ISBN: 0-7695-2415-X

Wray Buntine, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology

Karl Aberer, EPFL

Ivana Podnar, EPFL

Martin Rajman, EPFL

Patrick Doherty, Linköping University

Nick Jennings, University of Southampton

Pat Langley, Stanford University

Henry Lieberman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Ashwani Kumar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Peter Schuster, Universität Wien

Srinivas Vadrevu, Arizona State University

Saravanakumar Nagarajan, Arizona State University

Fatih Gelgi, Arizona State University

Hasan Davulcu, Arizona State University

Yila Su, Beijing University of Technology and Inner Mongolia University of Technology

Jiming Liu, Hong Kong Baptist University

Ning Zhong, Maebashi Institute of Technology

Chunnian Liu, Beijing University of Technology

Xiaolong Jin, Hong Kong Baptist University

Jiming Liu, Hong Kong Baptist University

Hongbo Zou, Huazhong University of Science and Technology and The 41st Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation,

Hai Jin, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Zongfen Han, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Jing Tie, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Xuanhua Shi, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Yi Tang, Guangzhou University

Liankuan Zhang, South China Agricultural University

Alfredo Cuzzocrea, University of Calabria

Matthias Nickles, Technical University of Munich

Ruth Cobos, Technical University of Munich

Gerhard Weiss, Technical University of Munich

Tina Froehner, Research Center Knowledge Management

Nengfu Xie, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Cungen Cao, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Hong Yu Guo, Tsinghua University

