Advances in Artificial Intelligence: 21st Conference of the Canadian Society for Computational Studies of Intelligence, Canadian AI 2008 Windsor, Canada, May 28-30, 2008 Proceedings

Front Matter....Pages -
Local Decision Bagging of Binary Neural Classifiers....Pages 1-12
Assessing the Impact of Changing Environments on Classifier Performance....Pages 13-24
A Comparison of Sentiment Analysis Techniques: Polarizing Movie Blogs....Pages 25-35
Some Simplified Forms of Reasoning with Distance-Based Entailments....Pages 36-47
A Belief-Theoretic Reputation Estimation Model for Multi-context Communities....Pages 48-59
A Frequency Mining-Based Algorithm for Re-ranking Web Search Engine Retrievals....Pages 60-65
Multi-agent Framework for a Virtual Enterprise of Demand-Responsive Transportation....Pages 66-71
Use of Fuzzy Histograms to Model the Spatial Distribution of Objects in Case-Based Reasoning....Pages 72-83
Aspects of Inconsistency Resolution in Modular Ontologies....Pages 84-95
Fast Markov Blanket Discovery Algorithm Via Local Learning within Single Pass....Pages 96-107
Finding Topics in Email Using Formal Concept Analysis and Fuzzy Membership Functions....Pages 108-113
Recognizing Biomedical Named Entities in Chinese Research Abstracts....Pages 114-125
Point-Based Planning for Predictive State Representations....Pages 126-137
Comparison of Pleomorphic and Structural Features Used for Breast Cancer Malignancy Classification....Pages 138-149
Towards a Faster Inference Algorithm in Multiply Sectioned Bayesian Networks....Pages 150-162
Using Dependence Diagrams to Summarize Decision Rule Sets....Pages 163-172
A Fast Computation of Inter-class Overlap Measures Using Prototype Reduction Schemes....Pages 173-184
A Reputation Model Framework for Artificial Societies: A Case Study in Child Vehicle Safety Simulation....Pages 185-190
Selective Sampling for Classification....Pages 191-202
Full Border Identification for Reduction of Training Sets....Pages 203-215
Choosing Best Algorithm Combinations for Speech Processing Tasks in Machine Learning Using MARF....Pages 216-221
Predicting User Preferences Via Similarity-Based Clustering....Pages 222-233
Mathematically Clinching a Playoff Spot in the NHL and the Effect of Scoring Systems....Pages 234-245
An Intelligent Automatic Face Contour Prediction System....Pages 246-258
Word Clustering with Validity Indices....Pages 259-270
The Role of Nominalizations in Prepositional Phrase Attachment in GENIA....Pages 271-282
A Statistical Model for Topic Segmentation and Clustering....Pages 283-295
Image Transformation: Inductive Transfer between Multiple Tasks Having Multiple Outputs....Pages 296-307
Using Unsupervised Learning for Network Alert Correlation....Pages 308-319
Verbs Speak Loud: Verb Categories in Learning Polarity and Strength of Opinions....Pages 320-331
A Stochastic Point-Based Algorithm for POMDPs....Pages 332-343
Semi-supervised Self-training for Sentence Subjectivity Classification....Pages 344-355
A Novel Approach for Social Behavior Analysis of the Blogosphere....Pages 356-367
Seller Bidding in a Trust-Based Incentive Mechanism for Dynamic E-Marketplaces....Pages 368-379
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