Foreword

Organizers and Sponsors (PDF)

pp. xvi

Committees (PDF)

pp. xvii

Oral Session: Biometry I

Collarette Area Localization and Asymmetrical Support Vector Machines for Efficient Iris Recognition (Abstract)

Kaushik Roy, Concordia University, Canada

Prabir Bhattacharya, Concordia University, Canada

pp. 3-8

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Colour and Geometric based Model for Lip Localisation: Application for Lip-reading System (Abstract)

Salah Werda, MIRACL, Higher Institute of Computer Science and Multimedia, Tunisia

Walid Mahdi, MIRACL, Higher Institute of Computer Science and Multimedia, Tunisia

Abdelmajid Ben Hamadou, MIRACL, Higher Institute of Computer Science and Multimedia, Tunisia

pp. 9-14

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Dynamic Score Selection for Fusion of Multiple Biometric Matchers (Abstract)

Roberto Tronci, University of Cagliari, Italy

Giorgio Giacinto, University of Cagliari, Italy

Fabio Roli, University of Cagliari, Italy

pp. 15-22

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Oral Session: Theory I

Integrating Boundary Information in Pairwise Segmentation (Abstract)

Andrea Torsello, Universita "Ca' Foscari" di Venezia, Italy

Marco Di Gesu, Universita "Ca' Foscari" di Venezia, Italy

Marcello Pelillo, Universita "Ca' Foscari" di Venezia, Italy

pp. 23-28

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Kernelised Relaxation Labelling using Fokker-Planck Diffusion (Abstract)

Hong-Fang Wang, University of York, UK

Edwin R. Hancock, University of York, UK

pp. 29-34

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Spectral Generative Models for Graphs (Abstract)

David White, University of York, UK

Richard C. Wilson, University of York, UK

pp. 35-42

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Poster Session: Theory II

Facing Imbalanced Classes through Aggregation of Classifiers (Abstract)

M. Molinara, University of Cassino, Italy

M.T. Ricamato, University of Cassino, Italy

F. Tortorella, University of Cassino, Italy

pp. 43-48

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Learning Repetitive Patterns for Classifying Non-Rigidly Deforming Texture Surfaces (Abstract)

Roman Filipovych, Florida Institute of Technology, USA

Eraldo Ribeiro, Florida Institute of Technology, USA

pp. 49-54

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Motion Estimation via Belief Propagation (Abstract)

Giuseppe Boccignone, University of Salerno, Italy

Angelo Marcelli, University of Salerno, Italy

Paolo Napoletano, University of Salerno, Italy

Mario Ferraro, University of Torino, Italy

pp. 55-60

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Performance Evaluation of Scale-Interpolated Hessian-Laplace and Haar Descriptors for Feature Matching (Abstract)

Akshay Bhatia, University of Ottawa, Canada

Robert Laganiere, University of Ottawa, Canada

Gerhard Roth, National Research Council of Canada

pp. 61-66

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Sparseness Achievement in Hidden Markov Models (Abstract)

Manuele Bicego, University of Sassari, Italy

Marco Cristani, University of Verona, Italy

Vittorio Murino, University of Verona, Italy

pp. 67-72

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Using Bayesian Network for combining classifiers (Abstract)

Claudio De Stefano, Universita di Cassino, Italy

Ciro D'Elia, Universita di Cassino, Italy

Angelo Marcelli, Universita di Salerno, Italy

Alessandra Scotto di Freca, Universita di Cassino, Italy

pp. 73-80

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Poster Session: Industrial Applications I

A Method of Clustering Combination Applied to Satellite Image Analysis (Abstract)

Ivan O. Kyrgyzov, ENST, France

Henri Maitre, ENST, France

Marine Campedel, ENST, France

pp. 81-86

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Ball Position and Motion Reconstruction from Blur in a Single Perspective Image (Abstract)

Giacomo Boracchi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Vincenzo Caglioti, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Alessandro Giusti, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

pp. 87-92

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Calibration and Image Generation of Mobile Projector-Camera Systems (Abstract)

Koji Hamada, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan

Jun Sato, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan

pp. 93-98

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Hybrid Stereo Sensor with Omnidirectional Vision Capabilities: Overview and Calibration Procedures (Abstract)

