Engineering of intelligent systems : 14th International Conference on Industrial and Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems, IEA/AIE 2001, Budapest, Hungary, June 4-7, 2001 : proceedings

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Industrial and Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Export Systems, IEA/AIE 2001, held in Budapest, Hungary in June 2001. The 104 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 140 submissions. The proceedings offer topical sections on searching, knowledge representation, model-based reasoning, machine learning, data mining, soft computing, evolutionary algorithms, distributed problem solving, export systems, pattern and speech recognition, vision language processing, planning and scheduling, robotics, autonomous agents, design, control, manufacturing systems, finance and business, software engineering, and intelligent tutoring. Solving Network Synthesis Problems Using Ant Colony Optimisation....Pages 1-10 A Combined Swarm Differential Evolution Algorithm for Optimization Problems....Pages 11-18 An Evolutionary Optimum Searching Tool....Pages 19-24 Value Prediction in Engineering Applications....Pages 25-34 Scatter Search with Random Walk Strategy for SAT and MAX-W-SAT Problems....Pages 35-44 Move Ordering Using Neural Networks....Pages 45-50 Why Use a Unified Knowledge Representation?....Pages 51-60 Lazy Knowledge Base Update....Pages 61-70 On the Computational Aspect of Rule Based Database Updates....Pages 71-81 Building an Information and Knowledge Fusion System....Pages 82-91 Hierarchical Approach for Engineering Skills Acquisition....Pages 92-100 Dealing with Information in the Different Styles Together — Skill Inheritance and Integration of Information....Pages 101-106 Knowledge Modelling in Support of Knowledge Management....Pages 107-112 A New Approach in Object-Based Knowledge Representation: The AROM System....Pages 113-118 Ontology Integration Tasks in Business-to-Business E-Commerce....Pages 119-124 Using Multiple Models for Debugging VHDL Designs * ....Pages 125-134 Lessons Learned from Diagnosing Dynamic Systems Using Possible Conflicts and Quantitative Models....Pages 135-144 Intelligent Assumption Retrieval from Process Models by Model-Based Reasoning....Pages 145-154 A Knowledge Model for Automatic Configuration of Traffic Messages....Pages 155-164 Information Extraction from HTML: Combining XML and Standard Techniques for IE from the Web....Pages 165-174 Flexible Similarity Assessment for XML Documents Based on XQL and Java Reflection....Pages 175-186 Where to Position the Precision in Knowledge Extraction from Text....Pages 187-196 Generation of Similarity Measures from Different Sources....Pages 197-206 SNN: A Supervised Clustering Algorithm....Pages 207-216 An Eager Regression Method Based on Best Feature Projections....Pages 217-226 On the Relationship between Learning Capability and the Boltzmann-Formula....Pages 227-236 A View Selection Tool for Multidimensional Databases....Pages 237-246 Inductive learning of a knowledge dictionary for a text mining system....Pages 247-252 Combining Symbolic and Numeric Techniques for DL Contents Classification and Analysis....Pages 253-258 Neural Learning from Unbalanced Data Using Noise Modeling....Pages 259-268 Neural Modeling of an Industrial Process with Noisy Data....Pages 269-280 Enhanced Artificial Neurons for Network Applications....Pages 281-289 Time Delay Neural Networks Designed Using Genetic Algorithms for Short Term Inter-City Traffic Forecasting....Pages 290-299 An Efficient Hardware Implementation of Feed-Forward Neural Networks * ....Pages 300-313 MAPS: A Method for Identifying and Predicting Aberrant Behavior in Time Series....Pages 314-325 Comparisons of QP and LP Based Learning from Empirical Data....Pages 326-332 A Fuzzy Cognitive Map Based on the Random Neural Model....Pages 333-338 Synthetic Damage Assessment for RC Structure Based on Fuzzy Logic....Pages 339-348 Genetic Algorithm for Fuzzy Logical Equations Solving in Diagnostic Expert Systems....Pages 349-358 Diagnosis Based on Genetic Algorithms and Fuzzy Logic in NPPs....Pages 359-366 Vagueness in Spatial Data: Rough Set and Egg-Yolk Approaches....Pages 367-373 Dynamic Trait Expression for Multiploid Individuals of Evolutionary Algorithms....Pages 374-382 A Genetic and Evolutionary Programming Environment with Spatially Structured Populations and Built-In Parallelism....Pages 383-392 Genetic and Evolutionary Algorithms for Time Series Forecasting....Pages 393-402 Layout of Two Dimensional Irregular Shapes Using Genetic Algorithms....Pages 403-411 An Application of Genetic Algorithms to Course Scheduling at the United States Army War College....Pages 412-427 Separation Surfaces through Genetic Programming....Pages 428-433 Distributed Configuration as Distributed Dynamic Constraint Satisfaction....Pages 434-444 Representation Choice Methods as the Tool for