Subject: ICTAI '95: Advance Program
From: [email-masked] ( Bojan Cukic )
Date: 25 Oct 1995 18:55:27 GMT
Newsgroups: comp.ai

7th IEEE International Conference on 
               Tools with Artificial Intelligence

                      November 5-8, 1995.  
                     Washington, D.C. Area.  
                          Hyatt Dulles

* More information available on WWW at http://www.cs.uh.edu/~tai95/

Conference at a glance:

   2 Workshops on Sunday, November 5, 1995
   3 Keynote talks (K-1, K-2, K-3)
   8 State of the Art talks (SA-1, SA-2, SA-3, SA-4, SA-5, SA-6, SA-7, SA-8)
   1 Plenary Session for the C.V. Ramamoorthy Best Paper Award (BEST-1)
   3 Panel Sessions (P-1, P-2, P-3)
   5 Presentation Tracks in 18 Sessions:
      Track 1: AI Paradigms (Sessions AIP-1, AIP-2, AIP-3, AIP-4, AIP-5)
      Track 2: AI & Software Engineering (Sessions AISE-1, AISE-2, AISE-3)
      Track 3: Intelligent Automation (Sessions IA-1, IA-2, IA-3, IA-4)
      Track 4: Machine Learning (Sessions ML-1, ML-2)
      Track 5: Applications (Sessions APP-1, APP-2, APP-3, APP-4, APP-5)

   Time (approx.)  \    Monday (11/6)  |  Tuesday (11/7)   |  Wednesday (11/8)
--------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------
 8:30a.m.- 9:30a.m. |      K-1         |       K-2         |  SA-7&SA-8
10:00a.m.-12:00p.m. |AIP-1,AISE-1,IA-1 |AISE-3,ML-1,APP-2  |AIP-4,IA-3,ML-2
 1:00p.m.- 2:30p.m. |    SA-1&SA-2     |SA-3&SA-4,SA-5&SA-6|AIP-5,IA-4,APP-4
 3:00p.m.- 4:30p.m. |AIP-2,AISE-2,APP-1|AIP-3,IA-2,APP-3   |     P-3
 4:30p.m.- 6:00p.m. |       P-1        |       P-2         |BEST-1 (30 minutes)
 7:00p.m.- 9:00p.m. | Reception/Poster |  K-3/Banquet      |
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Three Keynote Addresses:
------------------------

  + Raymond Yeh, International Software Systems, Inc., USA

  + Rabinder N. Madan, Office of Naval Research, USA

  + Laszlo A. (Les) Belady, Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc., USA

Eight State-of-the-Art Talks:
-----------------------------

  + Artificial Neural Networks,
    Benjamin Wah, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA

  + Trends in Artificial Intelligence and Software Engineering,
    Peter Selfridge, AT&T Bell Laboratories, USA

  + AI and Multimedia Systems,
    Nikolaos G. Bourbakis, SUNY at Binghamton, USA

  + Intelligent Integration of Information,
    V.S. Subrahmanian, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

  + Agent Communication Languages,
    Tim Finin, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA

  + Specification-Based Software Architecture with Knowledge
    Engineering Support,
    Jefferey Tsai, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA

  + Application of AI to Multimedia Digital Video Library,
    Scott Stevens, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

  + Natural Language Processing,
    Wlodek Zadrozny, IBM, USA

Three Panels:
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  + AI Tools in Human-Computer Interaction:
        Perspectives, Issues, and Directions
    Bill Manaris, University of Southwestern Louisiana, USA, and
    Cris Koutsougeras, Tulane University, USA

  + Parallel Processing is essential for Knowledge Discovery
        in Real-World Databases,
    Jaideep Srivastava, University of Minnesota, USA

  + Evaluation of AI Systems,
    Louis Hoebel, Rome Laboratory, USA

=================================FIRST DAY======================================

Sunday, November 5, 1995
------------------------

TWO PARALLEL WORKSHOPS

GOVERNMENT TRACK
Organizer: Raymond Paul, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, USA

