15. SIBGRAPI 2002: Fortaleza-CE, Brazil
15th Brazilian Symposium on Computer Graphics and Image Processing (SIBGRAPI 2002), 7-10 October 2002, Fortaleza-CE, Brazil. IEEE Computer Society 2002 ISBN 0-7695-1846-X
Technical Session 1: Image Segmentation I
Alexei Manso Correa Machado, James C. Gee, Mario Fernando Montenegro Campos: Substructural Segmentation Based on Regional Shape Differences. 3-10
Hae Yong Kim, Zang Hee Cho: Robust Anisotropic Diffusion to Produce Clear Statistical Parametric Map from Noisy fMRI. 11-17
Wilian Flavio Rigo, Aurelio Paulo Batista Da Silva, Thomas W. Rauber: Semi-Automatic Identification of Optic Disk by Image Processing for Quantitative Funduscopy. 18-23
Edilberto Strauss, Walter Jiménez, Gilson A. Giraldi, Rodrigo L. S. Silva, Antonio A. F. Oliveira: A Semi-Automatic Surface Reconstruction Framework Based on T-Surfaces and Isosurface Extraction Methods. 24-
Technical Session 2: Visualization
Veridiana Christie Lucas Salvador, Rosane Minghim, Haim Levkowitz: DSVOL II - A Distributed Visualization and Sonification Application Communicating via an XML-Based Protocol. 35-42
Isabel Harb Manssour, Sérgio Shiguemi Furuie, Sílvia D. Olabarriaga, Carla Maria Dal Sasso Freitas: Visualizing Inner Structures in Multimodal Volume Data. 51-58
Wagner Toledo Corrêa, Shachar Fleishman, Cláudio T. Silva: Towards Point-Based Acquisition and Rendering of Large Real-World Environments. 59-
Technical Session 3: Remote Sensing
Fátima N. S. de Medeiros, Nelson D. A. Mascarenhas, Régis C. P. Marques, Cassius M. Laprano: Evaluating an Adaptive Windowing Scheme in Speckle Noise MAP Filtering. 69-75
Marcia L. S. Aguena, Nelson D. A. Mascarenhas: Multispectral Image Data Fusion Using Projections onto Convex Sets Techniques. 76-82
Maria Luiza F. Velloso, Flávio Joaquim de Souza: Non-Parametric Smoothing for Relative Radiometric Correction on Remotely Sensed Data. 83-89
Mauricio Pozzobon Martins, Lamartine N. Frutuoso Guimarães, Leila Maria Garcia Fonseca: Texture Feature Neural Classifier for Remote Sensing Image Retrieval Systems. 90-
Technical Session 4: Computer Vision
Lourena Rocha, Luiz Velho, Paulo Cezar Pinto Carvalho: Image Moments-Based Structuring and Tracking of Objects. 99-105
Marcelo Bernardes Vieira, Matthieu Cord, Paulo P. Martins Jr., Arnaldo de Albuquerque Araújo, Sylvie Philipp-Foliguet: Filtering Sparse Data with 3D Tensorial Structuring Elements. 106-111
Celso Setsuo Kurashima, Ruigang Yang, Anselmo Lastra: Combining Approximate Geometry with View-Dependent Texture Mapping - A Hybrid Approach to 3D Video Teleconferencing. 112-119
Ye Bin, Peng Jia-xiong: Improvement and Invariance Analysis of Zernike Moments using as a Region-Based Shape Descriptor. 120-
Technical Session 5: Image Segmentation II
Cláudio Rosito Jung, Jacob Scharcanski: Robust Watershed Segmentation Using the Wavelet Transform. 131-137
Alexandre L. Gonçalves, Roberto de Alencar Lotufo, Franklin César Flores: Classification of Microstructures by Morphological Analysis and Estimation of the Hydration Degree of Cement Paste in Concrete. 138-145
Roberto de Alencar Lotufo, Alexandre X. Falcão, Francisco A. Zampirolli: IFT-Watershed from Gray-Scale Marker. 146-152
Franklin César Flores, Roberto de Alencar Lotufo, Stela Isernhagen, Leonardo Marques Rocha, Alexandre Gonçalves Silva, Eduardo Faccini Rocha: Automatic Method for Assessment of Telangiectasia Degreeing by Mathematical Morphology. 153-
Technical Session 6: Geometric Modeling
Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo, Jorge Stolfi, Luiz Velho: Approximating Parametric Curves with Strip Trees using Affine Arithmetic. 163-170
M. Gopi, Shankar Krishnan: A Fast and Efficient Projection-Based Approach for Surface Reconstruction. 179-186
Alex Jesus Cuadros-Vargas, Luis Gustavo Nonato, Rosane Minghim, Maria Cristina Ferreira de Oliveira: Beta-Connection: An Approach to Generate Families of Models from Planar Sections. 187-
