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Vision with Direction A Systematic Introduction to Image Processing estimation are developed in a principled way using and Computer Vision direction tensors as the unifying concept. J. Bigun All chapters are richly illustrated, with color graphics from cover to cover; applications are studied in This introductory textbook presents the modern various fields, including biometric person authen- signal processing concepts used in computer vision tication, texture analysis, optical character recogni- and image analysis in a systematic and mathemati- tion, and motion estimation and tracking. cally coherent way. For the first time in a textbook on image processing, single direction, group direction, 2006. XV, 396 p., 146 illus. 130 in color. Hardcover Classroom-tested! corners and edges, Hough transform, and motion ISBN 3-540-27322-0  € 49,95 | £38.50

Digital Image Processing 6TH EDITION B. Jähne interest. Each chapter includes exercises that help you to test your understanding, train your skills, and The whole textbook is clearly partitioned into basic introduce you to real-world image processing tasks. and advanced material in order to cope with the ever-increasing field of digital image processing. In 6th revised and extended ed. 2005. XIII, 607 p. this way, you can first work your way through the 248 illus. 155 Exercises. With CD-ROM. Hardcover basic principles of digital image processing without ISBN 3-540-24035-7  € 79,95 | £61.50 getting overwhelmed by the wealth of the material and then extend your studies to selected topics of

Motion-Free Super-Resolution

S. Chaudhuri, J. Manjunath new research findings in the growing field of image processing. With little or no published literature in this area, this book will provide both practitioners and researchers 2005. XIII, 239 p. 75 illus. Hardcover a comprehensive analysis of current technology and ISBN 0-387-25890-6  € 99,95 | £77.00 springer.com Image Processing, Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition Knowledge

Computer Graphics and Geometric Modelling Implementation & Algorithms  Computer Graphics and Geometric Modelling: M. K. Agoston Mathematics. 2005. XIV, 959 p. Hardcover ISBN 1-85233-817-2 Implementation and Algorithms covers the computer graphics part of the field of geometric modelling and 2005. XX, 907 p. With CD-ROM. Hardcover includes all the standard computer graphics topics. ISBN 1-85233-818-0  € 89,95 | £44.00

Mathematics contains the mathematical back- ground needed for the geometric modeling topics in Interweaves theory with computer graphics covered in the first volume. applications

Grammatical Picture Generation

A Tree-Based Approach generators, using a tree-based approach to stress Detailed exercises F. Drewes their common algorithmic basis, the treatment influ- throughout enced by the theory of computation, and the theory This book introduces the reader to the notions, the of formal languages in particular. techniques, and the theory of grammatical picture generation, a research field focusing on formal 2006. XII, 474 p. With CD-ROM. (Texts in Theo- systems that describe sets of pictures by means of retical Computer Science. An EATCS Series) Hardcover syntactic rules. It presents important types of picture ISBN 3-540-21304-X  € 69,95 | £54.00

Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning

C. M. Bishop This new text book reflects these recent develop- ments while providing a solid grounding in the The field of pattern recognition has undergone basic concepts of pattern recognition and machine substantial development over the last ten years. In learning. It is aimed at advanced undergraduates or particular, Bayesian methods have grown from a first year PhD students, as well as researchers and specialist niche to become mainstream, while graph- practitioners, and assumes no previous knowledge of ical models have emerged as a general framework pattern recognition or machine learning concepts. for describing and applying probabilistic models. The book is supported by a great deal of additional The practical applicability of Bayesian methods has material, and the reader is encouraged to visit the been greatly enhanced through the development of book web site for the latest information. a range of approximate inference algorithms such as variational Bayes and expectation propagation, while 2006. 752 pp., 304 color figures (Information Science and new models based on kernels have had signifi- Statistics) Hardcover cant impact on both algorithms and applications. ISBN 0-387-31073-8  € 59,95 | £46.00

An Invitation to 3-D Vision

From Images to Geometric Models 1st ed. 2004. Corr. 2nd printing 2005. XX, 526 p. Y. Ma, S. Soatto, J. Kosecká, S. S. Sastry 170 illus. 32 colorpages (Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics, Volume 26) Hardcover This textbook gives a self-contained introduction to ISBN 0-387-00893-4  € 59,95 | £46.00 the geometry of 3-D vision. Exercises are provided at the end of each chapter. Software for examples and algorithms are available online. Image Processing, Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition Knowledge springer.com

