ISCIS XVII

Seventeenth International Symposium

On Computer and Information Sciences

October 28-30, 2002

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida

 

 

Tentative Symposium Program 

 

 

 

October 28, 2002

 

8:00 -  9:00     Registration

 

9:00 -  9:15     Welcome   

 

9:15 – 10:45    Large Scale System Modeling

       
Gradient-Based Learning and Optimization 

X. Cao

 

Stochastic Fluid Models for Communication Networks

C.G. Cassandras

 
Electric Power Networks: Challenges of the Liberalized Electric Industry

M. Pavella

 

10:45 – 11:15  Coffee Break

 

11:15 – 12:15  System Performance

 

Stochastic Process Algebra, Reversed Processes and Product-Forms

P.G. Harrison

 

Static Scheduling Strategies for Heterogeneous Systems

O. Beaumont, A. Legrand, Y. Robert

 

12:15 – 13:30  Lunch Break

 

13:30 – 15:30 SESSION 1 (3 Parallel Sessions)

 

Session 1-1: Advanced Networking Hardware

 
Towards 10-100 Gbps Cryptographic Architectures 
K. Alexander, R. Karri, I. Minkin, K. Wu, P. Mishra, X. Li

 

Integrated Photonic Devices for Optical and Wireless Networking 

F. Choa, J. Lin

 

Splintering TCP 

P. Gilfeather, A.B. Maccabe

 

Network Processors: Origin of Species 

N. Shah, K. Keutzer

 

Session 1-2: Multimedia Technology

 
Automatic Generation of Motion Activity Descriptors in Video Sequences

J.H. Oh, V. Gavirneni

 

ETCP: An Efficacy-oriented Transport Protocol for Point-to-Point Connections 

S. Sheu, S. Chien, P. Lin

 

Buffer Management for Periodic Broadcast Servers 

W. Tavanapong, M. Tran

 

A Formal Treatment of the Sampling-based Approach to Managing Image Databases 

K. Vu, K.A. Hua, S.D. Lang

 

Session 1-3: Image Processing I

 
Measuring Female Facial Beauty by Calculating the Proportions of the Face 

H. Gunes, M.Y. Karsligil

 

Appearance Reconstruction of Three Dimensional Models from Real Images 

U. Yılmaz, A.Y. Mülayim, V. Atalay

 

Texture Segmentation by Using Adaptive Polyphase Subband Decomposition 

M. Yaman, V. Atalay, M. Türker, A.E. Çetin, Ö.N. Gerek

 

Multiscale Image Representation Using Switched Codebook Predictive Vector Quantization

M. Yakut

 

15:30 – 16:00    Coffee Break

 

16:00 – 18:00    SESSION 2 (3 Parallel Sessions)

 

Session 2-1: Computer Networks I

 

A Parallel Algorithm for Global Optimisation and Semi-Infinite Programming 

S. Asprey, B. Rustem, S. Zakovic

 

Logical Performance of the Optical Packet Metropolitan Ring Architecture 

T. Atmaca, D. Popa

 

Packet Selection in a Deflection Routing Algorithm 

A. Borrero, J.M. Fourneau, F. Quessette

 

Geometrically batched networks 

P. Harrison, D. Thornley, H. Zatschler

 

Modelling Nodes of Communication Networks at the Bit and Packet Levels 

G. Rubino

 

Session 2-2: Algorithms

 

A polynomial-time algorithm for allocating independent tasks on heterogeneous fork-graphs

O. Beaumont, A. Legrand, Y. Robert

 

An Experimental Evaluation of Modified Algorithms for the Graph Partitioning Problem 

J. Silc, P. Korosec, B. Robic

 

Bottleneck Perfect Domination on Some Classes of Graphs 

W. C. Yen

 

Concept of and Experiments on Combining Compression with Encryption 

M.E. Dalkilic, E. Celikel

 

Session 2-3: Computer Graphics

 

Honeycomb Subdivision 

E. Akleman, V. Srinivasan

 

A New Image Based Ligthing Method: Practical Shadow-Based Light Reconstruction 

J. Lee, E. Akleman

 

Interactive Deformation with Triangles 

J.D. Palmer, E. Akleman, J. Chen

 

Marker Mapping Techniques for Augmented Reality Visualization 

F.G. Hamza-Lup, L. Davis, C. Hughes, J.P. Rolland

 

 

18:30 – 20:00  Welcome Reception

Jazz Entertainment by “Jeff Rupert and his friends”

 

 

 

 

 

October 29, 2002

 

9:00 - 9:45      Plenary Talk

 

The Copyright Wars: Computer Scientists on the Front Lines

B. Simons

 

9:45 - 10:15    Coffee Break

 

10:15 – 12:15 SESSION 3 (3 Parallel Sessions)

 

Session 3-1: Coding and Wireless Communication

 

Resource Allocation for an Enterprise Mobile Services Platform 

M. Hiltunen, R. Jana, Y. Chen

 

Wireless MAC Protocols Supporting Real-time Services in Wireless LANs 

Y. Kwon, Y. Fang, H. Latchman

 

The Role of Error Control Coding in Joint Detection CDMA 

C. Schlegel

 

Sensivity to Timing Errors in EGC and MRC Techniques 

Y. Yin, J.P. Fonseka, I. Korn

 

Session 3-2: Artificial Intelligence

 
Visualizing Transition Diagrams of Action Language Programs 

Ö. Koc, F.N. Alpaslan, N.K. Cicekli

 

Turkish Natural Language Interface: CEVAPVER 

Z. Altan, D. Acar

 

A Machine Translation System Between a Pair of Closely Related Languages 

K. Altintas, I. Cicekli

 

