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This conference is supported by the EU through the PAEQANN project (5th Framework Programme, contract EVK1-CT1999-00026)
 

Monday, August 26th – Opening session

15:00

Opening remarks

15:20

Keynote lecture
How many eco-sub-disciplines do we need?
Jørgensen S.E.

16:20

Ecological informatics: understanding ecology by biologically-inspired computational techniques
Recknagel F.

16:40

Methodological issues in building, training, and testing artificial neural networks
Ozesmi S.L., Tan C.O. and Ozesmi U.

17:00

Coffee break

17:30

Optimisation of predictive decision tree and neural network ecosystem models with genetic algorithms
D'heygere T., Goethals P.L.M. and De Pauw N.

17:50

A framework for computer-based pattern recognition and visualisation for the interpretation of ecological data
O'Connor M.A. and Walley W.J.

18:10

Projection Pursuit and robust indices for the classification of ecological data
Werner H.

18:30

Improving neural network models by means of theoretical ecological knowledge
Scardi M., Lek S., Park. Y.S., Verdonschot P. and Jorgensen S.E.

18:50

Conference cocktail and dinner

 

Tuesday, August 27th – Morning session

  9:00

Keynote lecture
Learning metrics
Kaski S.

10:00

The structuring index: a tool for analysing self-organizing maps
Giraudel J.L. and Lek S.

10:20

Knowledge discovery in two Australian stream systems by means of Self-Organizing Maps and evolved rules
Horrigan N., Bobbin J. and Recknagel F.

10:40

Self-Organizing Mapping on response behavior of indicator species exposed to toxic chemicals for developing automatic bio-monitoring systems in aquatic environment
Chon T.S., Kwak I.S., Song M.Y., Ji C.W., Kim C.K., Cha E.Y., Koh S.C., Kim J.S., Leem J.B. and Lee S.K.

11:00

Coffee break

11:30

Collective phenomena in ecological time series
Lange H.

11:50

Application of genetic algorithms and Internet computing to biodiversity science
Stockwell D., Beach J., Stewart A., Vorontsov G., Vieglais D. and Scachetti Pereira R.

12:10

Modelling population and community dynamics with Qualitative Reasoning
Salles P. and Bredeweg B.

12:30

Reduction of a complex biogeochemical model with data mining techniques
Sperr T.A. and Wirtz K.W.

12:50

Lunch

 

Tuesday, August 27thPAEQANN session #1

14:30

Tool for predicting aquatic ecosystem quality using artificial neural networks (EU PAEQANN project)
Lek S., Bretin L.P., Coste M., Descy J.P., Ector L., Gevrey M. , Giraudel J.L. , Knoflacher M., Jorgensen S.E., Park Y.S. , Scardi M. and Verdonschot P.

14:50

Finding fish species patterns in the Garonne basin (France) with a self-organising map
Aguilar Ibarra A., Park Y.S., Lim P. and Lek S.

15:10

Neural network modelling of freshwater fish and macro-crustacean assemblages for biological assessment in New Zealand
Joy M. K. and Death R.G.

15:30

Patterning and predicting fish assemblages in large scale using artificial neural networks
Park Y.S., Lek S. and Oberdorff T.

15:50

Predicting fish assemblages in rivers: a neural network case study
Scardi M., Cataudella S., Di Dato P., Maio G., Marconato E., Salviati S., Tancioni L., Turin P. and Zanetti M.

16:10

Coffee break

16:40

Neural Network Patterning and Molecular Biological Analysis of Fish Behavior as a Bio-monitoring System for Detecting Toxic Chemicals in Environment
Shin S.W., Chon T.S., Cho H.D., Ji C.W., Choi W.S., Han J.Y., Kim J.S., Lee S.K. and Koh S.C.

17:00

Use of Artificial intelligence (Mir-max) for Reference diatom communities definition in Rhone basin and Mediterranean region (France)
Rimet F., Peeters V., Vidal H. and Ector L.

17:20

Identification and prediction of diatom assemblages in rivers accross a range of environmental conditions in Europe: case strudy of Belgium
Gosselain V., Campeau S., Gevrey M. and Fauville C.

17:40

Application of the Self Organizing Map algorithm combined with the Structuring Index to study diatom assemblages
Tison J., Giraudel J.L., Coste M. and Delmas F.

18:00

Neural network modelling of diatom community structure in the Loire river basin
Ector L., Rimet F., Di Dato P. and Scardi M.

