IEEE Catalog Number: ISBN:

CFP08SMC-PRT 978-1-4244-2383-5

2008 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC)

Singapore 12 – 15 October 2008

Pages 1-624

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Value of IT for Virtual Power Plants with Micro Cogeneration Systems ..............................................1Michiel Houwing, Marija Ilic

Anomaly Extraction and Correlations for Power Infrastructure Cyber Systems.........................................7Chee-Wooi Ten, Chen-Ching Liu, Manimaran Govindarasu

Is Self-Organization a Rational Expectation? Complexity and Emergence Critically Reviews...............................................................................................................................................................13

Heinz Luediger

Molecular Communication: Uni-cast Communication on a Microtubule Topology ...................................18Michael J. Moore, Akihiro Enomoto, Tatsuya Suda, Atsushi Kayasuga, Kazuhiro Oiwa

Systomics: The Ultimacy of Design..................................................................................................................24Brian Sauser, Charles Blair, John Boardman

Enabling the SOS Network...............................................................................................................................30Mihaela Ulieru

Concept for Intelligent Distributed Power System Automation with IEC 61850 and IEC 61499...................................................................................................................................................................36

Neil Higgins, Valeriy Vyatkin, Nirmal-Kumar C Nair, Karlheinz Schwarz

Model Predictive Dispatch in Electric Energy Systems with Intermittent Resources ................................42Le Xie, Marija D. Ilic

Toward Ubiquitous Video-based Cyber-Physical Systems............................................................................48Guoliang Xing, Weijia Jia, Yufei Du, Posco Tso, Mo Sha, Xue Liu

Quantitative Study on Candlestick Pattern for Shenzhen Stock Market.....................................................54Huili Li, Wing W. Y. Ng, John W. T. Lee, Binbin Sun, Daniel S. Yeung

Localized Generalization Error Based Active Learning for Image Annotation..........................................60Binbin Sun, Wing W. Y. Ng, Daniel S. Yeung, Jun Wang

Complete Two-Dimensional Principal Component Analysis for Image Registration .................................66Anbang Xu, Xinyu Chen, Ping Guo

Clustering of DNA Microarray Temporal Data based on the Autoregressive Model.................................71Miew Keen Choong, Hong Yan, David Levy

A New Method for Multiple Fuzzy Rules Interpolation with Weighted Antecedent Variables ............................................................................................................................................................76

Yu-Chuan Chang, Shyi-Ming Chen

A New Fuzzy Interpolative Reasoning Method Based on Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Sets ...............................82Yu-Chuan Chang, Shyi-Ming Chen

Toward A Concept of Community Intelligence: A View on knowledge sharing and fusion in Web-mediated communities.........................................................................................................................88

Haoxiang Xia, Zhongtuo Wang, Shuangling Luo, Taketoshi Yoshida

Concise Representations for Approximate Association Rules.......................................................................94Yue Xu, Yuefeng Li, Gavin Shaw

Paper Review Assignment based on Human-Knowledge Network.............................................................102Xijin Tang, Zhengwen Zhang

TFIDF, LSI and Multi-word in Information Retrieval and Text Categorization .....................................108Wen Zhang, Taketoshi Yoshida, Xijin Tang

A Data-driven Classification Framework for Conflict and Instability Analysis .......................................114Kihoon Choi, Krishna R. Pattipati, Victor Asal

Acquaintance Recommending in Local World: Evolving Mechanisms of IM User Topology .................120Qiang Yan, Xiaoyan Huang

A New Association Analysis Method for Semantic Differential Data and Its Application to Tone Color Analysis ........................................................................................................................................125

Yuichi Kato, Tetsuro Saeki

Effect of Visual Representation in Recognizing Emotion Expressed in a Musical Performance ....................................................................................................................................................131

Rumi Hiraga, Nobuko Kato, Noriyuki Matsuda

The Difference in Stress Induced Secretion of an Immune Substance by the Schedule of an Intermittent Mental Workload ......................................................................................................................137

Shusaku Nomura, Tota Mizuno, Akio Nozawa, Hirotoshi Asano, Hideto Ide

Form Design of CNC Machine Tools using SVMKansei Engineering Model............................................143Kun-Chieh Wang, Jung-Chin Liang, Yu-Cai Lin

A Tour Route Planning Support System with Consideration of the Preferences of Group Members ..........................................................................................................................................................150

Yuichiro Kinoshita, Heisuke Yokokishizawa

A Product Recommendation Method Using Possibility Distributions........................................................156Mina Ryoke, Yasuaki Kato, Yoshiteru Nakamori

An IEC-Based Mobile 3D Graphics Modeler ...............................................................................................162Hiroaki Nishino, Kenji Shiihara, Tsuneo Kagawa, Kouichi Utsumiya

Particle Swarm Optimization for Nonlinear 0-1 Programming Problems.................................................168Takeshi Matsui, Masatoshi Sakawa, Kosuke Kato, Takeshi Uno

Distributed Optimization Algorithm for Lighting Color Control using Chroma Sensors .......................174Maiko Ashibe, Mitsunori Miki, Tomoyuki Hiroyasu

A Method of Interactive Texture Design with IEC ......................................................................................179Tsuneo Kagawa, Hiroaki Nishino, Kouichi Utsumiya

Design of Japanese Kimono using Interactive Genetic Algorithm..............................................................185Maiko Sugahara, Mitsunori Miki, Tomoyuki Hiroyasu

A Study on Image Merge Method using Genetic Algorithm for Image Based e-Learning System ..............................................................................................................................................................191

Yuki Naganawa, Hiroharu Kawanaka, Shinji Tsuruoka

A Multi-objective Hybrid Genetic Algorithm for Energy Saving Task Scheduling in CMP System ..............................................................................................................................................................197

Lei Miao, Yong Qi, Di Hou, Yue-hua Dai, Yi Shi

Automatic Composition System based on Genetic Algorithm and N-Gram Model ..................................202Manabu Tomari, Masayuki Sato, Yuko Osana

Path Planning of Mobile Robot Using Integer GA with Considering Terrain Conditions .......................208Mohammad Mansouri, Mehdi Aliyari Shoorehdeli, Mohammad Teshnehlab

Fast Genetic Algorithm based on Pattern Reduction...................................................................................214Shih-Pang Tseng, Chun-Wei Tsai, Ming-Chao Chiang, Chu-Sing Yang

Partial Decomposition and Parallel GA (PD-PGA) for Constrained Optimization ..................................220Ehab Z. Elfeky, Ruhul A. Sarker, Daryl L. Essam

Intelligent Estimation Agent Based on CMMI Ontology for Project Planning .........................................228Chang-Shing Lee, Mei-Hui Wang, Zhi-Rong Yan, Chi-Fang Lo, Hao-Han Chuang, Yi-Chen Lin

Hierarchical Data Envelopment Analysis for Confirming Performance Improvement ...........................234Yuki Sato, Erika Mukai, Kazushige Inoue, Shingo Aoki

Concept Mining of Semantic Web Services By Means Of Extended Fuzzy Formal Concept Analysis (FFCA) ..............................................................................................................................................240

Giuseppe Fenza, Vincenzo Loia, Sabrina Senatore

A Reliable Context Model for Context-aware Applications ........................................................................246Po-Cheng Huang, Yau-Hwang Kuo

An Integrated OWL Data Mining and Query System .................................................................................251Tzung-Pei Hong, Jun-Song Dong, Wen-Yang Lin

Fast VQ Codebook Generation via Pattern Reduction................................................................................256Chao-Yang Lee, Chun-Wei Tsai, Ming-Chao Chiang, Chu-Sing Yang

Reconfigurable Circuit Design using Evolvable Hardware Chip for Illumination Tolerant Image Enhancement........................................................................................................................................262

A.Guruva Reddy, M.N.Giri Prasad, K.Sri Rama Krishna

Skeletonization of Decorative Characters by Graph Spectral Decomposition ..........................................266Hideaki Kawano, Akito Shimamura, Hideaki Orii, Hiroshi Maeda, Norikazu Ikoma

Comparative Analysis of Cell Segmentation using Absorption and Color Images in Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology............................................................................................................................271

Xuqing Wu, Shishir Shah

Local Contrast Enhancement for Human Face Recognition in Poor Lighting Conditions ......................277Wen-Chung Kao, Ming-Chai Hsu

Ensemble of Classifiers for Off-line Signature Verification ........................................................................283Diego Bertolini, Luiz S. Oliveira, Edson Justino, Robert Sabourin

Visualizing RFID-Tag Data for Detecting Latent Interest of Customers...................................................289Yukio Ohsawa, Hikaru Kimura, Takeshi Ui

Visual Support System for Report Distinctiveness Evaluation ...................................................................295Toshiaki Kawaguchi, Wataru Sunayama

Chance Discovery in Technology Monitoring of Solar Cell using Patent Data .........................................301Tzu-Fu Chiu, Chao-Fu Hong, Ming-Yeu Wang, Chia-Ling Hsu, Yu-Ting Chiu

Visualization of the User’s Preference Using Multi-Values Analysis .........................................................307Mu-Hua Lin, Chao-Fu Hong, Kai-Yuan Jao

Generating a Concept Hierarchy for Sentiment Analysis ...........................................................................312Bin Shi, Kuiyu Chang

Relationship between Human and Computational Abduction....................................................................318Akinori Abe

Lung Nodules Detection by Ensemble Classification ...................................................................................324A. Z. Kouzani, S. L. A. Lee, E. J. Hu

Vision Based Flying Vehicle Tracking...........................................................................................................330Ali Taimori, Samira Sabouri

Whiteboard Documentation through Foreground Object Detection and Stroke Classification....................................................................................................................................................336

N. Prabhu, R. Pradeep Kumar, T. Punitha, Raman Srinivasan

Extraction of Shady Roads using Intrinsic Colors on Stereo Camera........................................................341Tue-Cuong Dong-Si, Dong Guo, Chye Hwang Yan, Sim Heng Ong

Shape Modeling Using Visual ID-Tags for Robotic Applications ...............................................................347Hideyuki Tanaka, Takehisa Yairi, Kazuo Machida

Optimization of Combined Kernel Function for SVM based on Large Margin Learning Theory ..............................................................................................................................................................353

Mingzhu Lu, C. L. Philip Chen, Jianbing Huo, Xizhao Wang

Contrast Sensitive Epsilon-SVR and Its Application in Image Compression............................................359Arvind Tolambiya, Prem K.Kalra

Learning Task Decomposition and Exploration Shaping for Reinforcement Learning Agents...............................................................................................................................................................365

Predrag Djurdjevic, Manfred Huber

Training and Analysis of Support Vector Machine using Sequential Minimal Optimization .................373S.Shahbudin, A. Hussain, S. A. Samad, N. Tahir

Iterative Human Calligraphic Learning by Static and Dynamic Model Writings ....................................379Hiroyuki Fujioka, Hiroyuki Kano

Entropy-Based Robust Fuzzy Clustering of Relational Data ......................................................................385Mei Jian-Ping, Chen Li-Hui

Graph-based Semi-supervised Learning with Manifold Preprocessing for Image Classification....................................................................................................................................................391

Yun-Chao Gong, Feng Liu, Chuanliang Chen

Informational Human-Machine Interaction .................................................................................................396Sabah Al-Fedaghi

Multi-modal Analysis of Human Computer Interaction using Automatic Inference of Aural Expressions in Speech ..........................................................................................................................404

Tal Sobol Shikler

Face and Arm-Posture Recognition for Secure Human-Machine Interaction ..........................................411Ishtiaq Rasool Khan, Hiroyuki Miyamoto, Takashi Morie

An Evolutionary Approach for Accent Classification in IVR Systems ......................................................418Sameeh Ullah, Fakhri Karray

Relationships bewteen Usability and Number of Buttons of a Universal Remote Console ......................424Michio Miyakawa, Yoshinobu Maeda, Nozomu Koyama

A Hardware Design of Camera-based User’s Presence Detector................................................................429Vasily G. Moshnyaga, Koji Hashimoto, Tadashi Suetsugu

Parametric Tuning of Rule-based Systems by Maximum Fuzzy Entropy .................................................433Chun-Ru Dong, Ran Wang, Xi-Zhao Wang

Application of Kernel Learning Vector Quantization to Novelty Detection ..............................................439Hongjie Xing, Xizhao Wang, Ruixian Zhu, Dan Wang

Avatars Based Chinese Sign Language Synthesis System ...........................................................................444Xinxin Xu, Xuan Wang, Lin Yao, Deyuan Zhang, Hainan Zhao

Semantic Chunk Annotation for questions using Maximum Entropy .......................................................450Shixi Fan, Yaoyun Zhang, Wing W. Y. Ng, Xuan Wang , Xiaolong Wang

Genre Identification of Chinese Finance Text using Machine Learning Method .....................................455Jun Xu, Yuxin Ding, Xiaolong Wang, Yonghui Wu

Integrating Social Tagging Data: Upper Tag Ontology (UTO)...................................................................460Ying Ding, Ioan Toma, Michael Fried, Sin-Jae Kang, Zhixian Yan

Meta-Synthesis and Expert Mining ...............................................................................................................467Jifa Gu, Wuqi Song, Zhengxiang Zhu

A Methodology for Knowledge Synthesis......................................................................................................472Yoshiteru Nakamori, Andrzej P. Wierzbicki

For Economic Forecast: The Role of Knowledge System of HWMSE .......................................................478Xiaoji Zhou, Jingyuan Yu

Systems Analysis and Modeling of Opinion Infection..................................................................................484Yijun Liu, Jifa Gu

A Generalized Intelligent-Agent-based Fuzzy Group Forecasting Model for Oil Price Prediction .........................................................................................................................................................489

