Synopses & Reviews
The inexpensive collection, storage, and transmission of vast amounts of visual data has revolutionized science, technology, and business. Innovations from various disciplines have aided in the design of intelligent machines able to detect and exploit useful patterns in data. One such approach is statistical learning for pattern analysis. Among the various technologies involved in intelligent visual information processing, statistical learning and pattern analysis is undoubtedly the most popular and important approach, and is the area which has undergone the most rapid development in recent years. Above all, it provides a unifying theoretical framework for applications of visual pattern analysis. This unique textbook/reference provides a comprehensive overview of theories, methodologies, and recent developments in the field of statistical learning and statistical analysis for visual pattern modeling and computing. The book describes the solid theoretical foundation, provides a complete summary of the latest advances, and presents typical issues to be considered in making a real system for visual information processing. Features: • Provides a broad survey of recent advances in statistical learning and pattern analysis with respect to the two principal problems of representation and computation in visual computing • Presents the fundamentals of statistical pattern recognition and statistical learning via the general framework of a statistical pattern recognition system • Discusses pattern representation and classification, as well as concepts involved in supervised learning, semi-statistical learning, and unsupervised learning • Introduces the supervised learning of visual patterns in images, with a focus on supervised statistical pattern analysis, feature extraction and selection, and classifier design • Covers visual pattern analysis in video, including methodologies for building intelligent video analysis systems, critical aspects of motion analysis, and multi-target tracking formulation for video • Includes an in-depth discussion of information processing in the cognitive process, embracing a new scheme of association memory and a new architecture for an artificial intelligent system with attractors of chaos This complete guide to developing intelligent visual information processing systems is rich in examples, and will provide researchers and graduate students in computer vision and pattern recognition with a self-contained, invaluable and useful resource on the topic.
Review
From the reviews: "The level for which the text was aimed was quite introductory, giving a well executed explanation of not just the technique, but also the supporting techniques. This would serve the book well as a tool to someone learning the technique from new ... . Overall I enjoyed the book ... . I found that the subjects were well discussed and at a level that suited my knowledge. I would recommend it as a general purpose book for image and video analysis ... ." (Gavin Powell, International Association for Pattern Recognition, Vol. 32 (3), July, 2010)
Synopsis
This book discusses the topics of modeling and computing of visual patterns in image sequences and the methods to accomplish intelligent video analysis systems.
For visual pattern modeling, the authors apply statistical learning and statistical pattern analysis towards abstracting semantic visual objects. It is the authorsa (TM) contention that such models can be learnt efficiently to emulate complex scenes in the image sequence. For video analysis system building, the methods presented here are based on the techniques of statistical computing, synthesizing human motion, inferring underlying states of interest objects, and reducing the dimensionality of video data while preserving as much useful information as possible.
This complete guide to accomplishing intelligent visual information processing systems, is rich in examples and will provide researchers and graduate students in the field, with a self-contained survey of the topic.
Synopsis
Pattern Analysis and Statistical Learning.- Unsupervised Learning for Visual Pattern Analysis.- Component Analysis.- Manifold Learning.- Functional Approximation.- Supervised Learning for Visual Pattern Classification.- Statistical Motion Analysis.- Bayesian Tracking of Visual Objects.- Probabilistic Data Fusion for Robust Visual Tracking.- Multitarget Tracking in Video-Part I.- Multi-Target Tracking in Video - Part II.- Information Processing in Cognition Process and New Artificial Intelligent Systems.
Synopsis
This textbook provides an overview of theories, methodologies, and recent developments in the field of statistical learning and statistical analysis for visual pattern modeling and computing. The book describes the solid theoretical foundation, provides a complete summary of the latest advances, and presents typical issues to be considered in making a real system for visual information processing. Features: presents the fundamentals of statistical pattern recognition and statistical learning; discusses pattern representation and classification; provides a broad survey of recent advances in statistical learning and pattern analysis; introduces the supervised learning of visual patterns in images; covers visual pattern analysis in video; includes an in-depth discussion of information processing in the cognitive process. This guide to intelligent visual information processing systems is rich in examples, and will provide researchers and graduate students with a self-contained survey of the topic.
Synopsis
This textbook is an overview of theories, methodologies, and recent developments in the field, covering the theoretical foundation and providing a complete summary of the latest advances. It also presents key issues to be considered in making a real system.
Table of Contents
Introduction.- Basics in Statistical Pattern Analysis.- Pattern Representation: Regimes of Modeling.- Statistical Models of Visual Patterns.- Learning from Visual Data.- Statistical Motion Analysis.- Motion Texture.- Spatio-temporal Corresponding in Video.- Multiple Visual Objects Tracking.- Video Segmentation.- Content-based Video Compression.- Video Analysis Frontier.