Pattern Recognition and Classification: An Introduction - Hardcover

Dougherty, Geoff

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1461453224 ISBN 13: 9781461453222

Publisher: Springer, 2012

Synopsis

The use of pattern recognition and classification is fundamental to many of the automated electronic systems in use today. However, despite the existence of a number of notable books in the field, the subject remains very challenging, especially for the beginner.

Pattern Recognition and Classification presents a comprehensive introduction to the core concepts involved in automated pattern recognition. It is designed to be accessible to newcomers from varied backgrounds, but it will also be useful to researchers and professionals in image and signal processing and analysis, and in computer vision. Fundamental concepts of supervised and unsupervised classification are presented in an informal, rather than axiomatic, treatment so that the reader can quickly acquire the necessary background for applying the concepts to real problems. More advanced topics, such as semi-supervised classification, combining clustering algorithms and relevance feedback are addressed in the laterchapters.

This book is suitable for undergraduates and graduates studying pattern recognition and machine learning.

About this title

About the Author

Geoff Dougherty is a Professor of Applied Physics and Medical Imaging at California State University, Channel Islands.  He is the Author of Springer's Medical Image Processing, Techniques and Applications

From the Back Cover

The use of pattern recognition and classification is fundamental to many of the automated electronic systems in use today. However, despite the existence of a number of notable books in the field, the subject remains very challenging, especially for the beginner.

Pattern Recognition and Classification presents a comprehensive introduction to the core concepts involved in automated pattern recognition. It is designed to be accessible to newcomers from varied backgrounds, but it will also be useful to researchers and professionals in image and signal processing and analysis, and in computer vision. Fundamental concepts of supervised and unsupervised classification are presented in an informal, rather than axiomatic, treatment so that the reader can quickly acquire the necessary background for applying the concepts to real problems. More advanced topics, such as estimating classifier performance and combining classifiers, and details of particular project applications are addressed in the later chapters.

This book is suitable for undergraduates and graduates studying pattern recognition and machine learning.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1461453224
• ISBN 13: 9781461453222
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 207