 

Wednesday, August 28th – Morning session

  9:00

Keynote lecture
Information-based models of complex ecological processes
Hraber P.T.

10:00

A fuzzy logic model for fish recruitment forecast
Chen D.G.

10:20

An artificial neural network approach to model fishermen search decisions and information exchange between fishing vessels
Dreyfus-León M. and Gaertner D.

10:40

A comparison of various fitting techniques for predicting yield for the Ubolratana reservoir (Thailand) from a time series data on catch and hydrological features
Moreau J., Lek S., Leelaprata W., Sricharoendham B. and Villanueva M.C.

11:00

Coffee break

11:30

River quality assessment based on fuzzy logic
Adriaenssens V., Goethals P.L.M. & De Pauw N.

11:50

Implementation of wavelets and artificial neural networks to pattern recognition of response behaviors of Chironomids (Chironomidae: Diptera) for water quality monitoring
Kim C.K., Kwak I.S., Cha E.Y. and Chon T.S.

12:10

Fuzzy expert system of water quality management
Frolova L.

12:30

A river pollution bayesian belief network (RPBBN) for the diagnosis and prognosis of river health
Trigg D.J. and Walley W.J.

12:50

LIMPACT: An expert system to estimate the pesticide contamination of small streams using benthic macroinvertebrates as bioindicators
Neumann M. and Baumeister J.

13:10

Lunch

 

Wednesday, August 28th – Afternoon session

14:30

Mapping the species richness and composition of tropical forests from remotely sensed data with neural networks
Foody G.M. and Cutler M.E.

14:50

Extracting information from noisy survey data on temporal change in vegetation following disturbance
Le Duc M.G., Pakeman R.J. and Marrs R.H.

15:10

Patterning forest structures from high resolution LAI transects using Kohonen neural networks
Dubois M.A., Cournac L., Brosse S. And Park Y.S.

15:30

Spatial subgroup discovery applied to the analysis of vegetation data
May M. and Ragia L.

15:50

Use of interactive forest growth simulation to characterise stand structure
Parrott L. and Lange H.

16:10

A fuzzy approach to land suitability analysis
Salski A., Kandzia P. and Bartels F.

16:30 Coffee break

17:00

Poster session

18:00

Conference excursion and dinner

 

Thursady, August 29th – Morning session

  9:00

Keynote lecture
Accuracy, Utility and Costs
Fielding A.H.

10:00

An independent test of an artificial neural network model for predicting breeding success
Tan C.O., Ozesmi S.L., Ozesmi U. and Robertson R. J.

10:20

The generalizability of artificial neural network models: the relationship between breeding success and occurrence
Ozesmi U., Ozesmi S.L., Tan C.O. and Robertson R.J.

10:40

An application of artificial neural networks to carbon fluxes in three boreal streams
Holmberg M., Forsius M. and Starr M.

11:00

Coffee break

11:30

Exploring seasonal patterns using process modelling and evolutionary
computation
Whigham P.A., Dick G. and Recknagel F.

11:50

Phytoplankton primary production in Chesapeake Bay: a comparison between neural networks and other models
Harding L.W. Jr. and Scardi M.

12:10

A comparison of neural network and fuzzy logic models for estimating seasonal pseudo steady state chlorophyll-a concentrations in reservoirs
Chen D.G. and Soyupak S.

12:30

Applying Case-Based Reasoning to predict freshwater phytoplankton dynamics
Whigham P.A. and Holt A.

12:50

Lunch

 

Thursday, August 29thPAEQANN session #2

14:30

Comparing classical and modern modelling techniques to predict macroinvertebrate community in the province of Overijssel (The Netherlands)
Lek S., Gevrey M. , Giraudel J.L., Park Y.S., Scardi M. and Verdonschot P.

14:50

Patterning on community dynamics of benthic macroinvertebrates in streams by using the Self-Organizing Mapping
Kwak I.S., Song M.Y., Park Y.S., Cho H.D., Cha E.Y. and Chon T.S.

15:10

Input variables selection of artificial neural networks predicting aquatic macrobenthos communities in Flanders (Belgium)
Gabriels W., Goethals P.L.M. and De Pauw N.

15:30

Developing modelling techniques for predicting naturalness of Dutch streams
Nijboer R.C., Park Y.S., Lek S. & Verdonschot P.F.M.