Anna V. Zhdanova, Digital Enterprise Research Institute

Reto Krummenacher, Digital Enterprise Research Institute

Jan Henke, Digital Enterprise Research Institute

Dieter Fensel, Digital Enterprise Research Institute

B. L. Narayan, Indian Statistical Institute

Sankar K. Pal, Indian Statistical Institute

Robert D. Nolker, University of Maryland at Baltimore County

Lina Zhou, University of Maryland at Baltimore County

J. Zhu, The Open University

A. L. Gon?alves, Stela Institute

V. S. Uren, The Open University

E. Motta, The Open University

R. Pacheco, Stela Institute

Anna V. Zhdanova, Digital Enterprise Research Institute

Dieter Fensel, Digital Enterprise Research Institute

Maria Aneiros, Griffith University

Vladimir Estivill-Castro, Griffith University

Takeshi Konagaya, Nagoya Institute of Technology

Toramatsu Shintani, Nagoya Institute of Technology

Tadachika Ozono, Nagoya Institute of Technology

Takayuki Ito, Nagoya Institute of Technology

Kentaro Nishi, Nagoya Institute of Technology

Yuan-chao Li, China University of Petroleum

Xiao-dong Wu, China University of Petroleum

De-gan Zhang, University of Science and Technology

Guang-ping Zeng, University of Science and Technology

B. L. Narayan, Indian Statistical Institute

Sankar K. Pal, Indian Statistical Institute

Marcin Sydow, Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology

Dubois Vincent, France Télécom

Bothorel Cécile, France Télécom

Yuping Yang, Heriot-Watt University

M. Howard Williams, Heriot-Watt University

Lachlan M. MacKinnon, Heriot-Watt University

Rob Pooley, Heriot-Watt University

Aristomenis S. Lampropoulos, University of Piraeus

Paraskevi S. Lampropoulou, University of Piraeus

George A. Tsihrintzis, University of Piraeus

Michele Ruta, Politecnico di Bari

Tommaso Di Noia, Politecnico di Bari

Eugenio Di Sciascio, Politecnico di Bari

Francesco M. Donini, Università della Tuscia

Giacomo Piscitelli, Politecnico di Bari

Peter Brezany, University of Vienna

Ivan Janciak, University of Vienna

A Min Tjoa, Vienna University of Technology

Hongen Lu, La Trobe University

Naoki Fukuta, Shizuoka University

Tetsuya Osawa, Keio University

Tadashi Iijima, Keio University

Takahira Yamaguchi, Keio University

Tie-Yan Liu, Microsoft Research Asia

Hao Wan, Tsinghua University

Wei-Ying Ma, Microsoft Research Asia

Daniel Crabtree, Victoria University of Wellington

Xiaoying Gao, Victoria University of Wellington

Peter Andreae, Victoria University of Wellington

I-Hsien Ting, University of York

Chris Kimble, University of York

Daniel Kudenko, University of York

Carsten Stolz, Kath. Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt

Maximilian Viermetz, Heinrich-Heine-Universität

Michal Skubacz, Siemens AG, Corp. Technology

Ralph Neuneier, Siemens Corporate Research

Chien-Chung Huang, Dartmouth College

Kuan-Ming Lin, Duke University

Lee-Feng Chien, Academia Sinica

Leonardo Rigutini, Università di Siena

Marco Maggini, Università di Siena

Eytan Adar, HP Labs

Lada A. Adamic, HP Labs

Rasika Amarasiri, Monash University

Damminda Alahakoon, Monash University

Kate Smith, Monash University

Malin Premaratne, Monash University

Jianwu Yang, Peking University

William K. Cheung, Hong Kong Baptist University

Xiaoou Chen, Peking University

Olivier Lartillot, University of Jyv?skyl?

Bruno Martins, Universidade de Lisboa

M?rio J. Silva, Universidade de Lisboa

Joan Marc Carbó, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

Enric Mor, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

Julià Minguillón, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

Juan Raposo, University of A Coru?

Alberto Pan, University of A Coru?

Manuel ?lvarez, University of A Coru?

Justo Hidalgo, Denodo Technologies Inc.

Jia Hu, Maebashi Institute of Technology

Ning Zhong, Maebashi Institute of Technology

Rasim M. Alguliev, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

Ramiz M. Aliguliyev, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

Hamad Alhammady, University of Melbourne

Kotagiri Ramamohanarao, University of Melbourne

Chao Wang, University of Technology Sydney

Jie Lu, University of Technology Sydney

Guangquan Zhang, University of Technology Sydney

Daniel Crabtree, Victoria University of Wellington

Xiaoying Gao, Victoria University of Wellington

Peter Andreae, Victoria University of Wellington

Sebastián A. Ríos, University of Tokyo

Juan D. Velásquez, University of Chile

Eduardo S. Vera, University of Tokyo

Hiroshi Yasuda, University of Tokyo

Terumasa Aoki, University of Tokyo

SeungJin Lim, Utah State University

Youngrae Ko, Utah State University

Jiabing Wang, South China University of Technology

Hong Peng, South China University of Technology

Baoyao Zhou, Nanyang Technological University

Siu Cheung Hui, Nanyang Technological University

Alvis C. M. Fong, Nanyang Technological University

Yasufumi Takama, Tokyo Metropolitan University

Noriaki Mitsuhashi, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.

Yuefeng Li, Queensland University of Technology Brisbane

Ben Murphy, Queensland University of Technology Brisbane

Ning Zhong, Maebashi Institute of Technology

Chun-hung Li, Hong Kong Baptist University

Chui-chun Kit, Hong Kong Baptist University

Bong Chih How, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Narayanan Kulathuramaiyer, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Wong Ting Kiong, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Pu-Jen Cheng, Academia Sinica

Hsin-Chen Chiao, Academia Sinica

Yi-Cheng Pan, Academia Sinica

Lee-Feng Chien, Academia Sinica and National Taiwan University

Koji Zettsu, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology

Katsumi Tanaka, Kyoto University

Hua-Fu Li, National Chiao-Tung University

Suh-Yin Lee, National Chiao-Tung University

Man-Kwan Shan, National Chengchi University

Nyeint Nyeint Myat, University of Computer Studies

Khin Haymar Saw Hla, University of Computer Studies

M. Quafafou, LSIS

S. Naouali, LINA - Universite de Nantes

G. Nachouki, LINA - Universite de Nantes

Robert Tolksdorf, Freie Universität Berlin

Elena Paslaru Bontas, Freie Universität Berlin

Lyndon J. B. Nixon, Freie Universität Berlin

Ting Wang, University of Sheffield and National Laboratory for Parallel and Distributed Processing

