PRICAI 2006: Trends in Artificial Intelligence: 9th Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Guilin, China, August 7-11, 2006, . (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence)

Keynote Speech.- Learning, Logic, and Probability: A Unified View.- Impending Web Intelligence (WI) and Brain Informatics (BI) Research.- Learning with Unlabeled Data and Its Application to Image Retrieval.- Regular Papers.- Learning as Abductive Deliberations.- Using a Constructive Interactive Activation and Competition Neural Network to Construct a Situated Agent’s Experience.- Rule-Based Agents in Temporalised Defeasible Logic.- Compact Preference Representation for Boolean Games.- Agent-Based Flexible Videoconference System with Automatic QoS Parameter Tuning.- Kalman Filter Based Dead Reckoning Algorithm for Minimizing Network Traffic Between Mobile Game Users in Wireless GRID.- Affective Web Service Design.- An Empirical Study of Data Smoothing Methods for Memory-Based and Hybrid Collaborative Filtering.- Eliminate Redundancy in Parallel Search: A Multi-agent Coordination Approach.- Intelligent Market Based Learner Modeling.- User Preference Through Bayesian Categorization for Recommendation.- A Stochastic Non-CNF SAT Solver.- Reasoning About Hybrid Probabilistic Knowledge Bases.- Update Rules for Parameter Estimation in Continuous Time Bayesian Network.- On Constructing Fibred Tableaux for BDI Logics.- The Representation of Multiplication Operation on Fuzzy Numbers and Application to Solving Fuzzy Multiple Criteria Decision Making Problems.- Finding a Natural-Looking Path by Using Generalized Visibility Graphs.- Comparison Between Two Languages Used to Express Planning Goals: CTL and E A G LE .- Trajectory Modification Using Elastic Force for Collision Avoidance of a Mobile Manipulator.- A Hybrid Architecture Combining Reactive Plan Execution and Reactive Learning.- A Knowledge-Based Modeling System for Time-Critical Dynamic Decision-Making.- Mining Frequent Itemsets for Protein Kinase Regulation.- Constructing Bayesian Networks from Association Analysis.- Bayesian Approaches to Ranking Sequential Patterns Interestingness.- Mining Multi-dimensional Frequent Patterns Without Data Cube Construction.- A New Approach to Symbolic Classification Rule Extraction Based on SVM.- Feature Selection for Bagging of Support Vector Machines.- Neural Classification of Lung Sounds Using Wavelet Packet Coefficients Energy.- Wireless Communication Quality Monitoring with Artificial Neural Networks.- Prediction of MPEG Video Source Traffic Using BiLinear Recurrent Neural Networks.- Dynamic Neural Network-Based Fault Diagnosis for Attitude Control Subsystem of a Satellite.- Gauss Chaotic Neural Networks.- Short-Term Load Forecasting Using Multiscale BiLinear Recurrent Neural Network.- A Comparison of Selected Training Algorithms for Recurrent Neural Networks.- Neural Network Recognition of Scanning Electron Microscope Image for Plasma Diagnosis.- A New Multi-constrained QoS Routing Algorithm in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks.- Sparse Kernel Ridge Regression Using Backward Deletion.- Using Locally Weighted Learning to Improve SMOreg for Regression.- Palmprint Recognition Using Wavelet and Support Vector Machines.- Context Awareness System Modeling and Classifier Combination.- Non-negative Matrix Factorization on Kernels.- Modelling Citation Networks for Improving Scientific Paper Classification Performance.- Analysis on Classification Performance of Rough Set Based Reducts.- Parameter Optimization of Kernel-Based One-Class Classifier on Imbalance Text Learning.- Clustering-Based Nonlinear Dimensionality Reduction on Manifold.- Sparse Kernel PCA by Kernel K-Means and Preimage Reconstruction Algorithms.- Clustering-Based Relevance Feedback for Web Pages.- Building Clusters of Related Words: An Unsupervised Approach.- Recognition of Simultaneous Speech by Estimating Reliability of Separated Signals for Robot Audition.- Chinese Abbreviation-Definition Identification: A SVM Approach Using Context Information.- Clause Boundary Recognition Using Support Vector Machines.- Large Quantity of Text Classification Based on the Improved Feature-Line Method.- Automatic Multi-level Summarizations Generation Based on Basic Semantic Unit for Sports Video.- Query-Topic Focused Web Pages Summarization.- Computer Vision.- Invariant Color Model-Based Shadow Removal in Traffic Image and a New Metric for Evaluating the Performance of Shadow Removal Methods.