Stefano Cagnoni, Universita degli Studi di Parma, Italy

Monica Mordonini, Universita degli Studi di Parma, Italy

Luca Mussi, Universita degli Studi di Perugia, Italy

Giovanni Adorni, Universita degli Studi di Genova, Italy

pp. 99-104

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Image Spam Filtering Using Visual Information (Abstract)

Battista Biggio, Univ. of Cagliari, Italy

Giorgio Fumera, Univ. of Cagliari, Italy

Ignazio Pillai, Univ. of Cagliari, Italy

Fabio Roli, Univ. of Cagliari, Italy

pp. 105-110

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Localization of ahead vehicles with on-board stereo cameras (Abstract)

Michele Zanin, ITC, Italy

pp. 111-116

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Rectification of 3D Data Obtained from Moving Range Sensors by using Multiple View Geometry (Abstract)

Kazuki Kozuka, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan

Jun Sato, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan

pp. 117-122

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Subspace Reduction for Appearance-Based Navigation of a Mobile Robot (Abstract)

Luis Paya, Miguel Hernandez University, Spain

Oscar Reinoso, Miguel Hernandez University, Spain

M. Asuncion Vicente, Miguel Hernandez University, Spain

Arturo Gil, Miguel Hernandez University, Spain

J. Manuel Pedrero, Miguel Hernandez University, Spain

pp. 123-128

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Unwarping scanned image of Japanese/English documents (Abstract)

Ali Zandifar, Epson R&D Inc., USA

pp. 129-136

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Oral Session: Surveillance and Security I

A Dynamic Programming Technique for Classifying Trajectories (Abstract)

Simone Calderara, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

Rita Cucchiara, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

Andrea Prati, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

pp. 137-142

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Detection and Monitoring of Passengers on a Bus by Video Surveillance (Abstract)

Boon Chong Chee, Curtin University of Technology, Australia

Mihai Lazarescu, Curtin University of Technology, Australia

Tele Tan, Curtin University of Technology, Australia

pp. 143-148

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Object Tracking at Multiple Levels of Spatial Resolutions (Abstract)

Son D. Tran, University of Maryland, USA

Larry S. Davis, University of Maryland, USA

pp. 149-154

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Video Objects Segmentation by Robust Background Modeling (Abstract)

Andrea Colombari, Universita degli Studi di Verona, Italy

Andrea Fusiello, Universita degli Studi di Verona, Italy

Vittorio Murino, Universita degli Studi di Verona, Italy

pp. 155-164

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Oral Session: Biometry II

Face Shape Reconstruction from Image Sequence Taken with Monocular Camera using Shape Database (Abstract)

Hideo Saito, Keio University, Japan

Yosuke Ito, Keio University, Japan

Masaaki Mochimaru, AIST, Japan

pp. 165-170

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Noise versus Facial Expression on 3D Face Recognition (Abstract)

Chaua Queirolo, Universidade Federal do Parana, Brazil

Mauricio P. Segundo, Universidade Federal do Parana, Brazil

Olga Bellon, Universidade Federal do Parana, Brazil

Luciano Silva, Universidade Federal do Parana, Brazil

pp. 171-178

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Oral Session: Industrial Applications II

Optical Flow Computation on Compute Unified Device Architecture (Abstract)

Yoshiki Mizukami, Yamaguchi University, Japan

Katsumi Tadamura, Yamaguchi University, Japan

pp. 179-184

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Transformation invariant SOM clustering in Document Image Analysis (Abstract)

Simone Marinai, Universita di Firenze, Italy

Emanuele Marino, Universita di Firenze, Italy

Giovanni Soda, Universita di Firenze, Italy

pp. 185-190

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Verification of Handwritten Signatures: an Overview (Abstract)

S. Impedovo, Universita degli Studi di Bari, Italy

G. Pirlo, Universita degli Studi di Bari, Italy

pp. 191-196

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Visual feature group matching for autonomous robot localization (Abstract)

Emanuele Frontoni, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Italy

Primo Zingaretti, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Italy

pp. 197-204

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Poster Session: Biometry III

Automatic Video-based Analysis of Athlete Action (Abstract)

Haojie Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Shouxun Lin, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Yongdong Zhang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Kun Tao, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

pp. 205-210

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Becoming Visually Familiar (Abstract)

