Note: Title -- Preface -- Organization -- Contents -- Artificial Intelligence Applications -- Mixed Odor Classification for QCM Sensor Data by Neural Networks -- Introduction -- Principle ofQCMSensors -- Odor Sensing System -- ClassificationMethod ofOdor Data -- Measurement of Odor Data -- Training for Classification ofOdors -- Testing for Classification ofOdors -- Conclusions -- References -- A Predictive Search Method of FAQ Corresponding to a User's Incomplete Inquiry by Statistical Model of Important Words Co-occurrence -- Introduction -- Search for FAQ Corresponding to a User's Incomplete Inquiry -- The Outline of the Predictive Search of FAQ -- Approach and Issues -- A Predictive Search Method of FAQ by Statistical Model of Important Words Co-occurrence -- Outline of a Predictive Search Method of FAQ -- Predictive Search by Statistical Model of Important Words Co-occurrence -- Judgment of Displaying FAQ -- Evaluation Experiment -- Conclusion -- References -- Decision Making for Sustainable Manufacturing Utilizing a Manufacturing Technology Database -- Introduction -- Basics of the Decision-Making Method -- Definition of a New Eco-efficiency Index -- Decision-Making for Improvement in Manufacturing Processes -- Case Study -- Case Study -- A Vane Pump -- Allocation of Values to Quality Characteristics -- Allocation of Values to Properties of Components -- Allocation of Values to Segment Manufacturing Processes -- Decision-Making and the Detection of Alternative Processes -- Conclusion -- References -- Solving Time-Dependent Traveling Salesman Problems Using Ant Colony Optimization Based on Predicted Traffic -- Introduction -- Problem Description -- Time-Dependent Traveling Salesman Problem (TDTSP) -- Greedy Algorithm for TDTSP -- Proposed Method -- Travel Time of Tour -- Initial Pheromones -- General Procedure -- Experiments -- Experimental Method. , Performance of Proposed Method -- Conclusion -- References -- Modeling Shared-Memory Metaheuristic Schemes for Electricity Consumption -- Introduction -- A Problem of Electricity Consumption in Exploiting Water Resources -- A Shared-Memory Parameterized Metaheuristic Scheme -- Modeling and Autotuning of the Shared-Memory Parameterized Metaheuristic Scheme -- Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Virtual Laboratory for the Training of Health Workers in Italy -- Introduction -- Background -- Methodology of Intervention -- Virtual Learning in a Metaverse -- Why Opensimulator -- Proposed Solution -- The Virtual Scenarios -- Conclusions -- References -- The "Good" Brother: Monitoring People Activity in Private Spaces -- Introduction -- Privacy Preservation -- People Behaviour Analysis -- Conclusions -- References -- Distribution and Selection of Colors on a Diorama to Represent Social Issues Using Cultural Algorithms and Graph Coloring -- Introduction -- Cultural Algorithms -- Selection of Relationships and Colors for the Visual Representation of Related Societies -- Distributing Elements Based on an Adequate Colored Visual Representation -- Multiple Matching -- Experimentation -- Conclusions -- References -- 'Believable' Agents Build Relationships on the Web -- Introduction -- Building Relationships on the Web -- Conclusions -- References -- Speed-Up Method for Neural Network Learning Using GPGPU -- Introduction -- Architecture of Layered Neural Network -- Proposed Method -- Simulation -- Conclusion -- References -- A Fast Heuristic Solution for the Commons Game -- Introduction -- State-of-the-Art of the Commons Game -- Maximum Score Computation -- Commons Game Implementation and Analysis -- Conclusions -- References -- Picture Information Shared Conversation Agent: Pictgent -- Introduction -- Concept of Pictgent -- Constitution of Pictgent. , Estimating Current User Interests -- Conclusion -- References -- A Mixed Portfolio Selection Problem -- Introduction -- Probabilistic and Possibilistic Portfolio Models -- Combining Probabilistic and Possibilistic Aspects -- Mixed Portfolio Selection Problem -- Conclusion -- References -- Towards a Service Based on "Train-to-Earth" Wireless Communications for Remotely Managing the Configuration of Applications Inside Trains -- Introduction -- Functional Requirements -- RAMS Architecture -- Terrestrial RAMS -- On Board RAMS -- Functional Test Scenarios -- Update Task -- Download Task -- Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- CDEBMTE: Creation of Diverse Ensemble Based on Manipulation of Training Examples -- Introduction -- CDEBMTE: Creation of Diverse Ensemble Based on Manipulation of Training Examples -- Preparing Different Subsets of Training Dataset -- Creating an Ensemble of Diverse Classifiers -- Diversity of an Ensemble -- CDEBMTE -- Experimental Results -- Conclusion -- References -- User-Centric Technologies and Applications -- Enhancing the Localization Precision in Aircraft Parking Areas of Airports through Advanced Ray-Tracing Techniques -- Introduction -- Ground Surveillance in Airports -- Localization Technique -- Simulations -- Results -- Conclusions -- References -- Variability Compensation Using NAP for Unconstrained Face Recognition -- Introduction -- Variability in Unconstrained Environments -- NAP for Variability Compensation -- Nuisance Attribute Projection (NAP) -- Removing Variability Effects -- Face Verification System - SRC -- Experimental Protocol -- Results -- Experiment 1: NAP over Each partition -- Experiment 2: NAP over the Whole Partitions -- Conclusions -- References -- Comparing Features Extraction Techniques Using J48 for Activity Recognition on Mobile Phones -- Introduction -- Related Work -- Cenceme Architecture. , lifeMap Architecture -- inContexto Architecture -- Experimentation -- Data Collection -- Trajectories Generation -- Features Extraction -- Results -- Conclusions -- References -- INEF12Basketball Dataset and the Group Behavior Recognition Issue -- Introduction -- Related Work -- Group Behavior Recognition Issue: A General Overview -- General Description -- Problem Description -- Architecture -- INEF12Basketball Dataset -- Domain -- Description -- Using the Dataset -- Conclusions -- References -- Development of Interactive Virtual Voice Portals to Provide Municipal Information -- Introduction -- Conversational Agents -- Related Work -- Interactive Voice Portal to Provide Municipal Information -- Static and Dynamic Information -- Modules and Functionalities -- Evaluation -- Conclusions -- References -- Gesture Recognition Using Mobile Phone's Inertial Sensors -- Introduction -- Application Scenarios -- Selection of Gestures -- Turn Gestures -- Translation Gestures -- System Architecture -- Sensor Layer -- Fusion Layer -- Communications Layer -- Validation -- Online Validation of Turn Gestures with the Mobile Phone -- Offline Validation of Translation Gestures with a Dataset -- Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- Towards a Lightweight Mobile Semantic-Based Approach for Enhancing Interaction with Smart Objects -- Introduction -- State of the Art -- ECA Interaction Model for Smart Spaces Management -- ECA Model Based Smart Space Management Scenario -- Different Architectural Approaches to ECA-Based Deployments -- Mobile-Based Architecture to Enable ECA Interaction Model -- Semantic Enhancing of the ECA-Based Architecture -- Detecting Semantic Incompatibilities -- Semantic Rule-Based Reasoning Support for ECA Rules Execution -- Conclusion and Future Works -- References -- Multiagent Systems -- Using GPU for Multi-agent Multi-scale Simulations. , Introduction -- Related Works -- Sworm -- GPU Implementation -- OpenCL Representation -- Data Representation and Data Dependencies -- Data Transfer between Host and GPU -- Proposed Implementations -- Experiments -- Conclusion -- References -- MultiAgent Systems for Production Planning and Control in Supply Chains -- Introduction -- Production Planning and Control in Supply Chains -- A Multiagent Model for Production Planning and Control -- Agents -- Environment -- Interactions -- Organisations -- Application on a Test Case Supply Chains Network -- Conclusion -- References -- Multi-agent Bidding Mechanism with Contract Log Learning Functionality -- Introduction -- Asynchronous Negotiation in Supply Chains -- Problem Description -- Negotiation Process -- Bidding Mechanism with Contract Log -- Factors Induced from a Demand Site -- Modification of Bidding Price -- Experiment -- Conclusion -- References -- Bio-inspired Self-adaptive Agents in Distributed Systems -- Introduction -- Related Work -- Basic Approach -- Design and Implementation -- Agent -- Function Invocation -- Differentiation -- Dedifferentiation -- Evaluation -- Conclusion -- References -- PANGEA - Platform for Automatic coNstruction of orGanizations of intElligent Agents -- Introduction -- Related Works -- Architecture Overview -- Communication Platform -- Case Study and Results -- References -- An OOP Agent-Based Model for the Activated Studge Process Using MATLAB -- Introduction -- Description of the Agent-Based Model -- Modelling Agents in MATLAB -- Model Implementation in MATLAB -- Experiments -- Conclusions and Further Research -- References -- A Case of Dictator Game in Public Finances- Fiscal Illusion between Agents -- Introduction -- Fiscal Illusion: A 1000-Words' Graph by Fasiani -- Conclusion -- References. , Decentralised Regression Model for Intelligent Forecasting in Multi-agent Traffic Networks.