Advances in hybrid information technology : first international conference, ICHIT 2006, Jeju Island, Korea, November 9-11, 2006 ; revised selected papers

• Main Authors: International Conference on Hybrid Information Technology, Szczuka, Maracin S.
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Springer 2007; Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
• Edition: 1
• Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
• Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Computer networks; Congresses; Hybrid computers; Information technology; Information technology-Congresses; Ubiquitous computing
• ISBN: 9783540773672; 3540773673

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the First International Conference on Hybrid Information Technology, ICHIT 2006, held in Jeju Island, Korea, in November 2006. The 64 revised papers were carefully selected during a second round of reviewing and improvement from 235 r...

Table of Contents:

• Reduced RBF Centers Based Multi-user Detection in DS-CDMA Systems -- Approximate Life Cycle Assessment of Product Concepts Using a Hybrid Genetic Algorithm and Neural Network Approach -- A Solution for Bi-level Network Design Problem Through Nash Genetic Algorithm -- An Alternative Measure of Public Transport Accessibility Based on Space Syntax -- Adaptive Routing Algorithm Using Evolution Program for Multiple Shortest Paths in DRGS -- Particle Swarm Optimization for a Multi-UCAV Cooperative Task Scheduling -- Expert System Using Fuzzy Petri Nets in Computer Forensics -- MMORPG Map Evaluation Using Pedestrian Agents -- The Analysis of Game Playing Experiences: Focusing on Massively Multiplayer Online Role- Playing Game -- How to Overcome Main Obstacles to Building a Virtual Telematics Center -- Real-Time Travel Time Estimation Using Automatic Vehicle Identification Data in Hong Kong -- A Context-Aware Elevator Scheduling System for Smart Apartment Buildings -- A MOM-Based Home Automation Platform -- An Error Sharing Agent for Multimedia Collaboration Environment Running on Pervasive Networks -- A Hybrid Intelligent Multimedia Service Framework in Next Generation Home Network Environment -- Integration of Artificial Market Simulation and Text Mining for Market Analysis -- Agent-Based Intelligent Decision Support for the Home Healthcare Environment -- An Aware-Environment Enhanced Group Home: AwareRium -- The Situation Dependent Application Areas of EPC Sensor Network in u- Healthcare -- Ubiquitous Healthcare System Using Context Information Based on the DOGF -- Load Balancing Using Dynamic Replication Scheme for the Distributed Object Group -- Design and Implementation of a Performance Analysis and Visualization Toolkit for Cluster Environments -- Enterprise Application Framework for Constructing Secure RFID Application
• Intro -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Taking Class Importance into Account -- Tolerance Based Templates for Information Systems: Foundations and Perspectives -- Reduction Based Symbolic Value Partition -- Investigative Data Mining for Counterterrorism -- Data Integration Using Lazy Types -- Data Generalization Algorithm for the Extraction of Road Horizontal Alignment Design Elements Using the GPS/ INS Data -- Personalized E-Learning Process Using Effective Assessment and Feedback -- Optimally Pricing European Options with Real Distributions -- Applying Stated Preference Methods to Investigate Effects of Traffic Information on Route Choice -- A Study on Determining the Priorities of ITS Services Using Analytic Hierarchy and Network Processes -- An Introduction of Indicator Variables and Their Application to the Characteristics of Congested Traffic Flow at the Merge Area -- Image Resize Application of Novel Stochastic Methods of Function Recovery -- Automatic Face Analysis System Based on Face Recognition and Facial Physiognomy -- Moving Cast Shadow Elimination Algorithm Using Principal Component Analysis in Vehicle Surveillance Video -- Automatic Marker-Driven Three Dimensional Watershed Transform for Tumor Volume Measurement -- A Study on the Medical Image Transmission Service Based on IEEE 802.15.4a -- Detecting Image Based Spam Email -- Efficient Fixed Codebook Search Method for ACELP Speech Codecs -- Conventional Beamformer Using Post-filter for Speech Enhancement -- Bandwidth Extension of a Narrowband Speech Coder for Music Delivery over IP -- A User-Oriented GIS Search Service Using Ontology in Location- Based Services -- A Filtered Retrieval Technique for Structural Information -- An Analysis of a Lymphoma/Leukaemia Dataset Using Rough Sets and Neural Networks -- A Frequency Adaptive Packet Wavelet Coder for Still Images Using CNN
