CVIP - Publications

G. Qiu, J. Morris and X. L. Fan, "Visual Guided Navigation for Image Retrieval", Pattern Recognition, to appear, 2006 (PDF). Please have a go at a web-based demo implementing the technology described in this paper which was developed by Ben Bedwell in his BSc (Hons.) project.

J. Guan and G. Qiu, "Interactive Image Matting using Optimization: A Bayesian Network Approach", Proceedings of Pacific Graphics 2006, to appear (An early version of this paper appeared as Report-VIPLAB-01-2006, Visual Information Processing Lab, School of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Nottingham, January 2006 )

M. Yang, J, Guan, G Qiu, and K-M Lam, "Semi-supervised Learning based on Bayesian Networks and Optimization for Interactive Image Retrieval", BMVC 2006, 17th British Machine Vision Conference, 4-7 September 2006, Edinburgh, to appear

J. Duan, G Qiu, and G. D. Finlayson, "Learning to display high dynamic range images", Pattern Recognition, to appear, 2006

J. Guan and G. Qiu, "Interactive image segmentation using optimization with statistical priors", International Workshop on The Representation and Use of Prior Knowledge in Vision, In conjunction with ECCV 2006, May 13 2006, Graz, Austria (PDF)

M. Chen, G. Qiu, Z. B. Chen and C. Wang, "JPEG compatible coding of high dynamic range imagery using tone mapping and vector quantization", 25th Picture Coding Symposium, Beijing, April 2006 (PDF)

M. Yang, G Qiu, J W Huang and D Elliman, "Near-duplicate image recognition and content-based image retrieval using adaptive hierarchical geometric centroids", ICRP 2006, 18th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, 20 - 24 August 2006, Hong Kong

J. Fang, G Qiu, "Car/non-car classification in an informative sample subspace", ICRP 2006, 18th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, 20 - 24 August 2006, Hong Kong

W. Q. Luo, J. W. Huang and G. Qiu, "Robust detection of region-duplication forgery in digital image", ICRP 2006, 18th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, 20 - 24 August 2006, Hong Kong

G Qiu, J. Guan, J. Duan and M. Chen, "Tone mapping for HDR image using optimization – A new closed form solution", ICRP 2006, 18th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, 20 - 24 August 2006, Hong Kong

J. Guan and G. Qiu, "Image Contrast Gain Control by Linear Neighbourhood Embedding", Technical Report, Report-VIPLAB-02-2005, School of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Nottingham, November 2005 (PDF)

J. Guan, G. Qiu and X-Y Xue, "Spectral Images and Features Co-Clustering with Application to Content-based Image Retrieval", MMSP2005, IEEE International Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing (PDF)

J Duan, G. Qiu and M. Chen, "Comprehensive Fast Tone Mapping for High Dynamic Range Image Visualization", Pacific Graphics 2005 (PDF) Software

G Qiu and J. Guan, "Color by Linear Neighborhood Embedding", ICIP2005, IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, Genova, Italy, September 11 - 14, 2005 (PDF)

G Qiu, X. Feng and J. Fang "Compressing histogram representations for automatic colour photo categorization", Pattern Recognition, 2004 (PDF)

J. Duan and G. Qiu,"Novel histogram processing for color image enhancement", ICIG 2004, 3rd International Conference on Image and Graphics, Hong Kong, December 18 - 22, 2004 (PDF)

Gerald Schaefer, Simon Lieutaud and Guoping Qiu,"CVPIC image retrieval based on block colour co-occurance matrix and pattern histogram", ICIP 2004, IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, October 24 - 27, 2004, Singapore (PDF)

G Qiu, J. Morris and X. Fan, “From sensory coding to scene classification”, MMSP2004, IEEE International Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing, Siera, Italy, Sept. 29 ~ Oct. 1 2004 (PDF)

G. Qiu and K-M Lam, “Pulling, pushing and grouping for image segmentation”, in ICIAR’2004, Image Analysis and Recognition, A. Campilho and M. Kamel (Eds), Springer, LNCS 3211, pp. 65- 73, October 2004 (PDF)

JFang and G Qiu, "Learning an Information Theoretic Transform for Object Detection", in ICIAR’2004, Image Analysis and Recognition, A. Campilho and M. Kamel (Eds), Springer, LNCS 3211, 503-510 (PDF)

G. Qiu,"Image and feature co-clustering", ICPR2004, 17th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 23 - 26 August 2004 (PDF) (Supplementary materials)

J. Fang and G. Qiu, "Learning Sample Subspace with Application to Face Detection", ICPR2004, 17th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 23 - 26 August 2004 (PDF)

