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ICPR
2008
IEEE
14 years 6 months ago
Parameter-based reduction of Gaussian mixture models with a variational-Bayes approach
This paper 1 proposes a technique for simplifying a given Gaussian mixture model, i.e. reformulating the density in a more parcimonious manner, if possible (less Gaussian componen...
Pierrick Bruneau, Marc Gelgon, Fabien Picarougne
ICPR
2008
IEEE
14 years 6 months ago
Generative models for fingerprint individuality using ridge models
Generative models of pattern individuality attempt to learn the distribution of observed quantitative features to determine the probability of two random patterns being the same. ...
Chang Su, Sargur N. Srihari
ICPR
2008
IEEE
14 years 6 months ago
Using collaborative learning for image contrast enhancement
In this paper we propose a novel image contrast enhancement method using collaborative learning. Block-based histogram equalization methods such as contrast limited adaptive histo...
Yuchou Chang, Dah-Jye Lee, James K. Archibald, Yi ...
ICPR
2008
IEEE
14 years 6 months ago
Graph-based semi-supervised learning with redundant views
In this paper, we propose a novel semi-supervised algorithm, which works under a two-view setting. Our algorithm, named Kernel Canonical Component Analysis Graph (KC-GRAPH), can e...
Yun-Chao Gong, Chuanliang Chen, Yingjie Tian
ICPR
2008
IEEE
14 years 6 months ago
Shape-based matching of heart sounds
In this paper, we present an approach to matching heart sounds based on modeling the morphological variations of audio envelopes through a constrained nonrigid translation transfo...
Tanveer Fathima Syeda-Mahmood, Fei Wang
ICPR
2008
IEEE
14 years 6 months ago
Denighting: Enhancement of nighttime images for a surveillance camera
Akito Yamasaki, Hidenori Takauji, Shun'ichi Kaneko...
ICPR
2008
IEEE
14 years 6 months ago
Grading nuclear pleomorphism on histological micrographs
A mainstay in cancer diagnostics is the classification or grading of cell nuclei based on their appearance. While the analysis of cytological samples has been automated successful...
Eric Cosatto, Matthew Miller, Hans Peter Graf, Joh...
ICPR
2008
IEEE
14 years 6 months ago
An improved mean-shift tracker with kernel prediction and scale optimisation targeting for low-frame-rate video tracking
The mean-shift (MS) algorithm is widely used in object tracking because of its speed and simplicity. However, it assumes certain overlap of object appearance and smooth change in ...
Zhidong Li, Jing Chen, Nicol N. Schraudolph
ICPR
2008
IEEE
14 years 6 months ago
Combined visual attention model for video sequences
The paper presents a model of visual attention combined with eye tracking to drive content-based retrieval of image data in order to facilitate understanding and development of ne...
Mariofanna G. Milanova, Stuart Harvey Rubin, Roume...
ICPR
2008
IEEE
14 years 6 months ago
Representative feature chain for single gallery image face recognition
Under the constraint of using only a single gallery image per person, this paper proposes a fast multi-class pattern classification approach to 2D face recognition robust to chan...
Shaokang Chen, Conrad Sanderson, Sai Sun, Brian C....