Progress in Pattern Recognition, Image Analysis and Applications

Keynote 1.- On Medial Representations.- Signal Analysis for Characterization and Filtering I.- Computational Model for Aircraft’s Takeoffs Pattern Recognition.- Offline Signature Verification Using Local Interest Points and Descriptors.- Adaptive Generalized Vector Median Filter.- Correlation Filters for Pattern Recognition Using a Noisy Reference.- Extended Recursive Filtering Estimation of Detector Offset Nonuniformity in Infrared Imaging Systems.- Vector Median M-Type L Filter to Process Multichannel Images.- Optimal Wavelet Filters Selection for Ultrasound and Mammography Compression.- Single Sound Source SLAM.- Selection of the Best Wavelet Packet Nodes Based on Mutual Information for Speaker Identification.- Analysis of Shape and Texture I.- The Hermite Transform: An Alternative Image Representation Model for Iris Recognition.- Measuring Shape Circularity.- Measuring the Related Properties of Linearity and Elongation of Point Sets.- Evaluation of Lineal Relation between Shifted Delta Cepstral Features and Prosodic Features in Speaker Verification.- Using Dynamic Time Warping of T0 Contours in the Evaluation of Cycle-to-Cycle Pitch Detection Algorithms.- Comparative Study of Several Phonotactic-Based Approaches to Spanish-Basque Language Identification.- Mining Frequent Similar Patterns on Mixed Data.- A Novel Incremental Algorithm for Frequent Itemsets Mining in Dynamic Datasets.- Prototype Selection Via Prototype Relevance.- A New Document Clustering Algorithm for Topic Discovering and Labeling.- Unsupervised Learning of Saliency Concepts for Natural Image Classification and Retrieval.- How Do Superpixels Affect Image Segmentation?.- Hierarchical Star Clustering Algorithm for Dynamic Document Collections.- Weighted Cluster Ensemble Using a Kernel Consensus Function.- A Thorough Analysis of the Suppressed Fuzzy C-Means Algorithm.- Building and Assessing a Constrained Clustering Hierarchical Algorithm.- Cluster Stability Assessment Based on Theoretic Information Measures.- Differential Betweenness in Complex Networks Clustering.- GeCiM: A Novel Generalized Approach to C-Means Clustering.- Statistical Pattern Recognition I.- Modelling of Behavioural Patterns for Abnormality Detection in the Context of Lifestyle Reassurance.- On the Complementarity of Face Parts for Gender Recognition.- Learning and Forgetting with Local Information of New Objects.- An Enhanced Accessory Pathway Localization Method for Efficient Treatment of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome.- Functional Learning of Kernels for Information Fusion Purposes.- A Correlation-Based Distance Function for Nearest Neighbor Classification.- On Optimizing Subclass Discriminant Analysis Using a Pre-clustering Technique.- Chernoff-Based Multi-class Pairwise Linear Dimensionality Reduction.- On Using Dimensionality Reduction Schemes to Optimize Dissimilarity-Based Classifiers.- Statistical Pattern Recognition II.- Structural Construction for On-Line Mathematical Formulae Recognition.- Radar Recognition through Statistical Classification of Cellular Emission in the Moment Space.- Representing Functional Data Using Support Vector Machines.- Classifier Ensemble Generation for the Majority Vote Rule.- Feature Selection through Dynamic Mesh Optimization.- Integral Operators for Computing Homology Generators at Any Dimension.- Fast k Most Similar Neighbor Classifier for Mixed Data Based on a Tree Structure and Approximating-Eliminating.- Identification of More Characteristic Dynamic Patterns in a WWTP by ClBR×E.- Selecting Features and Objects for Mixed and Incomplete Data.- Supervised Isomap with Dissimilarity Measures in Embedding Learning.- A New Approach to Analyse Neighbourhood Relations in 2D Polygonal Networks.- Subdivision Curves on Surfaces and Applications.- Multiscale Morphological Image Simplification.- Calculating the Number of Tunnels.- Self-Organizing Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System.- Handwritten Digit Classification Based on Alpha-Beta Associative Model.- Thresholded Learning Matrix for Efficient Pattern Recalling.- Computer Aided Diagnosis System to Detect Breast Cancer Pathological Lesions.- Musical Style Identification with n-Grams and Neural Networks.- Inter-turn Short Circuit and Unbalanced Voltage Pattern Recognition for Three-Phase Induction Motors.- An Empirical Study for the Multi-class Imbalance Problem with Neural Networks.- A Fast Search Algorithm for Vector Quantization Based on Associative Memories.- Alpha-Beta Weightless Neural Networks.- Keynote 2.- Pattern Recognition Methods for Querying and Browsing Technical Documentation.- Fingerprint Verification Using Local Interest Points and Descriptors.- Gait Recognition Based on Silhouette, Contour and Classifier Ensembles.- A New Combination of Local Appearance Based Methods for Face Recognition under Varying Lighting Conditions.- Best-Shot Selection for Video Face Recognition Using FPGA.- Ensemble Approaches to Facial Action Unit Classification.- Multiclass Adaboost and Coupled Classifiers for Object Detection.- Towards an Illumination-Based 3D Active Appearance Model for Fast Face Alignment.- Delineating Homology Generators in Graph Pyramids.- Contour Tracking When Two Gray-Level Discontinuities Are Close to Each Other.- Pose Estimation for Sensors Which Capture Cylindric Panoramas.- Recursive Shape and Pose Determination Using Deformable Model.- Lip-Reading Technique Using Spatio-Temporal Templates and Support Vector Machines.- Applying SIFT Descriptors to Stellar Image Matching.- Digital Image Colorization Based on Probabilistic Distance Transform.- A Matrix-Based Secret Sharing Scheme for Images.- A Dialog Management Methodology Based on Neural Networks and Its Application to Different Domains.- Analysis and Prediction of Air Quality Data with the Gamma Classifier.- Hetero-Associative Memories for Voice Signal and Image Processing.- Analysis of Shape and Texture II.- Perceptually Motivated Shape Evolution with Shape-Preserving Property.- Probabilistic Discrete Mixtures Colour Texture Models.- Comparison of Pixel and Subpixel Retinal Vessel Tree Segmentation Using a Deformable Contour Model.- Signal Analysis for Characterization and Filtering II.- Joint Freehand Ultrasound and Endoscopic Reconstruction of Brain Tumors.- Peer Group Filter for Impulsive Noise Removal in Color Images.- Spectral Characterization of Volcanic Earthquakes at Nevado del Ruiz Volcano Using Spectral Band Selection/Extraction Techniques.- Detection and Tracking of Coronal Mass Ejections.- Constrained Interpolation with Implicit Plane Cubic A-Splines.- Video Object Segmentation Using Graphs.- Joint Coding of Multiple H.264 Video Programs.- A Simple and Effective Method of Color Image Quantization.- Automatic Polyphonic Music Composition Using the EMILE and ABL Grammar Inductors.- Reconstruction of Dysphonic Speech by MELP.- Analyzing Classifier Hierarchy Multiclassifier Learning.- Using the ??-Neighborhood for Adaptive Document Filtering.- KeyNote 3.- Scenario Discovery Using Nonnegative Tensor Factorization.