Challenges face biometrics researchers and particularly those who are dealing with skin
tone detection include choosing a colour space, generating the skin model and processing …

Human face detection has become a major field of interest in current research because
there is no deterministic algorithm to find face (s) in a given image. Further the algorithms …

The majority of existing methods have one thing in common which is the de-correlation of
luminance from the considered colour channels. It is believed that the luminance is …

With advancements in digital communication technology and the growth of computer power
and storage, the difficulties in ensuring individuals' privacy become increasingly …

Swift response to the detection of endangered minors is an ongoing concern for law
enforcement. Many child-focused investigations hinge on digital evidence discovery and …

Skin color has proven to be a useful and robust cue for face detection, localization and
tracking. Image content filtering, content aware video compression and image color …

Face identification and detection has become very popular, interesting and wide field of
current research area. As there are several algorithms for face detection exist but none of the …

This dissertation presents techniques for generating static representations of video content,
which can be used for video compression, video generation, and for allowing users to more …

In this paper, the concept of object-oriented embedding (OOE) is introduced into information
hiding in general and particularly to steganography which is the science that involves …

One of the major challenges in human-machine interaction has always been the
development of such techniques, that are able to provide accurate human recognition, so as …