TECHNICAL SESSIONS

Friday, February 28, and Saturday, March 1
from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Track Chair: Robert Inder, University of Edinburgh

• Optimistic Maintenance of Knowledge-based Systems
  John Debenham, University of Technology, Sydney

• Knowledge Assessment using Fuzzy Conceptual Representation
  Perry C. Cheng, Danny Kilis, Graeme Knight, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• An Architecture for an Integrated Active Help System
  Graeme Knight, Danny Kilis, Perry C. Cheng, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• Scaling of feed forward neural systemsby efficient storage and retrieval of outputs
  Bryn Lewis, La Trobe University
  Andrew Stranieri, University of Ballarat
  John Zeleznikow, La Trobe University

BIOMEDICAL COMPUTING

Track Chair: Donna Mooney, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

• SMART: A System Supporting Medical Activities in Real-Time
  Domenico M. Pisanelli, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche-ITBM
  Fabrizio Consorti, Universitadi Roma ìLa Sapienzaî - Policlinico ìUnberto Iî

• A Diagnostic System Based on Multi-Decision Approximate Rules Model
  Ray R. Hashemi, University of Arkansas at Little Rock & National Center for Toxicological Research
  Fred Choobineh
  Merle G. Paule, William Slikker, National Center for Toxicological Research

COMPUTATIONAL LOGIC AND LOGIC PROGRAMMING

Track Chair: Ralph Wilkerson, University of Missouri-Rolla

• Direct Finite First-Order Model Generation with Negative Constraint Propagation Heuristic
  Olga Shumsky, Northwestern University
  Ralph Wilkerson, Fikret Ercal, University of Missouri-Rolla
  William McCune, Argonne National Laboratory

• Crozzle: An NP-Complete Problem
  David W. Binkley, Bradly M.Kuhn, Loyola College

COMPUTER AND TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS

Track Chair: Mohammad S. Obaidat, Monmouth University

• Analysis of Buffer Replacement Policy for WWW Policy
  H. Y. Yeom, J. Lee, Seoul National University

• A Reliable Multicast Session Protocol for Collaborative Continuous-Feed Applications W. Mostafa, M. Sighal, Ohio State University

• The Average Diameter of Binary Tree Structure
  Z. Shen, Plymouth State College

• A Design and Prototyping of anObject-Oriented Program Debugger
  C-H. Jo, P.S. Kim, H.S. Im,Kyonggi University

• An Evaluation Study of Protocols Usedin Cable TV Networks
  R. Khasawneh, LaSalle University
  M. S. Obaidat, Monmouth University

COMPUTER USES IN EDUCATION

Track Chair: Doris Carey, University of Colorado

• An Architecture for an Integrated Active Help System
  Danny Kilis, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• World Wide Web Based Grades Management
  Jan Carroll, Johnny Carroll, Sam Houston State University

DATABASE TECHNOLOGY

Track Chair: Masaru Kitsuregawa, University of Tokyo

Document Systems and Knowledge Discovery

• CHECK: A Document Plagiarism Detection System
  Antonio Si, Hong V. Leong, Rynson W. H. Lau, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• A Data Modeling Approach to the Seamless Information Exchange among Structured Documents and Databases
  Atsuyuki Morishima, Hiroyuki Kitagawa, University of Tsukuba

• *An Effective Algorithm for Mining Interesting Quantitative Association Rules
  Keith C. C. Chan, Wai-Hao Au, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• *Knowledge Discovery in Database by Prolog: Design, Implementation and its Application to Expert System Building
  Keiko Shimazu, Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd.
  Koichi Furukawa, Keio University

• *Science Watch by Knowledge Discovery in Bibliographic Databases
  T. Dkaki, IRIT, SIG, Universite Paul Sabatier

WWW and Mobile DB

• Generating HTML Sources with TFE Enhanced SQL
  Toshiyuki Seto, Takuhiro Nagafuji, Motomichi Toyama, Keio University

• PRO-MOTION : Management of Mobile Transactions
  Gary D. Walborn, Panos K.Chrysanthis, University of Pittsburgh

