SIGMAP 2007: Barcelona, Spain
Sérgio M. M. de Faria, Pedro A. Amado Assunção (Eds.): SIGMAP 2007 - Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Signal Processing and Multimedia Applications, Barcelona, Spain, July 28-31, 2007, SIGMAP is part of ICETE - The International Joint Conference on e-Business and Telecommunications. INSTICC Press 2007 ISBN 978-989-8111-13-5
Invited Speakers
Keynote Lectures
Kecheng Liu: Pragmatic Computing. ... 5
Ivan Ivanov: Utility Computing: Reality and Beyond. ... 7
Tony C. Shan: SOA Wisdom. ... 9-10
Franco Davoli: Cross-Layer Resource Allocation in Satellite Networks. ... 11
Santanu Dutta: Recent Trends in the Design of Video Signal Processing IPS and Multimedia SoCs. ... 13
Mohammad S. Obaidat: Future and Challenges of the Security of e-Systems and Computer Networks. ... 15-16
Günther Pernul: Infrastructures for Authentication, Authorization and Privilege Management Scope, Evaluation and use in the Access-eGov Project. ... 17
Multimedia Communications
Full Papers
Jens Fiedler, Thomas Magedanz, Alejandro Menendez: IMS Secured Content Delivery over Peer-to-Peer Networks. 5-12
Short Papers
David Melendi, Xabiel G. Pañeda, Manuel Vilas, Roberto García, Víctor G. García: A Methodology for the Deployment of Live Audio and Video Services. 15-21
Manuel Vilas, Xabiel G. Pañeda, David Melendi, Roberto García, Víctor G. García: Performance of Audio/Video Services on Constrained Variable User Access Lines. 22-27
Posters
César Alonso Abad, Miguel Ángel Martín-Fernández, Carlos Alberola-López: Low Complexity, Low Delay and Scalable Audio Coding Scheme Based on a Novel Statistical Perceptual Quantization Procedure. 31-34
Multimedia Signal Processing
Full Papers
José M. Chaves-González, Miguel A. Vega-Rodríguez, Pablo Martínez Cobo, Juan Antonio Gómez Pulido, Juan Manuel Sánchez-Pérez: Diffuse Matrix - An Optimized Data Structure for the Storage and Processing of Hyperspectral Images. 39-44
Hao Wang: Facial Expression Synthesis and Recognition with Intensity Alignment. 45-52
Ioanna-Ourania Stathopoulou, George A. Tsihrintzis: A Neural Network-based System for Face Detection in Low Quality Web Camera Images. 53-58
Susanna Spinsante, Ennio Gambi, Damiano Falcone: Macroblock Skipping Algorithms for High Definition H.264/AVC Video Coding in the Baseline Profile. 59-66
So-Young Kim, Woo-Jin Han: Smoothed Reference Prediction for Improving Single-Loop Decoding Performance of H.264/AVC Scalable Extension. 67-71
Juan José González de la Rosa, África Luque, Carlos García Puntonet, Juan Manuel Górriz, Antonio Moreno-Muñoz: Higher-order Statistics Interpretation. Application to Power-Quality Characterization. 72-78
Beatriz Paniagua-Paniagua, Miguel A. Vega-Rodríguez, Hiroshi Nagahashi, Juan Antonio Gómez Pulido, Juan Manuel Sánchez-Pérez: Using 3D Features to Evaluate Cork Quality. 79-84
Catalina Cocianu, Luminita State, Ion Rosca, Panayiotis Vlamos: A New Adaptive Classification Scheme Based on Skeleton Information. 85-92
Gilles Bougenière, Claude Cariou, Kacem Chehdi, Alan Gay: Unsupervised Non Parametric Data Clustering by Means of Bayesian Inference and Information Theory. 101-108
Short Papers
Ha Ryong Song, Vladimir Shin: Fusion Predictors for Discrete-Time Linear Systems with Multisensor Environment. 119-124
