IIA/SOCO'99

• Keynote Papers
  • Fusion of Knowledge-based Intelligent Paradigms and their Applications
    L.C. Jain
  • Soft-Computing Techniques applied to the Stock Market Forecast: A Real-World Test
    N. Lanza
  • Algebraic Methods in Foundation of Soft Computing
    A. Di Nola
• Acoustics Speech Analysis and Synthesis
  • Speech Parameter Extraction by a Cooperative Feature & Pattern Selector Approach
    O. Mayora-Ibarra, R. Curatelli, L. Motta
  • ModelGP: A GP-based Platform for Ppredictive Model Construction
    G. Calzada i Roca, J.M. Garrel i Guiu, R. Barti i Domingo
  • Optimization of the Parameters of a Formant Speech Synthesizer Using Genetic Algorithms
    D. Bianchi, E. Baricchi, G. Adorni
• Advanced Robotics
  • Adaptive Neural-Fuzzy Control for Robot Force Control
    H.C. Wang
  • Delivery of an Advanced Double-Hull Ship Welding System using RoboCrane
    R. Bostelman, A. Jacoff, R. Bunch
  • Multisensorial Data Fusion with Fuzzy Integrals: Environment 2D Reconstruction in Mobile Robotics
    C. Alvarez, M.I. Ribeiro, D. Jolly, A.M. Jolly-Desodt
  • The Role of Emotions in Sensori-Motor Learning
    R. Manzotti, G. Metta, G. Sandini
  • Supervised Adaptive Control of a 3R Planar Manipulator
    A. Almansa-Martin, M. De La Sen-Parte
  • Computer Architecture for the Mobile Worker
    P. Dini, D. Machacek, S. Case
  • Developing an Outdoor Fuzzy Logic Controlled Agricultural Vehicle for Crop Following and Harvesting
    H. Hagras, V. Callaghan, M. Colley, M. Carr-West
  • Colour Vision for Robot Navigation
    J.C. Clarke, J.L. Nunes
  • Application of Optical Flow to Stationkeeping of Underwater Vehicles
    C.C. Cheng, J.S. Chen
  • A New Tactile Sensor for Robotic Underwater Applications
    A. Bruno, G. Cannata
  • Handwritten Sketches as User Interface in Movement Orders for Mobile Robots
    H. Weber
  • Hybrid Controller Algorithms for the Purpose of Fast Tracking of a Non-linearly Actuated Robotic Arm
    P. Nigrowsky, P.J. Turner
• Biometry - Face Recognition
  • Face Tracking using an Adaptive Skin Color Model
    L.M. Bergasa, A. Gardel, M. Mazo, M.A. Sotelo
• Climate
  • Towards a National Security Threat Assessment System
    J. van Zyl, J.B. Schoeman
• Computer Vision
  • A Multi-layer Cellular Neural Network Simulator for Image Processing Application
    L. Bertucco, G. Nunnari
  • A robust Architecture for the Automatic Edge Detection in real-world Scenes
    L. Lohmann, Ch. Nowack, J. Ruiz-del-Solar
  • On the Geometric Analysis of Rigid Body Rotations
    Y. Liu, M.A. Rodrigues
• Data Mining
  • Data Mining Algorithm Using Messy GA's
    C. Intrasai, V. Avatchanakorn
  • Data Mining using Unsupervised Neural Networks
    D. MacDonald, C. Fyfe
• Development Systems for Soft Computing and Applications
  • A Symbolic Language to Design Neural Networks based on Mathematica
    V. Agresta, A. Cavallone, L. Di Mauro, M. Marsella, S. Miranda, S. Salerno
  • NEURObjects: A Set of Library Classes for Neural Networks Development
    G. Valentini, F. Masulli
  • An Automated Approach for the Development of a Neural Networks Based System for Steam Turbine Vibration Diagnostic
    R. Parenti, C. Penno, A. Di Vita, A. Rebizzo
  • On the Design of Task Level Control Architecture for the DIST Robotic Hand
    T. Bozzo, A. Caffaz, S. Reto
  • A Method for the Construction and Documentation of Expert Systems
    V. Lúcia da Silva, R. de Oliveira Alves, C. de Renna e Souza
• Distributed Intelligence
  • Dialect and Learned Systems of Communication in Multi-Agent Systems
    D. Livingstone, C. Fyfe
  • Track Estimation of Multiple Targets from Bearing Sensor Data by Cooperative Processing
    N. Yoshida
  • Agent-Oriented and Constraint Technologies for Distributed Transaction Management
    V. Mascardi, E. Merelli
  • Multi-Agent Routing Control in Heterarchical Manufacturing Systems
    B. Maione, D. Naso
