1. Guest Editorial

   • John Aa. Sorensen

   Editorial Introduction 01 August 2001 Pages: 5 - 6

2. Video Object Extraction for Object-Oriented Applications

   • Changick Kim
   • Jenq-Neng Hwang

   OriginalPaper 01 August 2001 Pages: 7 - 21

3. Extraction of Video Objects via Surface Optimization and Voronoi Order

   • I-Jong Lin
   • S.Y. Kung

   OriginalPaper 01 August 2001 Pages: 23 - 39

4. Analysis and Reproduction of Facial Expressions for Realistic Communicating Clones

   • Stéphane Valente
   • Ana C. Andrés Del Valle
   • Jean-Luc Dugelay

   OriginalPaper 01 August 2001 Pages: 41 - 49

5. Hidden Markov Model Inversion for Audio-to-Visual Conversion in an MPEG-4 Facial Animation System

   • Kyoungho Choi
   • Ying Luo
   • Jenq-Neng Hwang

   OriginalPaper 01 August 2001 Pages: 51 - 61

6. Internet Distance Learning: The Problems, the Pitfalls, and the Future

   • Monson H. Hayes
   • Michele L. Jamrozik

   OriginalPaper 01 August 2001 Pages: 63 - 69

7. Audio-Visual Speaker Recognition for Video Broadcast News

   • Benoît Maison
   • Chalapathy Neti
   • Andrew Senior

   OriginalPaper 01 August 2001 Pages: 71 - 79

8. Real-Time Automated Video and Audio Capture with Multiple Cameras and Microphones

   • Ce Wang
   • Scott Griebel
   • Bo-June (Paul) Hsu

   OriginalPaper 01 August 2001 Pages: 81 - 99

9. Modeling MPEG Coded Video Traffic by Markov-Modulated Self-Similar Processes

   • Hai Liu
   • Nirwan Ansari
   • Yun Q. Shi

   OriginalPaper 01 August 2001 Pages: 101 - 113

10. A Content Model for the Mobile Adaptation of Multimedia Information

    • Maija Metso
    • Antti Koivisto
    • Jaakko Sauvola

    OriginalPaper 01 August 2001 Pages: 115 - 128

11. A Tool for Interactive Advice on the Use of Speech in Multimodal Systems

    • Saturnino Luz
    • Niels Ole Bernsen

    OriginalPaper 01 August 2001 Pages: 129 - 137

12. Crossing the Man-Machine Divide: A Mapping Based on Empirical Results

    • G. Ghinea
    • J.P. Thomas

    OriginalPaper 01 August 2001 Pages: 139 - 147