Ebook: Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning: 4th International Conference, IDEAL 2003, Hong Kong, China, March 21-23, 2003. Revised Papers

This book constitutes the throughly refereed post-proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning, IDEAL 2003, held in Hong Kong, China in March 2003.

The 164 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 321 submissions; for inclusion in this post-proceedings another round of revision was imposed. The papers are organized in topical sections an agents, automated learning, bioinformatics, data mining, multimedia information, and financial engineering.

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This book constitutes the throughly refereed post-proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning, IDEAL 2003, held in Hong Kong, China in March 2003.

The 164 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 321 submissions; for inclusion in this post-proceedings another round of revision was imposed. The papers are organized in topical sections an agents, automated learning, bioinformatics, data mining, multimedia information, and financial engineering.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages -
A Two-Stage Bayesian Network for Effective Development of Conversational Agent....Pages 1-9
Intelligent Agent Technology in E-commerce....Pages 10-17
Connected Replicator Dynamics and Their Control in a Learning Multi-agent System....Pages 18-26
Agent-Based Modeling of Efficient Markets....Pages 27-34
Agent Compromises in Distributed Problem Solving....Pages 35-42
A Multi-agent System for Emergency Decision Support....Pages 43-51
The Artificial Ecosystem: A Multiagent Architecture....Pages 52-59
Noise Correction in Genomic Data....Pages 60-67
Gradient Based Method for Symmetric and Asymmetric Multiagent Reinforcement Learning....Pages 68-75
Revocable Anonymity of Undeniable Signature Scheme....Pages 76-83
Learning Classifier System for Generating Various Types of Dialogues in Conversational Agent....Pages 84-88
An Enhanced Security Model for Mobile Agent System....Pages 89-93
A Ring-Based Architectural Model for Middle Agents in Agent-Based System....Pages 94-98
Belief Revision for Adaptive Recommender Agents in E-commerce....Pages 99-103
Managing Fault Tolerance Information in Multi-agents Based Distributed Systems....Pages 104-108
Agent-Based Layered Intelligent Information Integration System Using Ontology and Metadata Registry....Pages 109-113
Fluctuation in Multi-agent System of Supermarket Chain Network....Pages 114-118
A Self-Organizing Channel Assignment Algorithm: A Cellular Learning Automata Approach....Pages 119-126
Learning from Average Experience....Pages 127-134
The Inductive Inverse Kinematics Algorithm for Manipulating the Posture of an Articulated Body....Pages 135-142
A Fast Implementation of Radial Basis Function Networks with Application to Time Series Forecasting....Pages 143-150
On the Effects of Outliers on Evolutionary Optimization....Pages 151-160
Initialising Self-Organising Maps....Pages 161-168
On the Comparisons between RLSA and CLA for Solving Arbitrary Linear Simultaneous Equations....Pages 169-176
Exploiting Heterogeneous Features for Classification Learning....Pages 177-184
Locally Balanced Incremental Hierarchical Discriminant Regression....Pages 185-194
A Comparative Study of Several Cluster Number Selection Criteria....Pages 195-202
Automating Stock Prediction with Neural Network and Evolutionary Computation....Pages 203-210
Estimation of Diffusion Parameters by a Nonparametric Drift Function Model....Pages 211-217
Temporal Difference Coding in Reinforcement Learning....Pages 218-227
Combination of Linear and General Regression Neural Network for Robust Short Term Financial Prediction....Pages 228-235
Generating Explicit Self-Organizing Maps by Information Maximization....Pages 236-245
A Clustering Approach to the Vision-Based Interface for Interactive Computer Games....Pages 246-253
Evolution at Learning: How to Promote Generalization?....Pages 254-261
Automatic Extraction of Moving Objects Using Distributed Genetic Algorithms....Pages 262-269
The Approach for Data Warehouse to Answering Spatial OLAP Queries....Pages 270-277
A Hybrid Search Algorithm of Ant Colony Optimization and Genetic Algorithm Applied to Weapon-Target Assignment Problems....Pages 278-285
Detecting Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks through Inductive Learning....Pages 286-295
Dynamic Construction of Category Hierarchy Using Fuzzy Relational Products....Pages 296-302
Evolution Strategies with a Fourier Series Auxiliary Function for Difficult Function Optimization....Pages 303-312
AD+Tree: A Compact Adaptation of Dynamic AD-Trees for Efficient Machine Learning on Large Data Sets....Pages 313-320
Evolvable Hardware Using Genetic Programming....Pages 321-328
Minimal Addition-Subtraction Sequences for Efficient Pre-processing in Large Window-Based Modular Exponentiation Using Genetic Algorithms....Pages 329-336
Hybrid Recommendation: Combining Content-Based Prediction and Collaborative Filtering....Pages 337-344
