Progress in Pattern Recognition, Image Analysis and Applications: 13th Iberoamerican Congress on Pattern Recognition, CIARP 2008, Havana, Cuba, September 9-12, 2008. Proceedings

Front Matter....Pages -
On Medial Representations....Pages 1-13
Computational Model for Aircraft’s Takeoffs Pattern Recognition....Pages 14-21
Offline Signature Verification Using Local Interest Points and Descriptors....Pages 22-29
Adaptive Generalized Vector Median Filter....Pages 30-37
Correlation Filters for Pattern Recognition Using a Noisy Reference....Pages 38-45
Extended Recursive Filtering Estimation of Detector Offset Nonuniformity in Infrared Imaging Systems....Pages 46-53
Vector Median M-Type L Filter to Process Multichannel Images....Pages 54-61
Optimal Wavelet Filters Selection for Ultrasound and Mammography Compression....Pages 62-69
Single Sound Source SLAM....Pages 70-77
Selection of the Best Wavelet Packet Nodes Based on Mutual Information for Speaker Identification....Pages 78-85
The Hermite Transform: An Alternative Image Representation Model for Iris Recognition....Pages 86-93
Measuring Shape Circularity....Pages 94-101
Measuring the Related Properties of Linearity and Elongation of Point Sets....Pages 102-111
Evaluation of Lineal Relation between Shifted Delta Cepstral Features and Prosodic Features in Speaker Verification....Pages 112-119
Using Dynamic Time Warping of T0 Contours in the Evaluation of Cycle-to-Cycle Pitch Detection Algorithms....Pages 120-127
Comparative Study of Several Phonotactic-Based Approaches to Spanish-Basque Language Identification....Pages 128-135
Mining Frequent Similar Patterns on Mixed Data....Pages 136-144
A Novel Incremental Algorithm for Frequent Itemsets Mining in Dynamic Datasets....Pages 145-152
Prototype Selection Via Prototype Relevance....Pages 153-160
A New Document Clustering Algorithm for Topic Discovering and Labeling....Pages 161-168
Unsupervised Learning of Saliency Concepts for Natural Image Classification and Retrieval....Pages 169-177
How Do Superpixels Affect Image Segmentation?....Pages 178-186
Hierarchical Star Clustering Algorithm for Dynamic Document Collections....Pages 187-194
Weighted Cluster Ensemble Using a Kernel Consensus Function....Pages 195-202
A Thorough Analysis of the Suppressed Fuzzy C-Means Algorithm....Pages 203-210
Building and Assessing a Constrained Clustering Hierarchical Algorithm....Pages 211-218
Cluster Stability Assessment Based on Theoretic Information Measures....Pages 219-226
Differential Betweenness in Complex Networks Clustering....Pages 227-234
GeCiM: A Novel Generalized Approach to C-Means Clustering....Pages 235-242
Modelling of Behavioural Patterns for Abnormality Detection in the Context of Lifestyle Reassurance....Pages 243-251
On the Complementarity of Face Parts for Gender Recognition....Pages 252-260
Learning and Forgetting with Local Information of New Objects....Pages 261-268
An Enhanced Accessory Pathway Localization Method for Efficient Treatment of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome....Pages 269-276
Functional Learning of Kernels for Information Fusion Purposes....Pages 277-283
A Correlation-Based Distance Function for Nearest Neighbor Classification....Pages 284-291
On Optimizing Subclass Discriminant Analysis Using a Pre-clustering Technique....Pages 292-300
Chernoff-Based Multi-class Pairwise Linear Dimensionality Reduction....Pages 301-308
On Using Dimensionality Reduction Schemes to Optimize Dissimilarity-Based Classifiers....Pages 309-316
Structural Construction for On-Line Mathematical Formulae Recognition....Pages 317-324
Radar Recognition through Statistical Classification of Cellular Emission in the Moment Space....Pages 325-331
Representing Functional Data Using Support Vector Machines....Pages 332-339
Classifier Ensemble Generation for the Majority Vote Rule....Pages 340-347
Feature Selection through Dynamic Mesh Optimization....Pages 348-355
Integral Operators for Computing Homology Generators at Any Dimension....Pages 356-363
Fast k Most Similar Neighbor Classifier for Mixed Data Based on a Tree Structure and Approximating-Eliminating....Pages 364-371
Identification of More Characteristic Dynamic Patterns in a WWTP by ClBR×E....Pages 372-380
