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  •  NEWS    WIAMIS 2004: publication by Anthony Vetro and Huifang Sun
    Date: April 21, 2004
    Where: International Workshop on Image Analysis for Multimedia Interactive Services (WIAMIS)
    MERL Contacts: Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Research Area: Digital Video
    Brief
    • The paper "Minimum Distortion Sampling of Multiple Image Sequences" by Vetro, A. and Sun, H. was presented at the International Workshop on Image Analysis for Multimedia Interactive Services (WIAMIS).
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  •  AWARD    ICIP 2004 Best Student Paper Award
    Date: January 1, 2004
    Awarded to: L. Xie, L. Kennedy, S.-F. Chang, A. Divakaran, H. Sun, and C.-Y. Lin
    Awarded for: "Discovering Meaningful Multimedia Patterns with Audio-Visual Concepts and Associated Text"
    Awarded by: IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP)
    MERL Contact: Huifang Sun
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  •  NEWS    Video Mining: 2 publications by Ajay Divakaran, Huifang Sun and others
    Date: October 31, 2003
    Where: Video Mining
    MERL Contact: Huifang Sun
    Brief
    • The articles "Unsupervised Mining of Statistical Temporal Structures in Video" by Xie, L., Chang, S.-F., Divakaran, A. and Sun, H. and "Video Summarization Using MPEG-7 Motion Activity and Audio Descriptors" by Divakaran, A., Peker, K.A., Radharkishnan, R., Xiong, Z. and Cabasson, R. were published in the book Video Mining.
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  •  NEWS    ICIP 2003: 4 publications by Anthony Vetro, Ajay Divakaran and Huifang Sun
    Date: September 17, 2003
    Where: IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP)
    MERL Contacts: Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Brief
    • The papers "Generation of Sports Highlights Using Motion Activity in Combination with a Common Audio Feature Extraction Framework" by Xiong, Z., Radhakrishnan, R. and Divakaran, A., "Feature Selection for Unsupervised Discovery of Statistical Temporal Structures in Video" by Xie, L., Chang, S.-F., Divakaran, A. and Sun, H., "Combined Rate Control and Mode Decision Optimization for MPEG-2 Transcoding with Spatial Resolution Reduction" by Kong, H.-S., Vetro, A. and Sun, H. and "Inter-Camera Color Calibration by Cross-Correlation Model Function" by Porikli, F.M. were presented at the IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP).
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  •  NEWS    ITRE 2003: publication by Anthony Vetro, Huifang Sun and others
    Date: August 11, 2003
    Where: International Conference on Information Technology: Research and Education (ITRE)
    MERL Contacts: Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Research Area: Digital Video
    Brief
    • The paper "Optimal 2-d Interleaving for Robust Multimedia Transmission" by Zhang, X. M., Shi, Y.-Q., Xu, W.-Q., Vetro, A. and Sun, H. was presented at the International Conference on Information Technology: Research and Education (ITRE).
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  •  NEWS    VCIP 2003: publication by Anthony Vetro, Huifang Sun and others
    Date: July 8, 2003
    Where: SPIE Conference on Visual Communications and Image Processing (VCIP)
    MERL Contacts: Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Research Area: Digital Video
    Brief
    • The paper "Coding Mode Optimization for MPEG-2 Transcoding with Spatial Resolution Reduction" by Kong, H.-S., Vetro, A. and Sun, H. was presented at the SPIE Conference on Visual Communications and Image Processing (VCIP).