• Economy and Business Modelling
  • Object Oriented Business Process Modeling
    G. Succi, P. Predonzani, R. Vernazza
  • Adaptive Plans for Business Process Control
    J. Debenham
  • Cooperation in Oligopolies
    T.D. Wang, J.P. Marney, C. Fyfe
  • Agile: A Sophisticated Interactive Business Simulation
    K. Geggus, P.N. Lamprecht, D.J. Steenkamp, J.van Zyl
  • Building Business Applications with Fuzzy Components
    K. Turowski, U. Weng
• GIS
  • The Use of Rule-based Systems in Real-Time Command and Control Support Systems
    J. van Zyl, J. Helberg
• ICA - Pattern Recognition
  • Learning Independent Causes of a Visual Data Set using the Rectified Gaussian Distribution
    C. Fyfe, D. Charles, S. McGlinchey
• Image Compression
  • Genetic Algorithm and Fuzzy Reasoning for TPP Image Compression
    L. He, Y. Chao, T. Nakamura, H. Itoh
• Innovative Control
  • Stability Analysis of Nonlinear Control System by Using Model of Neural Network with Feedbacks
    E. Dudnikov
  • Modeling Fuzzy Controllers using a Neuro-Genetic Hybrid Approach
    G. Castellano, A.M. Fanelli
  • Probabilistic Approach Towards Error Compensation for Precision Machines
    K.K. Tan, T.H. Lee, S.N. Huang, H.L. Seet, H.F. Dou, K.Y. Lim
  • Adaptive GPC Control of Melt Temperature in Injection Moulding
    K.K. Tan, T.H. Lee, S.N. Huang, H.L. Seet
  • Evolutionary Design of Fuzzy-Logic Controllers for Manufacturing Systems with Production Time-Delays
    B. Porter, S.L. Kwong
• Innovative Fault Diagnosis
  • Manifold Pressure Modelling and Sensor Failure Diagnosis in Automotive Engines using Neural Networks
    Y. Tan, M. Saif
  • Memory Autoassociative Neural Network
    S.N. Omkar, J. Nagabhushanam
  • Reliability Neuro-Control of an Array of Sensors by Cross-Monitoring of Working-State 8
    M. Corte, F. Masulli, M. Raini, M. Pardo, G. Faglia, G. Sberveglieri
• Innovative Modeling - Identification
  • A Method of Modelling: Application to an Ultrasonic Sensor
    L. Peyrodie, A.M. Jolly-Desodt, D. Jolly
  • Neural/Laguerre Networks for the Identification of Wiener Systems
    A. Balestrino, A. Caiti, G. Zanobini
• Inspection / Defect Detection
  • A Comparison of Statistical and Spectral Analytical Methods for Feature Extraction in the Process of Web Defect Detection
    R. Stojanovic, S. Koubias, G. Papadopoulos
  • Inspection of Ceramic Tiles Using Machine Vision
    L. Di Stefano, L. Giusti, E. Zanni
• Intelligent Plant Monitoring
  • Event Identification in Dynamic Processes by Neural Transient Classification
    D. Roverso
  • Neural Networks Techniques for Monitoring and Control of Internal Combustion Engines
    R.J. Howlett, M.M. de Zoysa, S.D. Walters, P.A. Howson
  • A Hybrid Case-Based Reasoning and Neural Network Approach to Online Intelligent Fault Diagnosis
    G. Jha, S.C. Hui, S. Foo
  • A Prototype of an Expert System for the Support to the Operation and Maintenance of OILI S 1000 Ballast Monitor for Oil Tankers
    R. de Oliveira Alves, C. de Renna e Souza
  • An Expert System Based on Soft Computing Techniques for Monitoring Multiphase Flows
    M. Annunziato, I. Bertini, S. Pizzuti
  • Neural Networks for Benzene Percentage Monitoring in Distillation Columns
    C. Bozzanca, S. Licitra, L. Fortuna, M.G. Xibilia
  • Quality Control Through Image Processing: New Opportunities Offered by CNNs
    L. Bertucco, G. Nunnari
• Knowledge Base Systems
  • Knowledge Base Simplification
    J. Debenham
• Machine Tools
  • Measuring the Size and Shape of Milling Tools at High Spindle Speeds in the Workspace of the Machine Tool
    R. Minges, F. Tamburini
• Medicine/Biology
  • Feature Extraction from Simulated Datasets of Molecular Profiles Using a Genetic Algorithm
    F.M. Stefanini, A. Camussi
  • Predictive Toxicology Results Integrating Different AI Paradigms: The Carcinogenicity Case
    G. Gini, E. Benfenati, P. Grasso, M. Lorenzini
