Innovative Research in Attention Modeling and Computer Vision Applications

Robotics and autonomous systems can aid disabled individuals in daily living or make a workplace more productive, but these tools are only as effective as the technology behind them. Robotic systems must be able to accurately identify and act upon elements in their environment to be effective in performing their duties. Innovative Research in Attention Modeling and Computer Vision Applications explores the latest research in image processing and pattern recognition for use in robotic real-time cryptography and surveillance applications. This book provides researchers, students, academicians, software designers, and application developers with next-generation insight into the use of computer vision technologies in a variety of industries and endeavors. This premier reference work includes chapters on topics ranging from biometric and facial recognition technologies, to digital image and video watermarking, among many others.

Rajarshi Pal is working as an Assistant Professor at Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), Hyderabad, India since 2011. His primary research interests include visual attention models and their applications, watermarking, and cheque fraud detection from image analysis. He has obtained his Ph. D. form Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India in 2011. Prior to joining in IDRBT, he has served as a Research Associate at Center for Soft Computing Research, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India.