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Friday
June 1, 2001


Media Retrieval

Concurrent Session 10:15 AM-11:45 AM Friday

Session Chair: Laurence S Dooley, Monash University, Australia

A Comparative Study on Shape Retrieval Using Fourier Descriptors with Different Shape Signatures
Dengsheng Zhang and Guojun Lu, Monash University, Australia

Tools for Pictorial Data Transformations
Zdenek Mikovec, Computer Graphics Center (ZGDV), Germany,
Pavel Slavik, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic

Tracking of Dynamic Objects Based on Optical Flow
Torsten Radtke and Volker Zerbe, Ilmenau Technical University, Germany

A Descriptive Object Database System for Automatic Content-Based Indexing and Retrieval of Surveillance Video Images and Clips
F.Marir and K. Zerzour, University of North London, UK
O. James, University Of Kingston, UK


Multimedia in Education

Concurrent Session 10:15 AM-11:45 AM Friday

Session Chair: M. A. Rashid, Massey University at Albany, New Zealand

A Research-based Process for Developing on-line Multimedia
Ronald M. Stammen, North Dakota State University, USA

Design of the Authoring System for SMIL-based Multimedia Presentations
Chun-Chuan Yang, Yi-Zheng Yang, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan

Breaking the Town-Gown Barrier With Multimedia Technology
Janet Cherrington, Minnesota State University, Mankato, USA

An Expert System to Detect Weak Points in the Learning of Physics
Martínez, E.A., Gamboa, F., Juárez, R., Pérez, J.L., Kémper N., Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico


Multimedia Applications

Concurrent Session 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM Friday

Session Chair: Val Tareski, North Dakota State University, USA

Robustness of Regional Matching Over Global Matching --Experiments and Applications to Eigenface-Based Face Recognition
Liang Chen, Naoyuki Tokuda, and Akira Nagai, Utsunomiya University, Japan

Sign Language Using Motion Capture Based Animation
Marieta Monica E.Cadiz, Florante R.Salvador, De La Salle University, Phillipines

An Adaptive Presentation System for Multimedia Documents
R.L.Gomes, Eduardo C. da Cunha, Luiz Fernando R.da C.Carmo, Luci Pirmez, NCE – UFRJ, Brazil


Multimedia Applications

Concurrent Session 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM Friday

Session Chair: William Perrizo, North Dakota State University, USA

MPEG-precoded video real-time scaling schemes
Krzysztof Juszkiewicz, Zdzislaw Papir, University of Mining and Metallurgy, Poland

The Automated Pool trainer - a Multi Modal System for Learning the Game of Pool
Lars B. Larsen, Peter M. Jensen, Kenneth Kammersgaard, Lars Kromann, Aalborg University, Denmark

Abia Cadabia: A Distributed, Intelligent Database Architecture
Daniel J. Buehrer, Lo Tse-Wen, Hsieh Jr-Ming, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan


Intelligent Education Environment

Concurrent Session 02:00 PM-03:30 PM Friday

Session Chair: Michael Nölle, Austrian Research Centers Seibersdorf, Austria

Integrating Agents into a Virtual University via an Open Agent Architecture
Runhe Huang and Jianhua Ma, Hosei University, Japan
Timothy K. Shih, Tamkang University, Taiwan

A Multimodal Presentation Mark-up Language for Enhanced Affective Presentation
Sylvain Descamps, Helmut Prendinger, Mitsuru Ishizuka, University of Tokyo, Japan

Intelligent Agenda: a basic tool to improve efficiency in e-learning environments
Inaki Goirizelaia, Cristina Perfecto, Armando Ferro, Juanjo Unzilla, University of the Basque Country, Spain

Agent-mediated Online Learning - AMOL
Xun Yi and Chee Kheong Siew, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Mahbubur Rahman Syed, Minnesota State University, Mankato, USA


Saturday
June 2, 2001


Virtual Environment for Education

Concurrent Session 10:15 AM-11:45 AM Saturday

Session Chair: Jianhua MA, Hosei University, Japan

Reflection on Virtual Reality in Learning
Chien-hsing Wang, National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan

Foundations for Virtual Environment to Support Theory of Computation Teaching
Ingrid de Vargas Mito and Tiaraju Asmuz Diverio, Instituto de Informática e PPGC da UFRGS, Brazil

Research in Progress: The Use of a Virtual Environment in the Professional Writing Class
Eunice Johnston, North Dakota State University, USA

Extending Symbolic Visualization
Paul Juell, North Dakota State University, USA


Internet-Based Distance Education Applications

Concurrent Session 10:15 AM-11:45 AM Saturday

Session Chair: Mohammad S. Alam, The University of South Alabama, USA

Distributed Multimedia Service like a Solution for Distance Learning Applications in WWW
Rogério Patrício Chagas do Nascimento, Universidade de Averio, Portugal
Carlos Andre Guimaraes Ferraz, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil

Comparative Study of the Distance Education Methods Using Intra/Inter-net for General Education Courses
Shigeki Miyaji, Chiba University, Japan

Next Generation Internet (NGI) and Internet2: The Future of Distance Education
Scott Spetka, SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome, USA

Collaboration in ProgrammingLand
Curt Hill, Valley City State University, USA


Media Retrieval

Concurrent Session 10:15 AM-11:45 AM Saturday

Session Chair: Farhi Marir, University of North London, UK

Towards a Universal Content-Based Image and Video Retrieval System
Wolfgang Herzner and Michael Nölle, Austrian Research Centers Seibersdorf, Austria
Bernd Wender, SDS Software Daten Service Ges.m.b.H, Germany
Sven Siggelkow, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany
Erwin Laure, University of Vienna, Austria

Image Search Over the Net
Khan M. Iftekharuddin and Rajendra N. Pyda, The University Of Memphis, USA

Analysis of Fuzzy Clustering and a Generic Fuzzy Rule Based Image Segmentation Technique
Gour C Karmakar and Laurence S Dooley, Monash University, Australia

Performance Study of Image Retrieval Based on Vector Quantization
Shyhwei Teng and Guojun Lu, Monash University, Australia


Poster

10:15 AM-11:45 AM Saturday

Session Chair: Dulal C. Kar, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, USA

Multilateral Simulation of a Double Pendulum
Yasuyuki Nakamura, Nagoya University, Japan

Quality Assurance as the Next Major Goal for Web-Based Distance Education
Hermann Astleitner, University of Salzburg , Austria

The Chicken and the Egg - About Introducing Students to Symmetrical Moderation of Electronic Conferences
Claus Witfelt, Danish University of Education, Denmark


Internet-Based Distance Education Applications

Concurrent Session 02:00 PM-03:30 PM Saturday

Session Chair: Jorge Barojas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico

Internet-based Teleteaching using the IP-based German Broadband Science Network
Frank Imhoff, Aachen University of Technology, Germany
Claudia Linnhoff-Popien, Ludwig-Maxmilians-University, Germany

A Web-Based Didactical Environment for Learning Prolog Programming Abilities
Carbonaro, M. Roccetti and P. Salomoni, Universita' di Bologna, Italy

Distance Education System for Real Experiments over the Web Integrated by Swing and Java3D -- beta-ray Radiation
Hiroshi Nakano, Taka uki Mizutani, Yasuyuki Nakamura and Susumu Matsuo, Nagoya University, Japan


Multimedia in Education

Concurrent Session 02:00 PM-03:30 PM Saturday

Session Chair: Inaki Goirizelaia, University of the Basque Country, Spain

Using Digital Technologies to Teach the Humanities: A sensory Approach to Learning
James A. Grabowska and Kimberly E. Contag, Minnesota State University, Mankato, USA

The Chronicle of the Development and Use of CD-Rom Materials
Rhonda Ficek and Tim Harms, Minnesota State University, USA

Digital Multimedia Portfolios: The Plan, The Purpose, A Preview
Terry Corwin and Val Christensen, Valley City State University, USA

Some Aspects Of Descriptive Statistics Via Multimedia
Munir Mahmood, University of Minnesota, USA
Mahbubur Rahman Syed, Minnesota State University, USA
Quamar Mehdi, Computer Ease Limited, Bangladesh


