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  Fourth IEEE International Conference on Advanced Video and Signal Based Surveillance, AVSS 2007, 5-7 September, 2007, Queen Mary, University of London, London, United Kingdom. IEEE Computer Society 2007

Keynote talks

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  Dariu M. Gavrila: Looking at people. 1
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  Tsuhan Chen: A journey from signal processing to surveillance. 2
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  Peter H. Tu: Computer-aided facial reconstruction using skulls. 3
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  Andrew Blake: Stereo vision and segmentation. 4

Overview talks

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  Andy Coleman: Technology, applications and innovations in physical security - A home office perspective. 5
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  John S. Garofolo: Directions in automatic video analysis evaluations at NIST. 6
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  Mike C. Kemp: Detecting hidden objects: Security imaging using millimetre-waves and terahertz. 7-9

Panel

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  Li-Qun Xu: Issues in video analytics and surveillance systems: Research / prototyping vs. applications / user requirements. 10-14

Sound surveillance

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  Peter W. J. van Hengel, Tjeerd C. Andringa: Verbal aggression detection in complex social environments. 15-20
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  Giuseppe Valenzise, Luigi Gerosa, Marco Tagliasacchi, Fabio Antonacci, Augusto Sarti: Scream and gunshot detection and localization for audio-surveillance systems. 21-26
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  Kaustubh Kalgaonkar, Bhiksha Raj: Acoustic Doppler sonar for gait recogination. 27-32

3D face recognition and novel biometrics

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  Lorenzo Granai, Miroslav Hamouz, Jose Rafael Tena, Theodore Vlachos: Compression for 3D face recognition applications. 33-38
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  Georgios Passalis, Ioannis A. Kakadiaris, Theoharis Theoharis, George Toderici, Theodoros Papaioannou: Towards fast 3D ear recognition for real-life biometric applications. 39-44
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  MyungSoo Bae, Anshuman Razdan, Gerald E. Farin: Automated 3D Face authentication & recognition. 45-50
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  Jose Rafael Tena, Raymond S. Smith, Miroslav Hamouz, Josef Kittler, Adrian Hilton, John Illingworth: 2D face pose normalisation using a 3D morphable model. 51-56

Industrial session

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  Peter H. Tu, Nils Krahnstoever, Jens Rittscher: View adaptive detection and distributed site wide tracking. 57-62
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  Alan J. Lipton, John I. W. Clark, Bruce Thompson, Gary Myers, Stephen R. Titus, Zhong Zhang, Péter L. Venetianer: The Intelligent vision sensor: Turning video into information. 63-68
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  Richard P. Kleihorst, Anteneh A. Abbo, Ben Schueler, Alexander Danilin: Camera mote with a high-performance parallel processor for real-time frame-based video processing. 69-74
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  Arun Hampapur, Lisa M. G. Brown, Rogerio Feris, Andrew W. Senior, Chiao-Fe Shu, Ying-li Tian, Yun Zhai, Max Lu: Searching surveillance video. 75-80

Sensor networks

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  Stanislava Soro, Wendi B. Heinzelman: Camera selection in visual sensor networks. 81-86
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  Aliaksei Kerhet, Francesco Leonardi, Andrea Boni, Paolo Lombardo, Michele Magno, Luca Benini: Distributed video surveillance using hardware-friendly sparse large margin classifiers. 87-92
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  Federico Castanedo, Miguel A. Patricio, Jesús García, José M. Molina: Bottom-up/top-down coordination in a multiagent visual sensor network. 93-98
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  Alessio Dore, Andrea F. Cattoni, Carlo S. Regazzoni: A particle filter based fusion framework for video-radio tracking in smart spaces. 99-104

Object classification and recognition

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  Rob G. J. Wijnhoven, Peter H. N. de With: Experiments with patch-based object classification. 105-110
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  Andreas Klausner, Allan Tengg, Christian Leistner, Stefan Erb, Bernhard Rinner: An audio-visual sensor fusion approach for feature based vehicle identification. 111-116
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  Asma Rabaoui, Manuel Davy, Stéphane Rossignol, Zied Lachiri, Noureddine Ellouze: Improved one-class SVM classifier for sounds classification. 117-122
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  Bailing Zhang, Junbum Park, Hanseok Ko: Combination of self-organization map and kernel mutual subspace method for video surveillance. 123-128
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  Tsuhan Chen, Alberto Del Bimbo, Federico Pernici, Giuseppe Serra: Accurate self-calibration of two cameras by observations of a moving person on a ground plane. 129-134

