Progress in Pattern Recognition, Image Analysis, Computer Vision, and Applications

The 70 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 145 submissions. The papers feature current research on mathematical methods and computing techniques for pattern recognition, computer vision, image analysis, and speech recognition, as well as their applications in such diverse areas as robotics, industry, health, entertainment, space exploration, telecommunications, data mining, document analysis, and natural language processing and recognition to name only few of them.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th iberoamerican Congress on Pattern Recognition, CIARP 2010, held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in November 2010.

Table of Contents
Invited Talks
Recent Advances in Kernel Machines - Stephane Canu
Design of Pattern Classifiers Using Optimum-Path Forest with Applications in Image Analysis - Alexandre X. Falc˜ao
Vision-Based Control of Robot Motion - Seth Hutchinson
Soft Computing, f-Granulation and Pattern Recognition - Sankar K. Pal
Computational Illumination - Matthew Turk
Color, Shape and Texture
Color Texture Analysis and Classification: An Agent Approach Based on Partially Self-avoiding Deterministic Walks - Andr´e Ricardo Backes, Alexandre Souto Martinez, and
Odemir Martinez Bruno
Characterizing 3D Shapes Using Fractal Dimension - Andr´e Ricardo Backes, Danilo Medeiros Eler, Rosane Minghim, and Odemir Martinez Bruno
Multiresolution Histogram Analysis for Color Reduction - Giuliana Ramella and Gabriella Sanniti di Baja
Graphs and Hypergraphs
Graph of Words Embedding for Molecular Structure-Activity Relationship Analysis - Jaume Gibert, Ernest Valveny, and Horst Bunke
A Hypergraph Reduction Algorithm for Joint Segmentation and Classification of Satellite Image Content - Alain Bretto, Aur´elien Ducournau, and Soufiane Rital
A Static Video Summarization Method Based on Hierarchical Clustering - Silvio Jamil F. Guimar˜aes and Willer Gomes
Biomedical Imaging
Histopathological Image Classification Using Stain Component Features on a pLSA Model - Gloria Dıaz and Eduardo Romero
Modified Expectation Maximization Algorithm for MRI Segmentation - Ramiro Donoso, Alejandro Veloz, and Hector Allende
Generation of Synthetic Multifractal Realistic Surfaces Based on Natural Model and Lognormal Cascade: Application to MRI Classification - Mohamed Khider, Abdelmalik Taleb-Ahmed, and Boualem Haddad
Retrieval, Mining and Learning
Content-Based Emblem Retrieval Using Zernike Moments - Ezequiel Cura, Mariano Tepper, and Marta Mejail
A New Algorithm for Training SVMs Using Approximate Minimal Enclosing Balls - Emanuele Frandi, Maria Grazia Gasparo, Stefano Lodi, Ricardo ˜Nanculef, and Claudio Sartori
A Hybrid Face Recognition Approach Using GPUMLib - Noel Lopes and Bernardete Ribeiro
Learning, Recognition and Clustering
Self-training for Handwritten Text Line Recognition - Volkmar Frinken and Horst Bunke
Improving the Dynamic Hierarchical Compact Clustering Algorithm by Using Feature Selection - Reynaldo Gil-Garc´ıa and Aurora Pons-Porrata
Background Division, A Suitable Technique for Moving Object Detection - Walter Izquierdo-Guerra and Edel Garcıa-Reyes
Bayesian and Statistical Methods
Concept Formation Using Incremental Gaussian Mixture Models - Paulo Martins Engel and Milton Roberto Heinen
Integrating Phonological Knowledge in ASR Systems for Spanish Language - Javier Mikel Olaso and Marıa Ines Torres
Inference of Restricted Stochastic Boolean GRN’s by Bayesian Error and Entropy Based Criteria - David Correa Martins Jr., Evaldo Araujo de Oliveira, Vitor Hugo Louzada, and Ronaldo Fumio Hashimoto
Coding and Compression, Video, Tracking