Lean Yu, Shouyang Wang, Kin Keung Lai

Meta-synthesis View Toward Surveying WSR System Approach Studies ................................................494Zhengxiang Zhu, Wuqi Song, Jifa Gu

A Web Pornography Patrol System by Content-based Analysis: In Particular Text and Image ................................................................................................................................................................500

Jantima Polpinij, Chumsak Sibunruang, Somnuk Paungpronpitag, Rapeeporn Chamchong, Anirut Chotthanom

Transformation of Relational Model to RDF Model....................................................................................506Yanhui Lv, Z. M. Ma

Content-based Image Retrieval Using Orthogonal Moments Heuristically...............................................512J. C. Patra, S. Sood, P. K. Meher, C. Bornand

Classification of Web Resident Sensor Resources using Latent Semantic Indexing and Ontologies ........................................................................................................................................................518

Wabo Majavu, Terence van Zyl, Tshilidzi Marwala

Expression of Paths and Buildings for Universal Designed Interactive Map with Due Consideration for Visually Impaired People ................................................................................................524

Ikuko Eguchi Yairi, Masamitsu Takano, Motoki Shino, Minoru Kamata

On Effective Movement in CPM for Shoulder Joint....................................................................................530Shota Miyaguchi, Kousei Nojiri, Nobutomo Matsunaga, Shigeyasu Kawaji

A Memetic Evolutionary Search Algorithm with Variable Length Chromosome for Rule Extraction ........................................................................................................................................................535

Ji Hua Brian Ang, Kay Chen Tan, Abdullah Al Mamun

A Memetic Algorithm for Parallel Batch Machine Scheduling with Incompatible Job Families and Dynamic Job Arrivals ..............................................................................................................541

Hsueh-Chien Cheng, Tsung-Che Chiang, Li-Chen Fu

Using Classification for Constrained Memetic Algorithm: A New Paradigm ...........................................547Stephanus Daniel Handoko, Kwoh Chee Keong, Ong Yew Soon

Incorporating Tabu Search into the Survivor Selection of Genetic Algorithm .........................................553Chuan-Kang Ting, Cheng-Feng Ko

Hybrid GA Multiobjective Optimization for the Design of Compliant Micro-Actuators ........................559K. Tai, Nianfeng Wang, Yaowen Yang

Hybrid Genetic Algorithm for Designing Structures Subjected to Uncertainty........................................565Nianfeng Wang, Yaowen Yang, Kang Tai

A New Approach to Relaxed Quadratic Stabilization for Stochastic T-S Fuzzy Systems ........................571Xiangpeng Xie, Huaguang Zhang, Jian Feng

Another Method of Relational Fuzzy Clustering..........................................................................................577Roelof K Brouwer

Analytical Model of Three-dimensional Fuzzy Logic Controller for Spatio-temporal Processes ..........................................................................................................................................................583

Han-Xiong Li, Xianxia Zhang, Shaoyuan Li

Robust Fuzzy Output Regulation of Discrete Time-Delay Affine Systems ................................................589Chian-Song Chiu, Tung-Sheng Chiang, Ya-Ting Lee

Gath-Geva Specification and Genetic Generalization of Takagi-Sugeno-Kang Fuzzy Models ..............................................................................................................................................................595

Martin Berchtold, Till Riedel, Christian Decker, Kristof van Laerhoven

Time-Cost Tradeoff in Fuzzy Critical Path Analysis Based on (1- α) × 100% Confidence-Interval Estimates ...........................................................................................................................................601

Feng-Tse Lin

A Smart Home Resource Management System for Multiple Inhabitants by Agent Conceding Negotiation....................................................................................................................................607

Chien-Chang Hsu, Liang-Zong Wang

Cooperative RoboCup agents using Genetic Casebased Reasoning ...........................................................613Jong Yih Kuo, He Zhi Lin

REAL: A Risk-Enabled Reputation Model for Electronic Commerce ......................................................619Jonathan Lee, Shin-Jie Lee

A Case-Based Planning Approach for Agent-Based Service-Oriented Systems........................................625Chiung-Hon Leon Lee, Ken Yen-Ru Cheng, Alan Liu

EFS: Expert Finding System based on Wikipedia Link Pattern Analysis .................................................631Kai-Hsiang Yang, Chun-Yu Chen, Hahn-Ming Lee, Jan-Ming Ho

Dynamic Role Binding with Agent-centric Contract Net Protocol in Agent Organizations.....................636Jonathan Lee, Shin-Jie Lee, Hsi-Min Chen

A Semi-Dynamic Bayesian Network for Human Gesture Recognition ......................................................644Myung-Cheol Roh, Seong-Whan Lee

Automatic Moving Object Detecting and Tracking From Astronomical CCD Image Sequences .........................................................................................................................................................650

Yubin Yang, Ning Li, Yao Zhang

Pedestrian Tracking through Camera Network for Wide Area Surveillance ...........................................656Yasuhide Hyodo, Kaichi Fujimura, Shinya Yuasa, Takeshi Naito, Shunsuke Kamijo

An Automatic Region Based Methodology for Facial Expression Recognition .........................................662Anastasios Koutlas, Dimitrios I. Fotiadis

An Efficient Thresholding Algorithm for Degraded Document Images Based on Intelligent Block Detection................................................................................................................................................667

Yi-Fan Chang, Yu-Ting Pai, Shanq-Jang Ruan

Template-based Human Motion Recognition for Complex Activities ........................................................673Atiqur Rahman Ahad, T. Ogata, J. K. Tan, H. S. Kim, S. Ishikawa

Improving Edge-Based Feature Extraction Using Feature Fusion.............................................................679Shahan Nercessian, Karen Panetta, Sos Agaian

Human Visual System Based Similarity Metrics..........................................................................................685Eric Wharton, Karen Panetta, Sos Agaian

Image Reconstruction for Quality Assessment of Edge Detectors ..............................................................691Barghavi Govindarajan, Karen A. Panetta, Sos Agaian

Comparison of Recursive Sequence Based Image Scrambling Algorithms ...............................................697Yicong Zhou, Karen Panetta, Sos Agaian

Detection and comparison of color edges via median based PCA...............................................................702Sadaf Qazi, Karen Panetta, Sos Agaian

On the Security Properties and Attacks against Mobile Agent Watermark Encapsulation(MAWE) ..................................................................................................................................707

Abid Khan, Xiamu Niu, Waqas Anwar, Zhang Yong

Entropy-based Features for Robust Place Recognition ...............................................................................713Sherine Rady, Achim Wagner, Essam Badreddin

Empirical Evaluation of Segmentation Algorithms for Lung Modelling ...................................................719S. L. A. Lee, A.Z. Kouzani, E.J. Hu

Is there Hope for Predicting Human Visual Quality Experience?..............................................................725T. Eerola, J.-K. Kamarainen, T. Leisti, R. Halonen, L. Lensu, H. Kalviainen, G. Nyman, P. Oittinen

Finding Best Measurable Quantities for Predicting Human Visual Quality Experience .........................733T. Eerola, J.-K. Kamarainen, T. Leisti, R. Halonen, L. Lensu, H. Kalviainen, P. Oittinen, G. Nyman

Using Clinical Decision Support to Maintain Medication and Problem Lists ...........................................739Chiang S. Jao, Daniel B. Hier, William L. Galanter

SVM-based One-Against-Many Algorithm for Liveness Face Authentication..........................................744Cheng-Ho Huang, Jhing-Fa Wang

Efficient Cross Validation Over Skewed Noisy Data ...................................................................................749Manoranjan Dash, Oh Yin Hao

Comparing Performance of Misbehavior Detection Based on Neural Networks and AIS .......................757Matthias Becker, Martin Drozda, Sebastian Jaschke, Sven Schaust

Accelerated Q-Learning for Fail State and Action Spaces ..........................................................................763In-Won Park, Jong-Hwan Kim, Kui-Hong Park

Feature Selection for Microarray Data by AUC Analysis ...........................................................................768Juana Canul-Reich, Lawrence O. Hall, Dmitry Goldgof, Steven A. Eschrich

Feature Selection via Sensitivity Analysis of MLP Probabilistic Outputs .................................................774Jian-Bo Yang, Kai-Quan Shen, Chong-Jin Ong, Xiao-Ping Li

Safety-Preservation Oriented Reaching Monitoring for Smooth Control Mode Switching of Skill-Assist........................................................................................................................................................780

Suwoong Lee, Susumu Hara, Yoji Yamada

Human Dexterity Analysis in Stabilizing Operation of Inverted Pendulum..............................................786Kazuhide Ura, Toshiya Tajiri, Hiroshi Ohsaki, Hiroki Takase, Masami Iwase, Shoshiro Hatakeyama

Analyzing the Characteristics of Horizontal and Vertical Plane Hand Movement in Human-human Cooperative Task .................................................................................................................792

A. B. Shahriman, R. Ikeura, Y. Handa, T. Yano, K. Mizutani

Remarks on EOG and EMG Gesture Recognition in Hands-Free Manipulation System ........................798Kazuhiko Takahashi, Takako Ohta, Masafumi Hashimoto

The Effect of Haptic Guidance on Curve Negotiation Behavior of Young, Experienced Drivers..............................................................................................................................................................804

Mark Mulder, David A. Abbink, Erwin R. Boer

Hierarchical Timing Structure of Utterance in Human Dialogue ..............................................................810Tomohito Yamamoto, Youhei Kobayashi, Yumiko Muto, Kouji Takano, Yoshihiro Miyake

A Fast Two-Step Deblurring Method for Satellite Images ..........................................................................814Fen Chen, Zhensong Wang, Zhongming Zhao

A Note on Positive Roots Discrimination System .........................................................................................820Min Chen

An Explicit Criterion For the Positional Relationship of An Ellipse and A Parabola ..............................825Min Chen, Xiaorong Hou, Xuhao Qiu

A Novel Method of Gait Recognition Based on Kernel Fisher Discriminant Analysis .............................830Han Su, Mian Yang, Hua Xu

A Directional Detector for Edge Based on Difference Images ....................................................................835S. X. Hu, Z. S. Wang, Z. W. Liao

Skeletonize Multi Width Ribbon-like Shapes Based on Difference Images and Frenet Frame ...............................................................................................................................................................839

Z. W. Liao, Z. S. Wang, S. X. Hu

Coping with Uncertainties in Endogenous Technological Change Models ................................................844Tieju Ma, Yoshiteru Nakamori

Simulation of Rivalry Spread Effect over the Competitive Pressure Network..........................................850Dong Zhuang, Jianmei Yang

A Systematic Study on Emergency Policy Documents for Quick Response...............................................855Lili Rong, Xiaona Jia

A Group Decision-Support Method for IT Project Management Based on Markov Chain.....................861Huizhang Shen, Jidi Zhao, Robin G. Qiu

A Sequential Group Decision Process for Emergency Response ................................................................866Huizhang Shen, Jidi Zhao, Wayne W. Huang, Tao Jin

An Approach for Behavior Discovery using Clustering of Dynamics ........................................................871Ashokkumaar P Loganathan, Manfred Huber

Redundancy Underlying a Gymnastic Movement on the High Bar ...........................................................879Taiga Yamasaki, Kiyoshi Gotoh, Masahiro Kaneda, Xin Xin

A Spatiotemporal Approach to N170 Detection with Application to Brain-Computer Interfaces..........................................................................................................................................................885

Yaqin Xu, Kai Yin, Jiacai Zhang, Li Yao

A Multivariate Time Series Clustering Approach for Crime Trends Prediction ......................................891B. Chandra, Manish Gupta, M. P. Gupta

Proposal of Anticipatory Pattern Recognition for EMG Prosthetic Hand Control ..................................896Toshiyuki Kondo, Osamu Amagi, Takayuki Nozawa

Spatial and Temporal Sampling Control for Visual Surveillance Application..........................................902Sabu Emmanuel, Peng Zhang, Agus Sugama

Particle Swarm Optimizer based Controller Design for Vehicle Navigation System................................908Tsung-Ying Sun, Cheng-Sen Huang, Shang-Jeng Tsai

A Hybrid Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm on Optimizing Aircraft Schedule Recovery Problems under Short-Time Response..........................................................................................................914

Chiu-Hung Chen, Tung-Kuan Liu, Jyh-Horng Chou, Jinn-Tsong Tsai, Wen-Hsien Ho

Iris Recognition Using Gabor Filters Optimized by the Particle Swarm Technique ................................920C. C. Tsai, J. S. Taur, C. W. Tao

Reinforcement Fuzzy Control Using Ant Colony Optimization .................................................................926Chia-Feng Juang, Chun-Ming Lu

Particle Swarm Optimization via Successive Optimization in Its Parameter Space.................................931Chen Qian, Keiichiro Yasuda

Performance of Adaptive Fuzzy-Based Code Allocation for 2-D Spreading OFCDM Mobile Communication Systems....................................................................................................................937

Yung-Fa Huang, Neng-Chung Wang, Tan-Hsu Tan, Cheng-Ming Yeh

Design of Adaptive Fuzzy Integral Sliding Mode Control for Uncertain Nonlinear Systems with State and Input Delays ...........................................................................................................................943

Chung-Chun Kung, Shuo-Chieh Chang, Po-Shen Huang

Observer-Based Robust Adaptive Fuzzy Sliding Mode Control for Unknown Nonlinear Dynamical Systems with Dead-Zone Input ...................................................................................................949

Chung-Chun Kung, Shuo-Chieh Chang, Yu-Ren Chen

Decentralized Adaptive Fuzzy Integral Sliding Mode Control for a Class of Large-Scale System ..............................................................................................................................................................955

Chung-Chun Kung, Ti-Hung Chen, Wei-Ting Sun

Universal Controller for Monotone Systems Inspired from Fuzzy Logic Control ....................................961Mohammad Karimadini, Hai Lin, Mohammad Hamiruce Marhaban, Samsul Bahari Mohd Noor, Ishak Aris, Atefeh Davari, Abu Bakar Ghazali

