ISBN: 0-7695-2414-1

Daniel Gruhl, IBM Almaden Research Center 650 Harry Rd., San Jose, CA, 95120

Shin-ichi Minato, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University

Hiroki Arimura, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University

Fang Li, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Shuangqing Yuan, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Huanye Sheng, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Jianwei Zhang, Department of Computer Science, Graduate School of Systems and Information Engineering

Yoshiharu Ishikawa, Center for Computational Sciences University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Hiroyuki Kitagawa, Center for Computational Sciences University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Bhushan Shankar Suryavanshi, Dept. of Computer Science and Software Engineering Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

Nematollaah Shiri, Dept. of Computer Science and Software Engineering Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

Sudhir P. Mudur, Dept. of Computer Science and Software Engineering Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

Akiko Aizawa, National Intsitute of Informatics, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Japan

Keizo Oyama, National Intsitute of Informatics, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Japan

Lin Can, School of Information, Renmin University Beijing, PRC

Zhang Qian, School of Information, Renmin University Beijing, PRC

Meng Xiaofeng, School of Information, Renmin University Beijing, PRC

Liu Wenyin, Department of Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR, PRC

Hiroaki OKAMOTO, Department of Computer Science, Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering

Takashi KOBAYASHi, Department of Computer Science, Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering

Haruo YOKOTA, Global Scientific Information and Computing Center,Tokyo Institute of Technology

Neila Ben Lakhal, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Department of Computer Science

Takashi Kobayashi, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Global Scienti.c Information and Computing Center Oh-Okayama, Meguro-ku Tokyo, Japan

Haruo Yokota, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Global Scienti.c Information and Computing Center Oh-Okayama, Meguro-ku Tokyo, Japan

Govind Kabra, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Chengkai Li, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Kevin Chen-Chuan Chang, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

George Pallis, Department of Informatics Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

Athena Vakali, Department of Informatics Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

Eythimis Sidiropoulos, Department of Informatics Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

Kei Fujimoto, Graduate School of Information Science,Nagoya University, Japan

Dao Dinh Kha, IMI Project of COE Program, Nagoya University, Japan

Masatoshi Yoshikawa, Information Technology Center,Nagoya University, Japan

Toshiyuki Amagasa, Graduate School of Information Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology

Ho-pong Leung, Department of Computing Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hunghom, Hong Kong, China.

Fu-lai Chung, Department of Computing Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hunghom, Hong Kong, China.

Stephen C.F. Chan, Department of Computing Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hunghom, Hong Kong, China.

Robert Luk, Department of Computing Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hunghom, Hong Kong, China.

Uchang Park, Duksung Women?s University

Yeojin Seo, Duksung Women?s University

Yusuke Suzuki, Department of Informatics, Kyushu University, Kasuga 816-8580, Japan

Tetsuhiro Miyahara, Faculty of Information Sciences, Hiroshima City University

Takayoshi Shoudai, Faculty of Information Sciences, Hiroshima City University

Tomoyuki Uchida, Faculty of Information Sciences, Hiroshima City University

Yasuaki Nakamura, Faculty of Information Sciences, Hiroshima City University

Kazuhiro Kazama, Kyoto University Graduate School of Informatics Yoshida-Honmachi, Kyoto, JAPAN

Osamu Katai, Kyoto University Graduate School of Informatics Yoshida-Honmachi, Kyoto, JAPAN

Shin-ya Sato, NTT Network Innovation Laboratories Midori-cho,Musashino-shi, Tokyo, JAPAN

Hiroshi Kawakami, NTT Network Innovation Laboratories Midori-cho,Musashino-shi, Tokyo, JAPAN

Masafumi Hamamoto, Graduate School of Systems and Information Engineering

Hiroyuki Kitagawa, Center for Computational Science, University of Tsukuba

Jia-Yu Pan, Computer Science Department Carnegie Mellon University

Christos Faloutsos, Computer Science Department Carnegie Mellon University

Mei-Ling Shyu, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Miami Coral Gables, FL, USA

