1. Special issue on Real World Computing Project

   • Jyunichi Shimada
   • Yoshikuni Okada

   Preface Pages: 87 - 87

2. A method of model improvement for spotting recognition of gestures using an image sequence

   • Takuichi Nishimura
   • Hiroaki Yabe
   • Ryuichi Oka

   Special Issue Pages: 89 - 101

3. Interactive learning and management of visual information via human-like software robot

   • Osamu Hasegawa
   • Katsuhiko Sakaue
   • Satoru Hayamizu

   Special Issue Pages: 103 - 116

4. User-independent gesture recognition by relative-motion extraction and discriminant analysis

   • Bisser Raytchev
   • Osamu Hasegawa
   • Nobuyuki Otsu

   Special Issue Pages: 117 - 126

5. View-based virtual learning and recognition of 3D object using view model obtained by motion-stereo

   • Caihua Wang
   • Katsuhiko Sakaue

   Special Issue Pages: 127 - 135

6. Friendly information retrieval through adaptive restructuring of information space

   • Tomoko Murakami
   • Ryohei Orihara

   Special Issue Pages: 137 - 146

7. Photograph retrieval and classification by visual keywords and thesaurus

   • Joo -Hwee Lim

   Special Issue Pages: 147 - 156

8. Evolutionary optimization using graphical models

   • Heinz Mühlenbein
   • Thilo Mahnig

   Special Issue Pages: 157 - 166

9. Approximations of Bayesian networks through KL minimisation

   • Wim Wiegerinck
   • Bert Kappen

   Special Issue Pages: 167 - 175

10. GigaE PM: a high performance communication facility using a Gigabit Ethernet

    • Shinji Sumimoto
    • Hiroshi Tezuka
    • Yutaka Ishikawa

    Special Issue Pages: 177 - 186

11. RHiNET-2/SW: a high-throughput, compact network-switch using 8.8-gbit/s optical interconnection

    • Shinji Nishimura
    • Katsuyoshi Harasawa
    • Hideharu Amano

    Special Issue Pages: 187 - 197