EMCSR 2004 Schedule

Symposium A: Systems Science
G.J. Klir, USA, and P.Prautsch, Czech Republic

Tuesday, April 13, p.m. Room 50

14:00-14:30
The Principle and the Law of Causality in a New Approach to System Theory
P. Zampa, University of West Bohemia, Czech Republic
14:30-15:00
Modeling of Linear Continuous-Time Stochastic Causal Systems in a New Approach to System Theory
R. Arnost, P. Zampa, University of West Bohemia, Czech Republic
15:00-15:30
Some Consequences of a New Approach to System Theory in Optimal Control
P. Zampa, J. Mosna, P. Prautsch, University of West Bohemia, Czech Republic
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-16:30
On Limit Characteristic Zeros of Linear Time-Invariant Systems with Point Delays
M. De la Sen, J. Jugo, Universidad del Pais Vasco, Bilbao, Spain
16:30-17:00
Logic Communication and Computation Among Agents
G. Resconi, P. De Giacomo, Universita Cattolica di Brescia, Italy
17:00-17:30
Decomposing Non-Decomposable Systems: Managing Complexity in Information Systems Analysis and Design
D.L. Moody, Czech Technical University, Czech Republic

Symposium B: Mathematical Methods in Cybernetics and Systems Theory
Y. Rav, France, and J.Scharinger, Austria

Thursday, April 15, p.m. Room 41

14:00-14:30
Applying Genetic Algorithms to the Optimization of Production Planning in a Real-World Manufacturing Environment
R. Braune, S. Wagner, M. Affenzeller, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
14:30-15:00
An Approach to the Control Synthesis of DEDS
F. Capkovic, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
15:00-15:30
Anticipation in Forward and Backward Stochastic Differential Systems
Y. Endow, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-16:30
The Concept of Logical Fiberings: Distributed Logics for Multiagent Systems
J. Pfalzgraf, J. Edtmayr, University of Salzburg, Austria
16:30-17:00
New Criterion of Features Reduction in Pattern Recognition
E. Puchala, A. Rewak, Technical University of Wroclaw, Poland

Friday, April 16, a.m. Room 41

11:00-11:30
Matrix-Valued Decision Diagrams in Representation of Complex Systems
R.S. Stankovic, J.T. Astola, University of Nis, Serbia
11:30-12:00
Multicriteria Interval Decision Analysis
O. Uzhga-Rebrov, Rezekne Higher Education Institution, Latvia
12:00-12:30
Traps and Dangers when Modelling Problems for Genetic Algorithms
S. Wagner, M. Affenzeller, D. Schragl, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria

Symposium C: Cybernetics, Interaction, and Conversation
R. Glanville, UK

Wednesday, April 14, a.m. Room 41

11:00-11:30
A Conscience for Cybernetics
R. Glanville, University College London, United Kingdom
11:30-12:00
Observations on Humorous Act Construction
A. Nijholt, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
12:00-12:30
A Scenario Synthesis of Knowledge Grounding in Engineering Applications
Y. Liu, J. Yu, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

Wednesday, April 14, p.m. Room 41

14:00-14:30
Why & How to Temporarily Increase Uncertainties in and for Knowledge Development
G. Boyd, V. Zeman, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
14:30-15:00
Metadata as Means for Improving the Quality of Design
J. Kooistra, R. Stouffs, B. Tuncer, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
15:00-15:30
In Control: Engendering a Continuum of Flow of Cyclic Process within the Context of Disruptive Interactions
A. Thomassen, Utrecht School of the Arts, The Netherlands
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-16:30
Second-Order Cybernetics - Its Implications and Applications for Science
L. Sugman Bohinc, U. Kordes, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
16:30-17:00
Physical Relationships Among Matter, Energy and Information
S. Umpleby, The George Washington University, USA

