The four volume set LNAI 3681, LNAI 3682, LNAI 3683, and LNAI 3684 constitute the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems, KES 2005, held in Melbourne, Australia in September 2005. The 716 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from nearly 1400 submissions. The papers present a wealth of original research results from the field of intelligent information processing in the broadest sense; topics covered in the fourth volume are innovations in intelligent systems and their applications, data mining and soft computing applications, skill acquisition and ubiquitous human computer interaction, soft computing and their applications, agent-based workflows, knowledge sharing and reuse, multi-media authentication and watermarking applications, knowledge and engineering techniques for spatio-temporal applications, intelligent data analysis and applications, creativitiy support environment and its social applications, collective intelligence, computational methods for intelligent neuro-fuzzy applications, evolutionary and self-organizing sensors, actuators and processing hardware, knowledge based systems for e-business and e-learning, multi-agent systems and evolutionary computing, ubiquitous pattern recognition, neural networks for data mining, and knowledge-based technology in crime matching, modelling and prediction.
Human-Centered e-Business focuses on analysis, design and development of human-centered e-business systems. The authors illustrate the benefits of the human-centered approach in intelligent e-sales recruitment application, integrating data mining technology with decision support model for profiling transaction behavior of internet banking customers, user-centered context dependent data organization using XML, knowledge management, and optimizing the search process through human evaluation in an intelligent interactive multimedia application. The applications described in this work, facilitates both e-business analysis from a business professional's perspective, and human-centered system design from a system development perspective. These applications employ a range of internet and soft computing technologies.
There is a tremendous interest in the design and applications of agents in virtually every area including avionics, business, internet, engineering, health sciences and management. There is no agreed one definition of an agent but we can define an agent as a computer program that autonomously or semi-autonomously acts on behalf of the user. In the last five years transition of intelligent systems research in general and agent based research in particular from a laboratory environment into the real world has resulted in the emergence of several phenomenon. These trends can be placed in three catego ries, namely, humanization, architectures and learning and adapta tion. These phenomena are distinct from the traditional logic centered approach associated with the agent paradigm. Humaniza tion of agents can be understood among other aspects, in terms of the semantics quality of design of agents. The need to humanize agents is to allow practitioners and users to make more effective use of this technology. It relates to the semantic quality of the agent design. Further, context-awareness is another aspect which has as sumed importance in the light of ubiquitous computing and ambi ent intelligence. The widespread and varied use of agents on the other hand has cre ated a need for agent-based software development frameworks and design patterns as well architectures for situated interaction, nego tiation, e-commerce, e-business and informational retrieval. Fi- vi Preface nally, traditional agent designs did not incorporate human-like abilities of learning and adaptation.
The book is designed to cover the recent researches carried-out by the scholars from across the world. It covers aspects related to Foraminifera, in biostratigraphy and paleoecology, isotopic studies, applicability as bio-indicators in pollution studies, taxonomy of Indo-Pacific assemblages, studies of history of ocean bottom oxygenation and experimental studies; Radiolaria from Antarctic Ocean; Microbalites including Diatoms in studying threats and conservation issues in salt lakes of Western Australia; Ostracoda from freshwater, marginal marine ecosystems from Andaman and Nicobar islands; Coralline-algae from late Eocene rocks of Meghalaya; Zygnematalean algae from across the Permian-Triassic boundary; and Microstructures of egg-shells of vertebrates showing paleobiologic links across the continents. It will serve the postgraduate students choosing Geology as well as researchers in the field of Micropaleontology.
Generally; it is observed that after politics; subject matter and photographs related to films occupy maximum space in newspapers; magazines* and journals. It is seen; in practice; that almost everyone has an interest in films; he or she may be a seven-year-old school-going child or a seventy-year-old retired man or a working woman. In spite of their interest; they have very limited knowledge about various issues related to films. A book providing authentic and interesting information on this subject with detailed research is hardly available in the market. To bridge this gap; the present film quiz book has been published. Apart from providing relevant information about various historical events regarding films; 1000 facts about celebrities related to this field such as producers; directors; lyricists; singers; music directors; actors; actresses; and many others have been highlighted in the book in a comprehensive; orderly and attractive way. Selected Stories of Honoré de Balzac by Honoré de Balzac: In this collection, Honoré de Balzac presents a selection of his acclaimed short stories, showcasing his incredible talent for vivid storytelling and character development. With its rich language and engaging narratives, this book is a must-read for fans of classical literature. Key Aspects of the Book "Selected Stories of Honoré de Balzac": Collection of Short Stories: The book features a collection of acclaimed short stories by Honoré de Balzac. Vivid Storytelling and Character Development: The stories showcase Balzac's incredible talent for vivid storytelling and character development. Useful for Literature Enthusiasts: The book is useful for fans of classical literature and those interested in the works of Balzac. Honoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright who is regarded as one of the greatest writers of Western literature. His book, Selected Stories of Honoré de Balzac, is highly regarded for its captivating storytelling and rich language.
