| Cognitive Vision | |
| Implementing the Expert Object Recognition Pathway | p. 1 |
| Efficient Pose Estimation Using View-Based Object Representations | p. 12 |
| Integrating Context-Free and Context-Dependent Attentional Mechanisms for Gestural Object Reference | p. 22 |
| Philosophical Issues in Cognitive Vision | |
| Reflections on Cognitive Vision Systems | p. 34 |
| Towards Ontology Based Cognitive Vision | p. 44 |
| A Self-Referential Perceptual Inference Framework for Video Interpretation | p. 54 |
| Cognitive Vision and Applications | |
| Recurrent Bayesian Network for the Recognition of Human Behaviors from Video | p. 68 |
| Implementation of Traffic Flow Measuring Algorithm Using Real-Time Dynamic Image Processing | p. 78 |
| Efficient Fingertip Tracking and Mouse Pointer Control for a Human Mouse | p. 88 |
| Real-Time Camera Pose in a Room | p. 98 |
| Recognition of Obstacles on Structured 3D Background | p. 111 |
| Virtual Post-its: Visual Label Extraction, Attachment, and Tracking for Teleconferencing | p. 121 |
| Architecture for Image Labelling in Real Conditions | p. 131 |
| Alignment of Sewerage Inspection Videos for Their Easier Indexing | p. 141 |
| Information Selection and Probabilistic 2D - 3D Integration in Mobile Mapping | p. 151 |
| Tree Supported Road Extraction from Arial Images Using Global and Local Context Knowledge | p. 162 |
| Automatic Bridge Detection in High-Resolution Satellite Images | p. 172 |
| Computer Platform for Transformation of Visual Information into Sound Sensations for Vision Impaired Persons | p. 182 |
| A Real-Time Multisensory Image Segmentation Algorithm with an Application to Visual and X-Ray Inspection | p. 192 |
| An Attentive, Multi-modal Laser “Eye” | p. 202 |
| Navigating through Logic-Based Scene Models for High-Level Scene Interpretations | p. 212 |
| Computer Vision Architectures | |
| A Real-World Vision System: Mechanism, Control, and Vision Processing | p. 223 |
| Learning Optimal Parameters for Self-Diagnosis in a System for Automatic Exterior Orientation | p. 236 |
| Multi-agent Activity Recognition Using Observation Decomposed Hidden Markov Model | p. 247 |
| VICs: A Modular Vision-Based HCl Framework | p. 257 |
| A Miniature Stereo Vision Machine for Real-Time Dense Depth Mapping | p. 268 |
| Performance Evaluation | |
| Performance Evaluation Metrics and Statistics for Positional Tracker Evaluation | p. 278 |
| On the Application of the Concept of Dependability for Design and Analysis of Vision Systems | p. 290 |
| The CSU Face Identification Evaluation System: Its Purpose, Features, and Structure | p. 304 |
| Implementation Methods | |
| The Imalab Method for Vision Systems | p. 314 |
| Dynamically Reconfigurable Vision-Based User Interfaces | p. 323 |
| From a CORBA-Based Software Framework to a Component-Based System Architecture for Controlling a Mobile Robot | p. 333 |
| Architecture and Classical Computer Vision | |
| A Framework for Visual Servoing | p. 345 |
| Automatic Mapping of Settlement Areas Using a Knowledge-Based Image Interpretation System | p. 355 |
| A Software Architecture for Distributed Visual Tracking in a Global Vision Localization System | p. 365 |
| Multi-object Tracking Based on a Modular Knowledge Hierarchy | p. 376 |
| Monkeys - A Software Architecture for ViRoom - Low-Cost Multicamera System | p. 386 |
| Hierarchical Bayesian Network for Handwritten Digit Recognition | p. 396 |
| A Spectral Approach to Learning Structural Variations in Graphs | p. 407 |
| Sigmoidal Weighted Vector Directional Filter | p. 418 |
| Real-Time Extraction of Colored Segments for Robot Visual Navigation | p. 428 |
| A Multiple Classifier System Approach to Affine Invariant Object Recognition | p. 438 |
| Measuring Scene Complexity to Adapt Feature Selection of Model-Based Object Tracking | p. 448 |
| A Framework for Robust and Incremental Self-Localization of a Mobile Robot | p. 460 |
| Discriminant Isometric Mapping for Face Recognition | p. 470 |
| Extracting Salient Image Features for Reliable Matching Using Outlier Detection Techniques | p. 481 |
| Video Annotation | |
| Brand Identification Using Gaussian Derivative Histograms | p. 492 |
| Context Based Object Detection from Video | p. 502 |
| A Multimedia System Architecture for Automatic Annotation of Sports Videos | p. 513 |
| Automatic Video Interpretation: A Recognition Algorithm for Temporal Scenarios Based on Pre-compiled Scenario Models | p. 523 |
| Trajectory Based Assessment of Coordinated Human Activity | p. 534 |
| Author Index | p. 545 |
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