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Bhaskar Chakraborty; Andrew Bagdanov; Jordi Gonzalez |
| Title |
Towards Real-Time Human Action Recognition |
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Conference Article |
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2009 |
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4th Iberian Conference on Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis |
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5524 |
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This work presents a novel approach to human detection based action-recognition in real-time. To realize this goal our method first detects humans in different poses using a correlation-based approach. Recognition of actions is done afterward based on the change of the angular values subtended by various body parts. Real-time human detection and action recognition are very challenging, and most state-of-the-art approaches employ complex feature extraction and classification techniques, which ultimately becomes a handicap for real-time recognition. Our correlation-based method, on the other hand, is computationally efficient and uses very simple gradient-based features. For action recognition angular features of body parts are extracted using a skeleton technique. Results for action recognition are comparable with the present state-of-the-art. |
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Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal |
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
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0302-9743 |
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978-3-642-02171-8 |
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IbPRIA |
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DAG @ dag @ CBG2009 |
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1215 |
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Murad Al Haj; Andrew Bagdanov; Jordi Gonzalez; Xavier Roca |
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Robust and Efficient Multipose Face Detection Using Skin Color Segmentation |
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Conference Article |
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2009 |
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4th Iberian Conference on Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis |
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5524 |
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In this paper we describe an efficient technique for detecting faces in arbitrary images and video sequences. The approach is based on segmentation of images or video frames into skin-colored blobs using a pixel-based heuristic. Scale and translation invariant features are then computed from these segmented blobs which are used to perform statistical discrimination between face and non-face classes. We train and evaluate our method on a standard, publicly available database of face images and analyze its performance over a range of statistical pattern classifiers. The generalization of our approach is illustrated by testing on an independent sequence of frames containing many faces and non-faces. These experiments indicate that our proposed approach obtains false positive rates comparable to more complex, state-of-the-art techniques, and that it generalizes better to new data. Furthermore, the use of skin blobs and invariant features requires fewer training samples since significantly fewer non-face candidate regions must be considered when compared to AdaBoost-based approaches. |
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
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0302-9743 |
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978-3-642-02171-8 |
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IbPRIA |
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DAG @ dag @ ABG2009 |
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1216 |
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D. Jayagopi; Bogdan Raducanu; D. Gatica-Perez |
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Characterizing conversational group dynamics using nonverbal behaviour |
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Conference Article |
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2009 |
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10th IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo |
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370–373 |
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This paper addresses the novel problem of characterizing conversational group dynamics. It is well documented in social psychology that depending on the objectives a group, the dynamics are different. For example, a competitive meeting has a different objective from that of a collaborative meeting. We propose a method to characterize group dynamics based on the joint description of a group members' aggregated acoustical nonverbal behaviour to classify two meeting datasets (one being cooperative-type and the other being competitive-type). We use 4.5 hours of real behavioural multi-party data and show that our methodology can achieve a classification rate of upto 100%. |
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New York, USA |
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1945-7871 |
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978-1-4244-4290-4 |
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ICME |
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OR;MV |
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BCNPCL @ bcnpcl @ JRG2009 |
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1217 |
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| Author |
Fadi Dornaika; Bogdan Raducanu |
| Title |
Three-Dimensional Face Pose Detection and Tracking Using Monocular Videos: Tool and Application |
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Journal Article |
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2009 |
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IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics part B |
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TSMCB |
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39 |
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4 |
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935–944 |
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Recently, we have proposed a real-time tracker that simultaneously tracks the 3-D head pose and facial actions in monocular video sequences that can be provided by low quality cameras. This paper has two main contributions. First, we propose an automatic 3-D face pose initialization scheme for the real-time tracker by adopting a 2-D face detector and an eigenface system. Second, we use the proposed methods-the initialization and tracking-for enhancing the human-machine interaction functionality of an AIBO robot. More precisely, we show how the orientation of the robot's camera (or any active vision system) can be controlled through the estimation of the user's head pose. Applications based on head-pose imitation such as telepresence, virtual reality, and video games can directly exploit the proposed techniques. Experiments on real videos confirm the robustness and usefulness of the proposed methods. |
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BCNPCL @ bcnpcl @ DoR2009a |
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1218 |
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Miquel Ferrer; Ernest Valveny; F. Serratosa; I. Bardaji; Horst Bunke |
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Graph-based k-means clustering: A comparison of the set versus the generalized median graph |
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Conference Article |
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2009 |
Publication |
13th International Conference on Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns |
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5702 |
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342–350 |
