ISBN: 0-7695-2749-3

V. Gorodetskiy, SPIIRAS, Russia

O. Karsaev, SPIIRAS, Russia

V. Samoilov, SPIIRAS, Russia

Engelbert Mephu Nguifo, CRIL-CNRS, IUT de Lens, France

Roger Nkambou, Universite du Quebec a Montreal, Canada

Ana Carolina M. Pilatti de Paula, Pontifical Catholic University of Parana, Brazil

Braulio C. Avila, Pontifical Catholic University of Parana, Brazil

Edson Scalabrin, Pontifical Catholic University of Parana, Brazil

Fabricio Enembreck, Pontifical Catholic University of Parana, Brazil

Chunsheng Li, Daqing Petroleum Institute, China

Yatian Gao, Daqing Petroleum Institute, China

Jiarui Ni, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

Chengqi Zhang, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

Andreas L. Symeonidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; Informatics and Telematics Institute/CERTH, Greece

Vivia Nikolaidou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Pericles A. Mitkas, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; Informatics and Telematics Institute/CERTH, Greece

Sidi O. Soueina, Sullivan University, USA

Jocelyne Kiss, LISAA University Marne la Valley, France

Pascal Chaudeyrac, University Marne la Valley, France

Patrice Bouvier, University Marne la Valley, France

Ahmed H. Salem, Hood College, USA

Adel S. Elmaghraby, University of Louisville, USA

Christopher N. Eichelberger, UNC Charlotte, USA

Mirsad Hadzikadic, UNC Charlotte, USA

Silvana Aciar, University of Girona, Spain

Debbie Zhang, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

Simeon Simoff, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

John Debenham, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

Shyam Varan Nath, Florida Atlantic University/Oracle Corporation, USA

Emmanuel Hooper, University of London, UK

Emanoel Costa Claudino, Federal University of Maranhao, Brazil

Zair Abdelouahab, Federal University of Maranhao, Brazil

Mario Meireles Teixeira, Federal University of Maranhao, Brazil

Zeng-quan Wang, Harbin Engineering University, China; Harbin Real Estate & Dwelling Bureau, China

Hui-qiang Wang, Harbin Engineering University, China

Rui-jie Zhang, Harbin Medical University, China

Rujiang Bai, Shandong University of Technology Library, China

Xiaoyue Wang, Shandong University of Technology Library, China

Long-Zhen Duan, NanChang University

Mei Fan, NanChang University

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Elisa Bertino, Purdue University, USA

Elena Ferrari, University of Insubria at Como, Italy

Indrakshi Ray, Colorado State University, USA

Xiangdong An, Saint Mary's University, Canada; Dalhousie University, Canada

Dawn Jutla, Saint Mary's University, Canada

Nick Cercone, Dalhousie University, Canada

Dawn N. Jutla, Saint Mary's University, Canada

Dimitri Kanevsky, T.J. Watson Research Centre, USA

Kun Wang, Xidian University, China

Zhenguo Ding, Xidian University, China

Lihua Zhou, Xidian University, China

Jun Wu, Nanjing University, China

Chong-jun Wang, Nanjing University, China

Jun Wang, Nanjing University, China

Shi-fu Chen, Nanjing University, China

Xiaofeng Zhang, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong

William K. Cheung, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong

C.H. Li, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong

Min Wu, Tsinghua University, China

Xiaojun Ye, Tsinghua University, China

Yasmine Charif-Djebbar, Laboratoire d'Informatique de Paris, France

Nicolas Sabouret, Laboratoire d'Informatique de Paris, France

Xiuguo Zhang, Dalian Maritime University, China; Shandong University of Science & Technology, China

Weishi Zhang, Dalian Maritime University, China

E. Karakoc, Middle East Technical University, Turkey

K. Kardas, Middle East Technical University, Turkey

P. Senkul, Middle East Technical University, Turkey

Matthias Klusch, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, Germany

Andreas Gerber, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, Germany

Gayathri Nadarajan, University of Edinburgh, UK

Yun-Heh Chen-Burger, University of Edinburgh, UK

James Malone, University of Edinburgh, UK

Alfredo Milani, University of Perugia, Italy

Fabio Rossi, University of Perugia, Italy

Simonetta Pallottelli, University of Perugia, Italy

Frank Alexander Kraemer, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

Peter Herrmann, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

Matthias Klusch, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, Germany

Kai-Uwe Renner, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, Germany

Ying Guan, University of Wollongong, Australia

Aditya K. Ghose, University of Wollongong, Australia

Zheng Lu, University of Wollongong, Australia

Xuan Thang Nguyen, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

Ryszard Kowalczyk, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

Khoi Anh Phan, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

Axel Burkle, Fraunhofer Institute for Information and Data Processing, Germany

Wilmuth Muller, Fraunhofer Institute for Information and Data Processing, Germany

