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Robust kernel Isomap
Isomap is one of widely-used low-dimensional embedding methods, where geodesic distances on a weighted graph are incorporated with the classical scaling (metric multidimensional s...
Heeyoul Choi, Seungjin Choi
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2007
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Estimation of skew angles for scanned documents based on piecewise covering by parallelograms
We propose a fast and robust skew estimation method for scanned documents that estimates skew angles based on piecewise covering of objects, such as textlines, figures, forms, or...
Chien-Hsing Chou, Shih-Yu Chu, Fu Chang
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2007
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Fingerprint enhancement using STFT analysis
Contrary to popular belief, despite decades of research in fingerprints, reliable fingerprint recognition is still an open problem. Extracting features out of poor quality print...
Sharat Chikkerur, Alexander N. Cartwright, Venu Go...
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2007
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Information cut for clustering using a gradient descent approach
We introduce a new graph cut for clustering which we call the Information Cut. It is derived using Parzen windowing to estimate an information theoretic distance measure between p...
Robert Jenssen, Deniz Erdogmus, Kenneth E. Hild II...
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2007
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Newtonian clustering: An approach based on molecular dynamics and global optimization
Given a data set, a dynamical procedure is applied to the data points in order to shrink and separate, possibly overlapping clusters. Namely, Newton’s equations of motion are em...
Konstantinos Blekas, Isaac E. Lagaris