Understanding the subjective meaning of a visual query, by converting it into numerical
parameters that can be extracted and compared by a computer, is the paramount challenge …

DjVu is an image compression technique specifically geared towards the compression of
scanned documents in color at high resolution. Typical color magazine pages scanned at …

The motivation of this paper is to enhance the user perceived precision of results of Content
Based Information Retrieval (CBIR) systems with Query Refinement (QR), Visual Analysis …

We present a framework for efficiently exploiting free-text annotations as a complementary
resource to image classification. A novel approach called Semantic Concept Mapping …

In this paper we describe the K-Space participation in TRECVid 2006. K-Space participated
in two tasks, high-level feature extraction and search. We present our approaches for each …

Experiment and Evaluation in Information Retrieval Models explores different algorithms for
the application of evolutionary computation to the field of information retrieval (IR). As well as …

Image segmentation and classification are basic operations in image analysis and
multimedia search which have gained great attention over the last few years due to the large …

In this paper we propose a methodology for semantic indexing of images, based on
techniques of image segmentation, classification and fuzzy reasoning. The proposed …

The paper is about using multimedia via the World Wide Web in a course that teaches the
theory behind digital audio and video. New course materials accessible via the Web are …

This paper presents analysis and development of a forensic domain ontology to support an
automated visual surveillance system. The proposed domain ontology is built on a specific …