Uwe Pfirrmann, Fraunhofer Institute for Information and Data Processing, Germany

Manfred Schenk, Fraunhofer Institute for Information and Data Processing, Germany

Nikolaos Dimakis, Athens Information Technology, Greece

John Soldatos, Athens Information Technology, Greece

Lazaros Polymenakos, Athens Information Technology, Greece

Piyanuch Klaisubun, Nippon Institute of Technology, Japan

Takashi Ishikawa, Nippon Institute of Technology, Japan

JingTao Yao, University of Regina, Canada

Hua Xu, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, China

Qiang Wu, China University of Mining and Technology, China

Houjie Cao, China University of Mining and Technology, China

Shibo Zhang, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, China

N. Katuk, Northern University of Malaysia, Malaysia

Ku Mahamud

K. Ruhana, Northern University of Malaysia, Malaysia

N. Norwawi, Northern University of Malaysia, Malaysia

S. Deris, Malaysia University of Technology, Malaysia

Dongcai Shi, Zhejiang University, China

Jianwei Yin, Zhejiang University, China

Zhaohui Wu, Zhejiang University, China

Jinxiang Dong, Zhejiang University, China

Nor Adnan Yahaya, Malaysia University of Science and Technology, Malaysia

Rosiza Buang, Malaysia University of Science and Technology, Malaysia

Gang Xie, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

Jin-long Zhang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

Kin Keung Lai, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Xiaobo Yang, Daresbury Laboratory, UK

Rob Allan, Daresbury Laboratory, UK

Marcos Aurelio Domingues, University of Porto, Portugal

Carlos Soares, University of Porto, Portugal

Alipio Mario Jorge, University of Porto, Portugal

Takashi Ishikawa, Nippon Institute of Technology, Japan

Piyanuch Klaisubun, Nippon Institute of Technology, Japan

Masahiro Honma, Nippon Institute of Technology, Japan

Zhengyu Qian, Nippon Institute of Technology, Japan

Chima Adiele, University of Lethbridge, Canada

Christina E. Adiele, Lethbridge Community College, Canada

Mohiuddin Rana, University of Lethbridge, Canada

Emanuela Falcinelli, University of Perugia, Italy

Stefano Marcugini, University of Perugia, Italy

Alfredo Milani, University of Perugia, Italy

Rajiv Khosla, La Trobe University, Australia

Chris Lai, La Trobe University, Australia

Carles Arus, U.A. Barcelona

Bernardo Celda, U. Valencia

Srinandan Dasmahaptra, U. Southampton

David Dupplaw, U. Southampton

Horacio Gonzalez-Velez, U. Edinburgh

Sabine Van Huffel, KU Leuven

Paul Lewis, U. Southampton

Magi Lluch i Ariet, MicroArt

Mariola Mier, MicroArt & U. Edinburgh

Andrew Peet, U. Birmingham & BCH

Montserrat Robles, ITACA

Yuri Tijerino, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan

Hirohisa Masaki, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan

Nobuku Igaki, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan

Nang Tom Hawm Saw, University of Computer Studies, Myamar

Khin Haymar Saw Hla, University of Computer Studies, Myamar

Ming Mao, University of Pittsburgh, USA

Yefei Peng, University of Pittsburgh, USA

Daqing He, University of Pittsburgh, USA

Piya Techateerawat, RMIT University, Australia

Andrew Jennings, RMIT University, Australia

Yantao Pan, National University of Defense Technology, China

John Herbert, University College Cork

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Gao Ling, University College Cork

