Course Description: As communication needs evolve, the current optical network requires both synchronous and asynchronous traffic with enhanced efficiently, scalability, protection strategies, and performance-cost objectives. The next generation optical network is based on DWDM technology and is designed on new standard protocols to efficiently address these requirements. This network may be viewed as an amalgamation of the best concepts from legacy synchronous and asynchronous networks, adding to it new concepts that enhance network attributes including efficiency-cost.

This short course starts with a review of critical optical network topologies, the SONET/SDH standard and DWDM technology. It describes the next generation SONET/SDH, Data-over-SONET/SDH, Packet-over-SONET/SDH, error handling, protection switching, the Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme (LCAS), the Generalized Framing Procedure (GFP), the Link Access Procedure for SDH (LAPS), Internet and Ethernet over SONET/SDH, Virtual Concatenation (VC), Multi-Service Switching Platform (MSSP), Multi-Service Provisioning Platform (MSPP), Next Generation SONET/SDH over DWDM, as well as the Optical Transport Network (OTN).

This course is supported by notes and optionally by four books authored by the instructor (published by IEEE/Wiley): “Next generation SONET/SDH” (2004), “Understanding SONET/SDH and ATM” (1999), “Introduction to DWDM Technology” (2001), and “DWDM: Networks, Devices and Technology” (2003).

Plenary Lecture II

Hebbian Learning and Negative Feedback Neural Networks

Professor Colin Fyfe

The University of Paisley, Scotland

Abstract: The central idea of this presentation is that artificial neural networks which use negative feedback of activation can use simple Hebbian learning to self-organise in such a way that they uncover interesting structure in data sets. The network in its simplest form performs a Principal Component Analysis. Extensions to the network are shown to perform Exploratory Projection Pursuit: they find low-dimensional filters of the data which reveal interesting structure in the data. For example, we might search for outliers from the main body of the data or clusters within the data set and this search can be performed in a hierarchical manner – we find one cluster in the midst of many and then re-project the data from this one cluster to attempt to find subclusters. There are two main ways of performing these searches and these are contrasted and compared and a composite method created which exhibits useful properties from the two underlying methods.

The network can also be used to find independent components of a data set in a number of different ways. For example, one extension to the basic network is shown to perform a type of Factor Analysis – it identifies a set of factors which when OR-ed together will construct the data set. Other methods are used to perform Independent Component Analysis which is extensively used in blind source separation – extracting one signal from a linear mixture of signals. The network can also be used for clustering in a topology preserving manner: there are several ways of clustering using this network in such a way that similar data points are clustered close to one another and only similar data points are treated this way.

In part 2 of the talk, twinned networks are introduced: these networks have two input data streams on which they self-organise using simple Hebbian learning with negative feedback again. In their basic form, the networks are shown to perform Canonical Correlation Analysis, the statistical technique which finds those filters onto which projections of the two data streams have greatest correlation. Various extensions of the basic methods are devised in order to create methods which react to more than two data streams at a time or which deal with problems such as multicollinearity. A further extension is the twinning of the Exploratory Projection Pursuit methods from the first part of the book so that the new network identifies shared structure across two data streams. This new network is also shown to perform Independent Component Analysis. A final chapter deviates somewhat from the rest of the book since its emphasis is on an extension of the Principal Curve algorithm so that we now have two curves learning on two data streams simultaneously.

Since the scope of the talk is the development of new algorithms, all algorithms which are derived analytically, are illustrated on artificial data before being used on real data sets. Where it is of interest, the results are compared with those from standard statistics or from alternative artificial neural networks.

SESSION: Internet, Multimedia Applications, E-Learning

Chair: Despina Polemi, Woon-Yong Lin

Connection Management System for Web Services based on a Policy	Woon-Yong Kim, Seok-Gyu Park	520-164
A Web-Based Multimedia Environment to Support Group Creativity	Hsien Tang Lin, Shyan Ming Yuan	520-173
A Framework for Semantic Transcoding of Multimedia Learning Objects	Jinan Fiaidhi, Sabah Mohammed	520-156
Applying the sum of correlated gamma variates in approximate error probability evaluation for MC-DS-CDMA systems operating in frequency selective fading channels	Joy Iong-Zong Chen	520-246
An investment content delivery secure e-service	Despina Polemi, Thanos Karantjias	520-098
Developing A Wap-Based Application for Emergency Service System	Y.Batu Salman, Adem Karahoca	520-281
Study on Role-Based Access Control Model for Web Services and its Application	Min Wu, Jiaxun Chen, Yongsheng Ding	520-163
The Construction of Course Management System with Portfolio	Hsien Tang Lin, Chi Huang Chiu, Shyan Ming Yuan	520-174
Performance Implications of Memory Management in Java	Averil Meehan	520-256