A Tolerance Concept in Data Clustering....Pages 345-352
Power Control and Evolutionary Computation in CDMA Cellular Radio Networks....Pages 353-360
A Novel Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm Based on Min-Max Strategy....Pages 361-368
Dynamics of Gradient-Based Learning and Applications to Hyperparameter Estimation....Pages 369-376
Nonlinear Multidimensional Data Projection and Visualisation....Pages 377-388
Comparative Study between Radial Basis Probabilistic Neural Networks and Radial Basis Function Neural Networks....Pages 389-396
On Hadamard-Type Output Coding in Multiclass Learning....Pages 397-404
An Adaptive Uniform Fractional Guard Channel Algorithm: A Learning Automata Approach....Pages 405-409
Empirical Comparison between Two Computational Strategies for Topological Self-Organization....Pages 410-414
A Novel Orthogonal Simulated Annealing Algorithm for Optimization of Electromagnetic Problems....Pages 415-420
Diversity Control to Improve Convergence Rate in Genetic Algorithms....Pages 421-425
A Perception Evaluation Scheme for Steganography....Pages 426-430
Clustering Individuals in Non-vector Data and Predicting: A Novel Model-Based Approach....Pages 431-435
A Fuzzy Multi-criteria Decision Model for Information System Security Investment....Pages 436-441
Blind Equalization Using RBF and HOS....Pages 442-446
A Guided Monte Carlo Approach to Optimization Problems....Pages 447-451
Editing and Training for ALVOT, an Evolutionary Approach....Pages 452-456
Consensus-Based Adaptive Interface Construction for Multiplatform Web Applications....Pages 457-461
Portfolio Management for Pension Funds....Pages 462-466
Multiple Ant Colony Optimization for Load Balancing....Pages 467-471
Exploring Memory Access Regularity in Pointer-Intensive Application Programs....Pages 472-476
Nonlinear Dimension Reduction via Local Tangent Space Alignment....Pages 477-481
System for Intelligent Processing and Recognition of Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR ) Signals....Pages 482-489
Protein Structure Modeling Using a Spatial Model for Structure Comparison....Pages 490-497
DNA Algorithms for Rough Set Analysis....Pages 498-513
Input Selection and Rule Generation in Adaptive Neuro-fuzzy Inference System for Protein Structure Prediction....Pages 514-521
Probability Model Type Sufficiency....Pages 522-529
Higher-Order Hidden Markov Models with Applications to DNA Sequences....Pages 530-534
Classification of the Risk Types of Human Papillomavirus by Decision Trees....Pages 535-539
An Effective Rough Set-Based Method for Text Classification....Pages 540-544
Abrupt Shot Change Detection Using Multiple Features and Classification Tree....Pages 545-552
On a Lip Print Recognition by the Pattern Kernel with Multi-resolution Architecture....Pages 553-560
A XML-Based Data Communication Solution for Program Mining....Pages 561-568
Improving the Efficiency of Frequent Pattern Mining by Compact Data Structure Design....Pages 569-575
Extraction of Dynamic User Behaviors from Web Logs....Pages 576-583
SEMIR: Semantic Indexing and Retrieving Web Document Using Rhetorical Structure Theory....Pages 584-595
Generating Representative from Clusters of Association Rules on Numeric Attributes....Pages 596-604
Grid-Based Indexing for Large Time Series Databases....Pages 605-613
E.Coli Search: Self Replicating Agents for Web Based Information Retrieval....Pages 614-621
An Efficient Mining Method for Incremental Updation in Large Databases....Pages 622-629
Selectivity Estimation for Optimizing Similarity Query in Multimedia Databases....Pages 630-637
Related Factors of Document Classification Performance in a Highly Inflectional Language....Pages 638-644
Customer Loyalty on Recurring Loans....Pages 645-652
Convolution Kernels for Outliers Detection in Relational Data....Pages 653-660
Association Rule Mining Algorithms for Set-Valued Data....Pages 661-668
A Data Mining Based Intrusion Detection Model....Pages 669-676
Semantics Based Information Retrieval Using Conceptual Indexing of Documents....Pages 677-684
Experiences of Using a Quantitative Approach for Mining Association Rules....Pages 685-692
Global B+ Tree Indexing in Parallel Database Systems....Pages 693-700
Efficient Execution of Parallel Aggregate Data Cube Queries in Data Warehouse Environments....Pages 701-708
An Optimal Approach to Mining Boolean Functions from Noisy Data....Pages 709-716
Beyond Supervised Learning of Wrappers for Extracting Information from Unseen Web Sites....Pages 717-724
Metasearch via Voting....Pages 725-733
Peculiarity Oriented Mining in Multiple Human Brain Data....Pages 734-741
Automatic Classification and Clustering of Caenorhabditis Elegans Using a Computer Vision System....Pages 742-750
A Concept-Based Inter-lingua and Its Applications to Multilingual Text and Web Mining....Pages 751-755
Flexible Decision Trees in a General Data-Mining Environment....Pages 756-760
Developing a Directory of Search Engines for Meta-searching....Pages 761-767
A Unified, Adjustable, and Extractable Biological Data Mining-Broker....Pages 768-772
