C13: Multi-Media Information Retrieval

Objectives

This module provides an overview of Multimedia Information Retrieval techniques, including Content-Based Information Retrieval for images, videos, for audios.

Description

This module provides a basic coverage of general issues related to MultiMedia Information Retrieval. Major topics include introductions to:

MultiMedia Information Retrieval
Content-Based Image Retrieval
Content-Based Video Retrieval
Content-Based Audio Retrieval

It takes approximately 75 to 90 minutes to go through the class notes and practice exercises.

Class Notes

Introduction to Multimedia Information Retrieval
[flash] | [Windows Media] | [.ppt] | [.doc] | [.pdf]
Introduction to Content-Based Image Retrieval
[flash] | [Windows Media] | [.ppt] | [.doc] | [.pdf]
Introduction to Content-Based Video Analysis, Retrieval, and Browsing
[.ppt] | [.doc] | [.pdf]
Introduction to Content-Based Retrieval for Digital Audio and Music
[.ppt] | [.doc] | [.pdf]

Practice Exercise

Multi-Media Information Retrieval Exercise

Suggested Readings and Resources:

In the Books

Multimedia Information Retrieval And Management: Technological Fundamentals And Applications. David Dagan Feng, Wan-Chi Siu, Hong-Jiang Zhang (editors.).
ISBN: 3-540-00244-8, Publisher: Springer, 2003.
Multimedia Systems And Content-Based Image Retrieval. Sagarmay Deb, (editor).
ISBN: 1-59140-156-9, Publisher: Idea Group Inc., 2004.
Multimedia Storage And Retrieval: An Algorithmic Approach. Jan Korst and Verus Pronk. ISBN: 0-470-09103-7, Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2005.
Keyblock: An approach for content-based image retrieval. Lei Zhu, Ph.D. dissertation, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2001.

On the web

Content-Based Image and Information Retrieval
Content-Based Information Retrieval by Computation of Least Common...
Merging Metadata and Content-Based Retrieval
SIMPLIcity, an image retrieval project conducted in Penn State.
Viper Group on Multimedia Information Retrieval and Management

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