INDUSTRIAL TRACK
Organizers: Jim Baker, Xerox, USA, and Nikolaos G. Bourbakis, SUNY at
            Binghamton, USA

==================================SECOND DAY====================================

Monday, November 6, 1995
------------------------

 8:30a.m.- 8:45a.m.  Plenary Session (Coordinator: Stephen Szygenda,
                                      University of Texas at Austin, USA)

    Welcome and Introduction: Stephen Szygenda,
                              University of Texas at Austin, USA
    Additional Greetings: Nikolaos G. Bourbakis, SUNY-Binghamton, USA
    Program Overview: Farokh B. Bastani, University of Houston, USA

 8:45a.m.- 9:45a.m.  Plenary Session (Coordinator: Stephen Szygenda,
                                      University of Texas at Austin, USA)

     Keynote Address: Breakthrough Transformation
                      Raymond Yeh, International Software Systems, Inc., USA

 9:45a.m.-10:00a.m.  Break

10:00a.m.-12:00p.m.  3 Parallel Sessions

Session AIP-1:  AI Paradigms - 1 (Coordinator: Akhtar Jameel,
--------------------------------  Fuji-Xerox Palo Alto Laboratory, USA)

No.: V145
A hybrid genetic algorithm for the identification of metabolic models,
J. Yen, J.C. Liao, D. Randolph, and B. Lee, Texas A&M University, USA

No.: 195
Genetic algorithms as a tool for restructuring feature space representations,
Haleh Vafaie and Kenneth De Jong, George Mason University, USA

No.: 193
Genetic operators in a dual genetic algorithm,
Philippe Collard and Cathy Escazut, University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, FRANCE

No.: 140
Multiobjective optimization of counterweight balancing of a robot arm using
genetic algorithms,
C.A. Coello Coello, A.D. Christiansen, and A.H. Aguiree, Tulane University, USA

Session AISE-1:  AI & Software Engineering - 1 (Coordinator: Betty H.C. Cheng,
----------------------------------------------  Michigan State University, USA)

No.: V241
A Knowledge-Based Approach to Requirements Analysis,
Alan Liu, National Chung Cheng University, TAIWAN,
and Jeffrey J.P. Tsai, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

No.: 190
Integrating object-oriented requirements specifications with formal notations,
Jonathan Lee, Jiann-I Pan, and Wei T. Huang, National Central University, TAIWAN

No.: 199
A formal semantics for mOPS5,
Herbert Groiss, Universitat Klagenfurt, AUSTRIA

No.: 181
VIM film system,
Nikolay Mirenkov and Tatiana Mirenkova, University of Aizu, JAPAN

Session IA-1:  Intelligent Automation - 1 (Coordinator: Ing-Ray Chen, National
------------------------------------------      Cheng-Kung University, TAIWAN)

No.: 135
Using case-based reasoning as a reinforcement learning framework for
   optimization with changing criteria,
Dajun Zeng and Katia Sycara, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

No.: 227
Development of a feature based expert manufacturing process planner,
U. Roy, B. Bharadwaj, A. Chavan, and C.K. Mohan, Syracuse University, USA

No.: 179
Railway scheduling system using repair-based approach,
Te-Wei Chiang and Hai-Yen Hau, National Taiwan University, TAIWAN

No.: 202
PC master production scheduling system with task/resource/quantity
   selection heuristics,
Shigeru Shiina, Masazumi Yoshikawa, Toru Yamanouchi, and Masanobu Watanabe,
   NEC Corporation, JAPAN

12:00p.m.- 1:00p.m.  Lunch

 1:00p.m.- 2:30p.m.  Plenary Session

State of the Art Session 1 (Coordinator: Raymond Paul,
--------------------------  Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, USA)

Artificial Neural Networks,
Benjamin Wah, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA

Trends in Artificial Intelligence and Software Engineering,
Peter Selfridge, AT&T Bell Laboratories, USA

 2:30p.m.- 3:00p.m.  Break

 3:00p.m.- 4:30p.m.  3 Parallel Sessions

Session AIP-2:  AI Paradigms - 2 (Coordinator: Bill Manaris,
--------------------------------  University of Southwestern Louisiana, USA)

