This figure provides a hint of the reason for the low performance of computer vision in such a problem. It shows the distribution of visual features for two specific classes. In each case, the distribution of art features is visually distinct from that of photo features. We want to address the problem that : how to capture the wide variation in visual appearance exhibited by visual objects acro...

This paper introduces a novel way to allow non-expert users to create smart surroundings. Non-smart everyday objects such as furniture and appliances found in homes and offices can be converted to smart ones by attaching computers, sensors, and devices. In this way, non-smart components that form non-smart objects are made smart in advance. For our first prototype, we have developed u-Texture, ...

Technological advancements have taken us closer to the “kitchen of the future” where everyday kitchen activities are seamlessly integrated with smart computing services. While there exist smart kitchen approaches, the explorative nature of the field encourages novel designs. This paper follows the trend by describing the design and development of the Kitchen AS-A-PAL, an infrastructure for faci...

In this study we investigated the generality of the electrophysiological mechanisms underlying verb agreement relations by looking not only at subject-verb (SV) but, moreover, at object-verb (OV) agreement phenomena in Basque-a language in which both the subject and the object have to agree with the verb. We first provide event-related potentials (ERP) evidence for processing differences in SV ...

meSch has the goal of designing, developing and deploying tools for the creation of tangible interactive experiences that connect the physical dimension of museums and exhibitions with relevant digital cross-media information in novel ways. In particular, meSch will deliver a platform to enable curators, artists, designers and cultural heritage professionals in general to create smart objects a...

Real world images often contain similar objects but with different rotations, noise, or other visual alterations. Vision systems should be able to recognize objects regardless of these visual alterations. This paper presents a novel approach for learning optimized structures of classifiers for recognizing visual objects regardless of certain types of visual alterations. The approach consists of...

We present a simple brane-world model in five dimensions. In this model we do not need any fine-tuning between the five dimensional cosmological constant and the brane tension to obtain four dimensional flat Minkowski space. The spacetime of our solution has no naked singularities. Further the compactification scale of the fifth direction is automatically determined. [email protected]...

This paper examines the methods for identifying and choosing a QA collaboration tool, whichcan serve to support and reinforce process for an organization. The following points will be addressed: • Introduction increasing importance of quality and what tools can facilitate quality • Definition of the term QA collaboration tool what is it and what can it do for you • How to select a QA collab...