Keynote Address Content-Centric Computing in Visual Systems

R. Jain

Session 9: Image Databases

Color Image Retrieval Fitted to "Classical" Querying

J. Martinez

S. Guillaume

Quality Measures for Interactive Image Retrieval with a Performance Evaluation of Two 3 X 3 Texel-based Methods

D. P. Huijsmans

M. S. Lew

D. Denteneer

Holographic Image Representations: The Fourier Transform Method

A. M. Bruckstein

R. J. Holt

A. N. Netravali

Image Databases Are Not Databases with Images

S. Santini

R. Jain

Poster Session C: Compression, Hardware & Software, Image Databases, Neural Networks, Object Recognition & Reconstruction

Customizing MPEG Video Compression Algorithms to Specific Application Domains: The Case of Highway Monitoring

N. Zingirian

P. Baglietto

M. Maresca

M. Migliardi

A New Lossless Image Compression Algorithm Based on Arithmetic Coding

B. Carpentieri

Analysis of a Two Step MPEG Video System

L. Teixeira

Dedicated Hardware Processors for a Real-Time Image Data Pre-processing Implemented in FPGA Structure

K. Wiatr

Wavelet Transform Architectures: A System Level Review

M. Ferretti

D. Rizzo

Lossless Compression of Pre-press Images Using a Novel Colour Decorrelation Technique

S. Van Assche

W. Philips

I. Lemahieu

Real Time Hardware Architecture for Visual Robot Navigation

F. Marino

E. Stella

N. Veneziani

A. Distante

Speeding Up Fractal Encoding of Images Using a Block Indexing Technique

R. Distasi

M. Nappi

S. Vitulano

Adding Associative Meshes to the PACCO I.P. Environment

A. Biancardi

A. Merigot

Smoothing of MPEG Multi-program Video Coding for Packet Networks

L. Teixeira

T. Andrade

Audio-visual Processing for Scene Change Detection

C. Saraceno

R. Leonardi

Weighted Walkthroughs in Retrieval by Content of Pictorial Data

E. Vicario

W. X. He

A New Approach to Computation of Curvature Scale Space Image for Shape Similarity Retrieval

F. Mokhtarian

S. Abbasi

J. Kittler

Optimal Keys for Image Database Indexing

M. S. Lew

D. P. Huijsmans

D. Denteneer

The Terminological Image Retrieval Model

C. Meghini

F. Sebastiani

U. Straccia

Novel Block Truncation Coding of Image Sequences for Limited-Color Display

S. -C. Pei

C. -M. Cheng

Image Registration with Shape Mixtures

S. Moss

E. R. Hancock

Image Retrieval by Color Regions

A. Del Bimbo

M. Mugnaini

P. Pala

F. Turco

L. Verzucoli

Interactive Model-Based Matching Retrieval

L. Cinque

S. Levialdi

A. Malizia

R. Mancini

Where Are the Ball and Players? Soccer Game Analysis with Color Based Tracking and Image Mosaick

Y. Seo

S. Choi

H. Kim

K. -S. Hong

Histogram Families for Color-Based Retrieval in Image Databases

C. Colombo

A. Rizzi

I. Genovesi

Image Retrieval by Multidimensional Elastic Matching

P. Pala

S. Santini

Optimization Methods in Multilayer Classifier Networks for Automatic Control of Lamellibranch Larva Growth

G. G. Vass

M. Daoudi

F. Ghorbel

Neural Networks for Region Detection

G. Cucurachi

G. Tascini

F. Piazza

Static and Dynamic Attractors of Auto-associative Neural Networks

D. O. Gorodnichy

A. M. Reznik

A Brain-Like Approach to Multistage Hierarchical Image Processing

L. I. Timchenko

Y. F. Kutaev

M. A. Grudin

S. V. Cepornyuk

D. M. Harvey

A. A. Gertsiy

Contextual Edge Detection Using a Recurrent Neural Network

A. J. Pinho

L. B. Almeida

A Divide-and-Conquer Strategy in Recovering Shape of Book Surface from Shading

S. I. Cho

H. Saito

S. Ozawa

Reconstruction of 3D Shape and Texture by Active Rangefinding

Y. Sato

T. Ishikawa

M. Otsuki

Wavelets for Multiresolution Shape Recognition

M. G. Albanesi

L. Lombardi

Invariant Object Representation and Recognition Using Lie Algebra of Perceptual Vector Fields

