Advances in Multimedia Information Systems: 11th International Workshop, MIS 2005, Sorrento, Italy, September 19-21, 2005, Proceedings (Lecture Notes ... Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI) [Paperback]

K. Selcuk Candan (Editor), Augusto Celentano (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 6, 2005 | Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science / Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI (Book 3665)

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Workshop on Multimedia Information Systems, MIS 2005, held in Sorrento, Italy, in September 2005. The 15 revised full papers presented together with the abstracts of two invited talks and one tutorial were carefully reviewed and selected from 30 submissions. The papers address topics related to multimedia databases, multimodal interaction, video and audio applications, multimedia performances, and context-aware modeling, communication, and retrieval of different types of data.

Product Details

• Paperback: 231 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (October 6, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3540287922
• ISBN-13: 978-3540287926
• Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 6.5 x 9.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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More About the Author

K. Selcuk Candan is a Professor at the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Science Engineering at the Arizona State University. He joined the department in August 1997, after receiving his Ph.D. from the Computer Science Department at the University of Maryland at College Park.

Prof. Candan's primary research interest is in the area of management of non-traditional, heterogeneous, and imprecise/uncertain (such as multimedia, web, and scientific) data. His various research projects have been funded by a diverse set of sources, including the National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, RSA (Rehabilitation Services Administration), and Mellon Foundation. He has published over 140 articles and many book chapters. He has also authored 9 patents.

Prof. Candan is an associate editor of one of the most respected database journals, the Very Large Databases (VLDB) journal. He has also served in the organization and program committees of various conferences. In 2006, he served as an organization committee member for SIGMOD'06, the flagship database conference of the ACM and one of the best conferences in the area of management of data. In 2008, he served as a Program Committee (PC) Chair for another leading, flagship conference of the ACM, focusing on multimedia research (ACM MM'08). Currently, he is serving as a PC Chair for the International Conference on Image and Video Retrieval (CIVR'10). Prof. Candan will organize and serve as a general chair for ACM MM'11 and ACM SIGMOD'12 conferences.