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9th EAI International Conference on Bio-inspired Information and Communications Technologies (formerly BIONETICS)

December 3–5, 2015 | New York City, New York, United States

Analysis of Gait Changes Caused by Simulated Left Knee Disorder

Takuya Ogawa (Osaka University), Hirotake Yamazoe (Ritsumeikan University/Osaka University), Ikuhisa Mitsugami (Osaka University), Yasushi Yagi (Osaka University)

Assessing the Use of Communication Robots for Recreational Activities at Nursing Homes

NORIAKI KUWAHARA (Kyoto Institute of Technology)

Breathing Expression for Intimate Communication Corresponding to the Physical Distance and Contact between Human and Robot

Naoto Yoshida (Kansai University), Yukari Nakatani (Kansai University), Tomoko Yonezawa (Kansai University)

Design of Pet Robots with Limitations of Lives and Inherited Characteristics

Tomoko Yonezawa (Kansai University), Naoto Yoshida (Kansai University), Kento Kuboshima (Kansai University)

Wearable robot that measures user vital signs for elderly care and support

Hirotake Yamazoe (Ritsumeikan University), Tomoko Yonezawa (Kansai University)

A Dynamic Stepsize Adaptation Roach Infestation Algorithm for Constrained Engineering Optimization Problems

Ibidun Obagbuwa (University of KwaZulu-Natal)

Collective Homeostasis and Time-resolved Models of Self-organised Task Allocation

Bernd Meyer (Monash University), Anja Weidenmüller (University of Konstanz), Rui Chen (Monash University), Julian Garcia (Monash University)

Implementation of Human Cognitive Bias on Naïve Bayes

Hidetaka Taniguchi (Tokyo Denki University, School of Science and Engineering), Tomohiro Shirakawa (National Defense Academy of Japan, Department of Computer Science), Tatsuji Takahashi (Tokyo Denki University, School of Science and Engineering)

Species Identification Using Part of DNA Sequence: Evidence from Machine Learning Algorithms

Taha Alhersh (Research Assistant), Brahim Belhaouari Samir (Associate professor), Hamada Al-Absi (Lecturer)

A Genetic Algorithm for Automated Refactoring of Component-Based Software

Salim Kebir (Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'informatique, Alger, Algeria), Isabelle Borne (IRISA, Vannes, France), Djamel Meslati (LISCO, Université Badji Mokhtar, Annaba, Algeria)

An Open Agent-Based Model to Simulate the Effect of WOM Marketing Campaigns

Paul Leger (Universidad Católica del Norte), Manuela López (Universidad Católica del Norte), Carmen Hidalgo-Alcázar (Universidad Católica del Norte), Hiroaki Fukuda (Shibaura Institute of Technology)

Ant Colony Optimization Based Model Checking Extended by Smell-like Pheromone

Tsutomu Kumazawa (Software Research Associates, Inc.), Chihiro Yokoyama (Tokyo University of Science), Munehiro Takimoto (Tokyo University of Science), Yasushi Kambayashi (Nippon Institute of Technology)

Facilitating Requirements Inspection with Search-Based Selection of Diverse Use Case Scenarios

Huihui Zhang (Beihang University), Tao Yue (Simula Research Laboratory and University of Oslo), Shaukat Ali (Simula Research Laboratory)

Optimal Redundancy Allocation with Maximum Reliability and Minimum Cost Using Search Techniques

Xiang Qiu (China Mobile Group Design Institute Co., Ltd., China), Shaukat Ali (Certus Software V&V Center, Simula Research Laboratory, Norway), Tao Yue (Certus Software V&V Center, Simula Research Laboratory, Norway), Li Zhang (School of Computer Science and Engineering, Beihang University, China)

Testing Software Using Swarm Intelligence: A Bee Colony Optimization Approach

Omar El Ariss (The Pennsylvania State University), Steve Bou ghosn (Westfield State University), Weifeng Xu (Bowie State University)

Bio-inspired Resource Allocation for Multi-hop Networks

Youngjae Kim (Chung-Ang University), Jungryun Lee (Chung-Ang University), Jiyoung Jung (Chung-Ang University), Eutteum Kong (Chung-Ang University), Uiseong You (Chung-Ang University), Chanjae Lee (Chung-Ang University), Hyunho Choi (Han-Kyong University), Jaesung Park (Suwon University), Myounghun Han (The 2nd R&D institute, ADD), Bongsoo Roh (The 2nd R&D institute, ADD), Chanyi Park (The 2nd R&D institute, ADD), Mijeong Hoh (The 2nd R&D institute, ADD), Hyungseok Choi (The 2nd R&D institute, ADD)