Activity monitoring and camera calibration

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  Paul Kuo, Jean-Christophe Nebel, Dimitrios Makris: Camera auto-calibration from articulated motion. 135-140
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  Simone Calderara, Rita Cucchiara, Andrea Prati: Detection of abnormal behaviors using a mixture of Von Mises distributions. 141-146
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  Nadeem Anjum, Andrea Cavallaro: Single camera calibration for trajectory-based behavior analysis. 147-152
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  Claudio Piciarelli, Gian Luca Foresti: Anomalous trajectory detection using support vector machines. 153-158

Surveillance for transport systems

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  Suyu Kong, Conrad Sanderson, Brian C. Lovell: Classifying and tracking multiple persons for proactive surveillance of mass transport systems. 159-163
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  Evan Tan, Jing Chen: Vehicular traffic density estimation via statistical methods with automated state learning. 164-169
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  Frédéric Maire: Vision based anti-collision system for rail track maintenance vehicles. 170-175

Target tracking

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  Jesús Martínez del Rincón, Carlos Orrite-Uruñuela, José Elías Herrero Jaraba: An efficient particle filter for color-based tracking in complex scenes. 176-181
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  M. Kharbat, Nabil Aouf, Antonios Tsourdos, Brian A. White: Sphere detection and tracking for a space capturing operation. 182-187
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  Christopher S. Madden, Massimo Piccardi: A framework for track matching across disjoint cameras using robust shape and appearance features. 188-193

Sensor fusion

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  Filareti Tsalakanidou, Sotiris Malassiotis, Michael G. Strintzis: A 2D+3D face identification system for surveillance applications. 194-199
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  Wojtek Zajdel, Johannes D. Krijnders, Tjeerd C. Andringa, Dariu M. Gavrila: CASSANDRA: audio-video sensor fusion for aggression detection. 200-205
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  Shung Han Cho, Jinseok Lee, Sangjin Hong: Passive sensor based dynamic object association with particle filtering. 206-211

Video tracking

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  Andrew P. French, Asad Naeem, Ian L. Dryden, Tony P. Pridmore: Using social effects to guide tracking in complex scenes. 212-217
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  Andrew D. Bagdanov, Alberto Del Bimbo, Fabrizio Dini, Walter Nunziati: Improving the robustness of particle filter-based visual trackers using online parameter adaptation. 218-223
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  Tatsuya Osawa, Xiaojun Wu, Kyoko Sudo, Kaoru Wakabayashi, Hiroyuki Arai, Takayuki Yasuno: MCMC based multi-body tracking using full 3D model of both target and environment. 224-229
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  Majid Asadi, Alessio Dore, Andrea Beoldo, Carlo S. Regazzoni: Tracking by using dynamic shape model learning in the presence of occlusion. 230-235

i-Lids challenge

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  Fatih Porikli: Detection of temporarily static regions by processing video at different frame rates. 236-241
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  Péter L. Venetianer, Zhong Zhang, Weihong Yin, Alan J. Lipton: Stationary target detection using the objectvideo surveillance system. 242-247
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  Sadiye Guler, Jason A. Silverstein, Ian Pushee: Stationary objects in multiple object tracking. 248-253

i-Lids challenge

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  Jong Taek Lee, Michael S. Ryoo, Matthew Riley, Jake K. Aggarwal: Real-time detection of illegally parked vehicles using 1-D transformation. 254-259
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  Simone Boragno, Boghos A. Boghossian, James Black, Dimitrios Makris, Sergio A. Velastin: A DSP-based system for the detection of vehicles parked in prohibited areas. 260-265
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  Alessandro Bevilacqua, Stefano Vaccari: Real time detection of stopped vehicles in traffic scenes. 266-270
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  Medha Bhargava, Chia-Chih Chen, Michael S. Ryoo, Jake K. Aggarwal: Detection of abandoned objects in crowded environments. 271-276

