ICME 2006: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Feature Extraction and Segmentation I

• Jianfeng Xu, Toshihiko Yamasaki, Kiyoharu Aizawa:
  Key Frame Extraction in 3D Video by Rate-Distortion Optimization. 1-4
  
• Björn Schuller, Stephan Reiter, Gerhard Rigoll:
  Evolutionary Feature Generation in Speech Emotion Recognition. 5-8
  
• Masao Takimoto, Shin'ichi Satoh, Masao Sakauchi:
  Identification and Detection of the Same Scene Based on Flash Light Patterns. 9-12
  
• Yongwei Zhu, Qibin Sun, Susanto Rahardja:
  Detecting Musical Sounds in Broadcast Audio Based on Pitch Tuning Analysis. 13-16
  

Processors & Multimedia I

• Guy Amit, Yaron Caspi, Ran Vitale, Adi Pinhas:
  Scalability of Multimedia Applications on Next-Generation Processors. 17-20
  
• Wenlong Li, Eric Li, Nan Di, Carole Dulong, Tao Wang, Yimin Zhang:
  On Parallelization of a Video Mining System. 21-24
  
• Wei-Chun Ku, Shu-Hsuan Chou, Jui-Chin Chu, Chih-Heng Kang, Tien-Fu Chen, Jiun-In Guo:
  Collaborative Multithreading: An Open Scalable Processor Architecture for Embedded Multimedia Applications. 25-28
  
• Lurng-Kuo Liu, Sreeni Kesavarapu, Jonathan Connell, Ashish Jagmohan, Lark-hoon Leem, Brent Paulovicks, Vadim Sheinin, Lijung Tang, Hangu Yeo:
  Video Analysis and Compression on the STI Cell Broadband Engine Processor. 29-32
  

Content Understanding I

• Kambiz Jarrah, Matthew J. Kyan, Sri Krishnan, Ling Guan:
  Computational Intellegence Techniques and their Applications in Content-Based Image Retrieval. 33-36
  
• John R. Kender, Milind R. Naphade:
  Video News Shot Labeling Refinement via Shot Rhythm Models. 37-40
  
• Wei-Hao Lin, Alexander G. Hauptmann:
  Which Thousand Words are Worth a Picture? Experiments on Video Retrieval using a Thousand Concepts. 41-44
  
• Markus Koskela, Alan F. Smeaton:
  Clustering-Based Analysis of Semantic Concept Models for Video Shots. 45-48
  

Transcoding X to H.264 I

• Jens Bialkowski, Marcus Barkowsky, André Kaup:
  Overview of Low-Complexity Video Transcoding from H.263 to H.264. 49-52
  
• Jae-Beom Lee, Hari Kalva:
  An Efficient Algorithm for VC-1 to H.264 Video Transcoding in Progressive Compression. 53-56
  
• Yung-Ki Lee, Sung-sun Lee, Yung Lyul Lee:
  MPEG-4 to H.264 Transcoding using Macroblock Statistics. 57-60
  
• Zhihang Wang, Wen Gao, Debin Zhao, Qingming Huang:
  A Fast Intra Mode Decision Algorithm for AVS to H.264 Transcoding. 61-64
  

Multimedia Interfaces I

• Chan-Su Lee, Ahmed M. Elgammal, Dimitris N. Metaxas:
  Synthesis and Control of High Resolution Facial Expressions for Visual Interactions. 65-68
  
• Oliver Schreer, Peter Eisert, Peter Kauff, Ralf Tanger, Roman Englert:
  Towards Robust Intuitive Vision-Based User Interfaces. 69-72
  
• Wen Wu, Jie Yang, Jing Zhang:
  A Multimedia System for Route Sharing and Video-Based Navigation. 73-76
  
• Xiaorong Li, Terence Gih Guang, Bharadwaj Veeravalli:
  Design and Implementation of a Multimedia Personalized Service Over Large Scale Networks. 77-80
  

Multimedia Database Applications I

• Manjeet Rege, Ming Dong, Farshad Fotouhi:
  Finding a Semantic Structure Interactively in Image Databases. 81-84
  
• Gianni Antini, Stefano Berretti, Alberto Del Bimbo, Pietro Pala:
  3D Face Identification Based on Arrangement of Salient Wrinkles. 85-88
  
• David Liu, Tsuhan Chen:
  Content-Free Image Retrieval using Bayesian Product Rule. 89-92
  
• Cyrus Shahabi, Yao-Yi Chiang, Kelvin Chung, Kai-Chen Huang, Jeff Khoshgozaran-Haghighi, Craig A. Knoblock, Sung Lee, Ulrich Neumann, Ram Nevatia, Arjun Rihan, Snehal Thakkar, Suya You:
  Geodec: Enabling Geospatial Decision Making. 93-96
  

Media Coding (Poster)

• Masaki Kitahara, Hideaki Kimata, Shinya Shimizu, Kazuto Kamikura, Yoshiyuki Yashima, Kenji Yamamoto, Tomohiro Yendo, Toshiaki Fujii, Masayuki Tanimoto:
  Multi-View Video Coding using View Interpolation and Reference Picture Selection. 97-100
  
• Heng Yang, Qing Wang:
  A New Oriented Adaptive Cross Search Algorithm for Block Matching Motion Estimation. 101-104
  
• Bin Li, Feng Huang, Lifeng Shu, Shiqiang Yang:
  Optimized Rate Allocation for Unbalanced Multiple Description Video Coding Over Unreliable Packet Network. 105-108
  
• Il Kim, Nam Cho:
  Video Transcoding for Packet Loss Resilience Based on the Multiple Descriptions. 109-112
  
• Seonki Kim, Seong-Jae Lim:
  A New Quantization for Rate Control with Frame Variation Consideration. 113-116
  
• Debing Liu, Yuwen He, Shipeng Li, Debin Zhao, Wen Gao:
  Motion Aligned Spatial Scalable Video Coding. 117-120
  
• Chen-Kuo Chiang, Shang-Hong Lai:
  Fast Multi-Reference Frame Motion Estimation via Downhill Simplex Search. 121-124
  
