Search Results - "Ranganath, Surendra"

A Luminance- and Contrast-Invariant Edge-Similarity Measure by Kumar, Saravana, Ong, Sim Heng, Ranganath, Surendra, Chew, Fook Tim

“…A novel similarity measure for edge-detection that is robust to varying luminance and contrast is presented. It incorporates a regularization term and employs…”
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Pose-invariant face recognition using a 3D deformable model by Wai Lee, Mun, Ranganath, Surendra

“…The paper proposes a novel, pose-invariant face recognition system based on a deformable, generic 3D face model, that is a composite of: (1) an edge model, (2)…”
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Towards subject independent continuous sign language recognition: A segment and merge approach by Kong, W.W., Ranganath, Surendra

“…This paper presents a segment-based probabilistic approach to robustly recognize continuous sign language sentences. The recognition strategy is based on a…”
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Image filtering using multiresolution representations by Ranganath, S.

“…It is shown how multiresolution representations can be used for filter design and implementation. These representations provide a coarse frequency…”
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Automatic sign language analysis : A survey and the future beyond lexical meaning by ONG, Sylvie C. W, RANGANATH, Surendra

“…Research in automatic analysis of sign language has largely focused on recognizing the lexical (or citation) form of sign gestures as they appear in continuous…”
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Three-dimensional elastic matching of volumes by Moshfeghi, M., Ranganath, S., Nawyn, K.

“…Registering volumes that have been deformed with respect to each other involves recovery of the deformation. A 3-D elastic matching algorithm has been…”
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Facial expressions in American sign language: Tracking and recognition by Nguyen, Tan Dat, Ranganath, Surendra

“…This paper presents work towards recognizing facial expressions that are used in sign language communication. Facial features are tracked to effectively…”
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Signing Exact English (SEE): Modeling and recognition by Kong, W.W., Ranganath, Surendra

“…We present effective and robust algorithms to recognize isolated signs in Signing Exact English (SEE). The sign-level recognition scheme comprises classifiers…”
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Framework for real-time behavior interpretation from traffic video by Kumar, P., Ranganath, S., Huang Weimin, Sengupta, K.

“…Video-based surveillance systems have a wide range of applications for traffic monitoring, as they provide more information as compared to other sensors. In…”
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A novel unrestricted center-biased diamond search algorithm for block motion estimation by Jo Yew Tham, Ranganath, S., Ranganath, M., Kassim, A.A.

“…The widespread use of block-based interframe motion estimation for video sequence compression in both MPEG and H.263 standards is due to its effectiveness and…”
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Real-time gesture recognition system and application by Wah Ng, Chan, Ranganath, Surendra

“…In this paper, we consider a vision-based system that can interpret a user's gestures in real time to manipulate windows and objects within a graphical user…”
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Cloud basis function neural network: A modified RBF network architecture for holistic facial expression recognition by De Silva, Chathura R., Ranganath, Surendra, De Silva, Liyanage C.

“…The paper presents novel modifications to radial basis functions (RBFs) and a neural network based classifier for holistic recognition of the six universal…”
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Sign Language Phoneme Transcription with Rule-based Hand Trajectory Segmentation by Kong, W. W., Ranganath, Surendra

“…A common approach to extract phonemes of sign language is to use an unsupervised clustering algorithm to group the sign segments. However, simple clustering…”
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Cooperative Multitarget Tracking With Efficient Split and Merge Handling by Kumar, P., Ranganath, S., Sengupta, K., Huang Weimin

“…For applications such as behavior recognition it is important to maintain the identity of multiple targets, while tracking them in the presence of splits and…”
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Contour extraction from cardiac MRI studies using snakes by Ranganath, S.

“…The author investigated automatic extraction of left ventricular contours from cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies. The contour extraction…”
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Detecting people in dense crowds by Sim, Chern-Horng, Rajmadhan, Ekambaram, Ranganath, Surendra

“…We propose a scheme to detect individuals in any image frame of a video sequence showing densely crowded scenes against cluttered backgrounds. The method uses…”
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Theoretical and experimental study on large size image processing applications using divisible load paradigm on distributed bus networks by Veeravalli, Bharadwaj, Ranganath, Surendra

“…In this paper, we present a theoretical and an experimental study on the problem of scheduling the processing of a very large size image on a cluster of…”
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Understanding gestures with systematic variations in movement dynamics by Ong, Sylvie C.W., Ranganath, Surendra, Venkatesh, Y.V.

“…Sign language communication includes not only lexical sign gestures but also grammatical processes which represent inflections through systematic variations in…”
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Face recognition using transform features and neural networks by Ranganath, Surendra, Arun, Krishnamurthy

“…In this paper we considered face recognition using two Radial Basis Function Network (RBFN) architectures and compared performance with the nearest neighbor…”
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An integrated automatic face detection and recognition system by Hock Koh, Lian, Ranganath, Surendra, Venkatesh, Y.V.

“…This paper proposes an integrated system for unconstrained face recognition in complex scenes. The scale and orientation tolerant system comprises a face…”
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