Bio-Inspired Routing Protocol Based on Pheromone Diffusion in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks

Hyun-Ho Choi (Hankyong National University), Jung-Ryun Lee (Chung-Ang University), Myoung-hun Han (Agency for Defense Development), Bongsoo Roh (Agency for Defense Development), Chan Yi Park (Agency for Defense Development), Mijeong Hoh (Agency for Defense Development), HyungSeok Choi (Agency for Defense Development)

Characterization of E. coli Gene Regulatory Network and its Topological Enhancement by Edge Rewiring

Satyaki Roy (Missouri University of Science and Technology), Vijay Shah (Missouri University of Science and Technology), Sajal Das (Missouri University of Science and Technology)

Distributed Call Admission Control for DESYNC-TDMA in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks

Bongsoo Roh (Agency for Defense Development), Myoung-hun Han (Agency for Defense Development), Mijeong Hoh (Agency for Defense Development), Huisung Park (Agency for Defense Development), Kwangsoo Kim (Ajou University), Byeong-hee Roh (Ajou University)

Routing Metric based on Slot Length of AODV on Multihop DESYNC-TDMA

Kwangsoo Kim (Ajou University), Cheol-Woong Lee (Ajou University), Byeong-hee Roh (Ajou University)

Dynamic Alignment and Millimeter-scale Vortex Formation of Microtubules Driven by Different Types of Dynein

Naoki Kanatani (Graduate Sch. Life Sci., University of Hyogo), Hiroaki Kojima (Advanced ICT Res. Inst., Nat. Inst. Info. Comm. Technol.), Kazuhiro Oiwa (Advanced ICT Res. Inst., Nat. Inst. Info. Comm. Technol.)

Dynamic Microfluidic Channels for Active Nanotransport Driven by Kinesin Motor Proteins

Ryuji Yokokawa ()

Gliding Movements of Microtubule Driven by Kinesin Motors under External Force: Steering and Detachment

Takahiro Nitta (Gifu university), Kouki Kawauchi (Gifu university)

Intelligence of reconstructed biomolecular motor system

Daisuke Inoue (Hokkaido University), Arif Rashedul Kabir (Hokkaido University), Akira Kakugo (Hokkaido University)

Microtubule Motional Diffusion Coefficient in Motility Assays is Determined by Heterogeneity in Motor Stiffness

Henri Palacci (Columbia University), Ofer Idan (Columbia University), Megan Armstrong (Columbia University), Takahiro Nitta (Gifu University), Henry Hess (Columbia University)

Space Searching Algorithms Used by Fungi

Elitsa Asenova (McGill University), Eileen Fu (McGill University), Dan Nicolau Jr. (Queensland University of Technology), Hsin-Yu Lin (Queensland University of Technology), Dan Nicolau (McGill University)

An Empirical Evaluation of Cryptography Usage in Android Applications

Alexia Chatzikonstantinou (Mezza Group), Christoforos Ntantogian (University of Piraeus), Georgios Karopoulos (University of Athens), Christos Xenakis (University of Piraeus)

A Rough Set Version of the Go Game on Physarum Machines

Krzysztof Pancerz (University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow, Poland), Andrew Schumann (University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow, Poland)

Bio-inspired Computation Approach for Tumor Growth with Spatial Randomness Analysis of Kidney Cancer Xenograft Pathology Slides

Aydin Saribudak (City College of New York), Yiyu Dong (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center), James Hsieh (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center), Muharrem Uyar (City College of New York)

Eye-tracking Data, Complex Networks and Rough Sets: an Attempt Toward Combining Them

Krzysztof Pancerz (Univeristy of Rzeszow, Poland and University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow, Poland), Boleslaw Jaskula (University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow, Poland), Jaroslaw Szkola (University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow, Poland), Aneta Derkacz (University of Management and Administration in Zamosc, Poland)

From Swarm Simulations to Swarm Intelligence

Andrew Schumann ()

Capacity of Multilayer Diffusion-based Molecular Communication (DBMC) Channel

Saizalmursidi Md Mustam (Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) 86400 Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia), Sharifah Kamilah Syed Yusof (UTM-MIMOS Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Telecommunication Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia), Suleiman Zubair (UTM-MIMOS Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Telecommunication Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia)

CHARACTERIZATION OF HUMAN SKIN USING THz TIME DOMAIN SPECTROSCOPY FOR IN-BODY NANONETWORKS

Nishtha Chopra (), Ke Yang (Queen Mary University of London), Qammer Abbasi (Texas A&M University at Qatar), Mike Philpott (Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry), Akram Alomainy (Queen Mary University of London)

