11. SSPR / 6. SPR 2006: Hong Kong, China
Dit-Yan Yeung, James T. Kwok, Ana L. N. Fred, Fabio Roli, Dick de Ridder (Eds.): Structural, Syntactic, and Statistical Pattern Recognition, Joint IAPR International Workshops, SSPR 2006 and SPR 2006, Hong Kong, China, August 17-19, 2006, Proceedings. Springer 2006 Lecture Notes in Computer Science ISBN 3-540-37236-9
Invited Talks
Thorsten Joachims: Structured Output Prediction with Support Vector Machines. 1-7
B. John Oommen, Sang-Woon Kim, Geir Horn: On the Theory and Applications of Sequence Based Estimation of Independent Binomial Random Variables. 8-21
Tin Kam Ho: Symmetries from Uniform Space Covering in Stochastic Discrimination. 22-40
SSPR
Image Analysis

Ayman El-Baz, Aly A. Farag, Georgy L. Gimel'farb: Experiments on Robust Image Registration Using a Markov-Gibbs Appearance Model. 65-73
Cemal Köse: Fully Automatic Segmentation of Coronary Vessel Structures in Poor Quality X-Ray Angiogram Images. 74-82
Fan Zhang, Edwin R. Hancock: Smoothing Tensor-Valued Images Using Anisotropic Geodesic Diffusion. 83-91
Vision

Amaury Nègre, H. Tran, Nicolas Gourier, Daniela Hall, Augustin Lux, James L. Crowley: Comparative Study of People Detection in Surveillance Scenes. 100-108
Pakaket Wattuya, Xiaoyi Jiang: A Class of Generalized Median Contour Problem with Exact Solution. 109-117
Character Recognition
Yaregal Assabie, Josef Bigün: Structural and Syntactic Techniques for Recognition of Ethiopic Characters. 118-126
Yan Jiang, Xiaoqing Ding, Qiang Fu, Zheng Ren: Context Driven Chinese String Segmentation and Recognition. 127-135
Christopher Malon, Seiichi Uchida, Masakazu Suzuki: Support Vector Machines for Mathematical Symbol Recognition. 136-144
Bayesian Networks

Raanan Yehezkel, Boaz Lerner: Bayesian Network Structure Learning by Recursive Autonomy Identification. 154-162
Graph-Based Methods
Michel Neuhaus, Kaspar Riesen, Horst Bunke: Fast Suboptimal Algorithms for the Computation of Graph Edit Distance. 163-172
Adrian Ion, Walter G. Kropatsch, Yll Haxhimusa: Considerations Regarding the Minimum Spanning Tree Pyramid Segmentation Method . 182-190
Similarity and Feature Extraction

Juan Ramón Rico-Juan, José Manuel Iñesta Quereda: Edit Distance for Ordered Vector Sets: A Case of Study. 200-207
Andrés Marzal, Vicente Palazón, Guillermo Peris: Shape Retrieval Using Normalized Fourier Descriptors Based Signatures and Cyclic Dynamic Time Warping. 208-216
SSPR Poster Papers
Image and Video
Ki-Ryong Kwon, Suk Hwan Lee, Eung-Joo Lee, Seong Geun Kwon: Watermarking for 3D CAD Drawings Based on Three Components. 217-225
Yuliang Geng, De Xu, Songhe Feng: Hierarchical Video Summarization Based on Video Structure and Highlight. 226-234
Vision

Wang Kedong, Yan Lei, Deng Wei, Zhang Junhong: Research on Iterative Closest Contour Point for Underwater Terrain-Aided Navigation. 252-260
JaeMu Yun, EunTae Lyu, JangMyung Lee: Image-Based Absolute Positioning System for Mobile Robot Navigation. 261-269
Alexander Woodward, Da An, Yizhe Lin, Patrice Delmas, Georgy L. Gimel'farb, John Morris: An Evaluation of Three Popular Computer Vision Approaches for 3-D Face Synthesis. 270-278
Xiaoxin Guo, Zhiwen Xu, Yueping Feng, Yunxiao Wang, Zhengxuan Wang: Optical Flow Computation with Fourth Order Partial Differential Equations. 279-286
Kernel-Based Methods
Barbara Spillmann, Michel Neuhaus, Horst Bunke, Elzbieta Pekalska, Robert P. W. Duin: Transforming Strings to Vector Spaces Using Prototype Selection. 287-296
Mohammad Reza Daliri, Elisabetta Delponte, Alessandro Verri, Vincent Torre: Shape Categorization Using String Kernels. 297-305