J. Duan and G. Qiu, "Fast Tone Mapping for High Dynamic Range Images", ICPR2004, 17th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 23 - 26 August 2004 (PDF)

G. Qiu,"Bipartite graph partitioning and content-based image clustering", CVMP 2004, 1st European Conference on Visual Media Production (CVMP), The IEE, Savoy Place, London, 15-16 March 2004 (PDF)

J. Duan, G. Qiu and G. D. Finlayson,"Learning to display high dynamic range images", CGIV'2004, IS&T's Second European Conference on Color in Graphics, Imaging and Vision, Aachen, Germany, April 5-8, 2004 (PDF)

G Qiu, "Colour image indexing using BTC", IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, vol. 12, no.1 pp. 93 -101, 2003 (PDF)

G Qiu and K-M Lam, "Frequency layered color indexing for content-based image retrieval", IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, vol. 12, no.1 pp. 102 -113, 2003 (PDF)

G. Qiu, L. Ye and X. Feng, "Fast image indexing and visual guided browsing", CBMI 2003, Third International Workshop on Content-Based Multimedia Indexing, September 22 - 24, 2003 IRISA, Rennes, France (PDF)

J. Fang and G. Qiu, "Face detection based on multiple regression and recognition support vector machines", BMVC2003, British Machine Vision Conference, September 2003, Norwich, UK (PDF)

G. Qiu, "Appearance indexing", Proceedings of ICASSP'03, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics,Speech, and Signal Processing, vol. III, pp. 597 - 600, April 6 – 10, 2003, Hong Kong (PDF)

G Qiu and S. Sudirman, "Adapting indexing features to scene structures for relevant image retrieval", to appear in VIE2003, Visual Information Engineering, July 2003, Surrey, UK (PDF)

J. Fang and G. Qiu, "A colour histogram based approach to human face detection", to appear in VIE2003, Visual Information Engineering, July 2003, Surrey, UK (PDF)

K-W Sze, K-M Lam and G. Qiu, "Scene cut detection using the colored pattern appearance model", ICIP'2003, IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, September 14 - 17, Barcelona, Spain (PDF)

X. Feng, J, Fang and G. Qiu, "Color photo categorization using compressed histograms and support vector machines", ICIP'2003, IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, September 14 - 17, Barcelona, Spain (PDF)

J. Fang and G. Qiu, "Human face detection using angular radial transform and support vector machines", ICIP'2003, IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, September 14 - 17, Barcelona, Spain (PDF)

G Qiu, "Indexing chromatic and achromatic patterns for content-based colour image retrieval", Pattern Recognition, vol. 35, pp. 1675 – 1686, August, 2002 (PDF)

G. Qiu and S. Sudirman, “A binary color vision framework for content-based image indexing”, In Recent Advances in Visual Information Systems, S-K Chang et al (Eds.), pp. 50 – 60, Springer, LNCS 2314, March 2002 (PDF)

G. Qiu and K-M Lam, “Spectrally layered color indexing”, in Image and Video Retrieval, M.S. Lew, N. Sebe, J.P. Eakins (Eds.), pp. 100-107, Springer LNCS 2383, 2002

G. Qiu and S. Sudirman, "Color Image Coding, Indexing and Retrieval using Binary Space Partitioning Tree", Proc. 2001 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, vol. 1, pp. 682-685 (PDF)

G Qiu and S. Sudirman, "Spectral and Spatial Invariant Image Retrieval using Scene Structural Matrix", Proc. 2001 British Machine Vision Conference, 2001 (PDF)

C. Chen and G. Qiu, "Detection algorithm of particle contamination in reticle images with continuous Wavelet transform", Proc. British Machine Vision Conference, September 10 -13, 2001, Manchester, UK, pp. 373 - 382

G Qiu, "Content-based retrieval on the compressed domain of 2 nd generation image coding", Advances in Multimedia Information Processing, PCM 2001, H.-Y. Shum et al (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 2195, Springer, pp. 915-920

G Qiu and S. Sudirman, "Scene Structural Matrix for Image Indexing and Retrieval", Proc. IEEE 4th Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing, pp. 85 – 90, 2001

G Qiu, "Constraint Adaptive Segmentation for Color Image Coding and Content-based Retrieval", Proc. IEEE 4th Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing, pp. 269 – 274, 2001

G Qiu and S. Sudirman, "Retrieving landscape images using Scene Structural Matrix", Advances in Multimedia Information Processing, PCM 2001, H.-Y. Shum et al (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 2195, Springer, pp. 921 – 926

G Qiu and S Sudirman, "Image Content Description Matrices for Image Indexing and Retrieval", UK Patent Application No 0115460.8, 25 June 2001

