IIIS - International Institute of Informatics and Systemics

Sessions' Best Papers of the IIIS 2011 Conferences


The 15th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics: WMSCI 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	A Grid-Connected Desalination Plant Operation	Won Ko (Kyungwon University, South Korea)	Jong-Hyun Lee * and Chan Ham ** (* South Korea, ** United States)
::	Conceptual Models of Risk Assessment in Renewable Energy Production in Latvia	Natalja Lace (Riga Technical University, Latvia) Not author of this paper	Sandija Rivza, Irina Pilvere, Peteris Rivza and Baiba Rivza (Latvia)
::	Controller Design and Simulation for Tracking Mount of Movable SLR, ARGO-M	Cheol Hoon Park (Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), South Korea)	Young Su Son, Sang Yong Ham, Sung Whee Lee and Hyung Chul Lim (South Korea)
::	Data Security in Transportation Solutions	Tomas Zelinka (Czech Technical University Praha- Faculty of Transptation Sciences, Czech Republic)	Zdenek Lokaj (Czech Republic)
::	Endomycorrhizal Inoculation Effect on Oat (Avena Sativa L.), Beans (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.), and Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) Growth Cultivated in Two Soil Types under Greenhouse Conditions	A. K. Gardezi (Mexico)	B. Figueroa-Sandoval, S. R. Márquez-Berber, A. Exebio-García, U. Larqué-Saavedra, M. J. Escalona-Maurice and D. Talavera-Magaña (Mexico)
::	Evaluation of Corporate Governance Influence on Stock Performance of CEE Companies	Julia Bistrova (Riga Technical University, Latvia)	Natalja Lace (Latvia)
::	Exchange Flow Rate Measurement Technique in Density Different Gases	Motoo Fumizawa (Shonan Institute of Technology, Japan)	Syuhei Ohkawa (Japan)
::	Monitoring and Debugging Distributed Autonomous Systems Using Petri Nets	Joaquín López (Universidad de Vigo, Spain)	Diego Pérez, Miguel Gayoso and Enrique Paz (Spain)
::	Network Intrusion Detection Using an Evolutionary Fuzzy Rule-Based System	Terrence P. Fries (Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States)
::	Nurturing Opportunity Identification for Business Sophistication in a Cross-Disciplinary Study Environment	Julia Bistrova (Riga Technical University, Latvia) Not author of this paper	Karine Oganisjana and Tatjana Koke (Latvia)
::	Professional Development of Teacher Educators through Developing their Computer Skills	Esther Zaretsky (Givat Washington Academic College of Education, Israel)
::	Relationship Quality as Predictor of B2B Customer Loyalty	Shaimaa B. Ahmed (Faculty of Commerce- Alexandria University, Egypt)
::	Statistical Quality Control of Microarray Gene Expression Data	Richard S. Segall (Arkansas State University, United States)	Shen Lu (United States)
::	Super Resolution: A Database Driven Inference Approach	Monica Trifas and Jeremy Straub (Jacksonville State University, United States)
::	Work Process Oriented Learning via Mobile Devices – Theoretical Basics and Examples for a (New) Didactical Approach	Sven Schulte (Institute of Technology and Education- University of Bremen, Germany)	Georg Spöttl (Germany)

The 9th International Conference on Computing, Communications and Control Technologies: CCCT 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	A New Background Generation Method Based on MRF Framework	Hang-Bong Kang (Catholic University of Korea, South Korea)	Sang-Hyun Cho (South Korea)
::	An Agent Based Monitoring System for Web Services	William R. Simpson (Institute for Defense Analyses, United States)	Coimbatore S. Chandersekaran (United States)
::	Fountain Source Replication: A Strategy for Data Dissemination in Wireless Sensor Networks (Virtual Participation)	Marcelo E. Pellenz (PPGIa - PUCPR, Brazil)	Mario A. Zancanaro, Manoel C. Penna Neto and Richard Demo Souza (Brazil)
::	Oghma: A Secure Android Video App	Raimund Ege (Northern Illinois University- Dept. of Computer Science, United States)
::	Process Control Model PID Controllers Tuned by Multi-Objective Evolutionary Adaptive Algorithms	Lifford L. L. McLauchlan (Texas AandM University - Kingsville, United States)	Mehrube Mehrubeoglu (United States)
::	Realtime Automation Networks in Moving Industrial Environments	Rafael Leidinger (Hochschule Bochum, Germany)	Thomas Noisten and Joerg F. Wollert (Germany)
::	The Properties of Intelligent Human-Machine Interface (Virtual Participation)	Alexander Alfimtsev (BMSTU, Russian Federation)	Vladimir Devyatkov (Russian Federation)

The 9th International Conference on Politics and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications: PISTA 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	Did Your Mailed Ballot Count: The Unrecognized Unreliability of Voting by Mail	Alec Yasinsac (University of South Alabama, United States)
::	Preparing Students for the Ethical Challenges of Global Citizenship (Virtual Participation)	Madelyn Flammia (University of Central Florida, United States)