Diana Maynard, University of Sheffield

Wim Peters, University of Sheffield

Kalina Bontcheva, University of Sheffield

Hamish Cunningham, University of Sheffield

Fabien Gandon, INRIA ACACIA

Nenad Stojanovic, University of Karlsruhe

Shlomo Berkovsky, University of Haifa

Yaniv Eytani, University of Haifa

Avigdor Gal, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

James Z. Wang, Clemson University

Farha Ali, Lander University

Muhammad Abulaish, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University)

Lipika Dey, Indian Institute of Technology

Baoshi Yan, University of Southern California

Gergely Adamku, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Heiner Stuckenschmidt, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Liu Yang, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Guojie Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Zhongzhi Shi, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Martin Labský, University of Economics

Vojtěch Svátek, University of Economics

Ondřej Šváb, University of Economics

Pavel Praks, VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava

Michal Krátký, VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava

Václav Snášel, VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava

Steven Willmott, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya

F?lix Oscar Fern?ndez Pe?, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya

Carlos Merida-Campos, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya

Ion Constantinescu, Ecole Polytechnique F?d?rale de Lausanne

Jonathan Dale, Fujitsu Laboratories of America

David Cabanillas, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya

Sari E. Hakkarainen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Anders Kofod-Petersen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Carlos Buil Aranda, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Brooke Abrahams, Victoria University

Wei Dai, Victoria University

J? Dunkel, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Ralf Bruns, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Seung Yeol Yoo, University of New South Wales

Achim Hoffmann, University of New South Wales

Javed I. Khan, Kent State University

Manas Hardas, Kent State University

Yongbin Ma, Kent State University

Delia Rogozan, Tele-University of Quebec and INSA Rouen

Gilbert Paquette, Tele-University of Quebec

Arnaud Revel, ENSEA/UCP/CNRS UMR

Gilles Nachouki, LINA

Mohamed Quafafou, Université déAvignon

Marie-Pierre Chastang, Ecole Polytechnique de léUniversité de Nantes

Warren Blanchet, University of Alberta

Ren? Elio, University of Alberta

Eleni Stroulia, University of Alberta

Zongxia Du, Beihang University

Jinpeng Huai, Beihang University

Yunhao Liu, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology

Chunming Hu, Beihang University

Lei Lei, Beihang University

Antonella Chirichiello, Università di Roma "La Sapienza"

Gwen Salaün, INRIA Rhône-Alpes

Shamimabi Paurobally, University of Liverpool

Nicholas R. Jennings, University of Southampton

Bastin Tony Roy Savarimuthu, University of Otago

Maryam Purvis, University of Otago

Martin Purvis, University of Otago

Stephen Cranefield, University of Otago

He Huang, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Zhongzhi Shi, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Lirong Qiu, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Yong Cheng, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Richard Lawley, University of Southampton

Michael Luck, University of Southampton

Luc Moreau, University of Southampton

Yuliang Shi, Fudan University

Liang Zhang, Fudan University

Fangfang Liu, Fudan University

Lili Lin, Fudan University

Baile Shi, Fudan University

Claude Moulin, Compi?gne University of Technology

Marco Sbodio, Hewlett Packard - Italy Innovation Center

Steven Willmott, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya

Heiko Ronsdorf, Rheinisch Westf?lische Technische Hochschule Aachen

Karl Heinz Krempels, Rheinisch Westf?lische Technische Hochschule Aachen

Sander van Splunter, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Pieter H.G. van Langen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Frances M.T. Brazier, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Keqiu Li, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Keishi Tajima, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Hong Shen, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