Infrared imaging

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  Juan C. Alonso-Bayal, Ricardo Santiago-Mozos, José M. Leiva-Murillo, Marcelino Lázaro, Antonio Artés-Rodríguez: Real-time tracking and identification on an intelligent IR-based surveillance system. 277-282
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  Ignacio Bosch, Soledad Gomez, Luis Vergara, Jorge Moragues: Infrared image processing and its application to forest fire surveillance. 283-288
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  Jae Ho Jang, Yong Sun Kim, Jong Beom Ra: Image enhancement in multi-resolution multi-sensor fusion. 289-294
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  Piero Zappi, Elisabetta Farella, Luca Benini: Enhancing the spatial resolution of presence detection in a PIR based wireless surveillance network. 295-300
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  Victor-Emil Neagoe, Armand-Dragos Ropot, Alexandru Cristian Mugioiu: Real time face recognition using decision fusion of neural classifiers in the visible and thermal infrared spectrum. 301-306

Military applications

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  Brian Banks, Gary M. Jackson, John J. Helly, David N. Chin, T. J. Smith, A. Schmidt, Paul C. Brewer, Roger Medd, David Masters, Annetta Burger, William K. Krebs: Using behavior analysis algorithms to anticipate security threats before they impact mission critical operations. 307-312
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  Christian P. Minor, Kevin J. Johnson, Susan L. Rose-Pehrsson, Jeffrey C. Owrutsky, Stephen C. Wales, Daniel A. Steinhurst, Daniel T. Gottuk: Data fusion with a multisensor system for damage control and situational awareness. 313-317

Gait and activity recognition

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  Preben Fihl, Thomas B. Moeslund: Classification of gait types based on the duty-factor. 318-323
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  Grégory Rogez, José Jesús Guerrero, Carlos Orrite: View-invariant human feature extraction for video-surveillance applications. 324-329
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  Zsolt L. Husz, Andrew M. Wallace, Patrick R. Green: Human activity recognition with action primitives. 330-335
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  Ning Jin, Farzin Mokhtarian: Image-based shape model for view-invariant human motion recognition. 336-341
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  Carlo Colombo, Dario Comanducci, Alberto Del Bimbo: Compact representation and probabilistic classification of human actions in videos. 342-346

Motion detection

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  Eduardo Monari, Charlotte Pasqual: Fusion of background estimation approaches for motion detection in non-static backgrounds. 347-352
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  Hasan Celik, Alan Hanjalic, Emile A. Hendriks: On the development of an autonomous and self-adaptable moving object detector. 353-358
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  Juan Carlos San Miguel, José María Martínez Sanchez: On the effect of motion segmentation techniques in description based adaptive video transmission. 359-364

Face localization and profiling

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  Chung-Ching Chang, Hamid K. Aghajan: A LQR spatiotemporal fusion technique for face profile collection in smart camera surveillance. 365-370
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  Ghassan Karame, Andreas Stergiou, Nikos Katsarakis, Panagiotis Papageorgiou, Aristodemos Pnevmatikakis: 2D and 3D face localization for complex scenes. 371-376
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  Mohammed Saaidia, Anis Chaari, Sylvie Lelandais, Vincent Vigneron, Mouldi Bedda: Face localization by neural networks trained with Zernike moments and Eigenfaces feature vectors. A comparison. 377-382
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  Gurumurthy Swaminathan, Vijendran G. Venkoparao, Saad Bedros: Multiple appearance models for face tracking in surveillance videos. 383-387

Multi-camera networks

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  Franck Angella, Livier Reithler, Frédéric Gallesio: Optimal deployment of cameras for video surveillance systems. 388-392
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  Roman P. Pflugfelder, Horst Bischof: People tracking across two distant self-calibrated cameras. 393-398
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  Zafer Arican, Pascal Frossard: Dense disparity estimation from omnidirectional images. 399-404

Video systems for retail applications

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  Xiaoming Liu, Nils Krahnstoever, Ting Yu, Peter H. Tu: What are customers looking at? 405-410
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  Péter L. Venetianer, Zhong Zhang, Andrew W. Scanlon, Yongtong Hu, Alan J. Lipton: Video verification of point of sale transactions. 411-416
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  Alex Leykin, Mihran Tuceryan: Detecting shopper groups in video sequences. 417-422
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  Andrew W. Senior, Lisa M. G. Brown, Arun Hampapur, Chiao-Fe Shu, Yun Zhai, Rogério Schmidt Feris, Ying-li Tian, Sergio Borger, Christopher R. Carlson: Video analytics for retail. 423-428