The 9th International Conference on Education and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications: EISTA 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	A Serious Game for Second Language Acquisition (Virtual Participation)	Marilisa Amoia (INRIA Lorraine, France)
::	A Teaching and Learning Model: A World Sociology Evidenced by Linking Common Social and Societal Realities through the Reciprocity of Thinking and Feelings	Marjorie S. Schiering (Molloy College, United States)
::	Camera Set-Up, Image Placement and Interactive Devices in Virtual Learning Environments. Increasing the Feeling of Co-Presence and Interactivity in Access Grid Mediated Sessions	Christine Rivers (University of Surrey, United Kingdom)	Christina Silver and Nigel Woodger (United Kingdom)
::	Career Development Using Integrated e-Learning and Classroom Instruction	Laurel A. Marshall (Kingsborough Community College of C.U.N.Y., United States)
::	Conception of Computer Interacive Environments: The Case of the Simple Electric Circuits (Virtual Participation)	Abdeljalil Métioui (Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada)	Louis Trudel (Canada)
::	Does Using Real World Tools in Academia Make Students Better Prepared to Enter the Workforce as Compared to a Toy Type Simulation Product? A Look at ERP in Academia, Does Using this Real World Tool Make a Difference to Industry?	Jill O’Sullivan (Farmingdale State College, United States)
::	Electronic Algebra and Calculus Tutor (Virtual Participation)	Larissa Fradkin (Sound Mathematics Ltd., United Kingdom)	Victor Zernov (United Kingdom)
::	Final Comparison Study of Teaching Blended In-Class Courses vs. Teaching Distance Education Courses	Susan Martin (Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States)
::	Improving the Learning Experience by Harnessing Digital Technology	Pierre Jarméus and Carl Sundberg (Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden)	Simone Masog, Per Andersson and Christopher Rosenqvist (Sweden)
::	Information Security Service Branding – Beyond Information Security Awareness	Rossouw von Solms (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa)	Rahul Rastogi (South Africa)
::	ITEAMS: Increasing the Self-Identification for Girls and Underserved Youth in Pursuing STEM Careers	Jaimie L. Miller (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, United States)	R. Bruce Ward, Frank Sienkiewicz and Paul Antonucci (United States)
::	Principals’ Use of Technology Relative to National Educational Technology Standards	Jennifer Styron and Ronald A. Styron, Jr. (University of Southern Mississippi, United States)
::	Rapid Production of e-Learning Materials with Reusable Learning Objects: Experiences from the Global Academy for Extension Practice	Dileepkumar Guntuku (Iowa State University, United States)	Mary Holz-Clause (United States)
::	Simulation of the Prokaryotic Cell Cycle at http://simon.bio.uva.nl/cellcycle/	Arieh Zaritsky (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel)	Conrad L. Woldringh , Norbert O. E. Vischer and Charles E. Helmstetter ** (* Netherlands, ** United States)
::	Teaching to the Test: A Controversial Issue in Measurement	Jennifer Styron and Ronald A. Styron Jr. (University of Southern Mississippi, United States)
::	The "SignOn" -Model for Teaching Written Language to Deaf People (Virtual Participation)	Marlene Hilzensauer (University of Klagenfurt, Austria)	Franz Dotter (Austria)
::	Use of Virtual Learning Environments (VLE) in Spanish Universities: Current State and Comparison of e-Learning Tools	José-María Fuentes (Bosystems Engineering Teaching Innovation Group - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain)	Álvaro Ramírez, Ana-Isabel García and Francisco Ayuga (Spain)
::	Virtual Sambor Prei Kuk: An Interactive Learning Tool	Daniel Michon (Claremont McKenna College, United States)	Yehuda Kalay (Israel)
::	VN-Sim: A Way to Keep Core Concepts in a Crowded Computing Curriculum	R. Raymond Lang (Xavier University of Louisiana, United States)	Theresa Beauboeuf (United States)
::	Web Based Research Mapping and Analysis: ICT-AGRI’s Meta Knowledge Base Centralizes ICT and Robotics Development in Agriculture and Related Environmental Issues (Virtual Participation)	K. C. Mertens (ILVO, Belgium)	J. Vangeyte , C. von Haselberg , M. Holpp , R. L. Doerfler and I. Thysen **** (* Belgium, Germany, * Switzerland, **** Denmark)
::	Wegmans and RIT: A Case Study in Industrial/Academic Collaboration and the Resulting Benefits	Bruce H. Hartpence (Rochester Institute of Technology, United States)

The 8th International Conference on Cybernetics and Information Technologies, Systems and Applications: CITSA 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	A Novel 3D Histogram Equalization Algorithm for Stacks of Confocal Microscope Images	Anna Romanowska-Pawliczek (AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland)	Mirosław Głowacki, Piotr Pawliczek and Zbigniew Sołtys (Poland)
::	Proposal of Traffic Aware Routing Based on Neighborhood Communication for Ad-Hoc Networks	Katsuhiro Naito (Mie UNIV., Japan)	Kazuto Toyozumi, Kazuo Mori and Hideo Kobayashi (Japan)

The 8th International Symposium on Risk Management and Cyber-Informatics: RMCI 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	Information Risk Management: Qualitative or Quantitative? Cross Industry Lessons from Medical and Financial Fields	Upasna Saluja (Thomson Reuters, Malaysia)	Norbik Bashah Idris (Malaysia)

The 7th International Conference on Social and Organizational Informatics and Cybernetics: SOIC 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	Implementation of Methodological Processes of Users Experience with 3D Technology and Augmented Reality. Case Study with Students of Architecture and Users with Disabilities	Isidro Navarro Delgado (Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya, Spain)	David Fonseca (Spain)
::	Teaching Public Speaking Courses Online Offers more than a Convenient Alternative	Christine Leclerc (Okefenokee Technical College, United States)

The 7th International Symposium on Management, Engineering and Informatics: MEI 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	Determining Production Run Time with Random Defective Rate and Stochastic Breakdown	Yuan-Shyi Peter Chiu (Dept. of IEM- Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan)	Singa Wang Chiu, Chao-Chih Huang and Kuo-Wei Chiang (Taiwan)
::	Implementation of Refined Ray Tracing inside a Space Module	R. M. Jha (National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL), India)	Balamati Choudhury (India)
::	The Bullwhip Effect as a Consequence of Information Dissipation within the Supply Chain System	Tarik Saikouk (CERAG Grenoble University/CNRS, France)	Iskander Zouaghi and Alain Spalanzani (France)