• Haifeng Wang, Jia Wang, Qingshan Liu, Hanqing Lu:
  Fast Progressive Model Refinement Global Motion Estimation Algorithm with Prediction. 125-128
  
• Honggang Qi, Wen Gao, Siwei Ma, Debin Zhao, Xiangyang Ji:
  Low-Complexity Adaptive Block-Size Transform Based on Extended Transforms. 129-132
  

Media Coding and Processing II

• Shou-Der Wei, Shao-Wei Liu, Shang-Hong Lai:
  Modified Winner Update with Adaptive Block Partition for Fast Motion Estimation. 133-136
  
• Martin Prangl, Hermann Hellwagner, Tibor Szkaliczki:
  Fast Adaptation Decision Taking for Cross-Modal Multimedia Content Adaptation. 137-140
  
• Sung-Wen Wang, Shang-Chih Chuang, Chih-Chieh Hsiao, Yi-Shin Tung, Ja-Ling Wu:
  An Efficient Memory Construction Scheme for an Arbitrary Side Growing Huffman Table. 141-144
  
• Yuki Yamamoto, Kei Kawamura, Hiroshi Watanabe:
  A Study on Spatial Scalable Coding using Vector Representation. 145-148
  
• Beilei Huang, Edmund Ming-Kit Lai:
  Non-Bandlimited Resampling of Images. 149-152
  
• Chou-Chen Wang, Chia-jung Lo, Cheng-Wei Yu:
  Efficient Motion Estimation using Sorting-Based Partial Distortion Search. 153-156
  
• Alessandro Colombo, Claudio Cusano, Raimondo Schettini:
  Semantic 3D Face Mesh Simplification for Transmission and Visualization. 157-160
  
• Ivana Arsic, Roger Vilagut, Jean-Philippe Thiran:
  Automatic Extraction of Geometric Lip Features with Application to Multi-Modal Speaker Identification. 161-164
  
• Bo Wu, Xun Guo, Debin Zhao, Wen Gao, Feng Wu:
  An Optimal Non-Uniform Scalar Quantizer for Distributed Video Coding. 165-168
  
• Sumit Basu:
  Acoustic Echo Cancellation in a Channel with Rapidly Varying Gain. 169-172
  

Stereo, Multiview and Media Analysis (Poster)

• Mohammad Zad-issa, Norbert Rossello, Laurent Pilati:
  Methods for None Intrusive Delay Measurment for Audio Communication over Packet Networks. 173-176
  
• Jiann-Der Lee, Shih-Sen Hsieh, Chung-Hsien Huang, Li-Chang Liu, Cheien-Tsai Wu, Shin-Tseng Lee, Jyi-Feng Chen:
  Adaptive Dual AK-D Tree Search Algorithm for ICP Registration Applications. 177-180
  
• Shu-Min Tsai, Jar-Ferr Yang:
  Approximated Correlation Matrix and Pulse Prediction for Fast Algebraic Code-Excited LPC Speech Coders. 181-184
  
• Satoru Morita, Yasuhito Nanri:
  Sound Source Separation of Trio using Stereo Musig Sound Signal Based on Independent Component Analysis. 185-188
  
• Injae Lee, Myungseok Ki, Seyoon Jeong, Kyuheon Kim:
  Interactive Multi-View Visual Contents Authoring System. 189-192
  
• Din-Chang Tseng, Chung-Chieh Huang:
  Dynamic View-Dependent Multiresolution Terrain Visualization. 193-196
  
• Naoto Nakamura, Yoshihiro Okada, Koichi Niijima:
  3D Model Search Based on Stochastic ARG Matching. 197-200
  
• Shakeel Ahmad, Raouf Hamzaoui:
  Optimal Error Protection of Progressively Compressed 3D Meshes. 201-204
  
• Feng Shao, Gangyi Jiang, Mei Yu, Xiexiong Chen:
  A New Image Correction Method for Multiview Video System. 205-208
  
• Peiran Liu, Nicolas D. Georganas, Gerhard Roth:
  Locally Refined Collision Detection of Large Scale Complex Polygonal Meshes in Distributed Virtual Environments. 209-212
  
• Nükhet Özbek, A. Murat Tekalp:
  Scalable Multi-View Video Coding for Interactive 3DTV. 213-216
  
• Masahiro Toyoura, Masaaki Iiyama, Koh Kakusho, Michihiko Minoh:
  Extraction of Outcrop Points from Visual Hulls for Motion Estimation. 217-220
  

Media Coding and Processing I (Poster)

• Jing-Ying Chang, Chao-Chung Cheng, Shao-Yi Chien, Liang-Gee Chen:
  Relative Depth Layer Extraction for Monoscopic Video by Use of Multidimensional Filter. 221-224
  
• Axel Weissenfeld, Onay Urfalioglu, Kang Liu, Jörn Ostermann:
  Robust Rigid Head Motion Estimation Based on Differential Evolution. 225-228
  
• Xinglei Zhu, Gerald Beauregard, Lonce L. Wyse:
  Real-Time Iterative Spectrum Inversion with Look-Ahead. 229-232
  
• Fedwa Essannouni, Rachid Oulad Haj Thami, Ahmed Salam, Driss Aboutajdine:
  An Optimal and Statistically Robust Correlation Technique for Block Based Motion Estimation. 233-236
  
• David Lin, Paul Chau:
  Human Vision System Aware Exhaustive Block-Matching Algorithm. 237-240
  
• Marko Durkovic, Michael Zwick, Florian Obermeier, Klaus Diepold:
  Performance of Optical Flow Techniques on Graphics Hardware. 241-244
  
• Wei Qu, Dan Schonfeld, Magdi A. Mohamed:
  Decentralized Multiple Camera Multiple Object Tracking. 245-248
  
• Saad M. Khan, Fahd Rafi, Mubarak Shah:
  Where was the Picture Taken: Image Localization in Route Panoramas Using Epipolar Geometry. 249-252
  