15:50

A neural network approach to the prediction of the benthic macroinvertebrate fauna composition in rivers
Di Dato P., Mancini L., Tancioni L. and Scardi M.

16:10

Coffee break

16:40

Patterning exergy of benthic macroinvertebrate communities using artificial neural networks
Park Y.S., Lek S., Scardi M., Verdonschot P. and Jorgensen S.E.

17:00

Development and assessment of fuzzy logic models predicting aquatic macroinvertebrate taxa in the Zwalm catchment
Goethals P.L.M., Adriaenssens V., De Baets B. and De Pauw N.

17:20

A macrofauna-environment based prediction model using multinomial logistic regression
Verdonschot P.F.M., Goedhart P. and Nijboer R.C.

17:40

Predicting the functional structure of macroinvertebrate communities in the Adour Garonne stream system (France)
Compin A., Park Y.S., Céréghino R., & Lek S.

18:00

Sensitivity and robustness of predictive neural network ecosystem models for simulations of 'extreme' management scenarios
Dedecker A., Goethals P.L.M. and De Pauw N.

18:20 Prediction of class membership by means of Support Vector Machines
Akkermans W. , Verdonschot P.F.M. and Nijboer R.C.

 

Friday, August 30th – Closing session

  9:00

Line transects: attempts to optimize sampling efforts with the use of neural networks
de Thoisy B., Dubois M.A. and Brosse S.

  9:20

Lake Ladoga Thermal Database: Design, Opportunities And Results
Naumenko M. A. and Karetnikov S.G.

  9:40

Forecast Estimation In A Soils
Koroleva T.

10:00

Environmental molding of human life history evolution: modelling and data analysis
Teriokhin A.T., Thomas F., Renaud F., Budilova E.V. and Guégan J.F.

10:20

Coffee break

10:40

Fisher information and dynamic regime changes in ecological systems
Mayer A.L., Pawlowski C.W. and Cabezas H.

11:00

A new approach to determine the significance of the two-way interaction in an artificial neural network model
Gevrey M. , Dimopoulos Y. and Lek S.

11:30

Application of information theory for ecological interpretation of biological data
Knoflacher M.

11:50

Closing remarks

 

Posters

  1. Creation and use of a database of Dinophyta of Ukraine
    Anishchenko I. and Krakhmalnyy A.
  2. Detection of microbiological pollution in fresh water by fuzzy logic method
    Bouharati S., Harzallah D., Benmahamed K., Abdesalem M. and Hachem A.
  3. Development of a Decision Support System  for integrated water management in the Zwalm river basin, Belgium
    D’heygere T., Adriaenssens V., Dedecker A., Gabriels W., Goethals P. and De Pauw N.
  4. Use of artificial neural networks and diatom assemblages to predict rivers water quality
    Gevrey M., Rimet F., Park Y.-S., Giraudel J.L., Ector L. and Lek S.
  5. Fish diversity patterns in rivers of the Garonne basin (France)
    Ibarra A.A., Lim P., Belaud A., Moreau J., Dauba F., Park Y.-S., Gevrey M. and Lek S.
  6. Evolving neural network algorithm to freshwater ecological modelling: predicting phytoplankton blooms in the lower Nakdong River (S. Korea)
    Jeong K.S., Joo G.J., Kim H.W. and Cho G.I.
  7. Cyanobacterial dynamics in the lower Nakdong River (S. Korea): pattern recognition of genus shift using an unsupervised artificial neural network
    Jeong K.S., Joo G.J., Kim D.K. and Ha K.
  8. PAEQANN project: Predicting Aquatic Ecosystem Quality using Artificial Neural Networks. Impact of Environmental characteristics on the Structure of Aquatic Communities (Algae, Benthic and Fish Fauna).
    Lek S., Coste M., Descy J.P., Ector L., Knoflacher M., Jorgensen S.E., Scardi M. and Verdonschot P.
  9. Importance of the use of multivariate analyses (AFC and ACPN) in structure studies of macroinvertebrates in Zegzel-Cherraa river, Eastern Morocco
    Maamri A.
  10. Development of methods for understanding ecological data using self-organising map
    Park Y.S., Chon T.S. and Lek S.
  11. Data mining and visualisation in biological and environmental processes
    Shanmuganathan S., Sallis P. and Buckeridge J.
  12. Cellular automata models applied to landslides simulation on high performance computers
    Spezzano G.
  13. BASIS, a case-based reasoning system for lake management
    van Nes E.H. and Scheffer M.

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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