Technical Session 7: Pattern Recognition I
Edson J. R. Justino, Flávio Bortolozzi, Robert Sabourin: The Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Variability Influences on Off-Line Signature Verification Using HMM. 197-202
José Eduardo Bastos Dos Santos, Bernard Dubuisson, Flávio Bortolozzi: Characterizing and Distinguishing Text in Bank Cheque Images. 203-209
José Josemar de Oliveira Jr., João Marques de Carvalho, Cinthia Obladen de Almendra Freitas, Robert Sabourin: Evaluating NN and HMM Classifiers for Handwritten Word Recognition. 210-217
Andréa Vergara da Silva, Daniel Santana de Freitas: Wavelet-Based Compared to Function-Based On-Line Signature Verification. 218-
Technical Session 8: Image Synthesis

Cesar Augusto de Carvalho: Re-Slicing Tomographic Volumes with Shell Rendering. 240-243

Technical Session 9: Pattern Recognition II
Silvio Jamil Ferzoli Guimarães, Neucimar Jerônimo Leite, Michel Couprie, Arnaldo de Albuquerque Araújo: A Directional and Parametrized Transition Detection Algorithm Based on Morphological Residues. 261-268
Edson Tadeu Monteiro Manoel, Luciano da Fontoura Costa, Johannes Streicher, Gerd B. Müller: Multiscale Fractal Characterization of Three-Dimensional Gene Expression Data. 269-274
Tibério S. Caetano, Sílvia D. Olabarriaga, Dante Augusto Couto Barone: Performance Evaluation of Single and Multiple-Gaussian Models for Skin Color Modeling. 275-282
Paulo Sérgio S. Rodrigues, Arnaldo de Albuquerque Araújo: A Region-Based Object Recognition Algorithm. 283-
Technical Session 10: Image Synthesis and Graphics Hardware

Leízza Rodrigues, Díbio Leandro Borges, Luiz Marcos Gonçalves: A Locally Adaptive Edge-Preserving Algorithm for Image Interpolation. 300-305
Danilo Tuler, Waldemar Celes Filho: A High-Level Abstraction for Graphics Hardware Programming. 306-312
Technical Session 11: Image Processing Applications
Juliana Fernandes Camapum, Daniel C. Danna: Temporal Segmentation of Video Sequences for Content-Based Coding. 321-326
Camillo Jorge Santos Oliveira, Arnaldo de Albuquerque Araújo, Carlos Alberto Severiano Jr., Daniel Ribeiro Gomes: Classifying Images Collected on the World Wide Web. 327-334
Fernando V. Salina, Nelson D. A. Mascarenhas, Paulo Estevão Cruvinel: A Comparison of POCS Algorithms for Tomographic Reconstruction Under Noise and Limited View. 342-346
Alejandro César Frery, Francisco Cribari-Neto, Marcelo de O. Souza: Minute Feature Analysis in Speckled Imagery. 347-
Technical Session 12: Animation and Simulation
Yu Zhang, Edmond C. Prakash, Eric Sung: Hierarchical Face Modeling and Fast 3D Facial Expression Synthesis. 357-364
Flavia Pereira Ferreira, Giorgenes Gelatti, Soraia Raupp Musse: Intelligent Virtual Environment and Camera Control in Behavioural Simulation. 365-372
Fábio O. Moreira, João Comba, Carla Maria Dal Sasso Freitas: Smart Visible Sets for Networked Virtual Environments. 373-380
Elke Hergenröther, Antonio Bleile, Don Middleton, Andrzej Trembilski: The Abalone Interpolation: A Visual Interpolation Procedure for the Calculation of Cloud Movement. 381-387
Claus C. Aranha, Schubert R. Carvalho, Luiz M. G. Gonçalves: Câmbio: Realistic Three Dimensional Simulation of Humanoids based on Computer Vision and Robotics. 388-
Posters Session 1: Image Processing
Antonio Valerio Netto, Maria Cristina Ferreira de Oliveira: Image Processing and Analysis to Diagnose Ocular Refraction Errors. 399
Régis C. P. Marques, Cassius M. Laprano, Fátima N. S. de Medeiros: Multiscale Denoising Algorithm Based on the à Trous Algorithm. 400
Rodrigo C. S. Costa, Fátima N. S. de Medeiros: Linear Features Detection in SAR Images for Urban Analysis. 401
Israel Esquef, Marcelo Portes de Albuquerque, Márcio Portes de Albuquerque: Nonextensive Entropic Image Thresholding. 402
Marco António Garcia de Carvalho, Michel Couprie, Roberto de Alencar Lotufo: Image Segmentation by Analysis of Scale-Space. 403
