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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Metaverse - METAVERSE 2024, held in Bangkok, Thailand, during November 16-19, 2024.The 6 full papers and 4 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 22 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: research track; application and industry track; and short paper track.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Joint Conference on Discrete Geometry and Mathematical Morphology, DGMM 2024, held in Florence, Italy during April 15-18, 2024.The 34 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 51 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Digital Geometry - Models, Transforms, and Visualization; Computational Aspects of Discrete Structures and Tilings; Learning Based Morphology; Hierarchical and Graph-Based Models, Analysis and Segmentation; Discrete and Combinatorial Topology; and Mathematical Morphology and Digital Geometry for Applications.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Entertainment Computing (IFIP-ICEC 2024) which was held in Manaus, Brazil, during September 30 - October 3, 2024.The 13 full papers, 8 short papers and 17 papers of other types presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 60 submissions. The works collected in this volume discuss latest findings in the areas of Game Experience, Player Engagement and Analysis, Serious Gameplay, Entertainment Methods and Tools, Extended Reality and Game Design.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 30th International Conference on MultiMedia Modeling, MMM 2024, held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, during January 29-February 2, 2024.The 112 full papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 297 submissions. The MMM conference were organized in topics related to multimedia modelling, particularly: audio, image, video processing, coding and compression; multimodal analysis for retrieval applications, and multimedia fusion methods.

This book provides a thorough overview of recent progress in video object tracking, allowing researchers and industrial practitioners to gain a better understanding of the most important problems and developed technologies in the area. Video tracking is a key research area in computer vision and aims to track unique objects in a given video, which are useful for various applications such as video conference, video editing, surveillance, and autonomous driving. This book begins with an introduction to the task of video object tracking, including the most common problem settings. Given the revolution of deep learning in computer vision problems, numerous new tasks, datasets, and methods have been recently proposed in the domain of video tracking. The book includes these recent results as well as benchmarks in large-scale human-centric video analysis in complex events.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 21st International Symposium on Intelligent Data Analysis, IDA 2022, which was held in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, during April 12-14, 2023.The 38 papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 91 submissions. IDA is an international symposium presenting advances in the intelligent analysis of data. Distinguishing characteristics of IDA are its focus on novel, inspiring ideas, its focus on research, and its relatively small scale.

This volume LNCS constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Distributed Computing and Intelligent Technology, ICDCIT 2025, in Bhubaneswar, in India, in January 2025. ICDCIT is organized into two tracks: Distributed Computing (DC) and Intelligent Technology (IT). The DC track solicits original research papers contributing to the foundations and applications of distributed computing. The DC track PC accepted 10 papers (7 regular papers and 3 short papers), and the IT track PC accepted 8 regular papers, The conference presents and discusses results and ideas on the foundations and applications of distributed computing and intelligent technology.

The five-volume set CCIS 2133-2137 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the workshops held in conjunction with the Joint European Conference on Machine Learning and Knowledge Discovery in Databases, ECML PKDD 2023, which took place in Turin, Italy, during September 18-22, 2023.The 200 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 515 submissions. The papers have been organized in the following tracks:Part I: Advances in Interpretable Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence -- Joint Workshop and Tutorial; BIAS 2023 - 3rd Workshop on Bias and Fairness in AI; Biased Data in Conversational Agents; Explainable Artificial Intelligence: From Static to Dynamic; ML, Law and Society; Part II: RKDE 2023: 1st International Tutorial and Workshop on Responsible Knowledge Discovery in Education; SoGood 2023 - 8th Workshop on Data Science for Social Good; Towards Hybrid Human-Machine Learning and Decision Making (HLDM); Uncertainty meets explainability in machine learning; Workshop: Deep Learning and Multimedia Forensics. Combating fake media and misinformation; Part III: XAI-TS: Explainable AI for Time Series: Advances and Applications; XKDD 2023: 5th International Workshop on eXplainable Knowledge Discovery in Data Mining; Deep Learning for Sustainable Precision Agriculture; Knowledge Guided Machine Learning; MACLEAN: MAChine Learning for EArth ObservatioN; MLG: Mining and Learning with Graphs; Neuro Explicit AI and Expert Informed ML for Engineering and Physical Sciences; New Frontiers in Mining Complex Patterns; Part IV: PharML, Machine Learning for Pharma and Healthcare Applications; Simplification, Compression, Efficiency and Frugality for Artificial intelligence; Workshop on Uplift Modeling and Causal Machine Learning for Operational Decision Making; 6th Workshop on AI in Aging, Rehabilitation and Intelligent Assisted Living (ARIAL); Adapting to Change: Reliable Multimodal Learning Across Domains; AI4M: AI for Manufacturing; Part V: Challenges and Opportunities of Large Language Models in Real-World Machine Learning Applications; Deep learning meets Neuromorphic Hardware; Discovery challenge; ITEM: IoT, Edge, and Mobile for Embedded Machine Learning; LIMBO - LearnIng and Mining for BlOckchains; Machine Learning for Cybersecurity (MLCS 2023); MIDAS - The 8th Workshop on MIning DAta for financial applicationS; Workshop on Advancements in Federated Learning.

