Information Systems, Technology and Management - 4th International Conference, ICISTM 2010, Bangkok, Thailand, March 11-13, 2010. Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science, Vol 54)

Title Page

Preface

Organization

Table of Contents

Keynote Talks

Service Discovery Protocols for VANET Based Emergency Preparedness Class of Applications: A Necessity Public Safety and Security

Introduction

Importance of Service Discovery for Emergency Preparedness and Response Class of Application in Vehicular Networks

Discovery of Safety Services

Discovery of Convenience Services

Service Discovery Architectures for Vanets

Directory-Based Architecture

Directory-Less Architecture

Hybrid Architecture

Conclusion

References

High-End Analytics and Data Mining for Sustainable Competitive Advantage

Introduction

Methods

Improving Sentiment Analysis Using Linguistic and Machine Learning Approaches

Mining Online Customer Reviews for Ranking Products

Conclusions

References

Resource Allocation for Energy Efficient Large-Scale Distributed Systems

Introduction

Holistic Energy-Aware S&RA Framework

Overview of the Framework

Key Characteristics

Preliminary Findings

Energy-Conscious Task Scheduling Using Dynamic Voltage Scaling

Experimental Results

Conclusion

References

Information Systems

Social Cognitive Theory in IS Research – Literature Review, Criticism, and Research Agenda

Introduction

Social Cognitive Theory: An Overview

Social Cognitive Theory in IS Research

Research Method and Data Analysis

Results

Discussion and Future Research

Self-efficacy Theory versus Social Cognitive Theory

Inter-influence between Self-efficacy and Outcome Expectations

Lack of Emotional Considerations

Key Role of Past Experience

Triadic Reciprocality

Dependent Variables and Unexplored Effects

Towards an SCT Meta-framework for Future Guidance

Conclusion

References

Knowledge Intensive Business Processes: A Process-Technology Fit Perspective

Introduction

Research Method

Results

Theoretical Background – Task-Technology Fit and KIBPs

Contributions and Conclusions

References

A Web Service Similarity Refinement Framework Using Automata Comparison

Introduction

Motivating Example

Translation of OWL-S Representation into Automata

OWL-S and OWL-S Parser

Automata for OWL-S Control Constructs

Translation of Web Services Using Automata

Web Service Similarity Measuring Framework

Equivalence of Web Services and Regular Languages

Similarity Measuring Framework

Related Work

Conclusion

References

A System for Analyzing Advance Bot Behavior

Introduction

Related Work

Behavior Analysis System of Advanced Bot

Kernel-Level Behavior Monitoring and Thwarting Virtual Machine Detection

Thwarting Static-DLL/Binary Code Injection

Experiments and Evaluation

Conclusion and Future Work

References

Two Approaches to Handling Proactivity in Pervasive Systems

Introduction

Related Work

Architectures of Daidalos and Persist Pervasive Systems

Approaches to Proactivity

Proactivity in Daidalos

Proactivity in Persist

Conclusion and Future Work

References

A Spatio-Temporal Role-Based Access Control Model for Wireless LAN Security Policy Management

Introduction

Related Work

WLAN Security Policy Management System

Proposed Spatio-Temporal RBAC Model for WLAN Policy Management

Modeling Location

Modeling Time

Modeling Basic RBAC Entities in the Proposed System

Modeling of Global Policy

Analysis with Case Study

Conclusion

References

Proposing Candidate Views for Materialization

Introduction

Algorithm PVGA

Examples

Experimental Results

Conclusion

References

A Fuzzy Reasoning Framework for Resolving Spatial Queries through Service Driven Integration of Heterogeneous Geospatial Information

Introduction

Overview of the Fuzzy Geospatial Reasoning Framework

Fuzzy Geospatial Data Modeling

Fuzzy Classes

Fuzzy Association

Enterprise GIS Framework for Geospatial Web Services

Fuzzy Reasoning

Case Study

Conclusion

References

Information Technology

Dynamic Web Service Composition Based on Operation Flow Semantics

Introduction

Literature Survey and Brief Review

A Model for Web Service Description, Discovery and Composition

The Broker Based Architecture for Compositions

Architectural Roles and Operations

Extending Service Knowledge Structure

Dynamic Composition of Web Services Based on Operation Flow

Implementation and Experiments

Conclusion

References

Distributed Scheduling of a Network of Adjustable Range Sensors for Coverage Problems

Introduction

Background

The Adjustable Range Model

Distributed Algorithms Using Adjustable Range

Adjustable Range Load Balancing Protocol (ALBP)

