11. RSFDGrC 2007: Toronto, Canada

Invited Papers

• Andrzej Jankowski, Andrzej Skowron:
  Toward Rough-Granular Computing. 1-12
  
• Sadaaki Miyamoto:
  Data Clustering Algorithms for Information Systems. 13-24
  
• Eugenio Cesario, Domenico Talia:
  From Parallel Data Mining to Grid-Enabled Distributed Knowledge Discovery. 25-36
  
• Xuegang Hu, Junhua Shi, Xindong Wu:
  A New Algorithm for Attribute Reduction in Decision Tables. 37-46
  

Fuzzy-Rough Hybridization

• Tingquan Deng, Yanmei Chen, Guanghong Gao:
  Algebraic Properties of Adjunction-Based Fuzzy Rough Sets. 47-54
  
• Tongjun Li, Jianmin Ma:
  Fuzzy Approximation Operators Based on Coverings. 55-62
  
• Ju-Sheng Mi, Xiu-Min Li, Hui-Yin Zhao, Tao Feng:
  Information-Theoretic Measure of Uncertainty in Generalized Fuzzy Rough Sets. 63-70
  
• Alicja Mieszkowicz-Rolka, Leszek Rolka:
  Determining Significance of Attributes in the Unified Rough Set Approach. 71-78
  
• Sheela Ramanna, Rajen Bhatt, Piotr Biernot:
  A Rough-Hybrid Approach to Software Defect Classification. 79-86
  
• Chris Cornelis, Martine De Cock, Anna Maria Radzikowska:
  Vaguely Quantified Rough Sets. 87-94
  

Fuzzy Sets

• Arijit De, Elizabeth D. Diaz, Vijay Raghavan:
  A Fuzzy Search Engine Weighted Approach to Result Merging for Metasearch. 95-102
  
• Tao Chen, Jinlong Zhang, Benhai Yu, Shan Liu:
  A Fuzzy Group Decision Approach to Real Option Valuation. 103-110
  
• Branimir Seselja, Andreja Tepavcevic:
  Fuzzifying Closure Systems and Fuzzy Lattices. 111-118
  
• Asli Çelikyilmaz, I. Burhan Türksen:
  Evolution of Fuzzy System Models: An Overview and New Directions. 119-126
  
• Mohammad Hossein Fazel Zarandi, Elahe Neshat, I. Burhan Türksen:
  A New Cluster Validity Index for Fuzzy Clustering Based on Similarity Measure. 127-135
  
• Asli Çelikyilmaz, I. Burhan Türksen, Ramazan Aktas, M. Mete Doganay, N. Basak Ceylan:
  A New Classifier Design with Fuzzy Functions. 136-143
  

Soft Computing in Medical Image Processing

• Haegil Hwang, Hyekyoung Yoon, Hyun Ju Choi, Myounghee Kim, Heung Kook Choi:
  Image Analysis of Ductal Proliferative Lesions of Breast Using Architectural Features. 144-152
  
• Kwang-Baek Kim, Doo Heon Song, Young Woon Woo:
  Nucleus Segmentation and Recognition of Uterine Cervical Pap-Smears. 153-160
  
• Kai Xiao, Sooi Hock Ho, Qussay A. Salih:
  A Study: Segmentation of Lateral Ventricles in Brain MRI Using Fuzzy C-Means Clustering with Gaussian Smoothing. 161-170
  
• Artur Przelaskowski, Pawel Bargiel, Katarzyna Sklinda, Elzbieta Zwierzynska:
  Ischemic Stroke Modeling: Multiscale Extraction of Hypodense Signs. 171-181
  

Soft Computing in Information Retrieval

• Yiyu Yao, Yi Zeng, Ning Zhong:
  Supporting Literature Exploration with Granular Knowledge Structures. 182-189
  
• Roman Podraza, Krzysztof Tomaszewski:
  Ordinal Credibility Coefficient - A New Approach in the Data Credibility Analysis. 190-198
  
