9. MMM 2003: Taipei, Taiwan

Positional Paper

• Ramesh Jain: Semantics in Multimedia Systems. 3-

Session A: Content-based Image Retrieval

• Jiayi Chen, Tele Tan: An Improved Method for Image Retrieval Using Speech Annotation. 15-32
• Sagarmay Deb, Yanchun Zhang: Emergence Index - An Approach to Content-based Image Retrieval. 33-48
• Jun Yang, Qing Li, Yueting Zhuang: Modeling Data and User Characteristics by Peer Indexing in Content-based Image Retrieval. 49-69
• Nualsawat Hiransakolwong, Kien A. Hua, Khanh Vu, Yao Hua Ho: ASIA: An Automatic Annotation Technique for Query-by-Concept in Image Retrieval Systems. 70-

Session B: Real Time Systems and Applications

• Cyrus Shahabi, Donghui Yan: Real-time Pattern Isolation and Recognition Over Immersive Sensor Data Streams. 93-113
• Ernesto Exposito, Mathieu Gineste, Romain Peyrichou, Patrick Sénac, Michel Diaz: XQOS: XML-based QoS Specification Language. 114-134
• Ting-Yao Wu, Lie Lu, Ke Chen, HongJiang Zhang: Universal Background Models for Real-time Speaker Change Detection. 135-149
• Mario Gutiérrez, Frédéric Vexo, Daniel Thalmann: Controlling Virtual Humans Using PDAs. 150-

Session C: Video Information Retrieval

• Lei Chen, M. Tamer Özsu, Vincent Oria: Modeling Video Data for Content Based Queries: Extending the DISIMA Image Data Model. 169-189
• Qiuying Zhang, Mohan S. Kankanhalli, Philippe Mulhem: Semantic Video Annotation and Vague Query. 190-208
• Ankush Mittal, Edward Altman: Contextual Information Extraction for Video Data. 209-223
• HuaMin Feng, A. Chandrashekhara, Tat-Seng Chua: ATMRA: An Automatic Temporal Multi-resolution Analysis Framework for Shot Boundary Detection. 224-

Session D: Virtual Reality

• Arjan Egges, Sumedha Kshirsagar, Xuan Zhang, Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann: Emotional Communication with Virtual Humans. 243-263
• Tsai-Yen Li, Wen-Hsiang Hsu: A Data Management Scheme for Effective Walkthrough in Complex Virtual Environments. 264-278
• Olga De Troyer, Wesley Bille, Raul Romero, Peter Stuer: On Generating Virtual Worlds from Domain Ontologies. 279-294
• Chen Jing, Zhiyong Huang, Li Zongge: A 3D Shape Matching Method with Neural Networks. 295-

Session E: Image Coding and Multimedia Databases

• Kuo-Lung Hung, Chin-Chen Chang, Tung-Shou Chen: An Efficient Block-based Scheme for Progressively Transmitting Lossless Images. 313-328
• Ren-Junn Hwang, Chuan-Ho Kao: The Improvement of Steganography Capacity. 329-342
• N. Chokkareddy, Zhiyong Huang, B. Prabhakaran, M. Vattikuti: A Framework for Reuse From Animation Multi-Databases. 343-364
• Yi-Ping Phoebe Chen: XML-Based Multimedia Query System. 365-378

Session F: Visualization and Visual Object Modeling

• Daming Wei: Modeling and Visualization of Bioelectric Phenomena of the Heart. 381-289
• Galina Pasko, Alexander A. Pasko, M. Ikeda, Tosiyasu L. Kunii: 2D Shape Transformation Using 3D Blending. 390-401
• Rui Li, Wee Kheng Leow: From Region Features to Semantic Labels: a Probabilistic Approach. 402-420
• Li-Qun Chen, Xing Xie, Wei-Ying Ma, HongJiang Zhang, He-Qin Zhou: Image Adaptation Based on Attention Model for Small-Form-Factor Device. 421-

Session G: Distributed Computing and Applications

• Suneuy Kim, Chita R. Das: An End-to-End Resource Scheduling Scheme for the Presentation of Composite Multimedia Information in a Networked Environment. 443-460
• Sing-Ling Lee, Hann-Jang Ho, Yu-Tsang Chin: Strategies for Multimedia Delivery on a Linear Multilevel Caching System. 461-477
• Ying-Hong Wang, Alexander P. Vazhenin, Hong-Zu Lin: Application Framework Supporting Distributed Multimedia System Development. 478-492
• Hai Jin, Hao Chen, Jianhua Sun: Optimal Resource Allocation with Mixed Use of M/M/1/K and /M/M/m/K Queueing Systems in Video-on-Demand Systems. 493-