The 5th International Multi-Conference on Society, Cybernetics and Informatics: IMSCI 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	International Mathematical Internet Olympiad	Roman Yavich (Ariel University Center, Israel)	Alexander Domoshnitsky, Vadim Bugaenko and Alexei Kannel-Belov (Israel)

The SUMMER 5th International Conference on Knowledge Generation, Communication and Management: KGCM 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	Geometric and Network Model for Knowledge Structure and Mindspace	Chris Arney (United States Military Academy, United States)
::	Innovation Communication with a Knowledge-Based Information Leitstand - A Proposal for Matching Information Supply with Information Demand	Martin Stößlein (Dalian University of Technology, China)

The 5th International Symposium on Bio-Medical Informatics and Cybernetics: BMIC 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	Attrition of Knowledge Workforce in Healthcare in Northern Parts of India – Health Information Technology as a Plausible Retention Strategy	Indrajit Bhattacharya (International Institute of Health Management Research, India)	Anandhi Ramachandran, R. K. Suri and S. L. Gupta (India)
::	Effect of Hurricane Katrina on Low Birth Weight and Preterm Deliveries in African American Women in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama	Chau-Kuang Chen (Meharry Medical College, United States)	Patricia Matthews-Juárez * and Aiping Yang ** (* United States, ** China)
::	Effect of Pulsatile Electric Field on Cultured Muscle Cells in Vitro	Tomoya Susa (Kogakuin University, Japan)	Aki Nakajima, Ryuuhei Uemura, Shigehiro Hashimoto and Yoshihide Sato (Japan)
::	Optimal Combination of Glycan-Based Serum Diagnostic Markers which Maximize AUC	Marko I. Vuskovic (United States)	Haofei Fang, Harvey I. Pass and Margaret E. Huflejt (United States)
::	Quantifying Stability Using Frequency Domain Data from Wireless Inertial Measurement Units (Virtual Participation)	Stephen Slaughter (University of Dallas, United States)	Rachel Hales, Cheryl Hinze and Catherine Pfeiffer (United States)

The 4th International Multi-Conference on Engineering and Technological Innovation: IMETI 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	American Depositary: A Case Study for Brazilian Market (Virtual Participation)	María Augusta Soares Machado (IBMEC, Brazil)	André Machado Caldeira, Giovanna Lamastra Pacheco and Walter Gassenferth (Brazil)
::	Design of an Aerodynamic Measurement System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Airfoils	L. Velázquez-Araque (Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic)	J. Nožička (Czech Republic)
::	DNA Separation by Surface Electrophoresis	Avital Braiman (Brown University, United States)	Thomas Thundat * and Fedor Rudakov ** (* Canada, ** United States)
::	Innovation Promoted by Meta-Engineering - Mining-Exploring-Converging-Implementing Process	Hiroshi Suzuki (GE Energy, Japan)	Yuji Okita (Japan)
::	Low-Frequency Magnetostrictive Inertial Actuator (Virtual Participation)	S. Cinquemani (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)	F. Braghin, F. Resta (Italy)
::	Multidisciplinary Design Methodology: An Intermediate Representation Tool Based on Virtual Reality (Virtual Participation)	Gaël Guerlesquin (UTBM-SeT-ERCOS, France)	Morad Mahdjoub and Jean-Claude Sagot (France)
::	New Electric Online Oil Condition Monitoring Sensor – An Innovation in Early Failure Detection of Industrial Gears	Manfred Mauntz (cmc Instrumnents GmbH, Germany)	Ulrich Kuipers and Jürgen Gegner (Germany)
::	Tablet PC Support of Students’ Learning Styles	Ashley Robinson (Virginia Tech, United States)	Shreya Kothaneth and Catherine Amelink (United States)
::	The Simulation and Analysis of the Closed Die Hot Forging Process by a Computer Simulation Approach	Dipakkumar Gohil (S.V. National Institute of Technology, India)
::	Writing and Monitoring in International Standardization, Theoretical Choices and Methodological Tools	Brigitte Juanals (MoDyCo UMR 7114 Université Paris-Ouest Nanterre La Défense - CNRS, France)	Jean-Luc Minel (France)

The 4th Symposium on Academic Globalization: AG 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	Academic Globalization and Ice: Cross-Cultural Research and Transnational Education	Marta Szabo White (Georgia State University, United States)
::	Relational Deployments towards Cognitive Global Frames (Virtual Participation)	Roberto P. Razzoli (University of Genova, Italy)	Rinaldo C. Michelini (Italy)

The 3rd International Symposium on Energy, Engineering, Economics and Policy: EEEP 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	Analyzing Water Supply in Future Energy Systems Using the TIMES Integrated Assessment Model (TIAM-FR)	Stéphanie Bouckaert (MINES ParisTech, France)	Sandrine Selosse, Aurélie Dubreuil, Edi Assoumou and Nadia Maïzi (France)

The 3rd International Symposium on Engineering Education and Educational Technologies: EEET 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	Web Based Collaboration in Teaching Teamwork	Shan Barkataki and Robert Lingard (California State University- Northridge, United States)