An Intelligent System Dealing with Nuanced Information 

M. El-Sayed, D. Pacholczyk

 

Session 3-3: Image Processing II

 

Robust Rotation Estimation From Three Orthogonally-Oriented Cameras 

S. Sastri, R. Kwong

 

Computer Vision Based Unistroke Keyboards 

A. Erdem, E. Erdem, V. Atalay, A.E. Çetin

 

Camera Auto-Calibration using a Sequence of 2D Images with Small Rotations and Translations

R. Hassanpour, V. Atalay

 

Biometric Security System Design Using Keystroke Rhythms Algorithm 

A. Guven,  I. Sogukpinar

 

12:15 – 13:30  Lunch Break

 

13:30 – 15:30  SESSION 4 (3 Parallel Sessions)

 

Session 4-1: Evolutionary Computation

 

Evolutionary Computation: Current  Research and Open Issues 

K. DeJong

 

Mixing of Building Blocks and Single-Point Crossover 

K. Sastry, D.E. Goldberg

 

Solution Stability in Evolutionary Computation 

T. Soule, R.B. Heckendorn, J. Shen

 

A Comparison of Haploidy and Diploidy without Dominance on Integer Representations

A.S. Yilmaz, A.S. Wu

 

Session 4-2:  Computer Networks II

 

Control of Lightpaths in Heterogeneous Optical Networks 

J. Wu, H.T. Mouftah

 

The Link-Orientation Problem on Several Practical Networks 

W.C. Yen, S. Yang

 

Peer-to-Peer Cooperative Driving 

A. Bejan, R. Lawrence

 

Fairness in Differentiated  Services Architecture 

E.A. Ozturk, C.F. Bazlamacci

 

Session 4-3: Databases

 

Exploiting Semantic Constraints in a Database Browser 

J. Zhang, D.L. Spooner

 

Dispatching Java agents to user for data extraction from third party web sites   

D. Beryoza, N. Rishe,  A. Selivonenko, A. Roque, I. DeFelipe

 

Incremental Maintenance of Object-Oriented Views in Data Warehouses 

C. Chao

 

Cortex-Based Mechanism For Discovery of High-Order Features 

O. Kursun, O. Favorov

 

15:30 – 16:00  Coffee Break

 

16:00 – 18:00  SESSION 5 (3 Parallel Sessions)

 

Session 5-1: Graph Theory

 

Maximum Alliance-Free and Minimum Alliance-Cover Sets  

K.H. Shafique, R.D. Dutton

 

Offensive Alliances in Graphs 

O. Favaron, G. Fricke, W. Goddard, S.M. Hedetniemi, S.T. Hedetniemi, P.Kristiansen,  R.C. Laskar, D. Skaggs

 

Global Defensive Alliances 

T.W. Haynes, S.T. Hedetniemi, M.A. Henning

 

Introduction to Alliances in Graphs 

P. Kristiansen, S.M. Hedetniemi, S.T. Hedetniemi

 

Session 5-2: Computer Networks III

 

Case-Based Agents for Packet-Level Intrusion Detection in Ad Hoc Networks 

R. Guha, O. Kachirski, D.G. Schwartz, S. Stoecklin,  E. Yilmaz

 

A Routing Solution for a Global, Space-based Multimedia System

M. Guizani,  I. G. Schneller

 

Design and Implementation of Smart Packet Processor for the Cognitive Packet Network Router

T. Kocak, J. Seeber

 

Dynamic Shortest Path Routing in 2-circulants 

T. Dobravec, B. Robic, B. Vilfan

 

Session 5-3: Software Engineering

 

Measuring the Size of Object-Oriented Software Applications  

J. Liou

 

‘Net Class’ A Multilingual Web Based Learning Management Tool 

S. Basaran, N. Yalabik, U. Kiziloglu

 

How Human Factors Impact on Software Process Maturity 

J. Liou

 

A Mathematical Formalism for Specifying Design Patterns  

D.R.E. Williams, C.E. Hughes, A. Orooji

 

 

18:30 – 21:00  Conference Dinner

After Dinner Talk by Prof. Peter Hilton (Mathematics Department, UCF) 

“The Adventures of a Young Man at Bletchley Park”

 

 

 

 

 

October 30, 2002

 

9:00 – 11:00    SESSION 6 (3 Parallel Sessions)

 

Session 6-1: New Issues in Networking

 

A New Wireless Archtecture for QoS, Security and Mobility 

H. Chaouchi, G. Pujolle

 

Bandwidth Allocation in Bluetooth Scatternets 

U. Körner, N. Johansson

 

Mobility and Multicast: Protocol Design and Analysis 

R. Vida, L.H.M.K. Costa, S. Fdida

 

Performance Modeling of an Edge Optical Burst Switching Node 

L. Xu, H.G. Perros, G.N. Rouskas

 

Session 6-2: Web Based Simulation

 

Educational Application of an Online Context Sensitive Speech Dictionary 

G. Bengu, G. Liu, R. Adval, F. Shih

 

Using Computer Simulation to Optimize The Operations for An Automotive Manufacturing Facility

H. Çelik, M. Güventürk

 

A Web-based Framework with Experimental Design Approach to Simulation Optimization

O.N. Darcan, A.R. Kaylan

 

Evaluation of the Adaptivity of a Continuous Review Inventory Control Model 

A.S. Erdem, N. Başoğlu

 

Session 6-3: Software Performance Engineering

 

Performance Engineering based on UML & SPN’s: A software performance tool 

J.P. Lopez-Grao, J. Merseguer, J. Campos

 

Extending MASCOT to a Component-based Software Performance Engineering Methodology

O. Munar, C. Juiz,  R. Puigjaner

 

Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation using Process Algebra 

A. Benzekri