PRELIMINARY

PROGRAMME

IWAIT aims to provide a forum to discuss the latest research, development and applications of image, video, graphics and other related technologies. It is targeting at academia, research scientists and engineers interested in the field. The previous workshops were held in: Korea (1998), Taiwan (1999), Japan (2000), Korea (2001), Taiwan (2002) and Japan (2003). IWAIT’04 will be held January 12-13, 2004.

Audience: The conference should be of interests to researchers, software and application developers, and information technologists.

Venue: LT31, S16, Level 3, NUS

0800 – 1700: REGISTRATION

0850 - 0905:  OPENING SESSION

      Welcome Message: Conference Co-Chairs

            Tat-Seng Chua and Masayuki Nakajima

            (National University of Singapore / Tokyo Institute of Technology)

      Program Overview: Program Co-Chair

            Tat-Jen Cham (Nanyang Technological University)

0905-0940:  KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Chair: Tat-Seng Chua (NUS, Singapore)

      Dr Mun-Kew Leong (Program Manager, Media Semantics Laboratory, I2R, Singapore)

      Are we still far away from taking about media semantics? 

0945-1010:  POSTER PRESENTATION 1

Chair:. Masayuki Nakajima (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)

Content Processing and Information Security

Yesun Joung, Kyuheon Kim, Kyeongok Kang, Jinwong Kim: Interactive Broadcasting Content Authoring and Searching System using MPEG-7 over MPEG-4 Scheme (ETRI, Korea)

Siu-Yeung Cho: Region-based Tree Structure Representation for Classification of Flowers (NTU, Singapore)

Jianhua Wu, Jianfei Cai: Using EREC For Fast Block Retrieving in JPEG-coded Large Images (NTU, Singapore)

Kalyan Takru, Timo Rolf Bretschneider & Charles Graham Leedham:  Unsupervised Detection of Roads in High Resolution Panchromatic Satellite Images (NTU, Singapore)

Lekha Chaisorn, Chun-keat Koh, Tat-Seng Chua: Experience in news story segmentation of large video corpuses (NUS, Singapore)

Huamin Feng & Tat-Seng Chua: Semantic Concepts Learning via Bootstrapping for Large Scale Image Collection (NUS, Singapore)

Hirotaka Sonobe, Saeko Takagi & Fujiichi Yoshimoto: Image Retrieval system of fishes using a mobile device (Wakayama Univ., Japan)

Tadashi Suzuki, Terumasa Aoki, Tetsuo Ikeda, Hiroshi Yasuda: A Study of Method for Easy Reuse of Existing Content (Univ of Tokyo/ Iwate Prefectural Univ, Japan)

Hidenori Terasawa, Masato Yanagisawa, Norio Tagawa, Akihiro Minagawa: Detection of Speech Sections from Acoustic Signals using Lip Image Sequence (Tokyo Metropolitan Univ, Japan)

Kwang Yong Kim, Jin Woo Hong, KyuHeon Kim: Copyright Protection Authoring System Based on MPEG-4 (ETRI, Korea)

Mun-Hee Lee and Young-Hee Lee: Image Watermarking using Self-Organizing Map (Daegu Poly College/Pusan National Univ, Korea)

Hyong Joong Kim, Taechoon Kim and In Kwon Yeo: Robustness Enhancement by Exploiting Outliners (Kangwon National Univ, Korea)

1010 - 1110:  TEA and POSTER DISPLAY SESSION 1

1110 – 1230: ORAL SESSION 1: Content-based Processing and Retrieval

Chair: Zen-Chung Shih  (National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)

Liu Song, Liang-Tien Chia: Integrating Ontology into Content-based image Retrieval (NTU, Singapore)

B. Jung, M. Ha, H. Kim, K. Park and W. Kim: Fast Face Recogniztion System for Character Retrieval in TV program (KBS, Korea)

Nobuhiko Mukai, Satoshi Morozumi & Makoto Kosugi: An Automatic Summary Generation Method of Baseball Games (Musashi Institute of Technology, Japan)

Marchenko Yelizaveta, Tat-Seng Chua, Irina Aristarkhova: Retrieval of Paintings based on Concepts defined in Arts History (NUS, Singapore)

1230 – 1400: BUFFET LUNCH

1400 – 1520: ORAL SESSION 2: Image Processing and Coding

Chair: Jinwoong Kim (ETRI, Korea)

K.C. Lee, Marian Choy and Y.K. Chan: Spatial Correlation Preprocessing Prior to Discrete Cosine Transform (City University of HK, Hong Kong)