The 2nd International Multi-Conference on Complexity, Informatics and Cybernetics: IMCIC 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	Application Layer Protocol Scrubbing for IP Telephony	Bazara I. A. Barry (University of Khartoum - Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, Sudan)
::	Coding Methods for the NMF Approach to Speech Recognition and Vocabulary Acquisition	Meng Sun (ESAT-PSI- K.U.Leuven, Belgium)	Hugo van Hamme (Belgium)
::	Distributional Properties of Stochastic Shortest Paths for Smuggled Nuclear Material	Leticia Cuéllar (Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States)	Feng Pan, Fred Roach and Kevin Saeger (United States)
::	Human Walk Modeled by PCPG to Control a Lower Limb Neuroprosthesis by High-Level Commands	Matthieu Duvinage (University of Mons, Belgium)	Thierry Castermans, Thomas Hoellinger and Jeremie Reumaux (Belgium)
::	Lessons from the Crisis: Enterprise Software Lifecycle Optimization	Sergey V. Zykov (State University - Higher School of Economics, Russian Federation)
::	Modeling the Development and Progression of Radiographically Defined Knee Osteoarthritis (OAK): A Semi-Parametric Mixed Effect Model Method	Huiyong Zheng (Department of Epidemiology- University of Michigan, United States)	MaryFran Sowers, Carrie Karvonen-Gutierrez and Jon A. Jacobson (United States)
::	Modeling, Simulation, and Characterization of Distributed Multi-Agent Systems	Reed F. Young (Duke University, United States)	Devendra P. Garg (United States)
::	Multimedia Communication – The Driving Force in Home Networking	Youngjoon Lee (University of Florida, United States)	Mintae Hwang * and Haniph A. Latchman ** (* South Korea, ** United States)
::	Parameter Values for FLIF Neurons	Christian Huyck (Middlesex University, United Kingdom)

The 3rd International Symposium on Peer Reviewing: ISPR 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	Free Web-Based Tools with Which to Detect Plagiarism (Virtual Participation)	José L. Bernal-Agustín (Zaragoza University, Spain)	Rodolfo Dufo-López (Spain)
::	Relevance of First Tier, Peer Reviewed Journals in the Tenure and Promotion Process at Non-Doctoral Granting Engineering Institutions	Mark M. Budnik (Valparaiso University, United States)	Amanda S. Florio (United States)

The 17th International Conference on Information Systems Analysis and Synthesis: ISAS 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	Database Integration Using Web Services	Simone Rizzo (Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Italy)	Daniele Rostellato, Andrea Ponzoni and Nicholas James Silvester (Italy)
::	Modified Directional Weighted Median Filter	Ayyaz Hussain (International Islamic Univerisity Islamabad, Pakistan)	Muhammad Asim Khan and Zia Ul-Qayyum (Pakistan)

The 2nd International Conference on Society and Information Technologies: ICSIT 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	A Performance Analysis Model for Cryptographic Protocols	Amos Olagunju (St Cloud State University, United States)	Jake Soenneker (United States)
::	Teacher Tweets Improve Achievement for 8th Grade Science Students	Carol VanVooren (California State University San Marcos, United States)	Corey Bess (United States)
::	The Compulsory Information and Communication Technology Curricula in the 6-3-3-4 System of Education in Nigeria: Content, Implementation Strategies, Successes and Challenges	Addison Mark Wokocha (Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria - Federal Ministry of Education, Nigeria)	Steve Nwokeocha (Nigeria)
::	Utilizing Web-Based Public Participation Geographical Information Systems: Filling Gaps of the Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Industry	Drew Michanowicz (University of Pittsburgh - Graduate School of Public Health, United States)	Samantha Malone, Matthew Kelso, Charles Christen and Conrad Dan Volz (United States)

The 3rd International Symposium on Optical Engineering and Photonic Technology: OEPT 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	Modeling Frequency Response of Photoacoustic Cells Using FEM for Determination of N-Heptane Contamination in Air: Experimental Validation	Lars Duggen (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark)	Mihaela Albu, Morten Willatzen and Horst-Günter Rubahn (Denmark)

The 2nd International Conference on Education, Training and Informatics: ICETI 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	A Multimodal Virtual Anatomy Learning Tool for Medical Education	Ponnampalam Gopalakrishnakone (National University of Singapore, Singapore)	Lu Jianfeng , Goh Poh Sun , Asanka Abeykoon , Owen Noel Newton Fernando * and Adrian David Cheok ** (* China, ** Singapore)
::	A Web-Based Access to a Spanish Learner Corpus of English	Ana Díaz-Negrillo (University of Jaen, Spain)
::	An Approach to Personalized e-Learning (Virtual Participation)	Stefano Paolozzi (Università Roma TRE, Italy)	Matteo Gaeta, Sergio Miranda, Francesco Orciuoli and Antonella Poce (Italy)
::	Enhanced Simulink Induction Motor Model for Education and Maintenance Training	J. Pons-Llinares (Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain)	M. Pineda-Sánchez, V. Climente-Alarcón, M. Riera-Guasp and R. Puche-Panadero (Spain)
::	How to Motivate Science Teachers to Use Science Experiments	Josef Trna (Masaryk University, Czech Republic)
::	Meeting the Problem of Heterogeneous IT Knowledge of Students in the Interdisciplinary Course Program Intelligent Transport Systems	Harald Wahl (University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien, Austria)	Gerd Holweg, Alexander Mense and Christian Kaufmann (Austria)
::	'Opening a Can of Worms' The Schools/ Math/Science/ 2-4 Year Colleges and the Job Market. Are We Just 'Fishing' for Solutions?	Christine M. Yukech (The University of Akron, United States)
::	Technical & Vocational Education & Training-Curricula Reform Demand in Bangladesh. An Empirical Study of the Curricula of the Diploma-in-Engineering Programme in Bangladesh & the German Initial Vocational Training in the Dual System & Curricular Effects	Faruque Ahmed Haolader (Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Germany)	Reinhold Nickolaus (Germany)
::	Web Based Interactive 3D Learning Objects for Learning Management Systems (Virtual Participation)	Stefan Hesse (TU Dresden, Germany)	Stefan Gumhold (Germany)

