ICIAR 2008: Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Aurélio C. Campilho, Mohamed S. Kamel (Eds.): Image Analysis and Recognition, 5th International Conference, ICIAR 2008, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, June 25-27, 2008. Proceedings. Springer 2008 Lecture Notes in Computer Science ISBN 978-3-540-69811-1
Invited Papers
Mohamed Cheriet, Reza Farrahi Moghaddam: DIAR: Advances in Degradation Modeling and Processing. 1-10
Fernando Pereira: Analysis for Video Coding: Moving It from the Encoder to the Decoder. 11-22
Image Restoration and Enhancement
Vittoria Bruni, Benedetto Piccoli, Domenico Vitulano: A Fast Scheme for Multiscale Signal Denoising. 23-32
Vittoria Bruni, Paola Ferrara, Domenico Vitulano: Color Scratches Removal Using Human Perception. 33-42
Gregory S. Mayer, Edward R. Vrscay, M. L. Lauzon, B. G. Goodyear, J. R. Mitchell: Self-similarity of Images in the Fourier Domain, with Applications to MRI. 43-52
Alain Horé, François Deschênes, Djemel Ziou: A Simple Scaling Algorithm Based on Areas Pixels. 53-64
Guoyi Fu, Ali Hojjat, Alan C. F. Colchester: Wavelet Noise Reduction Based on Energy Features. 75-84
Nicolas Robidoux, Adam Turcotte, Minglun Gong, Annie Tousignant: Fast Exact Area Image Upsampling with Natural Biquadratic Histosplines. 85-96
Alain Horé, François Deschênes, Djemel Ziou: A New Super-Resolution Algorithm Based on Areas Pixels and the Sampling Theorem of Papoulis. 97-109
Image and Video Segmentation
Gonçalo Monteiro, João Marcos, Miguel Ribeiro, Jorge Batista: Robust Segmentation Process to Detect Incidents on Highways. 110-121
Noelia Barreira, Manuel G. Penedo, C. Alonso, José Rouco: Handling Topological Changes in the Topological Active Volumes Model. 122-131
Nadia Brancati, Maria Frucci, Gabriella Sanniti di Baja: Image Segmentation Via Iterative Histogram Thresholding and Morphological Features Analysis. 132-141
Lei Gao, Chao Li, Ting Fang, Zhang Xiong: Vehicle Detection Based on Color and Edge Information. 142-150
Rafael Marcos Luque, Enrique Domínguez, Esteban J. Palomo, José Muñoz: A Neural Network Approach for Video Object Segmentation in Traffic Surveillance. 151-158
Non-linear Image Processing

Mehran Ebrahimi, Edward R. Vrscay: Examining the Role of Scale in the Context of the Non-Local-Means Filter. 170-181
Agnieszka Lisowska: Geometrical Multiscale Noise Resistant Method of Edge Detection. 182-191
Simon K. Alexander, Edward R. Vrscay, Satoshi Tsurumi: A Simple, General Model for the Affine Self-similarity of Images. 192-203
Image and Video Coding and Encryption