Symposium D: Biocybernetics and Mathematical Biology
L.M. Ricciardi, Italy

Tuesday, April 13, p.m. Room 34

14:00-14:30
Computer Models and Genetic Systems
P. Cull, Oregon State University, USA
14:30-15:00
Medicament Noncompliance and Its Effects
P. Lansky, M. Weiss, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Czech Republic
15:00-15:30
On Myosin II Dynamics
A. Buonocore, L. Caputo, L.M. Ricciardi, Universita di Napoli Federico II, Italy
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-16:30
On the Mutual Information between Residual Lifetime Distributions
A. Di Crescenzo, M. Longobardi, A. Nastro, Universita di Salerno, Italy
16:30-17:00
Stochastic Gompertz Diffusion Model: Stastistical Inference and Applications
R. Gutierrez, R. Gutierrez-Sanchez, A. Nafidi, Universidad de Granada, Spain
17:00-17:30
Prendiville Stochastic Growth Model in the Presence of Catastrophes
A. Saura, V. Giorno, A.G. Nobile, Universita di Salerno, Italy
17:30-18:00
Inference in Tri-Parameter Lognormal Multidimensional Diffusion Processes with Exogenous Factors
R. Gutierrez, R. Gutierrez-Sanchez, E. Ramos, Universidad de Granada, Spain

Wednesday, April 14, a.m. Room 34

11:00-11:30
Use of Lognormal Diffusion Process with Exogenous Factors without
External Information
R. Gutierrez, N. Rico, P. Roman, D. Romero, F. Torres, Universidad de Granada, Spain
11:30-12:00
Extinction Risk for a Population Driven by a Jump-Diffusion Equation
M. Abundo, Universita di Roma "Tor Vergata", Italy
12:00-12:30
Clustering of Intracranial Pressure Using Hidden Markov Models
D. Novak, L. Lhotska, D. Cuesta-Frau, M. Aboy, B. Goldstein, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic
12:30-13:00
Signal Processing in a Network Model with Recurrent Inhibition
T.I. Toth, V. Crunelli, Cardiff University, United Kingdom

Wednesday, April 14, p.m. Room 34

14:00-14:30
Glutamate Synapses of Brain Investigated by Computer Simulations of a 3D Synapse Model
F. Ventriglia, V. Di Maio, Istituto di Cibernetica "E.Caianiello" del CNR, Napoli, Italy
14:30-15:00
Rate and Phase Coding in a Biophysical Model of a Hippocampal Place Cell
Z. Huhn, M. Lengyel, P. Erdi, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
15:00-15:30
Interspike Analysis for Single Neuron's Activity in the Presence of Refractoriness
G. Esposito, C. Valerio, L.M. Ricciardi, V. Giorno, A.G. Nobile, Universita di Napoli Federico II, Italy
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-16:30
On the Interaction between Two Stein's Neuronal Units
A.Di Crescenzo, B. Martinucci, E. Pirozzi, L.M. Ricciardi, Universita di Napoli Federico II, Italy
16:30-17:00
Non-Stationary Gauss-Markov Processes and Neuronal Modeling
E. Pirozzi, L.M. Ricciardi, V. Giorno, A.G. Nobile, Universita di Napoli Federico II, Italy
17:00-17:30
Mechanisms of Perception: Embedded Sensory Characteristics Model
A.V. Sergin, V.Y. Sergin, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

Symposium E: Systems Science in Medicine
F. Tretter, Germany, G. Ossimitz, Austria, and G. Porenta, Austria

Tuesday, April 13, p.m. Room 47

14:00-14:30
Antagonistic Redundancy - A Theory of Error-Correcting Information Transfer in Organisms
J.W. Dietrich, B.O. Böhm, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Germany
14:30-15:00
A Systems Approach to Hydrocephalus in Humans
A.A. Linninger, C. Tsakiris, R. Penn, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA
15:00-15:30
Risk Score, a Probability-Calculating DSS for Decision Support in Cholesterol Decision Making
F.M.H.M. Dupuits, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-16:30
Case-Based Reasoning for Myocardial SPECT Perfusion Scintigraphy: Evaluation of Different Algorithms to Calculate Similarity
A. Khorsand, S. Graf, G. Porenta, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
16:30-17:00
Price Effects on Tobacco Consumption - A Basic System Dynamics Model
G. Ossimitz, F. Tretter, University of Klagenfurt, Austria
17:00-17:30
Recent Developments in Arterial Tree Optimization
W. Schreiner, R. Karch, M. Neumann, F. Neumann, P. Szawlowski, Medical University of Vienna, Austria

