31st Hawaii International Conference on
System Sciences31st Hawaii International Conference on
System Sciences
| Preface | ix |
| Introduction | x |
| Referees | xi |
| Intelligent Systems and Active DSS | 4 |
| C. Carlsson, T. Jelassi, and P. Walden | |
| Software Agents for Computer Vision: A Preliminary Discussion | 9 |
| F. Arcelli, M. De Santo, and S. Di Salvo | |
| Business Environment Scanner for Senior Managers: Towards Active Executive Support with Intelligent Agents | 18 |
| S. Liu | |
| A Default Extension to Description Logics for Use in an Intelligent Search Engine | 28 |
| P. Lambrix, N. Shahmehri, and N. Wahllöf | |
| Analyzing a Class of Decision Problems: Neural Network Based Approach | 36 |
| J.K. Kim and S.C. Chu | |
| CAFE: A Conceptual Model for Managing Information in Electronic Mail | 44 |
| J. Takkinen and N. Shahmehri | |
| ADAPTOR: A Personality-Based Adaptive DSS Generator | 54 |
| P. Paranagama, F. Burstein, and D. Arnott | |
| From DSSs to Cooperative Systems: Some Hard Problems Still Remain | 64 |
| J.-C. Pomerol and P. Brézillon | |
| A Cooperative Approach for Intelligent Decision Support Systems | 72 |
| P. Zaraté and C. Rosenthal-Sabroux |
| Complex and Chaotic Systems | 84 |
| S.K. Kassicieh, T.L. Paez, and G. Vora | |
| Modeling MultiAgent Systems as Self-Organized Critical Systems | 86 |
| P. Marcenac | |
| Deterministic Chaos in the Capacity Expansion Race: A Study of the Airline Industry | 96 |
| Y. Song, H.R. Rao, and S. Rajagopalan | |
| Modeling Supply-Chain Networks by a Multi-Agent System | 105 |
| F.-R. Lin, G.W. Tan, and M.J. Shaw | |
| Artificial Neural Network Simulation of Battery Performance | 115 |
| C.C. O'Gorman, D. Ingersoll, R.G. Jungst, and T.L. Paez | |
| Data Transformation Methods for Genetic-Algorithm-Based Investment Decisions | 122 |
| S.K. Kassicieh, T.L. Paez, and G. Vora |
| Uncertainty Modeling and Approximate Reasoning | 130 |
| C. Carlsson | |
| Approximate Constraint Satisfaction over a Constraint Hierarchy: A Preliminary Study | 134 |
| Y.U. Ryu | |
| Coordination and Belief Update in a Distributed Anti-Air Environment | 142 |
| S. Noh and P.J. Gmytrasiewicz | |
| A Hybrid Intelligent Framework for Explanation in Connectionist Networks | 152 |
| X. Wu and J.G. Hughes |
| Introduction to the 1998 HICSS Minitrack on Logic Modeling | 164 |
| S.O. Kimbrough and D. Nute | |
| Modeling Directed Obligations and Permissions in Trade Contracts | 166 |
| Y.-H. Tan and W. Thoen | |
| On ESQ Theory and the Logic of the X12 Date/Time Qualifiers | 176 |
| S.O. Kimbrough | |
| Obligations and Dense Time for Specifying Deadlines | 186 |
| F. Dignum and R. Kuiper | |
| Dynamic Construction of Product Taxonomy Hierarchies for Assisted Shopping in the Electronic Marketplace | 196 |
| Y.U. Ryu | |
| A Situation Calculus Model of Hypertext | 205 |
| R. Scherl, M. Bieber, and F. Vitali | |
| Operator Fuzzy Logic Based on Argumentation | 215 |
| X. Cheng and H. Dai | |
| Sketch of a Basic Theory for a Formal Language for Business Communication | 223 |
| S.O. Kimbrough | |
| Negotiation Supports in a Commodity Trading Market | 233 |
| Y.U. Ryu and S.-C. Hong |
| Introduction to Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery | 244 |
| H.M. Chung, P. Gray, and M. Mannino | |
| Knowledge Discovery: Comprehensibility of the Results | 247 |
| I. Askira-Gelman | |
| Exploiting Parallelism in Knowledge Discovery Systems to Improve Scalability | 256 |
| G. Galal, D.J. Cook, and L.B. Holder | |
| The Intelligent Interface for On-Line Electronic Medical Records Using Temporal Data Mining | 266 |
| S.E. Spenceley and J.R. Warren | |
| Mondou: Interface with Text Data Mining for Web Search Engine | 275 |
| H. Kawano and T. Hasegawa | |
| A Causal Knowledge-Driven Inference Engine for Expert System | 284 |
| K.C. Lee and H.S. Kim | |
| Evaluating Feature Selection Methods for Learning in Data Mining Applications | 294 |
| S. Piramuthu | |
| Discovering Classes of Decision Models: A Step Towards Discovery of Decision Making Styles | 302 |
| N. Bolloju |
| Information Modeling Methods and Methodologies - Evaluation Techniques | 312 |
| K. Siau and M. Rossi | |
| Evaluation of Information Modeling Methods - A Review | 314 |
| K. Siau and M. Rossi | |
| Using Metamodeling to Analyze the Fit of Object-Oriented Methods to Languages | 323 |
| J. Van Hillegersberg, K. Kumar, and R.J. Welke | |
| Coordination Problems and Method Features | 333 |
| B. Krogh and L. Mathiassen | |
| Organizational Learning as a Test-Bed for Business Process Reengineering | 343 |
| M.H. Larsen and T. Leinsdorff | |
| Collaborative Requirements Engineering: An Overview and a Proposed Integrated Model | 355 |
| D. Ang, L.-H. Lim, and H.C. Chan | |
| Organizational Transformation Requires Constructional Knowledge of Business Systems | 365 |
| J.L.G. Dietz and H.B.F. Mulder | |
| A Unified Framework for Modeling Cooperative Design Processes and Cooperative Business Processes | 376 |
| C. Rolland, S. Nurcan, and G. Grosz | |
| A Compositional Approach to Software Design | 386 |
| R.K. Keller and R. Schauer | |
| EVOLVE: Adaptive Specification Techniques for Object-Oriented Software Evolution | 396 |
| L. Liu |
| Turbulence in Telecommunications: Chairman's Introduction to the Modeling Technologies and Intelligent Systems Minitrack | 408 |
| D. Kridel | |
| Telecommunications Demand Analysis in Transition | 409 |
| L.D. Taylor | |
| Pricing and New Product Options with Telecommunications Competition | 416 |
| T.J. Tardiff | |
| Demand for Combinations of Telecommunications Services in a Competitive Environment | 426 |
| J.S. Watters and B.P. Goungetas | |
| A Reference Model for Model-Based Configuration of Telecooperation Systems | 432 |
| A. Böhm, R. Schmitz, S. Uellner, W. Orth, and J. Rahmer | |
| Author Index | 441 |