Wataru Fujishima & Nagao Tomoharu: PT-ACTIT: Parameter Tunable-Automatic Construction of Tree-structural Image Transformation (Yokohama National Univ, Japan)

Masasi Ohnuma & Tomoharu Nagao: Simulating Rubber Actuator in picture analysis using Neural Network (Yokohama National Univ, Japan)

Wei Siong Lee and Ashraf A Kassim: Issues concerning video coding using SPIHT (NUS, Singapore)

1525 - 1550:  POSTER PRESENTATION 2

Chair: Y.K.Chan (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)

Image Processing and Coding

Wook Hyun Jeong and Yo-Sung Ho: Generic Design Algorithm for Reversible Variable - length Codes from the Huffman Code (Kuangju Inst. of Sci. and Tech. Korea)

Navin Rajpal, Anil Kumar: Steganography using Non Linear Forward Feedback Shift Register Technique (GGS Indraprastha Univ, India)

Michiharu Niimi,Tomohito Ei, Hideki Noda & Eiji Kawaguchi: Secure BPCS-Steganography Quasi-Preserving Complexity Distribution (Kyushu Inst. of Tech. Kitakyushu, Japan)

Qiang Wang, Debin Zhao & Siwei Ma: Low Complexity Rate-Distortion Oprimized Mode Selection For H.264 /AVC Video Coding Standard (Harbin Inst of Technology/Inst of Computing Technology, China)

Ayuko Takagi & Hitoshi Kiya: Scrambling of MPEG Video Suitable for Image Search (Shohoku College/ Tokyo Metropolitan Univ, Japan)

Hiroyuki Tsuji, Shinji Tokumasu, Hiroshi Takahashi & Masayuki Nakajima: A Spatio-temporal Prefiltering Scheme Based on Anisotropic Diffusion in Low Bitrate Video Coding (Kanagawa Inst. of Technology/ Tokyo Inst. of Technology, Japan)

Tomoya Kodama, Atsushi Matsumura & Noboru Yamaguchi: Development of a Software MPEG-4 Encoder for Real-time Applications (Toshiba Corp., Japan)

Satoshi Asamizu & Miki Haseyama: GA-based motion table realization for efficient video coding (Kushiro National College of Technology/ Hokkaido Univ., Japan)

Taichiro Shiodera, Ichiro Matsuda & Susumu Itoh: Lossless Video Coding Using MC Based 3D Prediction Optimized for Each Frame (Science Univ. of Tokyo, Japan)

Takashi Ozeki, Eiji Watanabe, Hiroshi Ishikawa & Fujio Kobayashi: An Algorithm to Find All Solutions of Blind Deconvolution (Fukuyama Univ/ Konan Univ/ Fukuyama Univ, Japan)

Purim Na Bangchang, Toshiaki Fujii & Masayuki Tanimoto: Ray-Space Data Compression using Spatial and Temporal Disparity Compensation (Nagoya Univ, Japan)

Yoshifumi Ueshige, Sei-ichiro Hiratsuka & Sei-ichiro Kamata: A modified method of adaptive space filling coding (Kitakyushu Foundation for the Advancement of Industry/ Fukuoka Industry Science & Technology Foundation/ Waseda Univ, Japan)

Sei-ichiro Hiratsuka, Yoshifumi Ueshige & Sei-ichiro Kamata: A Method of Computing a Space Filling Curve for Arbitrarily Shaped Region (Fukuoka Industry Science & Technology Foundation/ Kitakyushu Foundation for the Advancement of Industry/ Waseda Univ, Japan)

1550 - 1650:  AFTERNOON TEA and POSTER DISPLAY SESSION 2

1650 – 1730: ORAL SESSION 3: Networked Multimedia and Security

Chair:  Tat-Jen Cham  (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

Jianhua Wu, Jianfei Cai: A simple FGS to single layer transcoding scheme for wireless video streaming (NTU, Singapore)

Hendry,Seongjoon Pak,Yumi Sohn, Munchurl Kim: Context-aware Multimedia Framework based on Software Agent Platforms (Info & Com University, Korea)

Takahiro Yamaguchi, Daisuke Shirai, Mitsuru Nomura, Kazuhiro Shirakawa & Tetsuro Fujii: A Study of SHD Digital Cinema Distribution Platform, (NTT, Japan)

Bumsuk Choi, JongWon Suk, HyeJoo Lee, JinWoo Hong: Proper Protection method for recorded broadcasting content (ETRI, Korea)

