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Author Enric Marti; Jaume Rocarias; Ricardo Toledo; Aura Hernandez-Sabate
Title Caronte: plataforma Moodle con gestion flexible de grupos. Primeras experiencias en asignaturas de Ingenieria Informatica Type Miscellaneous
Year 2009 Publication 15th Jornadas de Enseñanza Universitaria de la Informatica Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 461–468
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Abstract En este artículo se presenta Caronte, entorno LMS (Learning Management System) basado en Moodle. Una característica importante del entorno es la gestión flexible de grupos en una asignatura. Entendemos por grupo un conjunto de alumnos que realizan un trabajo y uno de ellos entrega la actividad propuesta (práctica, encuesta, etc.) en representación del grupo. Hemos trabajado en la confección de estos grupos, implementando un sistema de inscripción por contraseña.
Caronte ofrece un conjunto de actividades basadas en este concepto de grupo: encuestas, tareas (entrega de trabajos o prácticas), encuestas de autoevaluación y cuestionarios, entre otras.
Basada en nuestra actividad de encuesta, hemos definido una actividad de Control, que permite un cierto feedback electrónico del profesor sobre la actividad de los alumnos.
Finalmente, se presenta un resumen de las experiencias de uso de Caronte sobre asignaturas de Ingeniería Informática en el curso 2007-08.
Address Barcelona, Spain
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ISSN ISBN 978-84-692-2758-9 Medium
Area Expedition Conference JENUI
Notes IAM;RV;ADAS Approved no
Call Number (up) IAM @ iam @ MRT2009 Serial 1202
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Author Ferran Poveda
Title Visualització i interpretació tridimensional de l’arquitectura de les fibres musculars del miocardi Type Report
Year 2009 Publication Master en Tecnologies Multimedia Abbreviated Journal
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Publisher Place of Publication 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona (Spain) Editor
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Call Number (up) IAM @ iam @ Pov2009 Serial 1625
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Author Misael Rosales; Petia Radeva; Oriol Rodriguez-Leor; Debora Gil
Title Modelling of image-catheter motion for 3-D IVUS Type Journal Article
Year 2009 Publication Medical image analysis Abbreviated Journal MIA
Volume 13 Issue 1 Pages 91-104
Keywords Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS); Motion estimation; Motion decomposition; Fourier
Abstract Three-dimensional intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) allows to visualize and obtain volumetric measurements of coronary lesions through an exploration of the cross sections and longitudinal views of arteries. However, the visualization and subsequent morpho-geometric measurements in IVUS longitudinal cuts are subject to distortion caused by periodic image/vessel motion around the IVUS catheter. Usually, to overcome the image motion artifact ECG-gating and image-gated approaches are proposed, leading to slowing the pullback acquisition or disregarding part of IVUS data. In this paper, we argue that the image motion is due to 3-D vessel geometry as well as cardiac dynamics, and propose a dynamic model based on the tracking of an elliptical vessel approximation to recover the rigid transformation and align IVUS images without loosing any IVUS data. We report an extensive validation with synthetic simulated data and in vivo IVUS sequences of 30 patients achieving an average reduction of the image artifact of 97% in synthetic data and 79% in real-data. Our study shows that IVUS alignment improves longitudinal analysis of the IVUS data and is a necessary step towards accurate reconstruction and volumetric measurements of 3-D IVUS.
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Call Number (up) IAM @ iam @ RRR2009 Serial 1646
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Author Petia Radeva; Jordi Vitria; Fernando Vilariño; Panagiota Spyridonos; Fernando Azpiroz; Juan Malagelada; Fosca de Iorio; Anna Accarino
Title Cascade analysis for intestinal contraction detection Type Patent
Year 2009 Publication US 2009/0284589 A1 Abbreviated Journal USPO
Volume Issue Pages 1-25
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Abstract A method and system cascade analysisi for intestinal contraction detection is provided by extracting from image frames captured in-vivo. The method and system also relate to the detection of turbid liquids in intestinal tracts, to automatic detection of video image frames taken in the gastrointestinal tract including a field of view obstructed by turbid media, and more particulary, to extraction of image data obstructed by turbid media.
