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MIR
2004
ACM
236views Multimedia» more  MIR 2004»
14 years 3 months ago
Boosting contextual information in content-based image retrieval
We present a new framework for characterizing and retrieving objects in cluttered scenes. This CBIR system is based on a new representation describing every object taking into acc...
Jaume Amores, Nicu Sebe, Petia Radeva, Theo Gevers...
SIGMOD
1999
ACM
183views Database» more  SIGMOD 1999»
14 years 2 months ago
OPTICS: Ordering Points To Identify the Clustering Structure
Cluster analysis is a primary method for database mining. It is either used as a stand-alone tool to get insight into the distribution of a data set, e.g. to focus further analysi...
Mihael Ankerst, Markus M. Breunig, Hans-Peter Krie...
ICCAD
1993
IEEE
101views Hardware» more  ICCAD 1993»
14 years 1 months ago
Convexity-based algorithms for design centering
A new technique for design centering, and for polytope approximation of the feasible region for a design are presented. In the rst phase, the feasible region is approximated by a ...
Sachin S. Sapatnekar, Pravin M. Vaidya, Steve M. K...
FGR
2004
IEEE
167views Biometrics» more  FGR 2004»
14 years 1 months ago
Adaptive Learning of an Accurate Skin-Color Model
Due to variations of lighting conditions, camera hardware settings, and the range of skin coloration among human beings, a pre-defined skin-color model cannot accurately capture t...
Qiang Zhu, Kwang-Ting Cheng, Ching-Tung Wu, Yi-Leh...
GECCO
2008
Springer
179views Optimization» more  GECCO 2008»
13 years 11 months ago
Evolutionary swarm design of architectural idea models
In this paper we present a swarm grammar system that makes use of bio-inspired mechanisms of reproduction, communication and construction in order to build three-dimensional struc...
Sebastian von Mammen, Christian Jacob