Ai*Ia 2001

by Esposito, Floriana

• ISBN13: 9783540426011
• ISBN10: 3540426019
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the scientific track of the 7th Congress of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence, AI*IA 2001, held in Bari, Italy, in September 2001.The 25 revised long papers and 16 revised short papers were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the volume. The papers are organized in topical sections on machine learning; automated reasoning; knowledge representation; multi-agent systems; natural language processing; perception, vision, and robotics; and planning and scheduling.

Table of Contents

Machine Learning
A Monte Carlo Approach to Hard Relational Learning Problems	1	(10)
A. Serra
A. Giordana
Boosting as a Monte Carlo Algorithm	11	(9)
R. Esposito
L. Saitta
Stepwise Induction of Model Trees	20	(13)
D. Malerba
A. Appice
A. Bellino
M. Ceci
D. Pallotta
Evaluation Methods for Focused Crawling	33	(7)
A. Passerini
P. Frasconi
G. Soda
A Knowledge-Based Neurocomputing Approach to Extract Refined Linguistic Rules from Data	40	(11)
G. Castellano
A.M. Fanelli
RBF Networks Exploiting Supervised Data in the Adaptation of Hidden Neuron Parameters	51	(6)
P. Blonda
A. Baraldi
A. D'Addabbo
C. Tarantino
R. De Blasi
A New Machine Learning Approach to Fingerprint Classification	57	(7)
Y. Yao
G.L. Marcialis
M. Pontil
P. Frasconi
F. Roli
An Automatic Accompanist Based on Hidden Markov Models	64	(6)
N. Orio
Resampling vs Reweighting in Boosting a Relational Weak Learner	70	(11)
M. Botta
Learning Logic Models for Automated Text Categorization	81	(6)
S. Ferilli
N. Fanizzi
G. Semeraro
User Profiling in an Application of Electronic Commerce	87	(12)
F. Abbattista
N. Fanizzi
S. Ferilli
P. Lops
G. Semeraro
Automated Reasoning
Computing Spatial Similarity by Games	99	(12)
M. Aiello
An Analysis of Backjumping and Trivial Truth in Quantified Boolean Formulas Satisfiability	111	(12)
E. Giunchiglia
M. Narizzano
A. Tacchella
Abduction with Penalization in Logic Programming	123	(12)
N. Leone
S. Perri
F. Scarcello
Causal Simulation and Diagnosis of Dynamic Systems	135	(12)
A. Panati
D. Theseider Dupre
Critical Parallelization of Local Search for MAX-SAT	147	(12)
A. Roli
C. Blum
Product Design as Product Revise: The Case of Chemical Compounds	159	(6)
S. Bandini
S. Manzoni
Knowledge Representation
Belief Revision and the Ramsey Test: A Solution	165	(11)
L. Giordano
V. Gliozzi
N. Olivetti
Supporting Product Configuration in a Virtual Store	176	(13)
D. Magro
P. Torasso
Characterising Concept's Properties in Ontologies	189	(12)
V.A.M. Tamma
T.J.M. Bench-Capon
Multi-agent Systems
Reasoning about Dynamic Scenes Using Autonomous Agents	201	(11)
P. Remagnino
G.A. Jones
N. Monekosso
Tuning the Collaboration Level with Autonomous Agents: A Principled Theory	212	(13)
R. Falcone
C. Castelfranchi
The Definition of Legal Relations in a BDI Multiagent Framework	225	(12)
G. Boella
L. Lesmo
L. Favali
Reasoning about Actions in a Multiagent Domain	237	(12)
L. Giordano
A. Martelli
C. Schwind
L*MASS: A Language for Situated Multi-agent Systems	249	(6)
S. Bandini
S. Manzoni
G. Pavesi
C. Simone
An Interactive System for Generating Arguments in Deceptive Communication	255	(12)
V. Carofiglio
C. Castelfranchi
F. de Rosis
R. Grassano
An Agent Based Approach to Virtual Market Place Simulation	267	(6)
F. Neri
Natural Language Processing
Open Domain Question/Answering on the WEB	273	(12)
B. Magnini
M. Negri
R. Prevete
User-Adapted Image Descriptions from Annotated Knowledge Sources	285	(12)
M. T. Cassotta
B. De Carolis
F. de Rosis
C. Andreoli
M.L. De Cicco
Wide Coverage Incremental Parsing by Learning Attachment Preferences	297	(11)
F. Costa
V. Lombardo
P. Frasconi
G. Soda
Flexible Parsing Architectures for NLP Applications	308	(6)
R. Basili
M.T. Pazienza
F.M. Zanzotto
Information Presentation Adapted to the ``User in Context''	314	(6)
B. De Carolis
P. Di Maggio
S. Pizzutilo
A Hybrid Approach to Optimize Feature Selection Process in Text Classification	320	(7)
R. Basili
A. Moschitti
M.T. Pazienza
Perception, Vision, and Robotics
Concepts for Anchoring in Robotics	327	(6)
A. Bonarini
M. Matteucci
M. Restelli
Symbolic and Conceptual Representation of Dynamic Scenes: Interpreting Situation Calculus on Conceptual Spaces	333	(11)
A. Chella
M. Frixione
S. Gaglio
A Non-traditional Omnidirectional Vision System with Stereo Capabilities for Autonomous Robots	344	(12)
G. Adorni
L. Bolognini
S. Cagnoni
M. Mordonini
Architectural Scenes Reconstruction from Uncalibrated Photos and Map Based Model Knowledge	356	(6)
I. Infantino
A. Chella
A SOM/ARSOM Hierarchy for the Description of Dynamic Scenes	362	(7)
A. Chella
M.D. Guarino
R. Pirrone
Planning and Scheduling
A Constraint-Based Architecture for Flexible Support to Activity Scheduling	369	(13)
A. Cesta
G. Cortellessa
A. Oddi
N. Policella
A. Susi
Planning and Execution in Dynamic Environments	382	(6)
R. Barruffi
M. Milano
An Agent Architecture for Planning in a Dynamic Environment	388	(7)
G. Armano
G. Cherchi
E. Vargiu
Author Index	395