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June 10, 2009

Three papers co-authored by Multimedia Laboratory researchers, namely:

Label: Lu-2003
Title: Face recognition using kernel direct discriminant analysis algorithms
Journal: IEEE TRANS NEURAL NETWORKS, 14 (1): 117-126 JAN 2003
Authors: Lu, JW; Plataniotis, KN; Venetsanopoulos, AN

Label: Lu-2003
Title: Face recognition using LDA-based algorithms
Journal: IEEE TRANS NEURAL NETWORKS, 14 (1): 195-200 JAN 2003
Authors: Lu, JW; Plataniotis, KN; Venetsanopoulos, AN

Label: Lu-2005
Title: Regularization studies of linear discriminant analysis in small sample size scenarios with application to face recognition
Journal: PATTERN RECOGNITION LETT, 26 (2): 181-191 JAN 15 2005
Authors: Lu, JW; Plataniotis, KN; Venetsanopoulos, AN

have been named "core research papers" in the area of  "MACHINE LEARNING AND FACE RECOGNITION," by Thomson Citation Index.

» See http://sciencewatch.com/ana/st/face/rfmap1/

» Visit the Multimedia Lab Learning for Biometric Signal Recognition project page

April 25, 2008

InterGovWorld.com article by Rosie Lombardie cites Privacy Protected Surveillance work, including commentary from Karl Martin.

March 10, 2008

Karl Martin profiled in Toronto Star Article by Jim Coyle in relation to Privacy Protected Surveillance work.

March 3, 2008

Privacy Protected Surveillance work cited and recommended for evaluation by the Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner in her report on the Toronto Transit Comission (TTC) video surveillance system.

The CBC covers the story here.

January 26, 2007

Dr. Juwei Lu wins 2006 IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Award.

October, 2005

The following paper, co-authored by Multimedia Lab members, is listed in the ScienceDirect Top 25 Hottest Articles in Pattern Recognition Letters for July – September, 2005:

J. Wang, K. N. Plataniotis, and A. N. Venetsanopoulos, "Selecting Discriminant Eigenfaces for Face Recognition," Pattern Recognition Letters, vol. 26, no. 10, pp. 1470-1482, July 2005.

Additonally, the following paper is listed in the ScienceDirect Top 25 Hottest Articles in Pattern Recognition for July – September, 2005:

J. Lu, K. N. Plataniotis, A. N. Venetsanopoulos, and J. Wang, "An Efficient Kernel Discriminant Analysis Method," Pattern Recognition, vol. 38, no. 10, pp. 1788-1790, October 2005.

July, 2005

The following paper, co-authored by Multimedia Lab members, is listed in the ScienceDirect Top 25 Hottest Articles in Pattern Recognition for April – June, 2005:

K. Martin, R. Lukac, and K. N. Plataniotis, "Efficient Encryption of Wavelet-Based Coded Color Images," Pattern Recognition, vol. 38, no. 7, pp. 1111-1115, July 2005.

Additionally, the following paper is listed in the ScienceDirect Top 25 Hottest Articles in Real-Time Imaging for April – June, 2005:

R. Lukac and K. N. Plataniotis, "Digital Zooming for Color Filter Array-Based Image Sensors," Real-Time Imaging, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 129-138, April 2005.

January, 2005

The following paper, co-authored by Multimedia Lab members, is listed in the ScienceDirect Top 25 Hottest Articles in Pattern Recognition Letters for October – December, 2004:

B. Smolka, K. Czubin, J. Y. Hardeberg, K. N. Plataniotis, M. Szczepanski, and K. Wojciechowski, "Towards Automatic Redeye Effect Removal," Pattern Recognition Letters, vol. 24, no. 11, pp. 1767-1785, July 2003.