ISBN: 0-7695-1931-8

A. G. Njimolu Anyouzoa, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Theo D'Hondt, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Chunsheng Li, University of Technology, Sydney

Chengqi Zhang, University of Technology, Sydney

Mei Wang, Daqing Petroleum Institute

Qingfeng Song, Daqing Petroleum Institute

Don Perugini, Defence, Science and Technology Organisation, Australia; The University of Melbourne, Australia

Dale Lambert, Defence, Science and Technology Organisation, Australia

Leon Sterling, The University of Melbourne, Australia

Adrian Pearce, The University of Melbourne, Australia

Masaya Mito, Hiroshima University

Satoshi Fujita, Hiroshima University

Lijun Shan, National University of Defence Technology

Hong Zhu, Oxford Brookes University

Matthias Rehm, University of Augsburg, Germany

Tomoki Hamagami, Chiba University

Hironori Hirata, Chiba University

Dehu Qi, Lamar University

Ron Sun, University of Missouri-Columbia

D. P. Buse, The University of Liverpool, UK

J. Q. Feng, The University of Liverpool, UK

Q. H. Wu, The University of Liverpool, UK

Van Ho, University of New South Wales

Wayne Wobcke, University of New South Wales

Paul Compton, University of New South Wales

Henk Stolk, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Kevin Gates, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Jim Hanan, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Bo Liu, Guangxi University, Nanning, China

Hussein A. Abbass, University of New South wales, Australia

Bob McKay, University of New South wales, Australia

Michael Grimsley, Sheffield Hallam University

Anthony Meehan, The Open University

Pasquale De Meo, Universit? di Reggio Calabria

Jameson Mbale, Harbin Institute of Technology

Giorgio Terracina, Universit? della Calabria

Domenico Ursino, Universit? di Reggio Calabria

Lars Kock Jensen, University of Southern Denmark

Bent Bruun Kristensen, University of Southern Denmark

Yves Demazeau, University of Southern Denmark; Institut IMAG

Markus Aleksy, University of Mannheim, Germany

Axel Korthaus, University of Mannheim, Germany

Martin Schader, University of Mannheim, Germany

Xiaoying Gao, Victoria University of Wellington

Mengjie Zhang, Victoria University of Wellington

L. K. Wickramasinghe, Monash University, Australia

L. D. Alahakoon, Monash University, Australia

Xin Li, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Leen-Kiat Soh, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Xiaoqin Zhang, University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth

Victor Lesser, University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Tom Wagner, Honeywell Laboratories

Tarek Helmy, Kyushu University

Satoshi Amamiya, Kyushu University

Tsunenori Mine, Kyushu University

Makoto Amamiya, Kyushu University

Kendall Lister, The University of Melbourne, Australia

Leon Sterling, The University of Melbourne, Australia

Glenn Jayaputera, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

Seng Loke, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

Arkady Zaslavsky, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

James Z. Wang, Clemson University

Ratan K. Guha, University of Central Florida

Steve Goschnick, University of Melbourne, Australia

Leon Sterling, University of Melbourne, Australia

Michal Pechoucek, Czech Technical University in Prague

Michal Dob?sek, Czech Technical University in Prague

Jir? Lazansk?, Czech Technical University in Prague

Vladim? Mar?, Czech Technical University in Prague

Yuanshi Wang, Zhongshan University

Jiming Liu, Hong Kong Baptist University

Xiaolong Jin, Hong Kong Baptist University

Raymond Y.K. Lau, Queensland University of Technology

Brant Essam, Queensland University of Technology

Siu Y. Chan, Queensland University of Technology

Zi Huang, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Santiago Macho-Gonzalez, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL)

Boi Faltings, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL)

Matthias Klusch, German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence

Stefano Lodi, University of Bologna

Gianluca Moro, University of Bologna

Frederic Marc, LIP 6 and Dassault Aviation

Irene Degirmenciyan-Cartault, Dassault Aviation

Amal El Fallah-Seghrouchni, LIP 6

C. Urdiales, University of M?laga

E.J. P?rez, University of M?laga

F. Sandoval, University of M?laga

J. V?zquez-Salceda, Utrecht University

Giovanni Pilato, I.CA.R. - Italian National Research Council

Salvatore Vitabile, I.CA.R. - Italian National Research Council

Giorgio Vassallo, CRES - Centro per la Ricerca Elettronica in Sicilia

Vincenzo Conti, University of Palermo

Filippo Sorbello, University of Palermo

Maria Fasli, University of Essex, UK

Roman van der Krogt, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

Mathijs de Weerdt, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

Cees Witteveen, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

Mikkel Holm S?rensen, IT University of Copenhagen

Guy W. Mineau, Universit? Laval, Quebec City, Canada

Pinata Winoto, Univ. of Saskatchewan, Canada

Quoc Bao Vo, Universit?t des Saarlandes, Germany

Kwang Mong Sim, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Shi Yu Wang, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Xiaodong Lu, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Kinji Mori, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Fabien L. Gandon, Carnegie Mellon University

