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Nikos MastorakisHellenic Naval AcademyMilitary Institutes of UniversityEducation

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Valeri MladenovTechnical University of SofiaSofia, Bulgariavalerim@tu-sofia.bg

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Contents

Part I Neural Networks and Applications

1 Handwriting Knowledge Based on Parameterization for Writer

Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Carlos F. Romero, Carlos M. Travieso, Miguel A. Ferrer,and Jesus B. Alonso

2 Identification Surfaces Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Virgil Teodor, Alexandru Epureanu, and Ciprian Cuzmin

3 Neuro-Fuzzy Models and Tobacco Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Sonja Petrovic-Lazarevic and Jian Ying Zhang

4 PNN for Molecular Level Selection Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Krzysztof A. Cyran

5 Fine-Tune Artificial Neural Networks Automatically. . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Francisco Reinaldo, Rui Camacho, Luıs P. Reis,and Demetrio Reno Magalhaes

6 A Neurofuzzy Network for Supporting Detection of Diabetic

Symptoms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Leonarda Carnimeo

7 Empirical Assessment of LR- and ANN-Based Fault Prediction

Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Bindu Goel and Yogesh Singh

Part II Advances in Image Processing

8 A New Scheme of Image Watermarking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Chokri Chemak, Jean Christophe Lapayre, and MohamedSalim Bouhlel

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9 Diffusing Vector Field of Gray-Scale Images for Image

Segmentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81X.D. Zhuang and N.E. Mastorakis

10 Image Processing via Synchronization in a Self-Organizing

Oscillatory Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Eugene Grichuk, Margarita Kuzmina, and Eduard Manykin

11 Feature Based Color Stereo Matching Algorithm Using Restricted

Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Hajar Sadeghi, Payman Moallem, and S. Amirhassan Monadjemi

12 A Novel Edge-Preserving Lossy Image Coder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Osslan Osiris Vergara Villegas, Manuel de Jesus Nandayapa Alfaro,and Vianey Guadalupe Cruz Sanchez

Part III Modeling and Simulation

13 Equivalent Circuit Extraction for Passive Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Yi-Ting Kuo, Hsueh-Yung (Robert) Chao, and Yiming Li

14 Sleep Quality Differences According to a Statistical Continuous

Sleep Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133A.G. Ravelo-Garcıa, F.D. Lorenzo-Garcıa,and J.L. Navarro-Mesa

15 Simulation Modeling in Support of a European Airspace Study . . . . . 143John Morris, John James, James DeArmon, Kelly Connolly,and Paula Mahoney

16 3D Measurement System for Car Deformation Analysis . . . . . . . . . . 153Andras Rovid, Takeshi Hashimoto, and Peter Varlaki

17 Adaptive MV ARMA Identification Under the Presence of Noise . . . 165Stylianos Sp. Pappas, Vassilios C. Moussas,and Sokratis K. Katsikas

18 Planck’s Law Simulation Using Particle Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179Douglas Farias Cordeiro, Marcos Aurelio Batista,and Celia A. Zorzo Barcelos

19 Simulation Results Using Shock Absorbers with Primary

Intelligence—VZN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185Adrian-Ioan Niculescu, Tudor Sireteanu, and Daniel Dumitriu

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20 Pattern Generation via Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199Tatsuo Suzuki and Yasumichi Hasegawa

21 3D Reconstruction: Estimating Depth of Hole from 2D Camera

Perspectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213Muhammad Abuzar Fahiem, Shaiq A. Haq, Farhat Saleemi,and Huma Tauseef

22 Modeling Diversity in Recovery Computer Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223George Popov and Valeri Mladenov

23 Cell Automata Models for a Reaction-Diffusion System . . . . . . . . . . 235Costin-Radu Boldea and Afrodita Balasa Boldea

24 3D Reconstruction of Solid Models from 2D Camera Perspectives . . 241Muhammad Abuzar Fahiem

25 DiProNN: VM-Based Distributed Programmable Network Node

Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251Tomas Rebok

26 A Semantics of Behavioural Concepts for Open Virtual

Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261Mohamed Bouhdadi and Youssef Balouki

27 A Semantics of Community Related Concepts in ODP Enterprise

Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273Mohamed Bouhdadi and Youssef Balouki

28 Modeling of the Speech Process Including Anatomical Structure

of the Vocal Tract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285Zygmunt Ciota

29 Carbon Nanotube FET with Asymmetrical Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291Alireza Kargar, Zoheir Kordrostami, and MohammadHossein Sheikhi

30 Optimizing Prosthesis Design by Using Virtual Environments . . . . . . 297Adrian Zafiu, Monica Dascalu, Eduard Franti,and Annely-Mihaela Zafiu

Part IV Multi-Agent Systems

31 A Maude-Based Tool for Simulating DIMA Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305Noura Boudiaf and Lakhdar Sahbi

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32 Using Two-Level Morphology to Recognize Derived