- Uncontrolled Face Recognition by Individual Stable Neural Network.- Fuzzy Velocity-Based Temporal Dependency for SVM-Driven Realistic Facial Animation.- Re-ordering Methods in Adaptive Rank-Based Re-indexing Scheme.- Use of Nested K-Means for Robust Head Location in Visual Surveillance System.- Appearance Based Multiple Agent Tracking Under Complex Occlusions.- Variable Duration Motion Texture for Human Motion Modeling.- A Novel Motion Blending Approach Based on Fuzzy Clustering.- Efficient Optimization of Inpainting Scheme and Line Scratch Detection for Old Film Restoration.- Partial Encryption of Digital Contents Using Face Detection Algorithm.- Relevance Feedback Using Adaptive Clustering for Region Based Image Similarity Retrieval.- Learning and Evolution Affected by Spatial Structure.- Immune Clonal Selection Evolutionary Strategy for Constrained Optimization.- An Intelligent System for Supporting Personal Creativity Based on Genetic Algorithm.- Generating Creative Ideas Through Patents.- An Improved Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm Based on Dominating Tree.- Fuzzy Genetic System for Modelling Investment Portfolio.- Fuzzy Genetic Algorithms for Pairs Mining.- A Novel Feature Selection Approach by Hybrid Genetic Algorithm.- Evolutionary Ensemble Based Pattern Recognition by Data Context Definition.- Quantum-Behaved Particle Swarm Optimization with a Hybrid Probability Distribution.- A Selection Scheme for Excluding Defective Rules of Evolutionary Fuzzy Path Planning.- An Improved Genetic-Based Particle Swarm Optimization for No-Idle Permutation Flow Shops with Fuzzy Processing Time.- Determinants of E-CRM in Influencing Customer Satisfaction.- Penalty Guided PSO for Reliability Design Problems.- Developing Methodologies of Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining to Investigate Metropolitan Land Use Evolution.- Vibration Control of Suspension System Based on a Hybrid Intelligent Control Algorithm.- Short Papers Part.- An Intelligent Conversational Agent as the Web Virtual Representative Using Semantic Bayesian Networks.- Three-Tier Multi-agent Approach for Solving Traveling Salesman Problem.- Adaptive Agent Selection in Large-Scale Multi-Agent Systems.- A Mobile Agent Approach to Support Parallel Evolutionary Computation.- The Design of Fuzzy Controller by Means of Genetic Algorithms and NFN-Based Estimation Technique.- GA-Based Polynomial Neural Networks Architecture and Its Application to Multi-variable Software Process.- Topical and Temporal Visualization Using Wavelets.- LP-TPOP: Integrating Planning and Scheduling Through Constraint Programming.- Integrating Insurance Services, Trust and Risk Mechanisms into Multi-agent Systems.- Cat Swarm Optimization.- Heuristic Information Based Improved Fuzzy Discrete PSO Method for Solving TSP.- A Network Event Correlation Algorithm Based on Fault Filtration.- CPR Localization Using the RFID Tag-Floor.- Development of a Biologically-Inspired Mesoscale Robot.- Timed Petri-Net(TPN) Based Scheduling Holon and Its Solution with a Hybrid PSO-GA Based Evolutionary Algorithm(HPGA).- Recognition Rate Prediction for Dysarthric Speech Disorder Via Speech Consistency Score.- An Emotion-Driven Musical Piece Generator for a Constructive Adaptive User Interface.- An Adaptive Inventory Control Model for a Supply Chain with Nonstationary Customer Demands.- Context-Aware Product Bundling Architecture in Ubiquitous Computing Environments.- A Relaxation of a Semiring Constraint Satisfaction Problem Using Combined Semirings.- Causal Difference Detection Using Bayesian Networks.- Tabu Search for Generalized Minimum Spanning Tree Problem.- Investigation of Brood Size in GP with Brood Recombination Crossover for Object Recognition.- An Immune Algorithm for the Optimal Maintenance of New Consecutive-Component Systems.- Immune Genetic Algorithm and Its Application in Optimal Design of Intelligent AC Contactors.- The Parametric Design Based on Organizational Evolutionary Algorithm.- Buying and Selling with Insurance in Open Multi-agent Marketplace.- Ensemble Evolution of Checkers Players with Knowledge of Opening, Middle and Endgame.- Dynamic Game Level Design Using Gaussian Mixture Model.- Application Architecture of Data Mining in Telecom Customer Relationship Management Based on Swarm Intelligence.- Mining Image Sequence Similarity Patterns in Brain Images.- Weightily Averaged One-Dependence Estimators.- SV-kNNC: An Algorithm for Improving the Efficiency of k-Nearest Neighbor.