The LNAI series reports state-of-the-art results in artificial intelligence re-search,development,and education,at a high level and in both printed and electronic form. Enjoying tight cooperation with the R&D community,with numerous individuals,as well as with prestigious organizations and societies,LNAI has grown into the most comprehensive artificial intelligence research forum available.The scope of LNAI spans the whole range of artificial intelligence and intelli-gent information processing including interdisciplinary topics in a variety ofapplication fields. The type of material published traditionally includesproceedings(published in time for the respective conference)post-proceedings(consisting of thoroughly revised final full papers)research monographs(which may be based on PhD work)