Structural Expansion of Fuzzy Relations and Its Role in Interactive System Modeling ..........................967Adam Pedrycz, Fangyan Dong, Kaoru Hirota

An Efficient Flooding Method in Ad-hoc Networks for Reducing Power Consumption ..........................973Masato Noto

Detecting Blog Groups Using Vector Space Models for Link Structures...................................................979Yuichi Sasaki, Masahito Kurihara

A Travel Scheduling System based on Spot Evaluation ..............................................................................985Masanobu Numazawa, Kohtaro Shibata

Implementation and Performance Evaluation of Multi-Completion with Termination Checking ..........................................................................................................................................................990

Haruhiko Sato, Masahito Kurihara

Consensus Formation Models based on Structural Modeling.....................................................................996Tamotsu Mitamura, Takahumi Oohori, Masahito Kurihara

Keeping the Stability of Solutions to Dynamic Fuzzy CSPs ......................................................................1001Yasuhiro Sudo, Masahito Kurihara, Takuto Yanagida

Random-valued Impulse Noise Detector Based on Minimum Spanning Tree and Its Application to Switching Median Filter ......................................................................................................1007

Go Tanaka, Noriaki Suetake, Eiji Uchino

An Analysis of Color Removal Method Based on a Signed Color Distance and Its Calculation Cost Reduction..........................................................................................................................1013

Go Tanaka, Noriaki Suetake, Eiji Uchino

Comparative Performance Analysis of Feature Sets for Abandoned Object Classification...................1019Ahmed Fawzi Otoom, Hatice Gunes, Massimo Piccardi

Multi-object Segmentation Using Probabilistic Labeling ..........................................................................1025Jhan-Syuan Yu, Ming-Ci Jhuang, Kai-Chieh Yang, Jung-Hua Wang

Surrounding Adaptive Color Image Enhancement based on CIECAM02 ..............................................1030Minsung Kang, Bongjoe Kim, Kar-Ann Toh, Kwanghoon Sohn

A Study on Motion Analysis of an Artistic Gymnastics by using Dynamic Image Processing...............1036Jeongeun Shin, Shinji Ozawa

Generalized Collage Steganography on Images .........................................................................................1042Mei-Ching Chen, Sos S. Agaian, C. L. Philip Chen

Noise Reduction Algorithms Using Fibonacci Fourier Transforms .........................................................1047Sos S. Agaian, Mei-Ching Chen, C. L. Philip Chen

Embedding Watermarks in Compressed Video using Fuzzy C-Means Clustering.................................1052Daw-Tung Lin, Guan-Jhih Liao

An RST-Resilient Image Copyright Protection Scheme Based on the Invariant Domain and Image Secret Sharing.............................................................................................................................1058

Shang-Lin Hsieh, Ding-Jie Chen, Bin-Yuan Huang, I-Ju Tsai

Identification of Artifacts in Scenery Images using Color and Line Information ...................................1064Atsushi Tanbara, Yuko Osana

Modeling Human Perception .......................................................................................................................1072Matthew L. Bolton

Simulation of Retinal Function ....................................................................................................................1078Meir Perez, Robert O Davidson, David M Rubin, Tshilidzi Marwala

Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Multi-Modal Pilot Control Behavior in a Target-Following Task ..............................................................................................................................................1084

P. M. T. Zaal, M. Mulder, M. M. van Paassen, J. A. Mulder

Critical Factors Influencing Intra-operative Surgical Decision-making..................................................1090Ashis Jalote-Parmar, Petra Badke-Schaub

Pain Generation Model on Upper Limb Considering the Laminated Structure of Skin........................1096Nobutomo Matsunaga, Seiko Akayama, Shigeyasu Kawaji

Effects of Time Function and Expression Speed on the Intensity and Realism of Facial Expressions ....................................................................................................................................................1102

Masaomi Oda, Katsunori Isono

Swarm Reinforcement Learning Algorithms Based on Particle Swarm Optimization ..........................1109Hitoshi Iima, Yasuaki Kuroe

Novel Multi-Class Feature Selection Methods Using Sensitivity Analysis of Posterior Probabilities ...................................................................................................................................................1115

Kai-Quan Shen, Chong-Jin Ong, Xiao-Ping Li, Einar P. V. Wilder-Smith

Learning of New Neuron Model based on Geometric Mean with New Error Metrics ...........................1121Mohd. Shiblee, B. Chandra, Prem K. Kalra

Information Gain with Chaotic Genetic Algorithm for Gene Selection and Classification Problem ..........................................................................................................................................................1127

Cheng-San Yang, Li-Yeh Chuang, Jung-Chike Li, Cheng-Hong Yang

Automatic Identification and Removal of Artifacts in EEG Using a Probabilistic Multi-class SVM Approach With Error Correction.............................................................................................1133

Shi-Yun Shao, Kai-Quan Shen, Chong-Jin Ong, Xiao-Ping Li, Einar P. V. Wilder-Smith

Development of Intelligent Sensors Using Legendre Functional-Link Artificial Neural Networks ........................................................................................................................................................1139

J. C. Patra, P. K. Meher, G. Chakraborty

Pre-Participatory Technology Assessment: A Web Application for Encouraging Citizens Interest in “Science, Technology & Society” ..............................................................................................1145

Satoshi Ohnishi, Kyoko Ito, Shogo Nishida

A Method for Quantifying Facial Muscle Movements In the Smile During Facial Expression Training......................................................................................................................................1152

Ai Takami, Kyoko Ito, Shogo Nishida

Safe Manual Control of Assist System for Stabilizing Operation of Pendulum by using EMG ...............................................................................................................................................................1157

Mitsuhiro Andoh, Toshiya Tajiri, Kazuhide Ura, Masami Iwase, Shoshiro Hatakeyama

Sound Spot Generation and Evaluation by a Large Scale Panel Loudspeaker Array............................1163K. Shinagawa, H. Takemura, H. Mizoguchi

A Study of Color and Voice Images of Information Provision in Emaergency Situation.......................1168Mie Nakatani, Ryuichi Tabata, Shogo Nishida

Loudspeaker Array System for Exhibition Support into Museum...........................................................1174Y. Fukasawa, K. Shinagawa, K. Horio, K. Mituhashi, A. Deguchi, F. Kusunoki, S. Inagaki, H. Mizoguchi

On the Possibility to Design Intelligent Sensor Systems after Excitable Media Models: An Agent-Based Simulation ...............................................................................................................................1180

Luis M. Fernandez-Carrasco, Hugo Terashima-Mar n, Manuel Valenzuela-Rendon

An Improved Approaching Law Based on Sliding Mode Controller for Duffing–Holmes Systems with Uncertainties...........................................................................................................................1186

Zi-Qiang Li, Gong-You Tang

A Novel Information Spread Evolutionary Algorithm Applied to Function Optimization ....................1191Zhen-zhong Lan, Yuan Shi, Xiang-hu Feng

Optimised Rough Sets for Modelling Interstate Conflict ..........................................................................1197Bodie Crossingham, Tshilidzi Marwala, Monica Lagazio

A Robust Fuzzy Step Size LMS Algorithm for DSUWB Systems.............................................................1204Chia-Hsin Cheng, Yu-Fan Chen, Kai-Jie Chen, Yung-Fa Huang

Design of a Scan Converter Using the Non-Adaptive Polynomial Approximation .................................1210Ming-Chieh Tsai, Yung-Wei Teng

Using Fast Fourier Transform for Weed Detection in Corn Fields ..........................................................1214Hossein Nejati, Zohreh Azimifar, Mohsen Zamani

Development of Novel Optimization Procedure Based on Honey Bee Foraging Behavior.....................1219K. Sundareswaran, V. T. Sreedevi

A New Algorithm to Threshold the Courtesy Amount of Brazilian Bank Checks ..................................1225R. F. P. Neves, C. A. B. Mello, M. S. Silva, B. L. D. Bezerra

Fusion of Multispectral and Panchromatic Images Combining IHS and Dual-tree Complex Wavelet...........................................................................................................................................................1230

Mengxi Xu, Jing Ling, Aiye Shi

Style of Action based Individual Recognition in Video Sequences ...........................................................1236Y. Pratheepan, G. Prasad, J. V. Condell

A Minimal Coverage-based Classification Method and Its Application in Predictive Toxicology Data Mining................................................................................................................................1242

Gongde Guo, Yu Huang

Nonlinear Regression Model to Symbolic Interval-valued Variables.......................................................1246Eufrasio de Andrade Lima Neto, Francisco de Assis Tenorio de Carvalho

A Multi-Class Logistic Regression Model for Interval Data .....................................................................1252Renata M. C. R. de Souza, Francisco Jose A. Cysneiros, Diego C. F. Queiroz, Roberta A. de A. Fagundes

A Simplified Support Vector Clustering Algorithm ..................................................................................1258Li-Ying Wu, Jeen-Shing Wang

An Algorithm for Computing the Shortest Path of Three Spheres ..........................................................1264Chang-Chien Chou, Wan-Kuang Hsieh, Huei-Yuan Lee

Probability Collectives for Decentralized, Distributed Optimization: A Collective Intelligence Approach ...................................................................................................................................1270

Anand J. Kulkarni, Kang Tai

Particle Swarm Optimization Based on Neighborhood Encoding for Traveling Salesman Problem ..........................................................................................................................................................1275

Dongmei Lin, Shenshan Qiu, Dong Wang

Motion based UnSharp Masking [MUSM] for Extracting Building from Urban Images ......................1279Seyed Mostafa Mirhassani, Bardia Yousefi, Alireza Ahmadyfard, Mitra Bahadorian

Topology Simplification and Channel Assignment in Multi-radio Wireless Mesh Networks ................1284Hejiao Huang, Xiaolu Cao, Xiaolong Wang

Optimized Spike Placement on Tires with Respect to Low Noise .............................................................1290Matthias Becker

Optimal Disturbance Rejection Control with Application to Offshore Platforms ..................................1294Hui-Ying Sun, Gong-You Tang, Shu-mei Zhang

Grey Multi-attribute Decision-making Method based on two-phase Optimization ................................1300Luo Dang, Luo Dixin, Xie Naiming, Wang Jianling

Research on Grey Risk Decision-Making Method based on Priority Index ............................................1304Luo Dang, Luo Dixin, Zhang Yi, Qin Yuhui

A Single Observation Passive Location Algorithm Based on Phase-difference and Doppler Frequency Rate of Change ...........................................................................................................................1308

Xiaojun Yang, Gang Liu, Jinku Guo

Control and Simulation of Robotic Swarms in Heterogeneous Environments........................................1313Ted Shaneyfelt, Matthew Joordens, Kranthimanoj Nagothu, John Prevost, Anjan Kumar, S. S., Mirsaeid Ghazi, Mo Jamshidi

Artificial Immune System Based on Normal Model and Immune Learning ...........................................1319Tao Gong

A Lagrangian based Immune-inspired Optimization Framework for Distributed Systems ..................1325Henry Y. K. Lau, Steven Y. P. Lu

Face Recognition using Parallel Associative Memory................................................................................1331Karm Veer Arya, Viraat Singh, Pabitra Mitra, Phalguni Gupta

Transparent Linguistic Interface Generation and Its Application in Fuzzy Decision Trees..................1336Long Chen, C. L. Philip Chen

Designing a Robust Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Classifier for Non-stationary Systems with Application in Brain-Computer Interfacing ...............................................................................................1342

Pawel Herman, Girijesh Prasad, Thomas Martin McGinnity

Antiphasic Electromyographic Activities between Biarticular Arm Muscles Reflects Improved Two Joint Arm Movement Performaces In Stroke Patients....................................................1349

Tasuku Miyoshi, Takashi Komeda, Yoshiyuki Takahashi, Hokyoo Lee, Tadashi Suzuki

Bringing up Product Model to Thinking of Engineer ................................................................................1354László Horváth, Imre J. Rudas

A Probabilistic Choice Model for the Product Line Design Problem .......................................................1360Stelios Tsafarakis, Kleanthi Lakiotaki, Anastasios Doulamis, Nikolaos Matsatsinis

A Common Module Mining Method for Variant Products .......................................................................1366Chieh-Yuan Tsai, Chih-Jung Chen

An Assertion-Based Information Acquisition System Exploiting Hierarchical Structures of Documents......................................................................................................................................................1372

Kuniaki Tabata, Akira Hattori

Content-Based Music Retrieval with Nonlinear Feature Space Transformation using Relevance Feedback ......................................................................................................................................1378

Shunsuke Sakai, Keisuke Kameyama

Three-dimensional Information Projection System Using a Hand-held Screen ......................................1384Sunao Hashimoto, Joo Kooi Tan, Hyoungseop Kim, Seiji Ishikawa

Inference of S-system Models of Genetic Networks using Product Unit Neural Networks ....................1389Hiroaki Murata, Makoto Koshino, Masatomo Mitamura, Haruhiko Kimura

Proposal of Group Decision Support System for Commodity Purchase Using Kansei and SOM ...............................................................................................................................................................1395

Iori Nakaoka, Jun-ichi Kushida, Katsuari Kamei

Heat Load Prediction through Recurrent Neural Network in District Heating and Cooling Systems ...........................................................................................................................................................1400

Kosuke Kato, Masatoshi Sakawa, Keiichi Ishimaru, Satoshi Ushiro, Toshihiro Shibano

Undesirable Results of SOM Learning and the Feature of Learning Data..............................................1406Tsutomu Miyoshi, Yasuto Nishii

Learnability of a Spiking Neural Network for Perception of A Partner Robot.......................................1412Hiroyuki Masuta, Naoyuki Kubota

Fully Adjustable Multilayer Topological Neural Networks For Intelligent Autonomous System Design ................................................................................................................................................1418