Strength-based Signal Detection in PAM OOK Concentration-Encoded Molecular Communication

Mohammad Mahfuz (University of Wisconsin-Green Bay)

Adaptive Wind Driven Optimization

Zikri Bayraktar ()

A Population Based ACO Algorithm for the Combined Tours TSP Problem

Martin Clauß (University of Bonn, Institute of Computer Science 4), Lydia Lotzmann (University of Leipzig, Dept. of Computer Science), Martin Middendorf (University of Leipzig, Dept. of Computer Science)

Genetic Algorithm Parameter Control: Application to Scheduling with Sequence-Dependent Setups

Vincent Cicirello (Stockton University)

Adaptive Leader Selection based on Influential Individuals

Hiroshi Sato (National Defense Academy), Masao Kubo (National Defense Academy), Akira Namatame (National Defense Academy)

Effect of evacuee on contagion of evacuation

Saori Iwanaga (), Akira Namatame (National Defense Academy)

Establishing Interaction between Machine and Medaka using Deep Q-Network

Ryo Nishimura (Department of Engineering Hokkaido University), Hiro Iizuka (Graduate School of Information Science and Technology Hokkaido University), Masahito Yamamoto (Graduate School of Information Science and Technology Hokkaido University)

Optimization of Aircraft Landing Route and Order: An approach of Hierarchical Evolutionary Computation

Akinori Murata (The University of Electro-Communications), Masaya Nakata (The University of Electro-Communications), HIroyuki Sato (The University of Electro-Communications), Tim Kovacs (The University of Bristol), Keiki Takadama (The University of Electro-Communications)

Proposing Multimodal Integration Model Using LSTM and Autoencoder

Wataru Noguchi (Department of Engineering, Hokkaido University), Hiroyuki Iizuka (Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University), Masahito Yamamoto (Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University)

Reinforcement Learning with Internal Reward for Multi-Agent Cooperation: A Theoretical Approach

Fumito Uwano (The University of Electro-Communications), Naoki Tatebe (The University of Electro-Communications), Masaya Nakata (The University of Electro-Communications), Keiki Takadama (The University of Electro-Communications)

Simulating Customer-to-Customer Interaction In a B2B Financial Service Business By Empirical Agent-Based Modeling

Makoto Mizuno (), Keiko Toya (Meiji University), Kana Ozawa (Rytsu Keizai University), Yutaro Nemoto (Tokyo Metropolitan University), Shintaro Tanno (AIST), Kohei Arai (Gunma University), Keisuke Oura (Shiga University), Akira Ishii (Totter University), Takaaki Ohnishi (University of Tokyo)

An Algorithm for Curvature Conformation in Microtubule Self-Assembly

Ramana Pidaparti (), Somenath Das (University of Georgia), Preetam Ghosh (Virginia Commonwealth University)

Capacity estimates of additive inverse Gaussian molecular channels with relay characteristics

Pratip Rana (Department of Computer Science, Virginia Commonwealth University), Preetam Ghosh (Department of Computer Science, Virginia Commonwealth University), Kevin R. Pilkiewicz (Environmental Laboratory, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center), Edward J Perkins (Environmental Laboratory, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center), Chris Warner (Environmental Laboratory, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center), Michael Mayo (Environmental Laboratory, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center)

Multiscale Modeling of Information Conveyed by Gene-Regulatory Signaling

Michael Mayo ()

Optimal topology of gene-regulatory networks: role of the average shortest path

Ahmed Abdelzaher (), Thang Dinh (Virginia Commonwealth University), Michael Mayo (US Army Engineer Research and Development Center), Preetam Ghosh (Virginia Commonwealth University)

A Posted-Price Auction for Heterogeneous Spectrum Sharing under Budget Constraints

Wen-Hsiang Lai (National Central University,Taiwan), Pavol Polacek (National Central University,Taiwan), Chih-Wei Huang (National Central University,Taiwan)

Choose Early or Choose Wisely - A Chinese Restaurant Game Approach

Fang-Li Kung (Research Center for Information Technology Innovation, Academia Sinica), Chih-Yu Wang (Research Center for Information Technology Innovation, Academia Sinica)

Evolution of Behavior in Repeated Bargaining Game. A Computer Simulation Study.