James Z. Wang, Clemson University

Vipul Bhulawala, Clemson University

Tie-Yan Liu, Microsoft Research Asia

Wei-Ying Ma, Microsoft Research Asia

Divya Padmanabhan, University of Minnesota

Prasanna Desikan, University of Minnesota

Jaideep Srivastava, University of Minnesota

Kashif Riaz, University of Minnesota

Leonardo Rigutini, Università di Siena

Marco Maggini, Università di Siena

Bing Liu, University of Illinois at Chicago

Atsushi Fujii, University of Tsukuba

Tetsuya Ishikawa, University of Tsukuba

Philip S. Yu, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

Xin Li, University of Illinois at Chicago

Bing Liu, University of Illinois at Chicago

Francois Fouss, Université Catholique de Louvain

Alain Pirotte, Université Catholique de Louvain

Marco Saerens, Université Catholique de Louvain

Jukka Perkiö, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology

Ville Tuulos, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology

Wray Buntine, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology

Henry Tirri, Nokia Research Center

Luis M. Rocha, Indiana University

Tiago Simas, Indiana University

Andreas Rechtsteiner, Indiana University

Mariella Di Giacomo, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Richard Luce, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Ying Dai, Iwate Prefectoral University

Dawei Cai, Iwate Prefectoral University

Yin-Fu Huang, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology

Jhao-Min Hsu, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology

Epimenides Voutsakis, Technical University of Crete

Euripides G.M. Petrakis, Technical University of Crete

Evangelos Milios, Dalhousie University

Jean-Yves Delort, LIRMM - Montpellier 2 University

Yi-Wei Jan, National Chung Cheng University

Jyh-Jong Tsay, National Chung Cheng University

Bo-Liang Wu, National Chung Cheng University

Célia Ghedini Ralha, University of Brasilia

José Carlos Loureiro Ralha, University of Brasilia

Charles Antônio Nascimento Costa, University of Brasilia

Augusto Arcoverde da Rocha, University of Brasilia

Jing Bai, Universit? de Montr?al

Jian-Yun Nie, Universit? de Montr?al

Guihong Cao, Universit? de Montr?al

Camille Prime-Claverie, École Nationale Supérieure des Mines

Michel Beigbeder, École Nationale Supérieure des Mines

Thierry Lafouge, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1

Li-Chun Sung, Tamkang University

Chin-Hwa Kuo, Tamkang University

Meng Chang Chen, Academia Sinica

Yeali Sun, National Taiwan University

Wilson Wong, Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan

Shahrin Sahib, Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan

Ong-Sing Goh, Murdoch University

Paolo Massa, ITC/iRst

Conor Hayes, ITC/iRst

Bhushan Shankar Suryavansh, Concordia University

Nematollaah Shiri, Concordia University

Sudhir P. Mudur, Concordia University

Micro Speretta, University of Kansas

Susan Gauch, University of Kansas

Janez Brank, Jozef Stefan Institute

Natasa Milic Frayling, Microsoft Research Ltd.

Anthony Frayling, i2 Ltd.

Gavin Smyth, Microsoft Research Ltd.

Martin Halvey, UCD

Mark T. Keane, UCD

Barry Smyth, UCD

Dacheng Tao, University of London

Steve Maybank, University of London

Weiming Hu, Chinese Academic Sciences

Xuelong Li, University of London

Ioan Marius Bilasco, LSR IMAG

J?r? Gensel, LSR IMAG

Marl?ne Villanova-Oliver, LSR IMAG

Yan Zhao, University of Regina

Yiyu Yao, University of Regina

Ning Zhong, Maebashi Institute of Technology

Yen-Hung Kuo, National Cheng Kung University

Juei-Nan Chen, National Cheng Kung University

Yu-Lin Jeng, National Cheng Kung University

Yueh-Min Huang, National Cheng Kung University

Orland Hoeber, University of Regina

Xue-Dong Yang, University of Regina

Yiyu Yao, University of Regina

Franco Scarselli, University of Siena

Sweah Liang Yong, University of Wollongong

Marco Gori, University of Siena

Markus Hagenbuchner, University of Wollongong

Ah Chung Tsoi, Australian Research Council

Marco Maggini, University of Siena

Chi Lang Ngo, Warsaw University

Hung Son Nguyen, Warsaw University

Yong Yang, ChongQing University of Posts and Telecommunications and SouthWest JiaoTong University

Guoyin Wang, ChongQing University of Posts and Telecommunications and SouthWest JiaoTong University

