• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.277-286
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• 2014

In this paper, we propose a texture feature-based language identification by fusion of Gabor, MDLC (multi-lag directional local correlation), and co-occurrence features. In the proposed method, for a test image, Gabor magnitude images are first obtained by Gabor transform followed by magnitude operator. Moments for the Gabor magniude images are then computed and vectorized. MDLC images are then obtained by MDLC operator and their moments are computed and vectorized. GLCM (gray-level co-occurrence matrix) is next calculated from the test image and co-occurrence features are computed using the GLCM, and the features are also vectorized. The three vectors of the Gabor, MDLC, and co-occurrence features are fused into a feature vector. In classification, the WPCA (whitened principal component analysis) classifier, which is usually adopted in the face identification, searches the training feature vector most similar to the test feature vector. We evaluate the performance of our method by examining averaged identification rates for a test document image DB obtained by scanning of documents with 15 languages. Experimental results show that the proposed method yields excellent language identification with rather low feature dimension for the test DB.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SP
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• v.48 no.4
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• pp.76-85
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• 2011

In this paper, we propose a texture feature-based language identification using Gabor feature and wavelet-domain BDIP (block difference of inverse probabilities) and BVLC (block variance of local correlation coefficients) features. In the proposed method, Gabor and wavelet transforms are first applied to a test image. The wavelet subbands are next denoised by Donoho's soft-thresholding. The magnitude operator is then applied to the Gabor image and the BDIP and BVLC operators to the wavelet subbands. Moments for Gabor magnitude image and each subband of BDIP and BVLC are computed and fused into a feature vector. In classification, the WPCA (whitened principal component analysis) classifier, which is usually adopted in the face identification, searches the training feature vector most similar to the test feature vector. Experimental results show that the proposed method yields excellent language identification with rather low feature dimension for a document image DB.

• Korean Journal of Cognitive Science
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.53-58
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• 2000

This paper reconstructs local region of a facial expression image from extracted feature points of facial expression image using FCM(Fuzzy C-Meang) clustering algorithm with Gabor wavelets. The feature extraction in a face is two steps. In the first step, we accomplish the edge extraction of main components of face using average value of 2-D Gabor wavelets coefficient histogram of image and in the next step, extract final feature points from the extracted edge information using FCM clustering algorithm. This study presents that the principal components of facial expression images can be reconstructed with only a few feature points extracted from FCM clustering algorithm. It can also be applied to objects recognition as well as facial expressions recognition.

• The KIPS Transactions:PartB
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• v.9B no.5
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• pp.653-662
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• 2002

Fingerprint recognition is a task to find a matching pattern in a database for a specific persons fingerprint. To accomplish this task, preprocessing, classification, and matching steps are taken for a large-scale fingerprint database but only the matching step is taken without classification for a small-scale database. The primary matching method is based on minutiae (ridge ending point, bifurcation). This matching method, however, requires a very complex computation to extract minutiae and match minutiae-to-minutiae accurately due to translation, rotation, nonlinear deformation of fingerprint and occurrence of spurious minutiae. In addition, this method requires a laborious preprocessing step in order to improve the quality of fingerprint Images. This paper proposes a new simple method to eliminate these problems. With this method, Gabor variance is used instead of minutiae for fingerprint recognition. The Gabor variance is computed from Gabor features that result from filtering a fingerprint image through Gabor filter. In this paper, this method is described and its test result is shown, demonstrating the potential of using this new method for fingerprint recognition.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.1-10
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• 2007

In this paper, we propose a face recognition system using AAM and Gabor feature vectors. EBGM, which is prominent among face recognition algorithms employing Gabor feature vectors, requires localization of facial feature points where Gabor feature vectors are extracted. However, localization of facial feature points employed in EBGM is based on Gator jet similarity and is sensitive to initial points. Wrong localization of facial feature points affects face recognition rate. AAM is known to be successfully applied to localization of facial feature points. In this paper, we propose a facial feature point localization method which first roughly estimate facial feature points using AAM and refine facial feature points using Gabor jet similarity-based localization method with initial points set by the facial feature points estimated from AAM, and propose a face recognition system based on the proposed localization method. It is verified through experiments that the proposed face recognition system using the combined localization performs better than the conventional face recognition system using the Gabor similarity-based localization only like EBGM.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.287-295
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• 2006

This paper compares two different approaches based on wavelet and Gabor decomposition towards representing the texture of an arbitrary region. The Gabor-domain mean and standard deviation combination is considered to be best in representing the texture of rectangular regions. However, texture representation of arbitrary regions would enable generalized object-based image retrieval and other applications in the future. In this study, we have found that the wavelet features perform better than the Gabor features in representing the texture of arbitrary regions. Particularly, the wavelet-domain standard deviation and entropy combination results in the best retrieval accuracy. Based on our experiment with texture image sets, we present and compare tile retrieval accuracy of multiple wavelet and Gabor feature combinations.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2005.07b
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• pp.835-837
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 가보 웨이블릿을 통해 얼굴 이미지로부터 특징을 추출하고, 그에 Genetic Algorithm 을 통해 구한 특징점별 가중치를 적용하여 얼굴 인식을 하는 방법을 소개한다. 각 특징점별로 가중치를 적용하는 방법은, 기존의 Gabor wavelet 을 사용한 얼굴 인식 방법들에 비해 높은 인식률을 보인다. 특징점별 가중치들은 진화 알고리즘을 통해 학습 되어진다.

• Korean Journal of Cognitive Science
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.11-16
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• 2003

This Paper extracts the edge of main components of face with Gator wavelets transformation in facial expression images. FCM(Fuzzy C-Means) clustering algorithm then extracts the representative feature points of low dimensionality from the edge extracted in neutral face. The feature-points of the neutral face is used as a template to extract the feature-points of facial expression images. To match point to Point feature points on an expression face against each feature point on a neutral face, it consists of two steps using a dynamic linking model, which are called the coarse mapping and the fine mapping. This paper presents an automatic extraction of feature-points by dynamic linking model based on Gabor wavelets and fuzzy C-means(FCM) algorithm. The result of this study was applied to extract features automatically in facial expression recognition based on dimension[1].

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2000.10b
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• pp.353-355
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• 2000

기존의 지문인식은 입력 지문이 데이터베이스 내에 있는 특정인의 지문과 일치하는지 여부를 확인하는 것으로, 이를 위해 몇 단계의 전처리 과정과 분류 및 매칭을 하는데 매우 복잡한 계산이 필요하고 많은 시간이 소요되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 Gabor 필터를 이용하여 획득한 Gabor 특징(Feature)을 바로 지문인식에 이용하여 높은 인식률과 빠른 지문인식을 할 수 있는 새로운 지문인식 알고리즘을 제안한다. Gabor 필터를 이용하면 전처리 과정을 생략할 수 있고, 지문표시의 길이가 일정하여 대단위 지문 데이터베이스를 구성하기가 용이하다. 실험은 특징점에 기초한 기존의 지문인식과 비교 분석한다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2007.05a
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• pp.727-730
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• 2007

본 논문은 Gabor 특징과 FloatBoost 학습을 이용한 효과적인 표정 인식 방법을 제안한다. 제안된 방법은 FloatBoost 알고리즘에 의해 각 표정 단위로 최적의 Gabor 특징을 학습하고 입력 영상으로부터 학습된 각 표정에 대한 Gabor 특징들의 조합을 비교하여 표정을 효과적으로 인식한다. 실험을 통해 제안된 방법의 성능 및 효율성의 우수함을 확인 할 수 있다.