Ebook: PRICAI 2006: Trends in Artificial Intelligence: 9th Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Guilin, China, August 7-11, 2006 Proceedings

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, PRICAI 2006, held in Guilin, China in August 2006.

The 81 revised full papers and 87 revised short papers presented together with 3 keynote talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 596 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on intelligent agents, automated reasoning, machine learning and data mining, natural language processing and speech recognition, computer vision, perception and animation, evolutionary computing, industrial applications, intelligent agents, automated reasoning, evolutionary computing, game, machine learning and data mining, information retrieval, natural language processing, neural networks, and computer vision.

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, PRICAI 2006, held in Guilin, China in August 2006.

The 81 revised full papers and 87 revised short papers presented together with 3 keynote talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 596 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on intelligent agents, automated reasoning, machine learning and data mining, natural language processing and speech recognition, computer vision, perception and animation, evolutionary computing, industrial applications, intelligent agents, automated reasoning, evolutionary computing, game, machine learning and data mining, information retrieval, natural language processing, neural networks, and computer vision.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages -
Learning, Logic, and Probability: A Unified View....Pages 1-1
Impending Web Intelligence (WI) and Brain Informatics (BI) Research....Pages 2-4
Learning with Unlabeled Data and Its Application to Image Retrieval....Pages 5-10
Learning as Abductive Deliberations....Pages 11-20
Using a Constructive Interactive Activation and Competition Neural Network to Construct a Situated Agent’s Experience....Pages 21-30
Rule-Based Agents in Temporalised Defeasible Logic....Pages 31-40
Compact Preference Representation for Boolean Games....Pages 41-50
Agent-Based Flexible Videoconference System with Automatic QoS Parameter Tuning....Pages 51-60
Kalman Filter Based Dead Reckoning Algorithm for Minimizing Network Traffic Between Mobile Game Users in Wireless GRID....Pages 61-70
Affective Web Service Design....Pages 71-80
An Empirical Study of Data Smoothing Methods for Memory-Based and Hybrid Collaborative Filtering....Pages 81-90
Eliminate Redundancy in Parallel Search: A Multi-agent Coordination Approach....Pages 91-100
Intelligent Market Based Learner Modeling....Pages 101-111
User Preference Through Bayesian Categorization for Recommendation....Pages 112-119
A Stochastic Non-CNF SAT Solver....Pages 120-129
Reasoning About Hybrid Probabilistic Knowledge Bases....Pages 130-139
Update Rules for Parameter Estimation in Continuous Time Bayesian Network....Pages 140-149
On Constructing Fibred Tableaux for BDI Logics....Pages 150-160
The Representation of Multiplication Operation on Fuzzy Numbers and Application to Solving Fuzzy Multiple Criteria Decision Making Problems....Pages 161-169
Finding a Natural-Looking Path by Using Generalized Visibility Graphs....Pages 170-179
Trajectory Modification Using Elastic Force for Collision Avoidance of a Mobile Manipulator....Pages 180-189
A Hybrid Architecture Combining Reactive Plan Execution and Reactive Learning....Pages 190-199
A Knowledge-Based Modeling System for Time-Critical Dynamic Decision-Making....Pages 200-211
Mining Frequent Itemsets for Protein Kinase Regulation....Pages 212-221
Constructing Bayesian Networks from Association Analysis....Pages 222-230
Bayesian Approaches to Ranking Sequential Patterns Interestingness....Pages 231-240
Mining Multi-dimensional Frequent Patterns Without Data Cube Construction....Pages 241-250
A New Approach to Symbolic Classification Rule Extraction Based on SVM....Pages 251-260
Feature Selection for Bagging of Support Vector Machines....Pages 261-270
Neural Classification of Lung Sounds Using Wavelet Packet Coefficients Energy....Pages 271-277
Wireless Communication Quality Monitoring with Artificial Neural Networks....Pages 278-287