• Young-Suk Yoon, Sung-Yeol Kim, Yo-Sung Ho:
  Color Data Coding for Three-Dimensional Mesh Models Considering Connectivity and Geometry Information. 253-256
  
• Mark S. Drew, Cheng Lu, Graham D. Finlayson:
  Removing Shadows using Flash/Noflash Image Edges. 257-260
  

Feature Extraction and Segmentation II

• Marc Al-Hames, Stefan Zettl, Frank Wallhoff, Stephan Reiter, Björn Schuller, Gerhard Rigoll:
  A Two-Layer Graphical Model for Combined Video Shot and Scene Boundary Detection. 261-264
  
• Shin-Hyoung Kim, Ashraf Alattar, Jong-Whan Jang:
  A Snake-Based Segmentation Algorithm for Objects with Boundary Concavities. 265-268
  
• Sangho Yoon, Robert M. Gray:
  Entropy and Memory Constrained Vector Quantization with Separability Based Feature Selection. 269-272
  
• Ken Ryan, Aishy Amer, Langis Gagnon:
  Video Object Segmentation Based on Object Enhancement and Region Merging. 273-276
  

Processors & Multimedia II

• Senem Velipasalar, Jason Schlessman, Cheng-Yao Chen, Wayne Wolf, Jaswinder Singh:
  SCCS: A Scalable Clustered Camera System for Multiple Object Tracking Communicating Via Message Passing Interface. 277-280
  
• Yu-Han Chen, Tung-Chien Chen, Liang-Gee Chen:
  Power-Scalable Algorithm and Reconfigurable Macro-Block Pipelining Architecture of H.264 Encoder for Mobile Application. 281-284
  
• Sébastien Roux, Franck Mamalet, Christophe Garcia:
  Embedded Convolutional Face Finder. 285-288
  
• David Chih-Wei Chang, I-Tao Liao, Jenq Kuen Lee, Wen-Feng Chen, Shau-Yin Tseng, Chein-Wei Jen:
  PAC DSP Core and Application Processors. 289-292
  

Content Understanding II

• Jie Yu, Qi Tian:
  Toward Intelligent Use of Semantic Information on Subspace Discovery for Image Retrieval. 293-296
  
• Lexing Xie, Shih-Fu Chang:
  Pattern Mining in Visual Concept Streams. 297-300
  
• Rong Yan, Ming-yu Chen, Alexander G. Hauptmann:
  Mining Relationship Between Video Concepts using Probabilistic Graphical Models. 301-304
  
• Feiyang Yu, Horace Ho-Shing Ip:
  Automatic Semantic Annotation of Images using Spatial Hidden Markov Model. 305-308
  

Transcoding X to H.264 II

• Gerardo Fernández-Escribano, Hari Kalva, Pedro Cuenca, Luis Orozco-Barbosa:
  RD-Optimization for MPEG-2 to H.264 Transcoding. 309-312
  
• Jun Xin, Anthony Vetro, Shun-ichi Sekiguchi, Kazuo Sugimoto:
  Motion and Mode Mapping for MPEG-2 to H.264/AVC Transcoding. 313-316
  
• Bo Shen:
  Optimal Requantization-Based Rate Adaptation for H.264. 317-320
  
• Gao Chen, Shouxun Lin, Yongdong Zhang, Gang Cao:
  An New Coefficients Transform Matrix for the Transform Domain MPEG-2 TO H.264/AVC Transcoding. 321-324
  

Multimedia Interfaces II

• Michel François Valstar, Maja Pantic:
  Biologically vs. Logic Inspired Encoding of Facial Actions and Emotions in Video. 325-328
  
• Motoyuki Ozeki, Yuichi Nakamura:
  Evaluation of Self-Editing Based on Behaviors-for-Attention for Desktop Manipulation Videos. 329-332
  
• Stefano Baraldi, Alberto Del Bimbo, Alessandro Valli:
  Bringing the Wiki Collaboration Model to the Tabletop World. 333-336
  
• Juan Pinzon, Rahul Singh, Wolfgang Taube, Jensen Galan:
  Designing Interactions in Event-Based Unified Management of Personal Multimedia Information. 337-340
  

Multimedia Database Applications II

• Xiang Ma, Faisal I. Bashir, Ashfaq A. Khokhar, Dan Schonfeld:
  Tensor-Based Multiple Object Trajectory Indexing and Retrieval. 341-344
  
• Cheng-Yao Chen, Takayuki Kurozumi, Junji Yamato:
  Poster Image Matching by Color Scheme and Layout Information. 345-348
  
• Fei Li, Qionghai Dai, Wenli Xu:
  Improved Similarity-Based Online Feature Selection in Region-Based Image Retrieval. 349-352
  
• Bin Wang, Zhiwei Li, Mingjing Li, Wei-Ying Ma:
  Large-Scale Duplicate Detection for Web Image Search. 353-356
  

VLSI System-on-Chip Integrated Multimedia Systems (Poster)

• Yao-Chang Yang, Chien-Chang Lin, Hsui-Cheng Chang, Ching-Lung Su, Jiun-In Guo:
  A High Throughput VLSI Architecture Design for H.264 Context-Based Adaptive Binary Arithmetic Decoding with Look Ahead Parsing. 357-360
  
• Peng Zhang, Wen Gao, Di Wu, Don Xie:
  An Efficient Reference Frame Storage Scheme for H.264 HDTV Decoder. 361-364
  
• Yi-Hau Chen, Ching-Yeh Chen, Chih-Chi Cheng, Liang-Gee Chen:
  Scalable Rate-Distortion-Computation Hardware Accelerator for MCTF and ME. 365-368
  
• Ming-che Lai, Kui Dai, Lu Hong-yi, Zhiying Wang:
  A Novel Data-Parallel Coprocessor for Multimedia Signal Processing. 369-372
  

Multimedia Interfaces: Searching and Browsing (Poster)

• Hidenobu Nagata, Dan Mikami, Shozo Azuma, Masashi Morimoto:
  Videopot: Indexing-Based Desktop Video Search System. 373-376
  
