Reversible data hiding based on RSBEMD coding and adaptive multi-segment left and right histogram shifting

By leveraging the secret data coding using the remainder storage based exploiting modification direction (RSBEMD), and the pixel change operation recording based on multi-segment left and right histogram shifting, a novel reversible data hiding (RHD) scheme is proposed in this paper. The secret data are first encoded by some specific pixel change operations to the pixels in groups. After that, multi-segment left and right histogram shifting based on threshold manipulation is implemented for recording the pixel change operations. Furthermore, a multiple embedding policy based on chess board prediction (CBP) and threshold manipulation is put forward, and the threshold can be adjusted to achieve adaptive data hiding. Experimental results and analysis show that it is reversible and can achieve good performance in capacity and imperceptibility compared with the existing methods.     

Empirical comparison of image retrieval color similarity methods with human judgment

It is important to verify assumptions and methods of image retrieval against actual human behavior. A study was conducted to compare similarity methods of color histograms against human assessment of similarity. The similarity methods tested include basic histogram intersection, center histogram matching, locality histogram matching, and size-weighted histogram matching. 161 subjects participated in the empirical study. The findings, based on Spearman correlation analysis, showed that both the basic histogram intersection method and size-weighted histogram are very close to human assessment of similarity (Spearman correlation coefficient of 0.915). The other two are not close to human judgment on similarity. This study illustrates an alternative approach to evaluating matching algorithms. Unlike the usual measures of recall and precision, this approach emphasizes human validation. Fewer images are required with the use of statistical testing.     

基于自动选取最佳阈值的X光图像快速分割方法*

为实现对数字X光图像进行快速分割,提出一种针对直方图的包络特征进行处理的新方法.该方法采用分水岭算法对数字X光图像的直方图一维信号进行处理.首先计算出图像的直方图,然后对直方图进行形态学滤波,提取出直方图的包络.在此基础上对直方图的包络采用分水岭算法自动提取出最佳阈值.用提取出的阈值进行基于阈值的初步分割,然后进一步采用基于标记的分水岭算法对初步分割的二值图像作进一步分割.通过实验表明,采用该方法可以有效地分割大幅X光图像.     

Detecting similarities in virtual machine behavior for cloud monitoring using smoothed histograms

The growing size and complexity of cloud systems determine scalability issues for resource monitoring and management. While most existing solutions consider each Virtual Machine (VM) as a black box with independent characteristics, we embrace a new perspective where VMs with similar behaviors in terms of resource usage are clustered together. We argue that this new approach has the potential to address scalability issues in cloud monitoring and management. In this paper, we propose a technique to cluster VMs starting from the usage of multiple resources, assuming no knowledge of the services executed on them. This innovative technique models VMs behavior exploiting the probability histogram of their resources usage, and performs smoothing-based noise reduction and selection of the most relevant information to consider for the clustering process. Through extensive evaluation, we show that our proposal achieves high and stable performance in terms of automatic VM clustering, and can reduce the monitoring requirements of cloud systems.     

Computer aided detection system for micro calcifications in digital mammograms

Breast cancer continues to be a significant public health problem in the world. Early detection is the key for improving breast cancer prognosis. Mammogram breast X-ray is considered the most reliable method in early detection of breast cancer. However, it is difficult for radiologists to provide both accurate and uniform evaluation for the enormous mammograms generated in widespread screening. Micro calcification clusters (MCCs) and masses are the two most important signs for the breast cancer, and their automated detection is very valuable for early breast cancer diagnosis. The main objective is to discuss the computer-aided detection system that has been proposed to assist the radiologists in detecting the specific abnormalities and improving the diagnostic accuracy in making the diagnostic decisions by applying techniques splits into three-steps procedure beginning with enhancement by using Histogram equalization (HE) and Morphological Enhancement, followed by segmentation based on Otsu's threshold the region of interest for the identification of micro calcifications and mass lesions, and at last classification stage, which classify between normal and micro calcifications ‘patterns and then classify between benign and malignant micro calcifications. In classification stage; three methods were used, the voting K-Nearest Neighbor classifier (K-NN) with prediction accuracy of 73%, Support Vector Machine classifier (SVM) with prediction accuracy of 83%, and Artificial Neural Network classifier (ANN) with prediction accuracy of 77%.     

基于特征融合的核量化图像分类方法

局部特征和全局特征是图像的两种重要的特征描述,在图像分类时起着至关重要的作用。据此提出一种通过融合全局与局部特征核量化图像分类方法。首先,分析全局特征及局部特征各自优缺点,并对图像进行特征提取;其次,通过核方法将特征映射到适当的高维空间中,来进行码书的获取与量化,并进行特征的融合以更好地对图像进行描述;最后,采用基于直方图交叉核的支持向量机对获取的量化特征进行分类。通过实验证明了所提出的方法的可行性。     

基于图像引导滤波的人脸光照预处理算法

针对人脸识别中人脸图像光照预处理的问题,提出一种基于图像引导滤波的人脸光照预处理算法。根据自定义光照标准函数对引导图像和输入图像进行分类,经指数或对数非线性变换调整后进行直方图均衡化处理。采用图像引导滤波对图像细节进行增强,使变换后的图像更清晰。利用空域高通滤波来抑制局部锐化现象。在YaleB人脸数据库上进行验证,结果表明,该算法在识别性能上明显优于经典的主成分分析法,识别率可以提高2%~8%。     

基于HSV空间的彩色图像直方图检索技术

传统彩色图像的直方图检索技术基于RGB空间,但研究发现,RGB空间不符合人眼的视觉感应。因此本文提出的算法是在HSV空间上计算彩色图像的三维直方图,通过非均匀的划分三个分量色相H（Hue）、饱和度S（Saturation）和亮度V（Value）的采样区间,得到不同的检索结果。实验结果分析表明,在HSV空间,不同的分量在不同类型的图像中的作用是不一致的。     

互信息在图像检索中的应用

介绍了一种用互信息来衡量相似性图像检索方法.该方法首先生成一种在统计上有代表性的视觉模式,使用这种模式的分布作为图像内容的描述符;基于该内容描述,设计了其互信息的计算方法以衡量图像的相似性.实验结果表明,在图像检索中,相对于其它如KL散度和L2规范等方法,互信息是一种更为有效的衡量相似性的方法.     

基于自适应特征融合的粒子滤波目标跟踪算法

提出了一种基于自适应特征融合的粒子滤波跟踪算法,用于解决传统的粒子滤波跟踪方法在复杂背景下容易跟踪失败的问题。该算法选取颜色特征和边缘特征来描述目标,并通过粒子滤波进行特征融合,根据可靠性因子调整各特征的权值系数;在跟踪过程中,随着目标自身形变,自适应更新目标模板。实验结果表明,在复杂背景下以及受到遮挡时,本算法能够准确稳健地跟踪目标。