Choochart Haruechaiyasak, Information Research and Development Division (RDI) National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC) Thailand Science Park

Shu-Ching Chen, Distributed Multimedia Information System Laboratory, School of Computer Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA

Na Zhao, Distributed Multimedia Information System Laboratory, School of Computer Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA

Masatoshi Arikawa, Center for Spatial Information Science, the University of Tokyo

Kouzou Noaki, Center for Spatial Information Science, the University of Tokyo

Masaharu YOSHIOKA, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, JAPAN

Makoto HARAGUCHI, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, JAPAN

Fuminori Kimura, Graduate School of Information Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology

Akira Maeda, Department of Media Technology,College of Information Science and Engineering,Ritsumeikan University

Jun Miyazaki, Graduate School of Information Science,Nara Institute of Science and Technology

Shunsuke Uemura, Graduate School of Information Science,Nara Institute of Science and Technology

Keizo Oyama, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI) Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Haruko Ishikawa, National Institute of Informatics (NII)

Akiko Aizawa, National Institute of Informatics (NII)

Zoubida Kedad, Laboratoire PRiSM, Universit? de Versailles 45 avenue des Etats-Unis, Versailles, France

Xiaohui Xue, Laboratoire PRiSM, Universit? de Versailles 45 avenue des Etats-Unis, Versailles, France

George H. L. Fletcher, Computer Science Department Indiana University, Bloomington, USA

Catharine M. Wyss, Computer Science Department Indiana University, Bloomington, USA

Nicholas Eugene Buzikashvili, Institute of System Analysis, Russian Academy of Sciences

Hsin-Chang Yang, Chang Jung University Department of Information Management Tainan, Taiwan

Chung-Hong Lee, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences Department of Electrical Engineering Kaohsiung, Taiwan

kjetil Norvag, Department of Computer and Information Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim, Norway

Randi Oyri, Department of Computer and Information Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim, Norway

Jens Graupmann, Max-Planck Institut fur Informatik, 66123 Saarbrucken, Germany

Jun Cai, Max-Planck Institut fur Informatik, 66123 Saarbrucken, Germany

Ralf Schenkel, Max-Planck Institut fur Informatik, 66123 Saarbrucken, Germany

Daling Wang, School of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University Shenyang 110004, P.R.China

Ge Yu, School of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University Shenyang 110004, P.R.China

Minghan Hu, School of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University Shenyang 110004, P.R.China

Yubin Bao, School of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University Shenyang 110004, P.R.China

Meng Zhang, School of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University Shenyang 110004, P.R.China

V?clav Snasel, Department of Computer Science, FEECS VSB Technical University of Ostrava,17. listopadu Ostrava-Poruba, CZ

Pavel Moravec, Department of Computer Science, FEECS VSB Technical University of Ostrava,17. listopadu Ostrava-Poruba, CZ

Jaroslav Pokorn?, Department of Software Engineering,Charles University, Malostransk? n?mest? Prague, CZ

Minoru UEHARA, Department of Information and Computer Sciences, Toyo University

Nobuyoshi SATO, Plant Regulation Research Center, Toyo University

Yoshifumi SAKAI, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University

Holger Bast, Max-Planck-Institut f?ur Informatik Stuhlsatzenhausweg Saarbrucken, Germany

Ingmar Weber, Max-Planck-Institut f?ur Informatik Stuhlsatzenhausweg Saarbrucken, Germany

Jianguo Lu, School of Computer Science University of Windsor

Yijun Yu, Department of Computer Science University of Toronto

John Mylopoulos, Department of Computer Science University of Toronto

B. Carminati, University of Insubria at Como,Via Valleggio, 11,Como, Italy

E. Ferrari, University of Insubria at Como,Via Valleggio, 11,Como, Italy

P.C. K. Hung, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Simcoe Streeth North, Oshawa, Canada