Balázs Enyedi, Lajos Konyha, Kalman Fazekas, Ján Turán: Small Tricks to Enhance the Accuracy of License Plate Character Recognition. 125-128
Paolo Spagnolo, Pier Luigi Mazzeo, Marco Leo, Tiziana D'Orazio: Unsupervised Algorithms for Segmentation and Clustering Applied to Soccer Players Classification. 129-134
Dong-Kyun Park, Hyo-Moon Cho, Jong-Hwa Lee: A Fast Search Algorithm for Sub-Pixel Motion Estimation in H.264. 135-138
Ales Prazák, Ludek Müller, Josef V. Psutka, Josef Psutka: Live TV Subtitling - Fast 2-pass LVCSR System for Online Subtitling. 139-142
Posters

Fida El Baf, Thierry Bouwmans, Bertrand Vachon: Comparison of Background Subtraction Methods for a Multimedia Learning Space. 153-158
Tian Song, Takashi Shimamoto: Efficient Motion Compensation Architecture with Rate-Distortion Optimization for H.264/AVC. 159-164
Youngbeom Jang, Do-Han Kim, Won-Sang Lee: Efficient Digital Frequency down Converter Structure using CIC Filters and Interpolated Fourth-order Polynomials. 165-168
José M. Chaves-González, Miguel A. Vega-Rodríguez, Juan Antonio Gómez Pulido, Juan Manuel Sánchez-Pérez: Colour Spaces Study for Skin Colour Detection in Face Recognition Systems. 175-178
Brian Booth, Xiaobo Li: Boundary Point Detection for Ultrasound Image Segmentation using Gumbel Distributions. 179-183
Fco. Javier Salcedo, Jesús E. Díaz-Verdejo, José C. Segura: Features Extraction for Music Notes Recognition using Hidden Markov Models. 184-191
Hyo-Moon Cho, Sang-Bock Cho: An Improved Super Resolution Reconstruction Algorithm for Video Sequence. 192-195
Josef V. Psutka, Lubos Smídl, Ales Prazák: Searching for a Robust MFCC-Based Parameterization for ASR Application. 196-199
Pejman Rahmani, Benoit Vozel, Kacem Chehdi: Image Restoration - A New Explicit Approach in Filtering and Restoration of Digital Images. 200-203
Madjid Moghrani, Claude Cariou, Kacem Chehdi: Adaptive and Cooperative Segmentation System for Mono- and Multi-Component Images. 204-207
Multimedia Systems and Applications
Full Papers
Martín López Nores, José J. Pazos Arias, Jorge García Duque, Yolanda Blanco-Fernández, Marta Rey-López, Esther Casquero-Villacorta: Spontaneous and Personalized Advertising through Mpeg-7 Markup and Semantic Reasoning - Exploring New Ways for Publicity and Marketing over Interactive Digital TV. 217-221
Efthymios Alepis, Maria Virvou, Katerina Kabassi: Knowledge Engineering for Affective Bi-Modal Human-Computer Interaction. 222-229
Short Papers
Oleksiy Khriyenko: 4I (For Eye) Multimedia - Intelligent Semantically Enhanced and Context-ware Multimedia Browsing. 233-240
Yahya Belghuzooz, Ali Al-Qayedi: Enhancing LSB Steganography Against Steganalysis Attacks using Combinational LSBS. 241-246
Christopher J. Reynolds, Martin J. Reed, Peter J. Hughes: Spatialized Audio Conferences - IMS Integration and Traffic Modelling. 247-252
Khalid Al-Diri, Dave Hobbs, Rami Qahwaji: Using Image to Foster Business to Consumer Online Trust. 253-260
Theodoros Alexandropoulos, Vassilis Loumos, Eleftherios Kayafas: Change Detection and Background Update through Statistic Segmentation for Traffic Monitoring. 261-268
Qin Dai, Matthias Baumann, Ralf Lehnert: Improvement of VoIP Quality by Packet Dropping in ADSL Routers. 269-276
Dumitru Dan Burdescu, Marian Cristian Mihaescu: Towards Building Fair and Accurate Evaluation Environments. 277-282

