Preface

Committees (PDF)

pp. xi

List of Reviewers for WACV'98 (PDF)

pp. xii

Session 1A: Tracking

Jacobian Images of Super-Resolved Texture Maps for Model-Based Motion Estimation and Tracking (Abstract)

Frank Dellaert, Carnegie Mellon University

Sebastian Thrun, Carnegie Mellon University

Chuck Thorpe, Carnegie Mellon University

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Moving Target Classification and Tracking from Real-time Video (Abstract)

Alan J. Lipton, Carnegie Mellon University

Hironobu Fujiyoshi, Carnegie Mellon University

Raju S. Patil, Carnegie Mellon University

pp. 8

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Real-time Human Motion Analysis by Image Skeletonization (Abstract)

Hironobu Fujiyoshi, Carnegie Mellon University

Alan J. Lipton, Carnegie Mellon University

pp. 15

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Efficient Computation of the Most Probable Motion from Fuzzy Correspondences (Abstract)

Moshe Ben-Ezra, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Shmuel Peleg, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Michael Werman, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

pp. 22

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Session 1B: Actions and Activities

Video Occupant Detection for Airbag Deployment (Abstract)

John Krumm, Sandia National Laboratories

Greg Kirk, Sandia National Laboratories

pp. 30

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Parking Lot Analysis and Visualization from Aerial Images (Abstract)

Xiaoguang Wang, University of Massachusetts

Allen R Hanson, University of Massachusetts

pp. 36

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Recognizing Human Actions in a Static Room (Abstract)

Douglas Ayers, University of Central Florida

Mubarak Shah, University of Central Florida

pp. 42

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Session 2A: Mosaicing I

Rotation and Zooming in Image Mosaicing (Abstract)

Fady Badra, McGill University

Ala Qumsieh, McGill University

Gregory Dudek, McGill University

pp. 50

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VideoBrush^TM: Experiences with Consumer Video Mosaicing (Abstract)

H. S. Sawhney, Sarnoff Corporation

R. Kumar, Sarnoff Corporation

G. Gendel, Sarnoff Corporation

J. Bergen, Sarnoff Corporation

D. Dixon, Sarnoff Corporation

V. Paragano, Sarnoff Corporation

pp. 56

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Scanning a Document with a Small Camera Attached to a Mouse (Abstract)

Toshiyasu Nakao, NEC Corporation

Atsushi Kashitani, NEC Corporation

Akio Kaneyoshi, NEC Corporation

pp. 63

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Registration Calibration and Blending in Creating High Quality Panoramas (Abstract)

Yalin Xiong, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Ken Turkowski, Apple Computer

pp. 69

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Session 3A: Indexing

Bimodal System for Interactive Indexing and Retrieval of Pathology Images (Abstract)

Dorin Comaniciu, Rutgers University

Peter Meer, Rutgers University

David Foran, UMDNJ-RWJ

Attila Medl, Rutgers University

pp. 76

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On computing global similarity in images (Abstract)

S. Ravela, University of Massachusetts

R. Manmatha, University of Massachusetts

pp. 82

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David McG. Squire, University of Geneva

pp. 88

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Indexing Flowers by Color Names using Domain Knowledge-driven Segmentation (Abstract)

Madirakshi Das, University of Massachusetts

R. Manmatha, University of Massachusetts

Edward M. Riseman, University of Massachusetts

pp. 94

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Session 3B: Medical and Document Imaging

Integrated Approaches to Non Rigid Registration in Medical Images (Abstract)

Yongmei Wang, Yale University

Lawrence H Staib, Yale University

pp. 102

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Analysis of The Tongue Surface Movement Using A Spatiotemporally Coherent Deformable Model (Abstract)

Yusuf Sinan Akgul, University of Delaware

Chandra Kambhamettu, University of Delaware

Maureen Stone, The University of Maryland Medical School

pp. 109

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Automatic Contour Detection by Encoding Knowledge into Active Contour Models (Abstract)

Olivier G?rard, Laboratoires d?Electronique Philips S.A.S.

Sh?rif Makram-Ebeid, Laboratoires d?Electronique Philips S.A.S.

pp. 115

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Letter-Level Shape Description by Skeletonization in Faded Documents (Abstract)

Rahul Singh, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

Michael C. Wade, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

Nikolaos P. Papanikolopoulos, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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A Polarization of Light Based System, designed for Real Time Applications in Computer Vision, making Use of Highlights in a Metallic Environment (Abstract)

Session 4A: Industrial Inspection

C. Awanzino, Universit? Blaise Pascal; CEA-LETI

L. Letellier, CEA-LETI

J.M. Lavest, Universit? Blaise Pascal

M. Dhome, Universit? Blaise Pascal

C. Faye, ENSEA-ETIS

pp. 128

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A Computer Vision System for Lumber Production Planning (Abstract)

Suchendra M Bhandarkar, The University of Georgia

Timothy D Faust, The University of Georgia

Mengjin Tang, The University of Georgia

pp. 134

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Surface Reconstruction from Sparse Fringe Contours (Abstract)

G Cong, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

B Parvin, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

pp. 140

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Volumetric Description of Dip Solder Joints from Range Data (Abstract)

Yuji Takagi, Hitachi Ltd.