• Hans Ulrich Christensen, Daniel Ortiz Arroyo:
  F uzzyPR: An Effective Passage Retrieval System for QAS. 199-207
  

Clustering

• Keming Xie, Xiaoli Hao, Jun Xie:
  Parallel Artificial Immune Clustering Algorithm Based on Granular Computing. 208-215
  
• Carlos Ruiz, Myra Spiliopoulou, Ernestina Menasalvas Ruiz:
  C-DBSCAN: Density-Based Clustering with Constraints. 216-223
  
• Dae Jong Lee, Sang-Young Park, Nahm-Chung Jung, Myung-Geun Chun:
  A New Cluster Based Fuzzy Model Tree for Data Modeling. 224-231
  
• Brandon M. Hauff, Jitender S. Deogun:
  Parameter Tuning for Disjoint Clusters Based on Concept Lattices with Application to Location Learning. 232-239
  

Text and Web Mining

• Qiguo Duan, Duoqian Miao, Min Chen:
  Web Document Classification Based on Rough Set. 240-247
  
• Inbok Lee, Costas S. Iliopoulos, Syng-Yup Ohn:
  Transformation of Suffix Arrays into Suffix Trees on the MPI Environment. 248-255
  
• Tsau Young Lin, Tam Ngo:
  Clustering High Dimensional Data Using SVM. 256-262
  

Learning, Data Mining and Rough Classifiers

• Yuan-Chun Jiang, Ye-Zheng Liu, Xiao Liu, Jie-Kui Zhang:
  Constructing Associative Classifier Using Rough Sets and Evidence Theory. 263-271
  
• Yuhua Qian, Jiye Liang:
  Evaluation Method for Decision Rule Sets. 272-279
  
• Hiroshi Sakai, Ryuji Ishibashi, Kazuhiro Koba, Michinori Nakata:
  On Possible Rules and Apriori Algorithm in Non-deterministic Information Systems: Part 2. 280-288
  
• Jerzy W. Grzymala-Busse, Zdzislaw S. Hippe, Agnieszka Kordek, Teresa Mroczek, Wojciech Podraza:
  Neonatal Infection Diagnosis Using Constructive Induction in Data Mining. 289-296
  
• Pawel Delimata, Mikhail Moshkov, Andrzej Skowron, Zbigniew Suraj:
  Two Families of Classification Algorithms. 297-304
  
• Jianchao Han, T. Y. Lin, Jiye Li, Nick Cercone:
  Constructing Associative Classifiers from Decision Tables. 305-313
  
• Salvatore Greco, Roman Slowinski, Jerzy Stefanowski:
  Evaluating Importance of Conditions in the Set of Discovered Rules. 314-321
  
• Angelina A. Tzacheva, Zbigniew W. Ras:
  Constraint Based Action Rule Discovery with Single Classification Rules. 322-329
  
• Zbigniew W. Ras, Osman Gürdal, Seunghyun Im, Angelina A. Tzacheva:
  Data Confidentiality Versus Chase. 330-337
  
• Krzysztof Dembczynski, Salvatore Greco, Wojciech Kotlowski, Roman Slowinski:
  Relationship Between Loss Functions and Confirmation Measures. 338-345
  
• Tsau Young Lin, Jianchao Han:
  High Frequent Value Reduct in Very Large Databases. 346-354
  
• Jinfu Liu, Daren Yu:
  A Weighted Rough Set Approach for Cost-Sensitive Learning. 355-362
  
• Pawel Terlecki, Krzysztof Walczak:
  Jumping Emerging Pattern Induction by Means of Graph Coloring and Local Reducts in Transaction Databases. 363-370
  
• Grzegorz Ilczuk, Alicja Wakulicz-Deja:
  Visualization of Rough Set Decision Rules for Medical Diagnosis Systems. 371-378
  
• Shusaku Tsumoto:
  Attribute Generalization and Fuzziness in Data Mining Contexts. 379-386
  
