GMAI 2006: London, UK

Introduction

• Preface.
  
• Reviewers.
  

Part I: Computer Graphics and Geometric Modeling - I

• Philip C. Igwe, George K. Knopf:
  Modeling Deformable Objects for Computer-Aided Sculpting (CAS) Modeling Deformable Objects for Computer-Aided Sculpting (CAS). 3-8
  
• Philip C. Igwe, George K. Knopf:
  3D Object Reconstruction Using Geometric Computing. 9-14
  
• Lihua You, Javier Romero Rodriguez, Jian J. Zhang:
  Manipulation of Elastically Deformable Surfaces through Maya Plug-in. 15-21
  
• Sourav Dalal, Frank Dévai, Mizanur Rahman:
  High-Performance Rendering on Clusters of Workstations. 22-27
  
• Qi Xia, Michael Yu Wang, Xiaojun Wu:
  Orthogonal Least Squares in Partition of Unity Surface Reconstruction with Radial Basis Function. 28-33
  
• K. Kaabneh, A. Abdullah, Z. Al-Halalemah:
  Video Classification Using Normalized Information Distance. 34-40
  

Part II: Computer Graphics and Geometric Modeling - II

• Miklós Hoffmann, Imre Juhász:
  Constrained Shape Control of Bicubic B-Spline Surfaces by Knots. 41-46
  
• Hizmawati Madzin, Roziati Zainuddin:
  FGS: Computer Simulation System in Generating Fractals. 47-50
  
• Miguel Escrivá Gregori, Alejandro Domingo, Francisco Abad, Roberto Vivó, Emilio Camahort:
  Modeling and Rendering of DPP-Based Light Fields. 51-56
  
• Jun Gao, Peter Z. Revesz:
  Visualization of Temporal-Oriented Datasets. 57-62
  
• Michael Press, Jihad El-Sana:
  Multiresolution Hierarchy for Real-Time Cartoon-Style Rendering. 63-68
  
• Ekta Walia, Chandan Singh:
  An Analysis of Linear and Non-Linear Interpolation Techniques for Three-Dimensional Rendering. 69-76
  

Part III: Computer Graphics and CAD/CAM

• Tawfik T. El-Midany, Ahmed Elkeran, Hamdy Tawfik:
  Toolpath Pattern Comparison: Contour-Parallel with Direction-Parallel. 77-82
  
• Francesco Bianconi, Paolo Conti, Luca Di Angelo:
  Interoperability among CAD/CAM/CAE Systems: A Review of Current Research Trends. 82-89
  
• Frederic Danesi, Nicolas Gardan, Yvon Gardan:
  Collaborative Design: From Concept to Application. 90-96
  
• Daniel van Raay, Terry Bossomaier:
  Lattice Boltzmann Method for Real-Time Simulation of Lava Flows. 97-106
  

Part IV: Computer Graphics

• Lilia Hess, Brian H. Mayoh:
  Graphics and the Understanding of Perceptual Mechanisms: Analogies and Similarities. 107-112
  
• Stéphane Gobron, Denis Finck:
  Generating Surface Textures based on Cellular Networks. 113-120
  
• J. G. Marichal-Hernández, Fernando Pérez Nava, F. Rosa, R. Restrepo, J. M. Rodríguez-Ramos:
  An Integrated System for Virtual Scene Rendering, Stereo Reconstruction and Accuracy Estimation.. 121-126
  
• Difei Lu, Ying Zhang, Xiuzi Ye:
  A New Method of Interactive Marker-Driven Free form Mesh Deformation. 127-134
  

Part V: Character Recognition and Imaging

• Nabil Hassan:
  Recognition of Arabic Cursive Handwriting. 135-140
  
• Somaya Al-Máadeed:
  Recognition of Off-Line Handwritten Arabic Words Using Neural Network. 141-144
  
• Hassiba Nemmour, Youcef Chibani:
  Multi-Class SVMs Based on Fuzzy Integral Mixture for Handwritten Digit Recognition. 145-149
  
• Abdullah I. Al-Shoshan:
  Arabic OCR Based on Image Invariants. 150-154
  
• Sabri A. Mahmoud, Ashraf S. Mahmoud:
  Arabic Character Recognition using Modified Fourier Spectrum (MFS). 155-159
  
• M. A. Berbar:
  Automatic Diagrams Analysis. 160-170
  

Part VI: Pattern Recognition and Image Retrieval

• Nursuriati Jamil, Zainab Abu Bakar, Tengku M. T. Sembok:
  Image Retrieval of Songket Motifs Using Simple Shape Descriptors. 171-176
  
• Eduardo Valle, Matthieu Cord, Sylvie Philipp-Foliguet:
  Content-Based Retrieval of Images for Cultural Institutions Using Local Descriptors. 177-182
  
• P. J. Dutta, D. K. Bhattacharyya, Jugal K. Kalita, M. Dutta:
  Clustering Approach to Content Based Image Retrieval. 183-188
  
• Muhammad Sarfraz:
  Object Recognition Using Moments: Some Experiments and Observations. 189-194
  
• Bo Tang, Djamel Ait-Boudaoud, Bogdan J. Matuszewski, Lik-Kwan Shark:
  An Efficient Feature Based Matching Algorithm for Stereo Images. 195-202
  

Part VII: Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision - I

• Bogdan Kwolek:
  Model Based Facial Pose Tracking Using a Particle Filter. 203-208
  
• Mohamed A. Berbar, Hamdy M. Kelash, Amany A. Kandeel:
  Faces and Facial Features Detection in Color Images. 209-214
  
• Mohammad Azam Rana, Halim Setan, Zulkepli Majid, Albert K. Chong:
  Computer Assisted Surgical Planner for Craniofacial Reconstruction - Imaging Techniques. 215-220
  
• Jean Pierre Charalambos:
  Virtual Multiresolution Screen Space Errors: Hierarchical Level-of-Detail (HLOD) Refinement Through Hardware Occlusion Queries. 221-227
  
• Fariborz Mahmoudi, Mehdi Parviz:
  Visual Hand Tracking Algorithms. 228-232
  
• Abdullah I. Al-Shoshan:
  A Joint Distribution Approach for Audio Signal Discrimination. 233-238
  

Part VIII: Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision - II

• Mahmoud Zennaki, Ahmed Ech-Cherif, Jean-Charles Lamirel:
  A Tabu Search Meta-Heuristic for Image Semi-Supervised Classification. 239-243
  
• Etienne Brosse, Yvon Gardan, Estelle Perrin:
  DIJA PROJECT: Forging Preforms Design Using Trade Knowledge. 244-249
  
• Maounil Messaoud, F. Z. Nouri:
  Image Restoration by Partial Differential Equations. 250-254
  
• Fatemeh Safara, Amir-Masoud Eftekhari-Moghadam:
  Knowledge Discovery of Traffic/People Behaviors Based on Image Mining Approach. 255-258
  
• Nacér Benamrane, A. Aribi, L. Kraoula:
  Fuzzy Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms for Medical Images Interpretation. 259-264