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  •  NEWS    ICME 2003: 7 publications by Chia Shen, Anthony Vetro, Ajay Divakaran and Huifang Sun
    Date: July 6, 2003
    Where: IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME)
    MERL Contacts: Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Brief
    • The papers "Multi-Camera Calibration, Object Tracking and Query Generation" by Porikli, F.M. and Divakaran, A., "Unsupervised Discovery of Multilevel Statistical Video Structures Using Hierarchical Hidden Markov Models" by Xie, L., Chang, S.-F., Divakaran, A. and Sun, H., "FGS Enhancement Layer Truncation with Minimized Intra-Frame Quality Variation" by Zhou, J., Shao, H.-R., Shen, C. and Sun, M.-T., "Object-Based Coding for Long-Term Archive of Surveillance Video" by Vetro, A., Haga, T., Sumi, K. and Sun, H., "Rate Allocation for FGS-Coded Video Using Composite Rate-Distortion Analysis" by Cheng, H., Zhang, X.M., Shi, Y.Q., Vetro, A. and Sun, H., "Audio Events Detection Based Highlights Extraction from Baseball, Golf and Soccer Games in a Unified Framework" by Xiong, Z., Radhakrishnan, R., Divakaran, A. and Huang, T.S. and "Comparing MFCC and MPEG-7 Audio Features for Feature Extraction, Maximum Likelihood HMM and Entropic Prior HMM for Sports Audio Classification" by Xiong, Z., Radhakrishnan, R., Divakaran, A. and Huang, T.S. were presented at the IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME).
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  •  NEWS    ICCE 2003: 2 publications by Anthony Vetro, Ajay Divakaran, Huifang Sun and others
    Date: June 17, 2003
    Where: IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE)
    MERL Contacts: Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Brief
    • The papers "A Content-Based Browsing System for HDD and/or recordable DVD Personal Video Recorder" by Nakane, K., Otsuka, I., Esumi, K., Murakami, T. and Divakaran, A. and "Optimal MPEG-2 Transcoding for DVD Recording System" by Kong, H.S., Vetro, A. and Sun, H. were presented at the IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE).
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  •  NEWS    ISCAS 2003: publication by Anthony Vetro, Huifang Sun and others
    Date: May 28, 2003
    Where: IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS)
    MERL Contacts: Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Research Area: Digital Video
    Brief
    • The paper "Resource Adaptation Based on MPEG-21 Usage Environment Descriptions" by Sun, H., Vetro, A. and Asai, K. was presented at the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS).
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  •  NEWS    SPIE Conference on VLSI Circuits and Systems 2003: publication by Anthony Vetro, Huifang Sun and others
    Date: May 19, 2003
    Where: SPIE Conference on VLSI Circuits and Systems
    MERL Contacts: Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Research Area: Digital Video
    Brief
    • The paper "Performance Optimization of the MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 Video Transcoder" by Kalva, H., Vetro, A. and Sun, H. was presented at the SPIE Conference on VLSI Circuits and Systems.
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  •  NEWS    IEEE International Conference on Information Technology Coding and Computing 2003: publication by Anthony Vetro, Zafer Sahinoglu, Huifang Sun and others
    Date: April 28, 2003
    Where: IEEE International Conference on Information Technology Coding and Computing
    MERL Contacts: Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Research Area: Digital Video
    Brief
    • The paper "Scalable Layered Multicast with Explicit Congestion Notification" by Zhu, L., Ansari, N., Sahinoglu, Z., Vetro, A. and Sun, H. was presented at the IEEE International Conference on Information Technology Coding and Computing.
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  •  NEWS    IEEE Signal Processing Magazine: publication by Anthony Vetro, Huifang Sun and others
    Date: March 31, 2003
    Where: IEEE Signal Processing Magazine
    MERL Contacts: Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Research Area: Digital Video
    Brief
    • The article "Video Transcoding Architectures and Techniques: An Overview" by Vetro, A., Christopoulos, C. and Sun, H. was published in IEEE Signal Processing Magazine.
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  •  NEWS    IEEE Transactions on Image Processing: publication by Anthony Vetro, Huifang Sun and others
    Date: March 31, 2003
    Where: IEEE Transactions on Image Processing
    MERL Contacts: Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Research Area: Digital Video
    Brief
    • The article "Rate-Distortion Modeling for Multiscale Binary Shape Coding Based on Markov Random Fields" by Vetro, A., Wang, Y. and Sun, H. was published in IEEE Transactions on Image Processing.