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Corporate Author US Patent Office Thesis
Publisher US Patent Office Place of Publication Editor
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Notes MILAB; OR; MV;SIAI Approved no
Call Number (up) IAM @ iam @ RVV2009 Serial 1700
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Author Fernando Vilariño; Panagiota Spyridonos; Petia Radeva; Jordi Vitria; Fernando Azpiroz; Juan Malagelada
Title Device, system and method for measurement and analysis of contractile activity Type Patent
Year 2009 Publication US 2009/0202117 A1 Abbreviated Journal
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Abstract A method and system for determining intestinal dysfunction condition are provided by classifying and analyzing image frames captured in-vivo. The method and system also relate to the detection of contractile activity in intestinal tracts, to automatic detection of video image frames taken in the gastrointestinal tract including contractile activity, and more particularly to measurement and analysis of contractile activity of the GI tract based on image intensity of in vivo image data.
Address Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer
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Notes MV;OR;MILAB;SIAI Approved no
Call Number (up) IAM @ iam @ VSR2009 Serial 1704
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Author Pau Baiget; Carles Fernandez; Xavier Roca; Jordi Gonzalez
Title Generation of Augmented Video Sequences Combining Behavioral Animation and Multi Object Tracking Type Journal Article
Year 2009 Publication Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds Abbreviated Journal
Volume 20 Issue 4 Pages 473–489
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Abstract In this paper we present a novel approach to generate augmented video sequences in real-time, involving interactions between virtual and real agents in real scenarios. On the one hand, real agent motion is estimated by means of a multi-object tracking algorithm, which determines real objects' position over the scenario for each time step. On the other hand, virtual agents are provided with behavior models considering their interaction with the environment and with other agents. The resulting framework allows to generate video sequences involving behavior-based virtual agents that react to real agent behavior and has applications in education, simulation, and in the game and movie industries. We show the performance of the proposed approach in an indoor and outdoor scenario simulating human and vehicle agents. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

We present a novel approach to generate augmented video sequences in real-time, involving interactions between virtual and real agents in real scenarios. On the one hand, real agent motion is estimated by means of a multi-object tracking algorithm, which determines real objects' position over the scenario for each time step. On the other hand, virtual agents are provided with behavior models considering their interaction with the environment and with other agents. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Call Number (up) ISE @ ise @ BFR2009 Serial 1170
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Author Nicola Bellotto; Eric Sommerlade; Ben Benfold; Charles Bibby; I. Reid; Daniel Roth; Luc Van Gool; Carles Fernandez; Jordi Gonzalez
Title A Distributed Camera System for Multi-Resolution Surveillance Type Conference Article
Year 2009 Publication 3rd ACM/IEEE International Conference on Distributed Smart Cameras Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords 10.1109/ICDSC.2009.5289413
Abstract We describe an architecture for a multi-camera, multi-resolution surveillance system. The aim is to support a set of distributed static and pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras and visual tracking algorithms, together with a central supervisor unit. Each camera (and possibly pan-tilt device) has a dedicated process and processor. Asynchronous interprocess communications and archiving of data are achieved in a simple and effective way via a central repository, implemented using an SQL database. Visual tracking data from static views are stored dynamically into tables in the database via client calls to the SQL server. A supervisor process running on the SQL server determines if active zoom cameras should be dispatched to observe a particular target, and this message is effected via writing demands into another database table. We show results from a real implementation of the system comprising one static camera overviewing the environment under consideration and a PTZ camera operating under closed-loop velocity control, which uses a fast and robust level-set-based region tracker. Experiments demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach and its feasibility to multi-camera systems for intelligent surveillance.