Agentive Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319Arbana Kadriu

33 Towards an Agent Framework to Support Distributed

Problem Solving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329G.A. Mallah, Z.A. Shaikh, and N.A. Shaikh

34 Building Moderately Open Multi-Agent Systems:

The HABA Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337A. Garces, R. Quiros, M. Chover, J. Huerta, and E. Camahort

Part V Educational Software and E-Learning Systems

35 Using Mathematics for Data Traffic Modeling Within

an E-Learning Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349Marian Cristian Mihaescu

36 Developing Statistics Learning at a Distance Using Formal

Discussions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359Jamie D. Mills

37 Distance Teaching in the Technology Course in Senior

High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367Shi-Jer Lou, Tzai-Hung Huang, Chia-Hung Yen,Mei-Huang Huang, and Yi-Hui Lui

38 Electronic Exams for the 21st Century. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383Antonios S. Andreatos

39 Effects of the Orff Music Teaching Method on Creative

Thinking Abilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391Rong-Jyue Fang, Hung-Jen Yang, C. Ray Diez,Hua-Lin Tsai, Chi-Jen Lee, and Tien-Sheng Tsai

40 Knowledge Application for Preparing Engineering High School

Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399Kuo-Hung Tseng, Ming-Chang Wu, and See-Chien Hou

41 Collaborative Online Network and Cultural Exchange Project . . . . . 409Rong-Jyue Fang, Hung-Jen Yang, C. Ray Diez, Hua-Lin Tsai,Chi-Jen Lee, and Tien-Sheng Tsai

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42 A Study of the Project on Mobile Devices in Education . . . . . . . . . . . 421Rong-Jyue Fang, Hung-Jen Yang, Hua-Lin Tsai, Chi-Jen Lee,Chung-Ping Lee, and Pofen Wang

43 The Solutions of Mobile Technology for Primary School . . . . . . . . . . 431Rong-Jyue Fang, Hung-Jen Yang, C. Ray Diez, Hua-Lin Tsai,Chi-Jen Lee, and Tien-Sheng Tsai

44 A Study of Verifying Knowledge Reuse Path Using SEM . . . . . . . . . 443Hung-Jen Yang, Hsieh-Hua Yang, and Jui-Chen Yu

45 A Web-Based System for Distance Learning of Programming . . . . . . 453V.N. Kasyanov and E.V. Kasyanova

46 New Software for the Study of the Classic Surfaces from

Differential Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463Anca Iordan, George Savii, Manuela Panoiu, and Caius Panoiu

47 Data Requirements for Detecting Student Learning Style

in an AEHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473Elvira Popescu, Philippe Trigano, and Mircea Preda

48 Ontology-Based Feedback E-Learning System

for Mobile Computing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479Ahmed Sameh

Part VI Information Communication Technologies

49 Potentiality of Information Technology Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491Emmanouil Zoulias, Stavroula Kourtesi, Lambros Ekonomou,Angelos Nakulas, and Georgios P. Fotis

50 A Review of Techniques to Counter Spam and Spit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501Angelos Nakulas, Lambros Ekonomou, Stavroula Kourtesi,Georgios P. Fotis, and Emmanouil Zoulias

51 Sequential Algorithms for Max-Min Fair Bandwidth Allocation . . . . 511Wodzimierz Ogryczak and Tomasz Sliwinski

52 A Temporal Variation in Indoor Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523A. Jraifi, E.H Saidi, A. El Khafaji, and J. El Abbadi

53 Workflow Management for Cross-Media Publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533Andreas Veglis and Andreas Pomportsis

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54 A Bayesian Approach to Improve the Performance

of P2P Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543Bertalan Forstner and Hassan Charaf

55 Deploying BitTorrent in Mobile Environments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555Imre Kelenyi and Bertalan Forstner

56 Numerical Simulation for the Hopf Bifurcation in TCP Systems . . . . 567Gabriela Mircea and Mihaela Muntean

57 Communications by Vector Manifolds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575Guennadi Kouzaev

58 A Computation Study in Mesh Networks by Scheduling

Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583G.E. Rizos, D.C. Vasiliadis, E. Stergiou, and E. Glavas

59 Serially Concatenated RS Codes with ST Turbo Codes

Over Ring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 591P. Remlein and R. Orzechowski

60 Network Performance Monitoring and Utilization Measurement. . . . 601Goran Martinovic, Drago Zagar, and Drazen Tomic

61 Blind Adaptive Multiuser Detection Based on Affine Projection

Algorithm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607Amin Khansefid and Ali Olfat

62 Multiple Base Station Positioning for Sensor Applications . . . . . . . . 619M. Amac Guvensan, Z. Cihan Taysi, and A. Gokhan Yavuz

63 Considerations for the Design of a General Purpose Wireless Sensor

Node. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 631Z. Cihan Taysi and A. Gokhan Yavuz

