IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Image and Signal Processing (CIISP 2007)

Table of Contents

A New Vehicle Detection Approach in Traffic Jam Conditions...1

Bing-Fei Wu, Jhy-hong Juang, Ping-Tsung Tsai, Ming-Wei Chang and Chung-Jui Fan

Non-pixel Robot Stereo...7

Tyler Folsom

A Novel Method to Recognize Complex Dynamic Gesture by Combining HMM and FNN Models...13

Wang Xiying and Dai Guozhong

Boundary Refined Texture Segmentation Based on K-Views and Datagram Methods...19

Enmin Song, Renchao Jin, Chih-Cheng Hung, Yu Luo and Xiangyang Xu

Single-Row Superposition-type Spherical Compound-like Eye for Pan-Tilt Motion Recovery...24

Gwo-Long Lin and Chi-Cheng Cheng

Bare Bones Strategy for Human Detection and Tracking...30

Muhammad Naveed Siddiqui and Bilal Yousaf

Daubechies Complex Wavelet Transform based Moving Object Tracking...36

Ashish Khare and Uma Shanker Tiwary

Identification of Dynamic Nonlinear Systems Using Computational Intelligence Techniques...41

Claudio Turchetti and Francesco Gianfelici

A new invariant descriptor for shape representation and recognition...48

Wang Xiying and Dai Guozhong

A Wavelet-Fuzzy Logic Based System to Detect and Identify Electric Disturbs...52

Mario Chacon, Jose Luis Duran and Luis Santiesteban

Evolution Strategies Based Particle Filters for Fault Detection...58

Katsuji Uosaki and Toshiharu Hatanaka

A Multi-Window Stereo Vision Algorithm With Improved Performance at Object Borders...66

Jun Zhao and Jayantha Katupitiya

A Novel ANN based Approach for Angle Invariant Face Verification...72

Basabi Chakraborty

Computational Intelligence for Automated Keg Identification and Deformation Detection...77

Duncan Campbell, Andrew Keir and Michael Lees

Intelligent Signal Processing in an Automated Measurement Data Analysis System...83

Henrik Isernhagen, Helmut Neemann, Steffen Kuehn and Clemens Guehmann

A new look at frequency resolution in power spectral density estimation...88

Sudeshna Pal and Soosan Beheshti

Influence of Signal Pre-Processing in the Efficiency of Algorithms Based on Neural Netwokrs for Disturbance Classification...95

Manoel Firmino Medeiros Jr, Crisluci Santos, Jose Tavares Oliveira, Paulo Pires and Jorge Melo

Fuzzy Motion Interpolation for Mesh-Based Motion Estimation...101

Abouzar Eslami and Nasser Sadati

Function Approximation Through Growing Neural Network Based On RBF And Potential Functions...107

Iren Valova, George Georgiev and Natacha Gueorguieva

A Skew Resistant Method for Persian Text Segmentation...115

Sajad Shirali-Shahreza, Mohammad Taghi Manzuri-Shalmani and Mohammad Hassan Shirali-Shahreza

Secure Authentication for Face Recognition...121

Mohammad A. Dabbah, Wai L. Woo and Satnam S. Dlay

Color Image Quantization Using Color Variation Measure...127

Yuchou Chang and Dah-Jye Lee

Signal Processing Using Fuzzy Fractal Dimension and Grade of Fractality -Application to Fluctuations in Seawater Temperature-...133

Kenichi Kamijo and Akiko Yamanouchi

An Efficient RLS Algorithm For Output-Error Adaptive IIR Filtering And Its Application To Acoustic Echo Cancellation...139

Jafar Mohammed and Gurnam Singh

Minimum Noiseless Description Length (MNDL) and Thresholding...146

Azadeh Fakhrzadeh and Soosan Beheshti

Automatic FIR Filter Design Method and Tool based on Genetic Algorithms...151

Andre Barros, Heitor Lopes and Alvaro Stelle

Classification of Recorded Musical Instruments Sounds Based on Neural Networks...157