Address Como, Italy
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Area Expedition Conference ICDSC
Notes Approved no
Call Number (up) ISE @ ise @ BSB2009 Serial 1205
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Author Carles Fernandez; Pau Baiget; Xavier Roca; Jordi Gonzalez
Title Exploiting Natural Language Generation in Scene Interpretation Type Book Chapter
Year 2009 Publication Human–Centric Interfaces for Ambient Intelligence Abbreviated Journal
Volume 4 Issue Pages 71–93
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Publisher Elsevier Science and Tech Place of Publication Editor
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Call Number (up) ISE @ ise @ FBR2009 Serial 1212
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Author Jordi Gonzalez; Dani Rowe; Javier Varona; Xavier Roca
Title Understanding Dynamic Scenes based on Human Sequence Evaluation Type Journal Article
Year 2009 Publication Image and Vision Computing Abbreviated Journal IMAVIS
Volume 27 Issue 10 Pages 1433–1444
Keywords Image Sequence Evaluation; High-level processing of monitored scenes; Segmentation and tracking in complex scenes; Event recognition in dynamic scenes; Human motion understanding; Human behaviour interpretation; Natural-language text generation; Realistic demonstrators
Abstract In this paper, a Cognitive Vision System (CVS) is presented, which explains the human behaviour of monitored scenes using natural-language texts. This cognitive analysis of human movements recorded in image sequences is here referred to as Human Sequence Evaluation (HSE) which defines a set of transformation modules involved in the automatic generation of semantic descriptions from pixel values. In essence, the trajectories of human agents are obtained to generate textual interpretations of their motion, and also to infer the conceptual relationships of each agent w.r.t. its environment. For this purpose, a human behaviour model based on Situation Graph Trees (SGTs) is considered, which permits both bottom-up (hypothesis generation) and top-down (hypothesis refinement) analysis of dynamic scenes. The resulting system prototype interprets different kinds of behaviour and reports textual descriptions in multiple languages.
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Call Number (up) ISE @ ise @ GRV2009 Serial 1211
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Author Ivan Huerta; Michael Holte; Thomas B. Moeslund; Jordi Gonzalez
Title Detection and Removal of Chromatic Moving Shadows in Surveillance Scenarios Type Conference Article
Year 2009 Publication 12th International Conference on Computer Vision Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 1499 - 1506
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Abstract Segmentation in the surveillance domain has to deal with shadows to avoid distortions when detecting moving objects. Most segmentation approaches dealing with shadow detection are typically restricted to penumbra shadows. Therefore, such techniques cannot cope well with umbra shadows. Consequently, umbra shadows are usually detected as part of moving objects. In this paper we present a novel technique based on gradient and colour models for separating chromatic moving cast shadows from detected moving objects. Firstly, both a chromatic invariant colour cone model and an invariant gradient model are built to perform automatic segmentation while detecting potential shadows. In a second step, regions corresponding to potential shadows are grouped by considering “a bluish effect” and an edge partitioning. Lastly, (i) temporal similarities between textures and (ii) spatial similarities between chrominance angle and brightness distortions are analysed for all potential shadow regions in order to finally identify umbra shadows. Unlike other approaches, our method does not make any a-priori assumptions about camera location, surface geometries, surface textures, shapes and types of shadows, objects, and background. Experimental results show the performance and accuracy of our approach in different shadowed materials and illumination conditions.
Address Kyoto, Japan
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ISSN 1550-5499 ISBN 978-1-4244-4420-5 Medium
Area Expedition Conference ICCV
Notes Approved no
Call Number (up) ISE @ ise @ HHM2009 Serial 1213
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Author Mikhail Mozerov; Ariel Amato; Xavier Roca; Jordi Gonzalez
Title Solving the Multi Object Occlusion Problem in a Multiple Camera Tracking System Type Journal
Year 2009 Publication Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis Abbreviated Journal
Volume 19 Issue 1 Pages 165-171
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Abstract An efficient method to overcome adverse effects of occlusion upon object tracking is presented. The method is based on matching paths of objects in time and solves a complex occlusion-caused problem of merging separate segments of the same path.
