Computer Vision Systems: Third International Conference, ICVS 2003, Graz, Austria, April 1-3, 2003, Proceedings

Cognitive Vision.- Implementing the Expert Object Recognition Pathway.- Efficient Pose Estimation Using View-Based Object Representations.- Integrating Context-Free and Context-Dependent Attentional Mechanisms for Gestural Object Reference.- Philosophical Issues in Cognitive Vision.- Reflections on Cognitive Vision Systems.- Towards Ontology Based Cognitive Vision.- A Self-Referential Perceptual Inference Framework for Video Interpretation.- Cognitive Vision and Applications.- Recurrent Bayesian Network for the Recognition of Human Behaviors from Video.- Implementation of Traffic Flow Measuring Algorithm Using Real-Time Dynamic Image Processing.- Efficient Fingertip Tracking and Mouse Pointer Control for a Human Mouse.- Real-Time Camera Pose in a Room.- Recognition of Obstacles on Structured 3D Background.- Virtual Post-its: Visual Label Extraction, Attachment, and Tracking for Teleconferencing.- Architecture for Image Labelling in Real Conditions.- Alignment of Sewerage Inspection Videos for Their Easier Indexing.- Information Selection and Probabilistic 2D - 3D Integration in Mobile Mapping.- Tree Supported Road Extraction from Arial Images Using Global and Local Context Knowledge.- Automatic Bridge Detection in High-Resolution Satellite Images.- Computer Platform for Transformation of Visual Information into Sound Sensations for Vision Impaired Persons.- A Real-Time Multisensory Image Segmentation Algorithm with an Application to Visual and X-Ray Inspection.- An Attentive, Multi-modal Laser "Eye".- Navigating through Logic-Based Scene Models for High-Level Scene Interpretations.- Computer Vision Architectures.- A Real-World Vision System: Mechanism, Control, and Vision Processing.- Learning Optimal Parameters for Self-Diagnosis in a System for Automatic Exterior Orientation.- Multi-agent Activity Recognition Using Observation Decomposed Hidden Markov Model.- VICs: A Modular Vision-Based HCI Framework.- A Miniature Stereo Vision Machine for Real-Time Dense Depth Mapping.- Performance Evaluation.- Performance Evaluation Metrics and Statistics for Positional Tracker Evaluation.- On the Application of the Concept of Dependability for Design and Analysis of Vision Systems.- The CSU Face Identification Evaluation System: Its Purpose, Features, and Structure.- Implementation Methods.- The Imalab Method for Vision Systems.- Dynamically Reconfigurable Vision-Based User Interfaces.- From a CORBA-Based Software Framework to a Component-Based System Architecture for Controlling a Mobile Robot.- Architecture and Classical Computer Vision.- A Framework for Visual Servoing.- Automatic Mapping of Settlement Areas Using a Knowledge-Based Image Interpretation System.- A Software Architecture for Distributed Visual Tracking in a Global Vision Localization System.- Multi-object Tracking Based on a Modular Knowledge Hierarchy.- Monkeys - A Software Architecture for ViRoom - Low-Cost Multicamera System.- Hierarchical Bayesian Network for Handwritten Digit Recognition.- A Spectral Approach to Learning Structural Variations in Graphs.- Sigmoidal Weighted Vector Directional Filter.- Real-Time Extraction of Colored Segments for Robot Visual Navigation.- A Multiple Classifier System Approach to Affine Invariant Object Recognition.- Measuring Scene Complexity to Adapt Feature Selection of Model-Based Object Tracking.- A Framework for Robust and Incremental Self-Localization of a Mobile Robot.- Discriminant Isometric Mapping for Face Recognition.- Extracting Salient Image Features for Reliable Matching Using Outlier Detection Techniques.- Video Annotation.- Brand Identification Using Gaussian Derivative Histograms.- Context Based Object Detection from Video.- A Multimedia System Architecture for Automatic Annotation of Sports Videos.- Automatic Video Interpretation: A Recognition Algorithm for Temporal Scenarios Based on Pre-compiled Scenario Models.- Trajectory Based Assessment of Coordinated Human Activity.