<p> CONTENTS</p><p>A DCT Architecture based on Complex Residue Number System 9 J. Ramírez, A. García, P. G. Fernández, L. Parilla, A. Lloris</p><p>Spectral Monitoring of Biosignal Parameters by Adaptive Recursive 15 Estimation Methods Dunja Steuer, Gert Grieszbach</p><p>On Evolutionary Programming for Channel Equalization 21 Adina Burian, Arto Kantsila, Mikko Lehtokangas, Jukka Saarinen</p><p>A subsegment based voicing classifier 27 Ari Heikkinen, Vesa T. Ruoppila</p><p>Private information retrieval by pattern matching 33 V. Oleshchuk</p><p>Image scrambling using 2D DPSS 39 Dimitri Van De Ville, Rik Van de Walle, Wilfried Philips, Ignace Lemahieu</p><p>Multigrid-based mosaic image reconstruction for image processing 45 Evgenia Gelman</p><p>New Approach Based on Morphological Residues For License Plate 50 Localization Alessandra Bussador, Jacques Facon, Miguel Diogenes Matrakas</p><p>The determination matrix size for videogrammetry correlation 56 Eloina Coll, José-Carlos Martínez, José Herráez</p><p>Epipolar frames in a line for videogrammetry 60 Jose Herraez, Eloina Coll, Jose-Carlos Martinez</p><p>Discriminant features extraction by predictive neural networks 64 Gas Bruno, Zarader Jean-luc, Chavy Cyril, Chetouani Mohamed A contour extraction method based on uncertainty management and 69 fuzzy modeling M. Baury, A. Benlakhel, N. Vincent</p><p>Examining Filtration Performance on Remotely Sensing Satellite 75 Images Yas Abbas Alsultanny, Nidal Shilbayeh</p><p>Contour Extraction in Ultrasound Images using Ziplock Snakes 81 Qiang Chen, Kin Choong Yow</p><p>Automatic Human Face Detection and Tracking 87 Amol Dabholkar, Kin Choong Yow</p><p>Determining Differences in Visual Field Patterns in Open Angle and 93 Angle Closure Glaucoma Yew Peng Tan, Kin Choong Yow, Gus Gazzard</p><p>Power optimization for H.263/MPEG-4 VLSI video coding 97 Antonio Chimienti, Luca Fanucci, Riccardo Locatelli, Sergio Saponara</p><p>Estimation of non Distortion Audio Signal Compression 104 Micael Bank, Stanislav Podoxin, Vladimir Tsingouz</p><p>A Low Cost text-to-speech synthesis system 110 Ali Yerbou, Brahim Bennour, Kamal Meghriche</p><p>Object Detection in Natural Scenery 114 P. Makris, N. Vincent</p><p>New compression and decompression of speech signals by a Neural 119 Predictive Coding (NPC) Jean-Luc Zarader, Bruno Gas, Cyril Chavy, David Charles Elie Nelson</p><p>Sidelobe minimisation in integer-positioned sparse antenna arrays 125 Nicholas K. Spencer Multiplierless FPGA FIR Filter Design Using a New Signed Common 130 Subexpression Algorithm Marcos Martinez-Peiro, Rafael Gadea, Ricardo Colom, Vicente Herrero, Francisco Ballester</p><p>Foreground segmentation using luminance contrast 135 Luis M. Fuentes, Sergio A. Velastin</p><p>Implementation of 2-D discrete wavelet transform for real-time video 140 signal processing Ricardo J. Colom, Rafael Gadea, Angel Sebastia, Marcos Martinez, Vicente Herrero, Vicente Arnau</p><p>Progressive Improvement of Multi-band Image Analysis 146 Noriaki Asada, Kazutoshi Horiuchi, Hiroko Watanabe</p><p>Image segmentation for a breast cancer identification system 153 Ovidiu Grigore, Andre Puga</p><p>An automatic technique for visual quality classification for MPEG-1 159 video Sorin Sav, Sean Marlow, Noel Murphy, Noel O'Connor</p><p>Stereo Face Recognition Using Discriminant Eigenvectors 164 Soodamani Ramalingam, Ronda Venkateswarlu</p><p>An increase of the rate of convergence for blind channel estimation 170 Robert Klinski, Holger Hutzelmann, Helmut Steckenbiller, Rudi Knorr</p><p>Speech-Music Discriminator from MPEG-1 Bitstream 174 Roman Jarina, Noel Murphy, Noel O'Connor, Sean Marlow</p><p>K-means Clustering Algorithm – A Hardware Perspective 179 Saurav Bhattacharyya, Thambipillai Srikanthan</p><p>Implementation of Modified Multilayer Neural Networks with On- 185 chip Learning Rafael Gadea, Ricardo Colom, Vicente Herrero, Marcos Martinez, Francisco