• Mika Rautiainen, Tapio Seppänen, Timo Ojala:
  Advancing Content-Based Retrieval Effectiveness with Cluster-Temporal Browsing in Multilingual Video Databases. 377-380
  
• Sam Mavandadi, Parham Aarabi, Azadeh Khaleghi, Ron D. Appel:
  Predictive Dynamic User Interfaces for Interactive Visual Search. 381-384
  
• Thomas Käster, Michael Pfeiffer, Christian Bauckhage:
  Usability Evaluation for Image Retrieval Beyond Desktop Applications. 385-388
  
• Georges Chalhoub, Richard Chbeir, Kokou Yétongnon:
  Shape-Based Visual Query Rewriting. 389-392
  
• Xin Fan, Hisashi Miyamori, Katsumi Tanaka, Mingjing Li:
  Mining Text and Visual Links to Browse TV Programs in a Web-Like Way. 393-396
  
• Franck Favetta, Robert Laurini:
  Towards an Efficient Integration, Structure and Exploration of Landscape Architecture Project Information. 397-400
  

Multimedia Interfaces III (Poster)

• Yu-Pao Tsai, Yen-nien Wu, Shou-Chun Liao, Zen-Chung Shih, Yi-Ping Hung:
  Automatic Geometric and Photometric Calibration for Tiling Multiple Projectors with a Pan-Tilt-Zoom Camera. 401-404
  
• Matti Niskanen, Olli Silvén, Marius Tico:
  Video Stabilization Performance Assessment. 405-408
  
• Steve Mann, Ahmedullah Sharifi, Mike Hung, Russell Verbeeten:
  The Hydraulophone: Instrumentation for Tactile Feedback from Water Fountain Fluid Streams as a New Multimedia Interface. 409-412
  
• Mohd Nazri Ramliy, Nor Azhar Mohd Arif, Ryoichi Komiya:
  Subjective Evaluations of an Experimental Gesturephone. 413-416
  
• Frank Nielsen, Shigeru Owada, Yuichi Hasegawa:
  Autoframing: A Recommendation System for Detecting Undesirable Elements and Cropping Automatically Photos. 417-420
  
• Cheng-Yu Chang, Chung-Hsien Yang, You-Sheng Yeh, Pau-Choo Chung, Jhing-Fa Wang, Jar-Ferr Yang:
  An Intelligent Guiding Bulletin Board System with Real-Time Vision and Multi-Keyword Spotting Multimedia Human-Computer Interaction. 421-424
  
• Olivier Pietquin:
  Consistent Goal-Directed User Model for Realisitc Man-Machine Task-Oriented Spoken Dialogue Simulation. 425-428
  
• Qi Wang, Xilin Chen, Chunli Wang, Wen Gao:
  Sign Language Recognition from Homography. 429-432
  

Emerging Technologies for Next-Generation Multimedia Systems: Challenges and Opportunities (Poster)

• Ladan Gharai, Tom Lehman, Alvaro Saurin, Colin Perkins:
  Experiences with High Definition Interactive Video Conferencing. 433-436
  
• Toshiaki Fujii, Kensaku Mori, Kazuya Takeda, Kenji Mase, Masayuki Tanimoto, Yasuhito Suenaga:
  Multipoint Measuring System for Video and Sound - 100-camera and microphone system. 437-440
  
• Pierfrancesco Bellini, Ivan Bruno, Paolo Nesi:
  A Language and Architecture for Automating Multimedia Content Production on Grid. 441-444
  
• Akihiro Asahara, Munehiro Doi, Yumi Mori, Hiroki Nishiyama, Hiroki Nakano:
  Cell-Broadband-Engine-Based Realtime Wavelet Decomposition for HDTV Video Images and Beyond. 445-448
  

Media Signal Processing I (Poster)

• Haohao Song, Songyu Yu, Chen Wang, Li Song, Hongkai Xiong:
  A New Deblocking Algorithm Based on Adjusted Contourlet Transform. 449-452
  
• Yik-Hing Fung, Yuk-Hee Chan:
  Restoration of Halftoned Color-Quantized Images using Linear Estimator. 453-456
  
• Day-Fann Shen, Chui-Wen Chiu, Pon-jay Huang:
  Modified Laplacian Filter and Intensity Correction Technique for Image Resolution Enhancement. 457-460
  
• Xiaopeng Zhang, Hao Li, Yingyi Qi, Wee Kheng Leow, Teck Khim Ng:
  Rain Removal in Video by Combining Temporal and Chromatic Properties. 461-464
  
• Ramin Eslami, Hayder Radha:
  Optimal Linear Combination of Denoising Schemes for Efficient Removal of Image Artifacts. 465-468
  
• Ihor O. Kirenko, Remco Muijs, Ling Shao:
  Coding Artifact Reduction using Non-Reference Block Grid Visibility Measure. 469-472
  
• Jianguo Du, Songnan Li, Debin Zhao, Qian Huang, Wen Gao:
  An Adaptive De-Interlacing Algorithm Based on Texture and Motion Vector Analysis. 473-476
  
• Timothy K. Shih, Louis H. Lin, Wonjun Lee:
  Detection and Removal of Long Scratch Lines in Aged Films. 477-480
  
• Pan Pan, Dan Schonfeld:
  Power-Aware Particle Filtering for Video Tracking. 481-484
  
• Guangtao Zhai, Wenjun Zhang, Xiaokang Yang, Yi Xu:
  Modeling Blocking Visual Sensitivity Profile. 485-488
  
• Hung-Yi Lo, Tsung-Nan Lin, Chih-Lung Hsu, Cheng-hsien Lee:
  Directional Weighting-Based Demosaicking Algorithm for Noisy CFA Environments. 489-492
  

Feature Extraction and Classifi cation I (Lecture)

• Frank Wallhoff, Björn Schuller, Michael Hawellek, Gerhard Rigoll:
  Efficient Recognition of Authentic Dynamic Facial Expressions on the Feedtum Database. 493-496
  
• Yantao Zheng, Lingyu Duan, Qi Tian, Jesse S. Jin:
  TV Commercial Classification by using Multi-Modal Textual Information. 497-500
  