M. Castrillon-Santana, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

O. Deniz-Suarez, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

J. Lorenzo-Navarro, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

D. Hernandez-Sosa, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

pp. 211-216

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Block Independent Component Analysis for Face Recognition (Abstract)

Lei Zhang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Quanxue Gao, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

David Zhang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

pp. 217-222

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Fingerprint scanner focusing estimation by Top Sharpening Index (Abstract)

Matteo Ferrara, Universita di Bologna, Italy

Annalisa Franco, Universita di Bologna, Italy

Davide Maltoni, Universita di Bologna, Italy

pp. 223-228

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Fingerprints Recognition Using Minutiae Extraction: a Fuzzy Approach. (Abstract)

A. Montesanto, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Italy

P. Baldassarri, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Italy

G. Vallesi, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Italy

G. Tascini, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Italy

pp. 229-234

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Generalization in Holistic versus Analytic Processing of Faces (Abstract)

M. Bicego, University of Sassari, Italy

A.A. Salah, Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica, The Netherlands

E. Grosso, University of Sassari, Italy

M. Tistarelli, University of Sassari, Italy

L. Akarun, Bogazici University, Turkey

pp. 235-240

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Human Computer Interaction: Legibility and Contrast (Abstract)

Silvia Zuffi, ITC, Italy

Carla Brambilla, IMATI, Italy

Giordano Beretta, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, USA

Paolo Scala, ITC, Italy

pp. 241-246

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Real-time 3D Hand Shape Estimation based on Image Feature Analysis and Inverse Kinematics (Abstract)

Weiying Chen, Kyushu University, Japan

Ryuji Fujiki, Kyushu University, Japan

Daisaku Arita, Institute of Systems & Information Technologies, Japan

Rin-ichiro Taniguchi, Kyushu University, Japan

pp. 247-252

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Vision-based hand shape estimation is a challenging (Abstract)

Oliver Schreer, Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Germany

Seinghor Ngongang, Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Germany

pp. 253-258

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Score-level fusion of fingerprint and face matchers for personal verification under "stress" conditions (Abstract)

Gian Luca Marcialis, University of Cagliari, Italy

Fabio Roli, University of Cagliari, Italy

pp. 259-264

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Stereo-based 3D Face Modeling using Annealing in Local Energy Minimization (Abstract)

Shafik Huq, The University of Tennessee, USA

Besma Abidi, The University of Tennessee, USA

Mongi Abidi, The University of Tennessee, USA

pp. 265-272

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Poster Session: Industrial Applications III

Automatic extraction of LIDAR data classification rules (Abstract)

Primo Zingaretti, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Italy

Emanuele Frontoni, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Italy

Gianfranco Forlani, Universita di Parma, Italy

Carla Nardinocchi, Universita di Roma "La Sapienza", Italy

pp. 273-278

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Automatic Handwriting Identification on Medieval Documents (Abstract)

Marius Bulacu, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

Lambert Schomaker, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

pp. 279-284

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D-Calib: Calibration Software for Multiple Cameras System (Abstract)

Yuko Uematsu, Keio University, Japan

Tomoaki Teshima, Keio University, Japan

Hideo Saito, Keio University, Japan

Cao Honghua, Library Inc., Japan

pp. 285-290

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Efficient Stereo Vision for Obstacle Detection and AGV Navigation (Abstract)

Rita Cucchiara, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

Emanuele Perini, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

Giuliano Pistoni, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

pp. 291-296

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Real-Time SLAM with a High-Speed CMOS Camera (Abstract)

Peter Gemeiner, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

Wolfgang Ponweiser, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

Peter Einramhof, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

Markus Vincze, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

pp. 297-302

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Reconstruction of a High Dynamic Range and High Resolution Image from a Multisampled Image Sequence (Abstract)

Harald B. Haraldsson, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Masayuki Tanaka, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Masatoshi Okutomi, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

pp. 303-310

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Oral Session: Surveillance and Security II

A Nonlinear-Shift Approach to Object Tracking Based on Shape Information (Abstract)

M. Asadi, University of Genova, Italy

A. Beoldo, University of Genova, Italy

C.S. Regazzoni, University of Genova, Italy

pp. 311-316

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An information theoretic rule for sample size adaptation in particle filtering (Abstract)

Oswald Lanz, Bruno Kessler Foundation, Italy

pp. 317-322

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Cooperative Object Tracking with Multiple PTZ Cameras (Abstract)