Xiaolong Jin, Hong Kong Baptist University

Jiming Liu, Hong Kong Baptist University

Xiaoqin Zhang, University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth

Victor Lesser, University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Tom Wagner, Honeywell Laboratories

Martin Purvis, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Mariusz Nowostawski, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Marcos Oliveira, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Stephen Cranefield, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Josel?to J. Chua, Monash University, Clayton, Australia

Peter E. Tischer, Monash University, Clayton, Australia

Guido Boella, Universit? di Torino, Italy

Leendert van der Torre, CWI, Amsterdam

Ville K?n?nen, Helsinki University of Technology

Wootipong Consue, Mahanakorn University Of Technology

Werasak Kurutach, Mahanakorn University Of Technology

John Yen, The Pennsylvania State University

Xiaocong Fan, The Pennsylvania State University

Richard A. Volz, Texas A&M University

Stefania Bandini, University of Milano-Bicocca

Sara Manzoni, University of Milano-Bicocca

Giuseppe Vizzari, University of Milano-Bicocca

Alan Fedoruk, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

Ralph Deters, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

Juan A. Rodr?guez-Aguilar, Spanish Scientific Research Council, CSIC

Andrea Giovanucci, iSOCO

Antonio Reyes-Moro, iSOCO

Francesc X. Noria, iSOCO

Jes? Cerquides, iSOCO

Matthias Scheutz, University of Notre Dame

Paul Schermerhorn, University of Notre Dame

Pinata Winoto, Univ. of Saskatchewan, Canada

Tiemei Irene Zhang ??, Monash University, Australia

Elizabeth Kendall, Monash University, Australia

Harvey Jiang, Object Consulting Pty. Ltd., Australia

Jens Grossklags, University of California at Berkeley

Carsten Schmidt, Max-Planck Institute for Research into Economic Systems

John France, University of New Brunswick, Canada

Ali A. Ghorbani, University of New Brunswick, Canada

Xiaohui Liang, BeiHang University, China

Xukun Shen, BeiHang University, China

Qinping Zhao, BeiHang University, China

Bertil Ekdahl, Lund Institute of Technology

Lise Jensen, Lund Institute of Technology

Mats R. Lilja, Lund Institute of Technology

Stefan Nyman, Lund Institute of Technology

Anders Wikstr?, Lund Institute of Technology

Ye Jun, Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Tech.

Liu Xiande, Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Tech.

Han Lu, Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Tech.

Hiroyuki Une, Hiroshima Kokusai Gakuin University

Fei Qian, Hiroshima Kokusai Gakuin University

Fei Qian, Hiroshima Kokusai Gakuin University, Japan

Hironori Hirata, Chiba University, Japan

Vladimir Gorodetsky, SPIIRAS, St. Petersburg, Russia

Oleg Karsaeyv, SPIIRAS, St. Petersburg, Russia

Vladimir Samoilov, SPIIRAS, St. Petersburg, Russia

Wenpin Jiao, Peking University, China

Minghui Zhou, Peking University, China

Qianxiang Wang, Peking University, China

Seng Wai Loke, Monash University, Australia

Arkady Zaslavsky, Monash University, Australia

Qi Yan, National University of Defense Techonology, Changsha, China

XinJun Mao, National University of Defense Techonology, Changsha, China

LiJun Shan, National University of Defense Techonology, Changsha, China

ZhiChang Qi, National University of Defense Techonology, Changsha, China

Hong Zhu, Oxford Brookes University, England

Ning Zhang, Peking University, Beijing, China

Hong Chen, Peking University, Beijing, China

Yu Wang, Peking University, Beijing, China

Shi-Jun Cheng, Peking University, Beijing, China

Ming-Feng Xiong, Peking University, Beijing, China

Wei Dai, Victoria University of Technology, Melbourne, MC

Stuart H. Rubin, SPAWAR Systems Center, San Diego

Changgui Chen, Deakin University Geelong, VIC

Li Minqiang, Tianjin University, China

Li Zhi, Tianjin University, China

Isabel Pra?, Inst. of Engineering/Polytechnic Inst. of Porto

Carlos Ramos, Inst. of Engineering/Polytechnic Inst. of Porto

Zita Vale, Inst. of Engineering/Polytechnic Inst. of Porto

Manuel Cordeiro, University of Tr?s-os-Montes e Alto Douro

Amal El Fallah-Seghrouchni, LIP6 - University of Paris 6

Alexandru Suna, LAMSADE - University of Paris Dauphine

Bing Shen, Binghamton University

Zhongfei (Mark) Zhang, Binghamton University

Chunfa Yuan, Tsinghua University

Abdenour Bouzouane, Universit? du Qu?bec ? Chicoutimi, Canada

Bruno Bouchard, Universit? du Qu?bec ? Chicoutimi, Canada

S. Au, The Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong

N. Parameswaran, University of New South Wales, Australia

Marius-Calin Silaghi, Florida Institute of Technology

S. I. Ao, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong

Hailing Wang, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Ruwei Dai, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Matej Sprogar, University of Maribor, Slovenia