Political Quiz Book by Rajiv Ranjan Political Science Quiz Book by Rajiv Ranjan: Rajiv Ranjan presents a quiz book centered on political science topics. This book likely challenges readers with questions related to political theories, systems, and concepts, fostering an engaging way to learn about politics. Key Aspects of the Book "Political Science Quiz Book": Political Knowledge: The book may cover a wide range of political science topics, from governance and international relations to political ideologies and institutions. Interactive Learning: Rajiv Ranjan likely encourages readers to test their political acumen and expand their understanding of the field through quizzes and questions. Political Education: "Political Science Quiz Book" serves as an educational tool for individuals interested in deepening their knowledge of political science in an interactive format. Rajiv Ranjan is likely an author or political science enthusiast committed to promoting political education through quizzes. This book reflects his dedication to making political learning engaging and informative.
His Holiness The Dalai Lama, the remarkable exiled spiritual and temporal head of Tibet, is a statesman for our troubled times. This collection of 11 essays by scholars, writers, theologians, and others whose lives he has touched represents a broad spectrum of perspectives on this Nobel Peace Prize recipient who is also a living Buddha to six million followers. Included among the contributions are personal reflections by those who have been privileged to get to know His Holiness, as well as illuminating introductions to some of his core beliefs. Editor Rajiv Mehrotra, who contributes the book’s first essay, says of the Dalai Lama, "As with all truly great and inspiring leaders, his life is his message and philosophy." The essays in this volume shed light on that fascinating life . . . painting the portrait of a tireless champion of compassion, altruism, and peace who is both deeply spiritual and disarmingly human.
First published in 1986, Sikh Separatism is a comprehensive study of the emergence of Sikh unrest in India. The appearance of Sikh fundamentalism and separatism is not a sudden development. They are both shown to have deep social and historical roots linked to the growth of contemporary Sikh identity, community and organization. The genesis of Sikh communal consciousness and organization lies in a social and religious reform movement among Sikhs from the 1870s to the 1920s. This movement is believed to have moulded Sikh perceptions of their political interests and resulted in the establishment of an institutional framework which has served as an arena and a base for Sikh separatism. The development of this reform movement and its motivations, the strategies and tactics employed by the reformers and its profound political implications are examined. This book will be of interest to students of political science, international relations, and South Asian studies.
This book provides a comprehensive evaluation of India's multi-faceted relations with Myanmar. It unravels the mysteries of the complex polity of Myanmar as it undergoes transition through democracy after long military rule. Based on meticulous research and understanding, the volume traces the trajectory of India–Myanmar associations from ancient times to the present day, and offers a fascinating story in the backdrop of the region’s geopolitics. An in-depth analysis of ‘India–Myanmar–China Triangle’ brings out the strategic stakes involved. It will be of great interest to researchers and scholars of international relations, peace and conflict studies, defence and strategic studies, politics, South and Southeast Asian studies, as well as policy-makers and political think tanks.
Adventures of an Itinerant Executive is an unusual, breezy, engaging and humorous memoir, filled with anecdotes of escapades in many parts of the world. These include stories of exploits at the Lawrence School, Lovedale, quirky teachers at Elphinstone College, Bombay and finding love at IIM Ahmedabad. It describes a career spanning 41 years, which includes the maturing of a young MBA graduate into a Marketing Man, who transforms into a Banker, and later, into leading Knowledge Management Organisations. The book is peppered with insightful stories of the challenges of corporate life. Interspersed with often hilarious stories of life in India, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, Dubai and the U.K., it is a tale of shipboard and campus romances, of setting up a company at the tender age of 25 in a foreign country, of living through ethnic riots and war, of a mugging, thefts and all kinds of travel mishaps, of a gruelling motorbike ride in the Himalayas and the tumultuous arrival of children and grandchildren. Whether you are a corporate employee in business or a student, you will find something in this book to chuckle, guffaw or, at least, smile wryly about.
IN THIS VOLUME:- What Obstructs India’s Quest for the Stat us as a ‘Power’? – Editor Lt Gen JS Bajwa Manoeuver Warfare: Liberation of Bangladesh in 1971 – Lt Gen JBS Yadava Air Space Control: Challenges and the Way Ahead – Air Marshal Anil Chopra Revival of Maritime Outlook in Modern India: The Role of Km Panikkar – Vice Admiral MP Muralidharan Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Power – Rajiv Malhotra Apache and Chinook: Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Helicopter Fleet – Gp Capt AK Sachdev Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems: Existential Threat to Humanity? – Air Marshal Anil Chopra Challenges of Integrated Air Defence – Gp Capt AK Sachdev Integrated Logistics Command: Need for a Capability – Centric Kernel – Lt Gen NB Singh Has China Pressed the United States Against the Wall? – Ivaylo Valchev Weaponisation of Emerging Technologies: Staring at an Armageddon – Col RN Ghosh Dastidar Is India Paying the Price for Abandoning Tibet? – Col Tej K Tikoo Myanmar: Strategic Hiatus – Lt Gen Sanjiv Langer China’s Spectre on Bhutan – Lt Gen Prakash Katoch Aerospac e and Defence News – Priya Tyagi Is India Heading into a ‘Chabahar Dilemma’? – Capt Edwin Jothirajan India Must Shed Its Good Boy Image – Dr Rajasimman Sundaram US Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Taliban, Pakistan and India – Danvir Singh Pakistan Shifts Goal Post from 370 to 35A – Brig Anil Gupta Book Reviews
The three volume set LNAI 4251, LNAI 4252, and LNAI 4253 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems, KES 2006, held in Bournemouth, UK in October 2006. The 480 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from about 1400 submissions. The papers present a wealth of original research results from the field of intelligent information processing.