Prediction of MPEG Video Source Traffic Using BiLinear Recurrent Neural Networks....Pages 288-297
Dynamic Neural Network-Based Fault Diagnosis for Attitude Control Subsystem of a Satellite....Pages 298-307
Gauss Chaotic Neural Networks....Pages 308-318
Short-Term Load Forecasting Using Multiscale BiLinear Recurrent Neural Network....Pages 319-328
A Comparison of Selected Training Algorithms for Recurrent Neural Networks....Pages 329-338
Neural Network Recognition of Scanning Electron Microscope Image for Plasma Diagnosis....Pages 339-349
A New Multi-constrained QoS Routing Algorithm in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks....Pages 350-357
Sparse Kernel Ridge Regression Using Backward Deletion....Pages 358-364
Using Locally Weighted Learning to Improve SMOreg for Regression....Pages 365-374
Palmprint Recognition Using Wavelet and Support Vector Machines....Pages 375-384
Context Awareness System Modeling and Classifier Combination....Pages 385-393
Non-negative Matrix Factorization on Kernels....Pages 394-403
Modelling Citation Networks for Improving Scientific Paper Classification Performance....Pages 404-412
Analysis on Classification Performance of Rough Set Based Reducts....Pages 413-422
Parameter Optimization of Kernel-Based One-Class Classifier on Imbalance Text Learning....Pages 423-433
Clustering-Based Nonlinear Dimensionality Reduction on Manifold....Pages 434-443
Sparse Kernel PCA by Kernel K-Means and Preimage Reconstruction Algorithms....Pages 444-453
Clustering-Based Relevance Feedback for Web Pages....Pages 454-463
Building Clusters of Related Words: An Unsupervised Approach....Pages 464-473
Recognition of Simultaneous Speech by Estimating Reliability of Separated Signals for Robot Audition....Pages 474-483
Chinese Abbreviation-Definition Identification: A SVM Approach Using Context Information....Pages 484-494
Clause Boundary Recognition Using Support Vector Machines....Pages 495-504
Large Quantity of Text Classification Based on the Improved Feature-Line Method....Pages 505-514
Automatic Multi-level Summarizations Generation Based on Basic Semantic Unit for Sports Video....Pages 515-523
Query-Topic Focused Web Pages Summarization....Pages 524-532
Invariant Color Model-Based Shadow Removal in Traffic Image and a New Metric for Evaluating the Performance of Shadow Removal Methods....Pages 533-543
Uncontrolled Face Recognition by Individual Stable Neural Network....Pages 544-552
Fuzzy Velocity-Based Temporal Dependency for SVM-Driven Realistic Facial Animation....Pages 553-562
Re-ordering Methods in Adaptive Rank-Based Re-indexing Scheme....Pages 563-572
Use of Nested K-Means for Robust Head Location in Visual Surveillance System....Pages 573-582
Appearance Based Multiple Agent Tracking Under Complex Occlusions....Pages 583-592
Variable Duration Motion Texture for Human Motion Modeling....Pages 593-602
A Novel Motion Blending Approach Based on Fuzzy Clustering....Pages 603-612
Efficient Optimization of Inpainting Scheme and Line Scratch Detection for Old Film Restoration....Pages 613-622
Partial Encryption of Digital Contents Using Face Detection Algorithm....Pages 623-631
Relevance Feedback Using Adaptive Clustering for Region Based Image Similarity Retrieval....Pages 632-640
Learning and Evolution Affected by Spatial Structure....Pages 641-650
Immune Clonal Selection Evolutionary Strategy for Constrained Optimization....Pages 651-660
An Intelligent System for Supporting Personal Creativity Based on Genetic Algorithm....Pages 661-670
Generating Creative Ideas Through Patents....Pages 671-680
An Improved Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm Based on Dominating Tree....Pages 681-690
Fuzzy Genetic System for Modelling Investment Portfolio....Pages 691-700
Fuzzy Genetic Algorithms for Pairs Mining....Pages 701-710
A Novel Feature Selection Approach by Hybrid Genetic Algorithm....Pages 711-720
Evolutionary Ensemble Based Pattern Recognition by Data Context Definition....Pages 721-729
Quantum-Behaved Particle Swarm Optimization with a Hybrid Probability Distribution....Pages 730-736
A Selection Scheme for Excluding Defective Rules of Evolutionary Fuzzy Path Planning....Pages 737-746
An Improved Genetic-Based Particle Swarm Optimization for No-Idle Permutation Flow Shops with Fuzzy Processing Time....Pages 747-756