  • A Well-Defined Process for Requirements-Based Software Development
    M. Fry, H. Ziv
  • A Soft Computing Approach to the Design of Non-Carcinogenic Azo Dyes
    L.M. Sztandera, C. Bock, M. Trachtman
• Microelectronics
  • Neural Networks-Based Optimization of VLSI Wafer Fabrication
    C. Yongmei, W. Xiangdong, W. Shoujue, S. Linchu
  • A Very High Speed Industrial Neural Network Classification System Based on Custom VLSI Implementation
    R. Parenti, C. Penno, D. Baratta, F. Masulli, M. Tausel
  • Parallel and Distributed Processing in VLSI Impelentation of Genetic Algorithms
    N. Yoshida, T. Yasuoka, T. Moriki
  • SOFTRON ENGINE A Hardware and Software Architecture for Soft Computing
    R. Poluzzi, G. Reverberi, C. Mione, M. Dragoni, F. Menotti
  • Design of CMOS 4-valued Circuits using Evolutionary Methods
    W. Wang, C. Moraga
  • Mapping a Trained Neural Network on Hardware
    W. Peng, M. ter Brugge, J. Nijhuis, L. Spaanenburg
• Non Linear Temporal Series Chaotic Analysis
  • A Reliable Method for Determining the Minimum Embedding Dimension from a Time Series 3
    J. Poljak, L. Budin
  • Nonlinear Dynamics for Classification of Multiphase Flow Regimes
    M. Annunziato, H.D.I. Abarbanel
• Pattern Recognition
  • Real-time Road Tracking using Templates Matching
    M.A. Sotelo, A. Zelinsky, F.J. Rodríguez, L.M. Bergasa
  • Image Recognition by Wavelet Transforms
    G. Capizzi, S. Coco, G. Pappalardo
  • Hamming Clustering: A New Approach to Rule Extraction
    M. Muselli, D. Liberati
  • A New Clustering Based System for Automated Object Recognition
    E. Alessi, G. Capizzi, S. Coco, G. Pappalardo
  • Evaluation and Validation of Local and Adaptive Weight Perturbation Learning Algorithms for Optical Characters Recognition Applications
    F. Diotalevi, G.M. Bo, D.D. Caviglia, M. Valle
  • Object Classification on a Conveying Belt
    M.A. Fernandez, A.F. Caballero, J. Moreno, G. Sebastian
• Power Electronic
  • Signal Analysis in Converter-Fed Drives using Adaptive Neural Networks
    T. Lobos, D. Ruhm, Z. Waclawek
• Scheduling
  • Petri Nets, Heuristic Search and Natural Evolution: A Promising Scheduling Algorithm for Job Shop Systems
    A. Reyes Moro, H. Yu, G. Kelleher
• Simulated Annealing
  • A Simulated Annealing C-Means Clustering Algorithm
    P. Bogus, A.M. Massone, F. Masulli
  • On Matching of Unstructured Objects Using Simulated Annealing
    M.W. Lim, C.J. Ong, Y.S. Wong, S.B. Tan
• Soft Computing based Design
  • Design and Synthesis of Electrical Circuits using Evolutionary Programs, with Applications to Electrochemical and Aerial Impedance
    A. Agosti, G. Mori, P. Podini
  • Self-adapting Fuzzy Scheduling for Threads R. Tremsal, P. Furlani, C. Kavka
  • A New Genetic Algorithm using Pareto Partitioning Method for Robust Partial Model Matching PID Design with Two Degrees of Freedom
    T. Kawabe, T. Tagami
  • Extending the Application of a Neural Network for Failure Analysis of Electronic Circuit Boards
    H. Tabuchi, T. Yamada, M. Usami, M. Nagao, K. Moki, T. Ochiai, M. Kawai
  • Concept-Oriented Design of Industrial Systems for Support of Concurrent Engineering
    J. Dirbach, A. Reimondez, R. Marín
  • An Automated Documentation Tool as Part of a Framework for Design of Man-System Interfaces Based on STEP and EXPRESS
    A. Reimondez, R. Marin, J. Dirbach
  • A CAD Tool for Automatic Synthesis of Fuzzy Controllers in Electrical Drive Applications
    S. Carmeli, A. Monti
  • On Adaptation in Case-based Design
    B. Stein, M. Hoffmann
• Steel
  • Neuro-Wavelet Networks applied to Parametric Characterization of Jominy Profiles of Steels
    V. Colla, L.M. Reyneri, M. Sgarbi
• Support Vector Machines
  • Support Vector Machines: A Comparison of Some Kernel Functions
    D. Anguita, A. Boni, S. Ridella
  • Sequential Support Vector Classifiers and Regression
    S. Vijayakumar, S. Wu
• Theory