Unconstrained Face Recognition

S. K. Zhou, R. Chellappa, W. Zhao they exploit the inherent characteristics of the unconstrained situation and thus improve the recog- This volume provides a comprehensive view of nition performance when compared with conven- unconstrained face recognition, especially face tional algorithms. Unconstrained Face Recognition recognition from multiple still images and/or is accessible to a wide audience with an elementary video sequences, assembling a collection of novel level of linear algebra, probability and statistics, and approaches able to recognize human faces under signal processing. various unconstrained situations. 2006. XII, 244 p. (International Series on Biometrics, The underlying basis of these approaches is that, Volume 5) Hardcover unlike conventional face recognition algorithms, ISBN 0-387-26407-8  € 72,95 | £56.00

Human Identification Based on Gait

M. S. Nixon, T. Tan, R. Chellappa Visit springer.com 2006. X, 187 p. (International Series on Biometrics, for further titles in the This professional book introduces develop- Volume 4) Hardcover International Series on ISBN 0-387-24424-7 € 109,00 | £84.00 ments from the laboratories of very distinguished  Biometrics researchers within this relatively new area of biomet- rics and clearly establishes human gait as a biometric.

Biometrics Personal Identification in Networked Society  Integration of biometric cues, and the integration A. Jain, R. Bolle, S. Pankanti (Eds.) of biometrics with other existing technologies  Assessment of the capabilities and limitations of Coverage in this book includes different biometrics  General principles and ideas of designing  Exploration of some of the numerous privacy and biometric-based systems and their underlying security implications of biometrics. tradeoffs  Identification of important issues in the evaluation 1st ed. 1999. 2nd printing 2006. X, 411 p. Softcover of biometrics-based systems ISBN 0-387-28539-3  € 59,95 | £46.00

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Biometric Systems Technology, Design and Performance Evaluation issues, & the legal and system considerations of biometric systems for personal verification/identi- J. Wayman, A. Jain, D. Maltoni, D. Maio (Eds.) fication. It focuses on the 4 most widely used tech- nologies - speech, fingerprint, iris & face recognition. This book provides practitioners with an over- view of the principles & methods needed to build 2005. XIV, 370 p. Hardcover reliable biometric systems. It covers 3 main topics: ISBN 1-85233-596-3  € 59,95 | £39.00 key biometric technologies, testing & management Image Processing, Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition Knowledge springer.com

Evolutionary Synthesis of Pattern Recognition Systems

B. Bhanu, Y. Lin, K. Krawiec hensive resource, and it can serve equally well as a text/reference for advanced students and profes- This accessible monograph provides the compu- sional self-study. tational foundation for evolutionary synthesis Integrating CV, PR, and AI involving pattern recognition and is an ideal 2005. XXIV, 296 p. (Monographs in Computer Science) overview of the latest concepts and technologies. Hardcover Computer scientists, researchers, and electrical and ISBN 0-387-21295-7  € 62,95 | £48.50 computer engineers will find the book a compre-

3-D Shape Estimation and Image Restoration Exploiting Defocus and Motion-Blur book describes the analytical processes that go into P. Favaro, S. Soatto designing such software, delineates the options open to programmers, and presents original algorithms. In the areas of image processing and computer vision, there is a particular need for software that 2006. Approx. 180 p. Hardcover can, given an unfocused or motion-blurred image, ISBN 1-84628-176-8  approx. € 42,95 | £24.50 infer the three-dimensional shape of a scene. This

Designing Virtual Reality Systems

The Structured Approach in object modeling and scene organization. Part 2 G. Kim deals with 3D multimodal interaction, designing for usable and natural interaction and creating realistic Much more hands-on than other introductory object simulation. books, concrete examples and practical solutions to the technical challenges in building a VR system are 2005. X, 233 p. 191 illus. With CD-ROM. Softcover Valuable guide provided. Part 1 covers the very basics in building ISBN 1-85233-958-6  € 59,95 | £39.95 a VR system and explains various technical issues

Real-Time Vision for Robot Cognition and Navigation Human-Computer Interaction An Experiment with Mobile Robots B. Kisacanin, V. Pavlovic, T. S. Huang (Eds.) S. Patnaik

2005. XVIII, 301 p. Hardcover 2006. Approx. 400 p. With CD-ROM. (Cognitive ISBN 0-387-27697-1  € 69,95 | £54.00 Technologies) Hardcover ISBN 3-540-23446-2  € 59,95 | £46.00

