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  •  NEWS    CAIP 2001: 2 publications by Ajay Divakaran
    Date: September 5, 2001
    Where: International Conference on Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns (CAIP)
    Brief
    • The papers "An Overview of MPEG-7 Motion Descriptors and Their Applications" by Divakaran, A. and "Object Segmentation of Color Video Sequences" by Porikli, F.M. were presented at the International Conference on Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns (CAIP).
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  •  NEWS    CRAC 2001: publication by MERL researchers and others
    Date: September 2, 2001
    Where: Workshop for Consistent and Reliable Acoustic Cues (CRAC)
    Research Area: Speech & Audio
    Brief
    • The paper "Robust Speech Recognition: The Case for Restoring Missing Features" by Raj, B., Seltzer, M. and Stern, R. was presented at the Workshop for Consistent and Reliable Acoustic Cues (CRAC).
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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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  •  NEWS    SPIE Conference on Multimedia Systems and Applications 2001: publication by Ajay Divakaran and others
    Date: August 19, 2001
    Where: SPIE Conference on Multimedia Systems and Applications
    Research Area: Digital Video
    Brief
    • The paper "MPEG-7 Applications for Video Browsing and Analysis" by Divakaran, A., Bober, M. and Asai, K. was presented at the SPIE Conference on Multimedia Systems and Applications.
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  •  NEWS    ACM SIGGRAPH 2001: 7 publications by Hanspeter Pfister, Ron Perry and Jeroen van Baar
    Date: August 12, 2001
    Where: ACM SIGGRAPH
    Brief
    • The papers "Computing 3D Geometry Directly from Range Images" by Frisken, S.F. and Perry, R.N., "A New Method for Numerical Constrained Optimization" by Perry, R.N., "Dynamic Meshing Using Adaptively Sampled Distance Fields" by Pope, J., Frisken, S.F. and Perry, R.N., "Shadermaps: A Method for Accelerating Procedural Shading" by Jones, T.R., Perry, R.N. and Callahan, M., "A Computationally Efficient Framework for Modeling Soft Body Impact" by Frisken, S.F. and Perry, R.N., "Kizamu: A System for Sculpting Digital Characters" by Perry, R.N. and Frisken, S.F. and "Surface Splatting" by Zwicker, M., Pfister, H., van Baar, J. and Gross, M. were presented at ACM SIGGRAPH.
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  •  NEWS    HWWS 2001: publication by Ramesh Raskar
    Date: August 12, 2001
    Where: ACM SIGGRAPH/Eurographics Workshop on Graphics Hardware (HWWS)
    Research Area: Computer Vision
    Brief
    • The paper "Hardware Support for Non-Photorealistic Rendering" by Raskar, R. was presented at the ACM SIGGRAPH/Eurographics Workshop on Graphics Hardware (HWWS).
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  •  NEWS    UAHCI 2001: publication by Charles Rich and others
    Date: August 5, 2001
    Where: International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction (UAHCI)
    Brief
    • The paper "Human-Computer Collaboration for Universal Access" by Rich, C., Lesh, N.B. and Sidner, C.L. was presented at the International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction (UAHCI).
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  •  NEWS    ISSSE 2001: publication by Yves-Paul Nakache and others
    Date: July 24, 2001
    Where: International Symposium on Signals, Systems and Electronics (ISSSE)
    Research Area: Communications
    Brief
    • The paper "Using Diversity Combining for Adaptive Interference Cancellation in CDMA Systems" by Horng, J. and Nakache, Y.-P. was presented at the International Symposium on Signals, Systems and Electronics (ISSSE).
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  •  NEWS    UM 2001: publication by MERL researchers and others
    Date: July 13, 2001
    Where: International Conference on User Modeling (UM)
    Research Area: Communications
    Brief
    • The paper "Collaborating with Focused and Unfocused Users Under Imperfect Communication" by Lesh, N.B., Rich, C. and Sidner, C.L. was presented at the International Conference on User Modeling (UM).
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  •  NEWS    ACL 2001: publication by Charles Rich and others
    Date: July 6, 2001
    Where: Association for Computational Linguistics Annual Conference (ACL)
    Brief
    • The paper "Non-Verbal Cues for Discourse Structure" by Cassell, J., Nakano, Y.I., Bickmore, T.W., Sidner, C.L. and Rich, C. was presented at the Association for Computational Linguistics Annual Conference (ACL).
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  •  NEWS    IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology: publication by Ajay Divakaran and others
    Date: June 30, 2001
    Where: IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology
    Research Area: Digital Video
    Brief
    • The article "MPEG-7 Visual Motion Descriptors" by Jeannin, S. and Divakaran, A. was published in IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology.
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  •  NEWS    EGRW 2001: publication by Ramesh Raskar and others
    Date: June 25, 2001
    Where: Eurographics Workshop on Rendering (EGRW)
    Research Area: Computer Vision
    Brief
    • The paper "Shader Lamps: Animating Real Objects with Image Based Illumination" by Raskar, R., Welch, G., Low, K.-L. and Bandyopadhyay, D. was presented at the Eurographics Workshop on Rendering (EGRW).