Matjaz Colnaric, University of Maribor, Slovenia

Igor Kotenko, St. Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation, Russia

Alexey Alexeev, St. Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation, Russia

Evgeny Man'kov, St. Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation, Russia

Ruy Luiz Milidiu, PUC-Rio

Taciana Melcop, PUC-Rio

Frederico dos S. Liporace, PUC-Rio

Carlos J. Pereira de Lu, PUC-Rio

Gouaich Abdelkader, Laboratoire Informatique, Robotique et Micro Electronique

Richard Au, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Ming Yao, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Mark Looi, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

A. Pauchet, LIPN

N. Chaignaud, PSI

A. El Fallah-Seghrouchni, LIP6

Sobah Abbas Petersen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

Jinghai Rao, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

Mihhail Matskin, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Gouaich Abdelkader, Laboratoire Informatique, Robotique et Micro Electronic

Jean-Paul Jamont, Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble

Michel Occello, Universit? Pierre Mend?s-France

Massimo Cossentino, Istituto di Calcolo e Reti ad Alte Prestazioni (ICAR)

Luca Sabatucci, Istituto di Calcolo e Reti ad Alte Prestazioni (ICAR)

Antonio Chella, University of Palermo

Noam Gordon, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Israel A. Wagner, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Alfred M. Brucks, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Shahram Rahimi, Southern Illinois University

Johan Bjursell, University of Southern Mississippi

Dia Ali, University of Southern Mississippi

Maria Cobb, University of Southern Mississippi

Marcin Paprzycki, Oklahoma State University

Shahram Rahimi, Southern Illinois University

Ajay Narayanan, Southern Illinois University

Meha Sabharwal, Southern Illinois University

Pinata Winoto, Univ. of Saskatchewan, Canada

Tiffany Ya Tang, Univ. of Saskatchewan, Canada

Toan Phung, RMIT University, Australia

Seng W. Loke, Monash University, Australia

James Harland, RMIT University, Australia

Shih-Yang Chiao, Lancaster University, UK

Costas S. Xydeas, Lancaster University, UK

Neil Taurisson, Laboratoire d'Informatique de l'Universit? du Maine

Pierre Tchounikine, Laboratoire d'Informatique de l'Universit? du Maine

Henryk Rybinski, Warsaw University of Technology

Dominik Ryzko, Warsaw University of Technology

Hoong Chuin Lau, National University of Singapore

Wei Sian Lim, National University of Singapore

Mehmet Kaya, F?rat University, Elazig, Turkey

Reda Alhajj, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Ahlem Ben Hassine, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Takayuki Ito, Nagoya Institute of Technology

Tu Bao Ho, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Philippe Lamarre, IRIN

Sylvie Cazalens, IRIN

Edward Curry, National University of Ireland, Galway

Desmond Chambers, National University of Ireland, Galway

Gerard Lyons, National University of Ireland, Galway

Huaglory Tianfield, Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom

Sam Maes, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

Joke Reumers, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

Bernard Manderick, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

Marius-Calin Silaghi, Florida Institute of Technology

Mohammed A. Razek, Universit? de Montr?al, Canada

Claude Frasson, Universit? de Montr?al, Canada

Marc Kaltenbach, Bishop's University

Nicolas Guionnet, Centre de recherche de l'IUT de Bayonne, Rue Darrigrand, Bayonne, France

Guy Gouard?res, Centre de recherche de l'IUT de Bayonne, Rue Darrigrand, Bayonne, France

Minh Nguyen-Duc, University of Paris 6, Paris, France

Jean-Pierre Briot, University of Paris 6, Paris, France

Alexis Drogoul, University of Paris 6, Paris, France

Vu Duong, EUROCONTROL Experimental Center, Br?tigny, France

Francisco P. Maturana, Rockwell Automation, OH

Pavel Tich?, Rockwell Automation Research Center, Czech Republic

Petr Slechta, Rockwell Automation Research Center, Czech Republic

Raymond J. Staron, Rockwell Automation, OH

Fred M. Discenzo, Rockwell Automation, OH

Kenwood Hall, Rockwell Automation, OH

Vladim?r Mar?, Rockwell Automation Research Center, Czech Republic