Session B: Image Processing Tools and Techniques
Level Set Function Inspired Curve Evolution and Related PDEs
Prof. Dipti Prasad Mukherjee
Computer and Communication Division,
Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata, India

Temporal Video Segmentation Using Cross Correlation
N Aggarwal, Panjab University, India
N Prakash, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, India
S Sofat, A Mittal
Punjab Engineering College, India

Detection of On-Field Advertisement Billboards from Soccer Telecasts
A K Watve, S Sural
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India

Generic Object Recognition Using 2-D PCA and Virtual Manifolds
P Deepti, S Das
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India

Unsupervised Change Detection Using RANSAC
B Sharma, I Rishabh, S Rakshit
Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, India

Performance Improvement in Spread Spectrum Watermarking via M-Band Wavelets and N-ARY Modulation
S P Maity, Bengal Engineering and Science University, India
M K Kundu, Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata, India
M K Mandal, University of Alberta, Canada

Blind Image Watermarking Algorithm Based on the Statistics of Wavelet Coefficients
S Gupta, M Sareen, A Gupta, S Sengar
Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, India

Data-Hiding Capacities of Non-Redundant Complex Wavelets
L Ghouti, Queen's University of Belfast, UK

Video Watermark Embedding in the Compressed Domain
S Verma, R Chandra

ABV - Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, India
G S Tomar, Kangwon National University, Korea
H J Kim, Kangwon National University, Korea

Multiscale Edge Detection Using Wavelet Maxima for Iris Localization
M Nabti, L Ghouti, A Bouridane
Queen's University of Belfast, UK

A Graphical Approach for Fingerprint Verification
S Jain, S K Mitra, A Banerjee, A K Roy
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, India

Face Recognition Using Modular Principal Component Analysis and Support Vector Machines
H M Patel, S K Mitra
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, India
A V Bhavsar, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India

Fingerprint Verification Using Wavelet and Local Dominant Orientation
B D Patil, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
J V Kulkarni, R S Holambe
SGGS Institute of Engineering and Technology, India

Image Mining for Pathogen Yeast Cryptococcus Neoformans
J Liu, X Chen
Wuhan University, P R China
P Putten, Leiden University, The Netherlands
F Hagen, T Boekhout, F J Verbeek
Netherlands Academy of Science and Arts, The Netherlands

Novel Approach to Neural Network Based Caricature Generation
K H Lai, P W H Chung, E A Edirisinghe
Loughborough University, UK

Script Independent Handwritten Numeral Recognition
R S Kunte, S R D Sudhaker
S J College of Engineering, India

Scratch Detection and Removal in Motion Picture Images
A Malviya, TSEC, India

The Compensation of Head Motion Artifacts Using an Infrared Tracking System for CT (Computerized Tomography) Imaging
S Zafar, University of Central Punjab, Pakistan
W Younis, University of Toronto, Canada
N M Sheikh, University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan

Ultrasound Image Segmentation Using Watersheds and Region Merging
B Deka, D Ghosh
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India

Performance Comparison of Compression Schemes for Medical Images
S Karthik, N Shanmugavadivu
Thiagarajar College of Engineering, India

MPEG-21 Part 17: URI-Based Fragment Identification of MPEG Resources
M E Amielh, E Y Wan
Canon Information Systems Research Australia, Australia
S Devillers, France Telecom, France
D W Singer, Apple Computer Inc, United States
I S Burnett, University of Wollongong, Australia

Binary Particle Swarm and Fuzzy Inference for Image Classification
K Chandramouli, D Djordjevic, E Izquierdo
Queen Mary University of London, UK

A Genetic Algorithm Approach to Ontology-Driven Semantic Image Analysis
P Panagi, S Dasiopoulou, G Th Papadopoulos, M G Strintzis
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
I Kompatsiaris, Informatics and Telematics Institute, Greece

Constraint Reasoning for Region-Based Image Labelling
C Saathoff, University of Koblenz, Germany

Identifying Person Re-occurrences for Personal Photo Management Applications
S Cooray, N E O'Connor, C Gurrin, G J F Jones, N O'Hare, A F Smeaton
Dublin City University, Ireland

Symbolic Factorial Discriminant Analysis for Face Recognition Under Variable Lighting
P S Hiremath, Gulbarga University, India
C J Prabhakar, Kuvempu University, India

