Soft Computing Techniques in Vision Science by Srikanta Patnaik

Soft Computing Techniques in Vision Science by Srikanta Patnaik

This Special Edited Volume is a unique approach towards Computational solution for the upcoming field of study called Vision Science. From a scientific firmament Optics, Ophthalmology, and Optical Science has surpassed an Odyssey of optimizing configurations of Optical systems, Surveillance Cameras and other Nano optical devices with the metaphor of Nano Science and Technology. Still these systems are falling short of its computational aspect to achieve the pinnacle of human vision system. In this edited volume much attention has been given to address the coupling issues Computational Science and Vision Studies.  It is a comprehensive collection of research works addressing various related areas of Vision Science like Visual Perception and Visual system, Cognitive Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychophysics and Ophthalmology, linguistic relativity, color vision etc. This issue carries some latest developments in the form of research articles and presentations. The volume is rich of contents with technical tools for convenient experimentation in Vision Science. There are 18 research papers having significance in an array of application areas. The volume claims to be an effective compendium of computing developments like Frequent Pattern Mining, Genetic Algorithm, Gabor Filter, Support Vector Machine, Region Based Mask Filter, 4D stereo camera systems, Principal Component Analysis etc. The detailed analysis of the papers can immensely benefit to the researchers of this domain. It can be an Endeavour in the pursuit of adding value in the existing stock of knowledge in Vision Science.

Dr. Srikanta Patnaik is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SOA University, Bhubaneswar, India. He has received his Ph.D. (Engineering) on Computational Intelligence from Jadavpur University, India in 1999 and supervised 12 Ph.D. theses and more than 30 M. Tech theses in the area of Computational Intelligence, Soft Computing Applications and Re-Engineering. Dr. Patnaik has published around 60 research papers in international journals and conference proceedings. He is author of 2 text books and edited 12 books and few invited book chapters, published by leading international publishers like Springer-Verlag, Kluwer Academic, etc. Dr. Patnaik was the Principal Investigator of AICTE sponsored TAPTEC project Building Cognition for Intelligent Robot and UGC sponsored Major Research Project Machine Learning and Perception using Cognition Methods. He is the Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Information and Communication Technology and International Journal of Computational Vision and Robotics published from Inderscience Publishing House, England and also Series Editor of Book Series on Modeling and Optimization in Science and Technology published from Springer, Germany.

Dr. Florin POPENTIU VLü¾Œ¶Œ¼DICESCU is at present an associated Professor of Software Engineering at UNESCO Department University, City University, London. Dr. Florin POPENTIU has been a Visiting Professor at various universities such as Telecom Paris, ENST, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines Paris, ENSMP, Ecole Nationale Superieure de Techniques Avancees, ENSTA, ETH - Zurich, Universitü¾Ž–”¼ Pierre et Marie Curie Paris, UPMC, Delft University of Technology, University of Twente Enschede and Technical University of Denmark Lyngby. Prof. Florin POPENTIU VLü¾Œ¶Œ¼DICESCU is currently Visiting Professor at ParisTech which includes the Grandes Ecoles, The ATHENS Programme, where he teaches courses on Software Reliability. He also lectures on Software Reliability at International Master of Science in Computer Systems Engineering, Technical University of Denmark. Prof. Florin POPENTIU VLü¾Œ¶Œ¼DICESCU has published over 100 papers in International Journals and Conference Proceedings and is author of one book and co-author of 3 books. He has worked for many years on problems associated with software reliability and has been Co-Director of two NATO research projects involving collaboration with partner institutions throughout Europe. He is on advisory board of several international journals; Reliability: Theory & Applications Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (JSCI) and Microelectronics Reliability. He is reviewer for ACM Computing Reviews, IJCSIS, and Associated Editor to IJICT.