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DATAMINE
1999
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A Scalable Parallel Algorithm for Self-Organizing Maps with Applications to Sparse Data Mining Problems
Abstract. We describe a scalable parallel implementation of the self organizing map (SOM) suitable for datamining applications involving clustering or segmentation against large da...
Richard D. Lawrence, George S. Almasi, Holly E. Ru...
TIP
1998
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Extraction of signatures from check background based on a filiformity criterion
—Extracting a signature from a check with patterned background is a thorny problem in image segmentation. Methods based on threshold techniques often necessitate meticulous postp...
Salim Djeziri, Fathallah Nouboud, Réjean Pl...
MVA
2007
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Robust Facial Feature Extraction Using Embedded Hidden Markov Model for Face Recognition under Large Pose Variation
We propose an algorithm for extracting facial features robustly from images for face recognition under large pose variation. Rectangular facial features are retrieved via the by-p...
Ping-Han Lee, Yun-Wen Wang, Jison Hsu, Ming-Hsuan ...
PAMI
2007
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Gaussian Mean-Shift Is an EM Algorithm
The mean-shift algorithm, based on ideas proposed by Fukunaga and Hostetler (1975), is a hill-climbing algorithm on the density defined by a finite mixture or a kernel density e...
Miguel Á. Carreira-Perpiñán
PRL
2007
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Neighbor number, valley seeking and clustering
This paper proposes a novel nonparametric clustering algorithm capable of identifying shape-free clusters. This algorithm is based on a nonparametric estimation of the normalized ...
Chaolin Zhang, Xuegong Zhang, Michael Q. Zhang, Ya...