Dual Space Based Face Recognition Using Feature Fusion
A Patra, S Das
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India

Three-Dimensional Face Recognition Using Shape Codes Extracted from Projected Structured Light Patterns
D Choudhury, Instruments Research and Development Establishment, India

Classification of Shoeprint Images Using Directional Filterbanks
L Ghouti, A Bouridane, D Crookes
Queen's University of Belfast, UK

A Fuzzy Approach to Person Identification Using Gait
A Jain, T Dube, D Ghosh
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India

BTC Image Compression with Variable Length Integer Codes
S Domnic, Gandhigram Rural Institute University, India

Iteration-Free Fractal Coding for Image Compression Using Simulated Annealing
A R Nadira Banu Kamal, TBAK College for Women, India
S Thamarai Selvi, Anna University, India

A Parallel Encoding Approach to H.264 Stereo Video
B Balasubramaniyam, E A Edirisinghe, H E Bez
Loughborough University, UK

A Hybrid Scheme Based on Wavelet Transform, SVD and WDR Method for Medical Images
T S Bindulal, M R Kaimal
University of Kerala, India

Approximate SAD Computation for Real-Time Low Power Video Encoders
A Saha, J Mukherjee, S Sural
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India

Complexity Scalable 3D Video Coding Based on Mixed Transform Technique
J P Agrawal, S Gupta
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India

Lossless Image Compression Using Topological Pixel Re-Ordering
K Veeraswamy, S SrinivasKumar, B N Chatterji
JNTU College of Engineering, India

Sub-Pixel Interpolation in Video Coding: Analysis and Design
A Goel, R Subramaniyan
Motorola India Electronics Ltd, India

New Rate Control Algorithm Using Macroblock Mode Selection for Hybrid Video Coding
V V Gohokar, Shria Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering, India

Perceptually Motivated Rate Control for Video Coding
S Nagori, A Rao
Texas Instruments & Indian Institute of Science, India
K R Ramakrishnan, Indian Institute of Science Banagalore, India

Robust Scalable Video Transmission Using Adaptive Double Binary Turbo Code
N Ramzan, E Izquierdo
Queen Mary University of London, UK

A BTC-DWT Hybrid Image Compression Algorithm
N Venkateswaran, J Arunkumar, T K Deepak
Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, India

The Role of Automated Speech and Audio Analysis in Semantic Multimedia Annotation
F de Jong, R Ordelman, A van Hessen
University of Twente, The Netherlands

Measuring Audio and Visual Speech Synchrony: Methods and Applications
H Bredin, G Chollet
GET-ENST, France

Adding Semantic Metadata to Audio-Video Material by Automatic Analysis of Complementary Sources
T Declerck, P Buitelaar, M Alcantara
DFKI GmbH, Germany
M Labský, V Svátek
University of Economics, Czech Republic

LUFT (Luminance Field Trace) Tree: A Video Shot Segmentation and Indexing Scheme for Fast Retrieval
L Gao, Motorola Inc, USA
Z Li, Motorola Labs, USA
A K Katsaggelos, Northwestern University, USA

Fast Mode Decision with Early Termination for H.264/AVC Video Coding
Y V Ivanov, C J Bleakley
University College Dublin, Ireland

Block Motion Estimation Using Predicted Partial Octagonal
B C Dhara, Jadavpur University, India
B Chanda, Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata, India

Optimised Delta Low-Pass Filter for UMCTF
N Sprljan, M Mrak, E Izquierdo
Queen Mary University of London, UK

Wavelet Based Low Bit Rate Video Coding Using Block-Tree Approach
A A Moinuddin, E Khan
Aligarh Muslim University, India
M Ghanbari, University of Essex, UK

Layer Extraction Using Graph Cuts and Feature Tracking
V Jain, P J Narayanan
International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad, India

Image Retrieval with Visually Prominent Features Using Fuzzy Set Theoretic Evaluation
M Banerjee, M K Kundu
Indian Statistical Institute, India
P K Das, Jadavpur University, India

A Compact Image Signature for RTS-Invariant Image Retrieval
P Ghosh, K R Ramakrishnan
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, India
B S Manjunath, University of California, USA

Discriminative Relevance Feedback with Virtual Textual Representation for Efficient Image Retrieval
S Karthik, C V Jawahar
International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad, India

