Methods of retrieving images that incorporate humangenerated metadata, such as keyword annotation and collaborative filtering, are less vulnerable to the semantic gap than content...
Abstract. We present a new model for artistic portrait caricature modeling and rendering. It is composed of a caricature model and a rendering system. The computer portrait caricat...
This paper introduces a peer-to-peer agent framework for supporting autonomic applications in decentralized distributed environments. The framework provides agents to discover, co...
Abstract. Web services are deemed as the natural choice for deploying e-government applications. Their use enables e-government to fully get advantage of the envisioned Semantic We...
Web services are increasingly attracting attention for their ability to provide standard interfaces to heterogeneous distributed services. Through these standard interfaces, it is...