The 13-volume set LNCS 14425-14437 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th Chinese Conference on Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision, PRCV 2023, held in Xiamen, China, during October 13-15, 2023. The 532 full papers presented in these volumes were selected from 1420 submissions. The papers have been organized in the following topical sections: Action Recognition, Multi-Modal Information Processing, 3D Vision and Reconstruction, Character Recognition, Fundamental Theory of Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Vision Problems in Robotics, Autonomous Driving, Pattern Classification and Cluster Analysis, Performance Evaluation and Benchmarks, Remote Sensing Image Interpretation, Biometric Recognition, Face Recognition and Pose Recognition, Structural Pattern Recognition, Computational Photography, Sensing and Display Technology, Video Analysis and Understanding, Vision Applications and Systems, Document Analysis and Recognition, Feature Extraction and Feature Selection, Multimedia Analysis and Reasoning, Optimization and Learning methods, Neural Network and Deep Learning, Low-Level Vision and Image Processing, Object Detection, Tracking and Identification, Medical Image Processing and Analysis.

This book provides an in-depth study of biomedical image analysis. It reviews and summarizes previous research work in biomedical image analysis and also provides a brief introduction to other computation techniques, such as fuzzy sets, neutrosophic sets, clustering algorithm and fast forward quantum optimization algorithm, focusing on how these techniques can be integrated into different phases of the biomedical image analysis. In particular, this book describes novel methods resulting from the fuzzy sets, neutrosophic sets, clustering algorithm and fast forward quantum optimization algorithm. It also demonstrates how a new quantum-clustering based model can be successfully applied in the context of clustering the COVID-19 CT scans. Thanks to its easy-to-read style and the clear explanations of the models, the book can be used as a concise yet comprehensive reference guide to biomedical image analysis, and will be valuable not only for graduate students, but also for researchers and professionals working for academic, business and government institutes and medical colleges.

This book shows how different types of motion can be disambiguated into their components in a richer way than that currently possible in computer vision.Previous research of motion analysis has generally not yet considered the basic nature of higher orders of motion such as acceleration. Hence, this book introduces an approximation of the acceleration field using established optical flow techniques. Further, acceleration is decomposed into radial and tangential based on geometry and propagated as a general motion descriptor; this book shows the capability for differentiating different types of motion both on synthesized data and real image sequences.Beyond acceleration, the higher orders of motion flow and their continuant parts are investigated for further revealing the chaotic motion fields. Naturally, it is possible to extend this notion further: to detect higher orders of image motion. In this respect, this book shows how jerk and snap can be obtained from image sequences. The derived results on test images and heel strike detection in gait analysis illustrate the ability of higher-order motion, which provide the basis for the following research and applications in the future.We hope that the publication of this book will bring a new perspective to researchers and graduate students in the field of video analysis in computer vision.

This 15-volume set LNCS 15031-15045 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th Chinese Conference on Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision, PRCV 2024, held in Urumqi, China, during October 18-20, 2024.The 579 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 1526 submissions. The papers cover various topics in the broad areas of pattern recognition and computer vision, including machine learning, pattern classification and cluster analysis, neural network and deep learning, low-level vision and image processing, object detection and recognition, 3D vision and reconstruction, action recognition, video analysis and understanding, document analysis and recognition, biometrics, medical image analysis, and various applications.

This book investigates the image watermarking domain, analyzing and comparing image watermarking techniques that exist in current literature. The author's goal is to aid researchers and students in their studies in the vast and important domain of image watermarking, including its advantages and risks. The book has three chapters: image watermarking using data compression; speech modulation for image watermarking; and secure image watermarking based on LWT and SVD.In addition, this book: Investigates the image watermarking domain, analyzing and comparing current image watermarking techniquesIncludes detail on image encryption and mathematical tools used for image watermarkingCovers image watermarking using data compression, speech modulation for image watermarking, and more

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This 10-volume LNCS conference set constitutes the proceedings of the 17th Asian Conference on Computer Vision, in Hanoi, Vietnam, held during December 8-12, 2024. The 270 full papers together included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 839 submissions.The conference presents and discusses new problems, solutions, and technologies in computer vision, machine learning, and related areas in artificial intelligence.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the evaluation track of the 9th China Health Information Processing Conference, CHIP 2023, held in Hangzhou, China, during October 27-29, 2023. The 15 algorithms papers and 6 overview papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 66 submissions to the conference. They were organized in topical sections as follows: CHIP-PromptCBLUE Medical Large Model Evaluation; Chinese Medical Text Few-shot Named Entity Recognition; Drug Paper Document Recognition and Entity Relation Extraction; CHIP-YIER Medical Large Model Evaluation; Medical Literature PICOS Identification; Chinese Diabetes Question Classification;

