze U., TaiwanMARCH 12, 3:50 P.M.PNC-4: OPTICAL COMPONENTS IICrosstalk Studies for Fiber Bragg GratingsSantosh Narayankhedkar, Duke U., USA; R.K. Shevgaonkar, U. Of Nebraska at Omaha, USAAn Isomorphic Fourier Transform Approach to Light Propagation in AWGs, FBGs, and Photonic CrystalsMichael C. Parker, Fujitsu Network Communications, USA, Fujitsu Telecom Europe, UK;Stuart D. Walker, U. of Essex, UK25

MEMS Tunable Gratings with Analog ActuationWei-Chuan Shih, Chee Wei Wong, Yong Bae Jeon, Sang-Gook Kim, andGeorge Barbastathis, MIT, USAThermal Design of Photonic DevicesG. Chen, MIT, USAMARCH 13, 10:20 A.M.PNC-5: WDM NETWORKS IAn On-Line Routing and Wavelength Assignment Algorithm for Dynamic Traffic in aWDM Bidirectional RingPoompat Saengudomlert, Eytan Modiano, and Robert G. Gallager, MIT, USASurvivable Embedding of Logical Topology in WDM Ring NetworksHwajung Lee, Hongsik Choi, Suresh Subramaniam, and Hyeong-Ah Choi, GWU, USASwitching and Traffic Grooming in WDM NetworksRandall Berry, Northwestern U., USA; Eytan Modiano, MIT, USACollision-less Scheduling Algorithms with Arbitrary Transceiver Tuning Latencies in BroadcastDWDM NetworksI-Shyan Hwang and Hsuan-Chih Chen, Yuan Ze U., TaiwanMARCH 13, 5:30 P.M.PNC-6: HOLOGRAPHY AND OPTO ELECTRONICSResonant HolographyArnab Sinha and George Barbastathis, MIT, USAA LOCS Microdisplay Driver with Frame Buffering PixelsSangrok Lee, James C. Morizio, Kristina M. Johnson, Duke U., USAMethods for Designing Head-Tracking ProbesLarry Davis, Jannick P. Rolland, and Rebecca Parsons, U. of Central Florida;Erick Clarkson, U. of ArizonaTensile Strain Induced Phenomena in Quantum WellsTheda M. Daniels-Race, Duke U., USAMARCH 13, 7:30 P.M.PNC-7: PHOTONIC NETWORKS IIThe O (N 5/6 ) Time Complexity of Fault Diagnosis Algorithm in NxN Dilated Blocking PhotonicSwitching NetworksI-Shyan Hwang, Hung-Chang Lin and San-Nan Lee, Yuan-Ze U., TaiwanWavelength Exchange: A Novel Function for Optical NetworksM. E. Marhic, K. K. Y. Wong, K. Uesaka, and L. G. Kazovsky, Stanford U., USAOptical Code Division Multiplexing (OCDM) and Its Application for Peta-bit/s Photonic NetworkHideyuki Sotobayashi, Wataru Chujo, Communications Research Lab., Independent Administrative Inst.,Japan; and Ken-ichi Kitayama, Osaka U., JapanPerformance Evaluation of Optical Mesh Restoration SchemesSunggy Koo and Suresh Subramaniam, GWU, USA26

MARCH 13, 7:30 P.M.PNC-8: NETWORKS IIDesign of a Real-time Scheduler in the Distributed Database EnvironmentHong-Ren Chen and Y.H. Chin, National Tsing Hua U., TaiwanAnalytic Modeling of Handoffs in Wireless Cellular NetworksKishor S. Trivedi, Dharmaraja Selvamuthu, and Xiaomin Ma, Duke U., USAMARCH 12, 6:15 P.M.PNC-9: WDM NETWORKS IILoopback Recovery from Neighboring Double-Link Failures on WDM Mesh NetworksHongsik Choi, Suresh Subramaniam and Hyeong-Ah Choi, George Washington U.Using Local Information for WDM Network ProtectionHungjen Wang, Eytan Modiano, Muriel Médard, MIT, USAOn The Evolution of PON-Based FTTH SolutionsKyeong Soo Kim, STMicroelectronics, USAIntelligent Next Generation WDM Optical NetworksLubo Tancevski, Alcatel Research and Innovation, USA4 TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ONCOMPUTATIONAL SEMIOTICS FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMSMARCH 11(CHECK BACK FOR SESSION TIMES AND PAPER TITLES)ADDITIONAL PAPERS(SESSION ASSIGNMENTS TO BE DETERMINED)A Multi-Objective Neuro-Evolutionary Algorithm for Fuzzy ModelingFernando Jiménez, Gracia Sánchez, Antonio F. Gómez-Skarmeta, U. de Murcia, Spain; Jose L. Verdegay,U. de Granada, SpainMinimizing Communication Costs in Hierarchical Multi-Agent SystemsKiran R. Bhutani, The Catholic U. of America; Bilal Khan, Naval Research Lab., USAA Global Review of WAP Architecture & Wireless Applications for Mobile CommerceChing-Yu Tyan, Ming Chuan U., Taiwan, ROC27