SESSION: Ad-hoc and Mobile Networks

Chair: Wang Dazhen, K. Ioannou

Modified SPIHT Image Coder for Wireless Communication	M. B. I. Reaz, M. Akter, F. Mohd-Yasin	520-151
An Implementation of Time of Arrivals Location Positioning Technique for GSM Networks	N. Deligiannis, S. Louvros, K.Ioannou, A. Garmpis, S. Kotsopoulos	520-180
A L2 Transmission Feedback based buffering scheme for Mobile IP handovers in an IEEE 802.11 wireless network	Peter De Cleyn, Chris Blondia	520-242
GPCA Method for Fraud Detection in Mobile Communication Networks	Wang Da-Zhen, Wan Fang	520-197
Reduction of Interorganization Web Services Peers Incidents by Deployment of Asynchronous Computing Environment Profile Unification Methodology (ACEPUM)	Khalil A. Abuosba, Asim A. Elsheikh	520-264
Packet Scheduling in WDM Ring Networks with Non-uniform Traffic Demands and Arbitrary Transceiver Tuning Latencies	Hann-Jang Ho, Rongjou Yang, Jungchun Liu, Singling Lee	520-223
The Genetic Chromodynamics Metaheuristic	D. Dumitrescu, Catalin Stoean	520-234
Permeation of RUP and XP on Small and Middle-Size Projects	Kresimir Fertalj, Nikica Hlupic, Damir Kalpic	520-240

SESSION: Information Technology and Applications I

Chair: Youn-Gyou Kook, Muhammad Fauzi Mohd Zain, Elisabeth Metais

A Purpose-Directed Reachability Analysis Approach	Abdelaziz Guerrouat, Harald Richter	520-148
Addressing Formulas for Central Triangular Matrices in 1D Arrays	Francisco Moreno, Silvia Guardati, Osvaldo Cairo, Roberto Florez	520-153
IT Service Management and Normatively Regulated Activities	Dzenana Donko, Ismet Traljic	520-154
Expert System For Making Sulfate-Resistant Concrete	Muhammad Fauzi Mohd Zain, Md. Nazrul Islam, Hassan Basri, Maslina Jamil	520-168
Efficient Migration of Service Agent in P-Grid Environments based on Mobile Agent	Youn-Gyou Kook, Woon-Yong Kim, Young-Keun Choi	520-172
A Rapid Algorithm for Topology Construction from a Set of Line Segments	Sebastian Krivograd, Mladen Trlep, Borut Žalik	520-178
Developing Filtering Techniques for Securing Vector Graphics Images Applied to Ubiquitous Patient Records	Sabah Mohammed, Jinan Fiaidhi, Ahmed Sabir Arif	520-159
Tone Analysis in Harmonic-Frequency Domain and Feature Reduction using KLT+LVQ for Thai Isolated Word Recognition	S. Predawan, P. Jiyapanichkul, C. Wutiwiwatchai, C. Kimpan	520-183
A Predictive Control Approach For Nonlinear Systems	Malik F. Alamaireh, Mohammad R. Hassan	520-187
Adaptive visualization of collaboration status in process-oriented collaborative learning	Hee-Seop Han, Hyeoncheol Kim, Sun-Gwan Han	520-219

Sunday, May 28, 2006

SESSION: Telecommunication Systems and Applications

Chair: Mohamed Amr Mokhtar, Slobodan Babic, Andrzej Chydzinski

WarDriving: Technical and Legal Context	Hira Sathu	520-188
Mutual Inductance of Thin Coaxial Circular Coils with Constant Current Density in Air (Filament Method)	Cevdet Akyel, Slobodan I. Babic, Ke Wu and José Fernando Mojica	520-115
Design and Implementation of a Switched Bus-based Home Network Interconnection System	Yang-Keun Ahn, Kwang-Soon Choi, Young-Choong Park, Kwang-Mo Jung, Seong-Dong Kim	520-121
U-Shaped Rectangular Patch Microstrip Antenna Element for Base Station Antennas	Enver Hamiti, Luan Ahma, Abdel Razik Sebak	520-124
Buffer overflow period in a constant service rate queue	Andrzej Chydzinski	520-138
DC-Free Turbo Coding Scheme Using MAP/SOVA Algorithms	M. Amr Mokhtar	520-139
Energy Based Video Synthesis	Ranga Rodrigo, Zhenhe Chen, Jagath Samarabandu	520-259
Ubiquitous Information Gathering with SMS Query Service	Yousef Awwad, Chia-Feng Lin and Shyan-Ming Yuan	520-193
TUQR: A Topology Unaware QoS Routing Protocol for MANETs	Ibrahim Zagli, Min Song	520-267
Reversing Ticket Based Probing Routing Protocol for MANET	Turgut Yucel, Min Song	520-268

