Fast and accurate person re-identification with xception conv-net and C2F

Person re-identification (re-id) is the task of identifying a person of interest across disjoint camera views in a multi-camera system. This is a challenging problem due to the different poses, viewpoints and lighting conditions. Deeply learned systems have become prevalent in the person re-identification field as they are capable to deal with...

Fast and accurate person re-identification with Xception and Conv-Net and C2F

Semantic reasoning in zero example video event retrieval

Searching in digital video data for high-level events, such as a parade or a car accident, is challenging when the query is textual and lacks visual example images or videos. Current research in deep neural networks is highly beneficial for the retrieval of high-level events using visual examples, but without examples it is still hard to (1)...

Semantic mapping in video retrieval

In the modern world, networked sensor technology makes it possible to capture the world around us in real-time. In the security domain cameras are an important source of information. Cameras in public places, bodycams, drones and recordings with smart phones are used for real time monitoring of the environment to prevent crime (monitoring case);...

Knowledge based query expansion in complex multimedia event detection

A common approach in content based video information retrieval is to perform automatic shot annotation with semantic labels using pre-trained classifiers. The visual vocabulary of state-of-the-art automatic annotation systems is limited to a few thousand concepts, which creates a semantic gap between the semantic labels and the natural language...

Fast re-ranking of visual search results by example selection

In this paper we present a simple, novel method to use state-of-the-art image concept detectors and publicly available image search engines to retrieve images for semantically more complex queries from local databases without re-indexing of the database. Our low-key, data- driven method for associative recognition of unknown, or more elaborate,...

Query Interpretation – an Application of Semiotics in Image Retrieval

One of the challenges in the field of content-based image retrieval is to bridge the semantic gap that exists between the information extracted from visual data using classifiers, and the interpretation of this data made by the end users. The semantic gap is a cascade of 1) the transformation of image pixels into labelled objects and 2) the...

Applying Semantic Reasoning in Image Retrieval

Abstract—With the growth of open sensor networks, multiple applications in different domains make use of a large amount of sensor data, resulting in an emerging need to search semantically over heterogeneous datasets. In semantic search, an important challenge consists of bridging the semantic gap between the high-level natural language query...

Interactive detection of incrementally learned concepts in images with ranking and semantic query interpretation

The number of networked cameras is growing exponentially. Multiple applications in different domains result in an increasing need to search semantically over video sensor data. In this paper, we present the GOOSE demonstrator, which is a real-time general-purpose search engine that allows users to pose natural language queries to retrieve...

Linear colour correction for multiple illumination changes and non-overlapping cameras

Many image processing methods, such as techniques for people re-identification, assume photometric constancy between different images. This paper addresses the correction of photometric variations based upon changes in background areas to correct foreground areas. We assume a multiple light source model where all light sources can have different...

Recognition and localization of relevant human behavior in videos

Ground surveillance is normally performed by human assets, since it requires visual intelligence. However, especially for military operations, this can be dangerous and is very resource intensive. Therefore, unmanned autonomous visual-intelligence systems are desired. In this paper, we present an improved system that can recognize actions of a...

Re-identification of persons in multi-camera surveillance under varying viewpoints and illumination

The capability to track individuals in CCTV cameras is important for surveillance and forensics alike. However, it is laborious to do over multiple cameras. Therefore, an automated system is desirable. In literature several methods have been proposed, but their robustness against varying viewpoints and illumination is limited. Hence performance...

Computer-assisted tree taxonomy by automated image recognition

We present an algorithm that performs image-based queries within the domain of tree taxonomy. As such, it serves as an example relevant to many other potential applications within the field of biodiversity and photo-identification. Unsupervised matching results are produced through a chain of computer vision and image processing techniques,...

TNO at TRECVID 2008, Combining Audio and Video Fingerprinting for Robust Copy Detection

TNO has evaluated a baseline audio and a video fingerprinting system based on robust hashing for the TRECVID 2008 copy detection task. We participated in the audio, the video and the combined audio-video copy detection task. The audio fingerprinting implementation clearly outperformed the video fingerprinting implementation. We combined the...

Fusion of heterogeneous speaker recognition systems in the STBU submission for the NIST Speaker Recognition Evaluation 2006

This paper describes and discusses the "STBU" speaker recognition system, which performed well in the NIST Speaker Recognition Evaluation 2006 (SRE). STBU is a consortium of four partners: Spescom DataVoice (Stellenbosch, South Africa), TNO (Soesterberg, The Netherlands), BUT (Brno, Czech Republic), and the University of Stellenbosch ...