In the current information and knowledge based society, the continuous improvement in computing power has made practical applications of intelligent computing possible, while the increasing challenges of our new economy have made applications of intelligent computing necessary. In recent years, we have seen growing interest in this field in both academic and industrial sectors. Intelligent and knowledge-based technologies have been applied to the internet, to control systems, to knowledge management, to computer-human interfaces, etc. They have gradually pervaded many of our IS/IT applications and have often become an indispensable competing edge in many products and systems. It is our vision that intelligent and knowledge-based technologies will be the driving force behind the next generation of computer applications as knowledge will be the driving force behind the next generation of social and economic development. Our mission is to contribute to the research of intelligent and knowledge based technologies and their application to the enhancement of people’s life and livelihood. Team Members Daniel S. Yeung, Chair Professor John W.T. Lee, Associate Professor Eric C.C. Tsang, Assistant professor Prof. Wu Congxin, Research Fellow Prof. Wang Xizhao, Research Fellow Dr. Ran Qiwen, Research Associate Dr. Chan Degang, Research Associate Dr. Li Fachao, Research Associate Sun Juan, Research Assistant Wang Jinfeng, Research Assistant Wong Ka Shing, Research Assistant Wing Ng, Ph.D. student Jin Shuyuan, Ph.D. student Wang Defeng, Ph.D. student (will join in September, 2003) Chan Pak-Kei, Ph.D. student Yu Wai Leung, M.Phil. student PolyU Collaborators Rocky Chang, Department of Computing Ming Lu, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering K.L. Teo, Department of Applied Mathematics Kit Po Wong, Department of Electrical Engineering External Collaborators Ian Cloete, International University, Germany Ming-Hu Ha, Hebei University, China Mo Jamshidi, University of New Mexico, USA Jim Keller, University of Missouri, USA T.T. Lee, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan Zhi-Qiang Liu, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Shenshan Qiu, South China University of Technology, China Qiwen Ran, Harbin Institute of Technology, China Michael Smith, President, IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society, USA Daming Shi, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Wenhao Shu, Harbin Institute of Technology, China Yuan-Yuan Tang, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Xiaolong Wang, Harbin Institute of Technology, China Xizhao Wang, Hebei University, China Congxin Wu, Harbin Institute of Technology Xiaoqin Zeng, Hohai University, China Jacek M. Zurada, University of Louisville, USA