This is volume II of the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Natural Computation, ICNC 2006. After a demanding review process 168 carefully revised full papers and 86 revised short papers were selected from 1915 submissions for presentation in two volumes. The 124 papers in the second volume are organized in topical sections on additional topics in natural computation, natural computation techniques applications, hardware, and cross-disciplinary topics.
Other Topics in Natural Computation.- Simulation and Investigation of Quantum Search Algorithm System.- Quantum Integration Error for Some Sobolev Classes.- Quantum ANDOS Protocol with Unconditional Security.- A Novel Immune Clonal Algorithm.- Secure Broadcasting Using the Secure Quantum Lock in Noisy Environments.- Simulation of Quantum Open-Loop Control Systems on a Quantum Computer.- An Optimization Algorithm Inspired by Membrane Computing.- A Mapping Function to Use Cellular Automata for Solving MAS Problems.- A Novel Clonal Selection for Multi-modal Function Optimization.- Grid Intrusion Detection Based on Immune Agent.- A Novel Artificial Immune Network Model and Analysis on Its Dynamic Behavior and Stabilities.- Immune Algorithm Optimization of Membership Functions for Mining Association Rules.- Immune Clonal MO Algorithm for ZDT Problems.- Family Gene Based Grid Trust Model.- Immune Clonal Strategies Based on Three Mutation Methods.- A High Level Stigmergic Programming Language.- Application of ACO in Continuous Domain.- Information Entropy and Interaction Optimization Model Based on Swarm Intelligence.- PSO with Improved Strategy and Topology for Job Shop Scheduling.- Virus-Evolutionary Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm.- Intelligent Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm and Its Application in Optimal Designing of LPG Devices for Optical Communications Fields.- The Kalman Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm and Its Application in Soft-Sensor of Acrylonitrile Yield.- Data Fitting Via Chaotic Ant Swarm.- A Hybrid Discrete Particle Swarm Algorithm for Hard Binary CSPs.- Global Numerical Optimization Based on Small-World Networks.- Real-Time Global Optimal Path Planning of Mobile Robots Based on Modified Ant System Algorithm.- A Route System Based on Ant Colony for Coarse-Grain Reconfigurable Architecture.- Robot Planning with Artificial Potential Field Guided Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm.- Heuristic Searching Algorithm for Design Structurally Perfect Reconstruction Low Complex Filter Banks.- Blind Multi-user Detection for Multi-carrier CDMA Systems with Uniform Linear Arrays.- Optimal Prototype Filters for Near-Perfect-Reconstruction Cosine-Modulated Nonuniform Filter Banks with Rational Sampling Factors.- XRMCCP: A XCP Framework Based Reliable Multicast Transport Protocol.- Small-World Optimization Algorithm for Function Optimization.- A Two-Dimension Chaotic Sequence Generating Method and Its Application for Image Segmentation.- A Study on Construction of Time-Varying Orthogonal Wavelets.- An Assignment Model on Traffic Matrix Estimation.- M-Channel Nonuniform Filter Banks with Arbitrary Scaling Factors.- Variance Minimization Dual Adaptive Control for Stochastic Systems with Unknown Parameters.- Multi-Agent Immune Clonal Selection Algorithm Based Multicast Routing.- Natural Computation Techniques Applications.- Estimation Distribution of Algorithm for Fuzzy Clustering Gene Expression Data.- A Maximum Weighted Path Approach to Multiple Alignments for DNA Sequences.- Accelerating the Radiotherapy Planning with a Hybrid Method of Genetic Algorithm and Ant Colony System.- Model Deconstruction of an Immunoprevention Vaccine.- Detection of Individual Microbubbles Using Wavelet Transform Based on a Theoretical Bubble Oscillation Model.- Using Back Propagation Feedback Neural Networks and Recurrence Quantification Analysis of EEGs Predict Responses to Incision During Anesthesia.- Numerical Simulations of Contribution of Chemical Shift in Novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- Secrecy of Signals by Typing in Signal Transduction.- The Coarse-Grained Computing P2P Algorithm Based on SPKI.- Clonal Selection Detection Algorithm for the V-BLAST System.- JSCC Based on Adaptive Segmentation and Irregular LDPC for Image Transmission over Wireless Channels.- Relay-Bounded Single-Actor Selection Algorithms for Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks.- Probability Based Weighted Fair Queueing Algorithm with Adaptive Buffer Management for High-Speed Network.- Using of Intelligent Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm to Synthesis the Index Modulation Profile of Narrow Ban Fiber Bragg Grating Filter.- Chaotically Masking Traffic Pattern to Prevent Traffic Pattern Analysis Attacks for Mission Critical Applications in Computer Communication Networks.- A New Secure Communication Scheme Based on Synchronization of Chaotic System.- Studies on Neighbourhood Graphs for Communication in Multi Agent Systems.- Evolutionary Dynamics of an Asymmetric Game Between a Supplier and a Retailer.- A Genetic Algorithm-Based Double-Objective Multi-constraint Optimal Cross-Region Cross-Sector Public Investment Model.