No.: 122
An effective algorithm for incompatibility abduction problems,
B. El. Ayeb and S. Wang, Universite de Sherbrooke, CANADA

No.: 219
Towards positive-breakdown radial basis function networks,
Sheng-Tun Li and Ernst L. Leiss, University of Houston, USA

No.: 117
A method of selecting similar learning data in the prediction of time
   series using neural networks,
Hisashi Shimodaira, Nihon MECCS, JAPAN

Session AISE-2:  AI & Software Engineering - 2 (Coordinator: Stephen Szygenda,
----------------------------------------------  University of Texas at Austin,
                                                USA)

No.: 204
Systematic generation of very hard cases for graph 3-colorability,
Romulus Dan Vlasie, University of Nice, FRANCE

No.: V239
Metrics-guided reuse,
Raymond A. Paul, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense

No.: 186
Using influence diagrams for software risk analysis in RiskExpert,
C.L. Chee, V. Vij, and C.V. Ramamoorthy, University of California, Berkeley, USA

Session APP-1:  Applications - 1 (Coordinator: S. Sitharama Iyengar,
--------------------------------  Louisiana State University, USA)

No.: 245
A State Network Approach to Dynamic 3-D Visualization,
Sang-Young Cho, Phillip C.-Y. Sheu, K.H. (Kane) Kim, University of
   California, Irvine, USA, Larry J. Peterson, NRaD, USA, and
   Donald P. Yu, Unisys, USA

No.: 177
A spectral multi-resolution image encoding network,
Rudiger W. Brause and Jurgen Glitsch, J.W. Goethe - Universitat, GERMANY

 4:30p.m.- 6:00p.m.  Plenary Session

Panel Session P-1
-----------------

AI Tools in Human-Computer Interaction: Perspectives, Issues, and Directions
Moderators: Bill Manaris, University of Southwestern Louisiana, USA, and
            Cris Koutsougeras, Tulane University, USA

 7:00- 9:00p.m.  Poster Session and Reception

===================================THIRD DAY====================================

Tuesday, November 7, 1995
-------------------------

 8:30a.m.- 9:30a.m.  Plenary Session (Coordinator: Nikolaos Bourbakis,
                                      SUNY-Binghamton, USA)

     Keynote Address.  Intelligent Sensor Integration,
                       Rabinder N. Madan, Office of Naval Research, USA

10:00a.m.-12:00p.m.  3 Parallel Sessions

Session AISE-3:  AI & Software Engineering - 3 (Coordinator: Phillip Sheu,
----------------------------------------------  University of California at
                                                Irvine, USA)

No.: 208
Tools for detecting dependencies in AI systems,
Matthew D. Schmill, Tim Oates, and Paul R. Cohen, University of
   Massachusetts, Amherst, USA

No.: 174
An object-oriented toolkit for evolutionary algorithms,
P.A. Stefanski, H.H. Nash, and K.A. De Jong, George Mason University, USA

No.: V144
A formal approach to the analysis of priorities of imprecise
   conflicting requirements,
John Yen and Xiaoqing Liu, Texas A&M University, USA

No.: 114
Toolset to support a software engineering strategy,
Jawed Siddiqi and Ian Morrey, Sheffield Hallam University, U.K.

Session ML-1:  Machine Learning - 1 (Coordinator: Peggy Israel Doerschuk,
-----------------------------------  Lamar University, USA)

No.: 226
Generalization of heuristics learned in genetic-based learning,
Arthur Ieumwananonthachai and Benjamin W. Wah, Univ. of Illinois,
   Urbana-Champaign, USA

No.: 137
Two-way induction,
Pedro Domingos, University of California, Irvine, USA

No.: 197
Noise handling with extension matrices,
Xindong Wu, Monash University, AUSTRALIA; Johan Krisar and Petter Mahlen,
   Royal Institute of Technology, SWEDEN

No.: 170
On using logic synthesis for knowledge discovery
Jeffrey A. Goldman and Mark L. Axtell, Wright-Patterson AFB, USA

