Ebook: Modeling Decisions for Artificial Intelligence: Third International Conference, MDAI 2006, Tarragona, Spain, April 3-5, 2006. Proceedings

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Modeling Decisions for Artificial Intelligence, MDAI 2006, held in Tarragona, Spain, in April 2006.

The 31 revised full papers presented together with 4 invited lectures were thoroughly reviewed and selected from 97 submissions. The papers are devoted to theory and tools for modeling decisions, as well as applications that encompass decision making processes and information fusion techniques.

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Modeling Decisions for Artificial Intelligence, MDAI 2006, held in Tarragona, Spain, in April 2006.

The 31 revised full papers presented together with 4 invited lectures were thoroughly reviewed and selected from 97 submissions. The papers are devoted to theory and tools for modeling decisions, as well as applications that encompass decision making processes and information fusion techniques.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages -
Asymmetric and Compound Preference Aggregators....Pages 1-4
Computational Models of Language Toward Brain-Style Computing....Pages 5-6
Dominance-Based Rough Set Approach to Case-Based Reasoning....Pages 7-18
Towards the Next Generation of Computational Trust and Reputation Models....Pages 19-21
Preference Modeling by Rectangular Bilattices....Pages 22-33
Strategies to Manage Ignorance Situations in Multiperson Decision Making Problems....Pages 34-45
An Agent Negotiation Engine for Collaborative Decision Making....Pages 46-57
Learning Causal Bayesian Networks from Observations and Experiments: A Decision Theoretic Approach....Pages 58-69
The Pairwise Comparison Model: The Multiplicative and the Additive Approach....Pages 70-80
Simultaneous Decision Networks with Multiple Objectives as Support for Strategic Planning....Pages 81-92
Evaluating Model Construction Methods with Objective Rule Evaluation Indices to Support Human Experts....Pages 93-104
A Multicriteria Fuzzy Decision System to Sort Contaminated Soils....Pages 105-116
A Comparing Method of Two Team Behaviours in the Simulation Coach Competition....Pages 117-128
On the Use of Tools Based on Fuzzy Set Theories in Parametric Software Cost Estimation....Pages 129-137
Using Fuzzy Set Theory to Assess Country-of-Origin Effects on the Formation of Product Attitude....Pages 138-149
Non-monotonic Fuzzy Measures and Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets....Pages 150-160
A Defuzzification Method of Fuzzy Numbers Induced from Weighted Aggregation Operations....Pages 161-171
Dependent OWA Operators....Pages 172-178
Decision Aggregation in an Agent-Based Financial Investment Planning System....Pages 179-190
Generated Universal Fuzzy Measures....Pages 191-202
Aggregation of Valued Relations Applied to Association Rule Interestingness Measures....Pages 203-214
On the Relationship Between the Quantifier Threshold and OWA Operators....Pages 215-226
Integrated Fuzzy Approach for System Modeling and Risk Assessment....Pages 227-238
Watermarking Non-numerical Databases....Pages 239-250
New Approach to the Re-identification Problem Using Neural Networks....Pages 251-261
Bayesian Correction for SNP Ascertainment Bias....Pages 262-273
An Application of Support Vector Machine to Companies’ Financial Distress Prediction....Pages 274-282
Probabilistic Verification of Uncertain Systems Using Bounded-Parameter Markov Decision Processes....Pages 283-294
Modality Argumentation Programming....Pages 295-306
Feature Selection in SVM Based on the Hybrid of Enhanced Genetic Algorithm and Mutual Information....Pages 307-316
Improving Fuzzy Rule-Based Decision Models by Means of a Genetic 2-Tuples Based Tuning and the Rule Selection....Pages 317-328
Path Bitmap Indexing for Retrieval of XML Documents....Pages 329-339
A Modified Fuzzy C-Means Algorithm for Differentiation in MRI of Ophthalmology....Pages 340-350
On Fuzzy c-Means for Data with Tolerance....Pages 351-361
On the Use of Variable-Size Fuzzy Clustering for Classification....Pages 362-371
Back Matter....Pages -

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Modeling Decisions for Artificial Intelligence, MDAI 2006, held in Tarragona, Spain, in April 2006.

The 31 revised full papers presented together with 4 invited lectures were thoroughly reviewed and selected from 97 submissions. The papers are devoted to theory and tools for modeling decisions, as well as applications that encompass decision making processes and information fusion techniques.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages -
Asymmetric and Compound Preference Aggregators....Pages 1-4
Computational Models of Language Toward Brain-Style Computing....Pages 5-6
Dominance-Based Rough Set Approach to Case-Based Reasoning....Pages 7-18
Towards the Next Generation of Computational Trust and Reputation Models....Pages 19-21
Preference Modeling by Rectangular Bilattices....Pages 22-33
Strategies to Manage Ignorance Situations in Multiperson Decision Making Problems....Pages 34-45
An Agent Negotiation Engine for Collaborative Decision Making....Pages 46-57
Learning Causal Bayesian Networks from Observations and Experiments: A Decision Theoretic Approach....Pages 58-69
The Pairwise Comparison Model: The Multiplicative and the Additive Approach....Pages 70-80
Simultaneous Decision Networks with Multiple Objectives as Support for Strategic Planning....Pages 81-92
Evaluating Model Construction Methods with Objective Rule Evaluation Indices to Support Human Experts....Pages 93-104
A Multicriteria Fuzzy Decision System to Sort Contaminated Soils....Pages 105-116
A Comparing Method of Two Team Behaviours in the Simulation Coach Competition....Pages 117-128
On the Use of Tools Based on Fuzzy Set Theories in Parametric Software Cost Estimation....Pages 129-137
Using Fuzzy Set Theory to Assess Country-of-Origin Effects on the Formation of Product Attitude....Pages 138-149
Non-monotonic Fuzzy Measures and Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets....Pages 150-160
A Defuzzification Method of Fuzzy Numbers Induced from Weighted Aggregation Operations....Pages 161-171
Dependent OWA Operators....Pages 172-178
Decision Aggregation in an Agent-Based Financial Investment Planning System....Pages 179-190
Generated Universal Fuzzy Measures....Pages 191-202
Aggregation of Valued Relations Applied to Association Rule Interestingness Measures....Pages 203-214
On the Relationship Between the Quantifier Threshold and OWA Operators....Pages 215-226
Integrated Fuzzy Approach for System Modeling and Risk Assessment....Pages 227-238
Watermarking Non-numerical Databases....Pages 239-250
New Approach to the Re-identification Problem Using Neural Networks....Pages 251-261
Bayesian Correction for SNP Ascertainment Bias....Pages 262-273
An Application of Support Vector Machine to Companies’ Financial Distress Prediction....Pages 274-282
Probabilistic Verification of Uncertain Systems Using Bounded-Parameter Markov Decision Processes....Pages 283-294
Modality Argumentation Programming....Pages 295-306
Feature Selection in SVM Based on the Hybrid of Enhanced Genetic Algorithm and Mutual Information....Pages 307-316
Improving Fuzzy Rule-Based Decision Models by Means of a Genetic 2-Tuples Based Tuning and the Rule Selection....Pages 317-328
Path Bitmap Indexing for Retrieval of XML Documents....Pages 329-339
A Modified Fuzzy C-Means Algorithm for Differentiation in MRI of Ophthalmology....Pages 340-350
On Fuzzy c-Means for Data with Tolerance....Pages 351-361
On the Use of Variable-Size Fuzzy Clustering for Classification....Pages 362-371
Back Matter....Pages -
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