• Bing-Yu Sun, Moon-Chuen Lee:
  Support Vector Machine for Multiple Feature Classifcation. 501-504
  
• Jing Liu, Qingshan Liu, Jinqiao Wang, Hanqing Lu, Songde Ma:
  Web Image Mining Based on Modeling Concept-Sensitive Salient Regions. 505-508
  

Perceptual Processing I

• Shinya Nishida:
  Interactions and Integrations of Multiple Sensory Channels in Human Brain. 509-512
  
• Sira Rao, Nikil Jayant:
  Optimizing Algorithms for Region-of-Interest Video Compression, with Application to Mobile Telehealth. 513-516
  
• Rony Ferzli, Rida A. Bazzi, Lina J. Karam:
  A Captcha Based on the Human Visual Systems Masking Characteristics. 517-520
  
• Laurent Itti, Nitin Dhavale, Frederic H. Pighin:
  Photorealistic Attention-Based Gaze Animation. 521-524
  

Content Understanding III

• Jiayu Tang, Jonathon S. Hare, Paul H. Lewis:
  Image Auto-Annotation using a Statistical Model with Salient Regions. 525-528
  
• Yi Wu, Igor Kozintsev, Jean-Yves Bouguet, Carole Dulong:
  Sampling Strategies for Active Learning in Personal Photo Retrieval. 529-532
  
• Jie Yu, Jaume Amores, Nicu Sebe, Qi Tian:
  A New Study on Distance Metrics as Similarity Measurement. 533-536
  
• Marco Bertini, Alberto Del Bimbo, Walter Nunziati:
  Matching Faces with Textual Cues in Soccer Videos. 537-540
  

Authentication and Forensic Analysis

• Zhishou Zhang, Qibin Sun, Wai-Choong Wong, John G. Apostolopoulos, Susie Wee:
  A Content-Aware Stream Authentication Scheme Optimized for Distortion and Overhead. 541-544
  
• Zhi Li, Yong Lian, Qibin Sun, Chang Chen:
  Authenticating Multimedia Transmitted Over Wireless Networks: A Content-Aware Stream-Level Approach. 545-548
  
• Yu-Feng Hsu, Shih-Fu Chang:
  Detecting Image Splicing using Geometry Invariants and Camera Characteristics Consistency. 549-552
  
• Ming S. Liu, Thomas S. Huang:
  Video Based Person Authentication via Audio/Visual Association. 553-556
  

P2P Multimedia I

• Zhu Liu, Heather Yu, Deepa Kundur, Madjid Merabti:
  On Peer-to-Peer Multimedia Content Access and Distribution. 557-560
  
• Jin Li:
  Adaptive Erasure Resilient Coding in Distributed Storage. 561-564
  
• Huicheng Chi, Qian Zhang:
  Efficient Search in P2P-based Video-on-Demand Streaming Service. 565-568
  
• Eric Setton, Jeonghun Noh, Bernd Girod:
  Low Latency Video Streaming Over Peer-To-Peer Networks. 569-572
  

Multimedia Computing and Software I

• K. Selçuk Candan, Gisik Kwon, Lina Peng, Maria Luisa Sapino:
  Modeling Adaptive Media Processing Workflows. 573-576
  
• Pierfrancesco Bellini, Paolo Nesi, L. Ortimini, Davide Rogai, Andrea Vallotti:
  Model and Usage of a Core Module for Axmedis/MPEG-21 Content Manipulation Tools. 577-580
  
• Bum Lim, Jin Kim, Kwang Shim:
  Hierarchical Load Testing Architecture using Large Scale Virtual Clients. 581-584
  
• Jean-Philippe Farrugia, Patrick Horain, Erwan Guehenneux, Yannick Allusse:
  GPUCV: A Framework for Image Processing Acceleration with Graphics Processors. 585-588
  

Wireless and Mobile Multimedia (Poster)

• Xin Liu, Qionghai Dai, Qiufeng Wu:
  An Improved Resource Reservation Algorithm for IEEE 802.15.3. 589-592
  
• Nikolaos Thomos, Savvas Argyropoulos, Nikolaos V. Boulgouris, Michael G. Strintzis:
  Robust Transmission of H.264/AVC Video using Adaptive Slice Grouping and Unequal Error Protection. 593-596
  
• Bao Lei, Rene Klein Gunnewiek, Peter H. N. de With:
  Reuse of Motion Processing for Camera Stabilization and Video Coding. 597-600
  
• Mehdi Rezaei, Miska M. Hannuksela, Moncef Gabbouj:
  Video Encoding and Splicing for Tune-in Time Reduction in IP Datacasting (IPDC) Over DVB-H. 601-604
  
• Sorina Dumitrescu, Xiaolin Wu, Zhe Wang:
  Efficient Algorithm for Globally Optimal Uneven Erasure-Protected Packetization of Scalable Code Streams. 605-608
  
• Lidong Lin, Bo Han, Weijia Jia:
  Modeling and Performance Analysis of Initial Connection in IEEE 802.16 PMP Networks. 609-612
  
• Yongfang Wang, Songyu Yu, Xiaokang Yang:
  Unequal Iterative Decoding for Power Efficient Video Transmission. 613-616
  
• Edward Casey, Gabriel-Miro Muntean:
  A Priority-Based Adaptive Scheme for Wireless Multimedia Delivery. 617-620
  
• Jin Kim, Youn-Hee Han, Kwang Shim:
  Seamless Multimedia Transmission During Fast Handover in Mobile IPV6 Environment. 621-624
  
• Günther Liebl, Thomas Schierl, Thomas Wiegand, Thomas Stockhammer:
  Advancedwireless Multiuser Video Streaming using the Scalable Video Coding Extensions of H.264/MPEG4-AVC. 625-628
  
• Ville Ollikainen, Chengyuan Peng:
  A Handover Approach to DVB-H Services. 629-632
  
• Haifeng Zheng, Congchong Ru, Lun Yu, Chang Chen:
  Robust Video Transmission Over MIMO-OFDM System using MDC and Space Time Codes. 633-636
  

