7. SBRN 2002: Recife, Brazil
Teresa Bernarda Ludermir, Marcílio Carlos Pereira de Souto (Eds.): 7th Brazilian Symposium on Neural Networks (SBRN 2002), 11-14 November 2002, Recife, Brazil. IEEE Computer Society 2002 ISBN 0-7695-1709-9
Real World Applications
Dirk Devogelaere, Marcel Rijckaert, Osvaldo Goza Leon, Gil Cruz Lemus: Application of Feedforward Neural Networks for Soft Sensors in the Sugar Industry. 2-6
Renata A. Macêdo, Donato da Silva-Filho, Denis V. Coury, André Carlos Ponce Leon Ferreira de Carvalho: A New Technique Based on Genetic Algorithms for Tracking of Power System Harmonics. 7-12
Humberto Costa de Sousa, Antonio Riul Jr.: Using MLP Networks to Classify Red Wines and Water Readings of an Electronic Tongue. 13-18
Luiz Augusto da Cruz Meleiro, Ricardo J. G. B. Campello, Rubens Maciel Filho, Fernando J. Von Zuben: Identification of a Multivariate Fermentation Process using Constructive Learning. 19-24
Ivan G. Costa, Francisco de A. T. de Carvalho, Marcílio Carlos Pereira de Souto: A Symbolic Approach to Gene Expression Time Series Analysis. 25-30
Ana Carolina Lorena, Gustavo E. A. P. A. Batista, André Carlos Ponce Leon Ferreira de Carvalho, Maria Carolina Monard: The Influence of Noisy Patterns in the Performance of Learning Methods in the Splice Junction Recognition Problem. 31-37
Computational Learning Theory/Function Approximation
Marcelo Azevedo Costa, Antônio de Pádua Braga, Benjamin Rodrigues de Menezes, Gustavo Guimarães Parma, Roselito de Albuquerque Teixeira: Control of Generalization with a Bi-Objective Sliding Mode Control Algorithm. 38-43
Marcelo Azevedo Costa, Antônio de Pádua Braga, Benjamin Rodrigues de Menezes: Improved generalization learning with Sliding Mode Control and the Levenberg-Marquadt Algorithm. 44-48
Marcelo Azevedo Costa, Antônio de Pádua Braga, Benjamin Rodrigues de Menezes: Constructive and Pruning Methods for Neural Network Design. 49-54
Paulo H. da F. Silva, Everton N. R. Q. Fernandes, Adrião Duarte Dória Neto: A Feed Forward Neural Network with Resolution Properties for Function Approximation and Modeling. 55-60
André da Motta Salles Barreto, Helio J. C. Barbosa, Nelson F. F. Ebecken: Growing Compact RBF Networks Using a Genetic Algorithm. 61-66
Wilson Rosa de Oliveira, Marcílio Carlos Pereira de Souto, Teresa Bernarda Ludermir: Turing Machines with Finite Memory. 67-73
Time Series Modeling and Forecasting/Dynamical Systems
Mêuser Jorge Silva Valença, Teresa Bernarda Ludermir: NeuroInflow: The New Model to Forecast Average Monthly Inflow. 74-79
Marcelo Andrade Teixeira, Gerson Zaverucha: Fuzzy Markov Predictor with First and Second-Order Dependences. 80-85
K. P. G. Alekseev, José Manoel de Seixas: Forecasting the Air Transport Demand for Passengers with Neural Modelling. 86-91
Liang Zhao, Rogerio A. Furukawa, André Carlos Ponce Leon Ferreira de Carvalho: A Network of Globally Coupled Chaotic Maps for Adaptive Multi-Resolution Image Segmentation. 92-97
Gina M. B. Oliveira, Oscar K. N. Asakura, Pedro Paulo Balbi Oliveira: Dynamic Behaviour Forecast as a Driving Force in the Coevolution of One-Dimensional Cellular Automata. 98-103
María I. Széliga, Pablo F. Verdes, Pablo M. Granitto, H. Alejandro Ceccatto: Extracting Driving Signals from Non-Stationary Time Series. 104-109
Real World Applications