Symposium F: Cultural Systems
M. Fischer, UK, and D. Read, USA

Thursday, April 15, p.m. Room 34

14:00-14:30
The Communicative Generation of Cultural Systems
J. Klüver, C. Stoica, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
14:30-15:00
Culture, Cultural Models, and the Division of Labor
D. Kronenfeld, University of California, Riverside, USA
15:00-15:30
The Pakistani Punjabi Family and Household as a Core Information Processing System
S.M. Lyon, University of Durham, United Kingdom
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-16:30
Cultural Algorithms: Computational Modeling of How Cultures Learn to Solve Problems
R. Reynolds, B. Peng, Wayne State University, Detroit, USA
16:30-17:00
Culture and Indigenous Knowledge Systems: Emergent Order and the Internal Regulation of Shared Symbolic Systems
M. Fischer, University of Kent, United Kingdom

Friday, April 16, a.m. Room 34

11:00-11:30
The Message is the Medium: Language, Culture and Informatics
M.J. Leaf, University of Texas, Dallas, USA
11:30-12:00
On the "Globality Hypothesis" about Social/Cultural Structure: An Algebraic Solution
F.K.L. Chit Hlaing, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
12:00-12:30
Some Observations on Resilience and Robustness in Human Systems
D.W. Read, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

Symposium G: Cognitive Rationality, Relativity, and Clarity
P. Ballonoff, USA, and I. Ezhkova, Belgium

Friday, April 16, a.m. Room 48

11:00-11:30
Correspondence Among Mathematical Treatments of Culture Theory
P. Ballonoff, Ballonoff Consulting, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
11:30-12:00
From Modernist Paternalism to Mutual Acknowledgement
I. Aravot, Technion I.I.T., Haifa, Israel
12:00-12:30
Individual and Collective Risk Perception in Decision Criteria
S. Benedikt, I. Kun, G. Szazs, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
12:30-13:00
Notes on Cognitive Rationality, Relativity and Clarity
I. Ezhkova, International Institute of Applied Technologies, Brussels, Belgium

Symposium H: Management, Organizational Change, and Innovation
M. Mulej, Slovenia

Wednesday, April 14, p.m. Room 48

14:00-14:30
Efficient and Effective Knowledge Distribution in an Enterprise - a Multilevel Problem
B. Schiemenz, Philipps University Marburg, Germany
14:30-15:00
Anticipatory Kaldor-Kalecki Model of Business Cycle
D.M. Dubois, Universite de Liege, Belgium
15:00-15:30
The System of Instrumental Civilization: an Aspect of Globalization Change
A.H. Adamkiewicz, Technical University of Gdansk, Gdynia Maritime Academy, Poland
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-16:30
The Political System as a Self-Organizing Information System
C. Fuchs, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
16:30-17:00
Theoretical and Methodological Approaches of Franco-Russian Cross-Cultural Research
N. Fedotova-Guseva, Baikal State University of Economics and Law, Russia
17:00-17:30
A Worried Look at CEECs', e.g. Slovenia's Accession to European Union - after 15 Years of the Two-Generation Cycles Law
M. Mulej, Z. Zenko, M. Rebernik, V. Potocan, M. Bucar, University of Maribor, Slovenia

Thursday, April 15, p.m. Room 48

14:00-14:30
Improving Universities in Russia through the Network of Change Agents: The Case of Civic Education Project
V. Pozdnyakov, Voronezh State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Russia
14:30-15:00
Four Methods for Describing Systems with Examples of How Management is Changing in the U.S. and Russia
T.A. Medvedeva, S.A. Umpleby, Siberian State University of Transport, Novosibirsk, Russia
15:00-15:30
Modelling Innovation for Creative Control by Bayesian Syllogism
H.K. Löckenhoff, Research Consulting, Backnang, Germany
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-16:30
Understanding Complexity and Innovation in Business Systems with Focus on Transitional Countries
A. Turina, University of Zagreb, Croatia
16:30-17:00
What Do EU, United Nations, International Standards Organization, OECD, etc., Mean by Systems Thinking?
M. Mulej, V. Potocan, University of Maribor, Slovenia

Symposium I: Paradigm Changes Due to Component-Based System Development
G. Chroust, Austria, and C. Hoyer, Austria