Selecting Features and Objects for Mixed and Incomplete Data....Pages 381-388
Supervised Isomap with Dissimilarity Measures in Embedding Learning....Pages 389-396
A New Approach to Analyse Neighbourhood Relations in 2D Polygonal Networks....Pages 397-404
Subdivision Curves on Surfaces and Applications....Pages 405-412
Multiscale Morphological Image Simplification....Pages 413-420
Calculating the Number of Tunnels....Pages 421-428
Self-Organizing Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System....Pages 429-436
Handwritten Digit Classification Based on Alpha-Beta Associative Model....Pages 437-444
Thresholded Learning Matrix for Efficient Pattern Recalling....Pages 445-452
Computer Aided Diagnosis System to Detect Breast Cancer Pathological Lesions....Pages 453-460
Musical Style Identification with n -Grams and Neural Networks....Pages 461-469
Inter-turn Short Circuit and Unbalanced Voltage Pattern Recognition for Three-Phase Induction Motors....Pages 470-478
An Empirical Study for the Multi-class Imbalance Problem with Neural Networks....Pages 479-486
A Fast Search Algorithm for Vector Quantization Based on Associative Memories....Pages 487-495
Alpha-Beta Weightless Neural Networks....Pages 496-503
Pattern Recognition Methods for Querying and Browsing Technical Documentation....Pages 504-518
Fingerprint Verification Using Local Interest Points and Descriptors....Pages 519-526
Gait Recognition Based on Silhouette, Contour and Classifier Ensembles....Pages 527-534
A New Combination of Local Appearance Based Methods for Face Recognition under Varying Lighting Conditions....Pages 535-542
Best-Shot Selection for Video Face Recognition Using FPGA....Pages 543-550
Ensemble Approaches to Facial Action Unit Classification....Pages 551-559
Multiclass Adaboost and Coupled Classifiers for Object Detection....Pages 560-567
Towards an Illumination-Based 3D Active Appearance Model for Fast Face Alignment....Pages 568-575
Delineating Homology Generators in Graph Pyramids....Pages 576-584
Contour Tracking When Two Gray-Level Discontinuities Are Close to Each Other....Pages 585-592
Pose Estimation for Sensors Which Capture Cylindric Panoramas....Pages 593-601
Recursive Shape and Pose Determination Using Deformable Model....Pages 602-609
Lip-Reading Technique Using Spatio-Temporal Templates and Support Vector Machines....Pages 610-617
Applying SIFT Descriptors to Stellar Image Matching....Pages 618-625
Digital Image Colorization Based on Probabilistic Distance Transform....Pages 626-634
A Matrix-Based Secret Sharing Scheme for Images....Pages 635-642
A Dialog Management Methodology Based on Neural Networks and Its Application to Different Domains....Pages 643-650
Analysis and Prediction of Air Quality Data with the Gamma Classifier....Pages 651-658
Hetero-Associative Memories for Voice Signal and Image Processing....Pages 659-666
Perceptually Motivated Shape Evolution with Shape-Preserving Property....Pages 667-674
Probabilistic Discrete Mixtures Colour Texture Models....Pages 675-682
Comparison of Pixel and Subpixel Retinal Vessel Tree Segmentation Using a Deformable Contour Model....Pages 683-690
Joint Freehand Ultrasound and Endoscopic Reconstruction of Brain Tumors....Pages 691-698
Peer Group Filter for Impulsive Noise Removal in Color Images....Pages 699-707
Spectral Characterization of Volcanic Earthquakes at Nevado del Ruiz Volcano Using Spectral Band Selection/Extraction Techniques....Pages 708-715
Detection and Tracking of Coronal Mass Ejections....Pages 716-723
Constrained Interpolation with Implicit Plane Cubic A-Splines....Pages 724-732
Video Object Segmentation Using Graphs....Pages 733-740
Joint Coding of Multiple H.264 Video Programs....Pages 741-748
A Simple and Effective Method of Color Image Quantization....Pages 749-757
Automatic Polyphonic Music Composition Using the EMILE and ABL Grammar Inductors....Pages 758-766
Reconstruction of Dysphonic Speech by MELP....Pages 767-774
Analyzing Classifier Hierarchy Multiclassifier Learning....Pages 775-782
Using the αβ -Neighborhood for Adaptive Document Filtering....Pages 783-790
Scenario Discovery Using Nonnegative Tensor Factorization....Pages 791-805
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