Marlon R. de Gouvêa, Lane Maria Rabelo Baccarini, Walmir M. Caminhas: Fault Detection and Diagnosis in Duals Converters Applied in DC Drives. 110
Maria Silva Santos Barbosa, Teresa Bernarda Ludermir, Marizete Silva Santos, Francisco Luiz dos Santos, José Edison Gomes de Souza, Celso Pinto de Melo: Pattern recognition of gases of petroleum based on RBF model. 111
Eber M. Duarte, Antônio de Pádua Braga, José L. Braga: Internet economic news gathering and classification: a neural network software agent based approach. 112
Carlos R. Hall Barbosa, B. Melo, Marley B. R. Vellasco, Marco Aurélio Cavalcanti Pacheco, L. P. Vasconcellos: Bayesian Neural Networks on the Inference of Distillation Product Qualit. 113
C. R. S. Lopes, Teresa Bernarda Ludermir, Marcílio Carlos Pereira de Souto, A. B. Ludermir: Neural Networks for the analysis of Common Mental Disorders Factors. 114
Eleonora Ma. Jesus Oliveira, Teresa Bernarda Ludermir: Forecasting the IBOVESPA Using NARX Networks and Random Walk Model . 115-117
Hybrid Systems
Estefane G. M. de Lacerda, André Carlos Ponce Leon Ferreira de Carvalho, Teresa Bernarda Ludermir: A Study of Crossvalidation and Bootstrap as Objective Functions for Genetic Algorithms. 118-123
Patricia Texeira Leite, Alber de Franca Mendes Carneiro, André Carlos Ponce Leon Ferreira de Carvalho: Genetic Operators Setting for the Operation Planning of Hydrothermal Systems. 124-129
Lalinka de C. T. Gomes, Fernando J. Von Zuben: A Heuristic Method Based on Unsupervised Learning and Fuzzy Inference for the Vehicle Routing Problem. 130-135
Akio Yamazaki, Teresa Bernarda Ludermir, Marcílio Carlos Pereira de Souto: Global Optimization Methods for Designing and Training Neural Networks. 136-141
Haydemar Núñez, Cecilio Angulo, Andreu Català: Support Vector Machines with Symbolic Interpretation. 142-149
SOM/Fuzzy Systems

Tulio Cesar Soares dos Santos Andre, Antônio Carlos Roque da Silva Filho: Segmentation of Digitized Mammograms Using Self-Organizing Maps in a Breast Cancer Computer Aided Diagnosis System. 151
Frederico Carvalho Vieira, Adrião Duarte Dória Neto, José Alfredo F. Costa: An Efficient Approach of the SOM Algorithm to the Traveling Salesman Problem. 152
Rosangela Ballini, Fernando A. C. Gomide: A Recurrent Fuzzy Neural Network: Learning and Application. 153
Domingos Vanderlei Filho, Marcos A. dos Santos, Teresa Bernarda Ludermir, Mêuser Jorge Silva Valença: A Fuzzy Approach to Support a Musculoskeletal Disorders Diagnosis. 154-155
Ensembles/Signal Processing
Anne M. P. Canuto, Michael C. Fairhurst, Gareth Howells: An Investigation of Fuzzy Combiners applied to a Hybrid Multi-neural System. 156-161
Clodoaldo Ap. M. Lima, André Luís Vasconcelos Coelho, Fernando J. Von Zuben: Mixture of Experts Applied to Nonlinear Dynamic Systems Identification: A Comparative Study. 162-167
Alexsandro M. Jacob, Elder Moreira Hemerly, David Fernandes: SAR Image Classification Using a Neural Classifier Based on Fisher Criterion . 168-172
Mauricio Kugler, Heitor Silvério Lopes: Using a Chain of LVQ Neural Networks for Pattern Recognition of EEG Signals Related to Intermittent Photic-Stimulation. 173-177
Pablo M. Granitto, Pablo F. Verdes, Hugo D. Navone, H. Alejandro Ceccatto: Aggregation Algorithms for Neural Network Ensemble Construction . 178-183