Suzete E. N. Correia, João Marques de Carvalho, Robert Sabourin: Human-Perception Handwritten Character Recognition Using Wavelets. 404
Silvia M. Farani Costa, João Marcelo V. de Oliveira, Francisco Javier Ramirez Fernandez: A New Paradigm on Fingerprint Classification using Directional Image. 405
Luiz Marcos Gonçalves, George Thó, Anderson Luiz de Oliveira Cavalcanti: A Simple Sketch for 3D Scanning Based on a Rotating Platform and a Web Camera. 406
Jishu Ashimine, Teófilo Emídio de Campos, Roberto Marcondes Cesar Junior, Isabelle Bloch: Person Recognition through Eigeneyes Selection Based on Fuzzy Distance to Multiple Class Prototypes. 407
B. Borba, C. Vasconcelos, Marcelo Portes de Albuquerque, Márcio Portes de Albuquerque, I. A. Esquef, José Manoel de Seixas: Localization of Brazilian Vehicles Plates Using Frequency Analysis. 408
Camillo Jorge Santos Oliveira, Arnaldo de Albuquerque Araújo, Daniel Ribeiro Gomes, Carlos Alberto Severiano Jr.: A Color-Based Retrieval System for Images Collected on the World Wide Web. 409
Marco António Garcia de Carvalho, Michel Couprie, Roberto de Alencar Lotufo: Regions Tracking in Ventricle MR Sequence Based on Hierarchical Analysis. 410
Fabrício Martins Lopes, Luís Augusto Consularo: Automatic Gray Level Thresholding Based on Relevant Features for Subjective Decisions. 411
Matheus Cabral de Araújo Gois, Alejandro César Frery: An Improved Architecture for Java Domain Transformation Applications. 412
Viviane Todt Diverio, Arthur Tórgo Gómez, Fernando Santos Osório, Leandro Toss Hoffmann, António Gabriel Rodrigues: A Neural Approach to Classification of Satellite Images. 413
Flávio H. C. Nunes, Luiz A. C. Souza, Arnaldo de Albuquerque Araújo, Marcelo A. Correa: A Multimedia Information System for Administrative, Scientific and Intervention Data in Conservation-Restoration of Cultural Movable Properties. 414
Fabrício Augusto Rodrigues, Herman Martins Gomes: Applying a Visual Attention Mechanism to the Problem of Traffic Sign Recognition. 415
Andrea Casanova, Matteo Fraschini, Sergio Vitulano: CONTEXT: A Technique for Image Retrieval Integrating CONtour and TEXTure Information. 416
Posters Session 2: Computer Graphics

Luciano da Fontoura Costa: Medial Axes Neuronal Codification in Topographical Maps. 420
Jesuliana Nascimento Ulysses, Aura Conci: A Speech Orientation Animation System to Disabled People. 422
Andrea Gomes Campos Bianchi, Hilary G. E. Hentschel, Luciano da Fontoura Costa: Shape Evolution Using Restoration Forces. 423
Josafat Falcão, Moacyr Araújo, Ana Lúcia Bezerra Candeias: Determination of Oil Horizontal Spreading Coefficients in Seawater Using Analytical Methods and Digital Image Processing Techniques. 425
André Luiz Battaiola, Nassim Chamel Elias, Rodrigo de Godoy Domingues: Edugraph: Software to Teach Computer Graphics Concepts. 427
Marcelo Laserra, Magali Longhi, Margarete Axt: Digital Technologies of Learning and Simulation of Virtual Cities: Terrain Editor (MAPPA). 428
Flávio Mello, Edilberto Strauss, Antonio A. F. Oliveira: Battlefield Visualization and Intelligent Agents Decision Support. 429
Fabio Policarpo, Eduardo Azevedo, Aura Conci: Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of Urban Scenes from a Single Image. 430
Marcelo Bernardes Vieira, Arnaldo de Albuquerque Araújo, Sylvie Philipp-Foliguet, Matthieu Cord, Michel Jordan, J. Grillo: Navegador3D: An Internet Based Flight Simulator of Urban Centers. 432
Matheus Machado de Carvalho, Ricardo Melo Czekster, Isabel Harb Manssour: An Interactive System for the Visualization and Measurement Extraction in Medical Images. 433
Shin-Ting Wu, Vanio Fragoso de Melo: On Validating a Physically-Based Deformable Surface Model . 434
Hedlena M. de A. Bezerra, Börje Felipe Fernandes Karlsson, Matheus Cabral de Araújo Gois, Alejandro César Frery: Resource Management in Computer Graphics Teaching. 435
F. V. Duarte, M. Verdi, Regina Borges de Araujo: How to Support Collaborative Modelling with the Emerging Standard MPEG-4 MU. 436