SESSION: Advanced Telecommunication Systems

Chair: Mohamed Amr Mokhtar, Slobodan Babic, Andrzej Chydzinski

DC-Free Turbo Coding Scheme For GPRS System	M. Amr Mokhtar, A. Refay-Ahmed	520-140
Computation of Characteristic Impedance of CPW, Grounded CPW (GCPW) and Microstrip Lines in a Wide Frequency Range Using TLM Approach	H. Keivani, M. Fazaelifard, M. Farrokhrooz	520-110
Efficient Routing Algorithms on Optoelectronic Networks	J. Al-Sadi, Ahmad M. Awwad	520-130
A Novel Multilayer Microstrip Antenna for Ultra Wideband Applications	Yashar Zehforoosh, Changiz Ghobadi, Javad Nourinia	520-141
Performance Evaluation of TCP/IP Protocol for Mobile Ad Hoc Network	Mohd Dani Baba, Nurhayati Ahmad, Muhammad Ibrahim, Ruhani Abdul Rahman, Nurul Husna Eshak	520-118
Using Nonlinear Filter for Adaptive Blind Channel Equalization	Hamidreza Bakhshi, Mohammad Pooyan	520-162
A Survey of Approximation Algorithms for Multicast Congestion Problems	Rongjou Yang, Hann-Jang Ho, Singling Lee	520-225

SESSION: Clusters and Distributed Environments

Chair: Nader Mir, Adem Karahoca

How clustering can be useful to supermarkets?	Henda Bélaïd Ajroud, Hamida Amdouni	520-251
Multi-Agent Systems in Distributed Communication Environments	Camelia Chira, D. Dumitrescu	520-235
A Dynamic Task Scheduling Algorithm in Grid Environment	Wang Da-Zhen, Zhan Jun-Shan, Wan Fang, Zhu Lei	520-257
A Practical Performance Comparison of Parallel Sorting Algorithms on Homogeneous Network of Workstations	Haroon Rashid and Kalim Qureshi	520-152
Comparing Clustering Techniques for Telecom Churn Management	Adem Karahoca, Ali Kara	520-145
A dynamic workload balancing technique of a text matching algorithm on a cluster	Odysseas Efremides, George Ivanov	520-144
An Energy-Efficient Decentralized Clustering Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks	Marzieh Veyseh, Belle Wei, Nader F. Mir	520-129

SESSION: Security and Privacy

Chair: Eleutherios A. Papathanassiou, Odysseas Efremides

A Practical Home Security System via Mobile Phones	Bing-Fei Wu, Hsin-Yuan Peng, Chao-Jung Chen	520-236
Security Countermeasure Design by Using Block Model of T.H. Kim	Tai-Hoon Kim, Kouichi Sakurai	520-273
Privacy Online: Research and Recommendations	Eleutherios A. Papathanassiou, Xenia J. Mamakou, Dimitris K. Kardaras	520-285
Requirements for Security Protocols	Wuu Yang and Rong-Hong Jan	520-179
A bidirectional bluetooth authentication scheme based on game- theoritic framework	Nabil El kadhi, Syrine Karoui, Foued Ben Abdelaziz	520-176
Hardware Implementation on FPGA Platform for Cellular Automata Cryptosystem	Eduard Franti, Monica Dascalu	520-117
Optimizing Web Service Messaging Performance Using a Context Store for Static Data	Sangyoon Oh, Mehmet S. Aktas, Marlon Pierce, Geoffrey C. Fox	520-269

Monday, May 29, 2006

SESSION: Information Technology for Communications

Chair: Stamatios Kartalopoulos

Localist Approach to Natural Language Processing	Mladen Stanojevic, Sanja Vranes	520-205
A Minimum Cost Process in Searching for a Set of Similar DNA Sequences	M Yazid M Saman, M Nordin A Rahman, Aziz Ahmad and A Osman M Tap	520-263
Automatic classification of medical reports, the CIREA project	Elisabeth Metais, Didier Nakache, Jean-François Timsit	520-265
The influence of consumers consciousness of institutional factors on initial trust building	Li-Ting Huang, Kuo-Lien Yin, Cheng-Kiang Farn	520-189
A learning-based algorithm for geometric labeling of indoor images	Xiaoqing Liu, Jagath Samarabandu	520-262
Proposed sets of Polyphase Spreading Sequences for DS-CDMA System	Jalal Jamal Hamad-Ameen	520-120
Design and Analysis of a Second Order Phase Locked Loops (PLLs) for Communication Systems	Diary R. Sulaiman	520-116
A Knowledge-based Service Creation and Execution Framework for the Adaptation of Composite Wireless Services	Spyros Tombros, Nikiforos Ploskas, Christoforos Kavadias, Constantinos T. Angelis, Athanasios Koumasis	520-192