Nested State-Transition Graph Model of User Behaviors....Pages 773-777
Design of Data-Mining Application Software Based on Object-Oriented Approach....Pages 778-782
Predicting Itemset Sales Profiles with Share Measures and Repeat-Buying Theory....Pages 783-788
A Virtual Join Algorithm for Fast Association Rule Mining....Pages 789-795
Packet Filtering Using a Decision Tree Classifier....Pages 796-800
An XML Query Mediator....Pages 801-805
Potential Gains from Global Market Timing Involving Three or More Markets....Pages 806-810
Incremental Condition Evaluation for Active Temporal Rules....Pages 811-815
Automatic Webpage Classification Enhanced by Unlabeled Data....Pages 816-820
Electricity Demand Forecasting Using Neural Networks....Pages 821-825
An Extended Multivariate Data Visualization Approach for Interactive Feature Extraction from Manufacturing Data....Pages 826-834
Determining the Semantic Orientation of Web-Based Corpora....Pages 835-839
Dynamic Subspace Clustering for Very Large High-Dimensional Databases....Pages 840-849
Spatial Information in Histograms for Shape Representation....Pages 850-854
From Competing Associations to Justifiable Conclusions....Pages 855-859
Line Chart Recognition and Data Extraction Technique....Pages 860-864
List Representation Applied to Sparse Datacubes for Data Warehousing and Data Mining....Pages 865-870
A Fast Algorithm for Incremental Principal Component Analysis....Pages 871-875
A Database-Independent Approach of Mining Association Rules with Genetic Algorithm....Pages 876-881
Discovering Process Models from Execution History by Graph Matching....Pages 882-886
Constructing UML Galaxy Diagram for Conceptual Data Integration in Web Mining....Pages 887-892
MLPCA Based Logistical Regression Analysis for Pattern Clustering in Manufacturing Processes....Pages 893-897
Graph-Based Data Clustering: Criteria and a Customizable Approach....Pages 898-902
Study of United Mileage Agent in E-commerce....Pages 903-908
Verifying the Payment Authorization in SET Protocol....Pages 909-913
Heuristic Methods for Portfolio Selection at the Mexican Stock Exchange....Pages 914-918
The Knowledge-Base of a B2B E-commerce Multi-agent System....Pages 919-923
Trading Futures with the Largest Equity Drawdown Method....Pages 924-928
Intraday Analysis of Portfolios on the ASX Using ICA....Pages 929-933
Case-Based Reasoning: An Intelligent Approach Applied for Financial Crises Warning....Pages 934-938
Pattern Recognition in Classification of Intelligent Composites during Smart Manufacturing....Pages 939-943
Fuzzy Logic Aided Gesture Recognition....Pages 944-958
On the Choices of the Parameters in General Constrained Learning Algorithms....Pages 959-966
Strict Monotone of an Edge Intensity Profile and a New Edge Detection Algorithm....Pages 967-974
Model-Based Pose Estimation of Human Motion Using Orthogonal Simulated Annealing....Pages 975-982
PCA Fuzzy Mixture Model for Speaker Identification....Pages 983-991
GMM Based on Local Fuzzy PCA for Speaker Identification....Pages 992-999
Fast Pattern Selection Algorithm for Support Vector Classifiers: Time Complexity Analysis....Pages 1000-1007
Novelty Detection Approach for Keystroke Dynamics Identity Verification....Pages 1008-1015
An Image Retrieval Method Based on Collaborative Filtering....Pages 1016-1023
Learning Neural Network Ensemble for Practical Text Classification....Pages 1024-1031
Filtering of Text Blocks in Web Images....Pages 1032-1036
Towards a Terabyte Digital Library System....Pages 1037-1041
A Neural System Prototype for Data Processing Using Modified Conjugate Directional Filtering (MCDF)....Pages 1042-1046
Prediction Error Context-Based Lossless Compression of Medical Images....Pages 1047-1051
Improving Feature Extraction Performance of Greedy Network-Growing Algorithm....Pages 1052-1055
Online Signature Verification Based on Dynamic Feature Segmentation and 3-Step Matching....Pages 1056-1061
Investigation of ART2-Based Audio-to-Visual Conversion for Multimedia Applications....Pages 1062-1065
Spatiotemporal Restoration of Regions Occluded by Text in Video Sequences....Pages 1066-1070
A Non-parametric Image Segmentation Algorithm Using an Orthogonal Experimental Design Based Hill-Climbing....Pages 1071-1075
A Qualitative Discriminative Cohort Speakers Method to Reduce Learning Data for MLP-Based Speaker Verification Systems....Pages 1076-1081
Inheritance Transformation of XML Schemas to Object – Relational Databases....Pages 1082-1086
Wavelet-Based Feature Extraction from Character Images....Pages 1087-1091
Illumination Invariant Shot Boundary Detection....Pages 1092-1096
Modified Chamfer Matching Algorithm....Pages 1097-1101
Design and Implementation of Alert Analyzer with Data Mining Engine....Pages 1102-1106
Grid-Based Method for Ranking Images with Multiple Objects....Pages 1107-1112
Asynchronous Messaging Using Message-Oriented-Middleware....Pages 1113-1117
Improved Object Recognition – The RoboCup 4-Legged League....Pages 1118-1122
Objectionable Image Recognition System in Compression Domain....Pages 1123-1130
Back Matter....Pages 1131-1135
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