Current topics in artificial intelligence : 10th Conference of the Spanish Association for Artificial Intelligence, CAEPIA 2003, and 5th Conference on Technology Transfer, TTIA 2003, San Sebastian, Spain, November 12-14, 2003 : revised selected papers

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed joint post-proceedings of the 10th Conference of the Spanish Association for Artificial Intelligence, CAEPIA 2003, and the 5th Conference on Technology Transfer, TTIA 2003, held in San Sebasti?n, Spain, in November 2003. The 66 revised full papers presented together with one invited paper were carefully selected during two rounds of reviewing and improvement from an initial total of 214 submissions. The papers span the entire spectrum of artificial intelligence and advanced applications in various fields. Front Matter....Pages - Reasoning about Teaching and Learning....Pages 1-15 A Document-Oriented Approach to the Development of Knowledge Based Systems....Pages 16-25 A Flexible Approach to the Multidimensional Model: The Fuzzy Datacube....Pages 26-36 A Framework for Ontology Reuse and Persistence Integrating UML and Sesame....Pages 37-46 A Method to Adaptively Propagate the Set of Samples Used by Particle Filters....Pages 47-56 A Model for Fuzzy Temporal Reasoning on a Database....Pages 57-65 A Multimodal Logic Approach to Order of Magnitude Qualitative Reasoning....Pages 66-75 A New Genetic Approach for the Partitioning Problem in Distributed Virtual Environment Systems....Pages 76-85 A Proposal of Diagnosis for an ITS for Computational Logic....Pages 86-95 A Reasoning Model for CBR_BDI Agents Using an Adaptable Fuzzy Inference System....Pages 96-106 A Recurrent Neural Network for Airport Scales Location....Pages 107-115 Adaptive P2P Multimedia Communication Using Hybrid Learning....Pages 116-125 An Approach for Ontology Building from Text Supported by NLP Techniques....Pages 126-135 An Efficient Preprocessing Transformation for Functional Dependencies Sets Based on the Substitution Paradigm....Pages 136-146 An Evolutionary Algorithm for Solving Word Equation Systems....Pages 147-156 Analysis of the Functional Block and Operator Involved in Fuzzy System Design....Pages 157-166 Analysis of the Topology Preservation of Accelerated Growing Neural Gas in the Representation of Bidimensional Objects....Pages 167-176 Application of Crossover Operators Based on Confidence Interval in Modeling Problems Using Real-Coding Genetic Algorithms....Pages 177-186 ASPerson : Agent System for Personalizing Web Contents over Wireless Connection....Pages 187-196 Automatic Computation of the Fundamental Matrix from Matched Lines....Pages 197-206 BOGAR_LN: An Agent Based Component Framework for Developing Multi-modal Services Using Natural Language....Pages 207-220 Building Software Agents from Software Components....Pages 221-230 Clustering Main Concepts from e-Mails....Pages 231-240 Definition of Postural Schemes for Humanoid Robots....Pages 241-250 Designing a Semantic Portal for Collaborative Learning Communities....Pages 251-259 Dialogue Act Classification in a Spoken Dialogue System....Pages 260-270 Distributed Non-binary Constraints....Pages 271-280 Dynamic User Modeling in a System for Personalization of Web Contents....Pages 281-290 Embracing Causality in Inducing the Effects of Actions....Pages 291-301 Employing TSK Fuzzy Models to Automate the Revision Stage of a CBR System....Pages 302-311 Enhancing Consistency Based Diagnosis with Machine Learning Techniques....Pages 312-321 Exploiting Disambiguated Thesauri for Information Retrieval in Metadata Catalogs....Pages 322-333 Face Detection with Active Contours Using Color Information....Pages 334-343 Formal Verification of Molecular Computational Models in ACL2: A Case Study....Pages 344-353 Fuzzy Logic Based Torque Ripple Minimization in Switched Reluctance Motors....Pages 354-363 Generating Random Orthogonal Polygons....Pages 364-373 Genetic Programming for Automatic Generation of Image Processing Algorithms on the CNN Neuroprocessing Architecture....Pages 374-383 Heuristic Based Sampling in Estimation of Distribution Algorithms: An Initial Approach....Pages 384-393 Heuristic Rules and Genetic Algorithms for Open Shop Scheduling Problem....Pages 394-403 Hybrid Approach Based on Temporal Representation and Classification Techniques Used to Determine Unstable Conditions in a Blast Furnace....Pages 404-414 Kernel Functions over Orders of Magnitude Spaces by Means of Usual Kernels. Application to Measure Financial Credit Risk....Pages 415-424 Negotiation Support in Highly-Constrained Trading Scenarios....Pages 425-434 Normalized Cyclic Edit Distances: An Efficient Algorithm....Pages 435-444 On the Heuristic Performance of Perimeter Search Algorithms....Pages 445-456 Plug & Play Object Oriented Bayesian Networks....Pages 457-467 Real-Time Extensions in Multi-agent Communication....Pages 468-477 Representing Canonical Models as Probability Trees....Pages 478-487 Robust Aggregation of Expert Opinions Based on Conflict Analysis and Resolution....Pages 488-497 Rotation-Based Ensembles....Pages 498-506 SACEME: An Authoring Tool for Knowledge Acquisition Using Techniques of Programming by Examples....Pages 507-516 Scatter Search for the Feature Selection Problem....Pages 517-525 Social Analysis of Multi-agent Systems with Activity Theory....Pages 526-535 SoftComputing Techniques Applied to Catalytic Reactions....Pages 536-545 Sports Image Classification through Bayesian Classifier....Pages 546-555 Text Mining Using the Hierarchical Syntactical Structure of Documents....Pages 556-565 The Synergy of GA and Fuzzy Systems for Multidimensional Problem: Application to Time Series Prediction....Pages 566-576 Time-Series Prediction: Application to the Short-Term Electric Energy Demand....Pages 577-586 Towards a Clinical Practice Guideline Implementation for Asthma Treatment....Pages 587-596 Towards a Generic Multiagent Model for Decision Support: Two Case Studies....Pages 597-607 Towards Biresiduated Multi-adjoint Logic Programming....Pages 608-617 Using the Geometrical Distribution of Prototypes for Training Set Condensing....Pages 618-627 X-Learn: An Intelligent Educational System Oriented towards the Net....Pages 628-637 A Neuro-fuzzy Decision Model for Prognosis of Breast Cancer Relapse....Pages 638-645 An Interactive Train Scheduling Tool for Solving and Plotting Running Maps....Pages 646-655 Application of Evolutionary Computation Techniques to the Optimal Short-Term Scheduling of the Electrical Energy Production....Pages 656-665 Integration of a Generic Diagnostic Tool in Virtual Environments for Procedural Training....Pages 666-675 TAPLI: An Adaptive Web-Based Learning Environment for Linear Programming....Pages 676-685 Back Matter....Pages -

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed joint post-proceedings of the 10th Conference of the Spanish Association for Artificial Intelligence, CAEPIA 2003, and the 5th Conference on Technology Transfer, TTIA 2003, held in San Sebastián, Spain, in November 2003.

The 66 revised full papers presented together with one invited paper were carefully selected during two rounds of reviewing and improvement from an initial total of 214 submissions. The papers span the entire spectrum of artificial intelligence and advanced applications in various fields.