J. Chao

A. Karasudani

K. Minowa

A Fast Approach for Determining of Visibility of 3D Object's Surfaces

N. M. Sirakov

Direct Aspect-Based 3D Object Recognition

M. Pontil

A. Verri

Visualizing Parametric Surfaces at Variable Resolution

L. De Floriani

P. Magillo

E. Puppo

Learning Visual Ideals

M. Burge

W. Burger

Session 10: Recognition & Reconstruction

Adaptive Non-cartesian Networks for Vision

J. R. Serra

J. B. Subirana

Adaptive Logic Networks for Facial Feature Detection

D. O. Gorodnichy

W. W. Armstrong

X. Li

An Appearance-Based Approach to Gesture-Recognition

J. Martin

J. L. Crowley

Exponential Vector Field Tomography

K. Strahlen

Poster Session D: Biomedical Applications, Detection, Control & Surveillance, Inspection, Optical Character Recognition

Detection of Rib Shadows in Digital Chest Radiographs

S. Sarkar

S. Chaudhuri

A Markov Random Field Model for Bony Tissue Classification

J. M. Pardo

D. Cabello

J. Heras

A New Methodology to Automatically Segment Biomedical Images

A. Garrido

N. Perez De La Blanca

M. Garcia-Silvente

Histogram-Based Image Registration for Digital Subtraction Angiography

T. M. Buzug

J. Weese

C. Lorenz

W. Beil

A Method for Segmentation of CT Head Images

S. Loncaric

D. Kovacevic

Automatic Recognition of Spicules in Mammograms

H. Jiang

W. Tiu

S. Yamamoto

S. -i. Iisaku

Specialized Environment for Medical Radiological Image Visualization

V. Di Lecce

A. Guerriero

Interactive Segmentation of 3D Ultrasound Using Deformable Solid Models and Active Contours

C. R. Dance

M. H. Syn

R. W. Prager

J. P. M. Gosling

L. H. Berman

K. J. Dalton

Computer Aided Diagnosis System for Lung Cancer Based on Helical CT Images

Y. Kawata

K. Kanazawa

S. Toshioka

N. Niki

H. Satoh

H. Ohmatsu

K. Eguchi

N. Moriyama

A Generalized Geometry and Intensity Based Partial Volume Correction for Magnetic Resonance Images

F. Bello

A. C. F. Colchester

S. A. Roll

A Regularization Method for Unfolding the Measured Data of Different X-Ray Spectrometers in Compton Scattering Tomography

C. Bonifazzi

G. Maino

A. Tartari

Fast Tissue Segmentation Based on a 4D Feature Map: Preliminary Results

S. Vinitski

T. Iwanaga

C. Gonzalez

D. Andrews

R. Knobler

J. Mack

Texture Features in the Classification of Melanocytic Lesions

J. Kontinen

J. Roning

R. M. MacKie

Segmentation of Sputum Color Image for Lung Cancer Diagnosis Based on Neural Networks

S. Rachid

N. Niki

H. Nishitahi

S. Nakamura

S. Mori

Fast Face Detection via Morphology-Based Pre-processing

C. -C. Han

H. -Y. M. Liao

G. -J. Yu

L. -H. Chen

Generalization of Shifted Fovea Multiresolution Geometries Applied to Object Detection

F. Arrebola

P. Camacho

F. Sandoval

A Long Term Change Detection Method for Surveillance Applications

C. S. Regazzoni

A. Teschioni

E. Stringa

Automatic Pedestrian Recognition Using Real-time Motion Analysis

P. Vannoorenberghe

C. Motamed

J. -M. Blosseville

J. -G. Postaire

Person Identification System Based on a Trapezoid Pyramid Architecture of a Grey-Level Image

M. Kosugi

K. Yamashita

Autonomous Plant Inspection and Anomaly Detection

M. Gregori

L. Lombardi

M. Savini

A. Scianna

Nobel Chile Jalapeno Sorting Using Structured Laser and Neural Networks Classifiers

F. Hahn

R. Mota

Development of Image Processing Technique for Detection of the Rescue Target in the Marine Casualty

T. Sumimoto

K. Kuramoto

S. Okada

H. Miyauchi

M. Imade

H. Yamamoto

T. Kunishi

Bimodal Histogram Transformation Based on Maximum Likelihood Parameter Estimates in Univariate Gaussian Mixtures

N. Schultz

J. M. Carstensen

A Robust Structural Fingerprint Restoration

M. H. Ghassemian Yazdi

A System for the Automatic and Real Time Recognition of V.L.P.'s (Vehicle Licence Plate)