Study of the Performance of Different Texture Features for Classification of SAR Images
L Gupta, S Das, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India
S Lekshmi, J Majumdar
Aeronautical Development Establishment, DRDO, India

Error Analysis of M-Channel DWT Based Method for Orientation Estimation of an Inclined Planar Texture Surface
S G Rao, S Das, M Kalra
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India
T Greiner, Pforzheim University, Germany

Segmentation of Brain MR Images Using Fuzzy Sets and Modified Co-occurrence Matrix
P Maji, M K Kundu, B Chanda
Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata, India

Initial Lesion Detection and Region of Interest Labeling in Ultrasound Breast Images
M H Yap, E A Edirisinghe, H E Bez
Loughborough University, UK
H T Ewe, Multimedia University, Malaysia

Automated Segmentation of Teeth in Multi-Slice CT Images
Sh Keyhaninejad, R A Zoroofi, S K Setarehdan
University of Tehran, Iran
Gh Shirani, Medical Science of Tehran University, Iran

Water Flow Based Vessel Detection in Retinal Images
X U Liu, M S Nixon
University of Southampton, UK

An Automatic Camera Calibration Technique for Surgical Planning
P Darvish Zadeh Varcheie, R Aghaie Zadeh Zoroofi, M Nili Ahmad Abadi
University of Tehran, Iran

Fast Algorithms for Single Chip Video Demosaicing
J Mukherjee, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
S K Mitra, University of California, United States

Selective Corner Matching for High-Resolution Image Registration
S Alkaabi, UAE R&D Center, United Arab Emirates
F Deravi, University of Kent, UK

Rank Based Optimized Sorting Network Architecture for Hardware Implementation of ROF
S M Meena, K Linganagouda
BVB College of Engineering and Technology, India

Resizing of Images by Arbitrary Factors in the Spatial Domain and Implementation on Blackfin BF533 Processor
A V Ajay, S M Deepti, C Y Rajendra, N E Venkatesan, S David
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, India

Cellular Processor Array for Binary Image Skeletonization on a Hexagonal Lattice
M Senthilnayaki, S Veni, K A Narayanankutty
AMRITA Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India

An Inexpensive Digital Watermarking Scheme for Printed Document
M K Kundu, A K Maiti
Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata, India

Cue Based Disparity Estimation for Possible 2D to 3D Video Conversion
Y Feng, J Jayaseelan, J Jiang
University of Bradford, UK

Word-Wise Script Identification Based on Morphological Reconstruction in Printed Bilingual Documents
B V Dhandra, H Mallikarjun, R Hegadi, V S Malemath
Gulbarga University, India

Quality Assessment of Compressed Medical Images
M A Joshi, K R Joshi, A Gupta, A Kasture
COEP, India

Data Generation Toolkit for Image Based Rendering Algorithms
V Vamsi Krishna, P J Narayanan
International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad, India

Management and Retrieval of 2D/3D Models with Topology Based Watermarking Feature
A Md Mahfuzur Rahman, B Harada Koichi
Hiroshima University, Japan

Digital Image Watermarking in Dual Domains
B Chandra Mohan, S SrinivasKumar, B N Chatterji
JNTU College Of Engineering, India

Significant Pixel Watermarking in Contourlet Domain
M Jayalakshmi, S N Merchant, U B Desai
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India

Capacity Enhancement of Image Adaptive QIM Based Data Hiding Technique through Entropy Effect
M S Raval Sarvajanik, College of Engineering and Technology, India
P P Rege, College of Engineering, India

Performance Analysis of Event Detection Models in Crowded Scenes
E L Andrade, S J Blunsden, R B Fisher
University of Edinburgh, UK

Fast and Reliable Object Classification in Video Based on a 3D Generic Model
M Zuniga, F Bremond, M Thonnat
INRIA, France

Matching Gradient Descriptors with Topological Constraints to Characterise the Crowd Dynamics
B Zhan, P Remagnino, S Velastin
Kingston University, UK
F Brémond, M Thonnat
INRIA, France

Surveillance Video Mining
P Guha, A Biswas, A Mukerjee, P Sateesh, K S Venkatesh
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India

Robust and Efficient Event Detection for the Monitoring of Automated Processes
T Sarmis, A A Argyros, M I A Lourakis, K Hatzopoulos
Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas, Greece