G. Qiu, "Constructing colour image databases using BTC for efficient storage and effective retrieval", Proc. 2001 International Symposium on Intelligent Multimedia, Video and Speech Processing, May 2001, Hong Kong, pp. 364 -367

C. Chen, G. Qiu, "Particle defect detection for reticle inspection using Wavelet transform", Proc. 5th International Conference on Quality Control By Artificial Vision, Le Creusot, Burgundy, France, 21-23 May 2001

G Qiu, "Image and Image Content Processing, Representation and Analysis for Image Matching, Indexing or Retrieval and Database Management", UK Patent Application No GB0103965.0, 17th February 2001

G. Qiu, "Image indexing using a coloured pattern appearance model", Proc. Storage and Retrieval for Media Databases2001, 21-26 January 2001, San Jose, CA, USA

G. Qiu, "Image coding using a coloured pattern appearance model", Proc. Visual Communication and Image Processing 2001, January 21-26, 2001, San Jose, CA, USA

G. Qiu and R. Palmer, "WISE: a content-based Web image search engine", Proc. Multimedia Computing and Networking 2001, January 21-26, 2001, San Jose, CA, USA

2000

G. Qiu, "MLP for adaptive postprocessing block coded images", IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 10, pp. 1450 - 1454, Decemner, 2000 (PDF)

J. Berens, G. D. Finlayson and G. Qiu, "Image indexing using compressed colour histogram", IEE Proceedings, Vision, Image and Signal Processing, vol. 147, no. 4, pp. 349 - 355, 2000 (PDF)

G. Qiu, "Inter-resolution look-up table for improved spatial magnification of images", Journal of Visual Communications and Image Representation, vol. 11, pp. 360 - 373, Academic Press, November 2000 (PDF)(JVCI Home)

S. Sudirman and G, Qiu, "Colour image representation using BSP tree", International Conference on Color in Graphics and Image Processing, CGIP2000, October 1-4, 2000, Saint-Etienne, FRANCE

G. Qiu and S. Sudirman, "Representation and retrieval of color images using binary space partitioning tree", 8th Color Imaging Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, Nov. 2000, pp.195 -201

G. Schaefer and G. Qiu, "Midstream content access based on color visual patte1591">G. Qiu and G. Schaefer, "Visual colour image processing", SPIE Color Imaging: Device Independent Color, Color Hardcopy, and Graphic Art V, San Jose, CA, USA, January 2000, pp. 132 –142

1999

G. Qiu, "A progressively predictive image pyramid for efficient lossless coding", IEEE Trans. on Image Processing, Vol. 8, No.1, pp. 109 – 115, 1999 (PDF)

G. Schaefer, G. Qiu and M. R. Luo, "Visual pattern based colour image compression", Proc. of SPIE, Visual Communication and Image Processing, San Jose, CA, USA, pp.989-997, January 1999

G. Qiu, "Pattern colour separable image coding for content based indexing", Proc. of IEEE International Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 13 -15, 1999 , pp. 407 – 412

G. Qiu and G. D. Finlayson, "Image coding for classification", Proc. of the 7th Color Imaging Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, pp.278-282, Nov. 1999

Jeff Berens, G. D. Finlayson and G. Qiu, "A statistical image of colour space", IPA’99, 7th IEE International Conference on Image Processing and Its Applications, July 1999, Manchester, UK

Jeff Berens, G. D. Finlayson and G. Qiu, "Indexing using compressed histogram", CIR99, 2nd UK Conference on Image Retrieval, February 1999, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

G. Qiu and G. Schaefer, "High quality enhancement of low resolution colour images", IPA99, 7th IEE International Conference on Image Processing and Its Applications, July 1999, Manchester, UK

G. Schaefer and G. Qiu, "Colour image coding by visually meaningful image patterns", IPA99, 7th IEE International Conference on Image Processing and Its Applications, July 1999, Manchester, UK

1998

G Qiu and H. P. Lee, "JPEG image enhancement based on adaptive learning", Proc. of SPIE, Vol. 3309, Visual Communications and Image Processing, January 1998, San Jose, CA, USA, pp. 260-271

G Qiu, "Multi-grid Edge Models for Magnifying Digital Images", Proc. of 1998 Asian Conference on Computer Vision, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer-Verlag, January 1998

G. Qiu, "Adaptive reconstruction of subsampled colour images", Proc. of ICSP’98, The 4th International Conference on Signal Processing, October 12 -16, 1998, Beijing, China, pp. 1072 – 1075

H. P. Lee, G. Qiu and M. R. Luo, "Calibrating spectrophotometers using neural networks", Proc. of SPIE, Vol. 3300, Color Imaging: Device-Independent Colour, Colour Hard Copy and Graphics Arts III, January 1998, San Jose, CA, USA, pp. 274 – 282