Multimedia Applications I (Poster)

• Bin Yu, Cha Zhang, Yong Rui, Klara Nahrstedt:
  A Three-Layer Virtual Director Model for Supporting Automated Multi-Site Distributed Education. 637-640
  
• Takao Yokoi, Hironobu Fujiyoshi:
  Generating a Time Shrunk Lecture Video by Event Detection. 641-644
  
• Takashi Machida, Naokazu Yokoya, Haruo Takemura:
  GPU Accelerated Inverse Photon Mapping for Real-Time Surface Reflectance Modeling. 645-648
  
• Shun'ichi Tano, Tatsuhiro Takayama, Mitsuru Iwata, Tomonori Hashiyama:
  Multimedia Informal Communication by Wearable Computer based on Real-World Context and Graffiti. 649-652
  
• Feng Wang, Chong-Wah Ngo, Ting-Chuen Pong:
  Prediction-Based Gesture Detection in Lecture Videos by Combining Visual, Speech and Electronic Slides. 653-656
  
• Arata Horie, Satoru Mega, Kuniaki Uehara:
  The Interactive Cooking Support System in Mixed Reality Environment. 657-660
  
• Yinghua Zhou, Xin Fan, Xing Xie, Yuchang Gong, Wei-Ying Ma:
  Inquiring of the Sights from the Web via Camera Mobiles. 661-664
  
• Ioannis Marras, Leontios Papaleontiou, Nikolaos Nikolaidis, Kleoniki Lyroudia, Ioannis Pitas:
  Virtual Dental Patient: a System for Virtual Teeth Drilling. 665-668
  
• Qusay M. Mahmoud:
  Provisioning Context-Aware Advertisements to Wireless Mobile Users. 669-672
  

H.264 II (Poster)

• Do-Kyoung Kwon, Mei-Yin Shen, C. C. Jay Kuo:
  A Novel Two-Stage Rate Control Scheme for H.264. 673-676
  
• Ee Ping Ong, Weisi Lin, Zhongkang Lu, Susu Yao, Mei Hwan Loke:
  Perceptual Quality Metric for H.264 Low Bit Rate Videos. 677-680
  
• Shumin Zhou, Jintao Li, Yongdong Zhang:
  Improvements on Rate-Distortion Performance of H.264 Rate Control in Low Bit Rate Video Coding. 681-684
  
• Yi Wang, Xiaoyan Sun, Feng Wu, Shipeng Li, Houqiang Li, Zhengkai Liu:
  Off-Line Motion Description for Fast Video Stream Generation in MPEG-4 AVC/H.264. 685-688
  
• Yang Li, Hongkai Xiong, Li Song, Songyu Yu:
  A Context-Based Error Detection Strategy into H.264/AVC CABAC. 689-692
  
• Jin Xu, Zhimei Wu:
  Joint Adaptive Intra Refreshment and Unequally Error Protection Algorithms for Robust Transmission of H.264/AVC Video. 693-696
  
• Changhyun Lee, Seongjoo Lee, Yunje Oh, Jaeseok Kim:
  Cost-Effective Frame-Layer H.264 Rate Control for Low Bit Rate Video. 697-700
  
• Panos Nasiopoulos, Matthias von dem Knesebeck:
  A Fast Video Motion Estimation Algorithm for the H.264 Standard. 701-704
  
• Jiheng Yang, Baocai Yin, Yanfeng Sun, Nan Zhang:
  A Block-Matching Based Intra Frame Prediction for H.264/AVC. 705-708
  
• Hung-Ming Wang, Ji-Kun Lin, Jar-Ferr Yang:
  Fast Inter Mode Decision Based on Hierarchical Homogeneous Detection and Cost Analysis for H.264/AVC Coders. 709-712
  

Coding and Compression (Poster)

• Alexander Wong, William Bishop:
  A Flexible Content-Based Approach to Adaptive Image Compression. 713-716
  
• Nastooh Avessta:
  Wavelet-Fuzzy-Stochastic Kalman Filtering for Image Compression. 717-720
  
• Bing Zeng, Jingjing Fu:
  Directional Discrete Cosine Transforms for Image Coding. 721-724
  
• Claus Bauer, Corey Cheng:
  Improved Methods for Correlating Transforms in Multiple Description Coding Systems. 725-728
  
• Kousuke Imamura, Yoshimasa Koba, Hideo Hashimoto:
  A Fast Matching Pursuits Algorithm using Sub-Band Decomposition of Video Signals. 729-732
  
• Jun Hou, Xiangzhong Fang, Jiliang Li, Haibin Yin, Songyu Yu:
  Multi-Rate, Dynamic and Compliant Region of Interest Coding for JPEG2000. 733-736
  
• Abbas Ebrahimi-Moghadam, Shahram Shirani:
  Novel Progressive Region of Interest Image Coding Based on Matching Pursuits. 737-740
  
• Gwo Giun Lee, Ming-Jiun Wang, He-Yuan Lin, Drew Wei-Chi Su, Bo-Yun Lin:
  A 3D Spatio-Temporal Motion Estimation Algorithm for Video Coding. 741-744
  
• Tiantian Sun, Jizheng Xu, Feng Wu, Wen Gao:
  An Effective Mode Decision Scheme in Macroblock-Based PFGS. 745-748
  
• Alireza Shoa, Shahram Shirani:
  Optimization of Matching Pursuit Encoder Based on Analytical Approximation of Matching Pursuit Distortion. 749-752
  

Object Tracking, Indexing and Searching

• Lan Dong, Imad Zoghlami, Stuart C. Schwartz:
  Object Tracking in Compressed Video with Confidence Measures. 753-756
  
• Yu-Ting Chen, Chu-Song Chen, Yi-Ping Hung:
  Integration of Background Modeling and Object Tracking. 757-760
  
• William Ku, Mohan S. Kankanhalli, Joo-Hwee Lim:
  A Collection-Oriented Metadata Framework for Digital Images. 761-764
  
• Timo Volkmer, Apostol Natsev:
  Exploring Automatic Query Refinement for Text-Based Video Retrieval. 765-768
  

