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  • Object detection in biological images using a search-based framework

    Creator:
    Lam, Michael
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    This thesis addresses a basic problem in computer vision, that of semantic labeling of images. Our work is aimed at object detection in biological images for evolutionary biology research. In particular, our goal is to detect nematocysts in Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) images. This biological domain presents challenges for existing...
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    Framework by Michael Lam A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial

  • Analysis of bio-based composites for image segmentation with the aid of games

    Creator:
    Inouye, Jennifer A.
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    A fundamental problem in computer vision is to partition an image into meaningful segments. While image segmentation is required by many applications, the thesis focuses on segmentation of computed tomography (CT) images for analysis and quality control of composite materials. The key research contribution of this thesis is a novel...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jennifer A. Inouye for the degree of Master of Science of Computer

  • Learning MDP action models via discrete mixture trees

    Creator:
    Wynkoop, Michael S.
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    This thesis addresses the problem of learning dynamic Bayesian network (DBN) models to support reinforcement learning. It focuses on learning regression tree models of the conditional probability distributions of the DBNs. Existing algorithms presume that the stochasticity in the domain can be modeled as a deterministic function with additive noise....
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    Trees by Michael S. Wynkoop A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment

  • Behavior graphs for data-driven animation of 3d characters

    Creator:
    Srinivasan, Madhusudhanan
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    In this dissertation, we present a user-in-the-loop method for the design of an interactive motion data structure that benefits from the advantages of both motion graphs and blend-based techniques. Our novel approach automatically analyzes a traditional motion graph built from labeled motion clips. The result is a more condensed, coarser...
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    : Behavior Graphs for Data-driven Animation of 3D Characters Abstract approved: Ronald A. Metoyer In this

  • From shape-based object recognition and discovery to 3D scene interpretation

    Creator:
    Payet, Nadia
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    This dissertation addresses a number of inter-related and fundamental problems in computer vision. Specifically, we address object discovery, recognition, segmentation, and 3D pose estimation in images, as well as 3D scene reconstruction and scene interpretation. The key ideas behind our approaches include using shape as a basic object feature, and...
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    addresses a number of inter-related and fundamental problems in com- puter vision. Specifically, we address

  • Protein secondary structure prediction using conditional random fields and profiles

    Creator:
    Shen, Rongkun
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    Protein secondary structure prediction plays a pivotal role in predicting protein folding in three-dimensions. Its task is to assign each residue one of the three secondary structure classes helix, strand, or random coil. This is an instance of the problem of sequential supervised learning in machine learning. This thesis describes...
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    Protein secondary structure prediction plays a pivotal role in predicting protein folding in three

  • Robust and Efficient Classification of Videos in the Wild

    Creator:
    Mahasseni, Behrooz
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    Recognizing human actions in videos is a long-standing problem in computer vision with a wide range of applications including video surveillance, content retrieval, and sports analysis. This thesis focuses on addressing efficiency and robustness of video classification in unconstrained real-world settings. The thesis work can be broadly divided into four...
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    actions in videos is a long-standing problem in computer vision with a wide range of applications

  • Bayesian optimization with empirical constraints

    Creator:
    Azimi, Javad
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    Bayesian Optimization (BO) methods are often used to optimize an unknown function f(•) that is costly to evaluate. They typically work in an iterative manner. In each iteration, given a set of observation points, BO algorithms select k ≥ 1 points to be evaluated. The results of those points are...
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    typically work in an iterative manner. In each iteration, given a set of observation points, BO algorithms

  • Interactive player tracking for videos in American football

    Creator:
    Bawaskar, Amit
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    This thesis presents an interactive software tool for tracking a moving object in a video. In particular, we focus on the problem of tracking a player in American football videos. Object tracking is one of the fundamental problems in computer vision. It is one of the most important components in...
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    Abstract approved: Sinisa Todorovic This thesis presents an interactive software tool for tracking a

  • Rare category detection using hierarchical mean shift

    Creator:
    Vatturi, Pavan Kumar
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    Many applications in surveillance, monitoring, scientific discovery, and data cleaning require the identification of anomalies. Although many methods have been developed to identify statistically significant anomalies, a more difficult task is to identify anomalies that are both interesting and statistically significant. Category detection is an emerging area of machine learning...
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    methods have been developed to identify statistically significant anomalies, a more difficult task is to