Artificial Intelligence: Methodology, Systems, and Applications

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Lecture Notes in Computer Science Edited by G. Goos, J. Hartmanis and J. van Leeuwen

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Stefano A. Cerri Danail Dochev (Eds.)

Artificial Intelligence: Methodology, Systems, and Applications 9th International Conference, AIMSA 2000 Varna, Bulgaria, September 20-23, 2000 Proceedings

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Series Editors Jaime G. Carbonell, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA J¨org Siekmann, University of Saarland, Saarbr¨ucken, Germany Volume Editor Stefano A. Cerri Universit´e de Montpellier II, Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, LIRMM 161 Rue Ada, 34392 Montpellier Cedex 5, France E-mail: [email protected] Danail Dochev Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Information Technologies Artificial Intelligence Department Acad Bonchev Str., Building 29A, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria E-mail: [email protected] Cataloging-in-Publication Data applied for Die Deutsche Bibliothek - CIP-Einheitsaufnahme Artificial intelligence : methodology, systems, and applications ; 9th international conference ; proceedings / AIMSA 2000, Varna, Bulgaria, September 20 - 23, 2000 / Stefano A. Cerri ; Danail Dochev (ed.). Berlin ; Heidelberg ; New York ; Barcelona ; Hong Kong ; London ; Milan ; Paris ; Singapore ; Tokyo : Springer, 2000 (Lecture notes in computer science ; Vol. 1904 : Lecture notes in artificial intelligence) ISBN 3-540-41044-9

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Preface

Since 1984, the Artiﬁcial Intelligence: Methodology, Systems, and Applications (AIMSA) conference series has provided a biennial forum for the presentation of artiﬁcial intelligence research and development. The conference covers the full range of topics in AI and related disciplines and provides an ideal forum for international scientiﬁc exchange between central/eastern Europe and the rest of the world. The AIMSA conferences were previously chaired by Wolfgang Bibel, Tim O’Shea, Philippe Jorrand, Ben du Boulay, Allan Ramsay and Fausto Giunchiglia. AIMSA 2000 is sponsored by ECCAI, the European Coordinating Committee for Arti

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