I. Everts, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

N. Sebe, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

G.A. Jones, Kingston University, UK

pp. 323-330

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Oral Session: Theory III

Adaptive uncertainty estimation for particle filter-based trackers (Abstract)

Andrew D. Bagdanov, Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Italy

Alberto Del Bimbo, Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Italy

Fabrizio Dini, Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Italy

Walter Nunziati, Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Italy

pp. 331-336

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Multi-resolution Morse-Smale Complexes for Terrain Modeling (Abstract)

Emanuele Danovaro, University of Genova, Italy; University of Maryland, USA; Free University of Bozen, Italy

Leila De Floriani, University of Genova, Italy; University of Maryland, USA; Free University of Bozen, Italy

Maria Vitali, University of Genova, Italy; University of Maryland, USA; Free University of Bozen, Italy

pp. 337-342

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Surface Integration: Two Statistical Approaches (Abstract)

WIlliam A.P. Smith, University of York, UK

Edwin R. Hancock, University of York, UK

pp. 343-350

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Oral Session: Biometry IV

Distribution-Based Face Detection using Calibrated Boosted Cascade Classifier (Abstract)

Hiromasa Takatsuka, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Masayuki Tanaka, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Masatoshi Okutomi, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

pp. 351-356

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Reactive Learning Strategy for AsymBoost Based Face Detectors (Abstract)

I. Visentini, University of Udine, Italy

C. Micheloni, University of Udine, Italy

G.L. Foresti, University of Udine, Italy

pp. 357-362

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Video Biometrics (Abstract)

Rama Chellappa, University of Maryland, USA

Gaurav Aggarwal, University of Maryland, USA

pp. 363-370

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Poster Session: Multimedia I

A Novel Anchorperson Detection Algorithm Based on Spatio-temporal Slice (Abstract)

Anan Liu, Tianjin University, China; Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Sheng Tang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Yongdong Zhang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Jintao Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Zhaoxuan Yang, Tianjin University, China

pp. 371-375

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A robust measure for visual correspondence (Abstract)

Federico Tombari, University of Bologna, Italy

Luigi Di Stefano, University of Bologna, Italy

Stefano Mattoccia, University of Bologna, Italy

pp. 376-381

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Automatic generation of generic Bitstream Syntax Descriptions applied to H.264/AVC SVC encoded video streams (Abstract)

Davy Van Deursen, Ghent University, Belgium

Wesley De Neve, Ghent University, Belgium

Davy De Schrijver, Ghent University, Belgium

Rik Van de Walle, Ghent University, Belgium

pp. 382-387

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Effective color space representation for wavelet based compression of HDR images (Abstract)

Masahiro Okuda, The University of Kitakyushu, Japan

Nicola Adami, University of Brescia

pp. 388-392

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Face^3 a 2D+3D Robust Face Recognition System (Abstract)

Alessandro Colombo, Universita degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy

Claudio Cusano, Universita degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy

Raimondo Schettini, Universita degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy

pp. 393-398

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Fast Predictive Search Algorithm for Video Motion Estimation (Abstract)

Lei-Chun Chou, National Taipei University of Education, Taiwan

Cheng-Da Ye, National Taipei University of Education, Taiwan

Yuan-Chen Liu, National Taipei University of Education, Taiwan

Bin-Cheng Jhao, National Taipei University of Education, Taiwan

pp. 399-406

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Poster Session: Biometry V

A trainable system for face detection in unconstrained environments (Abstract)

Augusto Destrero, Universita di Genova, Italy

Francesca Odone, Universita di Genova, Italy

Alessandro Verri, Universita di Genova, Italy

pp. 407-412

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Analysis of 3D Face Reconstruction (Abstract)

S. Hassan Amin, Imperial College London, UK

Duncan Gillies, Imperial College London, UK

pp. 413-418

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Automatic Detection of Facial Landmarks from AU-coded Expressive Facial Images (Abstract)

Yulia Gizatdinova, University of Tampere, Finland

Veikko Surakka, University of Tampere, Finland

pp. 419-424

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Automated Lip Contour Detection Using the Level Set Segmentation Method (Abstract)

Abu Sayeed Md. Sohail, Concordia University, Canada

Prabir Bhattacharya, Concordia University, Canada

pp. 425-430

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Automatic 3D facial segmentation and landmark detection (Abstract)