64 Performance Comparison and Improvement of Wireless Network

Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 643G.E. Rizos, D.C. Vasiliadis, and E. Stergiou

65 Modeling the Erroneous Behaviour of a Sequential Memory

Component with Streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651Walter Dosch

66 FPGA Implementation of PPM I-UWB Baseband Transceiver . . . . . 663K.S. Mohammed

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67 WSN-Based Audio Surveillance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 675R. Alesii, G. Gargano, F. Graziosi, L. Pomante, and C. Rinaldi

68 Smart Antenna Design Using Multi-Objective Genetic

Algorithms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 683I.O. Vardiambasis, N. Tzioumakis, and T. Melesanaki

Part VII Computer Applications in Modern Medicine

69 Intention to Adopt the E-Health Services System

in a Bureau of Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 691Hsieh-Hua Yang, Jui-Chen Yu, Hung-Jen Yang,and Wen-Hui Han

70 Visualization and Clustering of DNA Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701Krista Rizman Zalik

71 E-Health Service in Taiwan—The Role of Organizational

Innovativeness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 711Hsieh-Hua Yang, Jui-Chen Yu, and Hung-Jen Yang

72 Analysis of Heart Sounds with Wavelet Entropy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721S. Bunluechokchai and P. Tosaranon

73 Detection of Mitral Regurgitation and Normal Heart Sounds . . . . . . 729S. Bunluechokchai and W. Ussawawongaraya

74 Wavelet Entropy Detection of Heart Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737T. Leeudomwong and P. Woraratsoontorn

75 Continuous Wavelet Transform Analysis of Heart Sounds . . . . . . . . . 745P. Woraratsoontorn and T. Leeudomwong

76 Limitations of Lung Segmentation Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 753Nisar Ahmed Memon, Anwar Majid Mirza, and S.A.M. Gilani

77 Segmentation of Anatomical Structures Using Volume Definition

Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 767S. Zimeras and G. Karangelis

78 Shape Analysis of Heart Rate Lorenz Plots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 779France Sevsek

79 Human Readable Rule Induction in Medical Data Mining . . . . . . . . . 787Nor Ridzuan Daud and David Wolfe Corne

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Author Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 799

Subject Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 803

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Contributors

J. El Abbadi Lab d’Electronique et de Telecommunication, EMI, Rabat,Morocco

R. Alesii Universita degli Studi dell’Aquila, Centro di Eccellenza DEWS,67100 Poggio di Roio (AQ), Italy, alesii@ing.univaq.it

Manuel de Jesus Nandayapa Alfaro Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez(UACJ), Avenida del Charro 450 Norte Ciudad Juarez Chihuahua Mexico,mnandaya@uacj.mx

Jesus B. Alonso Centro Tecnologico para la Innovacion en Comunicaciones(CETIC), Dpto. de Senales y Comunicaciones, Universidad de Las Palmas deGran Canaria, Campus de Tafira, E35017, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain,jalonso@dsc.ulpgc.es

Antonios S. Andreatos Division of Computer Engineering and InformationScience, Hellenic Air Force Academy, Dekeleia, Attica, TGA-1010, Greece,aandreatos@hafa.gr, aandreatos@gmail.com

Youssef Balouki Department of Mathematics and Computer Science,Mohammed V University, B.P 1014, Av. Ibn Bettouta, Rabat Morocco,balouki@fsr.ac.ma

Celia A. Zorzo Barcelos Federal University of Uberlandia 38.400-902,Uberlandia, MG, Brasil, celiazb@ufu.br

Marcos Aurelio Batista Federal University of Goias 75.701-970, Catalao, GO,Brasil, marcos@catalao.ufg.br

Afrodita Balasa Boldea Department of Computer Science, West Universityof Timisoara, 4,Vasile Parvan, Timisoara1900, Romania,alinusha_b@yahoo.com

Costin-Radu Boldea Department of Computer Science, West Universityof Timisoara, 4,Vasile Parvan, Timisoara1900, Romania, cboldea@info.uvt.ro

Noura Boudiaf Computer Science Department, University of Oum El Bouaghi04000 Oum El Bouaghi, Algeria, boudiafn@yahoo.com

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Mohamed Bouhdadi Department of Mathematics and Computer Science,Mohammed V University, B.P 1014, Av. Ibn Bettouta, Rabat, Morocco,bouhdadi@fsr.ac.ma

Mohamed Salim Bouhlel Research Unit, Sciences and Technologies of Imageand Telecommunications (SETIT), Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sfax,Tunisia, medsalim.bouhlel@enis.rnu.tn

S. Bunluechokchai Department of Industrial Physics and MedicalInstrumentation, Faculty of Applied Science, King Mongkut’s Instituteof Technology, North Bangkok, 1518 Pibulsongkram Road, Bangsue,Bangkok 10800 Thailand