Farzin Yaghmaee, Mansour Jamzad: Introducing a Two Dimensional Measure for Watermarking Capacity in Images. 213-220
Juan Paz, Marlen Pérez, Iroel Miranda, Peter Schelkens: Estimating the Detectability of Small Lesions in High Resolution MR Compressed Images. 221-232
Mika Inki: JPEG Artifact Removal Using Error Distributions of Linear Coefficient Estimates. 233-242
Paulo J. Cordeiro, Juan Antonio Gómez Pulido, Pedro A. Amado Assunção: Efficient Constrained Video Coding for Low Complexity Decoding. 243-252
Emad E. Abdallah, A. Ben Hamza, Prabir Bhattacharya: Robust 3D Watermarking Technique Using Eigendecomposition and Nonnegative Matrix Factorization. 253-262
Indexing and Retrieval
Yanmei Chai, Xiao-Yan Zhu, Jingping Jia: OntoAlbum: An Ontology Based Digital Photo Management System. 263-270
Shaofeng Jiang, Wufan Chen, Qianjin Feng, Suhua Yang: Weighted Fuzzy Feature Matching for Region-Based Medical Image Retrieval: Application to Cerebral Hemorrhage Computerized Tomography. 271-280
N. W. Kim, H. Y. Song: Video Retrieval Method Using Non-parametric Based Motion Classification. 281-293
Computer Vision
Jaume Vergés-Llahí, Toshikazu Wada: A General Algorithm to Recover External Camera Parameters from Pairwise Camera Calibrations. 294-304
André Gooßen, Marcus Rosenstiel, Simon Schulz, Rolf-Rainer Grigat: Auto Exposure Control for Multiple-Slope Cameras. 305-314
Carme Julià, Angel Domingo Sappa, Felipe Lumbreras, Joan Serrat, Antonio M. López: Recovery of Surface Normals and Reflectance from Different Lighting Conditions. 315-325
Frank Nielsen, Alexis André, Shigeru Tajima: Real-Time Spherical Videos from a Fast Rotating Camera. 326-335
Dionisis Chaikalis, Georgios Passalis, Nikos Sgouros, Dimitris Maroulis, Theoharis Theoharis: Near Real-Time 3D Reconstruction from InIm Video Stream. 336-347
Imran N. Junejo: A Simple Shadow Based Method for Camera Calibration. 348-356
João Filipe Ferreira, Cátia M. R. Pinho, Jorge Dias: Active Exploration Using Bayesian Models for Multimodal Perception. 369-378
Nikos Sgouros, Dionisis Chaikalis, Spyros S. Athineos, Dimitris Maroulis, Nikiforos G. Theofanous: Performance Considerations for a Real-Time Integral Image Camera in Ray Tracing Environments. 379-384
L. Llucia, Sébastien Mavromatis, S. Perrotte, Paulo Dias, Jean Sequeira: Camera Location and Aperture Characterization Using the Transformation between a 2D Plane and the Image Captured by the Camera. 385-394
Nera González, José M. Sebastián, Jorge Artieda: Optimization in 3D Scene Acquisition with Two Mobile Robots. 395-403
Feature Extraction and Classification
Ana R. Teixeira, Ana Maria Tomé, Elmar Wolfgang Lang: Feature Extraction Using Low-Rank Approximations of the Kernel Matrix. 404-412
António V. Sousa, Ana Maria Mendonça, Aurélio C. Campilho: Minimizing the Imbalance Problem in Chromatographic Profile Classification with One-Class Classifiers. 413-422
Rasha Kashef, Mohamed S. Kamel: Efficient Bisecting k-Medoids and Its Application in Gene Expression Analysis. 423-434
Nojun Kwak, Sang-Il Choi, Chong-Ho Choi: Feature Extraction for Regression Problems and an Example Application for Pose Estimation of a Face. 435-444
Mete Ozay, Fatos Tünay Yarman Vural: On the Performance of Stacked Generalization Classifiers. 445-454
Shape Representation and Matching

Yasser Ebrahim, Maher Ahmed, Siu-Cheung Chau, Wegdan Abdelsalam: Shape Matching Using a Novel Warping Distance Measure. 465-474
Gerard Sanromà, Francesc Serratosa, René Alquézar: Shape Learning with Function-Described Graphs. 475-484
Michael Blighe, Sorin Sav, Hyowon Lee, Noel E. O'Connor: Mo Músaem Fíorúil: A Web-Based Search and Information Service for Museum Visitors. 485-496
Yasser Ebrahim, Maher Ahmed, Siu-Cheung Chau, Wegdan Abdelsalam: A Template-Based Shape Representation Technique. 497-506
Carlo Arcelli, Gabriella Sanniti di Baja, Luca Serino: From 3D Discrete Surface Skeletons to Curve Skeletons. 507-516
Object Recognition

Ville Ojansivu, Janne Heikkilä: A Method for Blur and Affine Invariant Object Recognition Using Phase-Only Bispectrum. 527-536
Dariusz Frejlichowski: An Algorithm for Binary Contour Objects Representation and Recognition. 537-546
Kidiyo Kpalma, Minqiang Yang, Joseph Ronsin: Planar Shapes Descriptors Based on the Turning Angle Scalogram. 547-556
Character Recognition

Ashraf AbdelRaouf, Colin A. Higgins, Mahmoud I. Khalil: A Database for Arabic Printed Character Recognition. 567-578
Behzad Helli, Mohsen Ebrahimi Moghaddam: Persian Writer Identification Using Extended Gabor Filter. 579-586
Pengfei Xu, Rongrong Ji, Hongxun Yao, Xiaoshuai Sun, Tianqiang Liu, Xianming Liu: Text Particles Multi-band Fusion for Robust Text Detection. 587-596
Noha A. Yousri, Mohamed S. Kamel, Mohamed A. Ismail: Finding Arbitrary Shaped Clusters for Character Recognition. 597-608
Texture and Motion Analysis