Determinants of E-CRM in Influencing Customer Satisfaction....Pages 757-766
Penalty Guided PSO for Reliability Design Problems....Pages 767-776
Developing Methodologies of Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining to Investigate Metropolitan Land Use Evolution....Pages 777-786
Vibration Control of Suspension System Based on a Hybrid Intelligent Control Algorithm....Pages 787-796
An Intelligent Conversational Agent as the Web Virtual Representative Using Semantic Bayesian Networks....Pages 797-806
Three-Tier Multi-agent Approach for Solving Traveling Salesman Problem....Pages 807-812
Adaptive Agent Selection in Large-Scale Multi-Agent Systems....Pages 813-817
A Mobile Agent Approach to Support Parallel Evolutionary Computation....Pages 818-822
The Design of Fuzzy Controller by Means of Genetic Algorithms and NFN-Based Estimation Technique....Pages 823-828
GA-Based Polynomial Neural Networks Architecture and Its Application to Multi-variable Software Process....Pages 829-833
Topical and Temporal Visualization Using Wavelets....Pages 834-838
LP-TPOP: Integrating Planning and Scheduling Through Constraint Programming....Pages 839-843
Integrating Insurance Services, Trust and Risk Mechanisms into Multi-agent Systems....Pages 844-848
Cat Swarm Optimization....Pages 849-853
Heuristic Information Based Improved Fuzzy Discrete PSO Method for Solving TSP....Pages 854-858
A Network Event Correlation Algorithm Based on Fault Filtration....Pages 859-863
CPR Localization Using the RFID Tag-Floor....Pages 864-869
Development of a Biologically-Inspired Mesoscale Robot....Pages 870-874
Timed Petri-Net(TPN) Based Scheduling Holon and Its Solution with a Hybrid PSO-GA Based Evolutionary Algorithm(HPGA)....Pages 875-879
Recognition Rate Prediction for Dysarthric Speech Disorder Via Speech Consistency Score....Pages 880-884
An Emotion-Driven Musical Piece Generator for a Constructive Adaptive User Interface....Pages 885-889
An Adaptive Inventory Control Model for a Supply Chain with Nonstationary Customer Demands....Pages 890-894
Context-Aware Product Bundling Architecture in Ubiquitous Computing Environments....Pages 895-900
A Relaxation of a Semiring Constraint Satisfaction Problem Using Combined Semirings....Pages 901-906
Causal Difference Detection Using Bayesian Networks....Pages 907-911
Tabu Search for Generalized Minimum Spanning Tree Problem....Pages 912-917
Investigation of Brood Size in GP with Brood Recombination Crossover for Object Recognition....Pages 918-922
An Immune Algorithm for the Optimal Maintenance of New Consecutive-Component Systems....Pages 923-928
Immune Genetic Algorithm and Its Application in Optimal Design of Intelligent AC Contactors....Pages 929-933
The Parametric Design Based on Organizational Evolutionary Algorithm....Pages 934-939
Buying and Selling with Insurance in Open Multi-agent Marketplace....Pages 940-944
Ensemble Evolution of Checkers Players with Knowledge of Opening, Middle and Endgame....Pages 945-949
Dynamic Game Level Design Using Gaussian Mixture Model....Pages 950-954
Application Architecture of Data Mining in Telecom Customer Relationship Management Based on Swarm Intelligence....Pages 955-959
Mining Image Sequence Similarity Patterns in Brain Images....Pages 960-964
Weightily Averaged One-Dependence Estimators....Pages 965-969
SV-kNNC: An Algorithm for Improving the Efficiency of k-Nearest Neighbor....Pages 970-974
A Novel Support Vector Machine Metamodel for Business Risk Identification....Pages 975-979
Performing Locally Linear Embedding with Adaptable Neighborhood Size on Manifold....Pages 980-984
Stroke Number and Order Free Handwriting Recognition for Nepali....Pages 985-989
Diagnosis Model of Radio Frequency Impedance Matching in Plasma Equipment by Using Neural Network and Wavelets....Pages 990-994
Program Plagiarism Detection Using Parse Tree Kernels....Pages 995-999
Determine the Optimal Parameter for Information Bottleneck Method....Pages 1000-1004
Optimized Parameters for Missing Data Imputation....Pages 1005-1009
Expediting Model Selection for Support Vector Machines Based on an Advanced Data Reduction Algorithm....Pages 1010-1016
Study of the SMO Algorithm Applied in Power System Load Forecasting....Pages 1017-1021