Frank Borsato, Maurício Figueiredo

Improved Evolutionary Algorithms for Solving Constrained Optimization Problems with Tiny Feasible Space.......................................................................................................................................1425

Abu S. S. M. Barkat Ullah, Ehab Z. Elfeky, David Cornforth, Daryl L. Essam, Ruhul Sarker

Extending Wireless Sensor Network Lifetime through Order-Based Genetic Algorithm......................1433Chien-Chih Liao, Chuan-Kang Ting

Ant Colony Optimization for Solving a Bi-Criteria Hybrid Flow Shop Problem ...................................1439Safa Khalouli, Fatima Ghedjati, Abdelaziz Hamzaoui

A Novel Geometric Center Design Method for Genetic Algorithm Optimization...................................1445Ying Lin, Jun Zhang

ANFIS and NNARX based Rainfall-Runoff Modeling ..............................................................................1453R. Remesan, M. A. Shamim, D. Han, J. Mathew

GA-based Optimization of a Fourth-order Sigma-delta Modulator for WLAN .....................................1459Babita R. Jose, P. Mythili, J. Mathew, R. Remesan

Intelligent Healthcare Agent for Food Recommendation at Tainan City ................................................1464Chang-Shing Lee, Mei-Hui Wang, Wei-Chun Sun, Young-Chung Chang

Information Extraction based on Information Fusion from Multiple News Sources from the Web ..........................................................................................................................................................1470

Yang Lv, Wing W. Y. Ng, John W. T. Lee, Binbin Sun, Daniel S. Yeung

Efficient Internet Search Engine Service Provisioning Exploiting a Collaborative Web Result Ranking Mechanism..........................................................................................................................1476

Malamati Louta, Ioannis Anagnostopoulos, Angelos Michalas

Web Document Categorization by Support Vector Clustering.................................................................1482Daming Shi, Ming Hei Tsui, Jigang Liu

Basic Semantic Units Based Web Page Content Extraction......................................................................1488Jingqi Wang, Qingcai Chen, Xiaolong Wang, Hongzhi Guo

Upgrading Domain Ontology Based on Latent Semantic Analysis and Group Center Similarity Calculation ...................................................................................................................................1494

Rung-Ching Chen, I-Yan Lee, Ya-Ching Lee, Yu-lung Lo

A Study of Analysis Method for Driver Features Extraction....................................................................1500Rizal Othman, Zhong Zhang, Takashi Imamura, Tetsuo Miyake

A Study of Classification for Driver Conditions using Driving Behaviors...............................................1505Takashi Imamura, Hagito Yamashita, Zhong Zhang, Rizal bin Othman, Tetsuo Miyake

Adaptive and Multimodal Interaction in the Vehicle.................................................................................1511Philipp Fischer, Andreas Nurnberger

Risk Analysis Based on the Ship Collision Modeling and Forecasting System........................................1516Wang Jie, Fan Yao-Tian

A Study on Ship Berthing Support System .................................................................................................1521Tadatsugi Okazaki, Kohei Ohtsu

Evaluation of Ship Navigator’s Mental Workload Using Nasal Temperature and Heart Rate Variability .............................................................................................................................................1527

Koji Murai, Yuji Hayashi, Tadatsugi Okazaki, Laurie C.Stone, Nobuo Mitomo

A Small Scale Fingerprint Matching Scheme Using Digital Curvelet Transform...................................1533Tanaya Mandal, Q. M. Jonathan Wu

Recognition of Separate Hand Gestures by Timedelay Neural Networks Based on Multi-state Spectral Image Patterns from Cyclic Hand Movements...................................................................1538

Paul Modler, Tony Myatt

Tracking a Variable Number of Pedestrians in Crowded Scenes by using Laser Range Scanners .........................................................................................................................................................1544

Xiaowei Shao, Kyoichiro Katabira, Ryosuke Shibasaki, Huijing Zhao, Yuri Nakagawa

Iris Recognition Based on Non-separable Wavelet ....................................................................................1551Jing Huang, Xinge You, Yuan Yan Tang

Handling of Multi-reflections in Wafer Bump 3D Reconstruction...........................................................1557Jun Cheng, Ronald Chung, Edmund Y. Lam, Kenneth S. M. Fung

Palmprint Identification based on Directional Representation.................................................................1561Wei Jia, De-Shuang Huang, Dacheng Tao, David Zhang

Real-Time Two-way Coupling of Ship Simulator with Virtual Reality Application...............................1567Chen Hsien Chen, Li-Chen Fu

How Infrared Tracking increases the Realism of Multi-Person Videoconferencing in Collaborative Augmented Reality................................................................................................................1573

Stefan Reifinger, Florian Laquai, Gerhard Rigoll

Motion Constraint Design for a Multi-Functional Virtual Manipulation System...................................1578Mu-Cheng Hsieh, Kuu-young Young

Interactive Support using a Video See-through Head Mounted Display for Plate Bending by Line Heating .............................................................................................................................................1584

Kazuyo Iwamoto

The Correspondence and Branching Problem in Medical Contour Reconstruction ..............................1590Jinguo He

Selective Rendering based on Perceptual Importance of Scene Regions .................................................1595Katerina Mania, Nick Mourkoussis, Alexandros Zotos

Robustness Analysis of Flexible Assembly/ Disassembly Processes with Non-ordinary Petri Nets .................................................................................................................................................................1601

Fu-Shiung Hsieh

Multiobjective Lot Scheduling and Dynamic OHT Routing in a 300-mm Wafer Fab ...........................1607Jia-Wei Yang, Hsueh-Chien Cheng, Tsung-Che Chiang, Li-Chen Fu

Taylor Series Expansion Error Compensation for a Bi-axial CNC Machine ..........................................1613Xue-Cheng Xi, Aun-Neow Poo, Geok-Soon Hong

Intelligent Monitoring and Decision Control System for Peripheral Milling Process ............................1619Antonio J. Vallejo, Ruben Morales-Menendez, J. R. Alique

A Simulation-Baed Assessment of Alternative Assembly Line Configurations.......................................1625Konstantinos N. Genikomsakis, Vassilios D. Tourassis

A Concise Framework for Disassenblability Metrics.................................................................................1631Vasileia P. Gkeleri, Vassilios D. Tourassis

Study on the Sequence of Strengthening Buffer Operator based on Back Cumulative-sum Method ...........................................................................................................................................................1637

Chuan-min Mi, Si-feng Liu, Zhan-sheng Chang, Xue-mei Yuan

Mathematical Models of the Adjustment of the Internal Structure for the Chinese First Industry and Responding Measure..............................................................................................................1642

Dang Yaoguo, Mi Chuanmin, Wang Zhengxin

On Grey Geometrical Relational Model and Its Properties ......................................................................1646Naiming Xie, Jianghui Xin, Sifeng Liu, Bin Yu

On a Sort of New Grey Incidence Models ...................................................................................................1651Sifeng Liu, Jeffrey Forrest, Naiming Xie, Bin Yu

The Post Evaluation of Construction Project Based on Dominance-based Rough Set and GRA................................................................................................................................................................1657

Jian Lirong, Liu Sifeng

Study on the Absolute Grey Incidence Model of an Interval Grey Number Sequence...........................1663Hongxing Shi, Sifeng Liu, Hongyun Du, Chuanping Song

Similarity Measure of Proximate Optimality Principle and Multi-Point Tabu Search ..........................1668Hiroyuki Jinnai, Keiichiro Yasuda, Atsushi Ishigame

Organizational Structure Identification using a Hidden Markov Random Field Model and a Novel Algorithm for Quadratic Assignment Problem ............................................................................1674

Xu Han, Krishna R. Pattipati, Chulwoo Park, Georgiy M. Levchuk

Simulated Annealing Algorithm for Scheduling Problem in Daily Nursing Cares .................................1680Mingang Cheng, Hiromi Itoh Ozaku, Noriaki Kuwahara, Kiyoshi Kogure, Jun Ota

A Genetic-based Clustering Approach to Traffic Network Design for Car Navigation System ............................................................................................................................................................1687

Feng Wen, Mitsuo Gen

Design of Topologically Optimal Microgripper..........................................................................................1693Shyh-Chour Huang, Wei-Liang Chen

Multi-criteria, Context-enabled B2B Partner Selection ............................................................................1698P. S. Tan, E. W. Lee, K. Mous, S. S. G. Lee, A. E. S. Goh

Selection of Features from Protein-Protein Interaction Network for Identifying Cancer Genes ..............................................................................................................................................................1706

Yongjin Li, Jagdish C. Patra

Determination of QSAR of Aldose Reductase Inhibitors using an RBF Network ..................................1712J. C. Patra, R. W. S. Cheong, P. K. Meher

BBPRM: A Behavior-Based Probabilistic Roadmap Method...................................................................1718Éva Simonin, Julien Diard

p53-Mdm2 Core Regulation Revealed by a Mathematical Model ............................................................1724Yang Yang, Hai Lin

Support Vector Machine Application in Drug Discovery of Aldose Reductase Inhibitors.....................1730J. C. Patra, L. Li, P. K. Meher

Mining Functional Biclusters of DNA Microarray Gene Expression Data..............................................1736Hongya Zhao, Qing-Hua Huang, Kwok Leung Chan, Lee-Ming Cheng, Hong Yan

Decision-Making with Interval Probabilities ..............................................................................................1742Peijun Guo, Hideo Tanaka

Forecast of Residential Energy Consumption Market Based on Grey Markov Chain...........................1747Hui Zhou, Wei Wang, Wenjie Niu, Xingrong Xie

A Fair Comparison of Representations, Operators and Algorithms for the Sugarcane Harvest Problem............................................................................................................................................1753

Diogo F. Pacheco, Fernando B. de Lima Neto

Effectiveness Evaluation on Direct Shipping Strategy...............................................................................1759Jianxiang Li, Haoxun Chen, Feng Chu

Solving Military’s Resource Allocation Problem by Fuzzy Approach .....................................................1764Leh. Luoh, Ruey-Shyang Chang

Two-Tuple Linguistic Screening Evaluation at the Front End in New Product Development ..................................................................................................................................................1769

Van-Nam Huynh, Yoshiteru Nakamori

SIRMs Connected Fuzzy Inference Method Using Kernel Method..........................................................1775Hirosato Seki, Fuhito Mizuguchi, Satoshi Watanabe, Hiroaki Ishii, Masaharu Mizumoto

Complexity Reduction of Mamdani Fuzzy Systems through Multi-valued Logic Minimization..................................................................................................................................................1781

Marco Cococcioni, Luca Foschini, Beatrice Lazzerini, Francesco Marcelloni

A Random Fuzzy Programming Models Based on Possibilistic Programming .......................................1787Hideki Katagiri, Takashi Hasuike, Hiroaki Ishii

Combination Methods in a Fuzzy Random Forest.....................................................................................1793P. P. Bonissone, J. M. Cadenas, M. C. Garrido, R. A. D az-Valladares

Effect of Opponent Players on the Performance of Fuzzy Decision Making Systems for Car Racing.............................................................................................................................................................1799

Tomoharu Nakashima, Seiya Fujii

Reinforcement Learning based on Modular Fuzzy Model with Gating Unit ..........................................1805Toshihiko Watanabe, Tatsuya Wada

Interpreting and Improving Multi-Layered Networks by Free Energy-Based Competitive Learning .........................................................................................................................................................1811

Ryotaro Kamimura

Mutual Information Maximization by Free Energy-Based Competitive Learning for Self-Organizing Maps ...........................................................................................................................................1818

Ryotaro Kamimura

Legendre-FLANN-based Nonlinear Channel Equalization in Wireless Communication System ............................................................................................................................................................1825

J. C. Patra, W. C. Chin, P. K. Meher, G. Chakraborty

A Hammerstein-Wiener Recurrent Neural Network with Universal Approximation Capability.......................................................................................................................................................1831

Jeen-Shing Wang, Yi-Chung Chen

A Digital Circuit Design of State-Space Recurrent Neural Networks ......................................................1837Che-Wei Lin, Jeen-Shing Wang

Modeling Multiple Autonomous Robot Behaviors and Behavior Switching with a Single Reservoir Computing Network ....................................................................................................................1842

Eric Antonelo, Benjamin Schrauwen, Dirk Stroobandt

Stereo Vision Based Robot Controller.........................................................................................................1848Velappa Ganapathy, Ng Oon-Ee

A Hybrid GA/PSO for the Concurrent Design of Cellular Manufacturing System................................1854Lim Chee Ming, S. G. Ponnambalam

A Kalman Filter Approach to LVDT-based Heat Deformation Test .......................................................1860Chia-Chang Tong, Chi-Jui Chao, Tzu-Yuan Lin, Wei-Nan Lin, Chun-Ting Yang

An ART1 Based Algorithm for Cell Formation with Sequence Data .......................................................1865R. Sudhakara Pandian, S. Saravanasankar, S. S. Mahapatra, S. G. Ponnambalam

Serious Games for Movement Therapy after Stroke .................................................................................1871Minhua Ma, Kamal Bechkoum

Mobile Robot Navigation using Alpha Level Fuzzy Logic System: Experimental Investigations .................................................................................................................................................1877

S. Parasuraman, V. Ganapathy, Bijan Shirinzadeh

A Survey of User-Centered Design Practice in China................................................................................1884Ronggang Zhou, Shengshan Huang, Xiangang Qin, Jason Huang

A Few Comments on Visual System of Ship Handling Simulator Based on Arriving Port....................1889Nobuo Mitomo, Kenjiro Hikida, Koji Murai, Yuji Hayashi, Tadatsugi Okazaki

The Error Chain in Using Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems......................................1894Wang Jie, Hu Xian-Zhong