Grid Smoothing: A Graph-Based Approach - Guillaume Noel, Karim Djouani, and Yskandar Hamam
A Quality Analysis on JPEG 2000 Compressed Leukocyte Images by Means of Segmentation Algorithms - Alexander Falcon-Ruiz, Juan Paz-Viera, Alberto Taboada-Crisp´ı, and Hichem Sahli
Comments on Matrix-Based Secret Sharing Scheme for Images - Esam Elsheh and A. Ben Hamza
A Very Low Bit-Rate Minimalist Video Encoder Based on Matching Pursuits - Vitor de Lima and Helio Pedrini
An Unified Transition Detection Based on Bipartite Graph Matching Approach - Zenilton Kleber Gon¸calves do Patrocınio Jr., Silvio Jamil F. Guimaraes, Henrique Batista da Silva, and Kleber Jacques Ferreira de Souza
A New Dissimilarity Measure for Trajectories with Applications in Anomaly Detection - Dustin L. Espinosa-Isidron and Edel B. Garcıa-Reyes
Modelling Postures of Human Movements - Djamila Medjahed Gamaz, Houssem Eddine Gueziri, and Nazim Haouchine
Detection and Tracking of Driver’s Hands in Real Time - Raul Crespo, Isaac Martın de Diego, Cristina Conde, and Enrique Cabello
Speech, Natural Language, Document
Speaker Verification in Noisy Environment Using Missing Feature Approach - Dayana Ribas, Jesus A. Villalba, Eduardo Lleida, and Jose R. Calvo
Fast k-NN Classifier for Documents Based on a Graph Structure - Fernando Jose Artigas-Fuentes, Reynaldo Gil-Garcıa, Jose Manuel Badıa-Contelles, and Aurora Pons-Porrata
Comparative Analysis between Wavelets for the Identification of Pathological Voices - Nathalee Cavalcanti, Sandro Silva, Adriano Bresolin, Heliana Bezerra, and Ana Maria G. Guerreiro
Comparison of HMM and DTW for Isolated Word Recognition System of Punjabi Language - Kumar Ravinder
A Combination of Classifiers for the Pronominal Anaphora Resolution in Basque - Ana Zelaia Jauregi, Basilio Sierra, Olatz Arregi Uriarte, Klara Ceberio, Arantza Dıaz de Illarraza, and Iakes Goenaga
Text Segmentation by Clustering Cohesion - Raul Abella Perez and Jose Eladio Medina Pagola
Multiple Clues for License Plate Detection and Recognition - Pablo Negri, Mariano Tepper, Daniel Acevedo, Julio Jacobo, and Marta Mejail
Image Filtering and Segmentation
Non Local Image Denoising Using Image Adapted Neighborhoods - Alvaro Pardo
A Quantitative Evaluation of Fixed-Pattern Noise Reduction Methods in Imaging Systems - Pablo Meza, C´esar San Martin, Esteban Vera, and Sergio Torres
Vessel Centerline Tracking in CTA and MRA Images Using Hough Transform - Maysa M.G. Macedo, Choukri Mekkaoui, and Marcel P. Jackowski
Automatic Image Segmentation Optimized by Bilateral Filtering - Javier Sanchez, Estibaliz Martinez, Agueda Arquero, and Diego Renza
Pansharpening of High and Medium Resolution Satellite Images - Rodolfo Alvarado-Cervantes, Edgardo M. Felipe-Riveron, and Luis P. Sanchez-Fernandez
Image Segmentati - Marco Antonio Garcia de Carvalho, Anselmo Castelo Branco Ferreira, and Andre Luis Costa
A Genetic-Algorithm-Based Fusion System Optimization for 3D Image Interpretation - Lionel Valet, Beatriz S.L.P. de Lima, and Alexandre G. Evsukoff
Feature Extraction, Shape, Texture, Geometry and Morphology
Quaternion Atomic Function Wavelet for Applications in Image Processing - E. Ulises Moya-Sanchez and Eduardo Bayro-Corrochano
A Complex Network-Based Approach for Texture Analysis - Andre Ricardo Backes, Dalcimar Casanova, and Odemir Martinez Bruno
Enhancing Gabor Wavelets Using Volumetric Fractal Dimension - Alvaro Gomez Zuniga and Odemir Martinez Bruno
Comparison of Shape Descriptors for Mice Behavior Recognition - Jonathan de Andrade Silva, Wesley Nunes Goncalves, Bruno Brandoli Machado, Hemerson Pistori, Albert Schiaveto de Souza, and Kleber Padovani de Souza
