Image matting is the process of computing an alpha value for each pixel that corresponds to the amount of the pixel that is foreground and the amount that is background. This is often used to isolate the foreground and replace the background with a different image. Typically this is done using a special studio and a blue (or green) screen for easier segmentation. However, this method is not as ...

This paper presents an adaptive fuzzy evidential reasoning approach for multi source based data fusion. A novel fuzzy evidence structure model is proposed under the assumption that each information source provides two types of evidence: probabilistic evidence (in terms of posteriori probabilities) and fuzzy evidence (in terms of fuzzy rules). A new information measure, called hybrid entropy, is...

We have developed and continue to enhance automated intelligent software that performs the tasks and decision making which now occurs by the personnel manning watch stations in the Combat Direction Center (CDC) and Task Force Combat Center (TFCC), on-board aircraft carriers and other Navy ships. Integrating information from various sources in a combat station is a complex task; disparate source...

User registration refers to associating certain personal information with a user. It is widely used in hospitals, hotels and conferences. In this paper, we propose an approach to interactive user registration by combining face recognition, speech recognition and speech synthesis technologies together through an efficient dialogue manager. In order to minimize a user’s effort, we employ a new di...

The new generation of high resolution imaging satellites acquires huge amounts of data which are stored in large archives. The state-of-the-art systems for data access allow only queries by geographical location, time of acquisition or type of sensor. This information is often less important than the content of the scene, i.e. structures, objects or scattering properties. Meanwhile, many new ap...