In this paper we unify two supposedly distinct tasks in multimedia retrieval. One task involves answering queries with a few examples. The other involves learning models for seman...
Object identification (OID) is specialized recognition where the category is known (e.g. cars) and the algorithm recognizes an object's exact identity (e.g. Bob's BMW). ...
Andras Ferencz, Erik G. Learned-Miller, Jitendra M...
The vocabulary used in speech usually consists of two types of words: a limited set of common words, shared across multiple documents, and a virtually unlimited set of rare words, ...
Stefan Kombrink, Mirko Hannemann, Lukas Burget, Hy...
In the framework of a face verification system using local features and a Gaussian Mixture Model based classifier, we address the problem of non-frontal face verification (when on...
We study the phenomenon of cognitive learning from an algorithmic standpoint. How does the brain effectively learn concepts from a small number of examples despite the fact that e...