Ridge Linking Using an Adaptive Oriented Mask Applied to Plant Root Images with Thin Structures - Talita Perciano, Roberto Hirata Jr., and Lucio Andre de Castro Jorge
Parameter Estimation for Ridge Detection in Images with Thin Structures - Talita Perciano, Roberto Hirata Jr., and L´ucio Andr´e de Castro Jorge
Experimental Comparison of Orthogonal Moments as Feature
Extraction Methods for Character Recognition - Miguel A. Duval, Sandro Vega-Pons, and Eduardo Garea
Face Segmentation and Recognition, Biometry
Improving Face Segmentation in Thermograms Using Image Signatures - Sılvio Filipe and Luıs A. Alexandre
On Combining Local DCT with Preprocessing Sequence for Face Recognition under Varying Lighting Conditions - Heydi Mendez-Vazquez, Josef Kittler, Chi-Ho Chan, and Edel Garcıa-Reyes
On Improving Dissimilarity-Based Classifications Using a Statistical Similarity Measure - Sang-Woon Kim and Robert P.W. Duin
A Rotation Invariant Face Recognition Method Based on Complex Network - Wesley Nunes Gon¸calves, Jonathan de Andrade Silva, and Odemir Martinez Bruno
Illumination Invariant Face Image Representation Using Quaternions - Dayron Rizo-Rodrıguez, Heydi Mendez-Vazquez, and Edel Garcıa-Reyes
A Contrario Detection of False Matches in Iris Recognition - Marcelo Mottalli, Mariano Tepper, and Marta Mejail
Statistical Approaches, Learning, Classification, Mining
A Functional Density-Based Nonparametric Approach for Statistical Calibration - Noslen Hernandez, Rolando J. Biscay, Nathalie Villa-Vialaneix, and Isneri Talavera
Feature Extraction Using Circular Statistics Applied to Volcano Monitoring - C´esar San-Martin, Carlos Melgarejo, Claudio Gallegos, Gustavo Soto, Millaray Curilem, and Gustavo Fuentealba
Improving the Accuracy of the Optimum-Path Forest Supervised Classifier for Large Datasets - Cesar Castelo-Fernandez, Pedro J. de Rezende, Alexandre X. Falc˜ao, and Jo˜ao Paulo Papa
Assessment of a Modified Version of the EM Algorithm for Remote Sensing Data Classification - Thales Sehn Korting, Luciano Vieira Dutra, Guaraci Jose Erthal, and Leila Maria Garcia Fonseca
A Sequential Minimal Optimization Algorithm for the All-Distances Support Vector Machine - Diego Candel, Ricardo ˜Nanculef, Carlos Concha, and Hector Allende
Aerosol Optical Thickness Retrieval from Satellite Observation Using Support Vector Regression - Thi Nhat Thanh Nguyen, Simone Mantovani, Piero Campalani, Mario Cavicchi, and Maurizio Bottoni
An Overproduce-and-Choose Strategy to Create Classifier Ensembles with Tuned SVM Parameters Applied to Real-World Fault Diagnosis - Estefhan Dazzi Wandekokem, Flavio M. Varej˜ao, and Thomas W. Rauber
Multi-Objective Semi-Supervised Feature Selection and Model Selection Based on Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient - Frederico Coelho, Antonio Padua Braga, and Michel Verleysen
Introducing ROC Curves as Error Measure Functions: A New Approach to Train ANN-Based Biomedical Data Classifiers - Raul Ramos-Pollan, Miguel Angel Guevara-Lopez, and Eugenio Oliveira
Partition Selection Approach for Hierarchical Clustering Based on Clustering Ensemble - Sandro Vega-Pons and Jose Ruiz-Shulcloper
The Imbalanced Problem in Morphological Galaxy Classification - Jorge de la Calleja, Gladis Huerta, Olac Fuentes, Antonio Benitez, Eduardo Lopez Domınguez, and Ma. Auxilio Medina
Exploiting Contextual Information for Image Re-ranking - Daniel Carlos Guimar˜aes Pedronette and Ricardo da S. Torres
Assessing the Role of Spatial Relations for the Object Recognition Task - Annette Morales-Gonzalez and Edel Garcıa-Reyes
Automatic Representation of Semantic Abstraction of Geographical Data by Means of Classification - Rainer Larin Fonseca and Eduardo Garea Llano
Author Index