Solving Uncertainty in Distributed Temporal Database Systems with Indeterminate Valid Time....Pages 445-454 Checkpoint-Recovery for Mobile Intelligent Networks....Pages 455-464 Automotive Product Documentation....Pages 465-475 The Design and Implementation of a Traffic Accident Analysis System....Pages 476-481 Decision Support System for Shadow Mask Development Using Rule and Case....Pages 482-487 An Expert System for Ironmaking....Pages 488-493 Short Circuit Detection on Printed Circuit Boards during the Manufacturing Process by Using an Analogic CNN Algorithm....Pages 494-501 Application of Feature Transformation and Learning Methods in Phoneme Classification....Pages 502-512 A Smart Machine Vision System for PCB Inspection....Pages 513-518 Linguistic and Logical Tools for an Advanced Interactive Speech System in Spanish....Pages 519-528 Selecting a Relevant Set of Examples to Learn IE-Rules....Pages 529-538 An Environment for Formal Specification and Verification of Lingware....Pages 539-545 Sentence Analysis by Case-Based Reasoning....Pages 546-551 Topic Detection Using Lexical Chains....Pages 552-558 A Mixed Closure-CSP Method to Solve Scheduling Problems....Pages 559-570 Decentralized Autonomous FMS Control by Hypothetical Reasoning Including Discrete Simulator....Pages 571-581 Distributed Learning and Control for Manufacturing Systems Scheduling....Pages 582-591 An Agent for Providing the Optimum Cycle Length Value in Urban Traffic Areas Constrained by Soft Temporal Deadlines....Pages 592-601 Interactive Modeling for Batch Simulation of Engineering Systems: A Constraint Satisfaction Problem....Pages 602-611 Approaches to Increase the Performance of Agent-Based Production Systems....Pages 612-621 Scheduling of Production Using the Multi-agent Approach by Hierarchical Structure....Pages 622-631 Optimization of Disassembly Sequences for Recycling of End-of-Life Products by Using a Colony of Ant-Like Agents....Pages 632-639 Sound and Visual Tracking for Humanoid Robot....Pages 640-650 Developing a Mobile Robot Control Application with CommonKADS-RT....Pages 651-660 Intelligent Control of Mobile Robot during Autonomous Inspection of Welding Damage Based on Genetic Algorithm....Pages 661-669 Machine Learning for Car Navigation....Pages 670-675 Implementing Agent Management Using Conversation Patterns and Role Theory....Pages 676-686 An Approach to Coalition Formation Using Argumentation-Based Negotiation in Multi-agent Systems....Pages 687-696 A Negotiation Model to Support Material Selection in Concurrent Design....Pages 697-707 An XML-Based Language for Coordination Protocol Description in Multi-agent System....Pages 708-717 A Distributed Multi-agent Model for Value Nets....Pages 718-727 Norms for DLP Agents Working in a Warehouse Scenario....Pages 728-733 A Methodology for Reliable Systems Design....Pages 734-745 Intelligent Support for Interactive Configuration of Mass-Customized Products....Pages 746-756 Knowledge Decomposition for Conceptual Product Design: An Approach to Develop Specific Domain Expert Systems for Supporting Concurrent Engineering Projects....Pages 757-766 Intelligent Control Synthesis of Manufacturing Systems * ....Pages 767-776 A Knowledge Based System for the Maintenance of Chemical Plants and Its Implementation Using OPTRANS....Pages 777-790 Different Kinds of Neural Networks in Control and Monitoring of Hot Rolling Mill....Pages 791-796 Non-linear Prediction of Vibration Series for Turbogenerator Unit....Pages 797-803 Autonomous Agents Architecture to Supervise and Control a Wastewater Treatment Plant....Pages 804-811 Agent-Based Support for Handling Environmental and Life-Cycle Issues....Pages 812-820 Fractal Businesses in an E-Business World....Pages 821-826 Optimisation of Process Chains and Production Plants by Using a Hybrid-, AI-, and Simulation-Based Approach....Pages 827-835 A Multi-Agent Fuzzy Cognitive Tool For Reengineering Manufacturing Systems....Pages 836-845 Product Line Design with Customer Preferences....Pages 846-855 Applying Logic of Information Flow and Situation Theory to Model Agents That Simulate the Stock Market Behaviour....Pages 856-867 GAs and Financial Analysis....Pages 868-873 Semi-structured Knowledge Representation for the Automated Financial Advisor....Pages 874-879 Improving Space, Time, and Termination in Rewriting-Based Programming....Pages 880-890 Knowledge Intensive Case-Based Assistance for Framework Reuse * ....Pages 891-900 Deciding on a Pattern....Pages 901-910 Program Modeling for Fault Definition Based Static Analysis....Pages 911-918 Goal-Driven, Scalable Generation of Complete Interaction Sequences for Testing Graphical User Interfaces....Pages 919-920 Planning Agents in a Multi-agents Intelligent Tutoring System....Pages 921-930 Constraint-Based Tutors: A Success Story....Pages 931-940 Applying Collision Avoidance Expert System to Navigation Training Systems as an Intelligent Tutor....Pages 941-947