X. F. Hermida

F. M. Rodriguez

J. L. F. Lijo

F. P. Sande

M. P. Iglesias

Spatial Correlation Features for SAR Images in a Small Sample Size Context

R. Vaccaro

S. Dellepiane

Combination of Active Sensing and Sensor Fusion for Collision Avoidance in Mobile Robots

T. C. H. Heng

Y. Kuno

Y. Shirai

Underwater Vegetation Detection in High Frequency Sonar Images: A Preliminary Approach

R. Bozzano

A. Siccardi

Leather Inspection through Singularities Detection Using Wavelet Transforms

A. Branca

M. G. Abbate

F. P. Lovergine

G. Attolico

A. Distante

Zoning Design for Handwritten Numeral Recognition

G. Dimauro

S. Impedovo

G. Pirlo

A. Salzo

Improving the Use of Contours and Skeletons for Off-Line Cursive Script Segmentation

A. Chianese

M. De Santo

A. Picariello

Optical Character Recognition Without Segmentation

M. A. Ozdil

F. T. Yarman-Vural

N. Arica

Automatic Recognition of Printed Arabic Text Using Neural Network Classifier

A. Amin

M. Kavianifar

A Novel Pair-Wise Recognition Scheme for Handwritten Characters in the Framework of a Multi-expert Configuration

A. F. R. Rahman

M. C. Fairhurst

A General and Flexible Deskewing Method Based on Generalized Projections

E. Del Ninno

G. Nicchiotti

E. Ottaviani

Logical Structure Analysis by Typographic Characteristics Extraction

L. Duffy

F. Lebourgeois

H. Emptoz

Combining High-Level Features with Sequential Local Features for On-Line Handwriting Recognition

J. Hu

A. S. Rosenthal

M. K. Brown

Handwritten Chinese Character Recognition Using Displacement Extraction Based on Directional Features

Y. Mizukami

K. Koga

Session 11: Biomedical Applications

Optical Image Acquisition, Analysis and Processing for Biomedical Applications

D. L. Farkas

B. T. Ballou

C. Du

G. W. Fisher

C. Lau

R. M. Levenson

Segmentation of Ultrasound Image Data by Two Dimensional Autoregressive Modelling

P. Abbott

M. Braun

Comparison and Application of Selected Statistical Shape Models in Medical Imaging

A. Neumann

C. Lorenz

Two Motion Detection Algorithms for Projection-Reconstruction Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Theory and Experimental Verification

R. Van de Walle

I. Lemahieu

E. Achten

Session 12: Miscellaneous Applications

Image Analysis and Synthesis Using Physics-Based Modeling for Pearl Quality Evaluation System

N. Nagata

T. Dobashi

Y. Manabe

T. Usami

S. Inokuchi

Computer Vision and Image Processing in Postal Automation

G. Garibotto

C. Scagliola

Adaptive Pen User Interface with Supervised Competitive Learning

T. D. Kimura

Special Session on European Projects

Joint Detection, Interpolation, Motion and Parameter Estimation for Image Sequences with Missing Data

A. C. Kokaram

S. J. Godsill

The VIRSBS Project: Visual Intelligent Recognition for Secure Banking Services

M. Tistarelli

E. Grosso

J. Bigun

C. Sacerdoti

J. Santos-Victor

D. Vernon

The ESPRIT LTR Research Project: "Nonlinear Model-Based Analysis and Description of Images for Multimedia Applications (NOBLESSE)"

V. Pahor

G. Ramponi

R. Castagno

Analysis and Segmentation of Remote Sensing Images for Land-Cover Mapping

P. C. Smits

S. B. Serpico

Integration of Optical and Acoustical Imaging Sensors for Underwater Applications

G. G. Pieroni

G. L. Foresti

V. Murino

Project CROMATICA

L. Khoudour

J. P. Deparis

J. L. Bruyelle

F. Cabestaing

D. Aubert

S. Bouchafa

S. A. Velastin

M. A. Vincencio-Silva

M. Wherett

The COMPARES Project: COnnectionist Methods for Preprocessing and Analysis of REmote Sensing Data

J. Austin

G. Giacinto

I. Kanellopoulos

K. Lees

F. Roli

G. Vernazza

G. Wilkinson

Reconstruction of Severely Degraded Image Sequences

A. C. Kokaram

The CRASH Project: Defect Detection and Classification in Ferrite Cores

M. Mari

C. Dambra

D. Chetverikov

J. Verestoy

A. Jozwik

M. Nieniewski

L. Chmielewski

M. Sklodowski

W. Cudny

M. Lugg

Author Index