Multimedia Content Representation, Classification and Security: International Workshop, MRCS 2006, Istanbul, Turkey, September 11-13, 2006, Proceedings

Invited Talk.- Multimedia Security: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.- Biometric Recognition.- Generation and Evaluation of Brute-Force Signature Forgeries.- The Quality of Fingerprint Scanners and Its Impact on the Accuracy of Fingerprint Recognition Algorithms.- Correlation-Based Similarity Between Signals for Speaker Verification with Limited Amount of Speech Data.- Human Face Identification from Video Based on Frequency Domain Asymmetry Representation Using Hidden Markov Models.- Utilizing Independence of Multimodal Biometric Matchers.- Invited Talk.- Discreet Signaling: From the Chinese Emperors to the Internet.- Multimedia Content Security: Steganography/Watermarking/Authentication.- Real-Time Steganography in Compressed Video.- A Feature Selection Methodology for Steganalysis.- Multiple Messages Embedding Using DCT-Based Mod4 Steganographic Method.- SVD Adapted DCT Domain DC Subband Image Watermarking Against Watermark Ambiguity.- 3D Animation Watermarking Using PositionInterpolator.- Color Images Watermarking Based on Minimization of Color Differences.- Improved Pixel-Wise Masking for Image Watermarking.- Additive vs. Image Dependent DWT-DCT Based Watermarking.- A Robust Blind Audio Watermarking Using Distribution of Sub-band Signals.- Dirty-Paper Writing Based on LDPC Codes for Data Hiding.- Key Agreement Prools Based on the Center Weighted Jacket Matrix as a Symmetric Co-cyclic Matrix.- A Hardware-Implemented Truly Random Key Generator for Secure Biometric Authentication Systems.- Classification for Biometric Recognition.- Kernel Fisher LPP for Face Recognition.- Tensor Factorization by Simultaneous Estimation of Mixing Factors for Robust Face Recognition and Synthesis.- A Modified Large Margin Classifier in Hidden Space for Face Recognition.- Recognizing Two Handed Gestures with Generative, Discriminative and Ensemble Methods Via Fisher Kernels.- 3D Head Position Estimation Using a Single Omnidirectional Camera for Non-intrusive Iris Recognition.- A Fast and Robust Personal Identification Approach Using Handprint.- Active Appearance Model-Based Facial Composite Generation with Interactive Nature-Inspired Heuristics.- Template Matching Approach for Pose Problem in Face Verification.- PCA and LDA Based Face Recognition Using Feedforward Neural Network Classifier.- Online Writer Verification Using Kanji Handwriting.- Image Quality Measures for Fingerprint Image Enhancement.- Digital Watermarking.- A Watermarking Framework for Subdivision Surfaces.- Naïve Bayes Classifier Based Watermark Detection in Wavelet Transform.- A Statistical Framework for Audio Watermark Detection and Decoding.- Resampling Operations as Features for Detecting LSB Replacement and LSB Matching in Color Images.- A Blind Watermarking for 3-D Dynamic Mesh Model Using Distribution of Temporal Wavelet Coefficients.- Secure Data-Hiding in Multimedia Using NMF.- Content Analysis and Representation.- Unsupervised News Video Segmentation by Combined Audio-Video Analysis.- Coarse-to-Fine Textures Retrieval in the JPEG 2000 Compressed Domain for Fast Browsing of Large Image Databases.- Labeling Complementary Local Descriptors Behavior for Video Copy Detection.- Motion-Based Segmentation of Transparent Layers in Video Sequences.- From Partition Trees to Semantic Trees.- 3D Object Retrieval and Classification.- A Comparison Framework for 3D Object Classification Methods.- Density-Based Shape Descriptors for 3D Object Retrieval.- ICA Based Normalization of 3D Objects.- 3D Facial Feature Localization for Registration.- Representation, Analysis and Retrieval in Cultural Heritage.- Paper Retrieval Based on Specific Paper Features: Chain and Laid Lines.- Feature Selection for Paintings Classification by Optimal Tree Pruning.- 3D Data Retrieval for Pottery Documentation.- Invited Talk.- Multimedia Content-Based Indexing and Search: Challenges and Research Directions.