Academic Articles & Research Papers

Long-Term Outcomes on Quality of Life Following Sutureless Vitrectomy for Symptomatic Vitreous Floaters.

Transformative potential of digital systems for promoting human-wildlife coexistence: A systematic literature review.

Computer Vision Techniques in Manufacturing

Computer vision techniques have played an important role in promoting the informatization, digitization and intelligence of industrial manufacturing systems. Considering the rapid development of computer vision techniques, we present a comp...

Computer Vision in the Metaverse

Metaverse is a rapidly developing new technology today. The purpose of this article is to examine this technology from a computer vision and general perspective. In this study, a comprehensive review of Metaverse concepts in computer vision...

Strawberry plant wetness detection using computer vision and deep learning

Botrytis fruit rot and anthracnose are fungal diseases of strawberry. These diseases are a significant contributor to yield losses, requiring farmers to use fungicides frequently to prevent them. The proliferation of botrytis and anthracnos...

Opportunities and challenges in training volunteer wildlife detection dog-handler teams for invasive plant monitoring.

Experiences administering the EuroQol five-dimension five-level (EQ-5D-5L) for valuation of health-related quality of life estimates in Kenya: An embedded qualitative study.

Hardware and Software Optimizations for Accelerating Deep Neural Networks: Survey of Current Trends, Challenges, and the Road Ahead

Currently, Machine Learning (ML) is becoming ubiquitous in everyday life. Deep Learning (DL) is already present in many applications ranging from computer vision for medicine to autonomous driving of modern cars as well as other sectors in ...

Vision-Based Trajectory Generation and Kinematic Modeling for Human-like Grasp Reproduction in a Robotic Prosthetic Hand

The use of prosthetic devices can significantly improve the quality of life of individuals with limb amputations. However, existing prosthetic hands face multiple engineering and manufacturing challenges, making them economically inaccessib...

The psychological impact of the Metaverse

Abstract The Metaverse is no revolution, but another step in the evolution of the internet. Today we can observe various 3D virtual worlds with different focuses and purposes, like meeting spaces, education, or classic gaming. Most of these...

Lifecycle tissue engineering: An AI-enabled multimodal sensing and digital twin roadmap.

Robot Comedy Lab: Experimenting with the Social Dynamics of Live Performance

The success of live comedy depends on a performer's ability to 'work' an audience. Ethnographic studies suggest that this involves the co-ordinated use of subtle social signals such as body orientation, gesture, gaze by both performers and ...

Machine Learning in Computer Vision

During last few years the computer applications have gone dramatic transformation from simple data processing to machine learning, thanks to the availability and accessibility of huge volume of data collected through sensors and internet. T...

Learning Feature Fusion in Deep Learning-Based Object Detector

Object detection in real images is a challenging problem in computer vision. Despite several advancements in detection and recognition techniques, robust and accurate localization of interesting objects in images from real-life scenarios re...

Exploiting Three-Dimensional Gaze Tracking for Action Recognition During Bimanual Manipulation to Enhance Human–Robot Collaboration

Human–robot collaboration could be advanced by facilitating the intuitive, gaze-based control of robots, and enabling robots to recognize human actions, infer human intent, and plan actions that support human goals. Traditionally, gaze trac...

AI and Chatbot-Supported Interventions for Physical Activity and Obesity-Related Lifestyle Behaviors: Scoping Review With Attention to Family Involvement

Abstract BackgroundAI-enabled chatbots and related conversational systems can facilitate human–computer interaction through natural language, personalization, and automated support. In pediatric health promotion, these tools hav...

Non-Destructive Monitoring of External Quality of Date Palm Fruit (<i>Phoenix dactylifera</i> L.) During Frozen Storage Using Digital Camera and Flatbed Scanner

The emergence of new technologies focusing on “computer vision” has contributed significantly to the assessment of fruit quality. In this study, an innovative approach based on image analysis was used to assess the external quality of fresh...

Identifying people’s energy information needs through Energy Citizen Personas

Abstract Energy Citizenship refers to individuals and communities participating, sometimes begrudgingly, in adopting energy solutions, whether sustainable or not. When enacted positively, it advances the green energy transition. There are s...

Addressing practical challenge of using autopilot drone for asphalt surface monitoring: Road detection, segmentation, and following

According to the recent world bank report, around 80% of a life-cycle cost of a road is devoted to maintenance which includes monitoring and repair processes. To more effectively keep road serviceability, knowing the current status of road ...

Handbook of Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision

Both pattern recognition and computer vision have experienced rapid progress in the last twenty-five years. This book provides the latest advances on pattern recognition and computer vision along with their many applications. It features ar...