• A GDB-Based Real-Time Tracing Tool for Remote Debugging of SoC Programs -- A Novel Buffer Cache Scheme Using Java Card Object with High Locality for Efficient Java Card Applications* -- Design and Implementation of the Decompiler for Virtual Machine Code of the C++ Compiler in the Unbiquitous Game Platform -- Mobile Pharmacology -- Wireless Control System for Pet Dogs in a Residential Environment -- Intelligent Embedded Real-Time Software Architecture for Dynamic Skill Selection and Identification in Multi- shaped Robots -- The Accurate Performance Evaluation of Time Hopping UWB Systems with Pulse Based Polarity -- Improvement of Adaptive Modulation System with Optimal Turbo Coded V- BLAST Technique -- Header Compression of RTP/UDP/IP Packets for Real Time High- Speed IP Networks -- Repetition Coding Aided Time-Domain Cancellation for Inter- Carrier Interference Reduction in OFDM Systems -- On Scheduling Transmissions for Hidden Terminal Problems in Dynamic RFID Systems -- Efficient RFID Authentication Protocol for Minimizing RFID Tag Computation -- Design of WLAN Secure System Against Weaknesses of the IEEE 802.1x -- A Sophisticated Base Station Centralized Simple Clustering Protocol for Sensor Networks -- Plus-Tree: A Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks -- Optimization and Routing Discovery for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks: A Cross Layer Approach -- Analysis of the Characteristics of Rain Attenuation in the 12.25GHz Band for Wireless Networking -- Author Index
• Conclusions and Further Studies -- Image Resize Application of Novel Stochastic Methods of Function Recovery -- Introduction -- Function Recovery with Stochastic Matrix Methods -- Stochastic Bernstein Function Recovery -- Illustrating Data Recovery Using Stochastic Bernstein Approximation -- Recovery of Noisy Data: Families of Functions -- Iterative Feature Extraction -- Applications of the Method: Image Zoom -- Conclusions -- Automatic Face Analysis System Based on Face Recognition and Facial Physiognomy -- Introduction -- Face Detection, Tracking, Tilted Face Correction, and Recognition -- Face Detection Using Multi-color Model -- Face Tracking and Tilted Face Correction Using Eyes Feature -- Face Recognition Using Face Feature Vector Function -- A Face Analysis and Avatar Drawing System -- Experimental Results -- Conclusions -- Moving Cast Shadow Elimination Algorithm Using Principal Component Analysis in Vehicle Surveillance Video -- Introduction -- Shadow Model -- Foreground and Background Figure -- Shadow Feature -- Algorithm Description -- Shadow Region Detection -- Principal Components Modification -- Removing Shadow Using Ellipse -- Searching Window Area of the Car -- Experimental Results -- Conclusion -- Automatic Marker-Driven Three Dimensional Watershed Transform for Tumor Volume Measurement -- Introduction -- Methods -- Three Dimensional Marker-Driven Watershed Transform -- Volume Measurement of 3D Object Models -- Volume and Intensity Measurement of SPECT Brain Images -- Results -- Size Criteria of 3D Object Models -- Accuracy and Speed of Volume and Intensity Measurement of 3D SPECT Images -- Conclusions and Discussion -- A Study on the Medical Image Transmission Service Based on IEEE 802.15.4a -- Introduction -- TH UWB-IR System -- Frequency Trend of IEEE 802.15.4a -- IEEE 802.15.4a TH UWB-IR System
• Intro -- Title Page -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Taking Class Importance into Account -- Introduction -- The Weighted Classification Problem -- Adapting ART for Weighted Classification -- Weighted Selection Criterion -- Weighted Rule Evaluation Criterion -- Experimental Results -- Conclusions and Future Work -- Tolerance Based Templates for Information Systems: Foundations and Perspectives -- Introduction -- Preliminaries -- Templates in Information Systems -- Generalized Templates -- Temporal Templates -- Tolerance Relations -- Tolerance Based Templates -- Tolerance Based Templates Generation -- Conclusions -- Reduction Based Symbolic Value Partition -- Introduction -- Preliminaries -- The Partition Problem -- The M-Relative Reduct Problem -- Decision Table Binarization -- The Reduction Based Symbolic Value Partition Algorithm -- Example -- The Optimal Single Group Partition Problem -- The Problem Conversion -- The Algorithm -- Algorithm Analysis -- Experiments with Data -- Conclusions and Further Works -- Investigative Data Mining for Counterterrorism -- Introduction -- Investigative Data Mining (IDM) -- The Process of IDM in Terrorist Network Investigations -- Link Analysis -- Social Network Analysis (SNA) -- Visualization -- Destabilizing Terrorist Networks -- Conclusion -- Data Integration Using Lazy Types -- Introduction -- Data Integration -- Designing a Suitable Integrated Schema -- Lazy Types for Coping with Data Heterogeneity -- Conclusions -- Data Generalization Algorithm for the Extraction of Road Horizontal Alignment Design Elements Using the GPS/INS Data -- Introduction -- Algorithm -- Data Grouping Algorithm by Tangent Curve Clothoid Section -- Tangent Curve Clothoid Analysis Algorithm -- Tangent Curve Clothoid Section Beginning Ending Position Estimation Algorithm -- Data Collection -- Study Area -- Acquisition Data
