| Keynote Presentation: Multisensor Data Fusion | p. 1 |
| Implementing Multi-party Agent Conversations | p. 4 |
| Agreement and Coalition Formation in Multiagent-Based Virtual Marketplaces | p. 14 |
| A Framework for the Development of Cooperative Configuration Agents | p. 24 |
| Java-Based Distributed Intelligent Agent Architecture for Building Safety-Critical Tele-Inspection Systems on the Internet | p. 34 |
| The Use of Al Methods for Evaluating Condition Dependent Dynamic Models of Vehicle Brake Squeal | p. 46 |
| Towards an Estimation Aid for Nuclear Power Plant Refueling Operations | p. 56 |
| Drilling Performance Prediction Using General Regression Neural Networks | p. 67 |
| Identifying Significant Parameters for Hall-Heroult Process Using General Regression Neural Network | p. 73 |
| Mapping Object-Oriented Systems to Distributed Systems Using Data Mining Techniques | p. 79 |
| Scaling the Data Mining Step in Knowledge Discovery Using Oceanographic Data | p. 85 |
| Information Management and Process Improvement Using Data Mining Techniques | p. 93 |
| A Comparative Analysis of Search Methods as Applied to Shearographic Fringe Modeling | p. 99 |
| Vision Guided Bin Picking and Mounting in a Flexible Assembly Cell | p. 109 |
| A Brokering Algorithm for Cost and QoS-Based Winner Determination in Combinatorial Auctions | p. 119 |
| An Overview of a Synergetic Combination of Local Search with Evolutionary Learning to Solve Optimization Problems | p. 129 |
| Maintenance of KBS's by Domain Experts: The Holy Grail in Practice | p. 139 |
| A Simulation-Based Procedure for Expert System Evaluation | p. 149 |
| Gas Circulator Design Advisory System: A Web Based Decision Support System for the Nuclear Industry | p. 160 |
| Expert Systems and Mathematical Optimization Approaches on Physical Layout Optimization Problems | p. 168 |
| Locating Bugs in Java Programs - First Results of the Java Diagnosis Experiments Project | p. 174 |
| Application of a Real-Time Expert System for Fault Diagnosis | p. 184 |
| Operative Diagnosis Algorithms for Single-Fault in Graph-Based Systems | p. 192 |
| On a Model-Based Diagnosis for Synchronous Boolean Network | p. 198 |
| DermatExpert: Dermatological Diagnosis Through the Internet | p. 204 |
| Aerial Spray Deposition Management Using the Genetic Algorithm | p. 210 |
| Dynamic Data Mining | p. 220 |
| Knowledge-Intensive Gathering and Integration of Statistical Information on European Fisheries | p. 230 |
| Using a Semantic Model and XML for Document Annotation | p. 236 |
| Understanding Support of Group in Web Collaborative Learning, Based on Divergence Among Different Answering Processes | p. 242 |
| Fuzzy Modeling Approach for Integrated Assessments Using Cultural Theory | p. 250 |
| Fuzzy Knowledge-Based System for Performing Conflation in Geographical Information Systems | p. 260 |
| Modeling of, and Reasoning with Recurrent Events with Imprecise Durations | p. 272 |
| Linguistic Approximation and Semantic Adjustment in the Modeling Process | p. 284 |
| A Fuzzy Inference Algorithm for Lithology Analysis in Formation Evaluation | p. 290 |
| Approximating the 0-1 Multiple Knapsack Problem with Agent Decomposition and Market Negotiation | p. 296 |
| Design and Development of Autonomous Intelligence Smart Sensors | p. 306 |
| ADDGEO: An Intelligent Agent to Assist Geologist Finding Petroleum in Offshore Lands | p. 316 |
| SOMulANT: Organizing Information Using Multiple Agents | p. 322 |
| Inventiveness as Belief Revision and a Heuristic Rule of Inventive Design | p. 328 |
| A Decision Support Tool for the Conceptual Design of De-oiling Systems | p. 334 |
| ProCon: Decision Support for Resource Management in a Global Production Network | p. 345 |
| Intelligent Infrastructure that Support System's Changes | p. 351 |
| Using Description Logics for Case-Based Reasoning in Hybrid Diagnosis | p. 357 |
| Printer Troubleshooting Using Bayesian Networks | p. 367 |
| Using XML and Other Techniques to Enhance Supportability of Diagnostic Expert Systems | p. 380 |
