This book presents the results of the 5th International Conference on Computer Recognition Systems CORES’07 held 22-25 October 2007 in Hotel Tumski, Wroclaw, Poland. It brings together original research results in both methodological issues and different application areas of pattern recognition. The contributions cover all topics in pattern recognition including, for example, classification and interpretation of text, video, and voice.
Image Processing and Computer Vision.- Strategies of Shape and Color Fusions for Content Based Image Retrieval.- Determining the Contour of Cylindrical Biological Objects Using the Directional Field.- Trajectory Fusion for Multiple Camera Tracking.- Object Selection Based on Clustering and Border Objects.- Multi-directional Multi-resolution Transforms for Zoom-Endoscopy Image Classification.- Image Retrieval for Image Theft Detection.- Practical Evaluation of the Basic Concepts for Face Localization.- Hybrid Fuzzy Clustering Method.- Structural Image Analysis Based on Ontological Models.- Homogeneity of Pixel Neighborhoods in Gray Level Images Investigated by the Grade Correspondence Analysis.- Comparison of Hierarchical Cluster Analysis Methods Applied to Image Segmentation by Watershed Merging.- Modified diffusion to Image Denoising.- New Results in Generation of Accurate 3D Multiview Representation of Monotonous Polyhedrons.- On the Application of Distance Transformation in Digital Image Colorization.- Local Analysis of Stereo Image Pairs with Polynomial Series.- The Architecture of the Face and Eyes Detection System Based on Cascade Classifiers.- Morphological Edge Detection Algorithm and Its Hardware Implementation.- Numerical Complexity Reduction in Live-Wire Algorithm.- Image Segmentation Using Adaptive Potential Active Contours.- Towards an Exploration of GCA Ordered Pixels.- A Simple Method of Multiple Camera Calibration for the Joint Top View Projection.- Spiral Scanning of Faces to Obtain Complete 3D View Representation of Monotonous Polyhedra.- Face Detection in Color Images Using Primitive Shape Features.- Detection of Near-Duplicated Image Regions.- Automatic Merging of 3D Attribute Meshes.- Features, Learning and Classifiers.- Learning Machines Information Distribution System with Example Applications.- Maximum Margin Classification on Convex Euclidean Metric Spaces.- Optimization of the SVM Screening Kernel-Application to Hit Definition in Compound Screening.- Estimation of the Preference Relation on the Basis of Medians from Pairwise Comparisons in the Form of Difference of Ranks.- Feature Selection for High-Dimensional Data — A Pearson Redundancy Based Filter.- Some Approximation Algorithms for Minimum Vertex Cover in a Hypergraph.- Reference Set Reduction Algorithms Based on Double Sorting.- Using Graph Mining Methods in Searching for Frequent Patterns in Graph-Based Design Representation.- Stability of Feature Points Defined by Approximating Quadric Surfaces.- Generalisation of a Language Sample for Grammatical Inference of GDPLL(k) Grammars.- Pattern Classification Using Efficient Linear Classifiers with Small Number of Weights.- Markov Chain Model for Tree-Based Genetic Algorithm Used in Computer Aided Design.- Binary Shape Characterization Using Morphological Boundary Class Distribution Functions.- Fuzzy-aided Parsing for Pattern Recognition.- On Speeding Up the Learning Process of Neuro-fuzzy Ensembles Generated by the Adaboost Algorithm.- Active Hypercontour as Information Fusion Method.- Effective Ad Recognition Using Schur-type Signal Parametrization.- Feature Extraction of Gray-Scale Handwritten Characters Using Gabor Filters and Zernike Moments.- Pattern Discovery Through Separable Data Projections.- Support Vector Machine Classifier with Feature Extraction Stage as an Efficient Tool for Atrial Fibrillation Detection Improvement.- Classification Accuracy in Local Optimal Strategy of Multistage Recognition with Fuzzy Data.- Experiments on Classifiers Obtained Via Decision Tree Induction Methods with Different Attribute Acquisition Cost Limit.- Fast Adaptive Fourier Transform for Fourier Descriptor Based Contour Classification.- Separable Decomposition of Graph Using ?-cliques.- A Feature Selection Approach in Problems with a Great Number of Features.- Speech and Word Recognition.- Normalisation of Confidence Voting Methods Applied to a Fast Handwritten OCR Classification.- Extraction of the Visual Features from the Audio-Visual Speech Signal and the Utilization of These Features for the Speaker Identification.