Perceptual Processing II (Special Session)

• Ryoichi Kawada, Atsushi Koike, Yasuyuki Nakajima:
  Prefilter Control Scheme for Low bitrate TV Distribution. 769-772
  
• Oge Marques, Liam M. Mayron, Gustavo B. Borba, Humberto R. Gamba:
  On the Potential of Incorporating Knowledge of Human Visual Attention into Cbir Systems. 773-776
  
• Kai-Chieh Yang, Clark C. Guest, Pankaj K. Das:
  Perceptual Sharpness Metric (PSM) for Compressed Video. 777-780
  

Content Understanding IV

• Lei Chen, Sule Gündüz, M. Tamer Özsu:
  Mixed Type Audio Classification with Support Vector Machine. 781-784
  
• Matthew R. Boutell, Anustup Choudhury, Jiebo Luo, Christopher M. Brown:
  Using Semantic Features for Scene Classification: how Good do they Need to Be? 785-788
  
• Yu Shiu, Hong Jeong, C. C. Jay Kuo:
  Similar Segment Detection for Music Structure Analysis via Viterbi Algorithm. 789-792
  
• Xiaodan Zhu, Gerald Penn:
  Utterance-Level Extractive Summarization of Open-Domain Spontaneous Conversations with Rich Features. 793-796
  

Coding Algorithms and Standards I

• Dan Lelescu:
  Nonlinearly-Adapted Lapped Transforms for Intra-Frame Coding. 797-800
  
• Hanli Wang, Sam Kwong, Chi-Wah Kok:
  Analytical Model of Zero Quantized DCT Coefficients for Video Encoder Optimization. 801-804
  
• Yan Chen, Oscar C. Au, Jiantao Zhou, Chi-Wang Ho:
  Adaptively Switching Between Directional Interpolation and Region Matching for Spatial Error Concealment Based on DCT Coefficients. 805-808
  
• Wenpeng Ding, Dong Liu, Yuwen He, Feng Wu:
  Block-based Fast Compression for Compound Images. 809-812
  

P2P Multimedia II

• Mohammad Mursalin Akon, Sagar Naik, Ajit Singh, Xuemin Shen:
  A Cross-Layered Peer-to-Peer Architecture for Wireless Mobile Networks. 813-816
  
• Yanming Shen, Zhengye Liu, Shivendra S. Panwar, Keith W. Ross, Yao Wang:
  On the Design of Prefetching Strategies in a Peer-Driven Video on-Demand System. 817-820
  
• Kan-Leung Cheng, Xing Jin, S.-H. Gary Chan:
  Offering Differentiated Services in Peer-to-Peer Multimedia Multicast. 821-824
  
• Shirish S. Karande, Hayder Radha:
  Influence of Graph Properties of Peer-to-Peer Topologies on Video Streaming with Network Channel Coding. 825-828
  

Media Signal Processing II

• Rastislav Lukac, Konstantinos N. Plataniotis:
  Cost-Effective Sharpening of Single-Sensor Camera Images. 829-832
  
• Dongdong Zhang, Xin Ma, Wenjun Zhang, Xiaokang Yang, Songyu Yu:
  Perceptually-adaptive Motion Compensated Temporal Filtering. 833-836
  
• Qian Huang, Wen Gao, Debin Zhao, Qingming Huang:
  An Edge-Based Median Filtering Algorithm with Consideration of Motion Vector Reliability for Adaptive Video Deinterlacing. 837-840
  
• Liwei Guo, Oscar C. Au, Mengyao Ma, Zhiqin Liang:
  An Encoder-Embedded Video Denoising Filter Based on the Temporal LMMSE Estimator. 841-844
  

Digital Watermarking, Data Hiding and Steganography I

• Oleksiy J. Koval, Sviatoslav Voloshynovskiy, Thierry Pun:
  Self-Embedding Data Hiding for Non-Gaussian State-Dependent Channels: Laplacian Case. 845-848
  
• David J. Coumou, Gaurav Sharma:
  Watermark Synchronization for Feature-Based Embedding: Application to Speech. 849-852
  
• Shu-Kei Yip, Oscar C. Au, Chi-Wang Ho, Hoi-Ming Wong:
  Lossless Visible Watermarking. 853-856
  
• Shu-Kei Yip, Oscar C. Au, Hoi-Ming Wong, Chi-Wang Ho:
  Block-Based Lossless Data Hiding in Delta Domain. 857-860
  

Multi-User Collaboration and Cross Layer Optimization in Wireless Multimedia Communication I

• Carri W. Chan, John G. Apostolopoulos, Yan Li, Nicholas Bambos:
  Receiver-Based Optimization for Video Delivery Over Wireless Links. 861-864
  
• Man-Fung Leung, Shueng-Han Gary Chan, Oscar C. Au:
  COSMOS: Peer-to-Peer Collaborative Streaming Among Mobiles. 865-868
  
• Xiaoqing Zhu, Bernd Girod:
  Analysis of Multi-User Congestion Control for Video Streaming Over Wireless Networks. 869-872
  
• Fangwen Fu, Ahmad Reza Fattahi, Mihaela van der Schaar:
  Game-Theoretic Paradigm for Resource Management in Spectrum Agile Wireless Networks. 873-876
  

Event and Activity Recognition I

• Jinjun Wang, Engsiong Chng, Changsheng Xu, Hanqing Lu, Xiaofeng Tong:
  Identify Sports Video Shots with "Happy" or "Sad" Emotions. 877-880
  
• Shahram Ebadollahi, Lexing Xie, Shih-Fu Chang, John R. Smith:
  Visual Event Detection using Multi-Dimensional Concept Dynamics. 881-884
  
• Selina Chu, Shrikanth S. Narayanan, C. C. Jay Kuo, Maja J. Mataric:
  Where am I? Scene Recognition for Mobile Robots using Audio Features. 885-888
  
• Hiroaki Tanimoto, Naoko Nitta, Noboru Babaguchi:
  TV Viewing Interval Estimation for Personal Preference Acquisition. 889-892
  

