We propose an original approach for the characterization of video dynamic content with a view to supplying new functionalities for motion-based video indexing and retrieval with q...
In this paper we present a new descriptor for spatial distribution of motion activity in video sequences. We construct a histogram of areas of distinct regions (or "blobs&quo...
Dublin City University (DCU) took part in the Web Track (small task) in TREC-9. Our experiments were based on evaluating a number of connectivity analysis algorithms that we hoped...
Anisotropic diffusion is known to be a powerful tool in image processing. It enables the smoothing of initially noisy images while still retaining, respectively sharpening edges a...
The Resource Description Framework [RDF] provides a basic model to describe relationships between objects. Ultimately, it is intended to permit the representation, combination and ...