Computer animation has come a long way during the last decade and is now capable of producing near-realistic rendered 3D computer graphics models of expressive, talking, acting hu...
We present a novel approach to speech-driven facial animation using a non-parametric switching state space model based on Gaussian processes. The model is an extension of the shar...
This paper presents an overview of Microsoft SQLServer for Windows CE. This is a database engine designed for mobile and embedded applications. The focus of the presentation is on...
In pervasive computing environments, powerful handheld devices with wireless connections create opportunities for many new nomadic applications. We propose a new service discovery...
The paper surveys some relevant issues related to data management in pervasive environments. Particularly, it focuses on the compression of semantic annotations for building so ca...