Rui Camacho DEEC & LIACC, Universidade do Porto, R. Dr Roberto Frias,s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal, rcamacho@fe.up.pt

E. Camahort Department of Computer Systems, Polytechnic Universityof Valencia, Valencia, Spain

Leonarda Carnimeo Dipartimento di Elettrotecnica ed Elettronica, Politecnicodi Bari, Via Orabona, 4 70125 BARI – Italy, carnimeo@deemail.poliba.it

Hsueh-Yung (Robert) Chao Department of Communication Engineering,National Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta-Hsueh Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan

Hassan Charaf Department of Automation and Applied Informatics,Budapest University of Technology and Economics, H-1111 Budapest,Goldmann Gyorgy ter 3., Hungary

Chokri Chemak Research Unit, Sciences and Technologies of Image andTelecommunications (SETIT), Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sfax,Tunisia, cchemak@univ-fcomte.fr

M. Chover Department of Computer Systems, Jaume I University, Castellon,Spain

Zygmunt Ciota Department of Microelectronics and Computer Science,Technical University of Lodz, Poland

Kelly Connolly TheMITRECorporation, 202 Burlington Road, Bedford,MA01730-1420, USA

Douglas Farias Cordeiro Federal University of Uberlandia 38.400-902,Uberlandia, MG, Brasil, douglasf@pos.facom.ufu.br

David Wolfe Corne School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences,Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK

Ciprian Cuzmin Department ofManufacturing Engineering, ‘‘Dunarea de Jos’’University of Galat� i, Galat� i, 111 Domneasca Street, zip code 800201, Romania

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Krzysztof A. Cyran Institute of Informatics, Silesian University

of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

Monica Dascalu IMT Bucharest, Erou Iancu Nicolae 32B Street, Romania

Nor Ridzuan Daud Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology,

University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

James DeArmon The MITRE Corporation, 202 Burlington Road, Bedford,

MA 01730-1420, USA

C. Ray Diez Department of Technology, The University of North Dakota,

Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA, Clayton.Diez@mail.business.und.edu

Walter Dosch Institute of Software Technology and Programming Languages,

University of Lubeck, Lubeck, Germany

Daniel Dumitriu Institute of SolidMechanics, Romanian Academy, Bucures� ti,Romania, dumitri04@yahoo.com

Lambros Ekonomou Hellenic American University, 12 Kaplanon Str., 106 80

Athens, Greece, leekonom@gmail.com

Alexandru Epureanu Department ofManufacturing Engineering, ‘‘Dunarea de

Jos’’ University of Galat� i, Galat� i, 111 Domneasca Street, zip code 800201,

Romania

Muhammad Abuzar Fahiem University of Engineering and Technology,

Lahore, Pakistan; Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan,

abuzar@uet.edu.pk

Rong-Jyue Fang Department of Information Management, Southern Taiwan

University of Technology, Taiwan, ROC, rxf26@mail.stut.edu.tw

Miguel A. Ferrer Centro Tecnologico para la Innovacion en Comunicaciones

(CETIC), Dpto. de Senales y Comunicaciones, Universidad de Las Palmas de

Gran Canaria, Campus de Tafira, E35017, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain,

mferrer@dsc.ulpgc.es

Bertalan Forstner Department of Automation and Applied Informatics,

Budapest University of Technology and Economics, H-1111 Budapest,

Goldmann Gyorgy ter 3., Hungary, bertalan.forstner@aut.bme.hu

Georgios P. Fotis National Technical University of Athens, 9 Iroon

Politechniou Str., 157 80 Athens, Greece, gfotis@gmail.com

Eduard Franti IMT Bucharest, Erou Iancu Nicolae 32B street, Romania,

edif@atlas.cpe.pub.ro

A. Garces Department of Computer Systems, Jaume I University, Castellon,

Spain

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F. D. Lorenzo-Garcıa Dpto. de Senales y Comunicaciones, Universidad de LasPalmas de Gran Canaria, Campus de Tafira, E35017, Las Palmas de GranCanaria, Spain

A. G. Ravelo-Garcıa Dpto. de Senales y Comunicaciones, Universidad de LasPalmas de Gran Canaria, Campus de Tafira, E35017, Las Palmas de GranCanaria, Spain, aravelo@dsc.ulpgc.es

G. Gargano Universita degli Studi dell’Aquila, Centro di Eccellenza DEWS,67100 Poggio di Roio (AQ), Italy, gino.gargano@email.it

S.A.M. Gilani Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Ghulam IshaqKhan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi, Pakistan,asif@giki.edu.pk

E. Glavas A.T.E.I. of Epirus, Department of Teleinformatics andManagement, GR-471 00 Arta, Greece, eglavas@teiep.gr

Bindu Goel University School of Information Technology, Guru GobindSingh Indraprastha University, Kashmere Gate, Delhi -06, India,bindu_delus@yahoo.com