Kai Fei, University College Cork

Chien-Liang Fok, Washington University in St. Louis, USA

Obidul Islam, Acadia University, Canada

Sajid Hussain, Acadia University, Canada

Li-Der Chou, National Central University, Taiwan

Wei-Cheng Lai, National Central University, Taiwan

Chen-Han Lin, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan

Yen-Cheng Lin, National Central University, Taiwan

Chin-Min Huang, National Central University, Taiwan

Carson Kai-Sang Leung, The University of Manitoba, Canada

Quamrul I. Khan, The University of Manitoba, Canada

Boyu Hao, The University of Manitoba, Canada

Chih-Chieh Hung, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Wen-Chih Peng, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Kelvin K.K. Lee, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong

Dickson K.W. Chiu, Senior Member, IEEE; Dickson Computer Systems, Hong Kong

Patrick C.K. Hung, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada

Patricia Victor, Ghent University, Belgium

Chris Cornelis, Ghent University, Belgium

Martine De Cock, Ghent University, Belgium

Spiridoula Koukia, University of Patras, Greece

Maria Rigou, University of Patras, Greece

Spiros Sirmakessis, TEI of Messolongi, Greece

I-Chin Wu, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan

Pei-Cheng Chang, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

R.A. Shokry, Alexandria University, Egypt

A.A. Saad, Alexandria University, Egypt

N.M. El-Makkey, Alexandria University, Egypt

M.A. Ismail, Alexandria University, Egypt

Hejie Chen, Beijing Publishing Industry and Culture Research Center, China; Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, China

Ben Liu, Beijing Publishing Industry and Culture Research Center, China

Wei He, Beijing Publishing Industry and Culture Research Center, China

S. Gupta, Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, India

R. Goyal, Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, India

K. Shubham, Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, India

L. Dey, Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, India

A. Malik, Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, India

S. Chaudhury, Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, India

S. Bhattacharya, AOL India, India

Xiaofeng Du, Durham University, UK

William Song, Durham University, UK

Malcolm Munro, Durham University, UK

Chengfeng Jian, ZheJiang University of Technology, China

Meiyu Zhang, ZheJiang University of Technology, China

Madhav Krishna, Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, India

Yang Li, British Telecommunications Plc

Hongbing Wang, Southeast University, China

Yifei Wang, Southeast University, China

Joshua Zhexue Huang, The University of Hongkong, Hong Kong

Xun Xu, Southeast University, China

Nadia Yaacoubi Ayadi, Laboratoire RIADI-GDL, Tunisia

Yann Pollet, Consevatoire National des Arts et Metiers, France

Mohamed Ben Ahmed, Laboratoire RIADI-GDL, Tunisia

Yuansheng Zhong, Jiangxi University of Finance & Economics, China; Zhejiang University, China

Dongping Hu, Jiangxi University of Finance & Economics, China

Maojun Huang, Jiangxi University of Finance & Economics, China

Deren Chen, Zhejiang University, China

Mingquan Zhou, Beijing Normal University, China

Guohua Geng, Northwest University, China

Shiguo Huang, Northwest University, China; Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China

Rym Ameur, Pole Universitaire Leonard de Vinci, France

Jean-Claude Heudin, Pole Universitaire Leonard de Vinci, France

Sana Farooq, NUST Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

Aqsa Bajwa, NUST Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

Sana Khalique, NUST Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

Obaid Malik, NUST Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

Hiroki Suguri, Communication Technologies, Japan

Hafiz Farooq Ahmad, Communication Technologies, Japan

Arshad Ali, NUST Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

Hua Wang, University of Toronto/Tokyo

Jie Yang, University of Tokyo, Japan

Mark Chignell, Universeity of Toronto, Canada

Mitsuru Ishizuka, University of Tokyo, Japan

Chang-Neng Zhou, Taiyuan Univ. of Tech., China

Xue-Li Yu, Taiyuan Univ. of Tech., China

Jing-Yu Sun, Taiyuan Univ. of Tech., China

Xiao-Lin Yan, Taiyuan Univ. of Tech., China

Laurent Mazuel, Laboratoire d'informatique de Paris, France

Nicolas Sabouret, Laboratoire d'informatique de Paris, France

Tiana Ralambondrainy, Universite de La Reunion-Iremia, France

Remy Courdier, Universite de La Reunion-Iremia, France

Denis Payet, Universite de La Reunion-Iremia, France

David Leray, LIMSI-CNRS

Jean-Paul Sansonnet, LIMSI-CNRS

Ioan Alfred Letia, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Raluca Vartic, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Paul Rudman, Oxford Brookes University, UK

Mary Zajicek, Oxford Brookes University, UK

Anh Nguyen, University of New South Wales, Australia

Wayne Wobcke, University of New South Wales, Australia

Jamal Bentahar, Concordia University, Canada

Karim Bouzoubaa, Mohammadia College, Morocco

Bernard Moulin, Laval University, Canada

Takashi Matsuhisa, Ibaraki National College of Technology, Japan

Ichiro Kobayashi, Ochanomizu University, Japan

Mai Saito, Japan Information Processing Service Co., Ltd.