SESSION: Protocols and Algorithms

Chair: Alaa Sheta, Joy Iong-Zong Chen, Jalal Jamal

Thin Subwavelength Multilayer Cavity Resonator Using Metamaterials	Majid Ahmadlou, Mohammad Hossein Sheikhi	520-150
A New Patch Antenna for UMTS Band:Narrow Compact CPW-fed Monopole	S. Soodmand, Ch. Ghobadi, J. Nourinia	520-239
Double Core Photonic Crystal Fiber	Ebru Gedik, Ercan Topuz	520-212
Link Adaptation for Spatial Multiplexing MIMO Systems	Sreco Plevel, Tomaz Javornik, Gorazd Kandus, Igor Jelovcan	520-191
A fluid model of the RED AQM algorithm and its implementation in a fluid-based network simulator	Jose Incera, Luis Carballo	520-222
Automatic Digital Modulation Identification in Dispersive Channels	Ataollah Ebrahimzadeh, Seyed Alireza Seyedin	520-217
Bluetooth–Based Approach to Monitoring Biomedical Signals	Zilbert Tafa, Radovan Stojanovic	520-283
Underwater Laser Sensor Network: A New Approach for Broadband Communication in the Underwater	Yingzhuang Liu, Xiaohu Ge	520-278

SESSION: Information Systems and Artificial Intelligence

Chair: Jaume Casasnovas

A Top-Down Visual Approach to GUI development	Rosanna Cassino, Genny Tortora, Maurizio Tucci, Giuliana Vitiello	520-249
On the addition of discrete fuzzy numbers	Jaume Casasnovas, J.Vicente Riera	520-207
Cooperative Model Generation For Disabled People Assistance	Aissam Belabbas, Pascal Berruet, André Rossi, Jean Luc Phillippe	520-247
Using Ontological Chain to Resolve the Translation Ambiguity of Cross-Language Information Retrieval	Pei Cheng Cheng, Been-Chian Chien, Hao-Ren Ke, Wei-Pang Yang	520-258
Analysis and Computation of Mechanical Action of Residual Stress in Milling	Wang Litao, Wang Hongfeng, Ye Huan	531-827
Automation of Electro-Hydraulic Routing Design using Hybrid Artificially-Intelligent Techniques	Oliver Q. Fan, John P. Shackleton, Tatiana Kalgonova	531-829
Intelligent “Health Restoration System “: Reinforcement Learning Feedback to Diagnosis and Treatment Planning	Oya Deniz Karaduman, Aydan M. Erkmen, Nazife Baykal	520-250
Failure impact on OpenAIS: an experimental evaluation	Mu-Chi Sung, Ming-Chun Cheng, Zhi Xin Fan, Ping-Jer Yeh, Shyan-Ming Yuan, Chia-Yuan Huang, Lo-Chuan Hu	520-227

SESSION: Coding, Compression, Satellite and Optical Communications

Chair: Zhijun Xie, Yezid Donoso

Voronoi Tessellation based Multiscale Data Compression for Sensor Networks	Xie Zj , Wang Lei,Yh.Liu ,Chen H	520-274
Satellite laser communication networks Ψ A layered approach	B. Chidhambararajan, V. Jawahar Senthilkumar, S. Karthik, S. K. Srivatsa	520-161
Multiobjective optimization for multicast transmissions on ip/mpls networks with an optical gmpls backbone	Yezid Donoso, Carolina Alvarado, Alfredo Perez, Ivan Herazo	520-127
Noise analysis of phase locked loops	Muhammed A. Ibrahim, Jalil A. Hamadamin	520-114

SESSION: Computer Systems and Communications

Chair: Manuel J. Lopez, Adem Karahoca

Individual Differences in Usability of Cell Phone SMS Menus	Adem Karahoca, Dilek Karahoca, Ilker Yengin, Baris Yuce, Ilker Berkman, Serkan Simsek, Ceren Dagyar, Senay Yalcin	520-216
An extensible application platform for heterogeneous smart home appliances and mobile devices	Chi-Huang Chiu, Hsien-Tang Ling, Ping-Jer Yeh, Shyan-Ming Yuan	520-209
A Critical Predecessor Duplication Scheduling Algorithm for Distributed Heterogeneous Computing Environments	Kuan-Chou Lai, Chun-Mei Lee and Jywe-Fei Fang	520-214
Hardware/software environment for process identification, robust controller design and real time implementation	Luis Garcia, Manuel J. Lopez, Jose Lorenzo	520-218
An Object Based Auto Annotation Image Retrieval System	Pei-Cheng Cheng, Been-Chian Chien, Hao-Ren Ke, and Wei-Pang Yang	520-215
Representation of rotational mechanical parts by parametric equations	Enrique Cicurel-Uziel	520-280