Advances in Intelligent Systems: Concepts, Tools and Applications

Front Matter....Pages i-xl
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Sources of Efficiency in Planning: A Survey....Pages 3-20
An Interactive Geometric Constraint Solver....Pages 21-32
An Intelligent Agent Framework in VRML Worlds....Pages 33-42
Determining the Visual Interpretation of Actions in Interactive Stories....Pages 43-50
An Attribute Grammar Driven High-Level Synthesis Paradigm for Control Applications....Pages 51-62
A Case Study in Specifying the Denotational Semantics of C....Pages 63-74
A Multi-Agent Model for Content-Based Electronic Document Filtering....Pages 75-86
An Array Architecture for Syntactic Pattern Recognition....Pages 87-96
A Smart Load Balance Scheme for an Automatic Arbitrage Detection System....Pages 97-108
Intelligent Guidance in a Virtual University....Pages 109-118
Front Matter....Pages 119-119
Question Answering and Information Extraction from Texts....Pages 121-130
Named Entity Recognition from Greek Texts: The GIE Project....Pages 131-142
Using Functional Style Features to Enhance Information Extraction from Greek Texts....Pages 143-154
Lexical Knowledge Extraction from Technical Texts....Pages 155-166
Information Extraction Techniques for Multilevel Text Matching....Pages 167-178
Parallel Information Extraction System for Multilingual Information Access....Pages 179-190
Using Information Extraction for Knowledge Entering....Pages 191-200
Eliciting Terminological Knowledge for Information Extraction Applications....Pages 201-210
Natural Language Interface to an Agent....Pages 211-218
Using Forward Temporal Planning for the Production of Interactive Tutoring Dialogues....Pages 219-230
Front Matter....Pages 119-119
Content-Based Audio Retrieval Using a Generalized Algorithm....Pages 231-242
Intelligent Retrieval of Temporal and Periodic Data....Pages 243-252
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
A Java-Based Image Processing System....Pages 255-264
Wavelet Image Compression: A Comparative Study....Pages 265-276
Effective Image Expansion Using Subband Filterbanks....Pages 277-286
Color Image Segmentation for Multimedia Applications....Pages 287-298
Transformations Between Pictures from 2D to 3D....Pages 299-310
A Multicamera Active 3D Reconstruction Approach....Pages 311-320
Video Object Segmentation Using the EM Algorithm....Pages 321-332
Estimation of 3D Motion and Structure of Human Faces....Pages 333-344
Face Recognition Based on Multiple Representations: Splitting the Error Space....Pages 345-356
An Efficient Algorithm for Rendering Parametric Curves....Pages 357-364
Gesture Recognition : The Gesture Segmentation Problem....Pages 367-378
A Color Coordinate Normalizer Chip....Pages 379-386
Front Matter....Pages 387-387
Stochastic Modeling in GPS Estimation....Pages 389-400
Digital Image Processing for Weathering Analysis and Planning of Conservation Interventions on Historic Structures and Complexes....Pages 401-414
A Thinning-Based Method for Extracting Peri-Urban Road Network from Panchromatic Images....Pages 415-426
Integration of Multiple Software Tools for the Design and Analysis of Structures....Pages 427-438
Application of Distributed Techniques in a Set of Tools to Climatic Sensor Signal Validation and Data Analysis : DAMOCIA-VAL and DAMOCIA-EXP....Pages 439-450
Current Techniques in Distributed Sensor Networks and Connection with AI and GIS: An Overview....Pages 451-466
Front Matter....Pages 387-387
A New Technique for Non-Invasive Assessment of Aortic Pressure Modulations during Treadmill Running....Pages 467-474
The Role of Planning in Scheduling Patient Tests in Hospital Laboratories....Pages 475-486
Entropy Based Fatigue Identification in Spinal Surface Electromyographic Signals using Wavelets....Pages 487-498
European Thematic Network for Intelligent Forecasting....Pages 499-508
Review of ANN Based Load Forecasting Research for the EPS of Crete....Pages 509-514
Critical Factors in Load Forecasting for the Autonomous Electric Power System of Crete....Pages 515-526
Reliability Cost Assessment in Composite Power Systems using the Monte Carlo Simulation Approach....Pages 527-536
Back Matter....Pages 537-541