In this article, we propose a new method that combines the use of a global threshold and a window-based scheme for computing local thresholds. The latter scheme compares the contr...
Fu Chang, Kung-Hao Liang, Tzu-Ming Tan, Wen-Liang ...
Abstract. Information Retrieval is a supporting technique which underpins a broad range of content-based applications including retrieval, filtering, summarisation, browsing, clas...
We propose a framework to learn statistical shape models for faces as piecewise linear models. Specifically, our methodology builds upon primitive active shape models(ASM) to hand...
The fact that objects in the world appear in different ways depending on the scale of observation has important implications if one aims at describing them. It shows that the not...
We propose a new method for automated large scale gathering of Web images relevant to specified concepts. Our main goal is to build a knowledge base associated with as many conce...