The 2nd International Conference on Engineering and Meta-Engineering: ICEME 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	A Worldwide Rainfall Hydrologic Analysis through Grid Computing	O. Terzo (Istituto Superiore Mario Boella, Italy)	L. Mossucca, A. Albanese, R. Vigna and N. P. Premachandra (Italy)
::	Academic Performance: An Approach from Data Mining (Virtual Participation)	D. L. La Red Martínez (Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Argentina)	J. C. Acosta, V. E. Uribe and A. R. Rambo (Argentina)
::	Adjusting the Tailrace Polynomial from Hydroelectric Plants	I. G. Hidalgo (State University of Campinas, Brazil)	S. Soares Filho , D. G. Fontane , J. E. G. Lopes , M. A. Cicogna * and S. F. Donato * (* Brazil, ** United States)
::	Condition Monitoring in Logistics – A New Approach for Maintenance	Sebastian Wenzel (TU Dortmund Chair of Factory Organization, Germany)	Gerhard Bandow (Germany)
::	Security in In-House Developed Information Systems: The Case of Tanzania	Magreth Mushi (Open University of Tanzania, Tanzania)	Jabiri Bakari (Tanzania)

The 5th International Conference on Knowledge Generation, Communication and Management: KGCM 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	Environmental Knowledge in Engineering Design Processing	Buthayna H. Eilouti (PSU, Saudi Arabia)
::	Language Philosophy in the Context of Knowledge Organization in the Interactive Virtual Platform (Virtual Participation)	Luciana de Souza Gracioso (UFSCar _ Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil)
::	Meeting New Challenges in Higher Education: Two Educational Activities and an Interdisciplinary Competency Framework (Virtual Participation)	Bjoern Jaeger (Molde University College, Norway)	Amit Rudra (Australia)
::	Strategic Implementation Process of a Knowledge Management Initiative “Yellow Pages”	Stéphanie Maité Gretsch (Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany)	Heinz Mandl and Jan Ulrich Hense (Germany)

The 2nd Summer 8th International Conference on Computing, Communications and Control Technologies: CCCT 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	Delay Time Analysis of Reconfigurable Firewall Unit	Tomoaki Sato (HIrosaki University, Japan)	Phichet Moungnoul * and Masa-Aki Fukase ** (* Thailand, ** Japan)
::	Quantum Energy Teleportation: New Energy Distribution Inside Quantum Couputer without Thermal Decoherence	Masahiro Hotta (Tohoku University, Japan)

The 2nd International Symposium on Design and Research In Artificial and Natural Sciences DRANS 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	Involvement of Student Teachers and Pupils in Designing and Manipulating Virtual Learning Environments Impacts Reading Achievements. A Successful Attempt at Teaching Novice Computer Users	Esther Zaretsky (Givat Washington Academic College of Education, Israel)

The 2nd International Symposium on Science 2 and Expansion of Science: S2ES 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	A Personalized Recommender System to Support SMT-Based Product Development (Virtual Participation)	Ralf Theiß (Ruhr-Universität Bochum- Institute Product and Service Engineering- Lehrstuhl für Maschinenelemente und Konstruktionslehre, Germany)	Tim Sadek and Sven Langbein (Germany)
::	A Second Order Cybernetic Model of Scientific Conceptual Understanding: The Case of Kinematics	Louis Trude (University of Ottawa, Canada)	Abdeljalil Métioui (Canada)

International Symposium on Collaborative Enterprises: CENT 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	Collaborative Engineering of Inter-Enterprise Business Processes	Gunter Teichmann (SALT Solutions GmbH, Germany)	Eva-Maria Schwartz and Frank-Michel Dittes (Germany)
::	Collaborative Integration of Classic Applications in Virtual Reality Environments	Andreas Kopecki (High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS), Germany)
::	Plato, Socrates, Hunt, and Rotfeld: Eigenforms of Academic Collaboration	M. Louise Ripley (York University, Canada)
::	Towards the Definition of a Science Base for Enterprise Interoperability: A European Perspective	Keith Popplewell (Coventry University, United Kingdom)

International Symposium on Models and Modeling Methodologies in Science and Engineering: MMMse

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	A Statistical Model for Energy Intensity	Marjaneh Issapour (Farmingdale State College- State University of New York, United States)	Lori L. Scarlatos and Herbert F. Lewis (United States)
::	Data Mining Tools in Science Education (Virtual Participation)	Premysl Zaskodny (University of Finance and Administration- University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic)
::	Modeling Tools for Drilling, Reservoir Navigation, and Formation Evaluation	Sushant Dutta (Baker Hughes Inc., United States)	Fei Le, Alexandre Bespalov, Arcady Reiderman and Michael Rabinovich (United States)
::	Monte Carlo Numerical Models for Nuclear Logging Applications	Fusheng Li (Baker Hughes, United States)	Xiaogang Han (United States)

International Symposium on Models and Modeling Methodologies n Science and Engineering: MMMse 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	Design, Model Calculation and Preparation of Molecular Dye Sensor Compounds	Young-A Son (Chungnam National University, South Korea)	Hyungjoo Kim and Do-Hyun Lee (South Korea)
::	Efficient Video Surveillance with Intent Recognition	Alireza Tavakkoli (University of Houston-Victoria, United States)	Donald Loffredo (United States)
::	Modeling of Worsening	Kalman Ziha (Univesity o Zagreb- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Archiecture, Croatia)
::	Supplier Selection Using Data Envelopment Analysis in the Presence of Imprecise Data	E. Ertugrul Karsak (Galatasaray University, Turkey)	Mehtap Dursun and C. Okan Özogul (Turkey)
::	Validating Avionics Conceptual Architectures with Executable Specifications (Virtual Participation)	Nils Fischer (Airbus Deutschland GmbH, Germany)	Horst Salzwedel (United States)