Wenpu Xing, University of New Brunswick

Ali A. Ghorbani, University of New Brunswick

Bruno Richard, University of Maine

Pierre Tchounikine, University of Maine

Mircea Preda, University of Craiova

Dan Popescu, University of Craiova

Shapiee Abd Rahman, University of Aizu

Subhash Bhalla, University of Aizu

Shusaku Tsumoto, Shimane University

Shoji Hirano, Shimane University

Hidenao Abe, Shimane University

Hideaki Nakakuni, Shimane University

Eisuke Hanada, Shimane University

Dipti Aswath, Arizona State University

Syed Toufeeq Ahmed, Arizona State University

James D?cunha, Arizona State University

Hasan Davulcu, Arizona State University

Wei-Chun Chang, CAFA

Ching-Seh Wu, Chang Jung Christian University

Chun Chang, CAFA

Wei Hu, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Weiming Hu, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Vlado Keselj, Dalhousie University

Dawn Jutla, Saint Mary?s University

Huseyin Polat, Syracuse University

Wenliang Du, Syracuse University

Christelle Laperrousaz, University of Le Mans

Pascal Leroux, University of Le Mans

Philippe Teutsch, University of Le Mans

Elena S?nchez-Nielsen, Universidad de La Laguna

Francisco Ch?vez-Guti?rrez, Parlamento de Canarias

You Li, National University of Defense Technology

Dong-Bo Liu, Huazhong University of Science & Technology and Institute of China Electronic System Engineering

Wei-Ming Zhang, National University of Defense Technology

Xuetao Guo, University of Technology Sydney

Jie Lu, University of Technology Sydney

Guido Boella, Università di Torino

Joris Hulstijn, VU Amsterdam

Leendert van der Torre, CWI Amsterdam and TU Delft

Shuchuan Lo, National Taipei University of Technology

Aijuan Dong, North Dakota State University

Honglin Li, North Dakota State University

Peng Liu, Peking University

Jian-bin Hu, Peking University

Zhong Chen, Peking University

Ana Cristina Bicharra Garcia, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Leandro Neumann Ciuffo, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Hao-Tian Wu, Hong Kong Baptist University

Yiu-ming Cheung, Hong Kong Baptist University

Philippe Balbiani, Institut de recherche en informatique de Toulouse

Marco Saerens, Université Catholique de Louvain

Francois Fouss, Université Catholique de Louvain

Jing Li, Nanchang University

Dacheng Tao, University of London

Weiming Hu, Chinese Academic Sciences

Xuelong Li, University of London

Bruno Grilheres, EADS DCS/PSI FRE 2645 CNRS

Christophe Beauce, EADS DCS

Stephane Canu, PSI FRE 2645 CNRS/INSA Rouen

Stephan Brunessaux, EADS DCS

Michel C. Desmarais, École Polytechnique de Montréal

Alberto Pan, University of A Coru?

Juan Raposo, University of A Coru?

Manuel ?lvarez, University of A Coru?

Paula Montoto, University of A Coru?

Jos? Losada, Denodo Technologies Inc.

Justo Hidalgo, Denodo Technologies Inc.

Gregor Pavlin, University of Amsterdam

Patrick de Oude, University of Amsterdam

Jan Nunnink, University of Amsterdam

David Šišlák, Czech Technical University

Martin Rehák, Czech Technical University

Michal Pĕchouček, Czech Technical University

Micro Speretta, University of Kansas

Susan Gauch, University of Kansas

Mani Abrol, Verity Inc.

Bhavin Doshi, Verity Inc.

Jim Kanihan, Verity Inc.

Amit Kumar, Verity Inc.

Jinhui Liu, Verity Inc.

Jianchang Mao, Yahoo! Inc.

Makoto Nakatsuji, NTT Corporation

Yu Miyoshi, NTT Corporation

Tatsuyuki Kimura, NTT Corporation

M. D. del Castillo, Instituto de Autom?tica Industrial. CSIC

J. I. Serrano, Instituto de Autom?tica Industrial. CSIC