This book is part of a three-volume set that constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems, KES 2007. Coverage in this first volume includes artificial neural networks and connectionists systems, fuzzy and neuro-fuzzy systems, evolutionary computation, machine learning and classical AI, agent systems, and information engineering and applications in ubiquitous computing environments.

General Tracks.- A New Neural Network with Adaptive Activation Function for Classification of ECG Arrhythmias.- A Simple and Effective Neural Model for the Classification of Structured Patterns.- CSFNN Synapse and Neuron Design Using Current Mode Analog Circuitry.- Design of Neural Networks.- Fast Fingerprints Classification Only Using the Directional Image.- Geometric Algebra Rotors for Sub-symbolic Coding of Natural Language Sentences.- Neural Network Models for Abduction Problems Solving.- Online Training of Hierarchical RBF.- Selecting Features by Learning Markov Blankets.- ANFIS Based Emotions Recognision in Speech.- Binary Particle Swarm Optimization for Black-Scholes Option Pricing.- Design of Very High-Speed Integer Fuzzy Controller Without Multiplications by Using VHDL.- Extended Fuzzy C-Means Clustering in GIS Environment for Hot Spot Events.- Fuzzy Fusion in Multimodal Biometric Systems.- Parameter Determination of Induction Machines by Hybrid Genetic Algorithms.- Prediction of E.Coli Promoter Gene Sequences Using a Hybrid Combination Based on Feature Selection, Fuzzy Weighted Pre-processing, and Decision Tree Classifier.- A Hybrid Symbolic-Statistical Approach to Modeling Metabolic Networks.- Boosting Support Vector Machines Using Multiple Dissimilarities.- Inductive Concept Retrieval and Query Answering with Semantic Knowledge Bases Through Kernel Methods.- Sub-symbolic Mapping of Cyc Microtheories in Data-Driven "Conceptual" Spaces.- A Belief-Desire Framework for Goal Revision.- An Investigation of Agent-Based Hybrid Approach to Solve Flowshop and Job-Shop Scheduling Problems.- Calculating Optimal Decision Using Meta-level Agents for Multi-Agents in Networks.- Determining Consensus with Dependencies of Set Attributes Using Symmetric Difference.-Field-Based Coordination of Mobile Intelligent Agents: An Evolutionary Game Theoretic Analysis.- Hybrid Filtering Methods Applied in Web-Based Movie Recommendation System.- Network Simulation in a Fragmented Mobile Agent Network.- RSS-Based Blog Agents for Educational Applications.- Soft Computing Approach to Contextual Determination of Grounding Sets for Simple Modalities.- The Statistical Verification of Rough Classification Algorithms.- Toward a Novel Multi-modal HCI: Fusion Architecture Using Confidence Score and Fuzzy Value.- Using Uncertainties as Basis for Evaluating Plans.- A Knowledge Sorting and Matrix Representation Approach for Developing Knowledge-Based Product Design Systems.- Automated Testing for Knowledge Based Systems.- Building Maintainable Knowledge Bases with Knowledge Objects.- Influenza Forecast: Case-Based Reasoning or Statistics?.- Knowledge Based Industrial Maintenance Using Portable Devices and Augmented Reality.- Modelling a Team of Radiologists for Lung Nodule Detection in CT Scans.- Parallel Computations for Logic-Algebraic Based Expert Systems.- Process Control of an Event Filter Farm for a Particle Physics Experiment Based on Expert System Technology.- The CTCN Temporal Model for Representing Knowledge in the Sleep Apnea Syndrome Diagnostic Task.- Alternative Methods of Wave Motion Modelling.- Conceptual Enrichment of Locations Pointed Out by the User.- Design of Urban Growth Probability Model by Using Spatial Association Rules.- Detecting Individual Activities from Video in a Smart Home.- Harmony Search Algorithm for Solving Sudoku.- Path Prediction of Moving Objects on Road Networks Through Analyzing Past Trajectories.- Performance Analysis of WAP in Bluetooth Ad-Hoc Network System.- Performance Evaluation of Embedded Garbage Collectors in CVM Environment.- Time Discretisation Applied to Anomaly Detection in a Marine Engine.- Using Weak Prior Information on Structures to Learn Bayesian Networks.