Linh Chi Nguyen ()

Abundance of connected motifs in transcriptional networks, a case study using random forests regression

Khajamoinuddin Syed (), Bhanu Kamapantula (Virginia Commonwealth University, 401 W Main St, Richmond, VA, USA), Michael Mayo (Environmental Laboratory, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS 39180), Edward Perkins (Environmental Laboratory, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS 39180), Preetam Ghosh (Virginia Commonwealth University, 401 W Main St, Richmond, VA, USA)

Activity Monitoring System for Independent Elderly Living

Timothy Walters (Wentworth Institute of Technology), Rosemary Espinal (Wentworth Institute of Technology), Vanessa Restrepo (Wentworth Institute of Technology), Joseph Santacroce (Wentworth Institute of Technology), Douglas Dow (Wentworth Institute of Technology)

A Deep Learning Approach for Network Intrusion Detection System

Quamar Niyaz (The University of Toledo), Weiqing Sun (The University of Toledo), Ahmad Javaid (The University of Toledo), Mansoor Alam (The University of Toledo)

An Autonomous and Distributed Mobility Management Scheme in Mobile Core Networks

Hua Yang (Graduated School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University), Naoki Wakamiya (Graduated School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University), Masayuki Murata (Graduated School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University), Takanori Iwai (Cloud System Research Labs, NEC Corporation), Satoru Yamano (Cloud System Research Labs, NEC Corporation)

An Explanation of Computation - Collective Electrodynamics in Blobs of Carbon Nanotubes

Dragana Laketic (Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Gunnar Tufte (Norwegian Universiy of Science and Technology)

A Self-Organizing Map Architecture for Arm Reaching Based on Limit Cycle Attractors

Di-Wei Huang (Dept. of Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park), Rodolphe Gentili (Dept. of Kinesiology and NACS, University of Maryland, College Park), James Reggia (Dept. of Computer Science and UMIACS, University of Maryland, College Park)

Automatic Regulator for Supplemental Oxygen Therapy

Vian Abraham (Wentworth Institute of Technology), Yasameen Al Mharib (Wentworth Institute of Technology), Brian Donnel (Wentworth Institute of Technology), Xiaobin Le (Wentworth Institute of Technology), Joseph Santacroce (Wentworth Institute of Technology), Douglas Dow (Wentworth Institute of Technology)

Bio-inspired Hardware Central Pattern Generator (hCPG) as a Therapy for Cardiorespiratory Disease

Ashok Chauhan (University of Bath), Le Zhao (University of Bath), Julian Paton (University of Bristol), Alain Nogaret (University of Bath)

Biologically-inspired adaptive routing protocol with stochastic route exploration

Tomohiro Nakao (), Jun-nosuke Teramae (Osaka University), Naoki Wakamiya (Osaka University)

Gist+RatSLAM: An Incremental Bio-inspired Place Recognition Front-End for RatSLAM

M.A. Musa Kazmi (University of Paderborn, Germany), Baerbel Mertsching (University of Paderborn, Germany)

Sensitivity based selection of inputs and delays for NARX models

Martin Macas (Czech Technical University, Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics), Fabio Moretti (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development)

A Tool for Visualizing Buffer Overflow with Detecting Return Address Overwriting

Isao Sasano ()

Mixing of Join Point Interfaces and Feature-Oriented Programming for Modular Software Product Line

Cristian Vidal (Universidad de Playa Ancha), David Benavides (University of Seville), Paul Leger (Universidad Católica del Norte), José Angel (INRIA)

Modular Asynchronous Web Programming: Advantages & Challenges

Wiliam Mateus Boeira da Rocha (Shibaura Institute of Technology), Hiroaki Fukuda (Shibaura Institute of Technology), Paul Leger (Escuela de Ciencias Empresariales)

On the Computational Complexity of Designing and Reconfiguring Component-based Software Systems

Todd Wareham (Memorial University of Newfoundland), Marieke Sweers (Radboud University Nijmegen)

On the Computational Complexity of Software (Re)Modularization: Elaborations and Opportunities

Todd Wareham (Memorial University of Newfoundland)

A Vertical Channel Model of Molecular Communication based on Alcohol Molecules

Pengfei Lu (School of Computer Science, Shaanxi Normal University), Yang You (School of Computer Science, Shaanxi Normal University), Bo Liu (School of Systems Information Science, Future University Hakodate), ZhenQiang Wu (School of Computer Science, Shaanxi Normal University)

Offset and Skew Estimation for Clock Synchronization in Molecular Communication Systems

Lin Lin (Shanghai University), Chengfeng Yang (Shanghai University, China), Maode Ma (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