Adjustable Range Deterministic Energy Efficient Protocol (ADEEPS)

Simulations

Conclusion

References

Verifiable ($t$, $n$) Threshold Secret Sharing Scheme Using $ECC$ Based Signcryption

Introduction

Previous Work

ProposedWork

Harn and Lin [17] Scheme

Signcryption Scheme

Description of the Proposed Scheme

Security Analysis

Conclusion

References

Model-Based Software Reliability Prediction

Introduction

Related Work

An Overview of Our Approach

Metrics Used in Our Approach

Implementation of UML Metric Calculator

Neural Network

General Regression Neural Network (GRNN)

Principal Component Analysis

Empirical Study

Goodness of Fit

Results

Comparison with Related Work

Conclusion

References

Real-Time Power-Aware Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Network

Introduction

Real-Time Power-Aware Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Network (RTPA)

Neighbor Management

Design Overview

Path Delay Estimation

Routing Decisions

Simulation and Performance Evaluation

Conclusion

References

Document Clustering with Semantic Features and Fuzzy Association

Introduction

Related Works

LSA and Fuzzy Association Theory

Latent Semantic Analysis

Fuzzy Association Theory

The Proposed Document Clustering Method

Preprocessing

Cluster Label Extraction by LSA

Document Clustering by Fuzzy Association

The Proposed Document Clustering Algorithm

Performance Evaluations

Conclusions

References

Supporting Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks by Enhanced FMIPv6-Based Handover

Introduction

Related Works

Proposed Cross-Layer HO Mechanisms

First Feature: Combination of Control Messages

Second Feature: New CoA Generation Method

Description of the Proposed Scheme

Performance Evaluation

Simulation Settings

Simulation Results

Conclusion

References

Information Management

Two Risk-Aware Resource Brokering Strategies in Grid Computing: Broker-Driven vs. User-Driven Methods

Introduction

Literature Review

The Structure of a Grid Resource Market

Characteristics of the Market

Risk Cases

Entities

Resources

Risk-Aware Resource Brokering Strategies

Self-insurance

Risk-Performance Preference Specification

Evaluation

Simulation Design

Results

Conclusions and Discussions

References

A Socio-Technical Perspective on Computer Mediated Communication: Comparison of Government and Non Government Sectors in India

Introduction

Overview of IS and CMC

Brief History of the Development of the Socio-Technical Model

Literature Review: A Summary

The India Perspective

Research Methods

Results

Satisfaction with the New Media on Social and Economic Dimensions of Task Performance

Discussion and Conclusion

References

Can You Judge a Man by His Friends? - Enhancing Spammer Detection on the Twitter Microblogging Platform Using Friends and Followers

Introduction

Related Work

Definitions

Spam Categorization Framework

TestData

Basic Attribute Set

Aggregating Friend and Follower Attributes

Trust Propagation

Experiments

Evaluation Criteria

Results

Conclusion and Future Work

References

Encouraging Cooperation in Ad-Hoc Mobile-Phone Mesh Networks for Rural Connectivity

Introduction

P2P Mobile-Phone Networks

MANETS vs. Phone Mesh Networks

Multi-hop Cellular Networks vs. Phone Mesh Networks

Related Work

System Model

Incentive Structure

Relay Policies

User Behavior

Simulations

Evaluation

Conclusions and Future Work

References

Fuzzontology: Resolving Information Mining Ambiguity in Economic Intelligent Process

Introduction

The Misconceptions amongst Data, Information and Knowledge

Ontological Framework for Knowledge Reconciliation n EI

Fuzzontology

Conclusion and Future Work

References

Personalizing Web Recommendations Using Web Usage Mining and Web Semantics with Time Attribute

Introduction

Related Research

Motivation

Proposed System

Web Log Processing

Web Usage Mining

Web Semantic Mining

Recommendation Engine

Experimental Setup

Results and Evaluation

Conclusion and Future Work

References

Towards Analyzing Data Security Risks in Computing Environments

Introduction

Security Issues and Challenges

Security Advantages in Cloud Environments

Security Disadvantages in Cloud Environments

Survey

Risk Analysis Approach

Need of a Risk Analysis Approach

Risk Assessment Using Trust Matrix

Risk Analysis

Related Work

Conclusion

References

Time-Sequential Emotion Diagnosis Based on the Eye Movement of the User in Support of Web-Based e-Learning

Introduction

System Configuration

Procedure for Obtaining the Criteria for Classifying the Emotions of e-Learning Users