Mauricio P. Segundo, Universidade Federal do Parana, Brazil

Chaua Queirolo, Universidade Federal do Parana, Brazil

Olga R.P. Bellon, Universidade Federal do Parana, Brazil

Luciano Silva, Universidade Federal do Parana, Brazil

pp. 431-436

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Face, Ear and Fingerprint: Designing Multibiometric Architectures (Abstract)

Andrea F. Abate, Universita di Salerno, Italy

Michele Nappi, Universita di Salerno, Italy

Daniel Riccio, Universita di Salerno, Italy

Maria De Marsico, Universita degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", Italy

pp. 437-442

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Gabor Saliency Map for Face Recognition (Abstract)

Raffaele Cappelli, Universita di Bologna, Italy

Annalisa Franco, Universita di Bologna, Italy

Dario Maio, Universita di Bologna, Italy

pp. 443-447

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Robust Face Matching Under Large Occlusions (Abstract)

Georgy Gimel'farb, The University of Auckland, New Zealand

Patrice Delmas, The University of Auckland, New Zealand

John Morris, The University of Auckland, New Zealand

Al Shorin, The University of Auckland, New Zealand

pp. 448-453

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Robust Iris Localization and Tracking based on Constrained Visual Fitting (Abstract)

Carlo Colombo, University Firenze, Italy

Dario Comanducci, University Firenze, Italy

Alberto Del Bimbo, University Firenze, Italy

pp. 454-460

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Oral Session: Multimedia II

Adding Gestures to Ordinary Mouse Use: a New Input Modality for Improved Human-Computer Interaction (Abstract)

Luca Lombardi, Universita di Pavia, Italy

Marco Porta, Universita di Pavia, Italy

pp. 461-466

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Appearance-based 3D object recognition with time-invariant features (Abstract)

E. Delponte, Universita degli Studi di Genova, Italy

N. Noceti, Universita degli Studi di Genova, Italy

F. Odone, Universita degli Studi di Genova, Italy

A. Verri, Universita degli Studi di Genova, Italy

pp. 467-474

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Oral Session: Theory IV

Computing Epipolar Geometry from Unsynchronized Cameras (Abstract)

Ying Piao, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan

Jun Sato, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan

pp. 475-480

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Fast extraction of multi-resolution Gabor features (Abstract)

Jarmo Ilonen, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland

Joni-Kristian Kamarainen, University of Surrey, UK

Heikki Kalviainen, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland

pp. 481-486

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On Genuine Connectivity Relations Based on Logical Predicates (Abstract)

Pierre Soille, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Italy

pp. 487-492

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Projective Transformations for Image Transition Animations (Abstract)

TzuYen Wong, The University of Western Australia

Peter Kovesi, The University of Western Australia

Amitava Datta, The University of Western Australia

pp. 493-500

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Poster Session: Surveillance and Security III

A Framework for False Positive Suppression in Video Segmentation (Abstract)

Min Han Tun, Curtin University of Technology, Australia

Geoff West, Curtin University of Technology, Australia

Tele Tan, Curtin University of Technology, Australia

pp. 501-505

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A Statistical Method for People Counting in Crowded Environments (Abstract)

Massimiliano Bozzoli, Hypercube, Italy

Luigi Cinque, Hypercube, Italy; University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy

Enver Sangineto, Hypercube, Italy and University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy

pp. 506-511

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Alignment of videos recorded from moving vehicles (Abstract)

Joan Serrat, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain

Ferran Diego, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain

F. Lumbreras, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain

J.M. Alvarez, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain

pp. 512-517

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An Improvement of AdaBoost for Face-Detection with Motion and Color Information (Abstract)

Randazzo Vincenzo, Elsag spa, Italy

Usai Lisa, Elsag spa, Italy

pp. 518-523

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Detecting Major Segmentation Errors for a Tracked Person Using Colour Feature Analysis (Abstract)

Christopher Madden, University of Technology, Australia

Massimo Piccardi, University of Technology, Australia

pp. 524-529

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Exploiting Temporal Statistics for Events Analysis and Understanding (Abstract)