International Symposium on Academic Informing Science and Engineering:AISE 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	3D Visualization of Engendering Collaborative Leadership in the Space	Aini-Kristiina Jäppinen (University of Jyväskylä, Finland)
::	Quantum Effectiveness Revealed by Quantitative Electroencephalogram (qEEG) as Applied in Academics, Corporate Consulting and Everyday Life	Jeffrey L. Fannin (Center for Cognitive Enhancement, United States)
::	Visual Storytelling – Knowledge and Understanding in Education	Linnéa Stenliden (Department of Social and Welfare Studies, Sweden)	Mikael Jern (Sweden)

International Symposium on Information System and Software Engineering: ISSE 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	Building a Business Case for a Bachelor’s Degree Program in Software Engineering	Janusz Zalewski (Florida Gulf Coast University, United States)	Teresa A. Tharp (United States)
::	Ravenscar Computational Model Compliant AADL Simulation on LEON2 (Virtual Participation)	Roberto Varona-Gómez (Universidad de Cantabria, Spain)	Eugenio Villar and Ana-Isabel Rodríguez-Rodríguez (Spain)

International Conference on Education, Informatics, and Cybernetics: icEIC 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	Digital Storytelling: The Arts and Preservice Teachers	Vito M. Dipinto (National-Louis University, United States)	Kaki Dipinto and Jennifer Rios (United States)
::	Empowering Instructors to Become Effective Content Curators. Using the Building Blocks of Today to Manage Dynamic Curriculums for the Education Space	Alex Hottenstein (NorthPoint Solutions, United States)
::	Individualising Media Practice Education Using a Feedback Loop and Instructional Videos within an eLearning Environment	Trevor Harris (University of Wales Trinity Saint David, United Kingdom)
::	Knowledge Trading in Practice: Installing a Virtually Real Know-How Company (Virtual Participation)	Hecke Schrobsdorff (Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization- Goettingen, Germany)	Thierry Bücheler and Pascal Kaufmann (Switzerland)
::	Learning about Atrial Fibrillation Using Social Media: A Qualitative Inquiry	Joseph Finkelstein (Johns Hopkins University, United States)	Eunme Cha (United States)
::	Technology in the Technical Mathematics Classroom (Virtual Participation)	Jim Hardy (Idaho State University, United States)	Clayn Lambert (United States)

The International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Applications: ICTA 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	A Distributed Storage Architecture Based on a Hybrid Cloud Deployment Model	Víctor J. Sosa-Sosa (Information Technology Lab.- CINVESTAV - Tamaulipas, Mexico)	Emigdio M. Hernández-Ramírez and Iván López-Arévalo (Mexico)
::	A Study on the Application of Data Mining Methods in the Analysis of Transcripts (Virtual Participation)	Rubens de Camargo (Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Brazil)	Luis Raunheitte, Takato Kurihara, Alan Heitokotter and Juvenal J. Duarte (Brazil)
::	Biobank Metaportal to Enhance Collaborative Research: Sail.Simbioms.Org	Maria Krestyaninova (Institute of Molecular Medicine Finland- FIMM- Helsinki University, Finland)	Ola Spjuth , Janna Hastings , Jörn Dietrich * and Dietrich Rebholz-Schuhmann ** (* Sweden, ** United Kingdom)
::	Computer Aided Engineering of Cyber-Physical Information Gathering and Utilizing Systems (Virtual Participation)	Alfred P. DeFonzo (University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States)	Anthony P. Hopf (United States)
::	Making it Real: Faculty Collaboration to Create Video Content	Claudia Jennifer Dold (Florida Mental Health Institute Research Library- USF Libraries at USF-Tampa- FL, United States)	Gary Dudell (United States)
::	Near-Field Coupling Communication Technology for Human-Area Networking	Ryoji Nagai (Department of Electronics- Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan)	Taku Kobase, Tatsuya Kusunoki, Hitoshi Shimasaki, Yuichi Kado and Mitsuru Shinagawa (Japan)
::	Simulation-Based Performance Evaluation of Predictive-Hashing Based Multicast Authentication Protocol	Seonho Choi (Bowie State University, United States)	Hyeonsang Eom * and Edward Jung ** (* South Korea, ** United States)
::	The 5th Umpire: Automating Cricket’s Edge Detection System	R. Rock (Cave Hill U.W.I., Barbados)	A. Als, P. Gibbs and C. Hunte (Barbados)
::	The Four-Rotor Helicopter Used for Real-Life Introduction to Multivariable Control Problems	Dag A. H. Samuelsen (Buskerud University College, Norway)	Olaf H. Graven (Norway)

International Conference on Design and Modeling in Science, Education, and Technology: DeMSET 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	Program Design of STEAM Education Initiatives in Urban Communities (Virtual Participation)	Joseph Bowman, Jr. (Center for Urban Youthand Technology- University at Albany, United States)
::	Serious Gaming to Improve the Safety of Central Venous Catheter Placement	Daniel Katz (Mount Sinai School of Medicine, United States)	Samuel DeMaria (United States)
::	The Utilization of High-Frequency Gravitational Waves for Global Communications	Robert M. L. Baker Jr. (Transportation Sciences Corporation, United States)	Bonnie S. Baker (United States)
::	Time Domain Modeling of a Band-Notched Antenna for UWB Applications	S. Mridula (Division of Electronics Engineering- School of Engineering- Cochin University of Science and Technology, India)	Binu Paul, P. Mythili and P. Mohanan (India)