- Different Approaches to Class-Based Language Models Using Word Segments.- Recognition of Ultra Low Resolution Word Images Using HMMs.- Manageable Phrase-Based Statistical Machine Translation Models.- Automatic Detection of Disorders in a Continuous Speech with the Hidden Markov Models Approach.- The Polish Finger Alphabet Hand Postures Recognition Using Elastic Graph Matching.- Character Recognition Based on Fourier Transfrom and CDWT in Postal Applications.- Preprocessing for Real-Time Handwritten Character Recognition.- Handwritten Word Recognition with Combined Classifier Based on Tri-grams.- Semi-automatic Handwritten Word Segmentation Based on Character Width Approximation Via Maximum Likelihood Method and Regression Model.- Sentence Boundary Verification in Polish Text.- Medical Applications.- Synthesis of Static Medical Images — An Example of Melanocytic Skin Lesions.- Morphological Spectra as Tools for Texture Analysis.- Breast Contour Detection for the Aesthetic Evaluation of Breast Cancer Conservative Treatment.- Simple EEG Driven Mouse Cursor Movement.- The Prediction of Fetal Outcome by Applying Neural Network for Evaluation of CTG Records.- Determining Weights of Symptoms in a Diagnostic Inference.- Hough Transform, (1+1) Search Strategy and Watershed Algorithm in Segmentation of Cytological Images.- Preliminary Investigations Regarding the Blood Volume Estimation in Pneumatically Controlled Ventricular Assist Device by Pattern Recognition.- ’Sonar’ — Region of Interest Identification and Segmentation Method for Cytological Breast Cancer Images.- Validation of Automatic ECG Processing Management in Adaptive Distributed Surveillance System.- Estimation of a Muscle Force from a Mechanomyographic Signal During a Contraction of a Single Motor Unit.- Automatic Segmentation of EMG Signals Based on Wavelet Representation.- Elimination of Linear Structures as an Attempt to Improve the Specificity of Cancerous Mass Detection in Mammograms.- Automatic Counting of Neural Stem Cells Growing in Cultures.- Value of Digital Image Analysis in Research and Diagnosis of Urine Bladder Cancer.- Movement Tracking of Coronary Artery Segment in Angiographic Images Sequences by Template Matching Method.- Computer Ultrasonic Imaging of the Tongue Shape Changes in the Process of Articulation of Vowels.- The Biometric Signals Processing.- Digital Dental Models and 3D Patient Photographs Registration for Orthodontic Documentation and Diagnostic Purposes.- Gait Motor Disturbances in Neurological Diseases Diagnosis.- Analysis of Head-Mounted Wireless Camera Videos for Early Diagnosis of Autism.- Automatic Generation of 3D Lung Model.- Semi-automatic Seed Points Selection in Fuzzy Connectedness Approach to Image Segmentation.- Control of Dexterous Hand Via Recognition of EMG Signals Using Combination of Decision-Tree and Sequential Classifier.- Posterior Cruciate Ligament — 3D Visualization.- Various Applications.- A Self-training Approach for Automatically Labeling IP Traffic Traces.- A Case-Base Reasoning System for Predicting the Economic Situation of Enterprises — Tacit Knowledge Capture Process (Externalization).- A Structural Pattern Analysis Approach to Iris Recognition.- Enhancing Real-Time Human Detection Based on Histograms of Oriented Gradients.- Decisive Factors in the Annotation of Emotions for Spoken Dialogue Systems.- A Hybrid Big Rock Detection Algorithm Based on Multiple Images Fusion and Watershed.- Design Description Hypergraph Language.- Articulation Rate Recognition by Using Artificial Neural Networks.- Recognition of Cycles of Repeated Hypoxia on the Basis of Time Periods in Biological Model.- Fingerprint Reference Point Detection Using Neighbourhood Influence Method.- Gene Expression Programming-Based Method of Optimal Frequency Set Determination for Purpose of Analogue Circuits’ Diagnosis.- Prediction of Economic Situation of Small and Medium Enterprises Using Bayesian Network.- Ensembles of Artificial Neural Networks for Predicting Economic Situation of Small and Medium Enterprises.- The Performance of the Haar Cascade Classifiers Applied to the Face and Eyes Detection.- FPGA Implementation of the Gradient Adaptive Lattice Filter Structure for Feature Extraction.- Adaptive Selection of Feature Set Dimensionality for Classification of DNA Microarray Samples.- Human Lips Recognition.- Model Based Vehicle Extraction and Tracking for Road Traffic Control.- Optimization of Linear Fuzzy Gene Network Model Searching.
