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November 2002
7 x 9, 324 pp., 99 illus.
$50.00/£37.95 (CLOTH)
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ISBN-10:
0-262-01194-8
ISBN-13:
978-0-262-01194-5

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2D Object Detection and Recognition
Models, Algorithms, and Networks
Yali Amit

Two important subproblems of computer vision are the detection and recognition of 2D objects in gray-level images. This book discusses the construction and training of models, computational approaches to efficient implementation, and parallel implementations in biologically plausible neural network architectures. The approach is based on statistical modeling and estimation, with an emphasis on simplicity, transparency, and computational efficiency.

The book describes a range of deformable template models, from coarse sparse models involving discrete, fast computations to more finely detailed models based on continuum formulations, involving intensive optimization. Each model is defined in terms of a subset of points on a reference grid (the template), a set of admissible instantiations of these points (deformations), and a statistical model for the data given a particular instantiation of the object present in the image. A recurring theme is a coarse to fine approach to the solution of vision problems. The book provides detailed descriptions of the algorithms used as well as the code, and the software and data sets are available on the Web.

About the Author

Yali Amit is Professor of Statistics and Computer Science at the University of Chicago.




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