Journal of Computers, ISSNˇG1991-1599

Published by the Computer Society of the ROC (CSROC), Taiwan

Published quarterly in April, July, October, and January of each year

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Publisher: Prof. An-Chi Liu, President of CSROC

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EDITORIAL BOARD

Editor-in-Chief

Prof. Chin-Chen Chang

Feng Chia University

Taiwan

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Associate Editor-in-Chief

Prof. Jim-Min Lin

Feng Chia University

Taiwan

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Executive Editor

Assistant Prof. Jung-San Lee

Feng Chia University

Taiwan

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EditorsˇG

RUAY-SHIUNG CHANG

Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering

National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan

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MING-SYAN CHEN

Department of Electrical Engineering

National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

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  MIN-SHIANG HWANG

Department of Management Information Systems

National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan

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  JINN-KE JAN

Department of Computer Science

National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan

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  CHI-SUNG LAIH

Department of Electrical Engineering

National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

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  JIN-JANG LEOU

Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering

National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan

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  MARK LIAO

Institute of Information Science

Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

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  CHU-HSING LIN

Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering

Tung Hai University, Taichung, Taiwan

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  YAW-LING LIN

Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering

Providence University, Sha-Lu, Taiwan

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   DER-CHYUAN LOU

Department and Graduate Institute of Computer Science and Information Engineering

Chang Gung University, TaoYuan, Taiwan

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JENG-SHYANG PAN  

Department of Electronic Engineering

National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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SHIUHPYNG SHIEH

Department of Computer Science

National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

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TIMOTHY K. SHIH

Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering

Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan

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CHUAN YI TANG

Department of Computer Science

National Tsing Hwa University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

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