Recognition and Classification
Jonghwa Choi, Dongkyoo Shin, Dongil Shin: Ubiquitous Intelligent Sensing System for a Smart Home. 322-330
Monica Bianchini, Marco Maggini, Lorenzo Sarti: Object Recognition Using Multiresolution Trees. 331-339
Yuliang Geng, De Xu, Songhe Feng, Jia-Zheng Yuan: A Robust and Hierarchical Approach for Camera Motion Classification. 340-348
Haiyan Cen, Yidan Bao, Min Huang, Yong He: Time Series Analysis of Grey Forecasting Based on Wavelet Transform and Its Prediction Applications. 349-357
Hyun Park, Hyung Lee, Seung-In Noh, Jaihie Kim: Development of a Block-Based Real-Time People Counting System. 366-374
Yongjoo Chung: A Classification Approach for the Heart Sound Signals Using Hidden Markov Models. 375-383
Ho Gi Jung, Dong Suk Kim, Pal Joo Yoon, Jaihie Kim: Structure Analysis Based Parking Slot Marking Recognition for Semi-automatic Parking System. 384-393
Similarity and Feature Extraction


Francesc Serratosa, Gerard Sanromà: An Efficient Distance Between Multi-dimensional Histograms for Comparing Images. 412-421
Document Analysis
Gerd Maderlechner, Jiri Panyr, Peter Suda: Finding Captions in PDF-Documents for Semantic Annotations of Images. 422-430
Wontaek Seo, Beom-Joon Cho: Effective Handwritten Hangul Recognition Method Based on the Hierarchical Stroke Model Matching. 431-440
Graph-Based Methods

Yangqiu Song, Changshui Zhang, Jianguo Lee: Graph Based Multi-class Semi-supervised Learning Using Gaussian Process. 450-458

Selim Aksoy: Modeling of Remote Sensing Image Content Using Attributed Relational Graphs. 475-483
Pasquale Foggia, M. Guerriero, Gennaro Percannella, Carlo Sansone, Francesco Tufano, Mario Vento: A Graph-Based Method for Detecting and Classifying Clusters in Mammographic Images. 484-493
SPR
Recognition and Classification I

Sarunas Raudys: Generalization Error of Multinomial Classifier. 502-511
Thomas Landgrebe, Robert P. W. Duin: Combining Accuracy and Prior Sensitivity for Classifier Design Under Prior Uncertainty. 512-521
Luca Didaci, Fabio Roli: Using Co-training and Self-training in Semi-supervised Multiple Classifier Systems. 522-530
Image Analy

Marina Skurichina, Serguei Verzakov, Pavel Paclík, Robert P. W. Duin: Effectiveness of Spectral Band Selection/Extraction Techniques for Spectral Data. 541-550
Serguei Verzakov, Pavel Paclík, Robert P. W. Duin: Edge Detection in Hyperspectral Imaging: Multivariate Statistical Approaches. 551-559
Facial Image Analysis I
Fabio Roli, Gian Luca Marcialis: Semi-supervised PCA-Based Face Recognition Using Self-training. 560-568
Atsushi Matsui, Simon Clippingdale, Takashi Matsumoto: A Sequential Monte Carlo Method for Bayesian Face Recognition. 578-586
Recognition and Classification II
David M. J. Tax, Piotr Juszczak, Elzbieta Pekalska, Robert P. W. Duin: Outlier Detection Using Ball Descriptions with Adjustable Metric. 587-595
Representation
Yukihiko Yamashita, Mariko Numakami, Naoya Inoue: Maxwell Normal Distribution in a Manifold and Mahalanobis Metric. 604-612
Artsiom Harol, Elzbieta Pekalska, Serguei Verzakov, Robert P. W. Duin: Augmented Embedding of Dissimilarity Data into (Pseudo-)Euclidean Spaces. 613-621
Feature Selection
Sarunas Raudys: Feature Over-Selection. 622-631
Petr Somol, Jana Novovicová, Pavel Pudil: Flexible-Hybrid Sequential Floating Search in Statistical Feature Selection. 632-639
Clustering
Jiri Grim: EM Cluster Analysis for Categorical Data. 640-648
Antonio Peñalver Benavent, Francisco Escolano, Juan Manuel Sáez: Two Entropy-Based Methods for Learning Unsupervised Gaussian Mixture Models. 649-657
Facial Image Analysis II
Magnus Oskarsson, Kalle Åström: Maximum Likelihood Estimates for Object Detection Using Multiple Detectors. 658-666
Mohammad Sadeghi, Josef Kittler: Confidence Based Gating of Multiple Face Authentication Experts. 667-676
SPR Poster Papers
Multiple Classifier Systems
Roman Bertolami, Horst Bunke: Diversity Analysis for Ensembles of Word Sequence Recognisers. 677-686
Haixia Chen, Senmiao Yuan, Kai Jiang: Adaptive Classifier Selection Based on Two Level Hypothesis Tests for Incremental Learning. 687-695
Bertrand Le Saux, Horst Bunke: Combining SVM and Graph Matching in a Bayesian Multiple Classifier System for Image Content Recognition. 696-704
Francisco Moreno-Seco, José Manuel Iñesta Quereda, Pedro J. Ponce de León, Luisa Micó: Comparison of Classifier Fusion Methods for Classification in Pattern Recognition Tasks. 705-713
Claudio Marrocco, Mario Molinara, Francesco Tortorella: AUC-Based Linear Combination of Dichotomizers. 714-722
Recognition and Classification

