Query-by-example is the most popular query model for today’s image retrieval systems. A typical query image contains not only relevant objects (e.g., Eiffel Tower), but also ir...
Feature selection for video retrieval applications is impractical with existing techniques, because of their high time complexity and their failure on the relatively sparse trainin...
Texture is a fundamental feature which provides significant information for image classification, and is an important content used in content-based image retrieval (CBIR) system. ...
In this paper, we present a novel image representation that renders it possible to access natural scenes by local semantic description. Our work is motivated by the continuing effo...
Across various domains, the relational model for databases is employed extensively for the purpose of storing, managing and retrieving data. The translation, however, of data mode...