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Computational Intelligence in Multi-Feature Visual Pattern Recognition

Hand Posture and Face Recognition using Biologically Inspired Approaches

  • Comprehensive coverage of various steps issues in visual pattern recognition for young researchers and students
  • Contains focused discussion on hand gesture recognition for experienced researchers and scientists
  • Includes algorithms that could be extended to other pattern recognition tasks like face and object recognition
  • The block diagrams and pseudo codes provided help better understanding of the algorithms presented
  • The tables with performance comparisons help the reader to make the right choice of the algorithm for a certain application
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Studies in Computational Intelligence (SCI, volume 556)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Computational Intelligence in Visual Pattern Recognition

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Visual Pattern Recognition

      • Pramod Kumar Pisharady, Prahlad Vadakkepat, Loh Ai Poh
      Pages 3-9
    3. Computational Intelligence Techniques

      • Pramod Kumar Pisharady, Prahlad Vadakkepat, Loh Ai Poh
      Pages 11-19
    4. Multi-Feature Pattern Recognition

      • Pramod Kumar Pisharady, Prahlad Vadakkepat, Loh Ai Poh
      Pages 21-37
  3. Feature Selection and Classification

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39
    2. Fuzzy-Rough Discriminative Feature Selection and Classification

      • Pramod Kumar Pisharady, Prahlad Vadakkepat, Loh Ai Poh
      Pages 41-61
    3. Hand Posture and Face Recognition Using Fuzzy-Rough Approach

      • Pramod Kumar Pisharady, Prahlad Vadakkepat, Loh Ai Poh
      Pages 63-80
    4. Boosting Based Fuzzy-Rough Pattern Classifier

      • Pramod Kumar Pisharady, Prahlad Vadakkepat, Loh Ai Poh
      Pages 81-92
  4. Biologically Inspired Approaches in Hand Posture Recognition

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93
    2. Hand Posture Recognition Using Neuro-Biologically Inspired Features

      • Pramod Kumar Pisharady, Prahlad Vadakkepat, Loh Ai Poh
      Pages 95-106
    3. Attention Based Segmentation and Recognition Algorithm for Hand Postures Against Complex Backgrounds

      • Pramod Kumar Pisharady, Prahlad Vadakkepat, Loh Ai Poh
      Pages 107-131
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 133-138

About this book

This book presents a collection of computational intelligence algorithms that addresses issues in visual pattern recognition such as high computational complexity, abundance of pattern features, sensitivity to size and shape variations and poor performance against complex backgrounds. The book has 3 parts. Part 1 describes various research issues in the field with a survey of the related literature. Part 2 presents computational intelligence based algorithms for feature selection and classification. The algorithms are discriminative and fast. The main application area considered is hand posture recognition. The book also discusses utility of these algorithms in other visual as well as non-visual pattern recognition tasks including face recognition, general object recognition and cancer / tumor classification. Part 3 presents biologically inspired algorithms for feature extraction. The visual cortex model based features discussed have invariance with respect to appearance and size of the hand, and provide good inter class discrimination. A Bayesian model of visual attention is described which is effective in handling complex background problem in hand posture recognition.

The book provides qualitative and quantitative performance comparisons for the algorithms outlined, with other standard methods in machine learning and computer vision. The book is self-contained with several figures, charts, tables and equations helping the reader to understand the material presented without instruction.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Inst. of High Performance Computing, A*STAR, Singapore, Singapore

    Pramod Kumar Pisharady

  • Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Prahlad Vadakkepat, Loh Ai Poh

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Computational Intelligence in Multi-Feature Visual Pattern Recognition

  • Book Subtitle: Hand Posture and Face Recognition using Biologically Inspired Approaches

  • Authors: Pramod Kumar Pisharady, Prahlad Vadakkepat, Loh Ai Poh

  • Series Title: Studies in Computational Intelligence

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-056-8

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-287-055-1Published: 25 June 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-1171-9Published: 27 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-287-056-8Published: 23 May 2014

  • Series ISSN: 1860-949X

  • Series E-ISSN: 1860-9503

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 138

  • Number of Illustrations: 25 b/w illustrations, 25 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Computational Intelligence, Pattern Recognition, Algorithms

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

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