Qian Ding and Nian Zhang

Evolutionary Exploration of Generalized Julia Sets...163

Daniel Ashlock and Brooke Jamieson

Developing Metrics for Evolving a Musically Satisfying Result from a Population of Computer Generated Music Compositions...171

Kris Bryden

Investigation of Fault-Tolerant Adaptive Filtering for Noisy ECG Signals...177

Nian Zhang

Audio Environment Classification for Hearing Aids Using Artificial Neural Networks with Windowed Input...183

Cecille Freeman, Robert Dony and Shawki Areibi

Parameterization of Dermoscopic Findings for the Internet-based Melanoma Screening System...189

Hitoshi Iyatomi, Hiroshi Oka, M.Emre Celebi, Masaru Tanaka and Koichi Ogawa

Intensity / Correlation Thresholding of FMRI Data: Data-driven Regions of Interest using Bridge Voxels...194

Mark Alexiuk, Nick Pizzi and Witold Pedrycz

Progressive Image Reconstruction based on Multi-scale Edge Model...198

Paul Bao and Xianjun Zhang

Evolved Multiresolution Analysis Transforms for Improved Image Compression and Reconstruction under Quantization...202

Frank Moore, Brendan Babb and Pat Marshall

Image Segmentation using a Weighted Kernel PCA Approach to Spectral Clustering...208

Carlos Alzate and Johan A. K. Suykens

Developing a Reliable Learning Model for Cognitive Classification Tasks Using an Associative Memory...214

Ali Ahmadi, Hans Jurgen Mattausch, M. Anwarul Abedin, Tetsushi Koide and Yoshinori Shirakawa

Evolving Fuzzy Rule-based Classifiers...220

Plamen Angelov, Xiaowei Zhou and Frank Klawonn

A Neural Network based Approach for the Vehicle Classification...226

Anshul Goyal and Brijesh Verma

Neural Networks Applied for Cork Tiles Image Classification...232

Antoniya Georgieva, Ivan Jordanov and Rafik Tahseen

X-ray image segmentation using active contour model with global constraints...240

Yuchong Jiang, Jeffery Meng and Paul Babyn

Application of Opposition-Based Reinforcement Learning in Image Segmentation...246

Farhang Sahba, Hamid R. Tizhoosh and Magdy M.A. Salama

High Performance Medical Image Registration Using a Distributed Blackboard Architecture...252

Roger Tait, Gerald Schaefer, Adrian Hopgood and Tomoharu Nakashima

Evolutionary Algorithms in the Classification of Mammograms...258

David Hope, Edward Munday and Stephen Smith

A Pseudo-Labeling Framework for Content-based Image Retrieval...266

Kim-Hui Yap and Kui Wu

Image Indexing and Retrieval in the Compressed Domain Using Color Clusters...271

Meekal Bajaj and Jose A. Lay

Human-Controlled Vs. Semi-automatic Content-Based Image Retrieval...275

Kambiz Jarrah and Ling Guan

Towards Image Retrieval by Texture Segmentation with Genetic Programming...281

Vic Ciesielski, Djaka Kurnaiwan and Andy Song

An Integrated Neuro-Fuzzy Approach to MPEG Video Transmission in Bluetooth...287

H. B. Kazemian and S. Chantaraskul

Integrated Hybrid Channel Assignment and Distributed Power Control in Wireless Cellular Networks using Evolution Strategy...293

Farid Tahira, Alioune Ngom and Arunita Jaekel

A Novel Approach to Collect Training Images on WWW for Image Thesaurus Building...301

Joohyoun Park and Jongho Nang

Improved H.264/AVC Requantization Transcoding using Low-Complexity Interpolation Filters for 1/4-Pixel Motion Compensation...307

Stijn Notebaert, Jan De Cock and Rik Van de Walle

Performance Analysis of the Feedforward and SOM Neural Networks in the Face Recognition Problem...313