- 3D ?-Expansion and Graph Cut Algorithms for Automatic Liver Segmentation from CT Images.- A Study on the Gesture Recognition Based on the Particle Filter.- Analysis and Recognition of Touching Cell Images Based on Morphological Structures.- Comparison of Accumulative Computation with Traditional Optical Flow.- Face Recognition Based on 2D and 3D Features.- Generalization of a Recognition Algorithm Based on the Karhunen-Loève Transform.- Intelligent Monitoring System for Driver's Alertness (A Vision Based Approach).- JPEG2000 Low Complexity Allocation Method of Quality Layers.- Motion Estimation Algorithm in Video Coding.- Real-Time Vision Based Gesture Recognition for Human-Robot Interaction.- Reference Independent Moving Object Detection: An Edge Segment Based Approach.- Search for a Computationally Efficient Image Super-Resolution Algorithm.- Step-by-Step Description of Lateral Interaction in Accumulative Computation.- Suitability of Edge Segment Based Moving Object Detection for Real Time Video Surveillance.- An Ontology for Modelling Human Resources Management Based on Standards.- Corpus Building for Corporate Knowledge Discovery and Management: A Case Study of Manufacturing.- Intelligent Decision Support System for Evaluation of Ship Designers.- Philosophy Ontology for Learning the Contents of Texts.- Recent Advances in Intelligent Decision Technologies.- Reinforcement Learning of Competitive Skills with Soccer Agents.- A Bootstrapping Approach for Chinese Main Verb Identification.- A Novel Method of Extracting and Rendering News Web Sites on Mobile Devices.- An Adaptation Framework for QBH-BasedMusic Retrieval.- An Association Method Using Concept-Base.- Fair News Reader: Recommending News Articles with Different Sentiments Based on User Preference.- Location Name Extraction for User Created Digital Content Services.- Understanding Support Method of Unknown Words Using Robot Type Search Engine.- AI Techniques for Waste Water Treatment Plant Control Case Study: Denitrification in a Pilot-Scale SBR.- An Embedded Real-Time Automatic Lane-Keeping System.- Effects of Kinematics Design on Tracking Performance of Model-Based Adaptive Control.- Fault Detection with Evolution Strategies Based Particle Filter and Backward Sequential Probability Ratio Test.- Infringing Key Authentication of an ID-Based Group Key Exchange Protocol Using Binary Key Trees.- Multiresolution ICA for Artifact Identification from Electroencephalographic Recordings.- Neural Networks for Matching in Computer Vision.- SNNR-Based Improved Multi-modal Fusion and Fission Using Fuzzy Value Based on WPS and Web.- Vision Technologies for Intelligent Vehicles.- A Geographic Event Management, Based on Set Operation Among Geographic Objects.- A Method for Judging Illogical Discourse Based on Concept Association and Common-Sense Judgment.- A Query-Strategy-Focused Taxonomy and a Customizable Benchmarking Framework for Peer-to-Peer Information Retrieval Techniques.- An Approach for Four Way Set Associative Multilevel CMOS Cache Memory.- An Intelligent Typhoon Damage Prediction System from Aerial Photographs.- Analysis and Research of Predictive Algorithm in NCS with Time Delay.- Automated Planning and Replanning in an Intelligent Virtual Environments for Training.- Determination of Illuminance Level Using ANN Model.- Efficient Content Distribution Method Based on Location and Similarity in Unstructured P2PSystem.- GIGISim - The Intelligent Telehealth System: Computer Aided Diabetes Management - A New Review.- Image Mining Using Wavelet Transform.- Implementation of Intelligent Active Fault Tolerant Control System.- Natural Language Understanding for Generating Grasp Actions.- New Machine Scores and Their Combinations for Automatic Mandarin Phonetic Pronunciation Quality Assessment.- Particle Swarm Optimization Applied to Vertical Traffic Scheduling in Buildings.- Person Identification Using Lip Motion Sequence.- Proposal of Method to Judge Speaker's Emotion Based on Association Mechanism.- The Automatic Peer-to-Peer Signature for Source Address Validation.- Traffic Demand Prediction Using ANN Simulator.