Wednesday, April 14, a.m. Room 50

11:00-11:30
Pattern-Driven Software Development and Invasive Program Composition
W. Herzner, ARC Seiberdsdorf Research GmbH, Austria
11:30-12:00
Overcoming Problems in CBD - Moving from Component-Based Development to Component-Based Product Line Development
C. Hoyer, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
12:00-12:30
Design Asset Identification with Sequence Diagram Matching in a System Family Engineering Environment
A. Fried, H. Prähofer, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
12:30-13:00
Motivational Issues in Creating Reusable Software Artifacts
G. Chroust, C. Hoyer, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria

Wednesday, April 14, p.m. Room 50

14:00-14:30
Rewarding Reuse Behavior
P. Kalagiakos, Ethnodata S.A., Greece
14:30-15:00
A Model for the Modularity of the Software Industry
H. Hahn, K. Turowski, University of the German Armed Forces Munich, Germany
15:00-15:30
Service Orientation and the Quality Indicators for Software Services
J. Kral, M. Zemlicka, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-16:30
Towards Service-oriented Development in Base Station Modules
M. Matinlassi, S. Pantsar-Syväniemi, E. Niemelä, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland
16:30-17:00
Legal Protection of Component Metadata and APIs
M. Sonntag, G. Chroust, Johannes-Kepler University, Linz, Austria

Symposium J: Soft Computing and Knowledge-Based Systems
C.Carlsson, Finland, and K.-P.Adlassnig, Austria

Tuesday, April 13, p.m. Room 48

14:00-14:30
Geometric Programming with Fuzzy Parameters
S.-T. Liu, Van Nung Institute of Technology, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
14:30-15:00
Empirical Comparison of Different Evolutionary Models of Genetic Algorithm with Limited Convergence
J. Kubalik, P. Zikl, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic
15:00-15:30
Adaptive Mutation in Genetic Algorithm with Binary Coding
S. Konjicija, Z. Avdagic, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-16:30
Expected Value, Variance, Covariance and Correlation of Possibility Distributions
C. Carlsson, R. Fuller, P. Majlender, Abo Academi University, Finland
16:30-17:00
Development of Interactive Software for Multiobjective Decision Analysis: MIDASS
F. Seo, I. Nishizaki, H. Hamamoto, Kyoto University, Japan
17:00-17:30
Probability and Possibility: Representing Dependencies and Interactivities
P. Majlender, Abo Akademi University, Finland
17:30-18:00
Decision Tree Induction Algorithms for the Medical Diagnosis Problem - Comparative Study
M. Wozniak, Wroclav University of Technology, Poland

Symposium K: Artificial Neural Networks and Adaptive Systems
G.Dorffner, Austria

Thursday, April 15, p.m. Room 47

14:00-14:30
Using ICA for Removal of Ocular Artifacts in EEG Recorded from Blind Subjects
A. Flexer, H. Bauer, J. Pripfl, G. Dorffner, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
14:30-15:00
Predicting Glass Manufacturing Quality Using a Hybrid Population Learning and Artificial Neural Network Approach
I. Czarnowski, P. Jedrzejowicz, Gdynia Maritime University, Poland
15:00-15:30
A Biologically Plausible Computing Architecture for Visual Motion
J.C. Rodriguez-Rodriguez, R. Moreno-Diaz jr., A. Quesada-Arencibia, Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-16:30
A Novel Neural Network for Conditional Probability Estimation
A. Eleuteri, R. Tagliaferri, L. Milano, F. Acernese, Universita di Napoli, Italy
16:30-17:00
A Supervised Multiestimation Scheme for a Discrete-Time Adaptive Control System
S. Alonso-Quesada, M. De la Sen, A. Bilbao-Guillerna, Universidad del Pais Vasco, Leioa, Spain

Symposium L: AT2AI-4: From Agent Theory to Agent Implementation
J.P.Müller, Germany, and P.Petta, Austria

Wednesday, April 14, a.m. Room 46

10:50-11:00
Welcome (Jörg Müller & Paolo Petta)
11:00-13:00
Session 1: Runtime I

PROSOCS: A Platform for Programming Software Agents in Computational Logic
K. Stathis, W. Lu, A. Kakas, N. Demetriou, U. Endriss, A. Bracciali, Universita di Pisa, Italy

A Testbed for Agent Mediated Service Composition
A. Poggi, M. Tomaiuolo, P. Turci, Universita degli Studi di Parma, Italy

