Computer Science and Its Applications

Binary Bat Algorithm: On the Efficiency of Mapping Functions When Handling Binary Problems Using Continuous-Variable-Based Metaheuristics.- Relative Timed Model for Coordinated Multi Agent Systems.- A Novel Technique for Human Face Recognition Using Fractal Code and Bi-dimensional Subspace.- A New Rotation-Invariant Approach for Texture Analysis.- Multi-CPU/Multi-GPU Based Framework for Multimedia Processing.- Full-Reference Image Quality Assessment Measure Based on Color Distortion.- Biomarker Discovery Based on Large-Scale Feature Selection and MapReduce.- Social Validation of Solutions in the Context of Online Communities: An Expertise-Based Learning Approach.- Remotely Sensed Data Clustering Using K-Harmonic Means Algorithm and Cluster Validity Index.- Comparison of Automatic Seed Generation Methods for Breast Tumor Detection Using Region Growing Technique.- IHBA: An Improved Homogeneity-Based Algorithm for Data Classification.- Multiple Guide Trees in a Tabu Search Algorithm for the Multiple Sequence Alignment Problem.- Noise Robust Features Based on MVA Post-Processing.- Arabic Texts Categorization: Features Selection Based on the Extraction of Words' Roots.- Restoration of Arabic Diacritics Using a Multilevel Statistical Model.- A New Multi-layered Approach for Automatic Text Summaries Mono-Document Based on Social Spiders.- Building Domain Specific Sentiment Lexicons Combining Information from Many Sentiment Lexicons and a Domain Specific Corpus.- Improved Cuckoo Search Algorithm for Document Clustering.- Supporting Legal Requirements in the Design of Public Processes.- Requirement Analysis in Data Warehouses to Support External Information.- Engineering the Requirements of Data Warehouses: A Comparative Study of Goal-Oriented Approaches.- Research and Analysis of the Stream Materialized Aggregate List.- SOLAP On-the-Fly Generalization Approach Based on Spatial Hierarchical Structures.- QoS-Aware Web Services Selection Based on Fuzzy Dominance.- A HybridModel to Improve Filtering Systems.- Towards a Recommendation System for the Learner from a Semantic Model of Knowledge in a Collaborative Environment.- Toward a New Recommender System Based on Multi-criteria Hybrid Information Filtering.- A New Approach for Combining the Similarity Values in Ontology Alignment.- Defining Semantic Relationships to Capitalize Content of Multimedia Resources.- A Multi-agents Intrusion Detection System Using Ontology and Clustering Techniques.- On Copulas-Based Classification Method for Intrusion Detection.- On-Off Attacks Mitigation against Trust Systems in Wireless Sensor Networks.- A Real-Time PE-Malware Detection System Based on CHI-Square Test and PE-File Features.- Balanced and Safe Weighted Clustering Algorithm for Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks.- Distributed Algorithm for Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks.- Optimizing Deployment Cost in Camera-Based Wireless Sensor Networks.- A Version of LEACH Adapted to the Lognormal Shadowing Model.- High Velocity Aware Clocks Synchronization Approach in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks.- An Energy-Efficient Fault-Tolerant Scheduling Algorithm Based on Variable Data Fragmentation.- Genetic Centralized Dynamic Clustering in Wireless Sensor Networks.- Region-Edge Cooperation for Image Segmentation Using Game Theory.- Improved Parameters Updating Algorithm for the Detection of Moving Objects.- Towards Real-Time Co-authoring of Linked-Data on the Web.- A High Level Net for Modeling and Analysis Reconfigurable Discrete Event Control Systems.- Hybrid Approach for Metamodel and Model Co-evolution.- Extracting and Modeling Design Defects Using Gradual Rules and UML Profile.- An Approach to Integrating Aspects in Agile Development.- On the Optimum Checkpointing Interval Selection for Variable Size Checkpoint Dumps.- Monitoring Checklist for Ceph Object Storage Infrastructure.- Towards a Formalization of Real-Time Patterns-Based Designs.