| Learning and Diagnosis in Manufacturing Processes Through an Executable Bayesian Network | p. 390 |
| Solving Large Configuration Problems Efficiently by Clustering the ConBaCon Model | p. 396 |
| XProM: A Collaborative Knowledge-Based Project Management Tool | p. 406 |
| Building Logistics Networks Using Model-Based Reasoning Techniques | p. 414 |
| A Supporting System for Colored Knitting Design | p. 420 |
| Learning Middle Game Patterns in Chess: A Case Study | p. 426 |
| Meta-classifiers and Selective Superiority | p. 434 |
| The Formal Specification and Implementation of a Modest First Order Temporal Logic | p. 443 |
| Determining Effective Military Decisive Points through Knowledge-Rich Case-Based Reasoning | p. 453 |
| A Constraint-Based Approach to Simulate Faults in Telecommunication Networks | p. 463 |
| A Least Common Subsumer Operation for an Expressive Description Logic | p. 474 |
| Blob Analysis Using Watershed Transformation | p. 482 |
| A Novel Fusion of Holistic and Analytical Paradigms for the Recognition of Handwritten Address Fields | p. 492 |
| PAWIAN - A Parallel Image Recognition System | p. 502 |
| An Automatic Configuration System for Handwriting Recognition Problems | p. 512 |
| Detection of Circular Object with a High Speed Algorithm | p. 522 |
| Neural Network Based Compensation of Micromachined Accelerometers for Static and Low Frequency Applications | p. 534 |
| Improving Peanut Maturity Prediction Using a Hybrid Artificial Neural Network and Fuzzy Inference System | p. 543 |
| CIM-The Hybrid Symbolic/Connectionist Rule-Based Inference System | p. 549 |
| A Neural Network Document Classifier with Linguistic Feature Selection | p. 555 |
| Color Pattern Recognition on the Random Neural Network Model | p. 561 |
| Integrating Neural Network and Symbolic Inference for Predictions in Food Extrusion Process | p. 567 |
| Automatic Priority Assignment to E-mail Messages Based on Information Extraction and User's Action History | p. 573 |
| Information Extraction for Validation of Software Documentation | p. 583 |
| Object Orientation in Natural Language Processing | p. 591 |
| A Study of Order Based Genetic and Evolutionary Algorithms in Combinatorial Optimization Problems | p. 601 |
| Nuclear Power Plant Preventive Maintenance Planting Using Genetic Algorithms | p. 611 |
| Progress Report: Improving the Stock Price Forecasting Performance of the Bull Flag Heuristic With Genetic Algorithms and Neural Networks | p. 617 |
| Advanced Reservoir Simulation Using Soft Computing | p. 623 |
| Forest Ecosystem Management via the NED Intelligent Information System | p. 629 |
| Friendly Information Retrieval through Adaptive Restructuring of Information Space | p. 639 |
| A Smart Pointer Technique for Distributed Spatial Databases | p. 645 |
| Deploying the Mobile-Agent Technology in Warehouse Management | p. 651 |
| A Lightweight Capability Communication Mechanism | p. 660 |
| Model-Based Control for Industrial Processes Using a Virtual Laboratory | p. 671 |
| Autonomous Agents for Distributed Problem Solving in Condition Monitoring | p. 683 |
| Modeling Issues for Rubber-Sheeting Process in an Object Oriented, Distributed and Parallel Environment | p. 693 |
| Reasoning and Belief Revision in an Agent for Emergent Process Management | p. 699 |
| System Design and Control Framework for an Autonomous Mobile Robot Application on Predefined Ferromagnetic Surfaces | p. 705 |
| Intelligent and Self-Adaptive Interface | p. 711 |
| Agent Architecture: Using Java Exceptions in a Nonstandard Way and an Object Oriented Approach to Evolution of Intelligence | p. 717 |
| Neural Network Based Machinability Evaluation | p. 723 |
| Performance of MGMDH Network on Structural Piecewise System Identification | p. 731 |
| Black-Box Identification of the Electromagnetic Torque of Induction Motors: Polynomial and Neural Models | p. 741 |
| Author Index | p. 749 |
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