Alex S. Palmer, Moe Razaz, Danilo P. Mandic: Spatially Adaptive Image Restoration by Neural Network Filtering. 184-191
Control/Hardware
Fabio de Albuquerque Pereira, Jés Jesus Fiais Cerqueira: Technique to Design MLP's Networks in CMOS Technology with Adjustment of the Back-Propagation Algorithm. 192
Antonio Carneiro de Mesquita Filho, Marco Antonio Alvares dos Prazeres Rafael: Adjacency Matrix Representation in Evolutionary Circuit Synthesis. 193
Paulo Teixeira de Araújo, Gina Maira Barbosa de Oliveira: Multicast Routing with Quality of Service and Traffic Engineering Requirements in the Internet, Based On Genetic Algorithm . 194
Antonio C. Padoan Jr., Aluizio F. R. Araújo, Guilherme De A. Barreto: Dynamic Modeling of Robotic Trajectories Using the Parametrized SOM. 195
Fernando Santos Osório, Farlei J. Heinen, Luciane Fortes: Autonomous Vehicle Parking using Finite State Automata Learned by J-CC Artificial Neural Nets. 196
Tatiane R. Bonfim, Akebo Yamakami: Neural Network Applied to the Coevolution of the Memetic Algorithm for Solving the Makespan Minimization Problem in Parallel Machine Scheduling. 197-199
Computational Vision/PCA/ICA
Fabian Vargas, Maria Cristina Felippetto de Castro, Marcello Macarthy, Djones Lettnin: Electrocardiogram Pattern Recognition by Means of MLP Network and PCA: A Case Study on Equal Amount of Input Signal Types. 200-205
Aline da Rocha Gesualdi, José Manoel de Seixas, Marcelo Portes de Albuquerque, Márcio Portes de Albuquerque: Character Recognition in Car License Plates Based on Principal Components and Neural Processing. 206-211
Rubem Dutra Ribeiro Fagundes, Alexandre A. Cheuiche Martins, Fernando Comparsi de Castro, Maria Cristina Felippetto de Castro: Automatic Gender Identification by Speech Signal Using Eigenfiltering Based on Hebbian Learning. 212-216
C. C. B. Teles, José Manoel de Seixas: Identification of Failed (Fissured) Fuel Rods in Nuclear Reactors Using Neural Processing and Principal Component Analysis. 217-222
Allan Kardec Barros, Andrzej Cichocki: Neural Coding by Redundancy Reduction and Correlation. 223-226
Emilio Corchado, Colin Fyfe: Extraction of Visual Information Using Maximum Likelihood Hebbian Learning. 227-233
Miscellaneous
Roselito de Albuquerque Teixeira, Antônio de Pádua Braga, Ricardo H. C. Takahashi, Rodney R. Saldanha: Decisior Implementation in Neural Model Selection by Multi-objective Optimization. 234
José Carlos Martins Oliveira, Marcílio Carlos Pereira de Souto, Teresa Bernarda Ludermir: Implementation of Probabilistic Automata in Weightless Neural Networks. 235
Marvin Oliver Schneider, João Luís Garcia Rosa: Neural Connect 4 - A Connectionist Approach to the Game. 236-241
Jairo Diniz Filho, Teresa Bernarda Ludermir: Modulatory Interaction as a Support to Modeling Neural Substrates of the Decision Process. 242
João Luís Garcia Rosa: A Biologically Inspired Connectionist System for Natural Language Processing. 243-249
SBRN/SBIA Session 1
Leandro Nunes de Castro: Comparing Immue and Neural Networks. 250-255
Ernesto Burattini, Massimo De Gregorio, Antonio de Francesco: NSL: a Neuro-Symbolic Language for Monotonic and Non-Monotonic Logical Inferences. 256-261
Letícia Maria Friske, Carlos H. C. Ribeiro: Speeding Up Autonomous Learning by Using State-Independent Option Policies and Termination Improvement. 262-268



