Computational Science - ICCS 2004: 4th International Conference, Kraków, Poland, June 6-9, 2004, Proceedings, Part IV

Front Matter....Pages -
The New Graphic Description of the Haar Wavelet Transform....Pages 1-8
On New Radon-Based Translation, Rotation, and Scaling Invariant Transform for Face Recognition....Pages 9-17
On Bit-Level Systolic Arrays for Least-Squares Digital Contour Smoothing....Pages 18-25
Bayer Pattern Demosaicking Using Local-Correlation Approach....Pages 26-33
Edge Preserving Filters on Color Images....Pages 34-40
Segmentation of Fundus Eye Images Using Methods of Mathematical Morphology for Glaucoma Diagnosis....Pages 41-48
Automatic Detection of Glaucomatous Changes Using Adaptive Thresholding and Neural Networks....Pages 49-55
Analytical Design of 2-D Narrow Bandstop FIR Filters....Pages 56-63
Analytical Design of Arbitrary Oriented Asteroidal 2-D FIR Filters....Pages 64-71
A { k , n }-Secret Sharing Scheme for Color Images....Pages 72-79
Declarative Modelling in Computer Graphics: Current Results and Future Issues....Pages 80-89
Geometric Snapping for 3D Meshes....Pages 90-97
Multiresolution Approximations of Generalized Voronoi Diagrams....Pages 98-106
LodStrips: Level of Detail Strips....Pages 107-114
Declarative Specification of Ambiance in VRML Landscapes....Pages 115-122
Using Constraints in Delaunay and Greedy Triangulation for Contour Lines Improvement....Pages 123-130
An Effective Modeling of Single Cores Prostheses Using Geometric Techniques....Pages 131-138
GA and CHC. Two Evolutionary Algorithms to Solve the Root Identification Problem in Geometric Constraint Solving....Pages 139-146
Manifold Extraction in Surface Reconstruction....Pages 147-155
Expression of a Set of Points’ Structure within a Specific Geometrical Model....Pages 156-163
Effective Use of Procedural Shaders in Animated Scenes....Pages 164-172
Real-Time Tree Rendering....Pages 173-180
A Brush Stroke Generation Using Magnetic Field Model for Painterly Rendering....Pages 181-188
Reuse of Paths in Final Gathering Step with Moving Light Sources....Pages 189-196
Real Time Tree Sketching....Pages 197-204
Facial Expression Recognition Based on Dimension Model Using Sparse Coding....Pages 205-212
An Application to the Treatment of Geophysical Images through Orthogonal Projections....Pages 213-220
A Derivative-Free Tracking Algorithm for Implicit Curves with Singularities....Pages 221-228
Framework for Simulating the Human Behavior for Intelligent Virtual Agents. Part I: Framework Architecture....Pages 229-236
Framework for Simulating the Human Behavior for Intelligent Virtual Agents. Part II: Behavioral System....Pages 237-244
Point-Based Modeling from a Single Image....Pages 245-251
Introducing Physical Boundaries in Virtual Environments....Pages 252-257
Thin Client Access to a Visualization Environment....Pages 258-263
Interactive Visualization of Relativistic Effects with the Hardware Acceleration....Pages 264-269
Design of Interactive Environment for Numerically Intensive Parallel Linear Algebra Calculations....Pages 270-277
Computer Algebra for Real-Time Dynamics of Robots with Large Numbers of Joints....Pages 278-285
Development of SyNRAC —Formula Description and New Functions....Pages 286-294
DisCAS: A Distributed-Parallel Computer Algebra System....Pages 295-302
A Mathematica Package for Solving and Displaying Inequalities....Pages 303-310
Choleski-Banachiewicz Approach to Systems with Non-positive Definite Matrices with Mathematica ® ....Pages 311-318
A Closed Form Solution of the Run-Time of a Sliding Bead along a Freely Hanging Slinky....Pages 319-326
Analytical Theory of Motion of a Mars Orbiter....Pages 327-334
Computing Theta-Stable Parabolic Subalgebras Using LiE....Pages 335-342
Graphical and Computational Representation of Groups....Pages 343-350
First Order ODEs: Mathematica and Symbolic-Numerical Methods....Pages 351-357
Evaluation of the Fundamental Physical Constants in Mathematica ....Pages 358-363
Symbolic Polynomial Interpolation Using Mathematica....Pages 364-369
Constant Weight Codes with Package CodingTheory.m in Mathematica....Pages 370-375
Graph Coloring with web Mathematica ....Pages 376-381
Construction of Solutions for Nonintegrable Systems with the Help of the Painlevé Test....Pages 382-387
Computer Algebra Manipulations in Astronomy....Pages 388-393
Higher Order Quadrature on Sparse Grids....Pages 394-401
Application of Extrapolation Methods to Numerical Solution of Fredholm Integral Equations Related to Boundary Value Problems....Pages 402-409
Extrapolation Techniques for Computing Accurate Solutions of Elliptic Problems with Singular Solutions....Pages 410-417
Vandermonde–Type Matrices in Two Step Collocation Methods for Special Second Order Ordinary Differential Equations....Pages 418-425