Gerard Medioni, University of Southern California

pp. 146

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Session 4B: Mosaicing II

Influence of Global Constraints and Lens Distortion on Pose and Appearance Recovery from a Purely Rotating Camera (Abstract)

Stephen C. Hsu, Sarnoff Corporation

Harpreet S. Sawhney, Sarnoff Corporation

pp. 154

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3D Reconstruction of Environments for Virtual Collaboration (Abstract)

Ruzena Bajcsy, University of Pennsylvania

Reyes Enciso, University of Pennsylvania

Gerda Kamberova, University of Pennsylvania

Lucien Nocera, University of Pennsylvania

Radim S?ra, Czech Technical University

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View Synthesis by Trinocular Edge Matching and Transfer (Abstract)

Stephen Pollard, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories

Maurizio Pilu, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories

Sean Hayes, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories

Adele Lorusso, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories

pp. 168

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Omni-Rig Sensors: What Can be Done With a Non-Rigid Vision Platform? (Abstract)

Amnon Shashua, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

pp. 174

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Session 5A: Terrain Recovery and Manipulation

Comparative Studies of 3-D Textural Features and Their Reliability in Terrain Classification (Abstract)

Xiaoguang Wang, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Allen R Hanson, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Edward M Riseman, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Howard Schultz, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Structural Lines for Triangulations of Terrain (Abstract)

James J Little, University of British Columbia

Ping Shi, University of British Columbia

pp. 188

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Generalizing over Aspect and Location for Rooftop Detection (Abstract)

Marcus A Maloof, Georgetown University

Pat Langley, Institute for the Study of Learning and Expertise

Thomas O Binford, Stanford University

Ramakant Nevatia, University of Southern California

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Automatic interpretation of contour lines by using external data (Abstract)

Fran?ois DUPONT, IGN - DT / MATIS

Marc P. DESEILLIGNY, IGN - DT / MATIS

Michel GONDRAN, EDF - DER

pp. 200

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Session 5B: Face Analysis and Pose Estimation

A Qualitative Approach to Classifying Head and Eye Pose (Abstract)

P. A. Beardsley, MERL

pp. 208

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Real Time Face and Object Tracking as a Component of a Perceptual User Interface (Abstract)

Gary R. Bradski, Intel Corporation

pp. 214

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Real time Estimation of Head Motion Using Weak Perspective Epipolar Geometry (Abstract)

Takahiro Otsuka, ATR Media Integration & Communications Research Laboratories

Jun Ohya, ATR Media Integration & Communications Research Laboratories

pp. 220

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Face Recognition Using A DCT-HMM Approach (Abstract)

Vinayadatt V. Kohir, Indian Institute of Technology

U. B. Desai, Indian Institute of Technology

pp. 226

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Demo 1: Demo Session I

Interactive 3D Modeling from Multiple Images using Scene Regularities (PDF)

Heung-Yeung Shum, Microsoft Research

Richard Szeliski, Microsoft Research

Simon Baker, Columbia University

Mei Han, Carnegie Mellon University

P. Anandan, Microsoft Research

pp. 234

Catadioptric Video Sensors (PDF)

Shree K. Nayar, Columbia University

Joshua Gluckman, Columbia University

Rahul Swaminathan, Columbia University

Simon Lok, Columbia University

Terry Boult, Columbia University

pp. 236

Real-Time Object Tracking from a Moving Video Camera: A Software Approach on a PC (PDF)

Yoav Rosenberg, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Michael Werman, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

pp. 238

3-D Cardiac Volume Analysis Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (PDF)

Thomas O?Donnell, Siemens Corporate Research

Gareth Funka-Lea, Siemens Corporate Research

pp. 240

Applications of Omnidirectional Imaging: Multi-body tracking and remote reality (PDF)

Terry Boult, EECS Department Lehigh University

Chen Qian, EECS Department Lehigh University

Weihong Yin, EECS Department Lehigh University

Ali Erkin, EECS Department Lehigh University

Peter Lewis, EECS Department Lehigh University

Chris Power, EECS Department Lehigh University

Ross Micheals, EECS Department Lehigh University

pp. 242

Applications of the Geometry of Digital Spaces to Medical Imaging (PDF)

Edgar Gardu?, University of Pennsylvania

Gabor T. Herman, University of Pennsylvania

pp. 244

Interventional 3D-Angiography: Calibration, Reconstruction and Visualization System (PDF)

Ali Bani-Hashemi, Siemens Corporate Research, Princeton

Nassir Navab, Siemens Corporate Research, Princeton

Mariappan Nadar, Siemens Corporate Research, Princeton

Bernhard Geiger, Siemens Corporate Research, Princeton

Rama Ramaraj, Siemens Corporate Research, Princeton

Karl Wiesent, Siemens AG

Thomas Brunner, Siemens AG

pp. 246

A vision system for real time positioning navigation and video mosaicing of sea floor imagery in the application of ROVs/AUVs (PDF)

S. Negahdaripour, University of Miami

X. Xu, University of Miami

A. Khamene, University of Miami

pp. 248

Building Pixel Classifiers using the Interactive Teacher/Learner (ITL) System (PDF)

Demo 2: Demo Session II

Justus H. Piater, University of Massachusetts

Adriana Mincheva, University of Massachusetts

pp. 252

Sensar_Secure^TM Iris Identification System (PDF)

Ted Camus, Sensar, Inc.