F. Graziosi Universita degli Studi dell’Aquila, Centro di Eccellenza DEWS,67100 Poggio di Roio (AQ), Italy, graziosi@ing.univaq.it

Eugene Grichuk Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Kashirskoe Schosse,115409 Moscow, Russia, es@t-25.ru

M. Amac Guvensan Department of Computer Engineering, Yildiz TeknikUniversity, Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey, amac@ce.yildiz.edu.tr

Wen-Hui Han Department of Nursing, Yuanpei University, No.306, YuanpeiStreet, Hsin Chu 30015, Taiwan, wenhui@mail.ypu.edu.tw

Shaiq A. Haq University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

Yasumichi Hasegawa Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1193 Japan,yhasega@gifu-u.ac.jp

Takeshi Hashimoto Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering,Shizuoka University, 5-1, 3-chome Johoku, 432-8561 Hamamatsu, Japan

See-Chien Hou National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan, ROC

Mei-Huang Huang Institute of Technological and Vocational Education,National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Tzai-Hung Huang Institute of Technological and Vocational Education,National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

J. Huerta Department of Computer Systems, Jaume I University, Castellon,Spain

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Anca Iordan Engineering Faculty of Hunedoara, Technical University

of Timis� oara, Revolutiei 5, 331128 Hunedoara, Transylvania, Romania,

anca.iordan@fih.upt.ro

John James The MITRE Corporation, 202 Burlington Road, Bedford, MA

01730-1420, USA

A. Jraifi Groupe CPR, Canal, Radio & Propagation, Lab/UFR-PHE, Faculte

des Sciences de Rabat, Morocco

Arbana Kadriu CST Department, SEE-University, b.b. 1200 Tetovo,

FYROM, a.kadriu@seeu.edu.mk

G. Karangelis Oncology Systems Ltd., Shrewsbury, SY1 3AF, UK

Alireza Kargar Department of Electronics and Engineering, School of

Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran; Shiraz Nanotechnology Research

Institute, Shiraz, Iran

V.N. Kasyanov A.P. Ershov Institute of Informatics Systems/Novosibirsk

State University, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia

E.V. Kasyanova A.P. Ershov Institute of Informatics Systems/Novosibirsk

State University, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia

Sokratis K. Katsikas Department of Technology Education and Digital

Systems, University of Piraeus, 150 Androutsou St., Piraeus, 18532, Greece,

ska@unipi.gr

Imre Kelenyi Department of Automation and Applied Informatics, Budapest

University of Technology and Economics, H-1111 Budapest, Goldmann

Gyorgy ter 3., Hungary

A. El Khafaji Lab d’Electronique et de Telecommunication, EMI, Rabat,

Morocco

Amin Khansefid Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University

of Tehran, Campus #2, University of Tehran, North Kargar Ave., Tehran,

Iran, a.khansefid@ece.ut.ac.ir

Zoheir Kordrostami Department of Electrical Engineering, School of

Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran; Shiraz Nanotechnology Research

Institute, Shiraz, Iran, zkrostami@shirazu.ac.it

Stavroula Kourtesi Hellenic Public Power Corporation S.A., 22 Chalcocondyli

Str., 104 32 Athens, Greece, stavriani_kourtesi@yahoo.gr

Guennadi Kouzaev Department of Electronics and Telecommunications,

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

Yi-Ting Kuo Department of Communication Engineering, National Chiao

Tung University, 1001 Ta-Hsueh Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan

Contributors xvii

Margarita Kuzmina Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics RAS,Miusskaya Sq. 4, 125047 Moscow, Russia, kuzmina@spp.keldysh.ru

Jean Christophe Lapayre Computer Laboratory of Franche-Comte (L.I.F.C.),Franche-Compte University of Sciences and Techniques, France, Jeanchristophe.lapayre@univ-fcomte.fr

Chi-Jen Lee Department of Industrial Technology Education, NationalKaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan, mickeylee@gmail.com

Chung-Ping Lee Graduate Institute of Educational Entrepreneurship andManagement, National University of Tainan, Taiwan, cl87369@yahoo.com.tw

T. Leeudomwong Department of Industrial Physics and MedicalInstrumentation, Faculty of Applied Science, King Mongkut’s Institute ofTechnology, North Bangkok, 1518 Pibulsongkram Road, Bangsue, Bangkok10800 Thailand

Yiming Li Department of Communication Engineering, National Chiao TungUniversity, 1001 Ta-Hsueh Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan

Shi-Jer Lou Institute of Technological and Vocational Education, NationalPingtung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, ROC,lou@mail.npust.edu.tw

Yi-Hui Lui Institute of Technological and Vocational Education, NationalPingtung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Demetrio Reno Magalhaes Depto de Exatas & CSI, UnilesteMG, Av Pres.Tancredo Neves, 3500, 35170-056, C. Fabriciano, MG, Brasil,reno@uniliestemg.br