Adel Hafiane, Guna Seetharaman, Kannappan Palaniappan, Bertrand Zavidovique: Rotationally Invariant Hashing of Median Binary Patterns for Texture Classification. 619-629
Markus Mainberger, Andrés Bruhn, Joachim Weickert: Is Dense Optic Flow Useful to Compute the Fundamental Matrix?. 630-639
Ignace Tchangou Toudjeu, Barend J. van Wyk, Michaël A. van Wyk, Frans van den Bergh: Global Image Feature Extraction Using Slope Pattern Spectra. 640-649
Roman Filipovych, Eraldo Ribeiro: Discovering Constrained Substructures in Bayesian Trees Using the E.M. Algorithm. 650-659
Raúl Montoliu, Filiberto Pla: Generalized Least Squares-Based Parametric Motion Estimation Under Non-uniform Illumination Changes. 660-669
Ludovic Paulhac, Pascal Makris, Jean-Yves Ramel: Comparison between 2D and 3D Local Binary Pattern Methods for Characterisation of Three-Dimensional Textures. 670-679
Roland Miezianko, Dragoljub Pokrajac: Texture Dissimilarity Measures for Background Change Detection. 680-687
Ovidiu Ghita, Paul F. Whelan, Dana Elena Ilea: Multi-resolution Texture Classification Based on Local Image Orientation. 688-696
Tracking

