We study contention-resolution protocols for multiple-access channels. We show that every backoff protocol is transient if the arrival rate, , is at least 0.42 and that the capaci...
Leslie Ann Goldberg, Mark Jerrum, Sampath Kannan, ...
A recent trend in motion-based segmentation has been to rely on statistical procedures derived from ExpectationMaximization (EM) principles. EM-based approaches have various attra...
Many interfaces allow users to manipulate graphical objects, icons representing underlying data or the data themselves, against a spatial backdrop or canvas. Users take advantage ...
Frank M. Shipman III, Catherine C. Marshall, Thoma...
We present a novel motion-based approach for the part determination and shape estimation of a human’s body parts. The novelty of the technique is that neither a prior model of t...
Template matching is a common approach for identifying fluorescent objects within a biological image. But how to decide a threshold value for the purpose of justifying the goodness...