Computer Science and Its Applications

Binary Bat Algorithm: On the Efficiency of Mapping Functions When Handling Binary Problems Using Continuous-Variable-Based Metaheuristics.- Relative Timed Model for Coordinated Multi Agent Systems.- A Novel Technique for Human Face Recognition Using Fractal Code and Bi-dimensional Subspace.- A New Rotation-Invariant Approach for Texture Analysis.- Multi-CPU/Multi-GPU Based Framework for Multimedia Processing.- Full-Reference Image Quality Assessment Measure Based on Color Distortion.- Biomarker Discovery Based on Large-Scale Feature Selection and MapReduce.- Social Validation of Solutions in the Context of Online Communities: An Expertise-Based Learning Approach.- Remotely Sensed Data Clustering Using K-Harmonic Means Algorithm and Cluster Validity Index.- Comparison of Automatic Seed Generation Methods for Breast Tumor Detection Using Region Growing Technique.- IHBA: An Improved Homogeneity-Based Algorithm for Data Classification.- Multiple Guide Trees in a Tabu Search Algorithm for the Multiple Sequence Alignment Problem.- Noise Robust Features Based on MVA Post-Processing.- Arabic Texts Categorization: Features Selection Based on theExtraction of Words' Roots.- Restoration of Arabic Diacritics Using a Multilevel Statistical Model.- A New Multi-layered Approach for Automatic Text Summaries Mono-Document Based on Social Spiders.- Building Domain Specific Sentiment Lexicons Combining Information from Many Sentiment Lexicons and a Domain Specific Corpus.- Improved Cuckoo Search Algorithm for Document Clustering.- Supporting Legal Requirements in the Design of Public Processes.- Requirement Analysis in Data Warehouses to Support External Information.- Engineering the Requirements of Data Warehouses: A Comparative Study of Goal-Oriented Approaches.- Research and Analysis of the Stream Materialized Aggregate List.- SOLAP On-the-Fly Generalization Approach Based on Spatial Hierarchical Structures.- QoS-Aware Web Services Selection Based on Fuzzy Dominance.- A HybridModel