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  •  NEWS    CISS 2003: 2 publications by Anthony Vetro, Zafer Sahinoglu, Huifang Sun and others
    Date: March 12, 2003
    Where: Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS)
    MERL Contacts: Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Brief
    • The papers "Proxy Caching for Video on Demand Systems in Multicast Networks" by Zhu, L., Sahinoglu, Z., Cheng, G., Vetro, A., Ansari, N. and Sun, H. and "Sensitivity Characteristics of Cross-Correlation Distance Metric and Model Function" by Porikli, F.M. were presented at the Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS).
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  •  NEWS    IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology: publication by Anthony Vetro, Huifang Sun and others
    Date: February 28, 2003
    Where: IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology
    MERL Contacts: Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Research Area: Digital Video
    Brief
    • The article "Constant Quality Constrained Rate Allocation for FGS Coded Video" by Zhang, X.M., Vetro, A., Shi, Y.Q. and Sun, H. was published in IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology.
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  •  NEWS    SPIE Conference on Image and Video Communications and Processing 2003: 2 publications by Anthony Vetro, Huifang Sun and others
    Date: January 20, 2003
    Where: SPIE Conference on Image and Video Communications and Processing
    MERL Contacts: Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Brief
    • The papers "Rate-Distortion Models for Video Transcoding" by Yin, P., Vetro, A., Xia, M. and Liu, B. and "Adaptive Field/Frame Selection for High-Compression Coding" by Zhang, X.M., Vetro, A., Sun, H. and Shi, Y.-Q. were presented at the SPIE Conference on Image and Video Communications and Processing.
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  •  NEWS    IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology: publication by Anthony Vetro, Huifang Sun and others
    Date: November 30, 2002
    Where: IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology
    MERL Contacts: Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Research Area: Digital Video
    Brief
    • The article "Drift Compensation for Reduced Spatial Resolution Transcoding" by Yin, P., Vetro, A., Liu, B. and Sun, H. was published in IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology.
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  •  NEWS    SPIE Conference on Multimedia Systems and Applications 2002: 2 publications by Anthony Vetro, Ajay Divakaran, Huifang Sun, Jianlin Guo and others
    Date: July 29, 2002
    Where: SPIE Conference on Multimedia Systems and Applications
    MERL Contacts: Jianlin Guo; Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Brief
    • The papers "A Platform for Real-Time Content Adaptive Video Transmission Over Heterogeneous Networks" by Kong, H.S., Vetro, A., Kalva, H., Fu, D., Zhang, X., Guo, J. and Sun, H. and "Video Browsing System for Personal Video Recorders" by Divakaran, A. and Asai, K. were presented at the SPIE Conference on Multimedia Systems and Applications.
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  •  NEWS    ICCE 2002: 5 publications by Zafer Sahinoglu, Ajay Divakaran, Huifang Sun, Anthony Vetro, Jinyun Zhang and Johnas Cukier
    Date: June 18, 2002
    Where: IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE)
    MERL Contacts: Jinyun Zhang; Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Brief
    • The papers "Content-Based Browsing System for Personal Video Recorders" by Divakaran, A. and Cabasson, R., "Complexity-Quality Analysis of MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 Transcoding Architectures" by Vetro, A., Hata, T., Kuwahara, N. and Kalva, H., "Efficient FGS to Single Layer Transcoding" by Lin, Y.-C., Wang, C.-N., Chiang, T., Vetro, A. and Sun, H., "Signal Circulation for Adaptive Equalization in Digital Communication Systems" by Horng, J.H. and Zhang, J. and "A Mobile Network Architecture with Personalized Instant Information Access" by Sahinoglu, Z., Peker, K.A., Matsubara, F. and Cukier, J. were presented at the IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE).
