Advances in Computing, Communication, and Control

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communication and Control, ICAC3 2013, held in Mumbai, India, in January 2013. The 69 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the book. They deal with topics such as image processing, artificial intelligence, robotics, wireless communications; data warehousing and mining, and are organized in topical sections named: computing; communication; control; and others.

Computing.- k-QTPT: A Dynamic Query Optimization Approach for Autonomous Distributed Database Systems.- Market-Driven Continuous Double Auction Method for Service Allocation in Cloud Computing.- Prediction Based Job Scheduling Strategy for a Volunteer Desktop Grid.- GRAF Password for More Secured User Authentication.- Secured Mechanism for Dynamic Key Generation in ATM System.- U-STRUCT: A Framework for Conversion of Unstructured Text Documents into Structured Form.- Performing Web Log Analysis and Predicting Intelligent Navigation Behavior Based on Student Accessing Distance Education System.- Web Content Mining Using Genetic Algorithm.- Improved Implementation and Performance Analysis of Association Rule Mining in Large Databases.- An Optimized Formulation of Decision Tree Classifier.- MapReduce Frame Work: Investigating Suitability for Faster Data Analytics.- Quality Factor Assessment and Text Summarization of Unambiguous Natural Language Requirements.- A Comparative Study of Spam and PrefixSpan Sequential Pattern Mining Algorithm for Protein Sequences.- Business Oriented Web Service Processing and Discovery Framework.- Constraint Driven Stratification of RDF with Hypergraph Graph (HG(2)) Data Structure.- Ontology Based Zone Indexing Using Information Retrieval Systems.- Framework for Blog Software in Web Application.- Demonstration of Signature Analysis Using Intelligent Systems.- A Question Answering System Supporting Temporal Queries.- Domain Identification and Classification of Web Pages Using Artificial Neural Network.- Artificial Intelligence Based Integrated Cricket Coach.- AHP Driven GIS Based Emergency Routing in Disaster Management.- An Efficient Genetic Based Algorithm for an Irregular Low Density Parity Check Code with Low Computational Complexity and Low Error Floor.- Channel Allocation for Cellular Networks Using Genetic Algorithm.- NACPred: Computational Prediction of NAC Proteins in Rice Implemented Using SMO Algorithm.- Communication.- Transmission and Reception Based Relay Deployment for Database Transactions in MANETs.- Optimization of Data Allocation for Mobile Value Added Services.- Context Aware, Mobile Phone Based Sink Model of Wireless Sensor Network for Indian Agriculture.- TruVAL: Trusted Vehicle Authentication Logic for VANET.- Deterministic Evaluation of Identity Based Random Key Distribution Using Deployment Knowledge in WSNs.- Performance Evaluation of GMSK for Digital Mobile Radio Telephony.-Reducing Interference in Cluster Based Sensor Network Using FDMA-CDMA Technique.- Priority Based Scheduler for Bluetooth Network.- QP - ALAH: QoS Provisioned - Application Layer Auxiliary Handover in IEEE 802.16e Networks.- Improved Latency Handover in Fast MIPv6 for Streaming Video.- A Technique to Improve Overall Efficiency in Wireless Cellular Network.- Broadband Semi-circular Microstrip Antennas.- Alternative Mathematical Design of Vector Potential and Radiated Fields for Parabolic Reflector Surface.- Formulation of Resonance Frequency for Shorted Rectangular Microstrip Antennas.- Performance Analysis of PMD/SBS, Nonlinearity and NRZ/RZ Formats in High Speed Optical Fiber Links.- Ultra Long Period Reversible Fiber Gratings as a Pressure Sensor.- Multicast Traffic Grooming in Sparse Splitting WDM Mesh Networks.- Performance Analysis of LMS Filter in Linearization of Different Memoryless Non Linear Power Amplifier Models.- FPGA Implementation of ZigBee Baseband Transceiver System for IEEE 802.15.4.- Area and Speed Efficient Arithmetic Logic Unit Design Using Ancient Vedic Mathematics on FPGA.- Implementation and Evaluation of Performance Parameters of Zigbee Transreceiver.- Improved Technique to Remove ECG Baseline Wander – Application to Pan & Tompkins QRS Detection Algorithm.- Image Classification Using Advanced Block Truncation Coding with Ternary Image Maps.- Low Cost Braille Embosser Using Speech Hypothesis.- ISSR: Intensity Slicing and Spatial Resolution Approaches for Moving Object Detection and Tracking under Litter Background.- Novel Algorithm for Image Processing Based Hand Gesture Recognition and Its Application in Security.- ROI Based Iris Segmentation and Block Reduction Based Pixel Match for Improved Biometric Applications.- Simulation and Implementation of Electronic Cochlea.- Face Detection in Color Images Based on Explicitly-Defined Skin Color Model.- Detection of Drowsiness Using Fusion of Yawning and Eyelid Movements.- Design of Novel Algorithm and Architecture for Gaussian Based Color Image Enhancement System for Real Time Applications.- Content Based Video Retrieval Using Color Feature: An Integration Approach.- Control.- From Theroy to Practice: Collaborative Coverage Using Swarm Networked Robot in Localisation.- A Frequency Response Matching Method for PID Controller Design for Industrial Processes with Time Delay.- Uncertainty Quantification and Sensitivity Analysis for a Nonlinear Bioreactor.- Design and Implementation of a Direct Torque Control Space Vector Modulated Three Phase Induction Motor Drive.- Passivity Based Control for Lateral Slosh.- Others.- Performance Improvement of Hysteresis Current Controller Based Three-Phase Shunt Active Power Filter for Harmonics Elimination in a Distribution System.- Achieving Robust Network Centric Warfare with Multi Sensor Multi Target Data Association Techniques.- Eco-Friendly Horn Using Radio Frequencies.- Optimization of Sub-threshold Slope in Submicron MOSFET’s for Switching Applications.- Co-Design Approach for Implementation of Decryption Block of Rijndael’s Algorithm Using Soft Core Processor.- Physical Design of Two Stage Ultra Low Power, High Gain Cmos OP-AMP for Portable Device Applications.- Security Issues of Online Social Networks.