Subjective Age Estimation using Speech Sounds: Comparison with Facial Images ...............................1899Mayuka Nishimoto, Yasuhiro Azuma, Naoyuki Miyamoto, Takashi X. Fujisawa, Noriko Nagata

Creation of a Sound-Image Scale.................................................................................................................1904Tomomi Sangenya, Takashi X. Fujisawa, Noriko Nagata

Design Strategy of Optimal User Interface for Each User and System Using Analytic Hierarchy Process .........................................................................................................................................1909

Takako Nonaka, Yuta Uesugi, Tomohiro Hase

Short-Term Schedulability Analysis of Crude Oil Operations in Refinery with Hybrid Petri Net .........................................................................................................................................................1915

NaiQi Wu, Chengbin Chu, Feng Chu, MengChu Zhou

Simulation and Analysis of Hybrid Petri Nets Using the Matlab Tool HYPENS....................................1921Alessandro Giua, Carla Seatzu, Fausto Sessego

An Urban Traffic Network Model by First Order Hybrid Petri Nets ......................................................1928Mariagrazia Dotoli, Maria Pia Fanti, Giorgio Iacobellis

An Agent Oriented Information System for Itineraries Search Using Web Services Composition ...................................................................................................................................................1934

Mohamed Firas Feki, Mohamed Amine Kamoun, Slim Hammadi

Responsive Traffic Signals Designed with Petri nets .................................................................................1941Michel dos Santos Soares, Jos Vrancken

Two Generalized-Petri-net-based Strategies for Deadlock Prevention in Resource Allocation Systems ........................................................................................................................................1947

Hesuan Hu, Zhiwu Li, Mengchu Zhou

Condition Monitoring of Oil-Impregnated Paper Bushings Using Extension Neural Network, Gaussian Mixture and Hidden Markov Models ........................................................................1953

W. S. Miya, L. J. Mpanza, T. Marwala, Fulufhelo V. Nelwamondo

An Efficient Autonomous Failure Recovery Mechanism for UPnP-based Message-Oriented Pervasive Services .........................................................................................................................................1959

Ya-Wen Jong, Chun-Feng Liao, Li-Chen Fu

An Extended Hierarchical Framework for Definitions of Diagnosability of Discrete Event Systems ...........................................................................................................................................................1965

Xiangfu Zhao, Dantong Ouyang

Fault Detection with Little Knowledge of System Model...........................................................................1971Dapeng Ye, Paul P. Lin

A Model Based Fault Detection Scheme for Nonlinear Multivariable Discrete-time Systems ...............1977Balaje T. Thumati, Jagannathan Sarangapani

A Complete Approach to Identify Conflict Sets Based on ATMS ............................................................1983Yu Jiao, Dandong Ouyang, Xiangfu Zhao

Experimental Evaluation of an Adaptive PI Rate Controller for Congestion Control ...........................1988Li Yu, Maode Ma

A Fully Fuzzy Trajectory Tracking Control Design for Surveillance and Security Robots...................1994Tzuu-Hseng S. Li, Chih-Yang Chen, Hui-Ling Hung, Ying-Chieh Yeh

Simulation of a Robust Fuzzy Controller for Linear Synchronous Motor Systems................................2000Yi-Sheng Huang, Cheng-Chung Sung, Yao-Teng Shih

Design of a Controller for Direct Thrust Control Systems Using Fuzzy Petri Nets ................................2006Cheng-Chung Sung, Yi-Sheng Huang, Wu-Shien Wen

Observer-Based Adaptive Fuzzy Control Design for a Class of Nonaffine Nonlinear Systems ...........................................................................................................................................................2012

Wen-Shyong Yu

A Practical Design of Fuzzy PD Controller and Its Application to Magnetic Levitation System ............................................................................................................................................................2017

Ting-En Lee, Juhng-Perng Su, Ker-Wei Yu

The Prediction of Fuzhou Port’s Throughput ............................................................................................2023Kejia Chen, Qishan Zhang, Jiaying Chen

Hybrid Forecasting Method of GM(1,1) Disaster Model with Application to Regional Ggain Production ..........................................................................................................................................2027

Bing-jun Li, Masahiro Inuiguchi

Ergodic Grey Relation between Plasma Renin Activity and Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Non-dipper Hypertensive Males ..................................................................................................................2033

Huang Xianxi, Chen Yequn, Liu Sifeng, Tan Xuerui

A Grey Model for Evaluating Research Performance of University Researchers in China...................2038Zhuo Zhang, Qunhui Luo, Zan Xu, Mi Chuanmin

Grey Sets and Their Greyness Measure ......................................................................................................2044Zhang Qishan, Chen Kejia

Applications and Prototype for System of Systems Swarm Robotics .......................................................2048Matthew A. Joordens, Ted Shaneyfelt, Kranthimanoj Nagothu, Srujana Eega, Aldo Jaimes, Mo Jamshidi

A Distributed Snake Algorithm for Mobile Robots Path Planning with Curvature Constraints.....................................................................................................................................................2055

Y. Cheng, P. Jiang, Y. Fun. Hu

Improving Trust Valuation for File Sharing in P2P Networks .................................................................2062Semir Daskapan, Indira Nurtanti, Jan van den Berg

Distributed Detection of Network Intrusions Based on a Parametric Model ..........................................2068Yan-guo Wang, Xi Li, Weiming Hu

Outer Estimates of Interval System of Linear Equations: ISPN models in Dependability Evaluation ......................................................................................................................................................2074

Sérgio Galdino, Paulo Maciel

Tractability of Deadlock Avoidance Problem in Automated Manufacturing Systems Modeled with Petri Net .................................................................................................................................2080

NaiQi Wu, MengChu Zhou

Performance Evaluation of Logistics with Componentized Stochastic Models .......................................2086Gabriel Alves Jr., Ricardo Lima, Armin Zimmermann

Functional Verification Methodology Using Hierarchical Coloured Petri Nets-based Testbenches....................................................................................................................................................2092

Cassio L. Rodrigues, Fabio J. Morais, Leandro M. L. Silva, Karina R. G. da Silva, Jorge C. A. de Figueiredo, Dalton D. S. Guerrero, Elmar Melcher

A Study of Cause-Effect Structure Acquisition for Anomaly Diagnosis in Discrete Manufacturing Processes..............................................................................................................................2098

Maki Endo, Kosuke Tsuruta, Soichiro Kita, Hiroshi Nakajima

Agent-based Simulation Analysis for Social Norms ...................................................................................2104Ichiro Nishizaki, Hideki Katagiri, Toshihisa Oyama, Tomohiro Hayashida

Using Subspace-based Learning Methods for Medical Drug Design and Characterization ..................2110Francesc J. Ferri, Katerine Diaz-Chito, Wladimiro Diaz-Villanueva

A study on Fast Object Recognition based on Selective Visual Attention System...................................2115Hiroki Nakano, Shigeru Okuma, Yoshikazu Yano

Modeling and Control of Steering using road way magnets......................................................................2121M. K. Dawane, V. G. Asutkar, M. W. Trikande

Improved Kohonen Feature Map Associative Memory with Refractoriness based on Area Representation...............................................................................................................................................2126

Yoichi Uda, Yuko Osana

A Genetic-Based Input Variable Selection Algorithm Using Mutual Information and Wavelet Network for Time Series Prediction .............................................................................................2132

Parviz Rashidi Khazaee, N. Mozayani, Jahed Motlagh

On Map-Based Classification of Insect Neurons Using Three-Dimensional Quantification ..................2137Naotake Kamiura, Hiroki Urata, Ayumu Saitoh, Teijiro Isokawa, Hidetoshi Ikeno, Nobuyuki Matsui, Yoichi Seki, Ryohei Kanzaki

NeuroGenetic Approach for Solving Dynamic Programming Problems .................................................2143Matheus Giovanni Pires, Ivan Nunes da Silva, Fabiana Cristina Bertoni

Class-Proximity SOM and Its Applications in Classification....................................................................2149Pitoyo Hartono, Aya Saito

A Novel Approach of Cryptanalysis Using SOM .......................................................................................2155B. Chandra, P. Paul Varghese, P. K. Saxena, Shri Kant

A Basic Study on Attribute Name Extraction from the Web ....................................................................2160Fumitaka Nakane, Masanori Otsubo, Yoshinori Hijikata, Shogo Nishida

A Basic Study on Information Filtering Method Dealing with User Goal ...............................................2166Tomoyuki Matsutsuji, Yiqun Wang, Yoshinori Hijikata, Shogo Nishida

Straight Thinking Straight From The Net – On The Web-Based Intelligent Talking Toy Development ..................................................................................................................................................2171

Rafal Rzepka, Shinsuke Higuchi, Michal Ptaszynski, Kenji Araki

Application of Keyword Map to Decision Support through Exploratory Search ...................................2176Tomoki Kajinmi, Jhoji Komiya, Toshiyuki Ogasawara, Yasufumi Takama

Developing an Index for Measuring the Engagement of Internet Media .................................................2181Peter Anshin, Hisao Shiizuka

How Can We Facilitate Value Creation via Web Interaction? .................................................................2190Hiroko Shoji

Input Method to Enter Linear Data Using Fingertip Pressure .................................................................2196Takako Nonaka, Saitoshi Saino, Tomohiro Hase

Support Control to Promote Skill of Riding a Unicycle.............................................................................2201Masaya Kinoshita, Kohei Yoshida, Yoshiaki Sugimoto, Hiroshi Ohsaki

Application of Formal Safety Assessment on Planning VTS.....................................................................2206Fan Yao-Tian, Wang Jie

Roles in Learning Systems............................................................................................................................2212Wei Zhang, Shaohua Teng, Xiufen Fu, Haibin Zhu

Quality Service Assignments for Role-based Web Services ......................................................................2218Vincent Ng, Boris Chan, Louis Shun, Ringo Tsang

A Visualized Tool of Role Transfer .............................................................................................................2224Haibin Zhu, Matthew Grenier, Rob Alkins, Jeffery Lacarte, Jordan Hoskins

Boosting Simple Projections for Multi-class Dimensionality Reduction ..................................................2230Yuan Yuan, Yanwei Pang

Gabor-based Texture Representation in AAMs .........................................................................................2235Ya Su, Xinbo Gao, Dacheng Tao, Xuelong Li

Image Quality Assessment Metrics with Radon Transform......................................................................2240Jianxin Pang, Rong Zhang, Hui Zhang, Xuan Huang, Zhengkai Liu

Frequency Structure Analysis for IQA .......................................................................................................2245Xuelong Li, Wen Lu, Dacheng Tao, Xinbo Gao

Design and Implementation of an Automated Human Activity Monitoring Application for Wearable Devices ..........................................................................................................................................2251

Hari Thiruvengada, Soundararajan Srinivasan, Aca Gacic

Flash Memory-Based Development Platform for Homecare Devices.......................................................2258Joon Ho Um, Bryan Kim, Sung Gab Lee, Eyee Hyun Nam, Sang Lyul Min

Custos Remote On-Demand Healthcare Aided with Wireless Sensors and Mobile Phones..................2263John K. Zao, Shih-Chen Fan, Bing-Shiang Yang, Shang-Hwa Hsu, Han-Chin Cheng, Ming-Lun Liu, Howard C. Huang, Fan-Yi Teng

Sufficient Sunlight Supply for Home Care using Local Closed-loop Shutter Control System...............2269Chao-Hung Chen, Hsiung-Cheng Lin, Ying-Chu Liu, Wei-Chung Hsu, Shin-Ming Chang

Component Interface Design for Flexible User-Centric Automation and Assistive Devices ..................2275Wen-Hsian Chang, Chi-Sheng Shih, Jane Liu

A Simulation Environment for Development and Evaluation of Smart Devices for the Elderly ............................................................................................................................................................2284

T. Y. Chen, C. H. Chen, C. S. Shih, J. W. S. Liu

Local Mixture Hazard Model: A Semi-Parametric Approach to Risk Management in Pavement System...........................................................................................................................................2290

Le Thanh Nam, Kengo Obama, Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Road Roles Using Gaming Simulation as Decision Technique for Future Asset Management Practices ..................................................................................................................................2296

Mónica Altamirano, Paulien Herder, Martin de Jong

On the Maneuverability of Heavy Goods Vehicles.....................................................................................2302Dieter Zobel, Christian Weyand

Applications of Reinforcement Learning in an Open Railway Access Market Price Negotiation .....................................................................................................................................................2308

Shun King Wong, Chi Wai Tsang, Tin Kin Ho

Qualitative Change of Traffic Flow Induced by Driver Response............................................................2314Yasushi Yokoya, Yoichi Asano, Nobuyuki Uchida

Semantic Information Retrieval Based on Fuzzy Ontology for Intelligent Transportation Systems ...........................................................................................................................................................2320

Jun Zhai, Yan Cao, Yan Chen

Intelligent Robust Control for uncertain Nonlinear Multivariable Systems Via CMAC and H∞ Technology ..............................................................................................................................................2326

Chih-Min Lin, Chin-Hsu Leng

The CMAC Tuning Effects to Improve the H∞ Control Performance ....................................................2330Ted Tao, Shun-Feng Su

Self-Tuning Sliding Mode Controller Design for a Class of Nonlinear Control Systems .......................2336Yao-Chu Hsueh, Shun-Feng Su, Wen-June Wang

Adaptive Nonlinear Control Using RBFNN for an Electric Unicycle.......................................................2342Ching-Chih Tsai, Cheng-Kai Chan, Sen-Chung Shih, Shui-Chun Lin

Design of Fuzzy-Neural-Network Tracking Control With Only Position Feedback for Robot Manipulator Including Actuator Dynamics ....................................................................................2348

Rong-Jong Wai, Zhi-Wei Yang

On-Line Particle-Swarm-Optimization Control for Maglev Transportation System Via Backstepping Design Procedure ..................................................................................................................2354