Paula Mahoney The MITRE Corporation, 202 Burlington Road, Bedford,MA 01730-1420, USA

G.A. Mallah National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, ST-4,Sector-17/D, Shah Latif Town, Karachi, Pakistan

EduardManykin Russian RC ‘‘Kurchatov Institute’’, Kurchatov Sq. 1, 123182Moscow, Russia, edmany@isssph.kiae.ru

Goran Martinovic Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Josip Juraj StrossmayerUniversity of Osijek, Kneza Trpimira 2b, Croatia, goran.martinovic@etfos.hr

N.E. Mastorakis WSEAS Headquarters, Agiou Ioannou Theologou 17-23,15773, Zografou, Athens, Greece

T. Melesanaki Division of Telecommunications, Microwave Communicationsand Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, Department of Electronics,Technological Educational Institute (T.E.I.) of Crete, Chania Branch,Romanou 3, Chalepa, 73133 Chania Crete, Greece, ivardia@chania.teicrete.gr

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Nisar Ahmed Memon Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Ghulam

Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi, Pakistan,

memon_nisar@yahoo.com

Marian Cristian Mihaescu Software Engineering Department, University

of Craiova, Craiova, Romania

Jamie D. Mills Department of Educational Studies, University of Alabama,

316-A Carmichael Hall, Box 870231, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0231, USA,

jmills@bamaed.ua.edu

GabrielaMircea Faculty of Economic Sciences, West University of Timisoara,

Romania, gabriela.mircea@fse.uvt.ro

Anwar Majid Mirza Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Ghulam

Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi, Pakistan,

anwar.m.mirza@gmail.com

Valeri Mladenov Department of Theoretical Electrical Engineering, Technical

University of Sofia, 8 Kliment Ohridski St., Sofia 1000, Bulgaria,

valerim@tu-sofia.bg

PaymanMoallem Faculty of Engineering, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran,

p_moallem@eng.ui.ac.ir

K.S. Mohammed Electronic Department, National Telecommunication

Institute, Cairo, Egypt

S. Amirhassan Monadjemi Faculty of Engineering, University of Isfahan,

Isfahan, Iran, monadjemi@eng.ui.ac.ir

John Morris The MITRE Corporation, 202 Burlington Road, Bedford, MA

01730-1420, USA, jemorris@mitre.org, www.mitre.org

Vassilios C. Moussas School of Technological Applications (S.T.E.F.),

Technological Educational Institution (T.E.I.) of Athens, Egaleo, Greece,

vmouss@teiath.gr

Mihaela Muntean Faculty of Economic Sciences, West University

of Timisoara, Romania, mihaela.muntean@fse.uvt.ro

Angelos Nakulas National andKapodistrianUniversity of Athens, 11 Asklipiu

Str., 153 54 Athens, Greece, aaatos@gmail.com

J. L. Navarro-Mesa Dpto. de Senales y Comunicaciones, Universidad de Las

Palmas de Gran Canaria, Campus de Tafira, E35017, Las Palmas de Gran

Canaria, Spain

Adrian-Ioan Niculescu Institute of Solid Mechanics, Romanian Academy,

Bucures� ti, Romania, adrian_ioan_niculescu@yahoo.com

Contributors xix

Wodzimierz Ogryczak Institute of Control and Computation Engineering,Warsaw University of Technology, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland,

wogrycza@ia.pw.edu.pl

Ali Olfat Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University

of Tehran, Campus #2, North Kargar Ave., Tehran, Iran, aolfat@ut.ac.ir

R. Orzechowski Chair of Wireless Communication, Poznan Universityof Technology, Piotrowo 3a, 60-965 Poznan, Poland

Manuela Panoiu Engineering Faculty of Hunedoara, Technical Universityof Timis� oara, Revolutiei 5, 331128 Hunedoara, Transylvania, Romania

Caius Panoiu Technical University of Timis� oara, Engineering Faculty

of Hunedoara, Revolutiei 5, 331128 Hunedoara, Transylvania, Romania

Stylianos Sp. Pappas Department of Information and CommunicationSystems Engineering, University of the Aegean, 83200 Karlovassi Samos,Greece, spappas@aegean.gr

Sonja Petrovic-Lazarevic Department ofManagement,MonashUniversity, 26

Sir John Monash Drive, Caulfield East, VIC 3145, Australia,sonja.petrovic-lazarevic@buseco.monash.edu.au

L. Pomante Universita degli Studi dell’Aquila, Centro di Eccellenza DEWS,67100 Poggio di Roio (AQ), Italy, pomante@ing.univaq.it

Andreas Pomportsis Department of Informatics, Aristotle Universityof Thessaloniki, 54006, Thessaloniki, Greece