Lizardo Pari, José M. Sebastián, Alberto Traslosheros, Luis Ángel: Image Based Visual Servoing: Estimated Image Jacobian by Using Fundamental Matrix VS Analytic Jacobian. 706-717
Carlos Miguel Soria, Lizardo Pari, Ricardo O. Carelli, José M. Sebastián, Alberto Traslosheros: Homography-Based Tracking Control for Mobile Robots. 718-728
M. Imran Khan, Atif Bin Mansoor: Real Time Eyes Tracking and Classification for Driver Fatigue Detection. 729-738
Biomedical Image Analysis
Monica Marcuzzo, Pedro Quelhas, Ana Campilho, Ana Maria Mendonça, Aurélio C. Campilho: A Hybrid Approach for Arabidopsis Root Cell Image Segmentation. 739-749
Dimitrios K. Iakovidis, Eystratios G. Keramidas, Dimitris Maroulis: Fuzzy Local Binary Patterns for Ultrasound Texture Characterization. 750-759
Rui Rocha, Aurélio C. Campilho, Jorge Silva: Joint Detection of the Carotid Boundaries in Longitudinal B-Mode Images. 760-769
Sami Bourouis, Kamel Hamrouni, Nacim Betrouni: Automatic MRI Brain Segmentation with Combined Atlas-Based Classification and Level-Set Approach. 770-778
J. Thériault, Farida Cheriet, François Guibault: Automatic Detection of the Back Valley on Scoliotic Trunk Using Polygonal Surface Curvature. 779-788
Liliana Caldeira, João Sanches: Pharmacokinetic Perfusion Curves Estimation for Liver Tumor Diagnosis from DCE-MRI. 789-797
Bin Zhou, Jianhua Xuan, Qingrong Wu, Yue Joseph Wang: 3-D Deformation Guided On-Line Modification of Multi-leaf Collimators for Adaptive Radiation Therapy. 798-806
Jorge Novo, Manuel G. Penedo, José Santos Reyes: Optic Disc Segmentation by Means of GA-Optimized Topological Active Nets. 807-816
Nikzad Babaii Rizvandi, Aleksandra Pizurica, Wilfried Philips: Automatic Individual Detection and Separation of Multiple Overlapped Nematode Worms Using Skeleton Analysis. 817-826
Lidia Sánchez, Víctor González-Castro, Enrique Alegre, Rocío Alaíz-Rodríguez: Classification and Quantification Based on Image Analysis for Sperm Samples with Uncertain Damaged/Intact Cell Proportions. 827-836
G. Veni, Emma Regentova, Lei Zhang: Detection of Clustered Microcalcifications with SUSAN Edge Detector, Adaptive Contrast Thresholding and Spatial Filters. 837-843
Dat Tran, Tuan Pham, Xiaobo Zhou: Subspace Vector Quantization and Markov Modeling for Cell Phase Classification. 844-853
André Gooßen, Mathias Schlüter, Thomas Pralow, Rolf-Rainer Grigat: A Stitching Algorithm for Automatic Registration of Digital Radiographs. 854-862
Biometrics
Ahmed Salah El-Din Mohamed, Khaled Nagaty, Taha ElArif: An Enhanced Histogram Matching Approach Using the Retinal Filter's Compression Function for Illumination Normalization in Face Recognition. 873-883
Biagio Freni, Gian Luca Marcialis, Fabio Roli: Replacement Algorithms for Fingerprint Template Update. 884-893
Kaushik Roy, Prabir Bhattacharya: Optimal Features Subset Selection Using Genetic Algorithms for Iris Recognition. 894-904
Rabia Anwar, M. Usman Akram, Rabia Arshad, Muhammad Umer Munir: A Modified Singular Point Detection Algorithm. 905-914
Anam Tariq, M. Usman Akram, Sarwat Nasir, Rabia Arshad: Fingerprint Image Postprocessing Using Windowing Technique. 915-924
Face Recognition
Jing Wu, William A. P. Smith, Edwin R. Hancock: Facial Gender Classification Using Shape from Shading and Weighted Principal Geodesic Analysis. 925-934
Michal Kawulok: Optimization of Face Relevance Maps with Total Classification Error Minimization. 935-944
Simone Ceolin, William A. P. Smith, Edwin R. Hancock: Facial Shape Spaces from Surface Normals. 955-965
Kamal Nasrollahi, Mohammad Rahmati, Thomas B. Moeslund: A Neural Network Based Cascaded Classifier for Face Detection in Color Images with Complex Background. 966-976
Khalid Chougdali, Mohamed Jedra, Noureddine Zahid: Kernel Weighted Scatter-Difference-Based Discriminant Analysis for Face Recognition. 977-983
Special Session: Recent Advances in Multimodal Biometric Systems
Gede Putra Kusuma, Chin-Seng Chua: Image Level Fusion Method for Multimodal 2D + 3D Face Recognition. 984-992
Michal Choras: Human Lips as Emerging Biometrics Modality. 993-1002
Enrique Argones-Rúa, José Luis Alba-Castro, Carmen García-Mateo: Quality-Based Score Normalization for Audiovisual Person Authentication. 1003-1012
Joanna Rokita, Adam Krzyzak, Ching Y. Suen: Cell Phones Personal Authentication Systems Using Multimodal Biometrics. 1013-1022
Marcos Ortega, Manuel G. Penedo, Cástor Mariño, María J. Carreira: Similarity Metrics Analysis for Feature Point Based Retinal Authentication. 1023-1032
Maria De Marsico, Daniel Riccio: A New Data Normalization Function for Multibiometric Contexts: A Case Study. 1033-1040
Applications
Paulo Jorge Sequeira Gonçalves, João Miguel da Costa Sousa, João Rogério Caldas Pinto: Evolving Fuzzy Modeling of an Uncalibrated Visual Servoing System. 1041-1050
André R. S. Marçal: Alternative Methods for Counting Overlapping Grains in Digital Images. 1051-1060
Zhaozhong Wang: Image Affine Inpainting. 1061-1070
Juan Gómez-Sanchís, Gustavo Camps-Valls, Enrique Moltó, Luis Gómez-Chova, N. Aleixos, José Blasco: Segmentation of Hyperspectral Images for the Detection of Rotten Mandarins. 1071-1080
Mario Aldape-Pérez, Cornelio Yáñez-Márquez, Amadeo José Argüelles-Cruz: FPGA Implementation of Parallel Alpha-Beta Associative Memories. 1081-1090
Adolfo Martínez Usó, Filiberto Pla, José Martínez Sotoca, Pedro García-Sevilla: From Narrow to Broad Band Design and Selection in Hyperspectral Images. 1091-1100
Enrique Alegre, Joaquín Barreiro, Manuel Castejón, Sir Suarez: Computer Vision and Classification Techniques on the Surface Finish Control in Machining Processes. 1101-1110
Daniel Marques de Oliveira, Rafael Dueire Lins: Improving the Border Detection and Image Enhancement Algorithms in Tableau. 1111-1121