Emotion Classification

Emotion Procedure for Deriving the Criteria for Eye Movement Signals

Measurements to Determine the Diagnostic Criteria

Algorithm for Emotion Diagnosis and Its Performance

Conclusion

References

Critical Success Factors in Managing Virtual Teams

Introduction

A Framework to Analyze Success Factor to Manage Virtual Teams

Relational and Structural Dimensions

Relational and Technical Dimensions

Conclusion and Future Research

References

Applications

3D Reconstruction and Camera Pose from Video Sequence Using Multi-dimensional Descent

Introduction

Methodology

Experimental Results

Experiment in a Synthetic Environment

Experiment in a Real-World Environment

Conclusion

References

Adapting Content Presentation for Mobile Web Browsing

Introduction

Related Work

A Hybrid Presentation Adaptation Approach

Tree-View Adaptation

Hierarchical Text Summarization

Keyword Highlighting

Evaluation

Discussion

Conclusion and Future Work

References

Application of Decision Tree Technique to Analyze Construction Project Data

Introduction

Related Work

Decision Tree

Methodology

Method to Combine Multiple Variables

Application of the Method

Selecting the Attribute at Root Node

Defining Threshold to Stop Growing the Tree

Meanings Derived from the Decision Tree Data Analysis

Use of Method to Calculate Labor Requirement and Comparison with the Standard Labor Productivity

Conclusion

References

Effects of Initial Search Bound on the Performance of Self-adaptive Evolutionary Computation Methods

Introduction

Analysis of Self-adaptive EC Methods

Test-Functions and Simulation

Results and Discussion

Conclusions

References

Short Papers

A Computational Study of Margining Portfolios of Options by Two Approaches

Introduction

Strategy-Based Approach

Risk-Based Approach

DesignoftheExperiment

Results of the Experiment

References

Improved Substitution-Diffusion Based Image Cipher Using Chaotic Standard Map

Introduction

Proposed Method

Generation of Synthetic Images

Rotation and XORing

Mixing and XORing

Decryption

Security and Performance Analysis

Statistical Analysis

Sensitivity Analysis of the Encryption

Conclusion

References

Linear Multivariable System Reduction Using Particle Swarm Optimization and A Comparative Study Using Relative Integral Square Error

Introduction

Description of the Algorithm

Retention of Dominant Poles of HOS in LOS [11, 16, 20]

Determination of the Numerator Coefficients of LOS by Particle Swarm Optimization Technique

Practical Power System under Study

Application of the Proposed Algorithm to the Power System and Simulation Results

Conclusions

References

An Anomaly Based Approach for Intrusion Detection by Authorized Users in Database Systems

Introduction

Related Work

The Proposed Model

Query Parser

Rule Matcher

Deviation Calculator

Learning Phase

Alarms

Rule Format

Constraints

Experimental Settings and Results

Conclusion

References

Towards a Knowledge Management Portal for a Local Community

Introduction

Functions and Components of Portal

Ontology

Proposed Architecture

Multi-agent System for a Portal Local Community

Conclusions

References

Fusion of Speech and Face by Enhanced Modular Neural Network

Introduction

Recognition System

Native Fusion Algorithm

Algorithm

Modules

Artificial Neural Networks

Integrator

Results

Conclusions

References

Mining Rare Events Data by Sampling and Boosting: A Case Study

Introduction

Data Structure for Events Prediction

Case-Based Sampling

Additive LogitBoost

The Study Design

Results

References

Model-Based Regression Test Case Prioritization

Introduction

Background Concepts

Graph Model for Object-Oriented Programs

Object State

Test Case Prioritization

Related Work

MBTPT: Our Proposed Model-Based Approach

Model Slicing

Prioritizing Test Cases

Empirical Study

Comparison with Related Work

Conclusion

References

Software Process Improvement through Experience Management: An Empirical Analysis of Critical Success Factors

Introduction

Literature Review

Hypotheses

Research Methodology

Results and Discussion

Conclusions

References

Tutorial Papers

A Comparative Feature Selection Approach for the Prediction of Healthcare Coverage

Introduction

Methods

Data Preprocessing

Feature Selection

Classification

Results

Feature Selection and Classification

Validation of Classification Accuracy

An Optimal Set of Features for the Prediction of Healthcare Coverage

Conclusions

References

A Grid-Based Scalable Classifier for High Dimensional Datasets

Introduction

Background

Related Work

Scalable Classifier

Grid-Based Classification

Methodology

Data Preprocessing

Training Phase

Testing Phase

Handling High Dimensional Data

Algorithmic Time Complexity

Experiments and Results

Datasets

Evaluation Study

Conclusion

References

Author Index