Elvira Popescu Software Engineering Department, University of Craiova,

Romania; Heudiasyc UMR CNRS 6599, Universite de Technologie deCompiegne, France

George Popov Department of Computer Science, Technical University, Sofia,8 Kliment Ohridski St., Sofia 1000, Bulgaria, popovg@tu-sofia.bg

Mircea Preda Computer Science Department, University of Craiova,

Romania

R. Quiros Department of Computer Systems, Jaume I University, Castellon,Spain

Tomas Rebok Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University, Botanicka 68a,602 00 Brno, Czech Republic, xrebok@fi.muni.cz

Francisco Reinaldo DEEC and LIACC, Universidade do Porto,R. Dr Roberto Frias, s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal, reifeup@fe.up.pt

Luıs P. Reis DEEC and LIACC, Universidade do Porto, R. Dr Roberto Frias,s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal, lpreis@fe.up.pt

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P. Remlein Chair of Wireless Communication, Poznan University

of Technology, Piotrowo 3a, 60-965 Poznan, Poland

C. Rinaldi Universita degli Studi dell’Aquila, Centro di Eccellenza DEWS,

67100 Poggio di Roio (AQ), Italy, rinaldi@ing.univaq.it

G.E. Rizos Department of Computer Science and Technology, University

of Peloponnese, GR-221 00 Tripolis, Greece, georizos@uop.gr

Carlos F. Romero Centro Tecnologico para la Innovacion en Comunicaciones

(CETIC), Dpto. de Senales y Comunicaciones, Universidad de Las Palmas de

Gran Canaria, Campus de Tafira, E35017, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain,

fabian_romero@ciudad.com.ar

Andras Rovid Department of Chassis and Lightweight Structures, Budapest

University of Technology and Economics, Bertalan Lajos u. 2. 7. em., 1111

Budapest, Hungary

Hajar Sadeghi Faculty of Engineering, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran,

hsadeghi@eng.ui.ac.ir

Lakhdar Sahbi Computer Science Department, University of Oum El

Bouaghi, 04000 Oum El Bouaghi, Algeria, sahbi_lak@yahoo.fr

E.H Saidi VACBT, Virtual African Center for Basic Science and Technology,

Focal Point Lab/UFR-PHE, Fac Sciences, Rabat, Morocco

Farhat Saleemi Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan

Ahmed Sameh Department of Computer Science, The American University

in Cairo, 113 Kaser Al Aini Street, P.O. Box 2511, Cairo, Egypt,

sameh@aucegypt.edu

Vianey Guadalupe Cruz Sanchez Centro Nacional de Investigacion y

Desarrollo Tecnologico (CENIDET), Interior Internado Palmira s/n, Col.

Palmira, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, vianey@cenidet.edu.mx

George Savii Mechanical Engineering Faculty, Technical University

of Timis� oara, Mihai Viteazu 1, 300222 Timis� oara, Romania

France Sevsek University of Ljubljana, University College of Health Studies,

Poljanska 26a, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia, france.sevsek@vsz.uni-lj.si

N.A. Shaikh National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, ST-4,

Sector-17/D, Shah Latif Town, Karachi, Pakistan

Z.A. Shaikh National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, ST-4,

Sector-17/D, Shah Latif Town, Karachi, Pakistan

Mohammad Hossein Sheikhi Department of Electrical Engineering, School of

Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran; Shiraz Nanotechnology Research

Institute, Shiraz, Iran

Contributors xxi

Yogesh Singh University School of Information Technology, Guru Gobind

Singh Indraprastha University, Kashmere Gate, Delhi -06, India,

ys66@rediffmail.com

Tudor Sireteanu Institute of SolidMechanics, Romanian Academy, Bucures� ti,Romania, siret@imsar.bu.edu.ro

Tomasz Sliwinski Institute of Control and Computation Engineering, Warsaw

University of Technology, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland, tsliwins@ia.pw.edu.pl

E. Stergiou A.T.E.I. of Epirus, Department of Informatics and

Telecommunications Technology, GR-471 00 Arta, Greece, ster@teiep.gr

Tatsuo Suzuki Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan,

tasuzuki@gifu-u.ac.jp

Huma Tauseef Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan

Z. Cihan Taysi Department of Computer Engineering, Yldz Technical

University, 34349 Besiktas / Istanbul, Turkey, cihan@ce.yildiz.edu.tr

Virgil Teodor Department of Manufacturing Engineering, ‘‘Dunarea de Jos’’

University of Galat� i, Galat� i, 111 Domneasca Street, zip code 800201,

Romania, virgil.teodor@ugal.ro

Drazen Tomic Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Josip Juraj Strossmayer

University of Osijek, Kneza Trpimira 2b, Croatia, drazen.tomic@etfos.hr

P. Tosaranon Department of Industrial Physics and Medical Instrumentation,

Faculty of Applied Science, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology, North