Ulf M. Cahn von Seelen, Sensar, Inc.

Guanghua G. Zhang, Sensar, Inc.

P?ter L. Venetianer, Sensar, Inc.

Marcos Salganicoff, Sensar, Inc.

pp. 254

Real-time Tracking of Face Features and Gaze Direction Determination (PDF)

Vera Bakic, Michigan State University

George Stockman, Michigan State University

pp. 256

Longin Jan Latecki, University of Hamburg

Rolf Lak?mper, University of Hamburg

pp. 258

Dynamic 3D Stabilization for Video CG Composite (PDF)

Toshio Moriya, Hitachi, Ltd.

Fumiko Shiojiri, Hitachi, Ltd.

Haruo Takeda, Hitachi, Ltd.

pp. 260

Robust Automatic Target Detection Recognition System For Second Generation FLIR Imagery (PDF)

Huaibin Zhao, The University of Texas at Austin

Shishir Shah, The University of Texas at Austin

Jae Hun Choi, The University of Texas at Austin

Dinesh Nair, The University of Texas at Austin

J. K. Aggarwal, The University of Texas at Austin

pp. 262

Demo 3: Demo Session III

Relevance Feedback in Surfimage (PDF)

Christophe Meilhac, INRIA

Matthias Mitschke, INRIA

Chahab Nastar, INRIA

pp. 266

Bimodal System for Interactive Indexing and Retrieval of Pathology Images (Abstract)

Dorin Comaniciu, Rutgers University

Peter Meer, Rutgers University

David Foran, UMDNJ-RWJ

Attila Medl, Rutgers University

pp. 268

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VideoQ: A Fully Automated Video Retrieval System Using Motion Sketches (PDF)

Shih-Fu Chang, Columbia University

William Chen, Columbia University

Hari Sundaram, Columbia University

pp. 270

MIRACLE: Multimedia Information Retrieval by Analysing Content and Learning from Examples (PDF)

Zhibin Lei, Lucent Technologies

S. Kicha Ganapathy, Lucent Technologies

Robert J. Safranek, Lucent Technologies

pp. 272

An Environment for Interactive Video Organization (PDF)

Madirakshi Das, University of Massachusetts

Shih-Ping Liou, Siemens Corporate Research

pp. 274

Building and Using Hypervideos (PDF)

Pascal Bertolino, INRIA Rh?nes-Alpes, IMAG

Roger Mohr, INRIA Rh?nes-Alpes, IMAG

Cordelia Schmid, INRIA Rh?nes-Alpes, IMAG

Patrick Bouthemy, IRISA/INRIA

Marc Gelgon, IRISA/INRIA

Fabien Spindler, IRISA/INRIA

Serge Benayoun, Alcatel Alsthom Recherche

Helene Bernard, Alcatel Alsthom Recherche

pp. 276

CyliCon: Software package for 3D reconstruction of industrial pipelines (PDF)

Nassir Navab, Siemens Corporate Research, Princeton

Nick Craft, Siemens Corporate Research, Princeton

Sven Bauer, Siemens Corporate Research, Princeton

Ali Bani-Hashemi, Siemens Corporate Research, Princeton

pp. 278

Can a Computer "see" the Beating Heart from "Snow-storm" Images (PDF)

Jian-Zhong Qian, Siemens Corporate Research

pp. 280

Real-Time Fixation, Mosaic Construction and Moving Object Detection from a Moving Camera (PDF)

Demo 4: Demo Session IV

Jayan Eledath, Sarnoff Corporation

Luke McDowell, Sarnoff Corporation

Michael Hansen, Sarnoff Corporation

Lambert Wixson, Sarnoff Corporation

Art Pope, Sarnoff Corporation

Gary Gendel, Sarnoff Corporation

pp. 284

Applying Super-Resolution to Panoramic Mosaics (PDF)

Assaf Zomet, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Shmuel Peleg, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

pp. 286

Real-time stereo processing, obstacle detection, and terrain estimation from vehicle-mounted stereo cameras (PDF)

R. Mandelbaum, Sarnoff Corporation

L. McDowell, Sarnoff Corporation

L. Bogoni, Sarnoff Corporation

B. Reich, Sarnoff Corporation

M. Hansen, Sarnoff Corporation

pp. 288

Multimedia Applications of Computer Vision (PDF)

J. Asmuth, Sarnoff Corporation

D. Dixon, Sarnoff Corporation

K. Hanna, Sarnoff Corporation

S.C. Hsu, Sarnoff Corporation

R. Kumar, Sarnoff Corporation

V. Paragano, Sarnoff Corporation

A. Pope, Sarnoff Corporation

S. Samarasekera, Sarnoff Corporation

H. Sawhney, Sarnoff Corporation

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