Advances in Artificial Intelligence

Invited Talks.- Planning with Stochastic Petri-Nets and Neural Nets.- Data Mining Using Fractals and Power Laws.- Full Papers.- Voice Activity Detection Using Generalized Gamma Distribution.- A Framework for Uniform Development of Intelligent Virtual Agents.- A Mixture Model Based Markov Random Field for Discovering Patterns in Sequences.- An Efficient Hardware Implementation for AI Applications.- Handling Knowledge-Based Decision Making Issues in Collaborative Settings: An Integrated Approach.- Market Clearing Price Forecasting in Deregulated Electricity Markets Using Adaptively Trained Neural Networks.- Adaptive-Partitioning-Based Stochastic Optimization Algorithm and Its Application to Fuzzy Control Design.- Fuzzy Granulation-Based Cascade Fuzzy Neural Networks Optimized by GA-RSL.- Using Self-similarity Matrices for Structure Mining on News Video.- Spam Detection Using Character N-Grams.- Improved Wind Power Forecasting Using a Combined Neuro-fuzzy and Artificial Neural Network Model.- A Long-Term Profit Seeking Strategy for Continuous Double Auctions in a Trading Agent Competition.- A Robust Agent Design for Dynamic SCM Environments.- A Novel Updating Scheme for Probabilistic Latent Semantic Indexing.- Local Additive Regression of Decision Stumps.- Mining Time Series with Mine Time.- Behaviour Flexibility in Dynamic and Unpredictable Environments: The ICagent Approach.- Investigation of Decision Trees (DTs) Parameters for Power System Voltage Stability Enhancement.- An Improved Hybrid Genetic Clustering Algorithm.- A Greek Named-Entity Recognizer That Uses Support Vector Machines and Active Learning.- Intelligent Segmentation and Classification of Pigmented Skin Lesions in Dermatological Images.- Modelling Robotic Cognitive Mechanisms by Hierarchical Cooperative CoEvolution.- Bayesian Feature Construction.- Musical Instrument Recognition and Classification Using Time Encoded Signal Processing and Fast Artificial Neural Networks.- O-DEVICE: An Object-Oriented Knowledge Base System for OWL Ontologies.- Abduction for Extending Incomplete Information Sources.- Post Supervised Based Learning of Feature Weight Values.- Recognition of Greek Phonemes Using Support Vector Machines.- Ensemble Pruning Using Reinforcement Learning.- Mining Bilingual Lexical Equivalences Out of Parallel Corpora.- Feed-Forward Neural Networks Using Hermite Polynomial Activation Functions.- A Distributed Branch-and-Bound Algorithm for Computing Optimal Coalition Structures.- Pattern Matching-Based System for Machine Translation (MT).- Bayesian Metanetwork for Context-Sensitive Feature Relevance.- Prediction of Translation Initiation Sites Using Classifier Selection.- Improving Neural Network Based Option Price Forecasting.- Large Scale Multikernel RVM for Object Detection.- Extraction of Salient Contours in Color Images.- Dynamic Security Assessment and Load Shedding Schemes Using Self Organized Maps and Decision Trees.- Towards Automatic Synthesis of Educational Resources Through Automated Planning.- Towards Capturing and Enhancing Entertainment in Computer Games.- Employing Fujisaki's Intonation Model Parameters for Emotion Recognition.- Detection of Vocal Fold Paralysis and Edema Using Linear Discriminant Classifiers.- Short Papers.- An Artificial Neural Network for the Selection of Winding Material in Power Transformers.- Biomedical Literature Mining for Text Classification and Construction of Gene Networks.- Towards Representational Autonomy of Agents in Artificial Environments.- Combining Credibility in a Source Sensitive Argumentation System.- AnEnvironment for Constructing and Exploring Visual Models of Logic Propositions by Young Students.- Bridging Ontology Evolution and Belief Change.- A Holistic Methodology for Keyword Search in Historical Typewritten Documents.- Color Features for Image Fingerprinting.- Neural Recognition and Genetic Features Selection for Robust Detection of E-Mail Spam.- Violence Content Classification Using Audio Features.- An Analysis of Linear Weight Updating Algorithms for Text Classification.- On Small Data Sets Revealing Big Differences.- A Significance-Based Graph Model for Clustering Web Documents.- Supporting Clinico-Genomic Knowledge Discovery: A Multi-strategy Data Mining Process.- SHARE-ODS: An Ontology Data Service for Search and Rescue Operations.- Graphical Representation of Defeasible Logic Rules Using Digraphs.- An Efficient Peer to Peer Image Retrieval Technique Using Content Addressable Networks.- Predicting Fraudulent Financial Statements with Machine Learning Techniques.- Discrimination of Benign from Malignant Breast Lesions Using Statistical Classifiers.- Comparison of Data Fusion Techniques for Robot Navigation.- On Improving Mobile Robot Motion Control.- Consistency of the Matching Predicate.- Intrusion Detection Using Emergent Self-organizing Maps.- Mapping Fundamental Business Process Modelling Language to OWL-S.- Modeling Perceived Value of Color in Web Sites.- Introducing Interval Analysis in Fuzzy Cognitive Map Framework.- Discovering Ontologies for e-Learning Platforms.- Exploiting Group Thinking in Organization-Oriented Programming.- Multimodal Continuous Recognition System for Greek Sign Language Using Various Grammars.- An Alternative Suggestion for Vision-Language Integration in Intelligent Agents.- Specification of Reconfigurable MAS: A Hybrid FormalApproach.- An Intelligent Statistical Arbitrage Trading System.- Revising Faceted Taxonomies and CTCA Expressions.- Neighboring Feature Clustering.