Session APP-2: Applications - 2 (Coordinator: I-Ling Yen,
-------------------------------  Michigan State University, USA)

No.: 166
Fast retrieval of electronic documents in digital libraries,
Jason T.L. Wang and Chia-Yo Chang, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA

No.: 169
Application of learning automata techniques to automated highway systems:
   Intelligent control of vehicles,
Cem Unsal, John S. Bay, and Pushkin Kachroo, Virginia Tech, USA

No.: V224
Chirico - A framework for computerization of medical practice guidelines,
Clifton Davis, Christoph Eick, Balasubramanian Krishnamurthy, and Ashish Shah,
   University of Houston, USA, and Lee Wank, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, USA

No.: 146
Reasoning about nuclear physics processes,
Sri Hartati, Bradford G. Nickerson, and Gerorge R. DeMille, University of
   New Brunswick, CANADA

12:00p.m.- 1:00p.m.  Lunch

 1:00p.m.- 2:30p.m.  2 Parallel State of the Art Sessions

State of the Art Session 2 (Coordinator: Benjamin Wah, University of Illinois,
--------------------------               Urbana-Champaign, USA)

AI and Multimedia Systems,
Nikolaos G. Bourbakis, SUNY at Binghamton, USA

Intelligent Integration of Information,
V.S. Subrahmanian, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

State of the Art Session 3 (Coordinator: Rudiger Brause, Goethe University,
--------------------------               Germany)

Agent Communication Languages,
Tim Finin, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA

Specification-Based Software Architecture with Knowledge Engineering Support,
Jefferey Tsai, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA

 3:00p.m.- 4:30p.m.  3 Parallel Sessions

Session AIP-3:  AI Paradigms - 3 (Coordinator: Wlodek Zadrozny, IBM, USA)
--------------------------------

No.: V232
High speed fuzzy learning machine with guarantee of global minimum and its
   application to chaotic system identification and medical image processing,
Eiji Uchino and Takeshi Yamakawa, Kyushu Institute of Technology, JAPAN

No.: 218
An efficient architecture to support complex fuzzy reasoning,
G. Ascia and V. Catania, Istituto di Informatica e Telecomunicazioni, ITALY

No.: 206
CDM: An approach to learning in text categorization,
Jeffrey L. Goldberg, Texas A & M University, USA

Session IA-2:  Intelligent Automation - 2 (Coordinator: Jefferey Tsai,
-----------------------------------------  University of Illinois at Chicago,
                                           USA)

No.: V173
Tactical route planning: New algorithms for decomposing the map,
John Benton, U.S. Army Topographic Engineering Ctr.;
   S.S. Iyengar, Weian Deng, Nathan Brener, Louisiana State University, USA;
   and V.S. Subrahmanian, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

No.: 237
Neural network control of a three-link leg,
Peggy Israel Doerschuk, Vinh D. Nguyen, and Andrew L. Li, Lamar University, USA

No.: 171
A knowledge-based system for redundancy resolution and path planning
   using self-motion topology of redundant manipulators,
Kubilay Kaan Aydin and Erol Kocaoglan, METU, TURKEY

Session APP-3:  Applications - 3 (Coordinator: John Yen,
--------------------------------  Texas A&M University, USA)

No.: 248
Speech Recognition in the Informedia Digital Video Library: Uses and
   Limitations,
Alexander G. Hauptmann, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

No.: 242
Understanding Natural Language Description for Telecommunication Services,
Yoshizumi Kobayashi, Hiroshi Enoki, and Tadashi Ohta,
ATR Communication Systems Research Laboratories, JAPAN

No.: 247
Querying Multimedia Databases in SQL,
S. Marcus, 21st Century Tech., Inc., USA

 4:30p.m.- 6:00p.m.  Plenary Session

Panel Session P-2
-----------------

Parallel Processing is essential for Knowledge Discovery in Real-World Databases
Moderator: Jaideep Srivastava, University of Minnesota, USA

 7:00p.m.- 9:00p.m. Banquet

Featured Speaker:  Laszlo A. (Les) Belady,
                   Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, USA