G. Qiu, "Video buffer reduction via global and local colour quantization", Proc. of ICSP’98, The 4th International Conference on Signal Processing, October 12 -16, 1998, Beijing, China, pp. 928 – 931

G. Qiu, "Reconstruction of colour images containing sub-sampled chrominance information by pattern mapping", Proc. of the 6th Color Imaging Conference, Nov. 1998, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

G. Qiu, "Coding colour quantized image by local colour quantization", Proc. of the 6th Color Imaging Conference, Nov. 1998, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA (PDF)

1997

G. Qiu, "Non-linear adaptive processing of block coded images", IEE Electronics Letters, vol. 33, pp. 1040 - 1042, 1997

G Qiu, "Gabor-like eigenfilters for texture segmentation", Proc. 6th IEE International Conference on Image Processing and Its Application, July 1997, Dublin, Ireland, pp. 596 – 599

G. Qiu, Z. He and S. Chen, "Post-processing block coded images using artificial neural networks", Proc. 6th IEE International Conference on Image Processing and Its Application, July 1997, Dublin, Ireland, pp. 684-687

1996

G. Qiu, "An Improved Recursive Median Filtering Scheme for Image Processing", IEEE Trans. on Image Processing, Vol. 5, pp. 646-648, 1996

G. Qiu and A. W. Booth, "Frequency Sensitive Hebbian Learning", Proceedings of 1996 IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks, Washington, DC, USA, June 3 - 6, 1996, pp.143-148

G. Qiu, "A novel two-layer neural network classifier", Proceedings of ESANN'96, European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, Bruges, Belgium, April 24-26, 1996, pp. 149-154

G. Qiu and M R Varley, "Finite-state neural networks for demensionality reduction and smooth signal reconstruction", Proc. of SPIE, Vol. 2664, Applications of Neural Networks in Image Processing, January 28 - February 2, 1996, San Jose, CA, USA, pp. 14-24

G Qiu, "A Multilayer image coding and browsing system", Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop in Signal and Image Processing, UMIST, Manchester, November, 1996, pp. 553-556

Z. He, G Qiu and S. Chen, "Visual vector quantization for image compression based on Laplacian pyramid structure", Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop in Signal and Image Processing, UMIST, Manchester, November, 1996, pp. 7-10

1995

G. Qiu, M. R. Varley and T. J. Terrell, "Image Coding based on Visual Vector Quantization", Proc. IEE 5th International Conference on Image Processing and Its Applications, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK, July 1995, pp. 301 – 305

G. Qiu, "A Fast Algorithm for Constructing Image Identification", Proc. SPIE, Vol. 2488, Visual Information Processing IV, Orlando, FL, USA, April 1995, pp. 218 – 228 (PDF)

G. Qiu, "Modelling the Visual Cortex using Artificial Neural Networks for Visual Image Reconstruction", Proc. of IEE 4th International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks, Churchill College, Cambridge, UK, June 1995, pp. 127 – 132

1994

G. Qiu, "Functional Optimisation Properties of Median Filtering", IEEE Signal Processing Letters, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 64-65, 1994

G. Qiu, M. R. Varley and T. J. Terrell, "Improved Clustering using Deterministic Annealing with a Gradient Descent Technique", Pattern Recognition Letters, 15, pp. 607-610, 1994

G. Qiu, "Reconstruction of Images using an Artificial Neural Network with Local-feature Extraction", Proc. of SPIE, Vol. 2353, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XIII: Algorithms and Computer Vision, Boston, MA, USA, November 1994, pp. 460-468

G. Qiu, M. R. Varley and T. J. Terrell, "Improved Clustering using Deterministic Annealing with a Gradient Descent Technique", Pattern Recognition Letters, 15, pp. 607-610, 1994

G. Qiu, M. R. Varley and T. J. Terrell, "Improved Image Compression using Backpropagation Networks", Proceedings of the Workshop on Neural Network Applications and Tools, (P. J. G. Lisbao and M. J. Taylor Eds.), IEEE Computer Society Press, pp. 73-81, 1994

G. Qiu, M. R. Varley and T. J. Terrell, "Image Compression by Edge Pattern Learning using Multilayer Perceptrons", IEE Electronics Letters, Vol. 29, No. 7, pp. 601-603, 1993

1992

G. Qiu, M. R. Varley and T. J. Terrell, "Accelerated training of backpropagation networks using adaptive momentum step", IEE Electronics Letters, Vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 377-379, 1992

G. Qiu, M. R. Varley and T. J. Terrell, "Variable bit rate block truncation coding for image compression using Hopfield neural networks", Proc. 3rd IEE International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks, IEE Conference Publication No. 372, pp. 233-237, 1992