Advances in Visual Computing: Second International Symposium, Isvc 2006, Lake Tahoe, NV, USA, November 6-8, 2006, Proceedings, Part II (Paperback, 2006)

Multiple Description Coding for Robust Video Transmission Over Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks.- Emotion-Based Textile Indexing Using Colors, Texture and Patterns.- Affine Camera for 3-D Retinal Surface Reconstruction.- The Diagnostic Application of Brain Image Processing and Analysis System for Ischemic Stroke.- Development of Early Tunnel Fire Detection Algorithm Using the Image Processing.- Simulation of Artificial Winds Using a Hardware Illumination Technique.- Learning for Multi-view 3D Tracking in the Context of Particle Filters.- Improving Brightness for a Multi-projector Display Considering Image Content.- VirtualQWERTY: Textual Communication in Virtual Reality.- Networked Heterogeneous Camera System for High Resolution Face Images.- A New Method for Approximating Optimal Parameterization of Polynomial Curves.- Interpolation by Piecewise Quadric Polynomial to Scattered Data Points.- Detection and Localization of the Top Object in the Stack of Objects.- Recognition of 3D Object Using Attributed Relation Graph of Silhouette’s Extended Convex Hull.- Image Retrieval by Local Contrast Patterns and Color.- A VR Game Platform Built Upon Wireless Sensor Network.- Feature Extraction and Selection for Recognizing Humans by Their Gait.- Rectification of Illumination in Images Used for Shape from Focus.- Bilateral Edge Detection on a Virtual Hexagonal Structure.- Issues and Implementation of C 1 and C 2 Natural Neighbor Interpolation.- Iris Recognition Using a Low Level of Details.- Dynamic Reconstruction of Complex Planar Objects on Irregular Isothetic Grids.- Layout of Multiple Views for Volume Visualization: A User Study.- Video Indexing and Retrieval in Compressed Domain Using Fuzzy-Categorization.- Computing Homology for Surfaces with Generalized Maps: Application to 3D Images.- Dynamic Texture Analysis and Synthesis Using Tensor Decomposition.- Color Pair Clustering for Texture Detection.- CPU-GPU Multithreaded Programming Model: Application to the Path Tracing with Next Event Estimation Algorithm.- Real-Time and Robust Monocular SLAM Using Predictive Multi-resolution Descriptors.- A Faster Graph-Based Segmentation Algorithm with Statistical Region Merge.- Sensor Fusion Based Obstacle Detection/Classification for Active Pedestrian Protection System.- Combinatorial Pyramids and Discrete Geometry for Energy-Minimizing Segmentation.- Fast Dense Stereo Matching Using Adaptive Window in Hierarchical Framework.- A New Photographing Apparatus for Skin Maps of Human Face Rendering.- Investigating the Dynamics of Facial Expression.- GLOBAL Topology Preservation in Isosurface Extraction of Volumetric Data.- Real-Time Model-Based SLAM Using Line Segments.- Feature Correspondences from Multiple Views of Coplanar Ellipses.- Evaluation of Subpixel Tracking Algorithms.- Adaptive Real-Time Rendering for Large-Scale Molecular Models.- An Efficient Algorithm for Connected Attribute Thinnings and Thickenings.- Creating Multi-layered 3D Images Using Reversible Jump MCMC Algorithms.- A Multi-Modal Interface for Road Planning Tasks Using Vision, Haptics and Sound.- Venation Pattern Analysis of Leaf Images.- A Mobile Low-Cost Motion Capture System Based on Accelerometers.- Fusing Individual Algorithms and Humans Improves Face Recognition Accuracy.- A Method for the Automatic Analysis of Colour Category Pixel Shifts During Dichromatic Vision.- Rendering Dynamic Real-World Scenes Using Image Spheres.- Arithmetic Discrete Parabolas.- Retinal Spot Lesion Detection Using Adaptive Multiscale Morphological Processing.- Iterative Closest SIFT Formulation for Robust Feature Matching.- Invertible Polygonalization of 3D Planar Digital Curves and Application to Volume Data Reconstruction.- Lateral and Depth Calibration of PMD-Distance Sensors.- Autonomous Vehicle Video Aided Navigation ? Coupling INS and Video Approaches.- A Method of Improving Cloud Predictions for Real-Time Weather Forecasting and Visualization.- An Efficient Hardware Architecture for Full-Search Variable Block Size Motion Estimation in H.264/AVC.- A Domain Reduction Algorithm for Incremental Projective Reconstruction.- An Automated Procedure for Word Balloon Placement in Cinema Comics.- Segmentation of Three Dimensional Cell Culture Models from a Single Focal Plane.- A Semi-automatic 3D Reconstruction Algorithm for Telepresence.- Motion Detection Using an Improved Colour Model.- Combining Pixelization and Dimensional Stacking.- Detection and Characterization of Abnormal Vascular Patterns in Automated Cervical Image Analysis.- Towards a Modular Network-Distributed Mixed-Reality Learning Space System.- Real-Time Multi-view 3D Object Tracking in Cluttered Scenes.- Visualizing Natural Stereo Images in Short Distance: A New Approach.- Next Best View Algorithms for Interior and Exterior Model Acquisition.- An Experiential Approach to Interacting with Biological Information.- Convex Shapes and Convergence Speed of Discrete Tangent Estimators.- Towards Obtaining an Ideal Real Time Panoramic Video.- Object Recognition Using Local Descriptors: A Comparison.- Improving Spatiotemporal Inpainting with Layer Appearance Models.- Edge Detection Using a Complex-Valued Directional Vector Representation.- Analysis and Design of Graphical Password Techniques.- Viewing Scenes Occluded by Smoke.- A Non-photorealistic Rendering of Seurat’s Pointillism.- Semantically Relevant Image Retrieval by Combining Image and Linguistic Analysis.- A New Algorithm for Solid Texture Synthesis.- What Can We Learn from Biological Vision Studies for Human Motion Segmentation?.- 3D Geometry from Uncalibrated Images.- Hierarchical Image Database Navigation on a Hue Sphere.- Image-Based Informatics for Preclinical Biomedical Research.- Segmentation-Based Registration of Organs in Intraoperative Video Sequences.- On Asymmetric Classifier Training for Detector Cascades.- Active Stabilization of Images Acquired on a Walking Robotic Platform.- Motion Estimation with Edge Continuity Constraint for Crowd Scene Analysis.- Perceptual Grouping Based on Iterative Multi-scale Tensor Voting.- Fast Prediction Mode Decision Algorithm for H.264 Based on Hierarchical Mode Classification Framework.- Camera Self-calibration in Scheimpflug Condition for Air Flow Investigation.