Functional Properties of Bio-Inspired Surfaces Vol. 73 : Characterization and Technological Applications
by Bunke, Horst; Villanueva, Juan Jose; Sanchez, Gemma; Otazu, XavierFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2009-08-26
Publisher(s): World Scientific Pub Co Inc
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Summary
This book is a collection of scientific papers published during the last five years, showing a broad spectrum of actual research topics and techniques used to solve challenging problems in the areas of computer vision and image analysis. The book will appeal to researchers, technicians and graduate students.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. v |
| An appearance-based method for parametric video registration | p. 1 |
| An interactive algorithm for image smoothing and segmentation | p. 17 |
| Relevance of multifractal textures in static images | p. 51 |
| Potential fields as an external force and algorithmic improvements in deformable models | p. 69 |
| Optimization of weights in a multiple classifier handwritten word recognition system using a genetic algorithm | p. 87 |
| Dempster-Shafer's basic probability assignment based on fuzzy membership functions | p. 111 |
| Automatic instrument localization in laparoscopic surgery | p. 123 |
| A fast fractal image compression method based on entropy | p. 137 |
| Robustness of a blind image watermark detector designed by orthogonal projection | p. 153 |
| Self-supervised adaptation for on-line script text recognition | p. 167 |
| Combining model-based and discriminative approaches in a modular two-stage classification system: Application to isolated handwritten digit recognition | p. 181 |
| Learning model structure from data: An application to on-line handwriting | p. 207 |
| Simultaneous and causal appearance learning and tracking | p. 231 |
| A comparison framework for walking performances using aSpaces | p. 245 |
| Detecting human heads with their orientations | p. 261 |
| Prior knowledge based motion model representation | p. 283 |
| Combining particle filter and population-based metaheuristics for visual articulated motion tracking | p. 301 |
| Ear biometrics based on geometrical feature extraction | p. 321 |
| Improvement of modal matching image objects in dynamic pedobarography using optimization techniques | p. 339 |
| Trajectory analysis for sport and video surveillance | p. 369 |
| Area and volume restoration in elastically deformable solids | p. 381 |
| Hand tracking and gesture recognition for human-computer interaction | p. 401 |
| A novel approach to sparse histogram image lossless compression using JPEG2000 | p. 413 |
| Genetic programming for object detection: A two-phase approach with an improved fitness function | p. 447 |
| Architectural scene reconstruction from single or multiple uncalibrated images | p. 471 |
| Separating rigid motion for continuous shape evolution | p. 483 |
| A PDE method to segment image linear objects with application to lens distortion removal | p. 495 |
| Improved motion segmentation based on shadow detection | p. 519 |
| SnakeCut: An integrated approach based on active contour and GrabCut for automatic foreground object segmentation | p. 535 |
| Intelligent CCTV for mass transport security: Challenges and opportunities for video and face processing | p. 557 |
| Author Index | p. 575 |
| Subject Index | p. 577 |
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