In this paper we formalize a general model of cryptanalytic time/memory tradeoffs for the inversion of a random function f : {0, 1, . . . , N - 1} {0, 1, . . . , N - 1}. The model...
We present the Optimizing Control Variate (OCV) estimator, a new estimator for Monte Carlo rendering. Based upon a deterministic sampling framework, OCV allows multiple importance...
Shaohua Fan, Stephen Chenney, Bo Hu, Kam-Wah Tsui,...
Visual tracking using active contours is usually accomplished in a static framework. The active contour tracks the object of interest in a given frame of an image sequence, and th...
This paper presents a method for visual object categorization based on encoding the joint textural information in objects and the surrounding background, and requiring no segmenta...
Alireza Tavakoli Targhi, Andrzej Pronobis, Heydar ...
Currently, bandwidth limitations pose a major challenge for delivering high-quality multimedia information over the Internet to users. In this research, we aim to provide a better...