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CG
2010
Springer
15 years 5 months ago
An evaluation of descriptors for large-scale image retrieval from sketched feature lines
We address the problem of fast, large scale sketch-based image retrieval, searching in a database of over one million images. We show that current retrieval methods do not scale w...
Mathias Eitz, Kristian Hildebrand, Tamy Boubekeur,...
CG
2008
Springer
15 years 5 months ago
Fast, parallel, and asynchronous construction of BVHs for ray tracing animated scenes
Recent developments have produced several techniques for interactive ray tracing of dynamic scenes. In particular, bounding volume hierarchies (BVHs) are efficient acceleration st...
Ingo Wald, Thiago Ize, Steven G. Parker
FUIN
2008
112views more  FUIN 2008»
15 years 5 months ago
A New Probabilistic Approach for Fractal Based Image Compression
Abstract. Approximation of an image by the attractor evolved through iterations of a set of contractive maps is usually known as fractal image compression. The set of maps is calle...
Suman K. Mitra, Malay Kumar Kundu, C. A. Murthy, B...
CSSE
2006
IEEE
15 years 5 months ago
Experimental analysis of a privacy-preserving scalar product protocol
The recent investigation of privacy-preserving data mining has been motivated by the growing concern about the privacy of individuals when their data is stored, aggregated, and mi...
Zhiqiang Yang, Rebecca N. Wright, Hiranmayee Subra...
GRID
2006
Springer
15 years 5 months ago
Applying Peer-to-Peer Techniques to Grid Replica Location Services
Peer-to-peer systems offer attractive system management properties, including the ability of components that join the network to self-organize; scalability up to tens of thousands...
Ann L. Chervenak, Min Cai