Direct Optimization Using Gaussian Quadrature and Continuous Runge-Kutta Methods: Application to an Innovation Diffusion Model....Pages 426-433
The ReLPM Exponential Integrator for FE Discretizations of Advection-Diffusion Equations....Pages 434-442
Function Fitting Two–Step BDF Algorithms for ODEs....Pages 443-450
Pseudospectral Iterated Method for Differential Equations with Delay Terms....Pages 451-458
A Hybrid Numerical Technique for the Solution of a Class of Implicit Matrix Differential Equation....Pages 459-466
A Continuous Approach for the Computation of the Hyperbolic Singular Value Decomposition....Pages 467-474
Using P-GRADE for Monte Carlo Computations in a Distributed Environment....Pages 475-482
Calculating Activation Energies in Diffusion Processes Using a Monte Carlo Approach in a Grid Environment....Pages 483-490
Using Parallel Monte Carlo Methods in Large-Scale Air Pollution Modelling....Pages 491-498
Parallel Importance Separation for Multiple Integrals and Integral Equations....Pages 499-506
Investigation of the Sensitivity of the Monte Carlo Solution for the Barker-Ferry Equation with Sequential and Parallel Pseudo-Random Number Generators....Pages 507-514
Design and Distributed Computer Simulation of Thin p  +  –i–n  +  Avalanche Photodiodes Using Monte Carlo Model....Pages 515-522
Convergence Proof for a Monte Carlo Method for Combinatorial Optimization Problems....Pages 523-530
Monte Carlo Algorithm for Maneuvering Target Tracking and Classification....Pages 531-539
Coupling a Lattice Boltzmann and a Finite Difference Scheme....Pages 540-547
Accuracy versus Performance in Lattice Boltzmann BGK Simulations of Systolic Flows....Pages 548-555
Mesoscopic Modelling of Droplets on Topologically Patterned Substrates....Pages 556-563
Soot Particle Deposition within Porous Structures Using a Method of Moments – Lattice Boltzmann Approach....Pages 564-571
Numerical Bifurcation Analysis of Lattice Boltzmann Models: A Reaction-Diffusion Example....Pages 572-579
Particle Models of Discharge Plasmas in Molecular Gases....Pages 580-587
Fully Kinetic Particle-in-Cell Simulation of a Hall Thruster....Pages 588-595
Standard of Molecular Dynamics Modeling and Simulation of Relaxation in Dense Media....Pages 596-603
Implicit and Explicit Higher Order Time Integration Schemes for Fluid-Structure Interaction Computations....Pages 604-611
Accounting for Nonlinear Aspects in Multiphysics Problems: Application to Poroelasticity....Pages 612-620
Computational Modelling of Multi-field Ionic Continuum Systems....Pages 621-628
Formation of Dwarf Galaxies in Reionized Universe with Heterogeneous Multi-computer System....Pages 629-636
A Multi-scale Numerical Study of the Flow, Heat, and Mass Transfer in Protective Clothing....Pages 637-644
Thermomechanical Waves in SMA Patches under Small Mechanical Loadings....Pages 645-652
Direct and Homogeneous Numerical Approaches to Multiphase Flows and Applications....Pages 653-660
Molecular Dynamics and Monte Carlo Simulations for Heat Transfer in Micro and Nano-channels....Pages 661-666
Improved Semi-Lagrangian Stabilizing Correction Scheme for Shallow Water Equations....Pages 667-672
Bose-Einstein Condensation Studied by the Real-Time Monte Carlo Simulation in the Frame of Java Applet....Pages 673-678
Life History Traits and Genome Structure: Aerobiosis and G+C Content in Bacteria....Pages 679-686
Differential Gene Survival under Asymmetric Directional Mutational Pressure....Pages 687-693
How Gene Survival Depends on Their Length....Pages 694-699
Super-tree Approach for Studying the Phylogeny of Prokaryotes: New Results on Completely Sequenced Genomes....Pages 700-708
Genetic Paralog Analysis and Simulations....Pages 709-717
Evolutionary Perspectives on Protein Thermodynamics....Pages 718-727
The Partition Function Variant of Sankoff’s Algorithm....Pages 728-735
Simulation of Molecular Evolution Using Population Dynamics Modelling....Pages 736-741
Lotka-Volterra Model of Macro-Evolution on Dynamical Networks....Pages 742-749
Simulation of a Horizontal and Vertical Disease Spread in Population....Pages 750-757
Evolution of Population with Interaction between Neighbours....Pages 758-764
The Role of Dominant Mutations in the Population Expansion....Pages 765-770
On the Efficiency of Simplified Weak Taylor Schemes for Monte Carlo Simulation in Finance....Pages 771-778
Time-Scale Transformations: Effects on VaR Models....Pages 779-786
Environment and Financial Markets....Pages 787-794
Pricing of Some Exotic Options with NIG -Lévy Input....Pages 795-802
Construction of Quasi Optimal Portfolio for Stochastic Models of Financial Market....Pages 803-810
Euler Scheme for One-Dimensional SDEs with Time Dependent Reflecting Barriers....Pages 811-818
On Approximation of Average Expectation Prices for Path Dependent Options in Fractional Models....Pages 819-826