Vision-based gesture and human action recognition

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  Costas Panagiotakis, Emmanuel Ramasso, Georgios Tziritas, Michèle Rombaut, Denis Pellerin: Automatic people detection and counting for athletic videos classification. 429-434
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  Jeroen Lichtenauer, Gineke A. ten Holt, Emile A. Hendriks, Marcel J. T. Reinders: Sign language detection using 3D visual cues. 435-440
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  Antonios Oikonomopoulos, Maja Pantic: Human body gesture recognition using adapted auxiliary particle filtering. 441-446

Vision-based gesture and human action recognition

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  Liya Ding, Aleix M. Martínez: Recovering the linguistic components of the manual signs in American Sign Language. 447-452
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  Chen Wu, Hamid K. Aghajan: Model-based human posture estimation for gesture analysis in an opportunistic fusion smart camera network. 453-458

Face recognition

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  Stefan Duffner, Christophe Garcia: Face recognition using non-linear image reconstruction. 459-464
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  Vladimir A. Fursov, Nikita Kozin: Recognition through constructing the Eigenface classifiers using conjugation indices. 465-469
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  Ting Shan, Shaokang Chen, Conrad Sanderson, Brian C. Lovell: Towards robust face recognition for Intelligent-CCTV based surveillance using one gallery image. 470-475

Evaluation and description

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  Anh T. Nghiem, François Brémond, Monique Thonnat, Valéry Valentin: ETISEO, performance evaluation for video surveillance systems. 476-481
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  James Annesley, Alberto Colombo, James Orwell, Sergio A. Velastin: A profile of MPEG-7 for visual surveillance. 482-487
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  Alon Amar, Anthony J. Weiss: Resolution limits of closely spaced random signals given the desired success rate. 488-492
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  Lauro Snidaro, Massimo Belluz, Gian Luca Foresti: Representing and recognizing complex events in surveillance applications. 493-498

Statistical methods and learning

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  Augusto Destrero, Francesca Odone, Alessandro Verri: A system for face detection and tracking in unconstrained environments. 499-504
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  Caifeng Shan, Shaogang Gong, Peter W. McOwan: Learning gender from human gaits and faces. 505-510
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  Grégoire Lefebvre, Christophe Garcia: Facial biometry by stimulating salient singularity masks. 511-516

Object-background segmentation

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  Brian Valentine, Senyo Apewokin, Linda M. Wills, D. Scott Wills, Antonio Gentile: Midground object detection in real world video scenes. 517-522
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  Ilias Grinias, Georgios Tziritas: Foreground object localization using a flooding algorithm based on inter-frame change and colour. 523-527
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  Tatsuya Tanaka, Atsushi Shimada, Daisaku Arita, Rin-ichiro Taniguchi: A fast algorithm for adaptive background model construction using parzen density estimation. 528-533
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  Kousuke Imamura, Masaki Hiraoka, Hideo Hashimoto: Watershed algorithm for moving object extraction considering energy minimization by snakes. 534-539
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  Sijun Lu, Jian Zhang, David Feng: An efficient method for detecting ghost and left objects in surveillance video. 540-545

Authentication and summarization

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  Jian Li, Stavri G. Nikolov, Christopher P. Benton, Nicholas E. Scott-Samuel: Adaptive summarisation of surveillance video sequences. 546-551
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  Paulo Vinicius Koerich Borges, Ebroul Izquierdo, Joceli Mayer: Efficient side information encoding for text hardcopy documents. 552-557
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  Anil Aksay, Alptekin Temizel, A. Enis Çetin: Camera tamper detection using wavelet analysis for video surveillance. 558-562

Target localization and tracking

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  Fakheredine Keyrouz, Klaus Diepold, Shady Keyrouz: High performance 3D sound localization for surveillance applications. 563-566
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  Fabio Antonacci, Davide Riva, Augusto Sarti, Marco Tagliasacchi, Stefano Tubaro: Tracking of two acoustic sources in reverberant environments using a particle swarm optimizer. 567-572
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  Jinseok Lee, Byung Guk Kim, Shung Han Cho, Sangjin Hong, We-Duke Cho: Multitarget association and tracking in 3-D space based on particle filter with joint multitarget probability density. 573-578
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  Giovanni Garibotto: 3-D model-based people detection & tracking. 579-584