Rong-Jong Wai, Kun-Lun Chuang

Research on Large Scale Group-decision Approach Based on Grey Cluster ..........................................2360Jian Jun Zhu, Qiang Di

The Model of Grey Periodic Incidence and Their Rehabilitation Based on the Slope ............................2366Hongyun Du, Hongxing Shi, Chuanping Song, Yong Zhao

The Method of Solving the Minimum Variance Linear Equation Based on Grey System .....................2370Zhigeng Fang, Shouqing Wan, Bin Yu, Hongxing Shi

Advantages and Disadvantages of Shanxi FDI Absorption Capacity Based on Grey Relational Entropy ........................................................................................................................................2375

Xiaojian Kang, Hanbin Kuang, Sifeng Liu, Bin Yu

The Research of Regional Ecological Industrial Chain Forming Based on Incomplete Information Dynamic Grey Game ...............................................................................................................2380

Lixiang Feng, Sifeng Liu, Yanhui Chen, Bin Yu

Evaluation of Customer Satisfaction in Automobile After-sales Service based on Grey Incidence Analysis .........................................................................................................................................2385

Wang Jian-ling, Liu Si-feng, Wang Yuan-qi, Xie Nai-ming

Performance of Particle Swarm Optimization Techniques on PAPR Reduction for OFDM Systems ...........................................................................................................................................................2389

Ho-Lung Hung, Yung-Fa Huang, Cheng-Ming Yeh, Tan-Hsu Tan

Integrating Energy Efficiency and Security for Storage Systems .............................................................2395A. Tamilarasan, M. K. Shankarapani, X. qin, S. Mukkamala, A. H. Sung

The Development of a Brain Computer Interface Device for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patients ...........................................................................................................................................................2400

Tomohiro Madarame, Hisaya Tanaka, Takenobu Inoue, Minoru Kamata, Motoki Shino

A Change Detector for Mining Frequent Patterns over Evolving Data Streams ....................................2406Willie Ng, Manoranjan Dash

An Agent Model and its Gaming Simulation Reproducing the Emergence of a Minority .....................2412Yoshinobu Maeda, Nao Ito, Michio Miyakawa

Temporal Development of Pragmatics and Dynamics in Conversation for Building Consensus.......................................................................................................................................................2418

Makoto Yoshida, Yoshihiro Miyake, Nobuhiro Furuyama

UAVs as Aviators: Environment Skills Capability For UAVs ..................................................................2425W. Oomkens, M. Mulder, M. M. Van Paassen, M. H. J. Amelink

Dimensionality Reduction Strategies for the Design of Human Machine Interface Signal Classifiers .......................................................................................................................................................2431

Lalit Gupta, Srinivas Kota, Swetha Murali, Dennis Molfese, Ravi Vaidyanathan

Hotel Recommender System Based on User’s Preference Transition ......................................................2436Ryosuke Saga, Yoshihiro Hayashi, Hiroshi Tsuji

Safety Management on Fire Emergency Response by VESDA Applications at Semiconductor Plants ...................................................................................................................................2442

Chun-Ping Lin, Chi-Min Shu

Translation and Rotation of virtual Objects in Augmented Reality: A Comparison of Interaction Devices........................................................................................................................................2447

Stefan Reifinger, Florian Laquai, Gerhard Rigoll

Handheld Augmented Reality Supported Immersive Ubiquitous Learning System...............................2453Tsung-Yu Liu, Yu-Ling Chu

Decomposition of Timed Automata for Solving Scheduling Problems.....................................................2458Tatsushi Nishi, Masato Wakatake, Masahiro Inuiguchi

Intelligent Observer-Based Road Surface Condition Detection and Identification ................................2464Paul P. Lin, Kuo-Ming Lee

Fundamentals and Architectures of Complex Distributed Systems .........................................................2470Huaglory Tianfield

A New Method to Find The Original Value of Various GM(1,1) With Optimum Background Value.........................................................................................................................................2475

Yi Zhang, Yong Wei, Chang-wei Xiong

Analysis on the Grey System Evaluation of China's Agricultural Regional Development.....................2480Yue-Ying Mu

The Application of the Multiple-Domain Matrix .......................................................................................2486Maik Maurer, Udo Lindemann

Modelling and Analysis of Rainwater Harvesting Technology Disseminating Process Based on Social Networks Threshold Approach....................................................................................................2493

Subhajyoti Samaddar, Norio Okada

Propositions on Interrelationships among Attitude-Based Stability Concepts........................................2501Takehiro Inohara, Saied Yousefi, Keith W. Hipel

Analysis of Cooperative Alliance Constituted by Companies with Different Technology Levels by Using Shapley Value ....................................................................................................................2507

Dong Yang, Michiyasu Odani, Keishi Tanimoto, Hiroaki Ito

A Decision Rule Aggregation Approach to Multiple Criteria Group Decision Support.........................2513Ye Chen, Keith W. Hipel, D. Marc Kilgour

Identifying the Most Likely Outcomes of Multilateral Negotiations ........................................................2518Majid Sheikhmohammady, Keith W. Hipel, D. Marc Kilgour

An Ecology-based Research Framework for Project Portfolio Decision-Making ...................................2524Peng Guo, Junfei Hu, Yuming Zhu, Tao Du

Scheduling Algorithms for Dedicated Nodes in Alchemi Grid..................................................................2530Zeljko Stanfel, Goran Martinovic, Zeljko Hocenski

A Priority-based Genetic Algorithm Approach for Solving Multiple Alternative Project Scheduling Problems with Resource Constraints and Variable Activity Times......................................2536

Seren Ozmehmet Tasan, Mitsuo Gen

Scheduling with Uncertain Resources: Learning to Ask the Right Questions.........................................2542Alexander Carpentier, Mehrbod Sharifi, Eugene Fink, Jaime G. Carbonell

Application of Integer Programming for Solving Crew Scheduling Problem in Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation ..........................................................................................................................2547

Chen Chui-Yen

Scheduling with Uncertain Resources: Learning to Make Reasonable Assumptions .............................2553Steven Gardiner, Eugene Fink, Jaime G. Carbonell

A Cooperative Distributed Hyper-heuristic Framework for Scheduling .................................................2559Djamila Ouelhadj, Sanja Petrovic

New Foot Pressure Activated Sensory Compensation Posture-Control Enhancement in Amputee .........................................................................................................................................................2565

Ming-Yih Lee, Kok-Soon Soon

A new Layer-Based Imaging and Rapid Prototyping Techniques for Computer-Aided Design and Manufacture of Custom Dental Restoration ...........................................................................2571

Ming-Yih Lee, Chong-Ching Chang, Chung-Hsien Kuo, Yen-Chen Ku

Development of an Intelligent Power Assisted Wheelchair Using Fuzzy Control Systems ....................2577Chung-Hsien Kuo, Jia-Wun Siao, Kuo-Wei Chiu

Initial Analysis and Design of an Assistive Rehabilitation Hand Device with Free Loading and Fingers Motion Visible to Subjects.......................................................................................................2583

Y. Y. Huang, K. H. Low

The Impact of Individual Differences on Human Information Acquisition Behavior to Enhance Gaze- Based Wheelchair Control .................................................................................................2590

Meike Jipp, Christian Bartolein, Essam Badreddin

A Tapping Interface For Finger Movement Training Using Magnetic Sensors ......................................2596Keisuke Shima, Toshio Tsuji, Akihiko Kandori, Masaru Yokoe, Saburo Sakoda

Semi-Supervised Learning Methods for Network Intrusion Detection ....................................................2602Chuanliang Chen, Yunchao Gong, Yingjie Tian

Support Vector Classification for Large Data Sets by Reducing Training Data with Change of Classes ..........................................................................................................................................2608

Jair Cervantes, Xiaoou Li, Wen Yu

Knowledge Mining for Supporting Learning Processes ............................................................................2614Rainer Knauf, Ronald Bock, Yoshitaka Sakurai, Shinichi Dohi, Setsuo Tsuruta

Proportionate Feature Selection - A Pre-Processing Step for Clustering ................................................2621Jashanjot Singh Sekhon, Vivekanand Gopalkrishnan, Ng Wee Keong

SVM Ranking with Backward Search for Feature Selection in Type II Diabetes Databases ................2627Sarojini Balakrishnan, Ramaraj Narayanaswamy, Nickolas Savarimuthu, Rita Samikannu

Particle Swarm Optimization: Dynamic Parameter Adjustment Using Swarm Activity .......................2633Nobuhiro Iwasaki, Keiichiro Yasuda, Genki Ueno

Evaluating the Performance of DNPSO in Dynamic Environments ........................................................2639Ahmad Nickabadi, Mohammad Mehdi Ebadzadeh, Reza Safabakhsh

A Novel Search Algorithm based on Fish School Behavior .......................................................................2645Carmelo J. A. Bastos Filho, Fernando B. de Lima Neto, Anthony J. C. C. Lins, Antônio I. S. Nascimento, Marília P. Lima

Threshold Exploration via Particle Swarm Optimizer at Profitable Wavelet Decomposition for Noise Reduction.......................................................................................................................................2651

Tsung-Ying Sun, Chan-Cheng Liu, Sheng-Ta Hsieh, Tsung-Ying Tsai, Jyun-Hong Jheng

Particle Swarm Optimizer for Multi-objective Problems based on Proportional Distribution and Cross-Over Operation .....................................................................................................2657

Tsung-Ying Sun, Wun-Ci Wu, Shang-Jeng Tsai, Chan-Cheng Liu, Shih-Yuan Chiu, Sheng-Ta Hsieh

A Hybrid Filter/Wrapper Approach of Feature Selection for Gene Expression Data............................2663Chao-Hsuan Ke, Cheng-Hong Yang, Li-Yeh Chuang, Cheng-San Yang

An Ontology Oriented Region-Based Image Retrieval Strategy...............................................................2670Tsun-Wei Chang, Yo-Ping Huang, Frode Eika Sandnes

Discriminating Important Ocean Salinity and Temperature Patterns in Argo Data..............................2676Yo-Ping Huang, Li-Jen Kao, Frode Eika Sandnes

User-Adaptive Image Clustering using Relevance Feedback for Efficient Content-Based Retrieval .........................................................................................................................................................2682

Masaki Kobayashi, Keisuke Kameyama

Research on an Assistant Ad Hoc Network to Aid the Measurement of STD .........................................2688Chia-Sheng Tsai, Ge-Ful Yang

Content-Based Image Retrieval Using Grid-Based Indexing and Grey Relational Analysis .................2693Yo-Ping Huang, Mann-Jung Hsiao, Te-Wei Chiang, Tienwei Tsai

Fast Sensor Identification Technology for Sea Surface Salinity Measurement .......................................2699Tai-Wen Yue, Yu-Cheng Wang, Wei Yen

Using Contexts to Supervise a Collaborative Process ................................................................................2705Avelino J. Gonzalez, Johann Nguyen, Setsuo Tsuruta, Yoshitaka Sakurai, Kouhei Takada, Ken Uchida

Decentralized Adaptive Consensus Control for Multi-Manipulator System with Uncertain Dynamics........................................................................................................................................................2711

Long Cheng, Zeng-Guang Hou, Min Tan

Effective Visual Surveillance with Cooperation of Multiple Active Cameras .........................................2717Cheng-Ming Huang, Yi-Tzu Lin, Li-Chen Fu

Decentralized Control of Multiple Vehicles with Limited Communication Bandwidth .........................2723Hojjat A. Izadi, Brandon W. Gordon, C..A. Rabbath

Passivity and Transparency of Teleoperation Systems with Lossy Delay: Transmission Line-based Analysis ......................................................................................................................................2729

Hyo-Sung Ahn, Jeha Ryu

Further Results on Stability Criteria for Linear Systems with Time-varying Delay ..............................2735Jian Sun, G.P. Liu, Jie Chen

Granular Computing: From Topology to Category Theories Based Models ..........................................2740Tsau Young Lin

Granular Computing: A Theory of ”Divide/Granulate and Conquer”....................................................2746Tsau Young Lin

A Granular Computing Approach to Data Engineering ...........................................................................2752Fengming M. Chang, Chien-Chung Chan

Statistical Dependence in Contingency Data Cube ....................................................................................2758Shusaku Tsumoto, Shoji Hirano

Visualizing Personal Trend on Gnowsis Semantic Desktop ......................................................................2764Shingo Kubo, Hiroshi Tsuji, Heiko Maus, Andreas Dengel

Attribute Clustering with Unknown Cluster Numbers..............................................................................2771Tzung-Pei Hong, Yan-Liang Liou, Cho-Han Lee

Decentralized Anchor-Free Localization for Wireless Ad-Hoc Sensor Networks ...................................2776Chih-Yu Wen, Yu-Cheng Hsiao

Mobile Robot Intruder Detection Based on a Zigbee Sensor Network ....................................................2785Chia-How Lin, Su-Hen Yang, Hong-Tze Chen, Kai-Tai Song

A Comprehensive Study of Kalman Filter and Extended Kalman Filter for Target Tracking in Wireless Sensor Networks .......................................................................................................2791

Ma Di, Er Meng Joo, Lim Hock Beng

Distributed Situation Assessment for Intelligent Sensor Networks Based on Hierarchical Fuzzy Cognitive Maps...................................................................................................................................2797

Sandeep Chandana, Henry Leung

DyKCo: Dynamic k-Coverage in Wireless Sensor Networks ....................................................................2803Amir Yahyavi, Laleh Roostapour, Roohollah Aslanzadeh, Nasser Yazdani

Development of Body Sensor Network Applications using SPINE...........................................................2809Raffaele Gravina, Antonio Guerrieri, Giancarlo Fortino, Fabio Bellifemine, Roberta Giannantonio, Marco Sgroi

