Springer-Machine.Learning.and.Systems.Engineering.2011.RETAiL.EBook-DiGiBook.pdf

Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume 68
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Sio-Iong Ao l Burghard Rieger l
Mahyar A. Amouzegar
Machine Learning and
Systems Engineering
Editors
Dr. Sio-Iong Ao Prof. Dr. Burghard Rieger
International Association of Engineers Universität Trier
Hung To Road 37-39 FB II Linguistische
Hong Kong Datenverarbeitung
Unit 1, 1/puterlinguistik
Hong Kong SAR Universitätsring 15
publication@ 54286 Trier
Germany
Prof. Mahyar A. Amouzegar
College of Engineering
California State University
Long Beach
CA 90840
USA
ISSN 1876-1100 e-ISSN 1876-1119
ISBN 978-90-481-9418-6 e-ISBN 978-90-481-9419-3
DOI -90-481-9419-3
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Preface
A large international conference on Advances in Machine Learning and Systems
Engineering was held in UC Berkeley, California, USA, October 20–22, 2009,
under the auspices of the World Congress on Engineering puter Science
(WCECS 2009). The WCECS anized by the International Association of
Engineers (IAENG). IAENG is a non-profit international association for the engi-
neers and puter scientists, which was founded in 1968 and has been under-
going rapid expansions in recent years. The WCECS conferences have served as
excellent venues for the munity to meet with each other and to
exchange ideas. Moreover, WCECS continues to strike a balance between theoreti-
c