Image Processing & Communications Challenges 2 [Paperback]

Image Processing and Communications represents an exciting and dynamic part of the information area.This book consists of 52 scientific and technical papers from 14 Nations, after a careful selection performed by many international reviewers. The papers are conveniently grouped into 6 chapters:- Computer Vision and Image Processing- Biometric- Recognition and Classification- Biomedical Image Processing- Applications- Communications.Each chapter focuses on a specific topic, presents results, and points out challenges and future directions.Image Processing and Communications represents an exciting and dynamic part of the information area.This book consists of 52 scientific and technical papers from 14 Nations, after a careful selection performed by many international reviewers. The papers are conveniently grouped into 6 chapters:- Computer Vision and Image Processing- Biometric- Recognition and Classification- Biomedical Image Processing- Applications- Communications.Each chapter focuses on a specific topic, presents results, and points out challenges and future directions.Computer Vision and Image Processing.- Earliest Computer Vision Systems in Poland.- VICAL: Visual Cognitive Architecture for Concepts Learning to Understanding Semantic Image Content.- Implementation of Computer Vision Algorithms in DirectShow Technology.- Implementation of Hurwitz-Radon Matrices in Shape Representation.- Video Quality Assessment Using the Combined Full-Reference Approach.- An Improved Self-embedding Algorithm: Digital Content Protection against Compression Attacks in Digital Watermarking.- Generation of View Representation from View Points on?Spiral Trajectory.- Gradient Based Edge Detection in Various Color Spaces.- Improve Vector Quantization Strategy.- Biometric.- Knuckle Biometrics for Human Identification.- A New Method of Fingerprint Key Protection of Grid Credential.- Human Vein Pattern Segmentation from Low Quality Images  A Comparison of Methods.- A Modified Algorithm forls