Approximate Optimal Rejection to Sinusoidal Disturbance for Nonlinear Systems...............................2815Shu-Mei Zhang, Gong-You Tang, Hui-Ying Sun

An Observer-Based Control System with Extended Bounded-Sensor-Faults .........................................2821Chieh-Chuan Feng

Optimal Vibration Control for Active Suspension Systems with Actuator and Sensor Delays .............................................................................................................................................................2827

Jing Lei, Gong-You Tang

Optimal Control of a Nano-Positioning Stage Using Linear Matrix Inequality and Hierarchical Genetic Algorithms .................................................................................................................2833

Gwo-Ruey Yu, Lun-Wei Haung

Community Identification in Dynamic Social Networks based on H2 Norm Analysis: A New Approach from Control Theory ..........................................................................................................2839

Katsumi Konishi, Toshiaki Toyama

Adaptive Fast Terminal Sliding Mode Control for a Class of Nonlinear Systems with Time-Varying Uncertainties via LMI Approach ..................................................................................................2845

Tung-Sheng Chiang, Chian-Song Chiu

PSoC Design in GM(1,1) Error Analysis and its Application in Temperature Prediction .....................2850Kun-Li Wen, Ching-Hsiang Liu, Hung-Chih Chang, Huei-Chu Wen

A Study of The Most Influencing Factors in the Preliminary Test of the GEPT - Based on GM(0,N) .........................................................................................................................................................2855

Hsiao-Ching Chen, Chung-Cheng Lu, Jee-Ray Wang, Hui-Yi Liang

Applying Grey Forecasting Models to Disability Rate and Demand for Long-Term Care Service of the Aged in Taiwan......................................................................................................................2859

Ker-Tah Hsu, Tzung-Ming Yan

Using Grey Statistic Method to Evaluate The Optimal Distribution for Strategic Resources in Medium And Small Enterprise ................................................................................................................2865

Chaang -Yung Kung, Tzung-Ming Yan, Chih-Cheng Huang

Recognizing the Key Part in the Function Upgrade of an Industrial Cluster based on Grey Analysis of DEA Inputs ................................................................................................................................2871

Wang Wenping, Wei Lulu, Shan Haiyan

Study on Audit Evidence Gathering Cost under Online Auditing Environment ....................................2875Wei Chen, Si-feng Liu, Hong-yuan Zheng

Technological Matching and Economic Value of Performance Specification in Public Procurement ..................................................................................................................................................2880

Masamitsu Onishi, Yasuhiro Shoji, Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Combined International and Intergenerational Disaster Risk Diversification: An Innovative Instrument for Government Intervention into the Private Disaster Insurance Program .........................................................................................................................................................2886

Tao Ye, Muneta Yokomatsu, Norio Okada

Economic Restoration Process after Natural Disasters under Mutual Relationships between Industrial Sectors ...........................................................................................................................2894

Kazuyoshi Nakano, Hirokazu Tatano

Attitudes and Coalitions within Brownfield Redevelopment Projects .....................................................2900Sean Walker, Keith W. Hipel, Takehiro Inohara

Preference Strength and Uncertainty in the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution for Two Decision-Makers ............................................................................................................................................2906

Haiyan Xu, Keith W. Hipel, D. Marc Kilgour

Conflict Analysis in Brownfield Redevelopment: The ERASE Program in Hamilton, Ontario ...........................................................................................................................................................2912

Qian Wang, Keith W. Hipel, D. Marc Kilgour

Shape and Size Estimation Using Stochastically Deployed Networked Sensors......................................2918Hiroshi Saito, Shigeo Shioda, Junko Harada

Particle Filter for Target Tracking in Multi-Modality Wireless Sensor Networks.................................2926Wendong Xiao, Feng Nan, Sen Zhang, Chen Khong Tham, Marcelo H. Ang Jr, Jit Biswas

Wearable Sensors for Realtime Accurate Hip Angle Estimation..............................................................2931Zhiqiang Zhang, Jiankang Wu, Zhipei Huang

Sensor Cooperation in Human Environments through Motivational Gradients ....................................2937Ladislau Boloni, Damla Turgut

Multiple Dynamic Range Image Coding for Wireless Sensor Networks..................................................2943Tao Fang, Cheng Fu, Bogdan J. Falkowski, Bang Wang

Distributed Energy-based Multi-Source Localization in Wireless Sensor Network ...............................2949Wei Meng, Wendong Xiao, Chengdong Wu

What Affects the Lyapunov Exponents of Finger Plethysmogram?.........................................................2954Akira Imanishi, Mayumi Oyama-Higa

Is the Perceived Agreeability of a Face Related to the Fractal Dimension of the Face? .........................2959Yasuo Itoh, Mayumi Oyama-Higa, Tiejun Miao

Relationship between Fractal Dimension and Sensitivity Index of Product Packaging..........................2965Mayumi Oyama-Higa, Tiejun Miao

Measurement of Ear Pulse Waves in Children: Effect of Facing Another Child and Relationship to an Action Index...................................................................................................................2971

Junko Tsujino, Mayumi Oyama-Higa, Mitsuko Tanabiki

A Mental Health Self-Check System using Nonlinear Analysis of Pulse Waves......................................2976Takahiro Miyagi, Yasuto Shirai, Kazuyoshi Tanaka, Fumiyasu Yamada, Kazuo Satoh, Mayumi Oyama-Higa

Chaos in Ear Plethysmograms: Tracking Experiment and a Model ........................................................2981Tiejun Miao, Toshiyuki Shimizu, Hitoshi Makabe, Mayumi Oyama-Higa, Kazuyoshi Sakamoto

Vision-based Nighttime Vehicle Detection and Range Estimation for Driver Assistance ......................2987Yen-Lin Chen, Chuan-Tsai Lin, Chung-Jui Fan, Chih-Ming Hsieh, Bing-Fei Wu

A Real-Time Vision-Based Safety Assist System ........................................................................................2993Bing-Fei Wu, Ying-Han Chen, Hsin-Yuan Peng, Chao-Jung Chen

A Practical Nighttime Vehicle Distance Alarm System .............................................................................2999Ming-Chih Lu, C. P. Tsai, Ming-Chang Chen, Yin Yu Lu, Wei-Yen Wang, Chen-Chien Hsu

Evaluation of VII System Using Vision Sensors in Expressway by Driving Simulator ..........................3005Kaich Fujimura, Toshihiro Konoma, Kamijo Shunsuke, Tatsuru Daimon

Development of Vision Sensor for Cooperative Vehicle-Highway Systems .............................................3011Kamijo Shunsuke, Konoma Toshihiro, Kaichi Fujimura

Road Detection using Segmentation by Weighted Aggregation based on Visual Information and a Posteriori Probability of Road Regions.......................................................................3017

T. T. Son, S. Mita, A. Takeuchi

A Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm for Assembly Line Balancing Problem with Worker Allocation .......................................................................................................................................................3025

Wenqiang Zhang, Mitsuo Gen, Lin Lin

Robot Navigation using KFLANN Place Field ...........................................................................................3033Rina Tse, Alex Tay, William Hutama

Decision Theory on Dynamic Domains .......................................................................................................3039John Seiffertt, Donald C. Wunsch II, Suman Sanyal

Clustering based on Generalized Inverse Transformation........................................................................3044Yu-Chen Chen, Hong-Jie Shih, Yu-Siang Jheng, Sih-Yin Shen, Meng-Di Guo, Jung-Hua Wang

Evaluation System for E-Learning with Pattern Mining Tools ................................................................3050Bernardete Ribeiro, Alberto Cardoso

Single-Channel Speech Enhancement: Using Recurrent Neuro-Fuzzy Voice Activity Detector and Spectral Subtraction Algorithms ..........................................................................................3056

Fang-Chen Chuang, Jeen-Shing Wang, Li-Ying Wu

Fuzzy Ultrasonic System for Identifying Cellular Quantity of Artificial Culture Bone .........................3061Yutaka Hata, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Syoji Kobashi, Keisuke Oe

Fuzzy Heart Rate Variability Detection by Air Pressure Sensor for Evaluating Autonomic Nervous System .............................................................................................................................................3066

Kenta Yamamoto, Syoji Kobashi, Yutaka Hata, Naoki Tsuchiya, Hiroshi Nakajima

Ultrasonic Large Intestine Thickness Determination System for Low Anterior Resection....................3071Genta Hiramatsu, Syoji Kobashi, Yutaka Hata, Seturo Imawaki

A Comparative Study of Heart Rate Estimation via Air Pressure Sensor ...............................................3076Naoki Tsuchiya, Kenta Yamamoto, Hiroshi Nakajima, Yutaka Hata

Towards Intelligent Self-Care: Multi-Sensor Monitoring and Neuro-Fuzzy Behavior Modelling .......................................................................................................................................................3082

E. Chan, D. Wang, M. Pasquier

Neuro-Rough Models for Modelling HIV ...................................................................................................3088Tshilidzi Marwala, Bodie Crossingham

Fault Diagnosis of Internal and External Sensors with Scan Matching for Mobile Robot.....................3095Masafumi Hashimoto, Kazuhiko Takahashi, Fumihiro Itaba

Practical Evaluation For Two Different Holonomic Wheeled Mobile Robots.........................................3101Ahmed El-Shenawy, Andrea Wellenreuther, Essam Badreddin

A Novel Synchronized Motion Method for Direct and Point-to-Point Robot Trajectory Planning in Constrained Workspace ...........................................................................................................3107

Amr Alsaeed Kandil, Essameddin Badreddin

The Facial Dynamics and the Mixed Pneumatic-Heart Compressor on the Humanoid Robot ..............................................................................................................................................................3113

Ching-Kuo Wang, Chiu-Sung Wu, Sheng Chen

Distributed Model Predictive Control for Coordinated Path Following Control of Omnidirectional Mobile Robots...................................................................................................................3119

Kiattisin Kanjanawanishkul, Andreas Zell

Ubiquitous Robot S/W Platform, AnyRobot Studio and Its Demonstration, AnyKids Service ............................................................................................................................................................3125

Kang-Hee Lee, Woo-Sup Han, Ki-Cheol Park, Hyun-Sik Shim, Kwang-Choon Kim

Tracking Control of Mobile Robots and its Application to Formation Control......................................3131Peter Chen, Jie Wan, A. N. Poo, S. S. Ge

Development and Calibration of 6-axis Force Sensor for Simultaneous Measuring of Plantar Deformation .....................................................................................................................................3137

K. Sekiguchi, M. Ueda, H. Uno, H. Takemura, H. Mizoguchi

Parallel Force and Motion Control Using Adaptive Observer-Controller...............................................3142Qing Hua Xia, Ser Yong Lim, Marcelo H Ang Jr., Tao Ming Lim

Output Feedback Control with a Nonlinear Observer Based Forward Kinematics Solution of a Stewart Platform....................................................................................................................................3149

Sung-Hua Chen, Li-Chen Fu

Relational Cognitive Structures for Intelligent Agent and Robot Control ..............................................3155Martin E. Muller, Florian B. Krebs, Ferry Hielscher

Cooperative Behavior of Mobile Robots as a Macro-scale Analogous of the Quantum Harmonic Oscillator......................................................................................................................................3163

Gerasimos G. Rigatos

Novel Dynamic Representation and Control of Power Networks Embedded with FACTS Devices............................................................................................................................................................3170

S. Mehraeen, S. Jagannathan, M. L. Crow

Extending ERT Towards Fuzzy Temporal Data Modeling .......................................................................3176Liguo Deng, Z. M. Ma, Gang Zhang

2-stage Approach for Continuous Time Identification using Step Response Estimates .........................3182Rosmiwati Mohd-Mokhtar, Liuping Wang

Digital Compensation for MASH Sigma Delta Modulators using H-infinity Approach ........................3188Yung-Shan Chou, Chun-Chen Lin

A Fuzzy Lyapunov Function Approach to Stabilize Uncertain Nonlinear Systems Using Improved Random Search Method .............................................................................................................3194

Jiing-Dong Hwang, Zhi-Ren Tsai, Jian-Yu Chen

Stabilization of a Circular Ball-and-beam System with Input and State Constraints using Linear Matrix Inequalities ...........................................................................................................................3200

P. M. Abhilash, Arun D. Mahindrakar

Design and Stability Analysis of Packet-Based Networked Control Systems in Continuous Time................................................................................................................................................................3205

Yun-Bo Zhao, Guo-Ping Liu, David Rees

States Observer Design and Stability Analysis for Networked Control Systems ....................................3210Yong Zhang, Gong-You Tang, Yi-Min Liu

Joint Adaptive Distributed Rate and Power Control for Wireless Networks ..........................................3215James W. Fonda, S. Jagannathan, Steve E. Watkins

State Observer Design for Linear Systems with Delayed Measurements ................................................3221Cheng-Ming Zhang, Gong-You Tang, Mei Bai

Anti-Windup Design using Auxiliary Input for Constrained Linear Systems.........................................3225S. Masood Dehghan, Chong Jin Ong, Peter C. Y. Chen

Fuzzy Query Results Ranking over Autonomous Web Databases ...........................................................3231Xiangfu Meng, Z. M. Ma

KEA - Applications of Ontology Engineering on Mathematical Natural Language Texts.....................3237Sabina Jeschke, Nicole Natho, Marc Wilke

Common Sense-based Applications to Advance Personalized Learning..................................................3243Junia C. Anacleto, Ap. Fabiano P. de Carvalho, Alexandre M. Ferreira, Eliane N. Pereira, Alessandro J. F. Carlos

Robust CRT-Based Watermarking Technique for Authentication of Image and Document ................3249J. C. Patra, A. Karthik, P. K. Meher, C. Bornand

Analysis of Uncertain Data: Tools for Representation and Processing ....................................................3255Bin Fu, Eugene Fink, Jaime G. Carbonell