• *Query Planning in Infomaster
  Oliver M. Duschka and MichealR. Genesereth, Stanford University

• *Towards Interoperabale Heterogeneous Information Systems: An Experiment Using the DIOM Approach
  Yooshin Lee, Ling Liu,University of Alberta
  Calton Pu, Oregon Graduate Institute

• *Pre-Processed, Multilingual Communication on the World Wide Web
  Michael Bjorn and Christoph Neumann, University of Tsukuba

Distributed DB and Transaction Processing

• Multi-Site Distributed DatabaseTransactions Utilizing Deferred Update
  Parvathi Chundi, Daniel J.Rosenkrantz
  S. S. Ravi, University of New York, at Albany

• Location Management Methods of Migratory Data Resources in ATM Networks
  Takahiro Hara, Kaname Harumoto,Masahiko Tsukamoto, Shojiro Nishio, Osaka University

• *Enhancing the Performance of Presumed Commit Protocol
  Yousef J. Al-Houmaily, Panos K.Chrysanthis, University of Pittsburgh

• *AnAlternative Approach to Serialization of Multilevel Secure Transactions
  Brajendra Panda, Albama A&M University

Advanced Topics in DB

• SEMCOG: An Integration of SEMantics and COGnition-based Approaches for Image Retrieval
  Wen-Syan Li, Kioji Harumoto, NEC USA Inc.
  K. Selcuk Candan, University of Maryland

• A Formal Model for the Discrete Representation of Spatial Objects
  Francesca Coppa, Enrico Nardelli, Universitá di L'Aquila
  Maurizio Talamo, Universitádi Roma

• *Spatial Index Based on Multiple Interval Segments
  Xiao Weiqi, Feng Yucai,Huazhong University of Science and Technology

• *A Brief Survey of Tertiary Storage Systems and Research
  S. Prabhakar, D. Agrawal, A. ElAbbadi, A. Singh, University of California

Workflow Management and MMDB

• Group-Authoring in CONCORD A DB-based Approach
  Norbert Ritter, University of Kaiserslautern

• The RasDaMan Approach to Multidimensional Database Management
  Peter Baumann, Paula Furtadom, Roland Ritsch, Norbert Widmann, Bavarian Research Centre for Knowledbe-Based Systems, FORWISS

• *A Workflow Data Distribution Strategy for Scaleable Workflow Management Systems
  Hans Schuster, Petra Heinl, Univ. of Erlangen-Nuremberg

• *Integrated Workflow and Telecooperation Support for the German Government
  Reiner Siebert, Thomas Kindler, Tobias Soyez, University of Stuttgart

• *A Cooperative Mission Development Environment for Cross platform Integration
  Mary Ann Robbert, Bridgewater State College
  Christopher Rouff, Chiristian Burkhardt, Goddard Space Flight Center

FUZZY APPLICATIONS

• Developing a Focus in Unsupervised Database Mining
  Lawrence J. Mazlack, University of California

• Topological Relations between Fuzzy Regions
  Benjamin Zahn, Southwest Texas State University

• On the Primitivity of the Division of Fuzzy Relations
  Patrick Bosc, ENSSAT

• Investment Factor in Developing Software Applications by Software Reuse
  David Rine, George Mason University

• *Recognizing Matching among First Order Logic Terms with Neural Networks
  Carlos Mareco, Alberto Paccanaro, Universitad Catòlica "Nuestra Senora de la Asunciòn"

• *Using FuzzyGrammars for the Evaluation of SGML-based Documents
  Francesca Arcelli, F. Formato, Univ. di Salerno - Italy

• *Directionsin Technology-based Dynamic Domain Modelling
  Ahn Ta, Mitre Corp. & George Mason University

GENETIC ALGORITHMS

• Evolution using Genetic Programming of a Low-Distortion, 96 Decibel Operational Amplifier
  John Koza, David Andre, Forrest H. Bennett III, Stanford University
  Martin A. Keane, Econometrics Inc.