Venue:   Conference Hotel

Time:     1830 - 2130

      Buffet Dinner on Pool Side

Venue: LT31, S16, Level 3, NUS

0900 - 1020:  ORAL SESSION 4: Medical Imaging and Computer Vision

Chair: Yo-Sung Ho (Kuangju Inst. of Sci. and Tech., Korea)

Jianguo Zhang, Kai-Kuang Ma, Meng-Hwa Er, Vincent Chong: Tumor Segmentation from Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Learning via One-class Support Vector Machine (NTU, Singapore)

Peng Li, Shankar M. Krishnan, Kap Luk Chan and Yan Gao: Abnormal Region Detection in Colonoscopic Images using Novelty Detection Technique (NTU, Singapore)

Noriko Yata, Tomoharu Nagao & Keiji Uchikawa: A Categorical Perception Model in consideration for Color Constancy (Yokohama National Univ/ Tokyo Inst of Technology, Japan)

Naoki Yada, Toshimitu Tanaka & Noboru Sugie: Accurate Recovery of Structure and Motion of Rigid Body from Orthographically Projected Inaccurate Optical Flows (Meijo Univ, Japan)

1025 - 1040:  POSTER PRESENTATION 3

Chair: Masaki Hayashi (NHK, Japan)

Computer Vision, Medical Applications and Networked MM

U.Yang, H. Song, Y. Lee and K. Sohn: 3D Head Pose Estimation based on disparity information (Yongsei Univ. Korea)

Zhu Lin and Andrzej Sluzek: Color Similarity Distribution Based Edge Detection (NTU, Singapore)

Hitoshi Yamauchi & Hiromitsu Takahashi: A Recognition technique of Road Signs by Tracing Outline Vectors (Okayama Prefectural Univ, Japan)

Masato Yanagisawa, Norio Tagawa, Akihiro Minagawa & Tadashi Moriya: Detection of Feature Points from Lip Image Sequence using Two-stage SVM Classifier (Tokyo Metropolitan Univ, Japan)

Naoto Date, Hiromasa Yoshimoto, Daisaku Arita & Rin-ichiro Taniguchi: VR Walk-through by Vision-based Real-time Human Motion Sensing (Kyushu Univ, Japan)

Kwanghyun Song, Akinori Taguchi, Mina Aoki, Terumasa Aoki & Hiroshi Yasuda: The Model of How to Decide "Yoi" Content (The Univ of Tokyo, Japan)

Junji Kawasaki, Hironori Kawamura, Naoto Kitamura, Kyoko Kato, Akira Hayashi & Taizo Iijima: A Relation of Measure of Approximation on each View-point and View-field using Visual Model (Kanazawa technical collage/ Kanazawa Inst of Technology/ Soken Inc, Japan)

Akinori Taguchi, Terumasa Aoki & Hiroshi Yasuda: A study on trying virtual T-shirt on by using T-shirt pattern recognition (The Univ of Tokyo, Japan)

J. Precharsuk, W. Chulaluksananukul & P.Bhattarakosol: Ruler-based Measurement Method for Chromosome Classification (Chulalongkorn Univ. Thailand)

Isao Nishihara, Shizuo Nakano & Tomoji Toriyama: Image Processing for Remote Communication (Toyama Prefecture Univ, Japan)

Kunihiko Takano, Ryoji Wakabayashi, Kennji Muto, Hiroshi Suzuki, Kazuo Shimada & Koki Sato: Transmission of electro-holographic images using internet technique (Tokyo Metropolitan College of Aeronautical Engineering/ Shonan Inst of Technology, Japan)

Pramual Suteecharuwat & Masayuki Nakajima: Environment-Centered Navigation and the Mobile Virtual Environments (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)

1040 - 1140:  MORNING TEA and POSTER DISPLAY SESSION 3

1140 – 1300: ORAL SESSION 5: Computer Graphics / Vision I

Chair: Edmond Prakash (Nanyang-Technological University, Singapore)

Fumio Sumi & Masayuki Nakajima: A Motion Generator for Character Animation using Motion Dynamics Model (Tokyo Inst of Technology, Japan)

Ting-Chien Lin,Zen-Chung Sgih,Yu-Ting Tsai: Cinematic Camera Control in 3D Computer Games (National Chiao-Tung Univ. Taiwan)

Mehrdad Panahpour Tehrani, Toshiaki Fujii & Masayuki Tanimoto: Optimization of Multiuser Camera Sensor Network for Arbitrary View Generation (Nagoya Univ, Japan)