Filtering Objectionable Image Based on Image Content....Pages 1022-1026
MRA Kernel Matching Pursuit Machine....Pages 1027-1031
Multiclass Microarray Data Classification Using GA/ANN Method....Pages 1032-1036
Texture Classification Using Finite Ridgelet Transform and Support Vector Machines....Pages 1037-1041
Reduction of the Multivariate Input Dimension Using Principal Component Analysis....Pages 1042-1046
Designing Prolog Semantics for a Class of Observables....Pages 1047-1051
A Fingerprint Capture System and the Corresponding Image Quality Evaluation Algorithm Based on FPS200....Pages 1052-1057
Multi-agent Motion Tracking Using the Particle Filter in ISpace with DINDs....Pages 1058-1062
Combining Multiple Sets of Rules for Improving Classification Via Measuring Their Closenesses....Pages 1063-1067
Multiple SVMs Enabled Sales Forecasting Support System....Pages 1068-1072
The Application of B-Spline Neurofuzzy Networks for Condition Monitoring of Metal Cutting Tool....Pages 1073-1077
Simplified Fuzzy-PID Controller of Data Link Antenna System for Moving Vehicles....Pages 1078-1082
Neuron Based Nonlinear PID Control....Pages 1083-1088
An Image Retrieval System Based on Colors and Shapes of Objects....Pages 1089-1093
A Hybrid Mood Classification Approach for Blog Text....Pages 1094-1098
Modeling and Classification of Audio Signals Using Gradient-Based Fuzzy C-Means Algorithm with a Mercer Kernel....Pages 1099-1103
A Quick Rank Based on Web Structure....Pages 1104-1108
A Biologically-inspired Computational Model for Perceiving the TROIs from Texture Images....Pages 1109-1113
A Computer-Assisted Environment on Referential Understanding to Enhance Academic Reading Comprehension....Pages 1114-1118
An Object-Oriented Framework for Data Quality Management of Enterprise Data Warehouse....Pages 1119-1124
Extending HPSG Towards HDS as a Fragment of pCLL....Pages 1125-1129
Chinese Multi-document Summarization Using Adaptive Clustering and Global Search Strategy....Pages 1130-1134
Genetic Algorithm Based Multi-document Summarization....Pages 1135-1139
MaxMatcher: Biological Concept Extraction Using Approximate Dictionary Lookup....Pages 1140-1144
Bootstrapping Word Sense Disambiguation Using Dynamic Web Knowledge....Pages 1145-1149
Automatic Construction of Object Oriented Design Models [UML Diagrams] from Natural Language Requirements Specification....Pages 1150-1154
A Multi-word Term Extraction System....Pages 1155-1159
A Multiscale Self-growing Probabilistic Decision-Based Neural Network for Segmentation of SAR Imagery....Pages 1160-1165
Face Detection Using an Adaptive Skin-Color Filter and FMM Neural Networks....Pages 1166-1170
GA Optimized Wavelet Neural Networks....Pages 1171-1175
The Optimal Solution of TSP Using the New Mixture Initialization and Sequential Transformation Method in Genetic Algorithm....Pages 1176-1180
Steering Law Design for Single Gimbal Control Moment Gyroscopes Based on RBF Neural Networks....Pages 1181-1185
Automatic Design of Hierarchical RBF Networks for System Identification....Pages 1186-1190
Dynamically Subsumed-OVA SVMs for Fingerprint Classification....Pages 1191-1195
Design on Supervised / Unsupervised Learning Reconfigurable Digital Neural Network Structure....Pages 1196-1200
Car Plate Localization Using Pulse Coupled Neural Network in Complicated Environment....Pages 1201-1205
A Split-Step PSO Algorithm in Predicting Construction Litigation Outcome....Pages 1206-1210
An Efficient Unsupervised MRF Image Clustering Method....Pages 1211-1215
Robust Gaze Estimation for Human Computer Interaction....Pages 1216-1221
A New Iris Control Mechanism for Traffic Monitoring System....Pages 1222-1226
Invariant Object Recognition Using Circular Pairwise Convolutional Networks....Pages 1227-1231
Face Detection Using Binary Template Matching and SVM....Pages 1232-1236
Gain Field Correction Fast Fuzzy c-Means Algorithm for Segmenting Magnetic Resonance Images....Pages 1237-1241
LVQ Based Distributed Video Coding with LDPC in Pixel Domain....Pages 1242-1247
Object Matching Using Generalized Hough Transform and Chamfer Matching....Pages 1248-1252
An Adaptive Inventory Control Model for a Supply Chain with Nonstationary Customer Demands....Pages 1253-1257
Back Matter....Pages 1258-1258
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