Mario Chacon and Pablo Rivas

Advances in Elastic Graph Matching for Frontal Face Verification...319

Stefanos Zafeiriou, Anastasios Tefas and Ioannis Pitas

Hierarchical Face Clustering Using SIFT Image Features...325

Panagiotis Antonopoulos, Nikos Nikolaidis and Ioannis Pitas

Concurrent Self-Organizing Maps for Multispectral Facial Image Recognition...330

Victor Neagoe, Alexandru Mugioiu and Cristian Tudoran

Voice Conversion using Nonlinear Principal Component Analysis...336

Behrooz Makki, Seyed Ali Seyedsalehi, Nasser Sadati and Mona Noori Hosseini

Robotic Localization and Separation of Concurrent Sound Sources Using Self-Splitting Competitive Learning...340

Fakheredine Keyrouz, Werner Maier and Klaus Diepold

Voice2SQL: A Hybrid Intelligent System for the recovery of information from databases by means of Spoken Natural Language...346

Omar Florez-Choque and Ernesto Cuadros-Vargas

Cognitive Model -based Emotion Recognition From Facial Expressions for Live Human Computer Interaction...351

Hima Bindu Maringanti, Priya Gupta and Uma Shankar Tiwary

Image Analysis, Object Extraction, and Change Detection in Retinal Images for Diabetic Clinical Studies...357

Qin Li, Jane You, Zhang Lei and Prabir Bhattacharya

A Pilot Study of Automatic Lung Tumor Segmentation from Positron Emission Tomography Images using Standard Uptake Values...363

Aparna Kanakatte, Jayavardhana Gubbi, Nallasamy Mani, Tomas Kron and David Binns

An automatic wavelet-based approach for lung segmentation and density analysis in dynamic CT...369

Omid Talakoub, Emma Helm, Javad Alierzaie, Paul Babyn, Brian Kavanagh, Francesco Grasso and Engelberts Doreen

An Adaptive Approach to the Segmentation of Dce-Mr Images of the Breast: Comparison with Classical Thresholding Algorithms...375

Fatih Kaleli, Nizamettin Aydin, Gokhan Ertas and H.Ozcan Gulcur

Enhanced Shot-Based Video Adaptation using MPEG-21 generic Bitstream Syntax Schema...380

Sarah De Bruyne, Davy De Schrijver, Wesley De Neve, Davy Van Deursen and Rik Van de Walle

Video Adaptation based on Affective Content with MPEG-21 Digital Item Adaptation (DIA) Framework...386

Min Xu, Jesse Jin and Suhuai Luo

Chaos-Synchronization Based Representation of Objects and Events From MPEG-7 Low-Level Descriptors...391

Hanif Azhar and Aishy Amer

Fourier Approach to Moving Target Indication and Detection in Multichannel SAR Data...397

Ludvik Lidicky

Life-long Semi-supervised Learning: Continuation of Both Learning and Recognition...403

Youki Kamiya, Toshiaki Ishii and Osamu Hasegawa

Experience Based Surface Discernment by a Quadruped Robot...409

Lars Holmstrom, Andrew Toland and George Lendaris

A Recurrent Functional-Link-Based Neural Fuzzy System and Its Applications...415

Cheng-Hung Chen, Cheng-Jian Lin and Chin-Teng Lin

A Study on MMSE Hartley Algorithm...421

Yong Bian, Yinqing Zhou and Chunsheng Li

Opposition-Based Window Memoization for Morphological Algorithms...425

Farzad Khalvati, Hamid R. Tizhoosh and Mark D. Aagaard

CIREC: Cluster Correlogram Image Retrieval and Categorization using MPEG-7 Visual Descriptors...431

Azizi Abdullah and Marco Wiering

Real-Time Image-Based Stylistic Rendering Using Graphics Hardware Acceleration...438

Hsueh Yu-Hung and Liu Shing-Min

A Fingerprint Matching Scheme Based on Gradient Difference Compatibility...444

Preeyakorn Tipwai, Panudech Thipaksorn and Suthep Madarasmi