Dear delegates,friendsand membersofthe growingKES professionalcommunity,w- come to the proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Knowledge-Based and IntelligentInformationandEngineeringSystemshostedbyLa TrobeUniversityin M- bourne Australia. The KES conference series has been established for almost a decade, and it cont- ues each year to attract participants from all geographical areas of the world, including Europe, the Americas, Australasia and the Paci?c Rim. The KES conferences cover a wide range of intelligent systems topics. The broad focus of the conference series is the theory and applications of intelligent systems. From a pure research ?eld, intel- gent systems have advanced to the point where their abilities have been incorporated into many business and engineering application areas. KES 2005 provided a valuable mechanism for delegates to obtain an extensive view of the latest research into a range of intelligent-systems algorithms, tools and techniques. The conference also gave de- gates the chance to come into contact with those applying intelligent systems in diverse commercial areas. The combination of theory and practice represented a unique opp- tunity to gain an appreciation of the full spectrum of leading-edge intelligent-systems activity. The papers for KES 2005 were either submitted to invited sessions, chaired and organized by respected experts in their ?elds, or to a general session, managed by an extensive International Program Committee, or to the Intelligent Information Hiding and Multimedia Signal Processing (IIHMSP) Workshop, managed by an International Workshop Technical Committee.
The four volume set LNAI 3681, LNAI 3682, LNAI 3683, and LNAI 3684 constitute the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems, KES 2005, held in Melbourne, Australia in September 2005. The 716 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from nearly 1400 submissions. The papers present a wealth of original research results from the field of intelligent information processing in the broadest sense; topics covered in the fourth volume are innovations in intelligent systems and their applications, data mining and soft computing applications, skill acquisition and ubiquitous human computer interaction, soft computing and their applications, agent-based workflows, knowledge sharing and reuse, multi-media authentication and watermarking applications, knowledge and engineering techniques for spatio-temporal applications, intelligent data analysis and applications, creativitiy support environment and its social applications, collective intelligence, computational methods for intelligent neuro-fuzzy applications, evolutionary and self-organizing sensors, actuators and processing hardware, knowledge based systems for e-business and e-learning, multi-agent systems and evolutionary computing, ubiquitous pattern recognition, neural networks for data mining, and knowledge-based technology in crime matching, modelling and prediction.
Annotation The four volume set LNAI 3681, LNAI 3682, LNAI 3683, and LNAI 3684constitute the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conferenceon Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems, KES2005, held in Melbourne, Australia in September 2005. The 716 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected fromnearly 1400 submissions. The papers present a wealth of original researchresults from the field of intelligent information processing in thebroadest sense; topics covered in the first volume are intelligentdesign support systems, data engineering, knowledge engineering andontologies, knowledge discovery and data mining, advanced networkapplication, approaches and methods of security engineering, chancediscovery, information hiding and multimedia signal processing, softcomputing techniques and their applications, intelligent agenttechnology and applications, smart systems, knowledge - based interfacesystems, intelligent information processing for remote sensing, intelligent human computer interaction systems, experience managementand knowledge management, network (security) real-time and faulttolerant systems, advanced network application and real-time systems, and intelligent watermarking algorithms.
The four volume set LNAI 3681, LNAI 3682, LNAI 3683, and LNAI 3684 constitute the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems, KES 2005, held in Melbourne, Australia in September 2005. The 716 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from nearly 1400 submissions. The papers present a wealth of original research results from the field of intelligent information processing in the broadest sense. The second volume contains papers on machine learning, immunity-based systems, medical diagnosis, intelligent hybrid systems and control, emotional intelligence and smart systems, context-aware evolvable systems, intelligent fuzzy systems and control, knowledge representation and its practical application in today's society, approaches and methods into security engineering, communicative intelligence, intelligent watermarking algorithms and applications, intelligent techniques and control, e-learning and ICT, logic based intelligent information systems, intelligent agents and their applications, innovations in intelligent agents, ontologies and the semantic web, knowledge discovery in data streams, computational intelligence tools techniques and algorithms, watermarking applications, multimedia retrieval, soft computing approach to industrial engineering, and experience management and information systems.
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