Takashi Onoda, Electric Power Industry, Japan

Hiroshi Murata, Electric Power Industry, Japan

Seiji Yamada, National Institute of Informatics, Japan

Takashi Onoda, Electric Power Industry, Japan

Hiroshi Murata, Electric Power Industry, Japan

Seiji Yamada, National Institute of Informatics, Japan

Ong Sing Goh, Murdoch University, Australia

Chun Che Fung, Murdoch University, Australia

Kok Wai Wong, Murdoch University, Australia

Arnold Depickere, Murdoch University, Australia

Tsuyoshi Murata, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Motohiro Mase, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Seiji Yamada, National Institute of Informatics, Japan

Ganesan Velayathan, National Institute of Informatics (NII), Japan

Seiji Yamada, National Institute of Informatics (NII), Japan

Yasufumi Takama, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan

Akio Matsumura, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan

Tomoki Kajinami, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan

Didier Guzzoni, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, EPFL, Switzerland

Charles Baur, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, EPFL, Switzerland

Adam Cheyer, SRI International, USA

Kei Shiratsuchi, Hokkaido University, Japan

Shinichiro Yoshii, Hokkaido University, Japan

Masashi Furukawa, Hokkaido University, Japan

Kensaku Kawamoto, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan

Yasuhiko Kitamura, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan

Yuri Tijerino, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan

Jun Li, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunication, China; Zhejiang Wanli University, China

Shunyi Zhang, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunication, China

Yash Patel, Imperial College, United Kingdom

John Darlington, Imperial College, United Kingdom

Khaled Ragab, Japan Science and Technology Agency; The University of Tokyo, Japan

Akinori Yonezawa, The University of Tokyo, Japan

Kasim Oztoprak, Middle East Technical University, Turkey

Hurevren Kilic, Atilim University, Turkey

Lu Liu, University of Surrey, United Kingdom

Stephen Mackin, Surrey Satellite Technology Limited, United Kingdom

Nick Antonopoulos, University of Surrey, United Kingdom

Yasser Kotb, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan

Markus Aleksy, University of Mannheim, Germany

Axel Korthaus, University of Mannheim, Germany

Christian Seifried, University of Mannheim, Germany

Remzi Celebi, Atilim University, Turkey

Huseyin Ellezer, Atilim University, Turkey

Cem Baylam, Atilim University, Turkey

Ibrahim Cereci, Atilim University, Turkey

Hurevren Kilic, Atilim University, Turkey

Jiaqing Luo, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China

Shijie Zhou, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China

Chunjiang Wu, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China

Jing Wang, University of Science and Technology of China, China

Shoubao Yang, University of Science and Technology of China, China

Ruizhi Wang, Tongji University, China

Duoqian Miao, Tongji University, China

Guirong Hu, Tongji University, China

Shinichi Motomura, Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan

Akinori Hara, Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan

Ning Zhong, Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan

Jing-Long Wu, Kagawa University, Japan

Qinghua Zhang, Southwest Jiaotong University, China; Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Guoyin Wang, Southwest Jiaotong University, China; Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Jun Hu, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Xianquan Liu, Southwest Jiaotong University, China; Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Hao Zhang, Tongji University, China

Duoqian Miao, Tongji University, China

Ruizhi Wang, Tongji University, China

William Zhu, University of Auckland, New Zealand; Nankai University, China

Jun Hu, Xidian University, China; Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Guoyin Wang, Xidian University, China; Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Qinghua Zhang, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Raju Tatikunta, Southern Illinois University, USA