Computing Technologies and Applications

Concurrent Session 02:00 PM-03:30 PM Saturday

Session Chair: Orlando R Baiocchi, SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica, USA

1-D FIR Filter Design by Smoothing the Transition Band
Magdi Abbas, Scientific Research Academy, Egypt
David C. Farden, North Dakota University, USA

An Analytical Model for Miss Rate of a Trace Cache
Afzal Hossain and Daniel J. Pease, Syracuse University, USA

A Fast Sliding Window Median Filtering Algorithm
Dulal C. Kar, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, USA

Prediction of Stance Phase Time during Gait from Ground Reaction Force-time Characteristics using Neural Networks
Rezaul K. Begg and Jimmy J. Cai, Victoria University, Australia
Mahbub R. Syed, Minnesota State University, Mankato, USA

 


Sunday
June 3, 2001


Mobile Technologies and Applications

Concurrent Session 08:30 AM-10:00 AM Sunday

Session Chair: Kendall Nygard, North Dakota State University, USA

Quality Of Service Based Multimedia Wireless Network
Jamil Y. Khan, University of Newcastle, Australia
M. A. Rashid, Massey University at Albany, New Zealand

Overview of Quality of Service in Mobile Multimedia Communication Systems
M. M. Rahman and M. S. Alam, University of Alabama, USA

A Low Power Fast Scalable Video Streaming for Low Bit Rate Mobile Appliances
Wael Badawy, University of Calgary, Canada

Bluetooth Protocol Simulation with IP-Multicast – Supporting Distance Education for Personal Wireless Protocols
Steven Case and Alexander Bendig, Minnesota State University, Mankato, USA


Network and Multimedia Applications

Concurrent Session 08:30 AM-10:00 AM Sunday

Session Chair: Daniel J. Buehrer, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan

A Scheme to Support Queries-By-Partial-Example in Image Database Systems
S.R.Subramanya, University of Missouri, USA

A QoS Adaptive Petri Net for Pre-orchestrated Multimedia Documents
Chung Tein-Yaw, Kung Lei-Che, Chang, Yuan-Hwei, Yuan-Ze University, Taiwan

Secure Remote Access for Network Communication Using Biometrics and Encryption
Mahfuzur Rahman and Prabir Bhattacharya, Panasonic Information and Networking Technologies Laboratory, USA

Facilitating Mobile Commerce: A Proposed Framework
Ly Fie Sugianto, Nopchanok Sangchai, Sen Sendjaya, Monash University, Australia


Web-based Multimedia Applications

Concurrent Session 10:15 AM-11:45 PM Sunday

Session Chair: Naoyuki Tokuda, Utsunomiya University, Japan

Applying HCI Methods and Techniques to Design a VoD System User Interface
T. A. Tavares, A. S. Araújo, J. C. Leite and G. L.S. Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Expansion of Functionality of Digital Video Libraries by Integration with Speech Recognition and Video Streaming Engines
Mikolaj Leszczuk and Zdzislaw Papir, AGH Cracow University, Poland

Standardized Presentations and Formats for a Distributed Television Production in a Distance Learning Environment
Nadja Eschbaum and Susanne Naegele-Jackson, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

Co-Navigations on the World Wide Web over the Internet
Jianhua MA and Runhe HUANG, Hosei University, Japan
Timothy K. Shih, Tamkang University, Taiwan


Distance Education Environments

Concurrent Session 10:15 AM-11:45 PM Sunday

Session Chair: Pavel Slavik, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic

Self Healing Web Pages
Paul Juell and Rajat Bhalla, North Dakota State University, USA

Study of the Construction of Modern Long-distance Education in China
Yang Jianzheng and Shi Chiliang, University of Shanghai for Science & Technology, China

Rethinking Distance Education
Jorge Barojas, Emma Jimenez, Roberto Sayavedra, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico

A Partners System for Exchange and Collaboration in an Open Distance Education Environment
Verônica Pimentel de Sousa, Gérard Hebuterne, Nazim Agoulmine, Paris VI University, 1. INT- Institut National des Télécommunications, France


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