International Symposium on Integrating Research, Education, and Problem Solving: IREPS 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	A Hands-On Approach to Teaching Microcontroller	Che Fai Yeong (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia)	Hisyam Bin Abdul Rahman and Eileen Lee Ming Su (Malaysia)
::	Design and Implement a System of Wastewater Treatment Based on Wetlands	Martha L. Domínguez-Patiño (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Mexico)	Antonio Rodríguez-Martínez and Luís A. Jasso-Castillo (Mexico)
::	Interdisciplinary Professional Development Program for Teachers	Suzanne Lunsford (Wright State University/Department of Chemistry, United States)
::	Micro-Cognitive-Processes at the Interface Research-Education-Problem Solving (Virtual Participation)	Josiane Caron-Pargue (University of Poitiers, France)
::	No Problem? No Research, Little Learning ... Big Problem!	Fernando Ornelas Marques (University of Lisbon, Portugal)	Maria Teresa Marques (Portugal)
::	Renewable Energy: An Interdisciplinary Problem Solving Course (Virtual Participation)	Alan H. McGowan (Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts, United States)

Décima Conferencia Iberoamericana en Sistemas, Cibernética e Informática: CISCI 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	Análise de Soluções para Handover Vertical Baseado em Consumo de Energia (Virtual Participation)	Sálvio de Barros Freire (Centro de Informática- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brasil)	Obionor Nóbrega, Kelvin Lopes Dias y Paulo Roberto Freire Cunha (Brasil)
::	Aplicación de las Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación en la Enseñanza de los Métodos Numéricos: Una Experiencia Didáctica	Pilar Gómez Miranda y Fernando Vázquez Torres (UPIICSA-IPN, México)	Alfonso L. Zarco Iztiga (México)
::	Aplicación del Modelo Neurodifuso Anfis Vs Redes Neuronales, al Problema Predictivo de Caudales Medios Mensuales del Río Bogotá en Villapinzón	Lindsay Álvarez Pomar (Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Colombia)	Ernesto Gómez Vargas y Nelson Obregón Neira (Colombia)
::	Avaliação de Qualidade de Vídeo sobre uma Rede IP Usando Métricas Objetivas (Virtual Participation)	Dante Coaquira Begazo (Universidade de São Paulo USP, Brasil)	Demóstenes Zegarra Rodríguez y Miguel Arjona Ramírez (Brasil)
::	Caminando hacia una Metodología de Evaluación Accesibilidad Web para Personas con Limitaciones Visuales	Saulo de Jesús Torres (Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Colombia)	Sebastián Gómez González y Lucía Mejía Quiceno (Colombia)
::	Concepto, Aplicación y Tendencia de la Bioinformática como Tecnología de Información	Raúl Campos Posada (Facultad de Ingenieria Mecánica y Eléctrica - Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, México)	Gloria E. Campos Posada y Mariana Ortiz Sánchez (México)
::	Controlador con Retroalimentación Visual para Brazo Robot	Jaime Cid (Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, México)	Fernando Reyes (México)
::	Desarrollo de Robot Móvil de Exploración Dirigido mediante Transferencia de Video	Héctor A. Flórez Fernández (Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas- Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz, Colombia)	Diana C. Bacca Quiroga y Gustavo A. Higuera Castro (Colombia)
::	Diversidad Espacial por Igual Ganancia como Contramedida a Desvanecimientos Lentos y Período Corto en un Canal Rayleigh	Everardo Inzunza (Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, México)	Oscar López, Efrén García, Rosa Martha López, Marcial Castro y Juan Miguel Hernández (México)
::	El Vertiginoso Crecimiento de la IDE UCuenca hacia la IDE RedCEDIA: Un Estudio de Caso Exitoso de IDE Subnacional (Virtual Participation)	Villie Morocho (Universidad de Cuenca, Ecuador)	Andrea Morales (Ecuador)
::	Herramienta Interactiva para la Realización de la Accesibilidad a Eventos en Directo en Remoto	Ángel García Crespo (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, España)	Israel González Carrasco, Belén Ruiz Mezcua y José L. López Cuadrado (España)
::	Identificación de los Parámetros de una Fuente Dipolar, Usando Mínimos Cuadrados	María M. Morín Castillo (Benemerita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, México)	José J. Oliveros Oliveros, Eladio Flores Mena, Moisés Gutiérrez Arias y Gabriela Morales Timal (México)
::	Internet: Utopía y Esperanza en la Formación del Investigador	Ma. Dolores García Perea (Instituto Superior de Ciencias de la Educación del Estado de México, México) y Camerino Juárez Pascual (Plantel "Cuauhtémoc" y Plantel "Nezahualcoyótl"- ambas Escuelas Preparatorias de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, México)
::	La Adquisición de Competencias en la Educación Superior: Una Metodología para la Evaluación del Trabajo en Grupo	Luis Manuel Cerdá Suárez (ETEA - Universidad de Córdoba, España)	Mario Boris Curátolo Rasines (España)
::	Metodología de Enseñanza basada en Ambientes Web en la Impartición de Clases Online	Rodolfo Valentín Muñoz Castorena (Universidad de Guadalajara, México)	María Bernardett Ochoa Hernández (México)
::	Modelo Propuesto para Incorporar la Web en la Práctica Docente en la Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas	Gabriela E. Padilla S. (Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, México)	Fernando Leal R., Carlos Portes F. y Marco A. Treviño R. (México)
::	Rastreamento Satelital de Embarcações e Modelagem Hidrodinâmica para Auxílio em Operações de Eclusagem	Breno M. de Oliveira (Universidade Estudual Paulista - Faculdade de Engenharia de Ilha Solteira, Brasil)	Luiz Roberto Trovati (Brasil)
::	Revisión de la Literatura para Proponer los Metaprocesos como Activos de Software	Javier D. Fernández (Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia)	John F. Duitama (Colombia)
::	Sistemas Embebidos en el Análisis Forense de Accidentes de Tránsito	Luis A. Montes (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Perú)	Micaela M. Obregón, Cristhian A. Martínez y Oscar Núñez Mori (Perú)
::	Um Sistema de Informação Gerencial para a Avaliação e o Acompanhamento da Produção de Pesquisa Agropecuária no Brasil	G. Souza (Embrapa/Universidade de Brasília, Brasil)	E. Gomes (Brasil)