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ISSN 1054-6618 ISBN Medium
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Call Number (up) ISE @ ise @ MAR2009a Serial 1160
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Author Mikhail Mozerov; Ariel Amato; Xavier Roca
Title Occlusion Handling in Trinocular Stereo using Composite Disparity Space Image Type Conference Article
Year 2009 Publication 19th International Conference on Computer Graphics and Vision Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 69–73
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Abstract In this paper we propose a method that smartly improves occlusion handling in stereo matching using trinocular stereo. The main idea is based on the assumption that any occluded region in a matched stereo pair (middle-left images) in general is not occluded in the opposite matched pair (middle-right images). Then two disparity space images (DSI) can be merged in one composite DSI. The proposed integration differs from the known approach that uses a cumulative cost. A dense disparity map is obtained with a global optimization algorithm using the proposed composite DSI. The experimental results are evaluated on the Middlebury data set, showing high performance of the proposed algorithm especially in the occluded regions. One of the top positions in the rank of the Middlebury website confirms the performance of our method to be competitive with the best stereo matching.
Address Moscow (Russia)
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ISSN ISBN 978-5-317-02975-3 Medium
Area Expedition Conference GRAPHICON
Notes ISE Approved no
Call Number (up) ISE @ ise @ MAR2009b Serial 1207
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Author Marco Pedersoli; Jordi Gonzalez; Juan J. Villanueva
Title High-Speed Human Detection Using a Multiresolution Cascade of Histograms of Oriented Gradients Type Conference Article
Year 2009 Publication 4th Iberian Conference on Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis Abbreviated Journal
Volume 5524 Issue Pages
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Abstract This paper presents a new method for human detection based on a multiresolution cascade of Histograms of Oriented Gradients (HOG) that can highly reduce the computational cost of the detection search without affecting accuracy. The method consists of a cascade of sliding window detectors. Each detector is a Support Vector Machine (SVM) composed by features at different resolution, from coarse for the first level to fine for the last one.
Considering that the spatial stride of the sliding window search is affected by the HOG features size, unlike previous methods based on Adaboost cascades, we can adopt a spatial stride inversely proportional to the features resolution. This produces that the speed-up of the cascade is not only due to the low number of features that need to be computed in the first levels, but also to the lower number of detection windows that needs to be evaluated.
Experimental results shows that our method permits a detection rate comparable with the state of the art, but at the same time a gain in the speed of the detection search of 10-20 times depending on the cascade configuration.
Address Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
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Publisher Springer Berlin Heidelberg Place of Publication Editor
Language Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title LNCS
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0302-9743 ISBN 978-3-642-02171-8 Medium
Area Expedition Conference IbPRIA
Notes ISE Approved no
Call Number (up) ISE @ ise @ PGV2009 Serial 1214
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Author Ignasi Rius; Jordi Gonzalez; Javier Varona; Xavier Roca
Title Action-specific motion prior for efficient bayesian 3D human body tracking Type Journal Article
Year 2009 Publication Pattern Recognition Abbreviated Journal PR
Volume 42 Issue 11 Pages 2907–2921
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Abstract In this paper, we aim to reconstruct the 3D motion parameters of a human body
model from the known 2D positions of a reduced set of joints in the image plane.
Towards this end, an action-specific motion model is trained from a database of real
motion-captured performances. The learnt motion model is used within a particle
filtering framework as a priori knowledge on human motion. First, our dynamic
model guides the particles according to similar situations previously learnt. Then, the solution space is constrained so only feasible human postures are accepted as valid solutions at each time step. As a result, we are able to track the 3D configuration of the full human body from several cycles of walking motion sequences using only the 2D positions of a very reduced set of joints from lateral or frontal viewpoints.
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ISSN 0031-3203 ISBN Medium
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Notes ISE Approved no
Call Number (up) ISE @ ise @ RGV2009 Serial 1159
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