Probabilistic visual learning for object representation

B Moghaddam, A Pentland - IEEE Transactions on pattern …, 1997 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present an unsupervised technique for visual learning, which is based on density
estimation in high-dimensional spaces using an eigenspace decomposition. Two types of …

Local feature analysis: A general statistical theory for object representation

PS Penev, JJ Atick - Network: computation in neural systems, 1996 - Taylor & Francis
Low-dimensional representations of sensory signals are key to solving many of the
computational problems encountered in high-level vision. Principal component analysis …

Unsupervised learning of models for recognition

M Weber, M Welling, P Perona - … ECCV 2000: 6th European Conference on …, 2000 - Springer
We present a method to learn object class models from unlabeled and unsegmented
cluttered scenes for the purpose of visual object recognition. We focus on a particular type of …

Graphical models for visual object recognition and tracking

EB Sudderth - 2006 - dspace.mit.edu
We develop statistical methods which allow effective visual detection, categorization, and
tracking of objects in complex scenes. Such computer vision systems must be robust to wide …

Weakly supervised scale-invariant learning of models for visual recognition

R Fergus, P Perona, A Zisserman - International journal of computer vision, 2007 - Springer
We investigate a method for learning object categories in a weakly supervised manner.
Given a set of images known to contain the target category from a similar viewpoint, learning …

Probabilistic linear discriminant analysis

S Ioffe - Computer Vision–ECCV 2006: 9th European …, 2006 - Springer
Linear dimensionality reduction methods, such as LDA, are often used in object recognition
for feature extraction, but do not address the problem of how to use these features for …

Automatic target recognition organized via jump-diffusion algorithms

MI Miller, U Grenander, JA OSullivan… - IEEE Transactions on …, 1997 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Proposes a framework for simultaneous detection, tracking, and recognition of objects via
data fused from multiple sensors. Complex dynamic scenes are represented via the …

A generative framework for real time object detection and classification

I Fasel, B Fortenberry, J Movellan - Computer Vision and Image …, 2005 - Elsevier
We formulate a probabilistic model of image generation and derive optimal inference
algorithms for finding objects and object features within this framework. The approach …

Probabilistic visualisation of high-dimensional binary data

M Tipping - Advances in neural information processing …, 1998 - proceedings.neurips.cc
We present a probabilistic latent-variable framework for data visu (cid: 173) alisation, a key
feature of which is its applicability to binary and categorical data types for which few …

A mixture model for representing shape variation

TF Cootes, CJ Taylor - Image and Vision Computing, 1999 - Elsevier
The shape variation displayed by a class of objects can be represented as probability
density function, allowing us to determine plausible and implausible examples of the class …