Professional Practice in ARtificial Intelligence ─ IFIP 19th World Computer Congress, TC 12 : Professional Practice Stream, August 21-24, 2006, Santiago, Chile

This volume presents proceedings from the 19th IFIP World Computer Congress in Santiago, Chile. The proceedings of the World Computer Congress are a product of the gathering of 2,000 delegates from more than 70 countries to discuss a myriad of topics in the ICT domain. Of particular note, this marks the first time that a World Computer Congress has been held in a Latin American country.Topics in this series include:- The 4th International Conference on Theoretical Computer Science- Education for the 21st Century- Impact of ICT and Digital Resources- Mobile and Wireless Communication Networks- Ad-Hoc Networking- Network Control and Engineering for QoS, Security, and Mobility- The Past and Future of Information Systems: 1976-2006 and Beyond- History of Computing and Education- Biologically Inspired Cooperative Computing- Artificial Intelligence in Theory and Practice- Applications in Artificial Intelligence- Advanced Software Engineering: Expanding the Frontiers of Software