New Generation Computing, Volume 18

Volume 18, Number 1, 2000

• Masuro Tomita: The E-Cell Project: Towards Integrative Simulation of Cellular Processes. 1-12

• Hiroshi Motoda, Setsuo Arikawa: Special Feature on Discovery Science. 13-16

• Genshiro Kitagawa, Tomoyuki Higuchi: Automatic Transaction of Signal via Statistical Modeling. 17-28
• Michael J. Pazzani: Learning with Globally Predictive Tests. 28-38
• Takeshi Shinohara, Jiyuan An, Hiroki Ishizaka: Approximate Retrieval of High-Dimensional Date with L₁ Metric by Spacial Indexing. 39-47
• Shinichi Shimozono, Hiroki Arimura, Setsuo Arikawa: Efficient Discovery of Optimal Word-Association Patterns in Large Text Databases. 49-60
• Mayumi Yamasaki, Masayuki Takeda, Tomoko Fukuda, Ichiro Nanri: Discovery Characteristic Patterns from Collections of Classical Japanese Poems. 61-74
• Yukio Ohsawa, Masahiko Yachida: Discover Unknown Causes from Inferred and Visualized Co-Occurring Events. 75-86

Volume 18, Number 2, January 2000

• Junichi Shimada, Y. Okada: Special Issue on Real World Computing Project - Preface. 87-88
• Takuichi Nishimura, H. Yabe, Ryuichi Oka: A Method of Model Improvement for Spotting Recognition of Gestures Using an Image Sequence. 89-102
• Osamu Hasegawa, Katsuhiko Sakaue, Satoru Hayamizu: Interactive Learing and Management of Visual Inforamtion via Human-like Software Robot. 103-116
• Bisser Raytchev, Osamu Hasegawa, Nobuyuki Otsu: User-Independent Gesture Recognition By Relative-Motion Extraction and Discriminant Analysis. 117-126
• C. Wang: View-based Virtual Learning and Recognition of 3D Object Using View Model Obtained by Motion-Stereo. 127-136
• Tomoko Murakami, Ryohei Orihara: Friendly Information Retrieval through Adaptive Restructuring of Information Space. 137-146
• Joo-Hwee Lim: Photograph Retrieval and Classification by Visual Keywords and Thesaurus. 147-156
• Heinz Mühlenbein, Thilo Mahnig: Evolutionary Optimization Using Graphical Models. 157-166
• Wim Wiegerinck, Bert Kappen: Approximations of Bayesian Networks through KL Minimisation. 167-176
• S. Sumioto, Hiroshi Tezuka, Atsushi Hori, Hiroshi Harada, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Yutaka Ishikawa: GigaE PM: a High Performance Communication Facility using a Gigabit Ethernet. 177-186
• Shinji Nishimura, K. Harasawa, N. Matsudaira, S. Akutsu, Tomohiro Kudoh, Hiroaki Nishi, Hideharu Amano: RHiNET-2/SW a Hight-throughput, Compact Network-switch Using 8.8-Gbit/s Optical Interconnection. 187-

Volume 18, Number 3, May 2000

• Hiroaki Kitano: Perspectives on Systems Biology. 199-216

• Satoru Miyano, Ayumi Shinohara, Takeshi Shinohara: Polynomial-time Learning of Elementary Formal Systems. 217-242
• Antonis C. Kakas, Fabrizio Riguzzi: Abductive Concept Learning. 243-

Volume 18, Number 4, September 2000

• S. Nishio: Opening up New Vistas on Advanced Multimedia Content Processing Preface. 295
• Ling Liu, Calton Pu, Karsten Schwan, Jonathan Walpole: InfoFilter: Supporting Quality of Service for Fresh Information Delivery. 305-322
• Arjen P. de Vries, Menzo Windhouwer, Peter M. G. Apers, Martin L. Kersten: Information Access in Multimedia Databases Based on Feature Models. 323-340
• Yasuo Ariki: Multimedia Technologies for Structuring and Retrieval of TV News. 341-358
• Katsumi Tanaka, Keishi Tajima, Takashi Sogo, Sujeet Pradhan: Algebraic Retrieval of Fragmentarily Indexed Video. 359-374
• Kaname Harumoto, Tadashi Nakano, Shinji Shimojo: An Architecture for Adaptive Multimedia Content Delivery. 375-390
• Takefumi Ogawa, Masahiko Tsukamoto: Tools for Constructing Pseudo-3D Space on the WWW Using Images. 391-