==================================FOURTH DAY====================================

Wednesday, November 8, 1995
---------------------------

 8:30a.m.-10:00a.m.  Plenary Session

State of the Art Session 4  (Coordinator:  Ingrid Russell,
--------------------------   University of Hartford, USA)

Application of AI to Multimedia Digital Video Library,
Scott Stevens, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Natural Language Processing,
Wlodek Zadrozny, IBM, USA

10:00a.m.-10:15a.m.  Break

10:15a.m.-12:15p.m.  3 Parallel Sessions

Session AIP-4:  AI Paradigms - 4 (Coordinator: Jaideep Srivastava,
--------------------------------  University of Minnesotta, USA)

No.: 132
Path consistency revisted,
Moninder Singh, University of Pennsylvania, USA

No.: V129
Tools for the definition and enforcement of dynamic constraints,
Stefano Odoardi and Christoph F. Eick, University of Houston, USA

No.: 200
MINOS: A constraints based tool for the HyperNets,
Pascal Yim, Arnaud Lefort, and Agnes Hebrard, EC Lille- LAIL URA
   CNRS. D1440, FRANCE

No.: 154
Extending GENET for non-binary CSP's,
J.H.M. Lee, H.F. Leung, and H.W. Won, The Chinese University of Hong Kong,
   HONG KONG

Session IA-3:  Intelligent Automation - 3 (Coordinator: Eiji Uchino, Kyushu
-----------------------------------------  Institute of Technology, JAPAN)

No.: 136
A mobile robot that recognizes people,
Carol Wong, David Kortenkamp, and Mark Speich, Lockheed Engineering
   and Sciences Company, USA

No.: V234
Learning on KYDON's distributed object-base,
J.S. Mertoguno and N.G. Bourbakis, SUNY at Binghamton, USA

No.: V194
High performance algorithms for object recognition problem by
   multiresolution template matching,
L. Prasad and S.S. Iyengar, Louisiana State University, USA

No.: 215
The selection of edge detectors using local structure of image,
D. Ziou and A. Koukam, Universite de Sherbrooke, CANADA

Session ML-2:  Machine Learning - 2 (Coordinator: Bechir El Ayeb,
-----------------------------------  Universite de Sherbrooke, CANADA)

No.: V142
GRG: Knowledge and discovery using information generalization, information
   reduction, and rule generation,
Ning Shan, Howard J. Hamilton, and Nick Cercone, University of Regina, CANADA

No.: 156
An induction system that learns programs in different programming
   languages using genetic programming and logic grammars,
Man Leung Wong and Kwong Sak Leung, The Chinese University of Hong Kong,
   HONG KONG

No.: 120
Chi2: Feature selection and discretization of numeric attributes,
Huan Liu and Rudy Setiono, National University of Singapore, SINGAPORE

No.: 130
A partial memory incremental learning methodology and its application
   to computer intrusion detection,
Marcus A. Maloof and Ryszard S. Michalski, George Mason University, USA

12:15p.m.- 1:00p.m.  Lunch

 1:00p.m.- 2:30p.m.  3 Parallel Sessions

Session AIP-5:  AI Paradigms - 5 (Coordinator: James Mayfield,
--------------------------------  University of Mayland, Baltimore County, USA)

No.: 247
BQM: A System Integrating Logic, Objects and Non-Monotonic Reasoning,
N. Leone and P. Rullo, ISI-CNR, Rende, Italy

No.: 138
Progressive rules:  A method for representing and using real-time knowledge,
Pedro Domingos and Ernesto Morgado, University of California, Irvine, USA

No.: 210
Selective indexing speeds production systems,
Lance Obermeyer, Daniel P. Miranker, and David Brant, The University of
   Texas at Austin, USA

Session IA-4:  Intelligent Automation - 4 (Coordinator: Louis Hoebel,
-----------------------------------------  Rome Laboratory, USA)

No.: 207
Monitoring progress with dynamic programming envelopes,
Robert St. Amant, Yoshitaka Kuwata, and Paul R. Cohen, University of
   Massachusetts, Amherst, USA