This book includes high quality research papers submitted at the 2022 "Four Session (ICFIE, ICORG, GDORS, CGHMORS) Celebration" Joint International Conference held on December 28, 2022 and the online meeting of the Fuzzy Information and Engineering Branch of the China Operations Research Society on September 17, 2022. It covers topics in the fields of certainty, stochastic uncertainty, and fuzzy uncertainty, including computer science and mathematics, operations research and control, artificial intelligence, information and engineering technology, barrier-free communication for people with disabilities, digital logistics and knowledge representation, medical applications, queuing theory and game theory, algorithms and optimization methods. The book is a valuable reference book for scholars, engineers, management professionals, and graduate, undergraduate, and vocational students interested in computer science, mathematics, and fuzzy mathematics and operations research, as well as their applications in information technology and engineering.

With the increase in urban population, it became necessary to keep track of the object of interest. In favor of SDGs for sustainable smart city, with the advancement in technology visual tracking extends to track multi-target present in the scene rather estimating location for single target only. In contrast to single object tracking, multi-target introduces one extra step of detection. Tracking multi-target includes detecting and categorizing the target into multiple classes in the first frame and provides each individual target an ID to keep its track in the subsequent frames of a video stream. One category of multi-target algorithms exploits global information to track the target of the detected target. On the other hand, some algorithms consider present and past information of the target to provide efficient tracking solutions. Apart from these, deep leaning-based algorithms provide reliable and accurate solutions. But, these algorithms are computationally slow when applied in real-time. This book presents and summarizes the various visual tracking algorithms and challenges in the domain. The various feature that can be extracted from the target and target saliency prediction is also covered. It explores a comprehensive analysis of the evolution from traditional methods to deep learning methods, from single object tracking to multi-target tracking. In addition, the application of visual tracking and the future of visual tracking can also be introduced to provide the future aspects in the domain to the reader. This book also discusses the advancement in the area with critical performance analysis of each proposed algorithm. This book will be formulated with intent to uncover the challenges and possibilities of efficient and effective tracking of single or multi-object, addressing the various environmental and hardware challenges. The intended audience includes academicians, engineers, postgraduate students, developers, professionals, military personals, scientists, data analysts, practitioners, and people who are interested in exploring more about tracking.· Another projected audience are the researchers and academicians who identify and develop methodologies, frameworks, tools, and applications through reference citations, literature reviews, quantitative/qualitative results, and discussions.

This book looks at the application of cascaded interferometers in both theoretical and practical contexts, particularly focusing on enhancing image contrast and facilitating medical diagnostics. Commencing with a comprehensive exploration of modulated two-beam interference employing Fourier optics, it progresses to discuss the implementation of a cascaded Michelson interferometer, with a specialized emphasis on its utility in analyzing microscopic structures such as glass fibers. Subsequent chapters examine step-index fibers using multiple laser beam interferometry and introduce sophisticated models for interpreting fringe shifts in unclad glass fibers through ordinary multiple-beam interference.Moreover, the book addresses the recognition of modulated apertures employing a Cascaded Fabry-Perot Interferometer (CFPI) and discusses its implications for various applications. It looks at the processing of retinal artery images leveraging higher orders of two-beam interference and investigates the utility of cascaded interferometric techniques in examining kidney and colon images. Furthermore, it presents a novel approach to image processing of coronaviruses utilizing interferometry techniques, showcasing the potential of interferometric methods in medical research and diagnostics.Through its systematic exploration of cascaded interferometers and their diverse applications, this book is suited for researchers, practitioners, and students alike, offering insights into both fundamental principles and advanced methodologies in interferometry and medical imaging.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th Southern African Conference on Artificial Intelligence Research, SACAIR 2024, held in Bloemfontein, South Africa, during December 2-6, 2024.The 29 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 101 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: algorithmic and Data Driven AI; socio-technical and human-centred AI (Information Systems); responsible and Ethical AI (Philosophy, Law and Humanities); symbolic AI and Knowledge Representation and Reasoning.

The two-volume set LNAI 15299 and 15300 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Speech and Computer, SPECOM 2024, held in Belgrade, Serbia, during November 25-28, 2024.The 53 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 90 submissions. The book also contains two invited talks in full paper length. The papers are organized in the following topical sections:Volume I:Invited papers; automatic speech recognition; speech and language resources; speech synthesis and perception; and speech processing for medicine.Volume II:Computational paralinguistics; affective computing; speaker recognition; digital speech processing; natural language processing.

¿This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Recent Trends in Analysis of Images, Social Networks and Texts, AIST 2023, held in Yerevan, Armenia, during September 28-30, 2023.The 19 full papers 2 short papers and 1 demo paper included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 52 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Natural Language Processing; Computer Vision; Data Analysis and Machine Learning; Network Analysis; Theoretical Machine Learning and Optimization; and Demo Paper.