Machine Learning in Computer Vision For more titles in the N. Sebe, I. Cohen, A. Garg, T. S. Huang Computational Imaging and Vision Series, please 2005. XV, 242 p. (Computational Imaging and Vision,  This book comes right on time [...] It is amazing visit springer.com so early in a new field that a book appears which Volume 29) Hardcover connects theory to algorithms and through them to ISBN 1-4020-3274-9  € 85,00 | £59.00 convincing applications. [...] This book will surely be with us for quite some time to come. From the fore- word by Arnold Smeulders no.printing no.printing no.printing no.printing no.printing no.printing no.printing no.printing no.printing no.printing no.printing no.printing no.printing no.printing no.printing no.printing springer.com Image Processing, Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition Knowledge

Handbook of Geometric Computing Applications in Pattern Recognition, Computer vision, uncertainty in geometric computations, Vision, Neuralcomputing, and Robotics conformal computational geometry, computer E. Bayro Corrochano (Ed.) graphics and visualization, medical imagery, geometry and robotics, and reaching and motion This handbook brings together the most recent planning. For the first time, the various methods are advances in the application of geometric computing presented in a comprehensive, unified manner. with contributions from leading experts in the important fields of neuroscience, neural networks, 2005. XVI, 779 p. 277 illus., 67 in color. Hardcover image processing, pattern recognition, computer ISBN 3-540-20595-0  € 119,95 | £92.50 Mathematical back- ground presented at the beginning of each chapter

Handbook of Mathematical Models in Computer Vision

N. Paragios, Y. Chen, O. Faugeras (Eds.) Handbook of Mathematical Models in Computer Vision provides a graduate-level treatment of this This comprehensive volume provides a detailed subject as well as serving as a complete reference discourse on the mathematical models used in work for professionals. computational vision from leading educators and active research experts in this field. Topical areas 2006. XXXIII, 605 p. Hardcover include: image reconstruction, segmentation and ISBN 0-387-26371-3  € 69,95 | £54.00 object extraction, shape modeling and registration, motion analysis and tracking, and 3D from images, Answers to the most geometry and reconstruction. The book also includes a study of applications in medical image analysis. dominant questions

Handbook of Fingerprint Handbook of Face Recognition Recognition S. Z. Li, A. K. Jain (Eds.) D. Maltoni, D. Maio, A. K. Jain, S. Prabhakar 2005. X, 398 p. 210 illus. Hardcover 1st ed. 2003. Corr. 2nd printing 2003. XII, 348 p. ISBN 0-387-40595-X  € 59,95 | £46.00 178 illus. With CD-ROM. (Springer Professional Computing) Hardcover ISBN 0-387-95431-7  € 59,95 | £46.00

Handbook of Multibiometrics

A. A. Ross, K. Nandakumar, A. K. Jain volume on multibiometric systems concisely and clearly outlines the different fusion methodologies Handbook of Multibiometrics, a professional book, that have been proposed by researchers to integrate introduces multibiometric systems, and demon- multiple biometric traits. strates the noteworthy advantages of these systems over their unimodal counterparts. In addition, this 2006. XXII, 202 p. 65 illus. (International Series on Biomet- book describes in detail the various scenarios that rics, Volume 6) Hardcover are possible when fusing biometric evidence from ISBN 0-387-22296-0  € 46,95 | £36.00 multiple information sources. This comprehensive no.printing no.printing no.printing no.printing no.printing no.printing no.printing no.printing no.printing no.printing no.printing no.printing no.printing no.printing no.printing no.printing springer.com Image Processing, Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition Knowledge

Image-Based Rendering

H. Shum, S. Chan, S. B. Kang practical/applications side. Several IBR systems built to-date are examined. The book will focus exten- The authors bring together their backgrounds and sively on IBR and not as much on its geometrical research experiences in computer graphics, computer modeling aspects, since 3D modeling has been vision, and signal processing to address the multi- extensively treated elsewhere in the vision literature. disciplinary nature of image-based rendering (IBR) research. The topics to be covered vary from IBR 2006. Approx. 480 p. 98 illus. Hardcover basic concepts and representations on the theory side ISBN 0-387-21113-6  € 64,95 | £50.00 to signal processing and data compression on the

Computational Learning for Encyclopedia of Multimedia Adaptive Computer Vision B. Furht (Ed.) B. Bhanu, S. Das 2006. XIII, 983 p. Hardcover 2006. Approx. 520 p. Hardcover ISBN 0-387-24395-X  € 379,00 | £291.50 ISBN 0-387-23703-8  approx. € 39,95 | £30.50

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