Detecting Sudden Concept Drift with Knowledge of Human Behavior ...................................................3260Kyosuke Nishida, Shohei Shimada, Satoru Ishikawa, Koichiro Yamauchi

A Comparison of Two Preference Elicitation Approaches in the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution ......................................................................................................................................................3267

Yi Ke, Kevin W. Li, Keith W. Hipel

Coalition-proof Payment Plan in Delegation of Design Verification in Public Works............................3273Mamoru Yoshida, Hirokazu Tatano

A Comparative Study on Multicriteria ABC Analysis in Inventory Management .................................3279Ye Chen, Kevin W. Li, Si-feng Liu

Network Game Approach on Negotiation Process For the Case of the Caspian Oil Allocation .......................................................................................................................................................3285

Maiko Sakamoto, Kazuhiro Sasaki

Reinforcement Learning Methods for Finding Equilibria and Tracking Evolution Paths in Conflicts .........................................................................................................................................................3291

Donghua Li, Ju Jiang, Haiyan Xu, Keith W. Hipel

A Research Framework for Tackling Brownfield Problems in China Using Project Management Theory .....................................................................................................................................3297

Yuming Zhu, Keith W. Hipel, Guo Peng

Cognitive Radio Mixed Sensor and Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (SMANET) for Dual Use Applications ...................................................................................................................................................3303

Dhadesugoor R. Vaman, Lijun Qian

A New PacketTransmission Approach With Energy Efficiency and Low Latency in Wireless Sensor Networks ............................................................................................................................3310

Wu Bo, XiuYing Cao

Cooperative Virtual MIMO Transmissions in Wireless Networks with System Constraints ................3313Qi Qu, Laurence B. Milstein, Dhadesugoor R. Vaman

Distance Optimization Based Coverage Control Algorithm in Mobile Sensor Network ........................3320Jun Xiao, Lili Sun, Shi Zhang

Task Scheduling for Data Aggregation in Fault- Tolerant Wireless Sensor Networks...........................3325Hang Qin, Lin Qiu

Fluctuation Analysis of Finger Plethysmograms Related to Various Conditions....................................3331Tiejun Miao, Yumi Ogura, Etsunori Fujita, Mayumi Oyama-Higa

Experimental Results of Measuring Human Fatigue by Utilizing Uttered Voice Processing.................3337Kakuichi Shiomi, Kiyoshi Sato, Mitsugu Sawa, Naoki Mizukami, Ayako Suzuki

Voice Processing Technique for Human Cerebral Activity Measurement ..............................................3342Kakuichi Shiomi

The Use of a Non-linear Analysis of Pulse Waves to Measure the Impact of Music Therapy and Animal Therapy on Psychiatric Care...................................................................................................3347

Youko Hirohashi, Mayumi Oyama-Higa

Improving Software Maintenance Efficiency With Behavior-Based Cognitive Models .........................3352Ross Bayer, Allen E. Milewski

Individual Ability-based System Configuration .........................................................................................3358Meike Jipp, Essam Badreddin, Ciamak Abkai, Jürgen Hesser

Extracting Moving Objects from a Video by Sequential Background Detection Employing a Local Correlation Map ..............................................................................................................................3364

M. Miyoshi, J. K. Tan, S. Ishikawa

Real-Time Side Vehicle Tracking Using Parts-Based Boosting ................................................................3369Wen-Chung Chang, Chih-Wei Cho

IWAY: Towards Highway Vehicle-2-Vehicle Communication and Driver Support ..............................3375George Rigas, Penny Bougia, Dimitrios I. Fotiadis, Christos D. Katsis, Anastasios Koutlas

The Embedded Driving-assistance System on Taiwan iTS-1 ....................................................................3381Bing-Fei Wu, Hsin-Han Chiang, Tsu-Tian Lee, Jau-Woei Perng

Neurocontroller Design and Stability Analysis for Antilock Braking Systems........................................3387Chun-Fei Hsu, Tsu-Tian Lee, Chia-Yu Hsu, Chih-Min Lin

Intelligent Control of High-Speed Sensorless Brushless DC Motor for Intelligent Automobiles ...................................................................................................................................................3393

Jung-Sheng Wen, Chi-Hsu Wang, Ying-De Chang , Ching-Cheng Teng

Managing Uncertain Temporal Relations using a Probabilistic Interval Algebra ..................................3398Malek Mouhoub, Jia Liu

Optimization of Gas Transmission Network Using Agent-Oriented Approach ......................................3404A. A. Jamshidifar, M. H. Sharghigoorabi, M. H. Montazer Torbati

An Approach to Combine AdaBoost and Artificial Neural Network for Detecting Human Faces ...............................................................................................................................................................3410

Thai Hoang Le, Len Tien Bui

Image/ Video’s Automatic Annotation Considering Semantics’ Tolerance Relation..............................3416Ying Dai

Interactive Voice Response Field Classifiers ..............................................................................................3424P. B. Patel, T. Marwala

Dynamic Baroreflex Properties at Various Carotid Sinus Pressures during Vagal Afferent Activation .......................................................................................................................................................3430

Koji Kashihara

Management of Blood Component Preparation.........................................................................................3435Chun-Cheng Lin, Chang-Sung Yu, Yin-Yih Chang

Thyroid Segmentation and Volume Estimation in Ultrasound Images....................................................3441Chuan-Yu Chang, Yue-Fong Lei, Chin-Hsiao Tseng, Shyang-Rong Shih

Retinal Vessel Segmentation using Local Relative Entropy Thresholding ..............................................3447Giri Babu Kande, T. Satya Savithri, P. V. Subbaiah

A Cost-Sensitive Cascaded Method for Automatic Mass Detection .........................................................3453Ning Li, Hua-Jie Zhou, Qiao-Jin Guo, Yubin Yang

Design and Implementation of a Lower-Limb Mobile Training Robot ...................................................3458Syh-Shiuh Yeh, Hung-Hsiu Yu

Robust Regression to Varying Data Distribution and Its Application to Landmark-based Localization....................................................................................................................................................3464

Sunglok Choi, Jong-Hwan Kim

ShopBot: Progress in Developing an Interactive Mobile Shopping Assistant for Everyday Use ..................................................................................................................................................................3470

H.-M. Gross, H.-J. Boehme, C. Schroeter, S. Mueller, A. Koenig, Ch. Martin, M. Merten, A. Bley

Multi-Layered Architecture of Middleware for Ubiquitous Robot ..........................................................3478In-Bae Jeong, Jong-Hwan Kim

INS Assisted Vision-Based Localization in Unstructured Environments.................................................3484Dennis Krys, Homayoun Najjaran

Flexible Liver-Needle Navigation using Fish-Like Robotic Elements ......................................................3490Nader Hamzavi, Chee-Kong Chui, Chee-Cheon Chui, Mohammad Eghtesad, Poulad Moradi, Stephen Chang

Computer Aided Enterprise Information Systems Engineering with BPsim Studio ..............................3496Konstantin A. Aksyonov, Elena F. Smoliy

Authorization Constraint Enforcement for Information System Security ..............................................3501Rattikorn Hewett, Phongphun Kijsanayothin

Development of an Intelligent Agent-based Mobile Phone Supply Chain Simulation System...............3507Yucheng Wang, Liping Fang

Pricing System for Seeking Optimal Prices in the Diet Foods Market.....................................................3513Kosuke Ohno, Katsutoshi Yada

Incorporating Breadth First Search for Indexing MathML Objects .......................................................3518Hideki Hashimoto, Yoshinori Hijikata, Shogo Nishida

Collaboration with Joint Supply Contracts in a Two- Stage Textile-Apparel Supply Chain.................3523Qi Xu, Xiaoxu Fan

An Anytime-Anywhere Approach for Maximal Clique Enumeration in Social Network Analysis ..........................................................................................................................................................3528

Long Pan, Eunice E. Santos

Flocking Algorithm for Multi-Robots Formation Control With a Target Steering Agent .....................3535Bin Lei, Wenfeng Li, Fan Zhang

Modeling and Simulation of Tissue/Device Interaction using Standard Viscoelastic Model..................3541Florence Leong, Chee-Keong Chui, Stephen Chang, Ichiro Sakuma, Aun-Neow Poo

Anomaly Prediction in Network Traffic Using Adaptive Wiener Filtering and ARMA Modeling ........................................................................................................................................................3547

Mehmet Celenk, Thomas Conley, James Graham, John Willis

A Novel TOA Estimation Algorithm for SAR/Galileo System ..................................................................3553Gang Liu, Bing He, Hui Feng, Wenda Zheng

Evaluation of Two Pilot Self-Separation Displays using Conflict Situation Measurements...................3557S. B. J. Van Dam, C. L. A. Steens, M. Mulder, M. M. van Paassen

Event-driven Elevator Testing, Control, Monitoring, and Maintenance .................................................3563Yain-Whar Si, Yi-Yang Yang, Wai-Leong Leong, Sio-Meng Leong, Chi-Iong Wong

On Sliding Mode Control of The Manual Gas Metal Arc Welding Process ............................................3569Arash Khatamianfar, Mohammad Mehdi Fateh, Shahab Shahrabi Farahani

On Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Control of Complex Systems ...........................................3575Zundong Zhang, Limin Jia, Yuanyuan Chai, Min Guo

A High Order Periodic Adaptive Learning Compensator for Cogging Effect in PMSM Position Servo System ...................................................................................................................................3581

Ying Luo, YangQuan Chen, Hyo-Sung Ahn, Youguo Pi

Evaluation and Optimization of Passive Vibration Controller Design for Flexible Beams ....................3587J. Sun, A. N. Poo, M. H. Ang, C. M. Chew, C. W. de Silva, G. S. Hong, K. K. Tan

Condition Monitoring on Complex Machinery for Predictive Maintenance and Process Control ...........................................................................................................................................................3594

Juan Dai, C. L. Philip Chen, Xiao-Yan Xu, Peng Hu

An Evaluation of Median Rankit Control Charts ......................................................................................3600Yan-Kwang Chen, Kuo-Ching Chiou

Comparison of Software Reliability Assessment Methods Based on Deterministic Chaos Theory for an Open Source Software..........................................................................................................3605

Yoshinobu Tamura, Shigeru Yamada

A User-Oriented Web Service Reliability Model .......................................................................................3611Bixin Li, Zhiyong Su, Ying Zhou, Xufang Gong

A Modified Counter-Propagation Network for Process Mean Shift Identification.................................3617Boyu Wang, Feng Wan, Lianjie Shu

Development of Distributed Multi-agent Resource Conversion Processes based Simulation System BPsim.MAS.......................................................................................................................................3623

Konstantin A. Aksyonov, Eugene A. Bykov, Denis M. Kolosov, Elena F. Smoliy, Alexey A. Khrenov

Robust Stability of Markovian Jumping Stochastic Neural Networks with Interval Time-varying Delay.................................................................................................................................................3629

Jie Fu, Jian Feng, Huaguang Zhang

A Technique for Generating the Reduced Reachability Graph of Petri Net Models ..............................3635Farooq Ahmad, Hejiao Huang, Xiao-long Wang, Waqas Anwer

A New Geospatial Data Model to Facilitate Geographic Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery........................................................................................................................................................3641

Tao Wang, Xi Chen, An-ming Bao, Wei-sheng Wang

Comparisons of Classifier Algorithms: Bayesian Network, C4.5, Decision Forest and NBTree for Course Registration Planning Model of Undergraduate Students .......................................3646

Pathom Pumpuang, Anongnart Srivihok, Prasong Praneetpolgrang

Towards Effort Balancing among Multiple Software Projects via Role based Community Building ..........................................................................................................................................................3651

Bin Xu, Yun Ling, Hua Hu, Lan Li

A Role based Human Resource Organization Model in Dual-shore Software Development .................3656Hua Hu, Lan Li, Bin Xu

A Network in a Society Composed of Individuals Characterized by the Ultimatum Bargaining Games .........................................................................................................................................3662

Tomohiro Hayashida, Ichiro Nishizaki, Hideki Katagiri

Short Term Electrical Load Forecasting for Mauritius using Artificial Neural Networks ....................3667Tina Bugwan, Robert T. F. Ah King

A Study on Criteria for Extracting Key Terms in Document Clustering ................................................3673Jie Ji, Qiangfu Zhao, Ryouhei Shindo, Yousuke Kunishi

The Framework of Competitive Advantage Based Chance Discovery .....................................................3679Chao-Fu Hong, Leuo-Hong Wang, Jheng-Long Wu

Using an Ontology to Solve the Negotiation Problems in Mobile Agent Information System................3684Sawsan Saad, Hayfa Zgaya, Slim Hammadi

Diagnosable Discrete Event System Design: A Case Study of Automatic Temperature Control System ..............................................................................................................................................3690

YuanLin Wen, MuDer Jeng

Preference Mining for Future Home Energy Consumption......................................................................3696Hiroshi Tsuji, Masatomo Kojoma, Atsushi Takahashi, Masayuki Nakano, Shingo Aoki, Shuuki Inoue, Kazunari Asari, Eiji Mimura

Topic Generation for Web Document Summarization ..............................................................................3701Heng-Yao Hsu, Chun-Wei Tsai, Ming-Chao Chiang, Chu-Sing Yang

Quantum Gaussian Particle Swarm Optimization Approach for PID Controller Design in AVR System...................................................................................................................................................3707

Leandro dos Santos Coelho, Bruno Ávila de Meirelles Herrera

Intelligent Selective Packet Discarding Using General Fuzzy Automata .................................................3713Amin Torabi Jahromi, Paknoosh Karimaghaee, Shapour Golbahar Haghighi, Mansour Doostfatemeh, Meng Joo Er

Semantic Feature Reduction in Chinese Document Clustering ................................................................3720Xianjun Meng, Qingcai Chen, Xiaolong Wang

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