Statistical Modeling and Simulation of Rainfall in Video Sequences
S Dasgupta, S Sengupta
Harvard University, United States

An Efficient Skeleton-Free Mesh Deformation Method with Motion Capture Data
H Y Wu, Q Yang, C Pan
Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P R China

An Efficient Representation of Digital Curves with Line Segments and Elliptical Arcs
C Paramanand, A N Rajagopalan
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India

Tensorial Factorization Methods for Manipulation of Face Videos
S Manikandan, R Kumar, C V Jawahar
International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad, India

Image Representation Using Non-Canonical Discrete Multiwindow Gabor Frames
N K Subbanna, Y Y Zeevi
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

Motion Constraints for Video Mosaicing
P Parikh, C V Jawahar
International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad, India

Automated Segmentation of the Articular Space in MR Images of the Hip Joint
M Khanmohammadi, R A Zoroofi
University of Tehran, Iran
Y Sato, T Nishii, K Nakanishi, H Tanaka, N Sugano, H Yoshikawa,
H Nakamura, S Tamura
Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan

Image Texture Classification Using Exponential Curve Fitting of Wavelet Domain Singular Values
S Ramakrishnan, S Selvan
PSG College of Technology, India

A Novel Face Segmentation Algorithm from a Video Sequence for Real-Time Face Recognition
R Srikantaswamy, R D Sudhakersamuel
Siddaganga Institute of Technology, India

Graph Based Evolutionary Algorithms for Optimized Image Segmentation
B Karthikeyan, K M Bryden
Iowa State University, United States
D A Ashlock, University of Guelph, Canada

Texture Classification Based on the Wavelet Decomposed Image
P S Hiremath, S Shivashankar
Gulbarga University, India

A Simple and Efficient Non-Pixel Based Skeletonization Method Using Direction Model
A K Meghwal, A K Saxena, S Verma, A Mitra
Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior, India

Supplementing Bundle Adjustment with Evolutionary Algorithms
L Heyden, R P Würtz
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany
G Peters, Universität Dortmund, Germany

Non-Identical Duplicate Video Detection Using the Sift Method
K Vaiapury, P K Atrey, M S Kankanhalli
National University of Singapore, Singapore
K Ramakrishnan, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, India

Dynamic Hand Gesture Synthesis and Animation Using Image Morphing Technique
V N Shankar, D Ghosh
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India

A Recursive Modified Gaussian Filter for Impulse Noise Removal
V Abhai Kumar, S Md Mansoor Roomi, I M Lakshmi
Thiagarajar College of Engineering, India

A Novel Approach for Cast Shadow Modelling and Detection
N Al-Najdawi, H E Bez, E A Edirisinghe
Loughborough University, UK

Statistical Change Detection Based on Cauchy Distribution for Visual Surveillance
Y Ming, Wuhan Command School of Armed Police Force, P R China
J Jiang, Wuhan University, P R China
J Yang, Tsinghua University, P R China

Intrusion Detection and Tracking with Pan-Tilt Cameras
A Biswas, P Guha, A Mukerjee, K S Venkatesh
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India

Multi-Feature Based Face Detection
Q Zhang, E Izquierdo
Queen Mary University of London, UK

Polar-Fisherspace: A Linear Transformation Invariant Model for Appearance Based Object Recognition
B H Shekar, Mangalore University, India
P Nagabhushan, D S Guru
University of Mysore, India

Multi-Resolution Based Motion Estimation for Object Tracking Using Genetic Algorithm
H Bhaskar, R L Kingsland, S Singh
Loughborough University, UK

Image Denoising Using Wavelet Embedded Anisotropic Diffusion (WEAD)
J Rajan, Network Systems & Technologies Ltd (NeST), India
M R Kaimal, University of Kerala, India

A Visual Region of Interest Weighted Image Quality Index
D Venkata Rao, V Rama Rayalu, N Sudhakar
Bapatla Engineering College, India
L Pratap Reddy, JNTU College of Engineering, India

Robust Space-Variant Super-Resolution
K V Suresh, A N Rajagopalan
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India

Multi-Exposure & Multi-Focus Image Fusion in Transform Domain
I Zafar, E A Edirisinghe, H E Bez
Loughborough University, UK