Oscar Castillo

Li Xu

This volume contains contributions from participants in the 2007 International Multiconference of Engineers and Computer Scientists. It covers a variety of subjects in the frontiers of intelligent systems and computer engineering and their industrial applications. The book offers up-to-date information on advances in intelligent systems and computer engineering and also serves as an excellent reference work for researchers and graduate students working in the field.

Trends in Intelligent Systems and Computer Engineering

A. Min Tjoa

Sohail S. Chaudhry

This volume presents work from the IFIP TC 8 WG 8.9 International Conference on the Research and Practical Issues of Enterprise Information Systems (CONFENIS 2007). Enterprise information systems (EIS) have become increasingly popular. EIS integrate and support business processes across functional boundaries in a supply chain environment. In recent years, more and more enterprises world-wide have adopted EIS such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) for running their businesses.

IFIP TC 8 WG 8.9 International Conference on Research and Practical Issues of Enterprise Information Systems (CONFENIS 2007), October 14-16, 2007, Beijing, China

Research and Practical Issues of Enterprise Information Systems II Volume 2

Sohail Chaudhry

The idea for this conference came from a meeting of the IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing) Technical Committee for Information Systems (TC8) in Guimares, Portugal in June 2005. Our goal is to build an IFIP forum among the different Information Systems Communities of TC8 dealing with the increasing important area of Enterprise Information Systems. In this particular meeting the committee members intensively discussed the innovative and unique characteristics of Enterprise Information Systems as scientific sub-discipline. Hence, in this meeting it was decided by the TC8 members that the IFIP TC8 First International Conference on Research and Practical Issues of Enterprise Information Systems (CONFENIS 2006) would be held in April 2006 in Vienna, Austria. Dr. Li Xu (USA) and Dr. A Min Tjoa (IFIP TC8) were assigned to propose a concept for this conference in order to establish an IFIP platform for EIS researchers and practitioners in the field to share experience, and discussing opportunities and challenges. We are very pleased therefore to have this conference organised by the help of the Austrian Computer Society (OCG). OCG supports the idea of this conference due to the urgent need of research and dissemination of new techniques in this key area. We received 180 papers from more than 30 countries for CONFENIS and the Program Committee eventually selected xx papers or extended abstracts, making an acceptance rate of xx% of submitted papers. Each paper was thoroughly reviewed by at least two qualified reviewers.

IFIP TC 8 International Conference on Research and Practical Issues of Enterprise Information Systems (CONFENIS 2006) April 24-26, 2006, Vienna, Austria

Research and Practical Issues of Enterprise Information Systems

Sio-Iong Ao

Alan Hoi-Shou Chan

Hideki Katagiri

Two large international conferences on Advances in Engineering Sciences were held in Hong Kong, March 13-15, 2013, under the International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists (IMECS 2013), and in London, U.K., 3-5 July, 2013, under the World Congress on Engineering 2013 (WCE 2013) respectively. IMECS 2013 and WCE 2013 were organize

Special Issue of the International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists 2013 and World Congress on Engineering 2013

IAENG Transactions on Engineering Sciences

Alan Hoi-shou Chan

This volume contains revised and extended research articles by prominent researchers. Topics covered include operations research, scientific computing, industrial engineering, electrical engineering, communication systems, and industrial applications. The book offers the state-of-the-art advances in engineering technologies and also serves as an excellent reference work for researchers and graduate students working with/on engineering technologies. Contents:Hierarchical Multiobjective Stochastic Linear Programming Problems Based on the Fuzzy Decision (Hitoshi Yano and Kota Matsui)Nature-Inspired Algorithms of Bees, Firefly and Bat for Noisy Non-Linear Optimisation Problems (Narumon Chai-Ead, Pasura Aungkulanon and Pongchanun Luangpaiboon)Estimating the Difficulty of Exercises for Inactive Students in User-Based E-Learning (Tomoko Kashima and Shimpei Matsumoto)Nonlinear Wave Dynamics in Two-Dimensional Boundary Layer Flow (J C Chen and Weijia Chen)Impacts on Supply Chain Management and Its Flexibility Through Component Commonality and Postponement (N Altfeld, J Hinckeldeyn, J Kreutzfeldt and P Gust)Optimization of the Mean and Standard Deviation of Multiple Responses (Nuno Costa, João Lourenço and Zulema Lopes Pereira)Driving Aptitude Test for Personnel Decisions: A Case Study (Steve N H Tsang, K Chen and Alan H S Chan)Integration and Interoperability of B2B E-Commerce Model (Woon Kian Chong, Nan Zhang and Ka Lok Man)Swarm Intelligence Based Clustering in Wireless Sensor Networks (Saeed Mehrjoo, Jamshid Shanbehzadeh and Abdolhossein Sarrafzadeh)and other papers Readership: Professionals, academics and graduate students in industrial engineering, operations research, electrical & electronic engineering and computer engineering. Keywords:Industrial Engineering;Operations Research;Scientific Computing;Electrical Engineering;Communication Systems;Industrial Applications