Cheng-Lin Liu: Polynomial Network Classifier with Discriminative Feature Extraction. 732-740
Luisa Micó, Francisco Moreno-Seco, José Salvador Sánchez, José Martínez Sotoca, Ramón Alberto Mollineda: On the Use of Different Classification Rules in an Editing Task. 747-754
Mohammad S. Khorsheed: Mono-font Cursive Arabic Text Recognition Using Speech Recognition System. 755-763
L. D'Anna, G. Marrazzo, Gennaro Percannella, Carlo Sansone, Mario Vento: A Multi-stage Approach for Anchor Shot Detection. 773-782
Unsupervised Learning
Xiao-Hong Wu, Jian-Jiang Zhou: An Improved Possibilistic C-Means Algorithm Based on Kernel Methods. 783-791
Jinzhu Jia, Zhi Geng, Mingfeng Wang: Identifiability and Estimation of Probabilities from Multiple Databases with Incomplete Data and Sampling Selection. 792-798
Adolfo Martínez Usó, Filiberto Pla, Pedro García-Sevilla: Unsupervised Image Segmentation Using a Hierarchical Clustering Selection Process. 799-807
Sang-Chul Lee, Jae-Young Moon, Jae Kyeong Kim, Yung Ho Suh: Application of a Two-Level Self Organizing Map for Korean Online Game Market Segmentation. 808-816
Erendira Rendon, José Salvador Sánchez: Clustering Based on Compressed Data for Categorical and Mixed Attributes. 817-825
Dimensionality
Sang-Woon Kim, B. John Oommen: On Optimizing Kernel-Based Fisher Discriminant Analysis Using Prototype Reduction Schemes. 826-834
Asbjørn Berge, Anne H. Schistad Solberg: Sparse Covariance Estimates for High Dimensional Classification Using the Cholesky Decomposition. 835-843
Marco Loog: Generic Blind Source Separation Using Second-Order Local Statistics. 844-852
José Martínez Sotoca, Filiberto Pla: Hyperspectral Data Selection from Mutual Information Between Image Bands. 853-861
Representation
Akira Tanaka, Masashi Sugiyama, Hideyuki Imai, Mineichi Kudo, Masaaki Miyakoshi: Model Selection Using a Class of Kernels with an Invariant Metric. 862-870
Elzbieta Pekalska, Artsiom Harol, Robert P. W. Duin, Barbara Spillmann, Horst Bunke: Non-Euclidean or Non-metric Measures Can Be Informative. 871-880
Biometrics
Eun Jin Koh, Phill-Kyu Rhee: Merging and Arbitration Strategy Applied Bayesian Classification for Eye Location. 881-888
Daoqiang Zhang, Songcan Chen, Zhi-Hua Zhou: Recognizing Face or Object from a Single Image: Linear vs. Kernel Methods on 2D Patterns. 889-897
Mario Castelán, William A. P. Smith, Edwin R. Hancock: A Coupled Statistical Model for Face Shape Recovery. 898-906
Pietro Coli, Gian Luca Marcialis, Fabio Roli: Analysis and Selection of Features for the Fingerprint Vitality Detection. 907-915
Young-suk Shin: Recognizing Facial Expressions with PCA and ICA onto Dimension of the Emotion. 916-922
Applications
Shenghong Li, Lili Cui, Jong-Uk Choi, Xuenan Cui: An Audio Copyright Protection Schemes Based on SMM in Cepstrum Domain. 923-927
Darby F. de A. Lopes, Geraldo L. B. Ramalho, Fátima N. S. de Medeiros, Rodrigo C. S. Costa, Régia T. S. Araújo: Combining Features to Improve Oil Spill Classification in SAR Images. 928-936



