This book presents original results on the leading edge of computer science research. Each article has been carefully selected in an attempt to present substantial research results across a broad spectrum. Topics discussed include the deformation of materials from macro- to nanoscale and numerical modeling; enabling end-to-end QoS guarantees in the next generation internet with service overlay networks; neuro-fuzzy systems for autonomous mobile robots; semantic technologies to model and control the composability of complex systems; load-distribution algorithm for grid computing with heterogeneous tasks; a hybrid approach for robot policy adaptation; using mobile web applications as a multi-platform mechanism to communicate users with embedded devices; genetic programming as a solver to challenging reinforcement learning problems; design and implementation of a system for interactive high-dimensional vector field visualization; and Routley-Star and informational interpretation.