- Content Representation, Indexing and Retrieval.- A Framework for Dialogue Detection in Movies.- Music Driven Real-Time 3D Concert Simulation.- High-Level Description Tools for Humanoids.- Content Adaptation Capabilities Description Tool for Supporting Extensibility in the CAIN Framework.- Automatic Cartoon Image Re-authoring Using SOFM.- JPEG-2000 Compressed Image Retrieval Using Partial Entropy Decoding.- Galois’ Lattice for Video Navigation in a DBMS.- MPEG-7 Based Music Metadata Extensions for Traditional Greek Music Retrieval.- Content Analysis.- Recognizing Events in an Automated Surveillance System.- Support Vector Regression for Surveillance Purposes.- An Area-Based Decision Rule for People-Counting Systems.- Human Action Classification Using SVM_2K Classifier on Motion Features.- Robust Feature Extraction of Speech Via Noise Reduction in Auorrelation Domain.- Musical Sound Recognition by Active Learning PNN.- Post-processing for Enhancing Target Signal in Frequency Domain Blind Source Separation.- Feature Extraction and Classification.- Role of Statistical Dependence Between Classifier Scores in Determining the Best Decision Fusion Rule for Improved Biometric Verification.- A Novel 2D Gabor Wavelets Window Method for Face Recognition.- An Extraction Technique of Optimal Interest Points for Shape-Based Image Classification.- Affine Invariant Gradient Based Shape Descriptor.- Spatial Morphological Covariance Applied to Texture Classification.- Multimodal Signal Processing.- Emotion Assessment: Arousal Evaluation Using EEG’s and Peripheral Physiological Signals.- Learning Multi-modal Dictionaries: Application to Audiovisual Data.- Semantic Fusion for Biometric User Authentication as Multimodal Signal Processing.- Study of Applicability of Virtual Users in Evaluating Multimodal Biometrics.- 3D Video and Free Viewpoint Video.- Accelerating Depth Image-Based Rendering Using GPU.- A Surface Deformation Framework for 3D Shape Recovery.- Fast Outlier Rejection by Using Parallax-Based Rigidity Constraint for Epipolar Geometry Estimation.- Interactive Multi-view Video Delivery with View-Point Tracking and Fast Stream Switching.- A Multi-imager Camera for Variable-Definition Video (XDTV).- Invited Talk.- On Semi-supervised Learning.- Multimedia Content Transmission and Classification.- Secure Transmission of Video on an End System Multicast Using Public Key Cryptography.- DRM Architecture for Mobile VOD Services.- An Information Filtering Approach for the Page Zero Problem.- A Novel Model for the Print-and-Capture Channel in 2D Bar Codes.- On Feature Extraction for Spam E-Mail Detection.- Symmetric Interplatory Framelets and Their Erasure Recovery Properties.- A Scalable Presentation Format for Multichannel Publishing Based on MPEG-21 Digital Items.- X3D Web Service Using 3D Image Mosaicing and Location-Based Image Indexing.- Adaptive Hybrid Data Broadcast for Wireless Converged Networks.- Multimedia Annotation of Geo-Referenced Information Sources.- Video and Image Processing.- Video Synthesis with High Spatio-temporal Resolution Using Spectral Fusion.- Content-Aware Bit Allocation in Scalable Multi-view Video Coding.- Disparity-Compensated Picture Prediction for Multi-view Video Coding.- Reconstruction of Computer Generated Holograms by Spatial Light Modulators.- Iterative Super-Resolution Reconstruction Using Modified Subgradient Method.- A Comparison on Textured Motion Classification.- Schemes for Multiple Description Coding of Stereoscopic Video.- Fast Hole-Filling in Images Via Fast Comparison of Incomplete Patches.- Range Image Registration with Edge Detection in Spherical Coordinates.- Confidence Based Active Learning for Whole Object Image Segmentation.- Video Analysis and Representation.- Segment-Based Stereo Matching Using Energy-Based Regularization.- Head Tracked 3D Displays.- Low Level Analysis of Video Using Spatiotemporal Pixel Blocks.- Content-Based Retrieval of Video Surveillance Scenes.- Stream-Based Classification and Segmentation of Speech Events in Meeting Recordings.