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  •  NEWS    WEMP4 2001: publication by Anthony Vetro, Huifang Sun and others
    Date: June 25, 2001
    Where: Workshop and Exhibition on MPEG-4 (WEMP4)
    MERL Contacts: Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Research Area: Digital Video
    Brief
    • The paper "Robust Decoding for Reduced Error Propagation of DC/AC Prediction Errors" by Zhang, X., Vetro, A., Sun, H. and Shi, Y.-Q. was presented at the Workshop and Exhibition on MPEG-4 (WEMP4).
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  •  NEWS    ICCE 2001: publication by Anthony Vetro, Ajay Divakaran and Huifang Sun
    Date: June 18, 2001
    Where: IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE)
    MERL Contacts: Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Research Area: Digital Video
    Brief
    • The paper "Providing Multimedia Services to a Diverse Set of Consumer Devices" by Vetro, A., Divakaran, A. and Sun, H. was presented at the IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE).
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  •  NEWS    ICC 2001: publication by Chia Shen and others
    Date: June 11, 2001
    Where: IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC)
    Brief
    • The paper "Adaptive-Weighted Packet Scheduling for Premium Service" by Wang, H., Shen, C. and Shin, K. was presented at the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC).
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  •  NEWS    AI-ED 2001: publication by Charles Rich and others
    Date: May 19, 2001
    Where: International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AI-ED)
    Brief
    • The paper "Building a Bridge Between Intelligent Tutoring and Collaborative Dialogue Systems" by Rickel, J., Lesh, N.B., Rich, C., Sidner, C.L. and Gertner, A. was presented at the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AI-ED).
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  •  NEWS    CCECE 2001: publication by Anthony Vetro and Huifang Sun
    Date: May 13, 2001
    Where: IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE)
    MERL Contacts: Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Research Area: Digital Video
    Brief
    • The paper "Media Conversions to Support Mobile Users" by Vetro, A. and Sun, H. was presented at the IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE).
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  •  NEWS    ISCAS 2001: publication by Anthony Vetro and Huifang Sun
    Date: May 6, 2001
    Where: IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS)
    MERL Contacts: Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Research Area: Digital Video
    Brief
    • The paper "Encoding and Transcoding Multiple Video Objects with Variable Temporal Resolution" by Vetro, A. and Sun, H. was presented at the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS).
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  •  NEWS    International Packet Video Workshop 2001: publication by Anthony Vetro and others
    Date: April 30, 2001
    Where: International Packet Video Workshop
    MERL Contact: Anthony Vetro
    Research Area: Digital Video
    Brief
    • The paper "MPEG-7 Transcoding Hints for Reduced Complexity and Improved Quality" by Kuhn, P., Suzuki, T. and Vetro, A. was presented at the International Packet Video Workshop.
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  •  NEWS    International Conference on Information Technology: Coding and Computing 2001: publication by Anthony Vetro and Huifang Sun
    Date: April 2, 2001
    Where: International Conference on Information Technology: Coding and Computing
    MERL Contacts: Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Research Area: Digital Video
    Brief
    • The paper "An Overview of MPEG-4 Object-Based Encoding Algorithms" by Vetro, A. and Sun, H. was presented at the International Conference on Information Technology: Coding and Computing.
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  •  NEWS    IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology: publication by Anthony Vetro, Huifang Sun and others
    Date: March 31, 2001
    Where: IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology
    MERL Contacts: Anthony Vetro; Huifang Sun
    Research Area: Digital Video
    Brief
    • The article "Object-Based Transcoding for Adaptable Video Content Delivery" by Vetro, A., Sun, H. and Wang, Y. was published in IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology.
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  •  NEWS    CHI 2001: publication by Paul Beardsley, Chia Shen and others
    Date: March 31, 2001
    Where: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI)
    Research Area: Data Analytics
    Brief
    • The paper "Personal Digital Historian: User Interface Design" by Shen, C., Lesh, N.B., Moghaddam, B., Beardsley, P.A. and Bardsley, R.S. was presented at the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI).
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  •  NEWS    Advanced Mean Field Methods, Theory and Practice: publication by MERL researchers and others
    Date: February 28, 2001
    Where: Advanced Mean Field Methods, Theory and Practice
    Brief
    • The article "An Idiosyncratic Journey Beyond Mean Field Theory" by Yedidia, J.S. was published in the book Advanced Mean Field Methods, Theory and Practice.
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  •  NEWS    SPIE Conference on Storage and Retrieval for Media Databases 2001: 2 publications by Ajay Divakaran and others
    Date: January 24, 2001
    Where: SPIE Conference on Storage and Retrieval for Media Databases
    Brief
    • The papers "Automatic Measurement of Intensity of Motion Activity of Video Segments" by Peker, K.A., Divakaran, A. and Papathomas, T.V. and "Video Summarization Using Motion Descriptors" by Divakaran, A., Peker, K.A. and Sun, H. were presented at the SPIE Conference on Storage and Retrieval for Media Databases.
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  •  NEWS    ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces 2001: publication by Charles Rich and others
    Date: January 14, 2001
    Where: ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces
    Brief
    • The paper "Incorporating Tutorial Strategies into an Intelligent Assistant" by Davies, J.R., Gertner, A., Lesh, N.B., Rich, C., Rickel, J. and Sidner, C.L. was presented at the ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces.
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