  • Logical Precision in Conceptual Structures
    R. Belohlavek
  • Fuzzy Inference Methods as Functional Operator Definitions
    K.H. Temme
  • Embedding A Genetic Algorithm in Attribute-based Rule-inducing Learning
    I. Bruha, P. Kralik
  • Solving Partially Observable Markov Decision Processes by Neural Networks
    S.A. Velázquez Lerma, R. Alquézar
  • A Fast Algorithm For a Special Expansion
    D.C. Fielder, M.R. Bicknell-Johnson
  • Nonlinear Regression Function Identification Using Feedforward Neural Networks
    Ye Chunsheng
  • Constrained Graph Drawing with Evolution Strategies
    P. Simula, I. Karanta, M. Hiirsalmi
  • Using A Genetic Algorithm to Triangulate
    A. Bykat
  • Improving Generalization Performance of Neural Networks by Constructing Orthonormal Weight Vectors
    S. Gutjahr
• Vehicle Dispatching
  • Vehicle Dispatching System Based on Taguchi-tuned Fuzzy Rules
    K.K. Tan, K.C. Tan, K.Z. Tang
• Special session on 'Intelligent Systems in Control and Process Optimization'
  • Simulation of a Fuzzy System for an Autonomous Robot
    P. Vercesi, L.F.D. Antoni, L. Zanardelli
  • Industrial Applications of Neural Net-Based Control Strategies
    N. Bonavita, R. Martini
  • A Two Level Hybrid-Neural Approach for Wideplant Modeling
    F.A. Cubillos, P. Maldonado, E.L. Lima
• Invited Session on 'Recent Issues on Flexible Databases'
  • Flexible Queries to Semistructured Datasources: The WG-log Approach
    S. Comai, E. Damiani, L. Tanca
  • A Formal Framework for Representation-based Querying of Databases Containing Ill-known Data
    P. Bosc, O. Pivert
  • Clustering and Fuzzy Classification in a Financial Data Mining Environment
    R.A. Carrasco, J. Galindo, M.A. Vila, J.M. Medina
  • Linguistic Qualifiers of Vagueness and Uncertainty in a Fuzzy Object Oriented Data Model
    G. Bordogna, G. Pasi
• Invited Session on 'Soft Computing of Structured Information'
  • Neural Networks for Information Retrieval from Structured Knowledge
    F.J. Kurfess
  • Extracting the Knowledge Embedded within Trained Artificial Neural Networks: Defining the Agenda
    A.B. Tickle, F. Maire, G. Bologna, J. Diederich
  • Soft Computing in SHRUTI - A Neurally Plausible Model of Reflexive Reasoning and Relational Information Processing
    L. Shastri, C. Wendelken
  • Feature Extraction and Learning Vector Quantization for Data Structures
    C. Goller, M. Gori
• Invited Session on 'Soft Computing Technologies for Agent Development'
  • Integrating Fuzzy Geometric Maps and Topological Maps for Robot Navigation
    J. Gasós, A. Saffiotti
  • Optimal Control of a Batch Distillation Column Using Fuzzy Inference Systems
    E. Margaglio, P.Y. Glorennec, A. Marchand, L. Guihard
  • Design and Implementation of Robotic Soccer Behaviors: A User Viewpoint
    L. Iocchi, D. Nardi
  • A Neuro-fuzzy Approach to Autonomous Navigation for Mobile Robots
    A. Bonarini, F. Ludovico
• Invited Session on 'Vision-based Intelligent Systems for Surveillance and Traffic Control'
  • A Video-based Surveillance System with Content-based Retrieval Capabilities for Railway Transport Applications
    E. Stringa, C.S. Regazzoni
  • Vehicle Detection under Day and Night Illumination
    R. Cucchiara, M. Piccardi
  • Model Based Vehicle Detection on Highways
    S. Denasi, G. Quaglia
  • Detection of Potentially Dangerous Situations involving Crowds using Image Processing
    S.A. Velastin, B.A. Boghossian, A. Lazzarato
• Invited Session on 'Hybrid Approaches for Soft Computing'
  • Training Radial Basis Function Neural Networks through Parabolic Evolutionary Algorithm
    U. Halici, K. Leblebicioglu, L.C. Jain
  • Texture Classification using Fuzzy Logic
    A.Y. Mülayim, V. Atalay, K. Leblebicioglu, U. Halici
  • Ordered Greed
    P.G. Anderson, W.T. Gustafson
  • Failure Diagnosis by using Fuzzy Petri Nets
    S. Tuncay, K. Leblebicioglu, C. Ozgen, U. Halici