• Data Analysis -- Result of Data Grouping by Tangent Curve Clothoid Section -- Result of the Tangent Curve Clothoid Analysis Algorithm -- Result of Tangent Curve Clothoid Section Begining Ending Position Estimation Algorithm -- Residuals Between Observed Values and Estimated Values -- Conclusion -- Personalized E-Learning Process Using Effective Assessment and Feedback -- Introduction -- Related Works -- Problem Assessment Using IRT -- Extracting E-Learning Style Using Web Mining -- A Model for Adaptive Assessment and Feedback -- Experiment and Discussion -- Conclusions -- Optimally Pricing European Options with Real Distributions -- Introduction -- Preliminaries to Option Pricing Models -- Computational Method to Price European Options -- Empirical Tests -- Conclusions -- Applying Stated Preference Methods to Investigate Effects of Traffic Information on Route Choice -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Methodology -- Experimental Design -- Data Collection and Overview -- Modelling and Analysis -- Modelling -- Discussion -- Conclusion and Further Study -- A Study on Determining the Priorities of ITS Services Using Analytic Hierarchy and Network Processes -- Introduction -- Outlines of ANP and Research Trend -- Research Trends of ANP -- Theoretical Consideration of ANP -- Decision of ITS Service Priority Using ANP -- Establishing Network Structure and Evaluation Items -- Calculation of Weights -- Analysis of Prioritization Results -- Conclusions and Further Research -- An Introduction of Indicator Variables and Their Application to the Characteristics of Congested Traffic Flow at the Merge Area -- Introduction -- Data Collection and Analysis -- Data Collection and Sites -- Methodology of Data Analysis -- Relationship Between On-Ramp Traffic and Mainline Traffic -- Analysis Using Indicators -- Correlation Analysis
• Experimental Setup -- Experimental Results -- Conclusions -- An Analysis of a Lymphoma/Leukaemia Dataset Using Rough Sets and Neural Networks -- Introduction -- Data Mining -- Dataset Description -- Methods -- Results -- Conclusion -- A Frequency Adaptive Packet Wavelet Coder for Still Images Using CNN -- Introduction -- Cellular Neural Networks -- Packet Wavelet Representation for Images -- Packet Wavelet Coder in CNN Computer -- Simulation Results -- Conclusion -- Reduced RBF Centers Based Multi-user Detection in DS-CDMA Systems -- Introduction -- Background -- RBF Neural Network -- Previous Neural Network Based MUD -- The Proposed Techniques -- RBF Based Multi-user Detector -- The Adaptive Training of RBF MUD -- Center Reduction for Fast Learning -- Simulation Studies -- Conclusions -- Approximate Life Cycle Assessment of Product Concepts Using a Hybrid Genetic Algorithm and Neural Network Approach -- Introduction -- Overview of the Proposed Method -- Environmental Impact Drivers (EIDs) and Product Attributes -- A Brief Description of the Proposed Method -- A Hybrid GA and NN Approach -- Research Data and Experiments -- Experimental Results -- Conclusions -- A Solution for Bi-level Network Design Problem Through Nash Genetic Algorithm -- Introduction -- The Bi-level Network Design Problem -- Nash Genetic Algorithm for Solving Bi-level Network Design -- Representation and Initialization -- Evaluation -- Reliability Calculation -- Genetic Operations: Selection, Crossover, and Mutation -- Experimental Results -- Conclusion -- An Alternative Measure of Public Transport Accessibility Based on Space Syntax -- Introduction -- Hierarchical Network Connectivity in Space Syntax -- Applying to Public Transport Problem -- The Case Study -- Discussion: Modifying the Depth-Based Accessibility -- Concluding Remarks
• Model of Indoor Multi-path Channel -- Performance Analysis of System -- Conclusion -- Detecting Image Based Spam Email -- Introduction -- Spam Email and Its Detection -- Extracting Text from Images by OCR -- Markov Keyword Models -- Experimental Results -- Conclusion and Future Work -- Efficient Fixed Codebook Search Method for ACELP Speech Codecs -- Introduction -- Algebraic Codebook -- Algebraic Codebook Structure -- Algebraic Codebook Search -- Pulse Replacement Methods -- The Least Important Pulse Replacement Method -- Global Pulse Replacement Method -- Proposed Iteration-Free Pulse Replacement Method -- Experimental Results -- Conclusion -- Conventional Beamformer Using Post-filter for Speech Enhancement -- Introduction -- The Conventional Beamformer -- Combined Non-adaptive Beamforming and Post Filtering -- Post-filtering Schemes Using Spectral Subtraction -- Minimum Mean-Square Error(MMSE) Using a Noncausal, a Priori Signal-to-Noise Ratio(SNR) Estimator -- Evaluation and Results -- Experimental Method -- Performance -- Conclusion -- Bandwidth Extension of a Narrowband Speech Coder for Music Delivery over IP -- Introduction -- Proposed BWE Encoder -- Proposed BWE Decoder -- Performance Evaluation -- Conclusion -- A User-Oriented GIS Search Service Using Ontology in Location-Based Services -- Introduction -- Personalized and Semantic Location-Based Services -- System Architecture -- System Components -- Implementation Modules -- Prototype Implementation -- Web Connection Module -- Map Module -- Ontology Search Module -- Web Interface Module -- An Example of Ontology-Based Search -- Conclusion -- A Filtered Retrieval Technique for Structural Information -- Introduction -- Background -- XML Document and Query Model -- Related Work -- Storage Structures and Query Processing -- Storage Structures -- Query Processing -- Performance Evaluation
• Adaptive Routing Algorithm Using Evolution Program for Multiple Shortest Paths in DRGS