Bangkok, 1518 Pibulsongkram Road, Bangsue, Bangkok 10800 Thailand

Carlos M. Travieso Centro Tecnologico para la Innovacion en

Comunicaciones (CETIC), Dpto. de Senales y Comunicaciones, Universidad

de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Campus de Tafira, E35017, Las Palmas de

Gran Canaria, Spain, ctravieso@dsc.ulpgc.es

Philippe Trigano Heudiasyc UMR CNRS 6599, Universite de Technologie de

Compiegne, France

Hua-Lin Tsai Department of Industrial Technology Education, National

Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan, kittyhl@gmail.com

Tien-Sheng Tsai Department of Industrial Technology Education, National

Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan, mullis@mail.joseph.org.tw

Kuo-Hung Tseng Meiho Institute of Technology, Taiwan, ROC,

ken@meiho.edu.tw

N. Tzioumakis Division of Telecommunications, Microwave Communications

and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, Department of Electronics,

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Technological Educational Institute (T.E.I.) of Crete, Chania Branch,

Romanou 3, Chalepa, 73133 Chania, Crete, Greece, ivardia@chania.teicrete.gr

W. Ussawawongaraya Department of Industrial Physics and Medical

Instrumentation, Faculty of Applied Science, King Mongkut’s Institute of

Technology, North Bangkok, 1518 Pibulsongkram Road, Bangsue, Bangkok

10800 Thailand

I. O. Vardiambasis Division of Telecommunications, Microwave

Communications and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, Department

of Electronics, Technological Educational Institute (T.E.I.) of Crete, Chania

Branch, Romanou 3, Chalepa, 73133 Chania, Crete, Greece,

ivardia@chania.teicrete.gr

Peter Varlaki Department of Chassis and Lightweight Structures, Budapest

University of Technology and Economics, Bertalan Lajos u. 2. 7. em., 1111

Budapest, Hungary

D.C. Vasiliadis Department of Computer Science and Technology, University

of Peloponnese, GR-221 00 Tripolis, Greece, dvas@uop.gr

Andreas Veglis Department of Journalism and MC, Aristotle University

of Thessaloniki, 54006, Thessaloniki, Greece

Osslan Osiris Vergara Villegas Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez

(UACJ), Avenida del Charro 450 Norte Ciudad Juarez Chihuahua, Mexico,

overgara@uacj.mx

Pofen Wang Department of Information Management, Southern Taiwan

University of Technology, Taiwan, rxf26@mail.stut.edu.tw,

pohfen@ma.ks.edu.tw

P. Woraratsoontorn Department of Industrial Physics and Medical

Instrumentation, Faculty of Applied Science, King Mongkut’s Institute of

Technology, North Bangkok, 1518 Pibulsongkram Road, Bangsue, Bangkok

10800, Thailand

Ming-Chang Wu National United University, Taiwan, ROC

Hsieh-Hua Yang Department of Health Care Administration, Oriental

Institute of Technology, 58, sec. 2, Szechwan Rd., Banciao City, Taipei

Country 220, Taiwan, yansnow@gmail.com, FL008@mail.oit.edu.tw

Hung-Jen Yang Department of Industrial Technology Education, National

Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan, ROC,

hjyang@nknucc.nknu.edu.tw, Hungjen.yang@gmail.com

A. Gokhan Yavuz Department of Computer Engineering, Yldz Technical

University, 34349 Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey, gokhan@ce.yildiz.edu.tr

Contributors xxiii

Chia-Hung Yen Institute of Technological and Vocational Education,National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Jui-Chen Yu National Science and Technology Museum, #720 Ju-Ru 1st Rd.,Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC, raisin@mail.nstm.gov.tw

Adrian Zafiu Department of Electronics, Communications and Computers,University of Pitesti, Str. Targul din Vale, nr.1, Pitesti, Arges, Romania,adrian_zafiu@yahoo.com

Annely-Mihaela Zafiu CAS Arges, Aleea Spitalului Nr.1, Pitesti, Romania,annelyzafiu@yahoo.com

Drago Zagar Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Josip Juraj StrossmayerUniversity of Osijek, Kneza Trpimira 2b, Croatia, drago.zagar@etfos.hr

Krista Rizman Zalik Faculty of Natural Sciences andMathematics, Universityof Maribor, Slovenia

Jian Ying Zhang Department of Management, Monash University, 26 SirJohn Monash Drive, Caulfield East, VIC 3145, Australia,jian.zhang@buseco.monash.edu.au

X.D. Zhuang WSEASHeadquarters, Agiou Ioannou Theologou 17-23, 15773,Zografou, Athens, Greece

S. Zimeras Department of Statistics and Actuarial-Financial Mathematics,University of the Aegean, G.R.832 00, Karlovassi, Samos, Greece,zimste@aegean.gr

Emmanouil Zoulias National Technical University of Athens, 9 IroonPolitechniou Str., 157 80 Athens, Greece, ezoulias@teemail.gr

xxiv Contributors