Packet Replication and Noise in Reliable End-to-end Molecular Communication

Taro Furubayashi (Osaka University), Tadashi Nakano (Osaka University), Andrew Eckford (York University), Norikazu Ichihashi (Osaka University), Tetsuya Yomo (Osaka University)

Children Lung Function Diagnostics – New Methods For Handling of Clinical Data

Jaroslav Horáček (Department of Applied Mathematics, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic), Václav Koucký (Department of Paediatrics, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic), Milan Hladík (Department of Applied Mathematics, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic)

Ant Intelligent Robot: A Versatile and Low Cost Miniature Mobile Robot Platform for Swarm Robotics Research and Education

Dan Novischi (University Politehnica Of Bucharest), Adina Florea (University Politehnica of Bucharest)

A Tuple Space for Data Sharing in Robot Swarms

Carlo Pinciroli (Polytechnique Montréal), Adam Lee-Brown (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology), Giovanni Beltrame (Polytechnique Montréal)

Collective Decision Making in a Swarm of Robots: Investigating BEECLUST Algorithm in Various Conditions

Daniela Kengyel (Artificial Life Laboratory at the Department of Zoology, Karl-Franzens University Graz, Austria), Payam Zahadat (Artificial Life Laboratory at the Department of Zoology, Karl-Franzens University Graz, Austria), Thomas Kunzfeld (Artificial Life Laboratory at the Department of Zoology, Karl-Franzens University Graz, Austria), Thomas Schmickl (Artificial Life Laboratory at the Department of Zoology, Karl-Franzens University Graz, Austria)

Evolving Mixed Societies: A one-dimensional modelling approach

Michael Bodi (Artificial Life Lab of the Department of Zoology, Karl-Franzens University, Graz), Payam Zahadat (Artificial Life Lab of the Department of Zoology, Karl-Franzens University, Graz), Thomas Schmickl (Artificial Life Lab of the Department of Zoology, Karl-Franzens University, Graz)

Exploring Algorithmic Options for the Efficient Design and Reconfiguration of Reactive Robot Swarms

Todd Wareham (Memorial University of Newfoundland)

Fast Redistribution of a Swarm of Heterogeneous Robots

Amanda Prorok (University of Pennsylvania), M. Ani Hsieh (University of Pennsylvania), Vijay Kumar (University of Pennsylvania)

Group coordination in a biologically-inspired vectorial network model

Maurizio Porfiri (New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering), Violet Mwaffo (New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering)

Revisiting BEECLUST: Aggregation of Swarm Robots with Adaptiveness to Different Light Settings

Mostafa Wahby (), Alexander Weinhold (University of Paderborn), Heiko Hamann (University of Paderborn)

BuPiGo: An Open and Extensible Platform for Visually-Guided Swarm Robots

Andrew Vardy (), Nicholi Shiell (Memorial University)

Evolving and Controlling Perimeter, Rendezvous, and Foraging Behaviors in a Computation-Free Robot Swarm

Matthew Johnson, Daniel Brown (Air Force Research Lab)

A topological approach for multivariate time series characterization: the epileptic brain

Emanuela Merelli (School of Science and Technology, Computer Science Division, University of Camerino), Marco Piangerelli (School of Science and Technology, Computer Science Division, University of Camerino), Matteo Rucco (School of Science and Technology, Computer Science Division, University of Camerino), Daniele Toller (School of Science and Technology, Computer Science Division, University of Camerino)

Designing Behaviour in Bio-inspired Robots Using Associative Topologies of Spiking-Neural-Networks

Cristian Jimenez Romero (), David Sousa-Rodrigues (The Open University UK), Jeffrey Johnson (The Open University UK)

Interpreting RNA Folding through a Shape Language

Adane Mamuye (School of Science and Technology, University of Camerino), Emanuela Merelli (School of Science and Technology, University of Camerino), Luca Tesei (School of Science and Technology, University of Camerino)

Multiscale Topology of Chromatin Folding

Kevin Emmett (Columbia University), Benjamin Schweinhart (Harvard University), Raul Rabadan (Columbia University)

Persistent Homology on RNA Secondary Structure Space

Matteo Rucco (University of Camerino, School of Science and Technology, Computer Science Division), Adane Mamuye (University of Camerino, School of Science and Technology, Computer Science Division)

Quantifying Reticulation in Phylogenetic Complexes Using Homology

Kevin Emmett (Columbia University), Raul Rabadan (Columbia University)

Sequence-structure relations of biopolymers

Christopher Barrett (Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA, USA), Fenix Huang (Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA, USA), Christian Reidys (Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA, USA)