• Collective Memory Search
  Thomas Haynes, The University of Tulsa

• Computing with Haar Functions
  Sami Khuri, San Jose State University

• SAARA: a Simulated Annealing Algorithm for Test Pattern Generation for Digital Circuits
  Fulvio Corno, Paolo Prinetto, Maurizio Rebaudengo, Matteo Sonza Reorda, Politecnico di Torino

• Adoptive Operator Probabilities in a Genetic Algorithm that Applies Three Operators
  Bryant A. Julstom, St. CloudState University

• Why Problem-Dependent and High-Level Representation Scheme in a Genetic Algorithm is Better?
  Sam Chung, Indiana University Medical Center
  Rafael Perez, University of South Florida

• Heuristic Algorithms for the Terminal Assignment Problem
  Sami Khuri, Teresa Chiu, San Jose State University

• A Genetic Approach to Color Image Compression
  Harald Feiel, Bowling Green State University & Universitat Salzburg
  Sub Ramakrishnan, Bowling Green State University

• Design and Implementation of a Parallel Genetic Algorithm for a Job Sequencing Problem
  Luiz Satoru Ochi, Lucia Mariade Assumpcao Drummond, Universidate Federal Fluminense
  Rosa Maria Videira de Figueiredo, Iniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

• A Hybrid Algorithm for the Point to Multipoint Routing Problem
  Heather L. Christensen, Roger L. Wainwright, Dale A. Schoenefeld, University of Tulsa

• Hybrid Search Algorithms
  Roy P. Pargas, Jennifer Ludwick, Stephen Spoon, Clemson University

• Genetic VLSI Circuit Partition on g with Two-Dimensional Geographic Crossover and Zigzag Mapping
  Byung-Ro Moon, Yoon-Sik Lee, Chun-Kyung Kim, Design Technology Research Lab

• Real-Valued and Hybrid Genetic Algorithms for Polypeptide Structure Prediction
  Charles E. Kaiser, Gary B. Lamont, Laurence D. Merkle, Air Force Institute of Technology
  Goerge Gates Jr., Ruth Pachter, Wright Laboratory

MOBILE COMPUTING SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS

Track Chair: Dorota M. Huizinga, California State University, Fullerton

• Mobile Architecture for an Ambulance Service Environment
  Omran Bukhres, Stuart Morton, Purdue University School of Science

• *Microsoft Pegasus: A New Hand held Computing Platform
  Robert O'Hara, MicrosoftCorp.

• Balanced Assigment of Cells in PCS Networks,
  Jie Li, Hisao Kameda, Hideto Itoh, University of Tsukuba

• On Adaptive Caching in Mobile Databases
  Hong V. Leong, Antonio Si, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• Rule Based Adaptation in Mobile Database Systems
  Olaf Zukunnft, Universitat Oldenburg

• Mobile Computing within a Distributed Deductive Database
  Kathleen Neumann, Western Illinois University
  Martin Maskarinec, Bradley University

MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS

Track Chair: Brajendra Panda, Alabama A&M University

• A Query Processing Method for Data Warehouses which Contain Multimedia Data
  W. Perrizo, S. Krebsbach, North Dakota State University

• A Retrieval Technique for Virtual Reality Databases
  V. Gudivada, University of Missouri-Rolla
  J. Bhuyan, Tuskegee University
  R. Adusumilli, Alabama A&M University

• Application of Configurators in Domain Vector Perfect Hash Join for Multimedia Data Mining
  V.N. Rao Goli, Cambridge Technology Partners
  William Perrizo, North Dakota State University

PARALLEL AND DISTRIBUTED ALGORITHMS

Track Chair: KeqinLi, State University of New York at New Paltz

• Token Based Solutions to the M Resources Allocation Problem
  Aomar Maddi, IRISA, Campus Universitaire de Beaulieu

• A Tree Generating Algorithm for Designing Optimal Hierarchical Distributed Systems
  D. M. Huizinga, California State University

