Table of contents : Comparing Machine Learning and Knowledge Discovery in DataBases: An Application to Knowledge Discovery in Texts....Pages 1-21 Learning Patterns in Noisy Data: The AQ Approach....Pages 22-38 Unsupervised Learning of Probabilistic Concept Hierarchies....Pages 39-70 Function Decomposition in Machine Learning....Pages 71-101 How to Upgrade Propositional Learners to First Order Logic: A Case Study....Pages 102-126 Case-Based Reasoning....Pages 127-145 Genetic Algorithms in Machine Learning....Pages 146-168 Pattern Recognition and Neural Networks....Pages 169-195 Model Class Selection and Construction: Beyond the Procrustean Approach to Machine Learning Applications....Pages 196-217 Integrated Architectures for Machine Learning....Pages 218-229 The Computational Support of Scientic Discovery....Pages 230-248 Support Vector Machines: Theory and Applications....Pages 249-257 Pre- and Post-processing in Machine Learning and Data Mining....Pages 258-266 Machine Learning in Human Language Technology....Pages 267-273 Machine Learning for Intelligent Information Access....Pages 274-280 Machine Learning and Intelligent Agents....Pages 281-285 Machine Learning in User Modeling....Pages 286-294 Data Mining in Economics, Finance, and Marketing....Pages 295-299 Machine Learning in Medical Applications....Pages 300-307 Machine Learning Applications to Power Systems....Pages 308-317 Intelligent Techniques for Spatio-Temporal Data Analysis in Environmental Applications....Pages 318-324