Christian Micheloni, Universita degli Studi di Udine, Italy

Lauro Snidaro, Universita degli Studi di Udine, Italy

Claudio Piciarelli, Universita degli Studi di Udine, Italy

Gian Luca Foresti, Universita degli Studi di Udine, Italy

pp. 530-535

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Human Appearance Change Detection (Abstract)

Nagia M. Ghanem, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

Larry S. Davis, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

pp. 536-541

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Moving Object Detection for Real-Time Applications (Abstract)

Lucia Maddalena, National Research Council, Italy

Alfredo Petrosino, University of Naples Parthenope, Italy

pp. 542-547

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Panoramic mosaicing optimization (Abstract)

Lionel Robinault, LIRIS, France

Stephane Bres, LIRIS, France

Serge Miguet, LIRIS, France

pp. 548-553

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Sight enhancement through video fusion in a surveillance system (Abstract)

Andrea Masini, University of Pisa, Italy

Francesco Branchitta, University of Pisa, Italy

Marco Diani, University of Pisa, Italy

Giovanni Corsini, University of Pisa, Italy

pp. 554-559

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Video Surveillance and SOS Request (Abstract)

Virginio Cantoni, University of Pavia, Italy

Roberto Marmo, University of Pavia, Italy

Marco Zemblini, University of Pavia, Italy

pp. 560-565

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Vision-based monitoring of pedestrian crossings (Abstract)

Alessandra Fascioli, Universita di Parma, Italy

Rean Isabella Fedriga, Universita di Parma, Italy

Stefano Ghidoni, Universita di Parma, Italy

pp. 566-574

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Oral Session: Multimedia III

Document Image Mosaicing with Mobile Phones (Abstract)

Jari Hannuksela, University of Oulu, Finland

Pekka Sangi, University of Oulu, Finland

Janne Heikkila, University of Oulu, Finland

Xu Liu, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

David Doermann, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

pp. 575-582

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Oral Session: Theory V

A Method for Blur and Similarity Transform Invariant Object Recognition (Abstract)

Ville Ojansivu, University of Oulu, Finland

Janne Heikkila, University of Oulu, Finland

pp. 583-588

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Corner Displacement from Motion Blur (Abstract)

Giacomo Boracchi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Vincenzo Caglioti, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

pp. 589-594

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Rigid Image Registration based on Pixel Grouping (Abstract)

Demetrios Gerogiannis, University of Ioannina, Greece

Christophoros Nikou, University of Ioannina, Greece

Aristidis Likas, University of Ioannina, Greece

pp. 595-602

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Oral Session: Theory VI

A Consistency Result for the Normalized Eight-Point Algorithm (Abstract)

Wojciech Chojnacki, University of Adelaide, Australia

Michael J. Brooks, University of Adelaide, Australia

pp. 603-608

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An Uncalibrated View-Synthesis Pipeline (Abstract)

A. Fusiello, Universita di Verona, Italy

L. Irsara, Universita di Verona, Italy

pp. 609-614

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Vanishing Point Detection in Complex Man-made Worlds (Abstract)

Horst Wildenauer, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

Markus Vincze, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

pp. 615-622

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Poster Session: Theory VII

A High Performance Exact Histogram Specification Algorithm (Abstract)

Alessandro Bevilacqua, University of Bologna, Italy

Pietro Azzari, University of Bologna, Italy

pp. 623-628

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Characterising Range Image Features via Gradient Operators (Abstract)

Sonya Coleman, University of Ulster, Ireland

Shanmugalingam Suganthan, University of Ulster, Ireland

Bryan Scotney, University of Ulster, Ireland

pp. 629-634

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Cosegmentation for Image Sequences (Abstract)

Dong Seon Cheng, University of Verona, Italy

Mario A.T. Figueiredo, Instituto de Telecomunicacoes, Portugal

pp. 635-640

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Fast convergence for spectral clustering (Abstract)

M. Aiello, Universita di Napoli "Federico II", Italy

F. Andreozzi, Universita di Napoli "Federico II", Italy

E. Catanzariti, Universita di Napoli "Federico II", Italy

F. Isgro, Universita di Napoli "Federico II", Italy

M. Santoro, Universita di Napoli "Federico II", Italy

pp. 641-646

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Grey Weighted Polar Distance Transform for Outlining Circular and Approximately Circular Objects (Abstract)

Kristin Norell, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

Joakim Lindblad, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

Stina Svensson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

pp. 647-652

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Integrated Edge and Corner Detection (Abstract)