• Xueshen Sui, Qinghua Hu, Daren Yu, Zongxia Xie, Zhongying Qi:
  A Hybrid Method for Forecasting Stock Market Trend Using Soft-Thresholding De-noise Model and SVM. 387-394
  

Granular Computing

• Wei-Zhi Wu:
  Attribute Granules in Formal Contexts. 395-402
  
• Xiuyi Jia, Lin Shang, Yangsheng Ji, Weiwei Li:
  An Incremental Updating Algorithm for Core Computing in Dominance-Based Rough Set Model. 403-410
  
• Hong-Ying Zhang, Ya-Juan Su:
  A Ranking Approach with Inclusion Measure in Multiple-Attribute Interval-Valued Decision Making. 411-418
  
• Qing Liu, Hui Sun, Ying Wang:
  Granulations Based on Semantics of Rough Logical Formulas and Its Reasoning. 419-426
  
• Mohua Banerjee, Yiyu Yao:
  A Categorial Basis for Granular Computing. 427-434
  
• Dominik Slezak, Piotr Wasilewski:
  Granular Sets - Foundations and Case Study of Tolerance Spaces. 435-442
  

Soft Computing in Multimedia Processing

• Ayesha Choudhary, Santanu Chaudhury, Subhashis Banerjee:
  Unusual Activity Analysis in Video Sequences. 443-450
  
• Dympna O'Sullivan, David C. Wilson, Michela Bertolotto, Eoin McLoughlin:
  Task-Based Image Annotation and Retrieval. 451-458
  
• Gwanggil Jeon, Marco Anisetti, Kyoungjoon Park, Valerio Bellandi, Jechang Jeong:
  Improvement of Moving Image Quality on AC-PDP by Rough Set Based Dynamic False Contour Reduction. 459-466
  
• Yuancheng Li, Kehe Wu, Yinglong Ma, Shipeng Zhang:
  Image Digital Watermarking Technique Based on Kernel Independent Component Analysis. 467-474
  
• Christopher Henry, James F. Peters:
  Image Pattern Recognition Using Near Sets. 475-482
  
• Daniel Lockery, James F. Peters:
  Robotic Target Tracking with Approximation Space-Based Feedback During Reinforcement Learning. 483-490
  

Soft Computing Applications

• Puntip Pattaraintakorn, Gregory M. Zaverucha, Nick Cercone:
  Web Based Health Recommender System Using Rough Sets, Survival Analysis and Rule-Based Expert Systems. 491-499
  
• Milan Marcek, Dusan Marcek:
  RBF Neural Network Implementation of Fuzzy Systems: Application to Time Series Modeling. 500-507
  
• Qinghua Hu, Daren Yu, Zongxia Xie:
  Selecting Samples and Features for SVM Based on Neighborhood Model. 508-517
  
• Chia-Hui Huang, Han-Ying Kao, Han-Lin Li:
  Intelligent Decision Support Based on Influence Diagrams with Rough Sets. 518-525
  
• Ming Wen, Lu Wang, Lei Wang, Qing Zhuo, Wenyuan Wang:
  Object Class Recognition Using SNoW with a Part Vocabulary. 526-533
  
• Wenming Cao, Guoliang Zhao:
  Coverage in Biomimetic Pattern Recognition. 534-541
  
• Ku-Jin Kim, Sun-Mi Park, Nakhoon Baek:
  A Texture-Based Algorithm for Vehicle Area Segmentation Using the Support Vector Machine Method. 542-549
  

Rough and Complex Concepts

• Qiusheng An:
  The Study of Some Important Theoretical Problems for Rough Relational Database. 550-556
  
• Pavel Klinov, Lawrence J. Mazlack:
  Interval Rough Mereology for Approximating Hierarchical Knowledge. 557-564
  
• Jung-Hwa Chae, Nematollaah Shiri:
  Description Logic Framework for Access Control and Security in Object-Oriented Systems. 565-573
  
• Dominik Slezak, Marcin S. Szczuka:
  Rough Neural Networks for Complex Concepts. 574-582