Shape is one of the fundamental visual features in the Content-based Image Retrieval (CBIR) paradigm. Numerous shape descriptors have been proposed in the literature. These can be...
This article argues for the growing importance of quality metadata and the equation of that quality with precision and semantic grounding. Such semantic grounding requires metadat...
The gap between the user's information need and query is expanding due to the pervasiveness of Web search. Multimedia question answering is restricted by disjoint infrastruct...
In this paper, we present the FOX-MIIRE 3D-Model Search Engine. Our search engine is based on Adaptive Views Vlustering (AVC) algorithm [4]. The AVC method uses statistical model ...
The number of digital photographs is growing beyond the abilities of individuals to easily manage and understand their own photo collections. Photo LOI (Level of Interest) is a te...