Sonya Coleman, University of Ulster, Ireland

Bryan Scotney, University of Ulster, Ireland

Dermot Kerr, University of Ulster, Ireland

pp. 653-658

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Multidimensional Histogram Equalization and Modification (Abstract)

A.J. McCollum, Oxford Brookes University, UK

W.F. Clocksin, Oxford Brookes University, UK

pp. 659-664

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Parsing Silhouettes without Boundary Curvature (Abstract)

Ralf Juengling, Portland State University, USA

Lakshman Prasad, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA

pp. 665-670

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Surface Segmentation through Concentrated Curvature (Abstract)

Mohammed Mostefa Mesmoudi, University of Mostaganem, Algeria; University of Maryland, USA

Emanuele Danovaro, University of Genova, Italy

Leila De Floriani, University of Genova, Italy

Umberto Port, Free University of Bozen, Italy

pp. 671-676

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Tensor Voting Fields: Direct Votes Computation and New Saliency Functions (Abstract)

Paola Campadelli, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Italy

Gabriele Lombardi, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Italy

pp. 677-684

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Poster Session: Medical Imaging I

A Hybrid Multi-Expert Systems for HEp-2 Staining Pattern Classification (Abstract)

Paolo Soda, Universita Campus Bio-Medico, Italy

Giulio Iannello, Universita Campus Bio-Medico, Italy

pp. 685-690

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CT-PET Landmark-based Lung Registration Using a Dynamic Breathing Model (Abstract)

S. Chambon, ENST, France

A. Moreno, ENST, France

A.P. Santhanam, University of Central Florida, USA; MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, USA

J.P. Rolland, University of Central Florida, USA

E. Angelini, ENST, France

I. Bloch, ENST, France

pp. 691-696

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Two-way interactive refinement of segmented medical volumes (Abstract)

Alberto Signoroni, University of Brescia, Italy

Riccardo Leonardi, University of Brescia, Italy

pp. 697-704

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Oral Session: Theory VIII

Efficient and optimal block matching for motion estimation (Abstract)

Stefano Mattoccia, University of Bologna, Italy

Federico Tombari, University of Bologna, Italy

Luigi Di Stefano, University of Bologna, Italy

Marco Pignoloni, University of Bologna, Italy

pp. 705-710

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Evaluating Classification Reliability for Combining Classifiers (Abstract)

Pasquale Foggia, Universita degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy

Gennaro Percannella, Universita di Salerno, Italy

Carlo Sansone, Universita degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy

Mario Vento, Universita di Salerno, Italy

pp. 711-716

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Orientation Adaptive Discrete Packet Wavelet Decomposition via Shifting Operators for Image Compression (Abstract)

Stefano Andriani, University of New South Wales, Australia; University of Padova, Italy

David Taubman, University of New South Wales, Australia

pp. 717-724

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Oral Session: Medical Imaging II

A new and reliable Poisson noise estimator for radiographic images (Abstract)

I. Frosio, University of Milano, Italy

M. Lucchese, University of Milano, Italy

N.A. Borghese, University of Milano, Italy

pp. 725-730

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Automatic liver segmentation from abdominal CT scans (Abstract)

Paola Campadelli, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Italy

Elena Casiraghi, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Italy

Gabriele Lombardi, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Italy

pp. 731-736

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Edge Tracking of subjective contours in Biomedical Imaging (Abstract)

Giovanni Garibotto, Elsag spa, Italy

Valentina Garibotto, Un. La Bicocca, Italy

pp. 737-742

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Multi-modal non-rigid registration of medical images based on mutual information maximization (Abstract)

Edoardo Ardizzone, Universita di Palermo, Italy

Orazio Gambino, Universita di Palermo, Italy

Marco La Cascia, Universita di Palermo, Italy

Liliana Lo Presti, Universita di Palermo, Italy

Roberto Pirrone, Universita di Palermo, Italy

pp. 743-750

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Poster Session: Theory IX

A Clustering Approach to Object Estimation, Featuring Image Filtering Prototyping for DBSCAN in Virtual Sets (Abstract)

Luca Bianchi, University of Pavia, Italy

Alessandro Martinelli, University of Pavia, Italy

pp. 751-756

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A New Stereo Algorithm Integrating Luminance, Gradient and Segmentation Informations in a Belief-Propagation Framework (Abstract)

