Big data is the tar sands of the data world: vast reserves of raw gritty data whose valuable information content can only be extracted at great cost. MapReduce is a popular parall...
In this paper, we propose a novel rate-distortion (R-D) optimized disparity based coding scheme for stereo images. This new scheme efficiently integrates the coding of the dispari...
In this paper we present a novel system for the detection and extraction of road map information from high-resolution satellite imagery. Uniquely, the proposed system is an integr...
WS-* specifications cover a variety of issues ranging from security and reliability to transaction support in web services. However, these specifications do not address web servic...
In this paper we describe a practical framework for studying the navigational behavior of the users of an e-learning environment integrated in a virtual campus. The students navig...