: Structural queries constitute a special form of content-basedretrieval where the user specifiesa set of spatial constraints among query variables and asks for all configurations ...
This paper presents efficient methods for automatic detection and extraction of blood vessels and optic disc (OD) both of which are two prominent anatomical structures in ocular f...
Most image retrieval systems perform a linear search over the database to find the closest match to a query. However, databases usually exhibit a natural grouping structure into c...
Abstract. We study the problem of evaluating RDF queries over structured overlay networks. We consider the publish/subscribe scenario where nodes subscribe with long-standing queri...
A hierarchical framework for the recognition of complex deformable shapes is developed. In extension to traditional approaches an additional layer of control is introduced to guid...