Leandro Souza, Xiaoyuan Yang, Javier Balladini, Ana Ripoll, Fernando Cores: Improving VoD P2P Delivery Efficiency over Internet using Idle Peers. 297-304
Ji Kong, Peilin Liu, Ning Deng, Xuan Fu, Guocheng Zhang, Bin He, Qianru Liu: Design and Implementation of Multi-Standard Audio Decoder. 305-308
Jia-Ming Chen, Chiu-Ling Chen, Jian-Liang Luo, Po-Wen Cheng, Chia-Hao Yu, Shau-Yin Tseng, Wei-Kuan Shih: Realization and Optimization of H.264 Decoder for Dual-Core SoC. 309-316
Alexander Wong, William Bishop: Backwards Compatible, Multi-Level Regions-of-Interest (ROI) Image Encryption Architecture with Biometric Authentication. 324-329
Kyongil Yoon, Yaser Yacoob, David Harwood, Larry S. Davis: Appearance-based Human Gallery Construction from Video. 336-341
Abu Asaduzzaman, Manira Rani, Darryl Koivisto: Impacts of Level-2 Cache on Performance of Multimedia Systems and Applications. 342-347
Posters
Walid Emar, Noora Khalaf, Maher Dababneh, Waleed Johar: DC Motor using Multi Activation Wavelet Network (MAWN) as an Alternative to a PD Controller in the Robotics Control System. 351-357
Marco Furini: Bluemusic: A Multichannel Architecture for Music Distribution. 358-361
Khalid Al-Diri, Dave Hobbs, Rami Qahwaji: A New Horizon Beckons for Saudi Arabia in the Technological Age of e-Commerce & on-Line Shopping. 362-367
Hwa-Jong Kim, Myoung-Soon Jeong, Jong-Won Kim: A Real Time Traffic Engineering Scheme for Broadband Convergence Network (BCN). 368-370
Liana Stanescu, Dumitru Dan Burdescu, Marius Brezovan, Cosmin Stoica Spahiu: A Multimedia Database Management System for Medical Data. 371-374
Alexandre M. A. Maciel, Edson C. B. Carvalho Filho: Voice User Interface using VoiceXML - Environment, Architecture and Dialogs Initiative. 380-384
Vitor Pinto, Vitor Ribeiro, Iván Vidal, Jaime García-Reinoso, Francisco Valera, Arturo Azcorra: A Multimedia IMS Enabled Residential Service Gateway. 385-388
Tobias Lohe, Michael Fieseler, Steffen Wachenfeld, Xiaoyi Jiang: DOCXS - A Distributed Computing Environment for Multimedia Data Processing. 389-392
Franco Del Colle, Juan Carlos Gómez: Fidelity and Robustness Analysis of Image Adaptive DWT-based Watermarking Schemes. 393-397
Special Session on Semantic Analysis of Multimedia Content for Intelligent Cash Machine
Krystian Ignasiak, Marcin Morgos, Surachai Ongkittikul: Architecture of Information System for Intelligent Cash Machine. 401-405
Massimiliano Pierobon, Marco Marcon, Augusto Sarti, Stefano Tubaro: A Human Action Classifier from 4-D Data (3-D+Time) - Based on an Invariant Body Shape Descriptor and Hidden Markov Models. 406-413
Jacek Naruniec, Wladyslaw Skarbek, Antonio Rama: Face Detection and Tracking in Dynamic Background of Street. 414-420
Mariusz Leszczynski, Wladyslaw Skarbek: Face Verification in Uncontrolled Light Conditions of Street. 427-431
Jaroslaw Baszun: Speech Segmentation in Noisy Street Environment. 432-437
Karol Wnukowicz, Wladyslaw Skarbek, Grzegorz Galinski: Trajectory of Singular Energies for Image Replica Detection. 444-449
Xavier Artigas, Francesc Tarres, Luis Torres: A Comparison of Different Side Information Generation Methods for Multiview Distributed Video Coding. 450-455
Andrzej Pietrasiewicz, Grzegorz Pastuszak: Rate Control for Multi-Sequence H.264/AVC Compression. 456-461
Stanislaw Badura, Slawomir Rymaszewski: Semantic Media Analysis for Parallel Hiding of Data in Video and Audio Track. 462-468