• Booking Heterogeneous Processor Resources to Reduce Communication Overhead
  D. Li, Nagoya Institute of Technology

• An Authentication-Combined Access Control Scheme Using a Geometric Approach in Distributed Systems
  W.-J. Tsaur
  S.-J. Horng, National Taiwan Institute of Technology
  T.-C. Wu

• Simple Distributed Algorithms for the Cycle Cutset Problem
  A. Jagota, The International Computer Science Institute
  R. Dechter

• Hybrid Static-Dynamic Communication Scheduling for Parallel Systems
  E. H.-M. Sha, University of Notre Dame

• *Multi-node Communication in Hyper-Ring Networks
  F. N. Sibai, Intel Corporation

• On the Impact of Pipelined Communication in Hierarchical Ring Multicomputers
  F. N. Sibai, Intel Corporation

• Distributed Routing in the Recursive Diamond Network
  F. N. Sibai, Intel Corporation

• Performance Evaluation of Processor Allocation Algorithms for Parallel Query Execution
  K. H. Liu, Victorial University of Technology

• An Efficient Processor Partitioning and Thread Mapping Strategy for Mesh-Connected Multiprocessor Systems
  H. Liu, W.-M. Lin, Y. Song, University of Texas

• Performance Prediction Based Loop Scheduling for Heterogeneous Computing Environment
  Y. Song, W.-M. Lin, University of Texas

• Performance Analysis for Parallel Solutions to Generic Search Problems
  W.-M. Lin, W. Xie, B. Yang, University of Texas

• Fault-Containing Network Protocols
  S. Ghosh, A. Gupta, S. V. Pemmaraju, University of Iowa

• Sequencing Jobs with Readiness Times and Tails on Parallel Machines
  N. Vakhania, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos

• A Negotiation Protocol for Batch Task Assignments in Dynamic Load Distribution
  C. Lu, S.-M. Lau, Chinese University of Hong Kong

• Heterogeneous Programming with Concurrent Objects
  V. K. Murthy, E.V. Krishnamurthy, Australian National University

• A Parallel Application for the Constrained Delaunary Triangulation on the Intel Paragon
  F. Lee, Winston-Salem State University

• Hierarchical Multistage Interconnection Network for Shared-Memory Multiprocessor System
  C.-H. Choi, S.-C. Kim, Sogang University

• A Parallel Multi-Operation Scheduling Problem with Machine Order Constraints
  W. Mao, College of William and Mary

• An Efficient and Effective Performance Evaluation Method for Multiprogrammed Multiprocessor Systems
  K. Li, State University of New York

• Analyzing the Expected Execution Times of Parallel Programs
  K. Li, State University of New York

• On Dynamic Tree Growing in Hypercubes
  K. Li, State University of New York

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

Track Chair: Hisham Al-Haddad, Marshall University

• Design Concepts for Matrices and Lattices in LiDIA
  Patrick Theobald, TH Darmstadt
  Susanne Wetzel, Werner Backes, Univ. Des Saarlandes

• Look-Ahead Allocation in the Presence of Branches
  James D. Shuler, SUNY College at Brockport
  Henry R. Bauer, III, University of Wyoming

• Implementation Interaction Nets in MONSTR
  R. Banach, University of Manchester
  George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus

SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING

Track Chair: S. Lakshmivarahan, University of Oklahoma

• An Efficient Algorithm For Direct Computation of Adjacent Block Coefficients in the Transformed Domain
  C. L. Sabharwal, University of Missouri-Rolla

• Effect of Data Distribution in Data Assimilation using Burgers' Equation
  Wanglung Chung, J. M. Lewis, S. Lakshmivarahan, S. K. Dhall, University of Oklahoma

• Randomness of Finite Strings: A Reconstructive Approach.
  S. Khuri, F. Stern, and T.Chin, San Jose State University

• *On the Computation of Polynomial Representation of Nilpotent Lie Groups: A Symbolic Mathematical Approach
  P. Feinsilver, Southern Illinois University,
  U. Franz, R. Schoot, Universite de Nancy