No.: 184
Geographical route planning based on uncertain knowledge,
Makoto Suzuki, Dai Araki, Akira Higashide, and Teruaki Suzuki,
   Toshiba Corp., JAPAN

No.: 220
Accelerating partial order planners by improving plan and goal choices,
Lenhart Schubert and Alfonso Gerevini, University of Rochester, USA

Session APP-4:  Applications - 4 (Coordinator: Christoph Eick,
--------------------------------  University of Houston, USA)

No.: 131
An agent based environment for distributed, cooperative scientific computing,
Tzvetan T. Drashansky, Anupam Joshi, John R. Rice, Purdue University, USA

No.: 125
AgenTalk: Describing multiagent coordination protocols with inheritance,
Kazuhiro Kuwabara, NTT Communication Science Laboratories, JAPAN;
   Toru Ishida, Kyoto University, JAPAN; and Nobuyasu Osato, NTT
   Communication Science Laboratories, JAPAN

No.: 223
Multiagent planning and plan execution
Richard Leow and N. Parameswaran
University of New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

 2:30p.m.-2:45p.m.  Break

 2:45p.m.-4:15p.m.  Plenary Session

Panel Session P-3
-----------------

Evaluation of AI Systems
Moderator: Louis Hoebel, Rome Laboratory, USA

 4:15p.m.-4:45p.m.  Plenary Session

C.V. Ramamoorthy Best Paper Award Session (Coordinator:  Nikolaos Bourbakis,
-----------------------------------------  SUNY-Binghamton, USA)

   Announcement of the winner followed by a repeat presentation
   by the author(s) 

 4:45p.m.-5:00p.m.  Closing Session

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                 7th IEEE International Conference on
                  TOOLS WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

This conference is envisioned to foster the creation and transfer of ideas
relating to artificial intelligence among academics, industry,
and government agencies.  It focuses on methodologies that can
aid the development of AI, as well as the demanding issues involved
in turning these methodologies into practical tools.  Thus, this
conference encompasses the technical aspects of specifying,
developing, and evaluating theoretical and applied mechanisms
that can serve as tools for developing intelligent systems and
pursuing artificial intelligence applications.  Focal topics of
interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

- AI Paradigms
  - Knowledge-Based Systems
  - Artificial Neural Networks
  - Genetic Algorithms
-  Development Issues
  - Machine Learning
  - Logic and Constraint Programming
  - Inference Analysis
  - Information Modeling and Reasoning Technique
  - Uncertainty Management and Fuzzy Logic
  - AI Languages
  - Natural Language and Multimedia Interfaces
  - Adaptive AI Systems
  - Distributed and Parallel AI Systems
  - Software Engineering Strategies for AI Development
  - Reliability and Performance Assessment
- Applications
  - Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems
  - Intelligent Strategies for Scheduling and Planning
  - Robotics
  - Vision
  - Distributed and Cooperative AI, Multiagent coordination
  - Intelligent Agents, Databases, and Digital Libraries
  - Formal Methods, Software Engineering, CASE Tools
  - Intelligent Tutoring, Instruction, and Consulting Systems

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GENERAL CHAIR:
   Stephen Szygenda, U of Texas at Austin, USA

PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIR:

   Farokh B. Bastani, U of Houston, USA

VICE-CHAIRS:

   Rudiger Brause, Goethe Univ., Germany
   Nick Cercone, U of Regina, Canada
   Ing-Ray Chen, Nat. Cheng Kung Univ., Taiwan
   Betty H.C. Cheng, MSU, USA
   Christoph Eick, U of Houston, USA
   Jun Gu, U of Calgary, Canada
   Louis J. Hoebel, Rome Laboratory, USA
   S. Sitharama Iyengar, LSU, USA
   Akhtar Jameel, Fuji-Xerox Palo Alto Lab., USA
   K.H. (Kane) Kim, UC-Irvine, USA
   James Mayfield, UM-BC, USA
   Daniel P. Miranker, UT-Austin, USA
   Goffredo Pieroni, U of Udine, Italy
   Niki Pissinou, USL, USA
   Atul Prakash, U of Michigan, USA
   Peter G. Selfridge, AT&T, USA
   Jaideep Srivastava, U of Minnesota, USA
   Ralf Steinmetz, IBM, Germany
   V.S. Subrahmanian, U of Maryland, USA
   Milind Tambe, USC, USA
   Murat Tanik, U of Texas at Austin, USA
   Eiji Uchino, Kyushu Inst. of Tech., Japan
   I-Ling Yen, MSU, USA
   John Yen, Texas A&M Univ., USA
   Wlodek Zadrozny, IBM, USA

