Constitutes the refereed post-proceedings of the First International Conference on Hybrid Information Technology, ICHIT 2006, held in Jeju Island, Korea, in November 2006. This book presents 64 revised papers that were selected during a second round of reviewing and improvement from 235 reports given at the conference.

Data Analysis, Modelling, and Learning.- Taking Class Importance into Account.- Tolerance Based Templates for Information Systems: Foundations and Perspectives.- Reduction Based Symbolic Value Partition.- Investigative Data Mining for Counterterrorism.- Data Integration Using Lazy Types.- Data Generalization Algorithm for the Extraction of Road Horizontal Alignment Design Elements Using the GPS/INS Data.- Personalized E-Learning Process Using Effective Assessment and Feedback.- Optimally Pricing European Options with Real Distributions.- Applying Stated Preference Methods to Investigate Effects of Traffic Information on Route Choice.- A Study on Determining the Priorities of ITS Services Using Analytic Hierarchy and Network Processes.- An Introduction of Indicator Variables and Their Application to the Characteristics of Congested Traffic Flow at the Merge Area.- Imaging, Speech, and Complex Data.- Image Resize Application of Novel Stochastic Methods of Function Recovery.- Automatic Face Analysis System Based on Face Recognition and Facial Physiognomy.- Moving Cast Shadow Elimination Algorithm Using Principal Component Analysis in Vehicle Surveillance Video.- Automatic Marker-Driven Three Dimensional Watershed Transform for Tumor Volume Measurement.- A Study on the Medical Image Transmission Service Based on IEEE 802.15.4a.- Detecting Image Based Spam Email.- Efficient Fixed Codebook Search Method for ACELP Speech Codecs.- Conventional Beamformer Using Post-filter for Speech Enhancement.- Bandwidth Extension of a Narrowband Speech Coder for Music Delivery over IP.- A User-Oriented GIS Search Service Using Ontology in Location-Based Services.- A Filtered Retrieval Technique for Structural Information.- Applications of Artificial Intelligence.- An Analysis of a Lymphoma/Leukaemia Dataset Using Rough Sets and Neural Networks.- A Frequency Adaptive Packet Wavelet Coder for Still Images Using CNN.- Reduced RBF Centers Based Multi-user Detection in DS-CDMA Systems.- Approximate Life Cycle Assessment of Product Concepts Using a Hybrid Genetic Algorithm and Neural Network Approach.- A Solution for Bi-level Network Design Problem Through Nash Genetic Algorithm.- An Alternative Measure of Public Transport Accessibility Based on Space Syntax.- Adaptive Routing Algorithm Using Evolution Program for Multiple Shortest Paths in DRGS.- Particle Swarm Optimization for a Multi-UCAV Cooperative Task Scheduling.- Expert System Using Fuzzy Petri Nets in Computer Forensics.- MMORPG Map Evaluation Using Pedestrian Agents.- The Analysis of Game Playing Experiences: Focusing on Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game.- Hybrid, Smart, and Ubiquitous Systems.- How to Overcome Main Obstacles to Building a Virtual Telematics Center.- Real-Time Travel Time Estimation Using Automatic Vehicle Identification Data in Hong Kong.- A Context-Aware Elevator Scheduling System for Smart Apartment Buildings.- A MOM-Based Home Automation Platform.- An Error Sharing Agent for Multimedia Collaboration Environment Running on Pervasive Networks.- A Hybrid Intelligent Multimedia Service Framework in Next Generation Home Network Environment.- Integration of Artificial Market Simulation and Text Mining for Market Analysis.- Agent-Based Intelligent Decision Support for the Home Healthcare Environment.- An Aware-Environment Enhanced Group Home: AwareRium.- The Situation Dependent Application Areas of EPC Sensor Network in u-Healthcare.- Ubiquitous Healthcare System Using Context Information Based on the DOGF.- Hardware and Software Engineering.- Load Balancing Using Dynamic Replication Scheme for the Distributed Object Group.- Design and Implementation of a Performance Analysis and Visualization Toolkit for Cluster Environments.- Enterprise Application Framework for Constructing Secure RFID Application.- A GDB-Based Real-Time Tracing Tool for Remote Debugging of SoC Programs.- A Novel Buffer Cache Scheme Using Java Card Object with High Locality for Efficient Java Card Applications.- Design and Implementation of the Decompiler for Virtual Machine Code of the C++ Compiler in the Ubiquitous Game Platform.- Mobile Pharmacology.- Wireless Control System for Pet Dogs in a Residential Environment.- Intelligent Embedded Real-Time Software Architecture for Dynamic Skill Selection and Identification in Multi-shaped Robots.- Networking and Telecommunications.- The Accurate Performance Evaluation of Time Hopping UWB Systems with Pulse Based Polarity.- Improvement of Adaptive Modulation System with Optimal Turbo Coded V-BLAST Technique.- Header Compression of RTP/UDP/IP Packets for Real Time High-Speed IP Networks.- Repetition Coding Aided Time-Domain Cancellation for Inter-Carrier Interference Reduction in OFDM Systems.- On Scheduling Transmissions for Hidden Terminal Problems in Dynamic RFID Systems.- Efficient RFID Authentication Protocol for Minimizing RFID Tag Computation.- Design of WLAN Secure System Against Weaknesses of the IEEE 802.1x.- A Sophisticated Base Station Centralized Simple Clustering Protocol for Sensor Networks.- Plus-Tree: A Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks.- Optimization and Routing Discovery for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks: A Cross Layer Approach.- Analysis of the Characteristics of Rain Attenuation in the 12.25GHz Band for Wireless Networking.