In many application domains, data is collected and referenced by its geo-spatial location. Spatial data mining, or the discovery of interesting patterns in such databases, is an i...
We introduce a framework for face recognition at a distance based on sparse-stereo reconstruction. We develop a 3D acquisition system that consists of two CCD stereo cameras mount...
Ham M. Rara, Shireen Y. Elhabian, Asem M. Ali, Mik...
A growing trend in the development and deployment of grid computing systems is decentralization. Decentralizing these systems helps make them more scalable and robust, but poses s...
Ontology population from text is becoming increasingly important for NLP applications. Ontologies in OWL format provide for a standardized means of modeling, querying, and reasoni...
Numerical modelling is now used routinely to make predictions about the behaviour of environmental systems. Model calibration remains a critical step in the modelling process and ...