Ballester Methods for Integrating Phonetic and Phonological Knowledge in 194 Speech Inversion Sorin Dusan</p><p>Gravitational Waves Detection via Sequential Analysis 200 Maurizio Longo, Stefano Marano, Vincenzo Matta, Rocco Restaino</p><p>Enhanced Filter Design based on Influence Functions 205 Stefan Leischner, Holger Hutzelmann, Robert Klinski, Rudi Knorr</p><p>Logarithmic Helix simulating based on satellite cloud image for 211 tropical cyclone center location Yanyan Wang, Hong chen, Han Wang, Weichi Sun</p><p>The New Slovenian Text-to-Speech System 216 Tomaz Sef</p><p>Speaker recognition with mismatched coded speech 222 Waleed Fakhr</p><p>Digit-serial distributed arithmetic butterflies for FPGA 226 Trini Sansaloni, Asun Pérez-Pascual, Javier Valls</p><p>On-line radix-2 butterflies on FPGA 232 Asun Pérez-pascual, Trini Sansaloni, Javier Valls</p><p>An improved variable step LMS algorithm 237 Enikö Beatrice Bilcu, Jukka Saarinen, Radu Ciprian Bilcu, Pauli Kuosmanen</p><p>Implementation of a lifting based biorthogonal wavelet on a fpga 242 Vicente Herrero, Marcos Martinez, Joaquín Cerdà, Rafael Gadea, Ricardo Colom, Francisco Ballester</p><p>DSP implementation of real time edge detectors 246 Vincenzo Gemignani, Marcello Demi, Marco Paterni, Massimo Giannoni, Antonio Benassi Rechargeable Power Sources in Robotics 251 Brendan Andrews-Howe</p><p>Neural networks in classifier systems (NNCS): An application to 256 autonomous navigation Lubnen N. Moussi, Ricardo R. Gudwin, Fernando J. Von Zuben, Marconi K. Madrid</p><p>Towards Social Intelligence in Autonomous Robotics: A Review 263 Brian R. Duffy</p><p>Control Synthesis of Discrete Manufacturing Systems using Timed 276 Finite Automata Jaroslav Fogel</p><p>Exploiting Toys and the Internet for Robotics Education 281 Gerard T. McKee, Roy M. Maunders</p><p>Detection of shorted turns in the field winding of turbogenerators 287 using the fuzzy neural network approach D'Angelo Marcos, Pyramo P. Costa</p><p>Controllability of continuous-time jump linear systems with delay in 293 control Klamka Jerzy</p><p>A Concise Local Algorithm for Contour Primitives Detection and 297 Extraction Keng-Oon Chiam, Andrzej Sluzek</p><p>Mobile Agent Approaches for Developing Communication Systems 303 with Handwriting Capabilities Hsin-Chu Chen, Jho-Ju Tu</p><p>EMMA - Architecture and Subsystems of a Mobile Autonomous 310 Robot with a Preference for Soccer Helmut Mayer, Josef Schmidbauer, Gerald Stieglbauer</p><p>Distance Learning - Didactical Aspect 317 Ivan Gerlic, Marjan Krasna Performance optimization of radio frequency identification systems 322 Martin Horn, Thomas Guntschnig, Franz Amtmann, Nicolaos Dourdoumas</p><p>Configuration of Shared Backup Cycles for Local Restoration in 328 ATM Mesh Networks Hoyoung Hwang, Sanghyun Ahn, Younghwan Yoo, Chongsang Kim</p><p>Task and behavior object transmission among multiple robots 334 Zhidong Wang, Takayuki Takahashi, Takafumi Nitsuma, Takashi Ninjouji, Takuji Matsukawa, Eiji Nakano</p><p>Real-Time Implementation of a Dynamic Fuzzy Neural Controller for 340 a SCARA Robot Meng Joo Er, Nikos Mastorakis, Moo Heng Lim and Shee Yong Ng</p><p>Intelligent Control of a Pole Balancing Robot 358 Meng Joo Er, Nikos Mastorakis, Moo Heng Lim and Shee Yong Ng</p><p>Calibration free 3D control system based on agents 381 Mirjana Bonkovic, Darko Stipanièev</p><p>Human Language Acquisition by Computers 387 Sorin Dusan, James Flanagan</p><p>On Two-Dimensional-Round-Robin:Performance Assessment 393 Maurizio Longo, Luigi Panico, Rocco Restaino, Giovanni Vassallo</p><p>Evolutionary Cognition for Autonomously Obtaining Primal 398 Behaviors F. Bellas, A. Lamas, R. Duro</p><p>Integrating Advanced Simulators for the Automatic Design of 404 Controllers for Underwater Vehicles A. Lamas, R. Duro</p><p>Advent of generic components in a mechatronic control software 409 environment M. Singh, A. White, R. Gill, S. Prior </p>