Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems: 8th International Conference, Kes 2004, Wellington, New Zealand, September 20-25, 200 (Paperback, 2004)

'Methods of Computational Intelligence with Applications for Product Development and Human Resource Recruitment.- Integration of Psychology, Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing for Recruitment and Benchmarking of Salespersons.- FHP: Functional Heuristic Planning.- Planning with Recursive Subgoals.- Development of a Generic Computer Aided Deductive Algorithm for Process Parameter Design.- Epistemic Logic and Planning.- Tatari: An Open Source Software Tool for the Development and Evaluation of Recommender System Algorithms.- DCPP: Knowledge Representation for Planning Processes.- An IS Framework to Support the Collaborative Design of Supply Chains.- Knowledge-Based Interface Systems.- A New Similarity Evaluation Function for Writer Recognition of Chinese Character.- Development of Teaching Materials Which Dynamically Change in Learning Process.- Analog VLSI Layout Design of Motion Detection for Artificial Vision Model.- Development of High-Precise and No-Contacting Capacitance Measuring System Using Dipmeter.- Similarity of Documents Using Reconfiguration of Thesaurus.- On Refractory Parameter of Chaotic Neurons in Incremental Learning.- Automatic Virtualization of Real Object Based on Shape Knowledge in Mixed Reality.- Generation of Virtual Image from Multiple View Point Image Database.- Correlation Computations for Movement Detection in Neural Networks.- Intelligent Human Computer Interaction Systems.- Information Acquisition Using Chat Environment for Question Answering.- Design and Implementation of Natural Language Interface for Impression-Based Music-Retrieval Systems.- InTREND: An Interactive Tool for Reflective Data Exploration Through Natural Discourse.- Using Mitate-shi Related to the CONTAINER Schema for Detecting the Container-for-Contents Metonymy.- Character Learning System Using Inter-stroke Information.- Construction of Conscious Model Using Reinforcement Learning.- Advice Recording Method for a Lesson with Computers.- Acquiring After-Sales Knowledge from Human Motions.- Emotion Analyzing Method Using Physiological State.- Posters.- A Lyapunov Function Based Direct Model Reference Adaptive Fuzzy Control.- Semi-automatic Video Object Segmentation Method Based on User Assistance and Object Tracking.- Design and Evaluation of a Scale Patching Technique for VOD Servers.- Optimal Gabor Encoding Scheme for Face Recognition Using Genetic Algorithm.- T-shape Diamond Search Pattern for New Fast Block Matching Motion Estimation.- Motion Estimation Using Cross Center-Biased Distribution and Spatio-Temporal Correlation of Motion Vector.- A Fast Motion Estimation Using Prediction of Motion Estimation Error.- Ontology Revision Using the Concept of Belief Revision.- Novelty in the Generation of Initial Population for Genetic Algorithms.- Framework for Personalized e-Mediator.- Advances in Intelligent Data Processing Techniques and Applications.- Weightless Neural Networks for Typing Biometrics Authentication.- Intelligent Pressure-Based Typing Biometrics System.- Classifiers for Sonar Target Differentiation.- Design and Development of Intelligent Fingerprint-Based Security System.- Weightless Neural Networks: A Comparison Between the Discriminator and the Deterministic Adaptive RAM Network.- Extracting Biochemical Reaction Kinetics from Time Series Data.- PCA and ICA Based Signal and Image Processing.- Image Feature Representation by the Subspace of Nonlinear PCA.- Improving ICA Performance for Modeling Image Appearance with the Kernel Trick.- Random Independent Subspace for Face Recognition.- An RDWT Based Logo Watermark Embedding Scheme with Independent Component Analysis Detection.- Real-Time Independent Component Analysis Based on Gradient Learning with Simultaneous Perturbation Stochastic Approximation.- Intelligent Data Processing in Process Systems and Plants.- Extraction Operation Know-How from Historical Operation