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In this paper we propose the application of the generalized median graph in a graph-based k-means clustering algorithm. In the graph-based k-means algorithm, the centers of the clusters have been traditionally represented using the set median graph. We propose an approximate method for the generalized median graph computation that allows to use it to represent the centers of the clusters. Experiments on three databases show that using the generalized median graph as the clusters representative yields better results than the set median graph. |
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Münster, Germany |
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
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LNCS |
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0302-9743 |
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978-3-642-03766-5 |
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CAIP |
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DAG |
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DAG @ dag @ FVS2009d |
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1219 |
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Oriol Ramos Terrades; Ernest Valveny; Salvatore Tabbone |
| Title |
Optimal Classifier Fusion in a Non-Bayesian Probabilistic Framework |
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Journal Article |
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2009 |
Publication |
IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence |
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TPAMI |
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31 |
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9 |
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1630–1644 |
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The combination of the output of classifiers has been one of the strategies used to improve classification rates in general purpose classification systems. Some of the most common approaches can be explained using the Bayes' formula. In this paper, we tackle the problem of the combination of classifiers using a non-Bayesian probabilistic framework. This approach permits us to derive two linear combination rules that minimize misclassification rates under some constraints on the distribution of classifiers. In order to show the validity of this approach we have compared it with other popular combination rules from a theoretical viewpoint using a synthetic data set, and experimentally using two standard databases: the MNIST handwritten digit database and the GREC symbol database. Results on the synthetic data set show the validity of the theoretical approach. Indeed, results on real data show that the proposed methods outperform other common combination schemes. |
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0162-8828 |
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DAG @ dag @ RVT2009 |
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1220 |
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| Author |
Ricard Coll; Alicia Fornes; Josep Llados |
| Title |
Graphological Analysis of Handwritten Text Documents for Human Resources Recruitment |
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Conference Article |
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2009 |
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10th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition |
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1081–1085 |
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The use of graphology in recruitment processes has become a popular tool in many human resources companies. This paper presents a model that links features from handwritten images to a number of personality characteristics used to measure applicant aptitudes for the job in a particular hiring scenario. In particular we propose a model of measuring active personality and leadership of the writer. Graphological features that define such a profile are measured in terms of document and script attributes like layout configuration, letter size, shape, slant and skew angle of lines, etc. After the extraction, data is classified using a neural network. An experimental framework with real samples has been constructed to illustrate the performance of the approach. |
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Barcelona, Spain |
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1520-5363 |
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978-1-4244-4500-4 |
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ICDAR |
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DAG |
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DAG @ dag @ CFL2009 |
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1221 |
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Alicia Fornes; Josep Llados; Gemma Sanchez; Horst Bunke |
| Title |
Symbol-independent writer identification in old handwritten music scores |
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Conference Article |
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2009 |
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In proceedings of 8th IAPR International Workshop on Graphics Recognition |
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186–197 |
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La Rochelle, France |
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
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0302-9743 |
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978-3-642-13727-3 |
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GREC |
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DAG |
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DAG @ dag @ FLS2009a |
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1222 |
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Alicia Fornes; Josep Llados; Gemma Sanchez; Horst Bunke |
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On the use of textural features for writer identification in old handwritten music scores |
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Conference Article |
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2009 |
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10th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition |
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996 - 1000 |
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Writer identification consists in determining the writer of a piece of handwriting from a set of writers. In this paper we present a system for writer identification in old handwritten music scores which uses only music notation to determine the author. The steps of the proposed system are the following. First of all, the music sheet is preprocessed for obtaining a music score without the staff lines. Afterwards, four different methods for generating texture images from music symbols are applied. Every approach uses a different spatial variation when combining the music symbols to generate the textures. Finally, Gabor filters and Grey-scale Co-ocurrence matrices are used to obtain the features. The classification is performed using a k-NN classifier based on Euclidean distance. The proposed method has been tested on a database of old music scores from the 17th to 19th centuries, achieving encouraging identification rates. |
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Barcelona |
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1520-5363 |
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978-1-4244-4500-4 |
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DAG |
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DAG @ dag @ FLS2009b |
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1223 |
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Agnes Borras; Josep Llados |
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Corest: A measure of color and space stability to detect salient regions according to human criteria |
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Conference Article |
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2009 |
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5th International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications |
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204-209 |
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Lisboa, Portugal |
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978-989-8111-69-2 |
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VISAPP |
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DAG @ dag @ BoL2009 |
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1225 |
