Case-Based Reasoning Research and Development 4th International

The 2001 International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning (ICCBR 2001, www.iccbr.org/iccbr01), the fourth in the biennial ICCBR series (1995 in Sesimbra, Portugal; 1997 in Providence, Rhode Island (USA); 1999 in Seeon, Germany), was held during 30 July –

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

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David W. Aha Ian Watson (Eds.)

Case-Based Reasoning Research and Development 4th International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning, ICCBR 2001 Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 30 – August 2, 2001 Proceedings

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Series Editors Jaime G. Carbonell, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA J¨org Siekmann, University of Saarland, Saabr¨ucken, Germany Volume Editors David W. Aha Navy Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence Naval Research Laboratory, Code 5510 4555 Overlook Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20375, USA E-mail: [email protected] Ian Watson University of Auckland, Computer Science Department Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1, New Zealand E-mail: [email protected]

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Preface The 2001 International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning (ICCBR 2001, www.iccbr.org/iccbr01), the fourth in the biennial ICCBR series (1995 in Sesimbra, Portugal; 1997 in Providence, Rhode Island (USA); 1999 in Seeon, Germany), was held during 30 July – 2 August 2001 in Vancouver, Canada. ICCBR is the premier international forum for researchers and practitioners of case-based reasoning (CBR). The objectives of this meeting were to nurture significant, relevant advances made in this field (both in research and application), communicate them among all attendees, inspire future advances, and continue to support the vis