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ECCV
2008
Springer
14 years 12 months ago
A Linear Time Histogram Metric for Improved SIFT Matching
We present a new metric between histograms such as SIFT descriptors and a linear time algorithm for its computation. It is common practice to use the L2 metric for comparing SIFT d...
Ofir Pele, Michael Werman
ECCV
2008
Springer
14 years 12 months ago
An Incremental Learning Method for Unconstrained Gaze Estimation
Abstract. This paper presents an online learning algorithm for appearancebased gaze estimation that allows free head movement in a casual desktop environment. Our method avoids the...
Yusuke Sugano, Yasuyuki Matsushita, Yoichi Sato, H...
ECCV
2008
Springer
14 years 12 months ago
Background Subtraction on Distributions
Environmental monitoring applications present a challenge to current background subtraction algorithms that analyze the temporal variability of pixel intensities, due to the comple...
Teresa Ko, Stefano Soatto, Deborah Estrin
ECCV
2008
Springer
14 years 12 months ago
Structuring Visual Words in 3D for Arbitrary-View Object Localization
Abstract. We propose a novel and efficient method for generic arbitraryview object class detection and localization. In contrast to existing singleview and multi-view methods using...
Jianxiong Xiao, Jingni Chen, Dit-Yan Yeung, Long Q...
ECCV
2008
Springer
14 years 12 months ago
Projected Texture for Object Classification
Algorithms for classification of 3D objects either recover the depth information lost during imaging using multiple images, structured lighting, image cues, etc. or work directly t...
Avinash Sharma, Anoop M. Namboodiri
ECCV
2008
Springer
14 years 12 months ago
Signature-Based Document Image Retrieval
As the most pervasive method of individual identification and document authentication, signatures present convincing evidence and provide an important form of indexing for effectiv...
Guangyu Zhu, Yefeng Zheng, David S. Doermann
ECCV
2008
Springer
14 years 12 months ago
Object Recognition by Integrating Multiple Image Segmentations
The joint tasks of object recognition and object segmentation from a single image are complex in their requirement of not only correct classification, but also deciding exactly whi...
Caroline Pantofaru, Cordelia Schmid, Martial Heber...
ECCV
2008
Springer
14 years 12 months ago
Training Hierarchical Feed-Forward Visual Recognition Models Using Transfer Learning from Pseudo-Tasks
Abstract. Building visual recognition models that adapt across different domains is a challenging task for computer vision. While feature-learning machines in the form of hierarchi...
Amr Ahmed, Kai Yu, Wei Xu, Yihong Gong, Eric P. Xi...
ECCV
2008
Springer
14 years 12 months ago
An Extended Phase Field Higher-Order Active Contour Model for Networks and Its Application to Road Network Extraction from VHR S
This paper addresses the segmentation from an image of entities that have the form of a `network', i.e. the region in the image corresponding to the entity is composed of bran...
Ian H. Jermyn, Josiane Zerubia, Ting Peng, V&eacut...
ECCV
2008
Springer
14 years 12 months ago
Unsupervised Learning of Skeletons from Motion
Abstract. Humans demonstrate a remarkable ability to parse complicated motion sequences into their constituent structures and motions. We investigate this problem, attempting to le...
David A. Ross, Daniel Tarlow, Richard S. Zemel