Audio and Speech Processing I

• Mehmet Emre Sargin, Oya Aran, Alexey Karpov, Ferda Ofli, Yelena Yasinnik, Stephen Wilson, Engin Erzin, Yücel Yemez, A. Murat Tekalp:
  Combined Gesture-Speech Analysis and Speech Driven Gesture Synthesis. 893-896
  
• Xi Shao, Changsheng Xu, Mohan S. Kankanhalli:
  Predominant Vocal Pitch Detection in Polyphonic Music. 897-900
  
• Wendong Huang, Ye Wang:
  Efficient Partial Spectrum Reconstruction using an Asymmetric PQMF Algorithm for MPEG-Coded Stereo Audio. 901-904
  
• Amit Chhetri, Jack W. Stokes, Dinei A. F. Florêncio:
  Acoustic Echo Cancelation for High Noise Environments. 905-908
  

Peer-to-Peer Multimedia Streaming

• Jian-Guang Luo, Yun Tang, Jiang Zhang, Shiqiang Yang:
  Evaluation of Practical Scalability of Overlay Networks in Providing Video-on-Demand Service. 909-912
  
• Xing Jin, Kan-Leung Cheng, S.-H. Gary Chan:
  SIM: Scalable Island Multicast for Peer-to-Peer Media Streaming. 913-916
  
• Shi Lu, Michael R. Lyu:
  Constructing Robust and Resilient Framework for Cooperative Video Streaming. 917-920
  
• Andrea De Mauro, Dan Schonfeld, Claudio Casetti:
  A Peer-to-Peer Overlay Network for Real Time Video Communication using Multiple Paths. 921-924
  

Interactive Multimedia Content Analysis

• Tobias Schreck, Daniel A. Keim, Christian Panse:
  Visual Feature Space Analysis for Unsupervised Effectiveness Estimation and Feature Engineering. 925-928
  
• Ying Liu, Xin Chen, Chengcui Zhang, Alan P. Sprague:
  An Interactive Region-Based Image Clustering and Retrieval Platform. 929-932
  
• Yan Song, Guo-Jun Qi, Xian-Sheng Hua, Li-Rong Dai, Ren-Hua Wang:
  Video Annotation by Active Learning and Semi-Supervised Ensembling. 933-936
  
• Jennifer Murdoch, George Tzanetakis:
  Interactive Content-Aware Music Browsing using the Radio Drum. 937-940
  

Content Understanding V (Poster)

• Mustafa Sert, Buyurman Baykal, Adnan Yazici:
  Generating Expressive Summaries for Speech and Musical Audio using Self-Similarity Clues. 941-944
  
• Namunu Chinthaka Maddage, Mohan S. Kankanhalli, Haizhou Li:
  A Hierarchical Approach for Music Chord Modeling Based on the Analysis of Tonal Characteristics. 945-948
  
• Kazuhiro Otsuka, Junji Yamato, Yoshinao Takemae, Hiroshi Murase:
  Conversation Scene Analysis with Dynamic Bayesian Network Basedon Visual Head Tracking. 949-952
  
• Stephan Reiter, Björn Schuller, Gerhard Rigoll:
  Segmentation and Recognition of Meeting Events using a Two-Layered HMM and a Combined MLP-HMM Approach. 953-956
  
• Wan-Chi Lee, C. C. Jay Kuo:
  Musical Onset Detection Based on Adaptive Linear Prediction. 957-960
  
• George Almpanidis, Constantine Kotropoulos:
  Voice Activity Detection with Generalized Gamma Distribution. 961-964
  
• Yun Zhai, Jingen Liu, Mubarak Shah:
  Automatic Query Expansion for News Video Retrieval. 965-968
  
• Sergio Benini, Aldo Bianchetti, Riccardo Leonardi, Pierangelo Migliorati:
  Hierarchical Summarization of Videos by Tree-Structured Vector Quantization. 969-972
  
• Yuanhao Chen, Zhiwei Li, Mingjing Li, Wei-Ying Ma:
  Automatic Classification of Photographs and Graphics. 973-976
  
• Upendra V. Chaudhari, Olivier Verscheure, Juan Huerta, Xiang Li, Ganesh Ramaswamy, Lisa Amini:
  Efficient Speaker Detection via Target Dependent Data Reduction. 977-980
  

Object Recognition and Tracking (Poster)

• A-Nasser Ansari, Mohamed Abdel-Mottaleb, Mohammad H. Mahoor:
  Disparity-Based 3D Face Modeling using 3D Deformable Facial Mask for 3D Face Recognition. 981-984
  
• Damien Muselet, Ludovic Macaire:
  Fuzzy Spatial Ranks for Object Recognition Across Illumination Changes. 985-988
  
• Rémi Trichet, Bernard Mérialdo:
  Fast Video Object Selection for Interactive Television. 989-992
  
• Lei He, Chia Y. Han, William G. Wee:
  Object Recognition and Recovery by Skeleton Graph Matching. 993-996
  
• Hao Tang, Thomas S. Huang:
  Improved Graphical Model for Audiovisual Object Tracking. 997-1000
  
• Wei Qu, Dan Schonfeld:
  Efficient Object Tracking using Control-Based Observer Design. 1001-1004
  
• Yi Chang, Rong Yan, Datong Chen, Jie Yang:
  People Identification with Limited Labels in Privacy-Protected Video. 1005-1008
  
• Haiping Lu, Konstantinos N. Plataniotis, Anastasios N. Venetsanopoulos:
  Coarse-to-Fine Pedestrian Localization and Silhouette Extraction for the Gait Challenge Data Sets. 1009-1012
  
• Nicholas Vretos, Vassilios Solachidis, Ioannis Pitas:
  A Mutual Information based Face Clustering Algorithm for Movies. 1013-1016
  
• András Hajdu, Athanasios Roubies, Ioannis Pitas:
  Optimized Chamfer Matching for Snake-Based Image Contour Representations. 1017-1020
  

Other Applications (Poster)

• Weidong Zhang, Feng Chen, Wenli Xu, Enwei Zhang:
  Real-Time Video In