Shahram Rahimi, Southern Illinois University, USA

Pranav Shrestha, Southern Illinois University, USA

Johan Bjursel, George Mason University, USA

Yinglong Ma, North China Electric Power University, China

Kehe Wu, North China Electric Power University, China

Yi Zheng, North China Electric Power University, China

Wei Li, North China Electric Power University, China

Ngoc Thanh Nguyen, Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland

Michal Rusin, Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland

Francisco Oliveira, University of Macau, Macao

Yain-Whar Si, University of Macau, Macao

Ricardo Buttner, University of Hohenheim, Germany

Xiaolong Xue, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Yaowu Wang, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Qiping Shen, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Madhu Goyal, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

Jie Lu, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

Guangquan Zhang, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

Jose Miguel Castillo, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain

Sascha Ossowski, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain

Luis Pastor, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain

Juan Xu, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, China

Zhixue Liu, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, China

Yan Li, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, China

Jose Machado, Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Francisco Andrade, Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Jose Neves, Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Paulo Novais, Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Cesar Analide, Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Ning Wang, Dalian Univ. of Technology, China

Liming Li, Dalian Univ. of Technology, China

Shengju Han, Dalian Fisheries College, China

Xin Ye, Dalian Univ. of Technology, China

Jing Wang, Dongbei Univ. of Finance and Economics, China

Xin Ye, Dalian University of Technology, China

Xingkai Yang, Dongbei University of Finance & Economics, China

Liming Zhu, UNSW, Australia

Ning Wang, Dalian University of Technology, China

Jiangnan Qiu, Dalian University of Technology, China

Dujuan Wang, Dalian University of Technology, China

Huaiming Li, Dalian University of Technology, China

Peng Zhang, Dalian University of Technology, China

Shangyu Nie, Dalian University of Technology, China

Xing-kai Yang, Dalian University of Technology, China; Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, China

Yan-zhang Wang, Dalian University of Technology, China

Guo-wei Gao, Dalian University of Technology, China

Yan-zhang Wang, Dalian University of Technology, China

Ning Wang, Dalian University of Technology, China

Huai-ming Li, Dalian University of Technology, China

Du-juan Wang, Dalian University of Technology, China

Huaiming Li, Dalian University of Technology, China

Tian Ma, Dalian University of Technology, China

Ning Wang, Dalian University of Technology, China

Peng Zhang, Dalian University of Technology, China

Yanzhang Wang, Dalian University of Technology, China

Xuehua Wang, Dalian University of Technology, China

Feng Ding, Dalian University of Technology, China

Xue Hua Wang, Dalian University of Technology, China

Yan Zhang Wang, Dalian University of Technology, China

Jiangnan Qiu, Dalian University of Technology, China

Yongxiang Yao, Dalian University of Technology, China

Yanzhang Wang, Dalian University of Technology, China

Xuehua Wang, Dalian University of Technology, China

Lin Feng, Dalian University of Technology, China

Dingming Guo, Dalian University of Technology, China

Tao Sun, Dalian University of Technology, China

Xufeng Ling, Information Commission of Jiading District, China

Changrui Yu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Yan Luo, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Muhammad Anwar Usman, SZABIST

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Sajjad Raza, SZABIST, Pakistan

Hui-Na Chua, British Telecommunications Group, Malaysia

S.M.F.D Syed Mustapha, British Telecommunications Group, Malaysia

Rui Fang, University of Manchester, United Kingdom

Alexander Mikroyannidis, University of Manchester, United Kingdom

Babis Theodoulidis, University of Manchester, United Kingdom

Tan Su Tung, Malaysia University of Science and Technology, Malaysia

Nor Adnan Yahaya, Malaysia University of Science and Technology, Malaysia

S.M.F.D. Syed Mustapha, British Telecom plc (Asian Research Centre)

Yongjin Zhang, Xi'an University of Technology, China

Yiming Su, Xi'an University of Technology, China

Wei Zhou, Xi'an Institute of Vocational & Technical, China

Jiancang Xie, Xi'an University of Technology, China

V.E. Cabukovski, Sts. Cyril and Methodius University, Macedonia

Ramiz M. Aliguliyev, National Academy of Sciences, Azerbaijan

Jakub Yaghob, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic

Filip Zavoral, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic

Yunyi Liu, University of Science and Technology of China, China

Liang Liang, University of Science and Technology of China, China

Leonardo Rigutini, Universita di Siena, Italy

Ernesto Di Iorio, Universita di Siena, Italy

Marco Ernandes, Universita di Siena, Italy

Marco Maggini, Universita di Siena, Italy