- Multi-population Genetic Algorithm for Feature Selection.- Using Wearable Sensor and NMF Algorithm to Realize Ambulatory Fall Detection.- Actor Based Video Indexing and Retrieval Using Visual Information.- ART-Artificial Immune Network and Application in Fault Diagnosis of the Reciprocating Compressor.- Online Composite Sketchy Shape Recognition Based on Bayesian Networks.- Robust Object Tracking Algorithm in Natural Environments.- An Image Retrieval Method on Color Primitive Co-occurrence Matrix.- A Modified Adaptive Chaotic Binary Ant System and Its Application in Chemical Process Fault Diagnosis.- Image Context-Driven Eye Location Using the Hybrid Network of k-Means and RBF.- A Study on Vision-Based Robust Hand-Posture Recognition by Learning Similarity Between Hand-Posture and Structure.- Kernel-Based Method for Automated Walking Patterns Recognition Using Kinematics Data.- Interactive Color Planning System Based on MPEG-7 Visual Descriptors.- Linear Program Algorithm for Estimating the Generalization Performance of SVM.- Solid Particle Measurement by Image Analysis.- Investigation on Reciprocating Engine Condition Classification by Using Wavelet Packet Hilbert Spectrum.- Research of a Novel Weak Speech Stream Detection Algorithm.- Large Diamond and Small Pentagon Search Patterns for Fast Motion Estimation.- Shot Boundary Detection Algorithm in Compressed Domain Based on Adaboost and Fuzzy Theory.- A Novel Unified SPM-ICA-PCA Method for Detecting Epileptic Activities in Resting-State fMRI.- Design IIR Digital Filters Using Quantum-Behaved Particle Swarm Optimization.- Optimization of Finite Word Length Coefficient IIR Digital Filters Through Genetic Algorithms – A Comparative Study.- A Computer Aided Inbetweening Algorithm for Color Fractal Graphics.- Feature Sensitive Hole Filling with Crest Lines.- A Speech Stream Detection in Adverse Acoustic Environments Based on Cross Correlation Technique.- Contour Construction Based on Adaptive Grids.- e-Shadow: A Real-Time Avatar for Casual Environment.- Two-Dimensional Discriminant Transform Based on Scatter Difference Criterion for Face Recognition.- Hybrid Silhouette Extraction Method for Detecting and Tracking the Human Motion.- Two-Dimensional PCA Combined with PCA for Neural Network Based Image Registration.- SAR Speckle Reduction Based on Undecimated Tree-Structured Wavelet Transform.- An Efficient Method of Road Extraction in SAR Image.- A Novel Method for Solving the Shape from Shading (SFS) Problem.- A New Fast Algorithm for Training Large Window Stack Filters.- Fast Segmentation of Cervical Cells by Using Spectral Imaging Analysis Techniques.- Local Geometry Driven Image Magnification and Applications to Super-Resolution.- Three Dimensional Image Inpainting.- Gaussian-Based Codebook Model for Video Background Subtraction.- Frequency Domain Volume Rendering Based on Wavelet Transformation.- A New Method for Compression of SAR Imagery Based on MARMA Model.- Geometrical Fitting of Missing Data for Shape from Motion Under Noise Distribution.- A Flame Detection Algorithm Based on Video Multi-feature Fusion.- An Accelerated Algorithm of Constructing General High-Order Mandelbrot and Julia Sets.- A Novel Approach Using Edge Detection Information for Texture Based Image Retrieval.- Real-Time Path Planning Strategies for Real World Application Using Random Access Sequence.- Multifocus Image Fusion Based on Multiwavelet and Immune Clonal Selection.- Numerical Study on Propagation of Explosion Wave in H2-O2 Mixtures.- Classification of Online Discussions Via Content and Participation.- An Electronic Brokering Process for Truckload Freight.- A Fuzzy Integral Method of Applying Support Vector Machine for Multi-class Problem.- Hardware.- A Low-Power CMOS Analog Neuro-fuzzy Chip.- On-Chip Genetic Algorithm Optimized Pulse Based RBF Neural Network for Unsupervised Clustering Problem.- A Design on the Digital Audio Synthesis Filter by DALUT.- Video Encoder Optimization Implementation on Embedded Platform.- Effect of Steady and Relaxation Oscillation Using Controlled Chaotic Instabilities in Brillouin Fibers Based Neural Network.- A Wireless Miniature Device for Neural Stimulating and Recording in Small Animals.- An SoC System for the Image Grabber Capable of 2D Scanning.- Hardware Implementation of AES Based on Genetic Algorithm.- Cross-Disciplinary Topics.- Fault Diagnosis of Complicated Machinery System Based on Genetic Algorithm and Fuzzy RBF Neural Network.- An Infrared and Neuro-Fuzzy-Based Approach for Identification and Classification of Road Markings.- Unique State and Automatical Action Abstracting Based on Logical MDPs with Negation.- Mobile Agent Routing Based on a Two-Stage Optimization Model and a Hybrid Evolutionary Algorithm in Wireless Sensor Networks.- Solving Uncertain Markov Decision Problems: An Interval-Based Method.- Autonomous Navigation Based on the Velocity Space Method in Dynamic Environments.- Intentional Agency Framework Based on Cognitive Concepts to Realize Adaptive System Management.- Hybrid Intelligent Aircraft Landing Controller and Its Hardware Implementation.- Forecasting GDP in China and Efficient Input Interval.