Multi-Agent Systems as Web Service Providers - Distributing SOAP Requests to Agents by Redirection
M. Sonntag, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria

Enforcing Privacy via Brokering within Nomadic Environment
L. Titkov, S. Poslad, J.J. Tan, University of London, England
14:00-15:30
Session 2: Innovation

From Entropy to Ontology
J. Calmet, A. Daemi, Universität Karlsruhe (TH) , Germany

Robustness of Social Knowledge in Multi-Agent Systems
P. Tichy, Rockwell Automation Research Center and Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic

From the Philosophy of Personal Identity to the Laws of Agent Societies
L. Bölöni, University of Central Florida, USA
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-17:30
Session 3: Runtime II

A Semantics for the Interaction of Agents with Coordination Artifacts
M. Viroli, A. Ricci, A. Omicini, DEIS, Universita degli Studi di Bologna, Italy

Compliance Verification of Agent Interaction: a Logic-Based Software Tool
M. Alberti, M. Gavanelli, E. Lamma, F. Chesani, P. Mello, P. Torroni, Universita di Ferrara, Italy

A Generic Simulation Service for Distributed Multi-Agent Systems
L. Braubach, A. Pokahr, W. Lamersdorf, K.-H. Krempels, P.-O. Wölk,Universität Hamburg, Germany
17:30-18:00
Wrap up discussion 1st day

Thursday, April 15, p.m. Room 46

14:00-15:30
Session 4: Methods/-ologies I

Towards Requirements Elicitation in Multi-Agent Systems
R. Fuentes, J.J. Gomez-Sanz, J. Pavon, Universidad Complutense Madrid, Spain

Representing Goals in Multi-Agent Systems
M.-P. Huget, Leibniz-IMAG/MAGMA, Grenoble, France

An Ontological Approach to Harmonising Security Models for Open Services
J.J. Tan, S. Poslad, L. Titkov, University of London, England
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-17:30
Session 5: Methods/-ologies II

Combining Gaia and JADE for Multi-Agent Systems Development
P. Moraitis, N.I. Spanoudakis, University of Cyprus, Greece

ADE - An Architecture Development Environment for Virtual and Robotic Agents
V. Andronache, M. Scheutz, University of Notre Dame, Illinois, USA

Multi-Agent Systems Implementation and Testing
G. Caire, M. Cossentino, A. Negri, A. Poggi, P. Turci, Universita di Parma, Italy
17:30-18:00
Wrap up discussion 2nd day

Friday, April 16, a.m. Room 46

11:00-13:00
Session 6: Coordination

Agent Coordination Context: From Theory to Practice
A. Ricci, M. Viroli, A. Omicini, DEIS, Universita degli Studi di Bologna, Italy

Improving upon the TAEMS/DTC Framework in the Context of Coordinated Scheduling
B. Jung, P. Petta, Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Austria

Theory and Practice of Field-based Motion Coordination in Multiagent Systems
M. Mamei, F. Zambonelli, Universita di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy

Towards a Specification and Execution Environment for Simulations Based on MMASS: Managing at--a--distance Interaction
S. Bandini, S. Manzoni, G. Vizzari, Universita di Milano Bicocca, Italy
13:30-14:40
Session 7: Joint Lunch

Symposium M: ACE 2004: Affective Computational Entities
C. Pinto-Ferreira, Portugal, R. Ventura, Portugal, and P. Petta, Austria

Tuesday, April 13, p.m. Room 46

14:00-14:30
A Framework for Evaluating Affective Control
M. Scheutz, University of Notre Dame, Illinois, USA
14:30-15:00
A Generic Agent Model Allowing a Continuous Characterization of Emotion
L. Morgado, G. Gaspar, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
15:00-15:30
Emotion Eliciting in Salt and Pepper
L. Botelho, P. Ramos, P. Figueiredo, ISCTE - Instituto Superior de Cijncias do Trabalho e da Empresa, Portugal
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-16:30
Emotion-Based Agent Architectures for Tutoring Systems. The HMI Approach
R. Op den Akker, D. Heylen, A. Nijholt, M. Poel, University of Twente, The Netherlands
16:30-17:00
MATES: A Conversational Agent System
S.S. Nemani, V.H. Allan, Utah State University, USA
17:00-17:30
Automatic Synthesis of Choreography Synchronous to Music
S. Nishida, M. Nakatani, Q. Wang, H. Morioka, Osaka University, Japan