Iaeng Transactions on Engineering Technologies Volume 7

Jin Zhang

Peng Yu

Yanfang Tang

Kunshan Carolyn Lee

Acting Chinese is a year-long course that, together with the companion website, integrates language learning with the acquisition of cultural knowledge, and treats culture as an integral part of human behavior and communication. Using modern day examples of Chinese discourse and behavioral culture, it trains students to perform in culturally appropriate fashion, whilst developing a systematic awareness and knowledge about Chinese philosophy, values and belief systems that will prepare them for further advanced study of Chinese language and culture. Each lesson contains simulated real-life communication scenarios that aim to provide a concrete opportunity to see how native speakers generally communicate or behave in social situations. An essential guide for intermediate to advanced level second language learners, Acting Chinese provides a unique and modern approach to the acquisition of both cultural knowledge and language proficiency.

An Intermediate-Advanced Course in Discourse and Behavioral Culture 行为汉语

Acting Chinese

Two large international conferences on Advances in Engineering Sciences were held in Hong Kong, March 12–14, 2014, under the International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists (IMECS 2014), and in London, UK, 2–4 July, 2014, under the World Congress on Engineering 2014 (WCE 2014) respectively. This volume contains 37 revised and extended research articles written by prominent researchers participating in the conferences. Topics covered include engineering mathematics, computer science, electrical engineering, manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, and industrial applications. The book offers tremendous state-of-the-art advances in engineering sciences and also serves as an excellent reference work for researchers and graduate students working with/on engineering sciences. Contents:Switching Boundaries for Flexible Management of Natural Resource Investment under Uncertainty (T Tarnopolskaya, W Chen and C Bao)Using Exotic Option Prices as Control Variates in Monte Carlo Pricing Under a Local-Stochastic Volatility Model (Geoffrey Lee, Zili Zhu and Yu Tian)Multi-period Dynamic Portfolio Optimization through Least Squares Learning (C Bao, Z Zhu, N Langrené and G Lee)On General Solution of Incompressible and Isotropic Newtonian Fluid Equations (A A Maknickas)On the Inversion of Vandermonde Matrix via Partial Fraction Decomposition (Yiu Kwong Man)Fractal Fourier Coefficients with Application to Identification Protocols (Nadia M G Al-Saidi, Arkan J Mohammed, Elisha A Ogada and Adil M Ahmed)Scheduling Algorithm with Inserted Idle Time for Problem P∣prec∣Cmax (N S Grigoreva)Iterative Scheme for a Common Solutions of Equilibrium Problems, Variational Inequality Problems and Fixed Point Problems (Wichan Khongtham)Three-steps Iterative Method for Common Fixed Points, Variational Inclusions, and Equilibrium Problems (Yaowaluck Khongtham)Euler's Constant: A Proof of its Irrationality and Transcendence by means of Minus One Factorial (Okoh Ufuoma)Solution of Problem on Heat and Mass Transfer with Chemical Reaction over an Exponentially Accelerated Infinite Vertical Plate (A Ahmed, M N Sarki and M Ahmad)Improving Human Resource Security of a Data Centre: Case Study of a Hong Kong Wines and Spirits Distribution Company (Hon Keung Yau and Alison Lai Fong Cheng)Model to Measure University's Readiness for Establishing Spin-offs: Comparison Study (Wahyudi Sutopo, Rina Wiji Astuti, Yuniaristanto, Agus Purwanto and Muhammad Nizam)Preliminary Study of Solar Electricity using Comparative Analysis (Wahyudi Sutopo, Dwi Indah Maryanie, Agus Purwanto and Muhammad Nizam)Tactile Memory for Different Shapes: Implications for Shape Coding in Man-machine Interfaces (Annie W Y Ng and Alan H S Chan)Ergonomics Recommendations for Control Station Work with Head Rotation (Steven N H Tsang, Stefanie X Q Kang and Alan H S Chan)A Methodological Approach to Affective Design (Youngil Cho and Sukyoung Kim)Data Analysis by Diminishing Rates of Change and ℓ1 Approximation (I C Demetriou and S S Papakonstantinou)Comparing Naïve-Bayes Network Structures over Multiple Dataset (Haruna Chiroma, Abdulsalam Ya'u Gital, Adamu I Abubakar, Sanah Abdullahi Muaz, Jaafar Z Maitama and Tutut Herawan)Route Recommendation Method Based on Driver's Estimated Intention Considering Route Selection with Car Navigation (Keisuke Hamada, Shinsuke Nakajima, Daisuke Kitayama and Kazutoshi Sumiya)Adaption of the Inertia Weight using a Novel Sine-based Chaotic Map for Particle Swarm Optimization (Yu-Huei Cheng)Fast Characterization of Intravascular Tissue by Subspace Method using Target Tissue's Neighborhood Information (Shota Furukawa, Eiji Uchino, Shinichi Miwa and Noriaki Suetake)Swarm Intelligent Control Object's Movement Simulation in Net-centric Environment using Neural Networks (Viacheslav Abrosimov)The Concept of Project Time Management with the Fuzzy Buffers Approach (Błaszczyk Paweł and Błaszczyk Tomasz)Data Driven Methods for Adaptation of ASR Systems (Akella Amarendra Babu, Yellasiri Ramadevi and Akepogu Ananda Rao)Semantic Web Improved by Including Class Information with the TFIDF Algorithm (Jyoti Gautam and Ela Kumar)Urban Drainage in the Metropolitan Region of Belém, Brazil: An Urbanistic Study (Juliano Pamplona Ximenes Ponte and Ana Júlia Domingues Das Neves Brandão)Finger Based Techniques for Nonvisual Touchscreen Text Entry (Mohammed Fakrudeen, Sufian Yousef, Mahdi H Miraz and Abdelrahman Hamza Hussein)LTE Downlink and Uplink Physical Layer (Temitope O Takpor and Francis E Idachaba)New Dielectric Modulated Graphene (DMG) FET-Based Sensor for High-performance Biomolecule Sensing Applications (Faycal Djeffal, Abdelhamid Benhaya, Khalil Tamersit and Mohamed Meguellati)Modelling and Optimization of Avalanche Photodiode Electrical Parameters using Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm (Toufik Bendib, Lucio Pancheri, Faycal Djeffal and Gian-Franco Dalla Betta)Experimental Study of Impact of Ship Electric Power Plant Configuration and Load Variation on Power Quality in the Ship Power Systems (Tomasz Tarasiuk, Andrzej Pilat, Mariusz Szweda, Mariusz Gorniak and Zenon Troka)Studying of Electroencephalographic Signal Changes Induced by Odor Exposure (Rita Jorge Cerqueira Pinto, Isabel Patrícia Pinheiro Peixoto Xavier, Maria Do Rosário Alves Calado and Sílvio José Pinto Simões Mariano)DC Motor Speed Control using FGPA (Ahmed Telba)Pellistor Gas Sensor Performance: Interface Circuitry Analysis (Hauwa Talatu Abdulkarim)Extended Research on Prefilter Bandwidth Effects in Asynchronous Sequential Symbol Synchronizers based on Pulse Comparison by both Transitions at Half Bit Rate (Antonio D Reis, Jose F Rocha, Atilio S Gameiro and Jose P Carvalho)Models of Organizational Change for Modernizing Pollution Warning Services (Anca Daniela Ionita and Mariana Mocanu) Readership: Professionals, academics and graduate students in electrical & electronic engineering, computer engineering, industrial engineering and mathematics. Key Features:This volume contains revised and extended research articles written by prominent researchers participating in the conferencesThe book offers the state of art of tremendous advances in engineering sciencesThe book can also serve as an excellent reference work for researchers and graduate students working with/on engineering sciencesKeywords:Engineering Mathematics;Computer Science;Electrical Engineering;Manufacturing Engineering;Industrial Engineering;Industrial Applications

Special Issue for the International Association of Engineers Conferences 2014

Elisa Bertino

Yi Mu

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Network and System Security, NSS 2012, held in Wuyishan, Fujian, China, in November 2012. The 39 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 173 submissions. The papers cover the following topics: network security, system security, public key cryptography, privacy, authentication, security analysis, and access control.

Li Xu

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