AWARD CHAIR:

   Shi-Kuo Chang, U of Pittsburgh, USA

GOVERNMENT WORKSHOP CHAIR:

   Raymond Paul, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, USA

INDUSTRIAL WORKSHOP CHAIR:

   Jim Baker, Xerox, USA

PUBLICITY CHAIRS:

   Kazumasa Yokota, ICOT, Japan
   Shashi Shekhar, U of Minnesota, USA
   Alan Liu, Taiwan
   Aldo Franco Dragoni, U of Ancona, Italy
   Bojan Cukic, U of Houston, USA

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS CHAIR:

   D. Kavraki, Binghamton, USA
   S. Mertoguno, SUNY-Binghamton, USA

REGISTRATION CHAIR:

   J. Vassilopoulos, Tulane Univ., USA

STEERING COMMITTEE

   Chair: Nikolaos G. Bourbakis, SUNY-Binghamton, USA
   Cris Koutsougeras, Tulane Univ., USA
   John Mylopoulos, U of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
   Jeffrey J.P. Tsai, U of Illinois at Chicago, USA
   Benjamin W. Wah, U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

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is looking forward to welcoming the IEEE Computer Society International 
Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence on November 5-8, 1995.

  Please, contact Hyatt Reservations Department at (800) 233-1234 to 
request accommodations at the Hyatt Hotel at Dulles International Airport. 
Alternatively, you may fax the completed form to (703) 713-3410, or mail it
to the following address:

	Hyatt Hotel at Dulles Intl. Airport
	Attn. RESERVATIONS
	2300 Dulles Corner Boulevard
	Herndon, VA 22071
	U.S.A.

  Reservations must be confirmed by October 13, and guaranteed by credit 
card or a first night deposit.

  (PLEASE PRINT)

Last Name __________________________________________________________

First Name _________________________________________________________

Affiliation ________________________________________________________

Address/Mailstop ___________________________________________________

City/State/ZIP _____________________________________________________

Country ____________________________________________________________

Phone No. ______________________  Fax No. __________________________

Bed Request: 	(___) King	(___) Queen/double

		(___) Smoking	(___) Nonsmoking

Special Request ____________________________________________________

GUEST ROOM RATES

	$105  single 
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	$120  double 
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METHOD OF GUARANTEE (check one)

(___) Check or money order, Amount: $_________

(___) American Express		(___) MasterCard	(___) Visa

(___) Diners Club		(___) Discover

Name on Card _______________________________________________________

Card No. _________________________________ Exp. Date________________

Signature __________________________________________________________

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

* Hyatt Dulles is close to many major corporate offices, including AT&T, 
  EDS, Hughes Aircraft, Oracle, British Aerospace, NEC, Novell, Northrop
  Grumman, and Sprint.

* Close to many major government facilities, including FAA, Defense 
  Mapping Agency, US Geological Survey, NSF, and National Reconnaissance
  Office.

* Complementary shuttle service to/from Washington Dulles International 
  Airport. For ICTAI '95 attendees, Hyatt Dulles provides complementary 
  shuttle service to/from NSF offices.

* 5 minutes to Virginia Center For Innovative Technology, 
  15 minutes to WolfTrap Farm Park for the Performing Arts
  30 minutes to downtown Washington, DC, and Washington National Airport

* For additional information, including city maps, a restaurant guide, and
  scanned hotel brochures, browse the conference Web page at
  http://www.cs.uh.edu/~tai95/, or call Hyatt Dulles (703) 713-1234.