Nello Balossino, Universita degli Studi di Torino, Italy

Maurizio Lucenteforte, Universita degli Studi di Torino, Italy

Luca Piovano, Universita degli Studi di Torino, Italy

Giuseppe Pettiti, IEIIT, Italy

Massimiliano Spertino, IEIIT, Italy

pp. 757-762

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Computation of Binary Objects Sides Number using Discrete Geometry, Application to Automatic Pebbles Shape Analysis (Abstract)

Tristan Roussillon, Universite de Lyon, France

Laure Tougne, Universite de Lyon, France

Isabelle Sivignon, Universite de Lyon, France

pp. 763-768

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Image Enhancement Using Elastic Manifolds (Abstract)

Vadim Ratner, Technion--Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

Yehoshua Y. Zeevi, Technion--Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

pp. 769-774

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Matching Relational Structures using the Edge-Association Graph (Abstract)

Andrea Torsello, Universita "Ca' Foscari" di Venezia, Italy

Andrea Albarelli, Universita "Ca' Foscari" di Venezia, Italy

Marcello Pelillo, Universita "Ca' Foscari" di Venezia, Italy

pp. 775-780

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Topology Preserving Marching Cubes-like Algorithms on the Face-Centered Cubic Grid (Abstract)

Robin Strand, Uppsala University, Sweden

Peer Stelldinger, University of Hamburg, Germany

pp. 781-788

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Poster Session: Multimedia IV

Interval-Based Linear Hybrid Dynamical System for Modeling Cross-Media Timing Structures in Multimedia Signals (Abstract)

Hiroaki Kawashima, Kyoto University, Japan

Takashi Matsuyama, Kyoto University, Japan

pp. 789-794

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k-dimensional Size Functions for Shape Description and Comparison (Abstract)

Andrea Cerri, Universita di Bologna, Italy

Silvia Biasotti, IMATI, Italy

Daniela Giorgi, IMATI, Italy

pp. 795-800

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Natural scenes categorization by hierarchical extraction of typicality patterns (Abstract)

A. Perina, Universita degli Studi di Verona, Italy

M. Cristani, Universita degli Studi di Verona, Italy

V. Murino, Universita degli Studi di Verona, Italy

pp. 801-806

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Quality Assessment of Gaussian Blurred Images Using Symmetric Geometric Moments (Abstract)

Chong-Yaw Wee, University of Malaya, Malaysia

Raveendran Paramesran, University of Malaya, Malaysia

R. Mukundan, Universityo f Canterbury, New Zealand

pp. 807-812

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Query translation based on equivalence classes for heterogeneous multimedia repositories using XML and semantic annotation (Abstract)

M. Aguzzi, Univ. Studi di Pavia, Italy

M.G. Albanesi, Univ. Studi di Pavia, Italy

M. Ferretti, Univ. Studi di Pavia, Italy

M. Garlaschelli, Univ. Studi di Pavia, Italy

pp. 813-818

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Segmenting Moving Objects in MPEG Videos in the Presence of Camera Motion (Abstract)

Ralph Ewerth, University of Siegen, Germany; University of Marburg, Germany

Martin Schwalb, University of Marburg, Germany

Paul Tessmann, University of Marburg, Germany

Bernd Freisleben, University of Siegen, Germany; University of Marburg, Germany

pp. 819-824

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SIFT Features Tracking for Video Stabilization (Abstract)

Sebastiano Battiato, University of Catania, Italy

Giovanni Gallo, University of Catania, Italy

Giovanni Puglisi, University of Catania, Italy

Salvatore Scellato, Scuola Superiore di Catania, Italy

pp. 825-830

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Wavelet domain watermark embedding strategy using TTCQ quantization (Abstract)

A. Makhloufi, El Manar University, Tunisia

A. Ouled Zaid, El Manar University, Tunisia

A. Bouallegue, El Manar University, Tunisia

pp. 831-836

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Window Detection in Facades (Abstract)

Haider Ali, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

Christin Seifert, Joanneum Research, Austria

Nitin Jindal, Joanneum Research, Austria

Lucas Paletta, Joanneum Research, Austria

Gerhard Paar, Joanneum Research, Austria

pp. 837-842

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Author Index

Author Index (PDF)

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