- A Novel Support Vector Machine Metamodel for Business Risk Identification.- Performing Locally Linear Embedding with Adaptable Neighborhood Size on Manifold.- Stroke Number and Order Free Handwriting Recognition for Nepali.- Diagnosis Model of Radio Frequency Impedance Matching in Plasma Equipment by Using Neural Network and Wavelets.- Program Plagiarism Detection Using Parse Tree Kernels.- Determine the Optimal Parameter for Information Bottleneck Method.- Optimized Parameters for Missing Data Imputation.- Expediting Model Selection for Support Vector Machines Based on an Advanced Data Reduction Algorithm.- Study of the SMO Algorithm Applied in Power System Load Forecasting.- Filtering Objectionable Image Based on Image Content.- MRA Kernel Matching Pursuit Machine.- Multiclass Microarray Data Classification Using GA/ANN Method.- Texture Classification Using Finite Ridgelet Transform and Support Vector Machines.- Reduction of the Multivariate Input Dimension Using Principal Component Analysis.- Designing Prolog Semantics for a Class of Observables.- A Fingerprint Capture System and the Corresponding Image Quality Evaluation Algorithm Based on FPS200.- Multi-agent Motion Tracking Using the Particle Filter in ISpace with DINDs.- Combining Multiple Sets of Rules for Improving Classification Via Measuring Their Closenesses.- Multiple SVMs Enabled Sales Forecasting Support System.- The Application of B-Spline Neurofuzzy Networks for Condition Monitoring of Metal Cutting Tool.- Simplified Fuzzy-PID Controller of Data Link Antenna System for Moving Vehicles.- Neuron Based Nonlinear PID Control.- An Image Retrieval System Based on Colors and Shapes of Objects.- A Hybrid Mood Classification Approach for Blog Text.- Modeling and Classification of Audio Signals Using Gradient-Based Fuzzy C-Means Algorithm with a Mercer Kernel.- A Quick Rank Based on Web Structure.- A Biologically-inspired Computational Model for Perceiving the TROIs from Texture Images.- A Computer-Assisted Environment on Referential Understanding to Enhance Academic Reading Comprehension.- An Object-Oriented Framework for Data Quality Management of Enterprise Data Warehouse.- Extending HPSG Towards HDS as a Fragment of pCLL.- Chinese Multi-document Summarization Using Adaptive Clustering and Global Search Strategy.- Genetic Algorithm Based Multi-document Summarization.- MaxMatcher: Biological Concept Extraction Using Approximate Dictionary Lookup.- Bootstrapping Word Sense Disambiguation Using Dynamic Web Knowledge.- Automatic Construction of Object Oriented Design Models [UML Diagrams] from Natural Language Requirements Specification.- A Multi-word Term Extraction System.- A Multiscale Self-growing Probabilistic Decision-Based Neural Network for Segmentation of SAR Imagery.- Face Detection Using an Adaptive Skin-Color Filter and FMM Neural Networks.- GA Optimized Wavelet Neural Networks.- The Optimal Solution of TSP Using the New Mixture Initialization and Sequential Transformation Method in Genetic Algorithm.- Steering Law Design for Single Gimbal Control Moment Gyroscopes Based on RBF Neural Networks.- Automatic Design of Hierarchical RBF Networks for System Identification.- Dynamically Subsumed-OVA SVMs for Fingerprint Classification.- Design on Supervised / Unsupervised Learning Reconfigurable Digital Neural Network Structure.- Car Plate Localization Using Pulse Coupled Neural Network in Complicated Environment.- A Split-Step PSO Algorithm in Predicting Construction Litigation Outcome.- An Efficient Unsupervised MRF Image Clustering Method.- Robust Gaze Estimation for Human Computer Interaction.- A New Iris Control Mechanism for Traffic Monitoring System.- Invariant Object Recognition Using Circular Pairwise Convolutional Networks.- Face Detection Using Binary Template Matching and SVM.- Gain Field Correction Fast Fuzzy c-Means Algorithm for Segmenting Magnetic Resonance Images.- LVQ Based Distributed Video Coding with LDPC in Pixel Domain.- Object Matching Using Generalized Hough Transform and Chamfer Matching.- An Adaptive Inventory Control Model for a Supply Chain with Nonstationary Customer Demands.- Natural Language Processing and Speech Recognition.- Computer Vision.- Perception and Animation.- Evolutionary Computing.- Industrial Applications.- Short Papers Part.- Automated Reasoning.- Evolutionary Computing.- Game.- Machine Learning and Data Mining.- Industrial Applications.- Information Retrieval.- Natural Language Processing.- Neural Networks.- Computer Vision.