In content based image analysis and retrieval, texture feature is an essential component due to its strong discriminative power. Directionality is one of the most significant text...
A pixel-pattern-based texture feature (PPBTF) is proposed for real-time gender recognition. A gray-scale image is transformed into a pattern map where edges and lines are to be use...
Huchuan Lu, Yingjie Huang, Yen-Wei Chen, Deli Yang
We present a photometric stereo method for non-diffuse materials that does not require an explicit reflectance model or reference object. By computing a data-dependent rotation of...
Satya P. Mallick, Todd Zickler, David J. Kriegman,...
We here describe a view-based system for the pose-independent representation of objects without making reference to 3-D models. Input to the system is a collection of pictures cov...
This paper presents a novel framework to localize in a photograph prominent irregularities in facial skin, in particular nevi (moles, birthmarks). Their characteristic configurati...