4. PRIS 2004: Porto, Portugal

@proceedings{DBLP:conf/pris/2004,
  editor    = {Ana L. N. Fred},
  title     = {Pattern Recognition in Information Systems, Proceedings of the
               4th International Workshop on Pattern Recognition in Information
               Systems, PRIS 2004, In conjunction with ICEIS 2004, Porto, Portugal,
               April 2004},
  booktitle = {PRIS},
  publisher = {INSTICC Press},
  year      = {2004},
  isbn      = {972-8865-01-5},
  bibsource = {DBLP, http://dblp.uni-trier.de}
}

Invited Speakers

• Qasim Iqbal, Jake K. Aggarwal: Content-Based Retrieval in Digital Image Databases using Structure, Color and Texture. 1-2
• Joachim M. Buhmann: Clustering in Computer Vision and Data Analysis. 3
• B. John Oommen: Recent Results on Learning from Stochastic Teachers and Compulsive Liars/Con-Men. 4

Computer Vision

• Javier Lorenzo, Modesto Castrillón Santana, Mario Hernández, Oscar Déniz: Introduction of Homeostatic Regulation in Face Detection. 5-14
• Atsushi Shimada, Akira Suganuma, Rin-ichiro Taniguchi: Camera Control for a Distant Lecture Based on Estimation of a Teacher's Behavior. 15-24

Classification and Combination of Classifiers

• Rui Leite, Pavel Brazdil: A Meta-learning Approach to Improve Progressive Sampling. 25-34
• Muhammad Arif, Thierry Brouard, Nicole Vincent: A Fusion Methodology for Recognition of Off-Line Signatures. 35-44
• László Felföldi, András Kocsor: AHP-Based Classifier Combination. 45-58
• Sotiris B. Kotsiantis, Panayiotis E. Pintelas: An Online Ensemble of Classifiers. 59-68

Information Retrieval

• Maria Kontaki, Apostolos Papadopoulos, Yannis Manolopoulos: Similarity Range Queries in Streaming Time Series. 69-79
• Antonio Pertusa, José Manuel Iñesta Quereda: Pattern Recognition Algorithms for Polyphonic Music Transcription. 80-89

Document Analysis

• Christophe Choisy, Hubert Cecotti, Abdel Belaïd: Character Rotation Absorption Using a Dynamic Neural Network Topology: Comparison With Invariant Features. 90-97
• Cláudia S. Ribeiro, João M. Gil, João Rogério Caldas Pinto, João Miguel da Costa Sousa: Ancient Document Recognition Using Fuzzy Methods. 98-107
• David Vilar, Hermann Ney, Alfons Juan, Enrique Vidal: Effect of Feature Smoothing Methods in Text Classification Tasks. 108-117

Learning

• Nizar Bouguila, Djemel Ziou: Unsupervised Learning of a Finite Discrete Mixture Model Based on the Multinomial Dirichlet Distribution: Application to Texture Modeling. 118-127
• João Cordeiro, Pavel Brazdil: Learning Text Extraction Rules, without Ignoring Stop Words. 128-138

Decision Trees and Pattern Analysis

• Jesús M. Pérez, Javier Muguerza, Olatz Arbelaitz, Ibai Gurrutxaga, José Ignacio Martín: Behavior of Consolidated Trees when using Resampling Techniques. 139-148
• João Gama, Pedro Medas: Learning in Dynamic Environments: Decision Trees for Data Streams. 149-158
• Qun Wang, B. John Oommen: On Designing Pattern Classifiers Using Artificially Created Bootstrap Samples. 159-168
• Nikolay G. Fedotov, Luydmila A. Shulga, Alexander V. Moiseev: Features Generation and Stochastic Geometry. 169-175

Feature Selection

• Juha Reunanen: A Pitfall in Determining the Optimal Feature Subset Size. 176-185
• Fang Qian, Mingjing Li, Lei Zhang, HongJiang Zhang, Bo Zhang: Dynamic Feature Space Selection in Relevance Feedback Using Support Vector Machines. 186-195

Posters

• Joaquim Marques de Sá, Fernando Sereno, Luís A. Alexandre: Neural Network Learning: Testing Bounds on Sample Complexity. 196-201
• Saeed Mozaffari, Karim Faez, Hamidreza Rashidy Kanan: Application of Fractal Codes in Recognition of Isolated Handwritten Farsi/Arabic Characters and Numerals. 202-209
• Cláudia S. Ribeiro, João M. Gil, João Rogério Caldas Pinto, João Miguel da Costa Sousa: Ancient Word Indexing Using Fuzzy Methods. 210-215
• A. Cepero Díaz, Vito Di Gesù, Cesare Valenti: A New Approach for Geological Faults Detection. 216-221
• André Lourenço, Ana L. N. Fred: Comparison of Combination Methods using Spectral Clustering Ensembles. 222-234