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Department of Computer Science & Computer Engineering

Topic:   Algebraic Curves for Image Segmentation via Support Vector Machines
Speaker:   Dr. Brian Lovell
Date:   01-01-2004
Time:   01:00 AM
Venue:   Thomas Cherry Lecture Theatre
Abstract:   An algebraic curve is defined as the zero set of a multivariate polynomial. We consider the problem of fitting an algebraic curve to a set of vectors given another set of vectors labelled as interior or exterior to the curve. The problem of fitting a linear curve in this way is shown to lend itself to a support vector representation, allowing non-linear curves and high dimensional surfaces to be estimated using kernel functions. The approach is attractive due to the stability of solutions obtained, the range of functional forms made possible (including polynomials), and the potential for applying well understood regularisation operators from the theory of Support Vector Machines to the problem of image segmentation. The talk will include video demonstrations of other projects currently underway within the IRIS Research Group
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