Confidence Intervals for the Autocorrelations of the Squares of GARCH Sequences....Pages 827-834
Performance Measures in an Evolutionary Stock Trading Expert System....Pages 835-842
Stocks’ Trading System Based on the Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm....Pages 843-850
Parisian Options – The Implied Barrier Concept....Pages 851-858
Modeling Electricity Prices with Regime Switching Models....Pages 859-867
Modeling the Risk Process in the XploRe Computing Environment....Pages 868-875
A Dynamic Stochastic Programming Model for Bond Portfolio Management....Pages 876-883
Communication Leading to Nash Equilibrium without Acyclic Condition....Pages 884-891
Support Vector Machines Approach to Credit Assessment....Pages 892-899
Measuring Scorecard Performance....Pages 900-906
Parallelism of Association Rules Mining and Its Application in Insurance Operations....Pages 907-914
No Speculation under Expectations in Awareness....Pages 915-922
A Method on Solving Multiobjective Conditional Value-at-Risk....Pages 923-930
Cross-Validation and Ensemble Analyses on Multiple-Criteria Linear Programming Classification for Credit Cardholder Behavior....Pages 931-939
A Cache Mechanism for Component-Based WebGIS....Pages 940-947
A Data Structure for Efficient Transmission of Generalised Vector Maps....Pages 948-955
Feasibility Study of Geo-spatial Analysis Using Grid Computing....Pages 956-963
An Optimum Vehicular Path Solution with Multi-heuristics....Pages 964-971
An Extended Locking Method for Geographical Database with Spatial Rules....Pages 972-980
Preliminary Study on Unsupervised Classification of Remotely Sensed Images on the Grid....Pages 981-988
Experience of Remote Sensing Information Modelling with Grid Computing....Pages 989-996
Load Analysis and Load Control in Geo-agents....Pages 997-1003
Challenges in Transmission Line Modeling at Multi-gigabit Data Rates....Pages 1004-1011
MPI-Based Parallelized Model Order Reduction Algorithm....Pages 1012-1016
3D-VLSI Design Tool....Pages 1017-1020
Analytical Solutions of the Diffusive Heat Equation as the Application for Multi-cellular Device Modeling – A Numerical Aspect....Pages 1021-1028
Layout Based 3D Thermal Simulations of Integrated Circuits Components....Pages 1029-1036
Simulation of Electrical and Optical Interconnections for Future VLSI ICs....Pages 1037-1044
Balanced Binary Search Trees Based Approach for Sparse Matrix Representation....Pages 1045-1048
Principles of Rectangular Mesh Generation in Computational Physics....Pages 1049-1055
Inter-finger Connection Matrices....Pages 1056-1064
Biomechanics of Bone Cement Augmentation with Compression Hip Screw System for the Treatment of Intertrochanteric Fractures....Pages 1065-1072
Comparison of Knee Cruciate Ligaments Models Using Kinematics from a Living Subject during Chair Rising-Sitting....Pages 1073-1080
Computer and Robotic Model of External Fixation System for Fracture Treatment....Pages 1081-1087
Robust Path Design of Biomechanical Systems Using the Concept of Allowable Load Set....Pages 1088-1094
A New Modeling Method for Objects with Branching Problem Using Non-uniform B-Spline....Pages 1095-1102
Motion Design of Two-Legged Locomotion Process of a Man....Pages 1103-1109
Adaptive Microcalcification Detection in Computer Aided Diagnosis....Pages 1110-1117
The Impact of Information Technology on Quality of Healthcare Services....Pages 1118-1125
Computer Generated Patient Plans Based on Patterns of Care....Pages 1126-1132
On Direct Comparing of Medical Guidelines with Electronic Health Record....Pages 1133-1139
Managing Information Models for E-health via Planned Evolutionary Pathways....Pages 1140-1147
An Attributable Role-Based Access Control for Healthcare....Pages 1148-1155
Aspects of a Massively Distributed Stable Component Space....Pages 1156-1164
Demonstrating Wireless IPv6 Access to a Federated Health Record Server....Pages 1165-1171
Collaborative Teleradiology....Pages 1172-1179
Some Remarks on CSE Education in Germany....Pages 1180-1187
The Computational Science and Engineering (CS&E) Program at Purdue University....Pages 1188-1195
Adapting the CSE Program at ETH Zurich to the Bologna Process....Pages 1196-1201
Computational Engineering and Science Program at the University of Utah....Pages 1202-1209
A Comparison of C, MATLAB, and Python as Teaching Languages in Engineering....Pages 1210-1217
Teaching Computational Science Using VPython and Virtual Reality....Pages 1218-1225
Student Exercises on Fossil Fuels, Global Warming, and Gaia....Pages 1226-1233
Teaching Scientific Computing....Pages 1234-1241
Creating a Sustainable High-Performance Scientific Computing Course....Pages 1242-1248
CSE without Math? A First Course in Modeling and Simulation....Pages 1249-1256
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