Octavo Simposium Iberoamericano en Educación, Cibernética e Informática: SIECI 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	Aprender a Emprender en la Universidad del Siglo XXI con Ecosistemas de Formación Blended-Learning	Emilio Álvarez Arregui y Alejandro Rodríguez Martín (Universidad de Oviedo, España)
::	Desarrollo de Aplicaciones para Dispositivos de Cómputo Móvil: Una Experiencia Académica	Guillermo Licea (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Baja California, México)	Reyes Juárez-Ramírez, Alfonso Ángeles y Víctor Izquierdo (México)
::	Diseño e Implementación de un Prototipo de Comunicador para Dispositivos Móviles Orientado a Personas con Diversidad Funcional (Virtual Participation)	Niobé A. Jérez (Instituto TEcnológico y de Energías Renovables, España)	Carlos Lecuona, Miguel A. Padrón y Virginia González (España)
::	El Estudio de Clases Japonés con Uso de Tecnología Inalámbrica Resultados de un Seminario para Profesores de Matemáticas (Virtual Participation)	Elisabeth M. Ramos (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile)	Betsbé del C. González (Chile)
::	Empleo de un Libro Electrónico de Cálculo en el Desarrollo de Competencias de Estudiantes de Ingeniería	Elena Fabiola Ruiz Ledesma (Escuela Superior de Cómputo (ESCOM) del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México)
::	Impacto de los Programa Formación en Microempresarios en Localidades Específicas	Andrés Blake Pavez (U. Pacifico, Chile)
::	La Formación para la Docencia de la Alfabetización Informacional	Judith Licea de Arenas (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México)	José Antonio Gómez , Rebeca Arenas * y Mercedes Cabello * (* España, ** México)
::	Preparando a los Futuros Desarrolladores de Software: Una Metodología que Apoya en la Elaboración de la Especificación de Requerimientos (Virtual Participation)	María del Carmen Gómez Fuentes (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, México)
::	Um Olhar sobre o Aprender e o Navegar com as Interfaces Disponíveis no Moodle: O Aluno Online no Curso de Licenciatura em Física a Distância da UAB/UFAL	Carloney Alves de Oliveira (Universidade Federal de Alagoas-UFAL - Campus Arapiraca, Brasil)
::	Virtual Learning: Educación Superior Utilizando Mundos Virtuales y Sistemas de Inmersión, el Caso de la Universidad de Guadalajara	Alejandro López (Universidad de Guadalajara, México)	Alberto Becerra (México)

Tercer Simposio Iberoamericano en Generación, Comunicación y Gerencia del Conocimiento: GCGC 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	Gestão do Conhecimento Organizacional: Uma Estratégia em Via de Formulação	André Yves Cribb (Embrapa Agroindústria de Alimentos, Brasil)
::	Software sobre Sexualidad Informática para Alfabetización de Personas con Discapacidad Intelectual Síndrome de Down	Deisy Mohr Bäuml (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina-UFSC/Associação Reviver Down, Brasil)

Tercera Conferencia Ibero-Americana de Ingeniería e Innovación Tecnológica: CIIIT 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	Plataforma de e-Maintenance Aplicada a um Sistema Logístico de Viaturas	Adriano A. Santos (Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal)	Zita A. Vale y Rui Abreu (Portugal)

Conferencia Ibero-Americana de Complejidad, Informática y Cibernética: CICIC 2011

	Title of the Paper	Presented by *	Co-author(s)
::	Dispositivo Sensórico para el Manejo Inalámbrico del Brazo Robótico Mitsubishi RV-M1	Lely A. Luengas (Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Colombia)	Giovanni Sánchez, Spaider Enciso y Diego A. Torres (Colombia)
::	Formato de Intercambio de Información Geográfica entre Dispositivos Embebidos	José Manuel Valencia Moreno (UABC, México)	José Humberto Oliveros Magaña y Juan Pablo Torres (México)
::	Identificação Adapatativa de Padrões em Banco de Dados Utilizando Técnicas Convolucionais (Virtual Participation)	R. Camargo (USP, Brasil)	Luís Raunheitte, João José Neto y Monica de Alice (Brasil)
::	La Nueva Generación de Herramientas de la Comunicación (Virtual Participation)	Francisco Campos-Freire (Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, España)
::	Operações de Informação: Um Estudo sobre o Desenvolvimento de Doutrina Aplicada à Prevenção à Fraude	Eduardo Amadeu Dutra Moresi (Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasil)	Gilson Libório de Oliveira Mendes (Brasil)
::	Proyecto Tinnitus ECCI-HUS: Análisis de los Resultados de la Investigación	Horderlin Vrangel Robles (Escuela Colombiana de Carreras Industriales, Colombia)


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