Toshiaki Uemura, Toshiaki Fujii & Masayuki Tanimoto: Sampling of Ray-space for Free Viewpoint Television (Nagoya Univ, Japan)

1300 – 1410: BUFFET LUNCH

1410 – 1530: ORAL SESSION 6: Computer Graphics/ Vision II

Chair:  Clement Chia (Nanyang-Technological University, Singapore)

Azam Bastanfard, Hiroki Takahashi & Masayuki Nakajima: Garment Drape Simulation by Using Gabor Wavelets (Tokyo Inst of Technology, Japan)

Yuta Nakano & Tomoharu Nagao: 3D medical image processing using 3D-ACTIT; Automatic Construction of Tree-structural Image Transformation (Yokohama National Univ, Japan)

Qiang Liu and Edmond Prakash: An Investigation of the Meshless Finite Element Method(MFEM) for Models of Deformable Objects (NTU, Singapore)

Takayuki Kanaya, Yuji Teshima, Koji Nishio & Ken-ichi Kobori: A Method of a Model Simplification for Decompression by using Subdivision Surface (Hiroshima International Univ/ Osaka Inst of Technology, Japan)

1535 - 1600:  POSTER PRESENTATION 4

Chair:  Wei-Tsang Ooi (National University of Singapore)

Computer Graphics and Display/Broadcast Systems

Chen Quan,Tian Feng, Hock Soon Seah,Jie Qiu & K Melikhov: Automatic Inbetweening Based on Feature Matching (NTU, Singapore)

Pradeep Kumar Atrey & Navin Rajpal: Efficient Representation of Contours and its applications (NUS, Singapore/ G.G.S. Indrapreastha Univ, India)

Like Gobeawan, Lee HoongKit & Edmond Cyril Prakash: Efficient Implementation for Real-Time Surgery Simulation System (NTU, Singapore)

Ai Lin Ong & Edmond C. Prakash: Design and Implementation of a Human Speech Animation System (NTU, Singapore)

Chih-Kang Hsu, Wen-Kai Tai: Dynamic Scene Visibility Culling Using Hardware-accelerated Occlusion Queries (National Dong Hwa Univ, Taiwan)

Kagenori Kajihara, Hiroki Takahashi & Masayuki Nakajima: A Method of Rendering Scenes Including Volumetric Objects using a Ray-Volume Buffer (Tokyo Inst of Technology, Japan)

Yoshiyasu Yui, Naoki Hashimoto & Masayuki Nakajima: Effect of Frame Delay on Stereoscopic Vision using Moving Pictures (Tokyo Inst of Technology, Japan)

Hiroki Mano, Akihiro Minagawa & Norio Tagawa: Planar Surface Detection Based on the Factorization Method (Tokyo Metropolitan Univ, Japan)

Setsuko Ishii, David Gavilan Ruiz, Hiroki Takahashi & Masayuki Nakajima: Hologram Works on Deformable Objects - Contour Extraction of a Soap Bubble from an Image (Tokyo Inst of Technology, Japan)

Koki Sato, Kunihiko Takano, Kazuki Obana, Toshimichi Okumura & Takumi Kanaoka: Electro-holography system using flow controlled nozzle attached water particle 3D screen (Shonan Inst of Technology/ Tokyo Metropolitan College of Aeronautical Engineering/ Shonan Inst of Technology, Japan)

Yasuaki Kanatsugu, Toshihiko Misu, Masaki Takahashi & Seiichi Goshi: Development of Object-linked Broadcasting Systems (NHK Engineering Services/ NHK, Japan)

1600 - 1700:  AFTERNOON TEA and POSTER DISPLAY SESSION 4

1700 - 1710:  CLOSING

      Closing Remarks

      Introduction to IWAIT’2005 - JinWong Kim and Yo-Sung Ho (Korea)

General Co-Chairs:

      Prof Tat-Seng Chua (National University of Singapore)

      Prof King-Ngi Ngan (Nanyang Technological University)

      Prof. Masayuki Nakajima (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)

Program Co-Chairs:

      Prof Mohan Kankanhalli (National University of Singapore)

      Prof Tat-Jen Cham (Nanyang Technological University)

International Program Co-Chairs:

      Prof Mokota Kosugi (Musashi Institute of Technology, Japan)

      Prof Hyoung-Joong Kim (Kangwon National University, Korea)

      Prof Zen-Chung Shih  (National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)

      Prof Y.K.Chan (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)

Publication Chair:

      Prof Liang-Tien Chia (Nanyang Technological University)

Conference Secretary:

     Ms Catharine Tan (National University of Singapore, Singapore)