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  •  NEWS    ISCAS 2002: 2 publications by Anthony Vetro, Huifang Sun and others
    Date: May 26, 2002
    Where: IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS)
    MERL Contacts: Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Brief
    • The papers "Reduced Spatio-Temporal Transcoding Using an Intra Refresh Technique" by Vetro, A., Yin, P., Liu, B. and Sun, H. and "Successive Packing Based Interleaver for Design Turbo Codes" by Zhang, X.M., Shi, Y.Q., Chen, H., Haimovich, A.M., Vetro, A. and Sun, H. were presented at the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS).
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  •  NEWS    ICASSP 2002: 3 publications by Anthony Vetro, Huifang Sun and others
    Date: May 13, 2002
    Where: IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP)
    MERL Contacts: Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Brief
    • The papers "Speech Recognizer Based Microphone Array Processing for Robust Hands-Free Speech Recognition" by Seltzer, M., Raj, B. and Stern, R., "Structure Analysis of Soccer Video with Hidden Markov Models" by Xie, L., Chang, S.-F., Divakaran, A. and Sun, H. and "A Probabilistic Approach for Rate-Distortion Modeling of Multi-scale Binary Shape" by Vetro, A., Wang, Y. and Sun, H. were presented at the IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP).
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  •  NEWS    VCIP 2002: 3 publications by Anthony Vetro, Huifang Sun and others
    Date: January 20, 2002
    Where: SPIE Conference on Visual Communications and Image Processing (VCIP)
    MERL Contacts: Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Brief
    • The papers "Object-Based Rate Allocation with Spatio-Temporal Trade-Offs" by Lee, J.W., Vetro, A., Wang, Y. and Ho, Y.S., "Drift Compensation Architectures and Techniques for Reduced-Resolution Transcoding" by Yin, P., Vetro, A., Sun, H. and Liu, B. and "Constant-Quality Constrained-Rate Allocation for FGS Video Coded Bitstreams" by Zhang, X.M., Vetro, A., Shi, Y.Q. and Sun, H. were presented at the SPIE Conference on Visual Communications and Image Processing (VCIP).
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  •  NEWS    PCM 2001: 2 publications by Anthony Vetro, Ajay Divakaran, Huifang Sun and others
    Date: October 23, 2001
    Where: IEEE Pacific-Rim Conference on Multimedia (PCM)
    MERL Contacts: Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Brief
    • The papers "Intelligent Multi-Hop Video Communications" by Wu, Y., Vetro, A., Sun, H. and Kung, S.Y. and "A Motion Activity Descriptor and Its Extraction in the Compressed Domain" by Sun, X., Divakaran, A. and Manjunath, B.S. were presented at the IEEE Pacific-Rim Conference on Multimedia (PCM).
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  •  NEWS    ICIP 2001: 4 publications by Anthony Vetro and Huifang Sun
    Date: October 7, 2001
    Where: IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP)
    MERL Contacts: Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Brief
    • The papers "Accurate Detection of Edge Orientation for Color and Multi-Spectral Imagery" by Porikli, F.M., "An Unsupervised Multi-Resolution Object Extraction Algorithm Using Video-Cubes" by Porikli, F.M. and Wang, Y., "Constant Pace Skimming and Temporal Sub-sampling of Video Using Motion Activity" by Peker, K.A., Divakaran, A. and Sun, H. and "Rate-Distortion Optimized Video Coding Considering Frameskip" by Vetro, A., Wang, Y. and Sun, H. were presented at the IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP).
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  •  NEWS    ICME 2001: 3 publications by Anthony Vetro, Ajay Divakaran, Huifang Sun and others
    Date: August 22, 2001
    Where: IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME)
    MERL Contacts: Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Brief
    • The papers "Algorithm and System for High-Level Structure Analysis and Event Detection in Soccer Video" by Xu, P., Chang, S.F., Divakaran, A., Vetro, A. and Sun, H., "A Novel Pair-Wise Comparison Based Analytical Framework for Automatic Measurement of Intensity of Motion Activity of Video" by Peker, K.A. and Divakaran, A. and "Estimating Distortion for Coded and Non-Coded Frames for Frameskip-Optimized Video Coding" by Vetro, A., Wang, Y. and Sun, H. were presented at the IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME).
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