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Sergio Escalera; R. M. Martinez; Jordi Vitria; Petia Radeva; Maria Teresa Anguera |
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Dominance Detection in Face-to-face Conversations |
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Conference Article |
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2009 |
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2nd IEEE Workshop on CVPR for Human communicative Behavior analysis |
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97–102 |
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Dominance is referred to the level of influence a person has in a conversation. Dominance is an important research area in social psychology, but the problem of its automatic estimation is a very recent topic in the contexts of social and wearable computing. In this paper, we focus on dominance detection from visual cues. We estimate the correlation among observers by categorizing the dominant people in a set of face-to-face conversations. Different dominance indicators from gestural communication are defined, manually annotated, and compared to the observers opinion. Moreover, the considered indicators are automatically extracted from video sequences and learnt by using binary classifiers. Results from the three analysis shows a high correlation and allows the categorization of dominant people in public discussion video sequences. |
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Miami, USA |
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2160-7508 |
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978-1-4244-3994-2 |
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CVPR |
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HuPBA; OR; MILAB;MV |
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BCNPCL @ bcnpcl @ EMV2009 |
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1227 |
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Francesco Ciompi; Oriol Pujol; E Fernandez-Nofrerias; J. Mauri; Petia Radeva |
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ECOC Random Fields for Lumen Segmentation in Radial Artery IVUS Sequences |
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Conference Article |
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2009 |
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12th International Conference on Medical Image and Computer Assisted Intervention |
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5762 |
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The measure of lumen volume on radial arteries can be used to evaluate the vessel response to different vasodilators. In this paper, we present a framework for automatic lumen segmentation in longitudinal cut images of radial artery from Intravascular ultrasound sequences. The segmentation is tackled as a classification problem where the contextual information is exploited by means of Conditional Random Fields (CRFs). A multi-class classification framework is proposed, and inference is achieved by combining binary CRFs according to the Error-Correcting-Output-Code technique. The results are validated against manually segmented sequences. Finally, the method is compared with other state-of-the-art classifiers. |
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London, UK |
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
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0302-9743 |
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978-3-642-04270-6 |
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MICCAI |
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MILAB;HuPBA |
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BCNPCL @ bcnpcl @ CPF2009 |
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1228 |
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Salim Jouili; Salvatore Tabbone; Ernest Valveny |
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Evaluation of graph matching measures for documents retrieval |
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2009 |
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In proceedings of 8th IAPR International Workshop on Graphics Recognition |
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13–21 |
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Graph Matching; Graph retrieval; structural representation; Performance Evaluation |
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In this paper we evaluate four graph distance measures. The analysis is performed for document retrieval tasks. For this aim, different kind of documents are used which include line drawings (symbols), ancient documents (ornamental letters), shapes and trademark-logos. The experimental results show that the performance of each grahp distance measure depends on the kind of data and the graph representation technique. |
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La Rochelle, France |
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0302-9743 |
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978-3-642-13727-3 |
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GREC |
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DAG @ dag @ JTV2009a |
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1230 |
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Pierluigi Casale; Oriol Pujol; Petia Radeva; Jordi Vitria |
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A First Approach to Activity Recognition Using Topic Models |
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2009 |
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12th International Conference of the Catalan Association for Artificial Intelligence |
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202 |
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74 - 82 |
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In this work, we present a first approach to activity patterns discovery by mean of topic models. Using motion data collected with a wearable device we prototype, TheBadge, we analyse raw accelerometer data using Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA), a particular instantiation of topic models. Results show that for particular values of the parameters necessary for applying LDA to a countinous dataset, good accuracies in activity classification can be achieved. |
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Cardona, Spain |
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978-1-60750-061-2 |
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CCIA |
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OR;MILAB;HuPBA;MV |
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BCNPCL @ bcnpcl @ CPR2009e |
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1231 |
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Angel Sappa; Mohammad Rouhani |
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Efficient Distance Estimation for Fitting Implicit Quadric Surfaces |
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2009 |
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16th IEEE International Conference on Image Processing |
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3521–3524 |
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This paper presents a novel approach for estimating the shortest Euclidean distance from a given point to the corresponding implicit quadric fitting surface. It first estimates the orthogonal orientation to the surface from the given point; then the shortest distance is directly estimated by intersecting the implicit surface with a line passing through the given point according to the estimated orthogonal orientation. The proposed orthogonal distance estimation is easily obtained without increasing computational complexity; hence it can be used in error minimization surface fitting frameworks. Comparisons of the proposed metric with previous approaches are provided to show both improvements in CPU time as well as in the accuracy of the obtained results. Surfaces fitted by using the proposed geometric distance estimation and state of the art metrics are presented to show the viability of the proposed approach. |
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Cairo, Egypt |
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1522-4880 |
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978-1-4244-5653-6 |
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