Symposium N: Theory and Applications of Artificial Intelligence
V. Marik, Czech Republic, and E. Buchberger, Austria

Wednesday, April 14, a.m. Room 47

11:00-11:30
Representation of Mathematical Concepts for Inferencing and for Presentation Purposes
H. Horacek, A. Fiedler, A. Franke, M. Moschner, M. Pollet, V. Sorge, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
11:30-12:00
Identifiying Nonlinear Model Structures Using Genetic Programming Techniques
S. Winkler, M. Affenzeller, S. Wagner, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
12:00-12:30
Intelligent Optimization of Investment Rules on the Basis of Genetic Programming and Technical Analysis
A. Kapishnikov, A. Borisov, Riga Technical University, Latvia

Wednesday, April 14, p.m. Room 47

14:00-14:30
Reconsidering the Selection Concept of Genetic Algorithms from a Population Genetics Inspired Point of View
M. Affenzeller, S. Wagner, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
14:30-15:00
Parallelization of Multi-Resource Timetabling Problems
P. Slechta, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic
15:00-15:30
Evaluation of ECG: Comparison of Decision Tree and Fuzzy Rules Induction
L. Lhotska, J. Macek, D. Peri, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-16:30
Gaussian Complexities Based Decision Tree Pruning
J. Macek, L. Lhotska, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic
16:30-17:00
Predictive System for Multivariate Time Series
J. Klema, J. Kout, M. Vejmelka, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic

Symposium O: Computer Control and Robot Systems
A. Weinmann, Austria

Wednesday, April 14, a.m. Room 48

11:00-11:30
Hybrid Telematic Systems for Rescue Missions
M. Kulich, J. Pavlicek, J. Chudoba, R. Mazl, L. Preucil, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic
11:30-12:00
A Design and Optimization Method for Robust Backstepping Control with Integral Action
A. Viehweider, University of Technology Vienna, Austria
12:00-12:30
Design of Gain Scheduled Pole Assignment for SISO Systems
M. Huba, Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, Slovakia
12:30-13:00
Intelligent Control of Nonlinear Dynamic System Using Immune Fuzzy Fusion
D. Hwa Kim, Hanbat National University, Korea

Symposium P: Communication and Computers
A M. Tjoa, Austria

Tuesday, April 13, p.m. Room 41

14:00-14:30
A New Approach to Designing Children-Oriented Websites of Art Museums
O. Fomichova, V. Fomichov, Moscow Children and Teenager Palace for Creative Work, Russia
14:30-15:00
Budget Problem in Topology Design of Large-Scale Wide Area Networks
M. Gola, A. Kasprzak, Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland

Symposium Q: History of Cybernetics, Information Technology, and Systems Research
F. Pichler, Austria, and E.-G.Woschni, Germany

Thursday, April 15, p.m. Room 50

14:00-14:30
Heinrich Barkhausen - Pioneer of Weak-Current and Electronic Engineering
E.-G. Woschni, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany
14:30-15:00
From Rossum's Universal Robots to the Post-Human
J. Horakova, J. Kelemen, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
15:00-15:30
Some Historical Comments upon a Kantian Outline for the Conception of the Universal System
E. Selzer, Austrian Society for the History of Informatics, Austria
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-16:30
System Dynamics within the Evolution of the Systems Movement
M. Schwaninger, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
16:30-17:00
Hydrointegrator by Mihaila Petrovic-Alas. A Contribution to the Design of Computing Machines
M.S. Stankovic, M. Stankovic, University of Nis, Serbia

Friday, April 16, a.m. Room 50

11:00-11:30
Generalized Harmonic Analysis, Pseudo-Aleatory Functions and Epsilon-Distribution
R. Vallee, Universite Paris-Nord, France
11:30-12:00
On the Electrical Telegraph Presented by the United States of America to Japan in 1854
F. Pichler, T. Shimogawa, Musashi University, Tokyo, Japan
12:00-12:30
On the University Studies of Nicola Tesla in Graz and Prague
F. Pichler, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria