Publications, Presentations, Patents of Dmitry Gorodnichy

See also: NRC publications,  Media reports*

2008 

• Invited Contribution:

  Dmitry O. Gorodnichy, “Face databases and evaluation” chapter in Encyclopedia of Biometrics (Editor: Stan Li), Planned for publication in 2009, Elsevier Publisher - [Pdf]

• Dmitry O. Gorodnichy and Tony Mungham. "Automated video surveillance: challenges and solutions. ACE Surveillance (Annotated Critical Evidence) case study",  NATO-125 Symposium "Sensor and Technology for Defence against Terrorism", Meinheim , Germany , April 22-23, 2008 - [Pdf (7Mb)]

2007 

• Invited Talk:

"Intelligent Video: problems and solutions"  Transport Canada Rail and Urban Transit Security Workshop, Montreal, , Nov. 2007.  - [in English, en français]

• Dmitry O. Gorodnichy, Mohammad A. Ali, Elan Dubrofsky, Kris Woodbeck. Zoom on the evidence with ACE Surveillance. International Workshop on Video Processing and Recognition (VideoRec’07). May 28-30, 2007. Montreal , QC , Canada . NRC 49349. - [Abstract, Pdf and Poster]
  
  
• Gorodnichy, D., Dubrofsky, E., and Mohammad, A.Ali. Working with a computer hands-free using the Nouse Perceptual Vision Interface. International Workshop on Video Processing and Recognition (VideoRec’07). May 28-30, 2007. Montreal , QC, Canada . NRC 49354. -  [Abstract, Pdf and Poster]

2006

• Invited Talk:  “NRC-IIT Video Recognition Systems and Canadian national interests in deploying video technologies", 
  USA DTO VACE Phase III meeting, Washington DC , October 31, 2006 .
  
  

• Invited Talk: "Recognition in Video: Recent Advances in Perceptual Vision Technology"
  University of Windsor, March 31, 2006. - 
  Abstract: UWindsor site. Slides: pdf
  
• Dmitry O. Gorodnichy, Seeing faces in video by computers. Editorial. Image and Video Computing, Vol. 24, No. 5 (Special Issue on Face Processing in Video  Sequences, Editor: D.O. Gorodnichy), pp. 1-6, May 2006. NRC 48295.  
  [Pdf] [Cites] 
  
  
• High Performance Associative Neural Networks: Overview and Library.
  Oleksiy K. Dekhtyarenko and Dmitry O. Gorodnichy, 
  Canadian Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI'06), Quebec City, Canada, July 7-9, 2006. NRC 48492.
  [Abstract and Pdf] [Library]  
  
  
• ACE Surveillance: The Next Generation Surveillance for Long-Term Monitoring and Activity Summarization. First International Workshop on Video Processing for Security (VP4S-06), June 7-9, Quebec City, Canada. NRC 48493. 
  [Abstract and Pdf] [Pdf] [Poster]
  
  
• Detection and tracking of pianist hands and fingers.  
  Dmitry O. Gorodnichy and Arjun Yogeswaran. 
  In Proc. of the Canadian conference Computer & Robot Vision (CRV'06), Quebec, Canada, June 7-9, 2006. NRC 48492.   
  [Abstract & Pdf] [Pdf] [Cites] 
  
  
• C-MIDI stands for MIDI that "sees" the notes. Video recognition of pianist hands and fingers. 
  Gorodnichy, D., Yogeswaran, A., and Comeau, G. 
  Toronto-Montreal Computer Vision Workshop. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. May 29-30, 2006. NRC 48786.  
  [Abstract & Pdf] 
  
  
• Perceptual Cursor - a solution to the broken loop problem in vision-based hands-free computer control devices
  Dmitry O. Gorodnichy, 
  NRC-IIT Technical Report ERB-1133, February 2006. NRC 48472. [Abstract & Pdf] [Pdf] [Cites] 
  
  

2005

• Video-based framework for face recognition in video.
  Dmitry O. Gorodnichy  
  Second Workshop on Face Processing in Video (FPiV'05) in Proceedings of Second Canadian Conference on Computer and Robot Vision (CRV'05), pp. 330-338, Victoria, BC, Canada, 9-11 May, 2005. ISBN 0-7695-2319-6. NRC 48216. 
  [Abstract & Pdf] [Slides] [Cites] 
  
• Projection learning vs correlation learning: from Pavlov dogs to face recognition.
  D.O. Gorodnichy,  
  AI'05 Workshop on Correlation learning, Victoria, BC, Canada, May 8-12, 2005. NRC 48209
  [Abstract & Pdf] [Slides] [Cites] 
  
• Associative neural networks as means for low-resolution video-based recognition. 
  Dmitry O. Gorodnichy, 
  International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN'05), Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 31-August 4, 2005. NRC 48217.
  [Abstract & Pdf] [Cites] 
  
• Towards building user seeing computers. 
  Gilles Bessens and Dmitry O. Gorodnichy
  Second Workshop on Face Processing in Video (FPiV'05) jointly with AI/GI/CRV'05, 9-11 May 2005, Victoria, BC, Canada, 2005. NRC 48210.
  [Abstract & Pdf] [Slides] [Cites] 
  
• From recognition in brain to recognition in perceptual vision systems. Case study: identifying computer users with low-resolution webcams.
  Dmitry O. Gorodnichy and Gilles Bessens
  Poster at CVR'05 Conference on Computational Vision in Neural and Machine Systems. York University, Toronto, June 15-18, 2005. NRC 48208
  [Abstract & Pdf] [Slides] [Cites] 
  
  
• Introduction to the Second Workshop on Face Processing in Video. 
  Dmitry O. Gorodnichy and Aleix Martinez
  In Proceedings of Second Canadian Conference on Computer and Robot Vision (CRV'05), p. xvii, Victoria, BC, Canada, 9-11 May, 2005. ISBN 0-7695-2319-6
  [Pdf] [Workshop website] 
  
  

2004 

• Invited Talk: 
  "Face recognition in video as a new biometrics modality and the appropriate associative memory framework"
  IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, Ottawa Chapter. SITE, Ottawa U, Ottawa. December 15, 2004.

  Slides & abstract: IEEE CI Society website

• Talk for IIT-NRC Colloquium 2004 Series:
  "Seeing Faces in Video: By Humans and Machines. Recent Advances in Perceptual Vision Technology"

  Abstract: IIT website. Slides: here.

• Recognizing faces in video requires approaches different from those developed for face recognition in photographs
  Dmitry O. Gorodnichy 
  NATO IST - 044 Workshop on "Enhancing Information Systems Security through Biometrics", Ottawa, Canada, October 18-20, 2004. NRC 47149
  
  [Abstract & Pdf] [Slides] [Cites] 
  
  

• Using associative memory principles to enhance perceptual ability of vision systems.
  Dmitry O. Gorodnichy & Oleg P. Gorodnichy
  In CD-ROM Proc. of First IEEE CVPR Workshop on Face Processing in Video (FPIV'04), Washington DC, USA, 27 June - 2 July, 2004. ISBN 0-7695-2158-4. ISSN 1063-6919. NRC 47139

  [Abstract & Pdf] [Talk slides: 2.7Mb] [Cites] [Demos and code available at  www.perceptual-vision.com/memory]

• Towards automatic retrieval of blink-based lexicon for persons suffered from brain-stem injury using video cameras.
  Dmitry O. Gorodnichy 
  In CD-ROM Proc. of the First IEEE CVPR Workshop on Face Processing in Video (FPIV'04), Washington DC, June 28, 2004. ISBN 0-7695-2158-4. ISSN 1063-6919. NRC 47138
  
  [Abstract & Pdf] [Slides] [Cites] 
  
  
• Nouse 'Use your nose as a mouse' perceptual vision technology for hands-free games and interfaces
  Dmitry O. Gorodnichy and  Gerhard Roth.
  Image and Vision Computing, Volume 22, Issue 12 , 1 October 2004, Pages 931-942, 2004. NRC 47140

  [Abstract & Pdf] [On web] [Cites] 

• Introduction to the First IEEE Workshop on Face Processing in Video. 
  Dmitry O. Gorodnichy 
  In CD-ROM Proceedings of IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Washington DC, 27th June - 2nd July, 2004. NRC 47152

  [Abstract & Pdf] [Cites] 

2003

• Invited talk: "Recognizing faces in video"
  VIVA Lab, SITE, University of Ottawa VIVA. August 23, 2003. - 
  
  [Abstract: from VIVA site] [ Slides: ppt]

• Dmitry O. Gorodnichy. Facial Recognition in Video. In Proc.of IAPR Int. Conf. on Audio- and Video-Based Biometric Person Authentication (AVBPA'03), LNCS 2688, pp. 505-514, Guildford, UK, June 9-11, 2003. NRC 47150
  
  [Abstract & Pdf] [Poster: pdf, photo] [ Newspaper faces] [Cites]
  
• Dmitry O. Gorodnichy. Second order change detection, and its application to blink-controlled perceptual interfaces. In Proc. IASTED Conf. on Visualization, Imaging and Image Processing (VIIP 2003), pp. 140-145, Benalmádena, Spain, Sept. 8-10, 2003. NRC 47151
  
  [Abstract & Pdf] [Slides] [Cites] 
  
  

2002-2001

• A concluding talk on ROSA project: "Adding safety to autonomous robot manipulation using video-cameras (Vision-based Robot Arm Configuration Estimation). Final Report and Demo"t.
  MDR, Toronto, April 17, 2002 - slides
  

• An opening talk on the Nouse^TM technology: "Introducing Nouse". 
   made at IIT-NRC on Sept 5, 2001 - html.
  

• D.O. Gorodnichy and G. Roth. Affordable yet robust and precise face tracking using USB cameras with application to designing hands-free user interfaces, UIST'02, Oct 27-30, 2002. NRC 45856
  
  [Abstract & Pdf] [Slides] [Cites] 
  
  
• D.O. Gorodnichy, S. Malik and G. Roth. Affordable 3D Face Tracking Using Projective Vision, Proceedings of International Conference on Vision Interface (VI'2002), pp. 383-390, Calgary, May 27-29, 2002. NRC 45862
  
  [Abstract & Pdf] [Slides] [Cites] 
  
  
• D.O. Gorodnichy, S. Malik and G. Roth. Nouse `Use Your Nose as a Mouse' - a New Technology for Hands-free Games and Interfaces, Proceedings of International Conference on Vision Interface (VI'2002), pp. 354-361, Calgary, May 27-29, 2002. NRC 45855
  
  [Abstract & Pdf] [Poster] [Cites] 
  
  
• Dmitry O. Gorodnichy. On Importance of Nose for Face Tracking,Proc. Intern. Conf. on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition (FG'2002), pp. 188-196, Washington DC, May 20-21, 2002. NRC 45854
  
  [Abstract & Pdf] [Poster] [Cites] 
  

2000

• Gorodnichy, Dmitry O. "Vision-based World Modeling Using A Piecewise Linear Representation of The Occupancy Function". Ph.D. dissertation, Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 15 May 2000.
  
  [thesis] [pdf] [main site] [related publications] [related talks] [who's who] [demos] 

1997

• Gorodnichy, Dmitry O. "Designing High Performance Attractor-based Neural Networks". Ph.D. dissertation, Institute of Mathematical Machines and Systems, Glushkov Cybernetics Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev, 10 September 1997.
  
  [thesis] [pdf] [main site] [related publications] [open-source library] 

For 1994-2000 publications

• Go to U. of A. alumni site 

Patents

• Gorodnichy, Dmitry O. 
  "ACTIVE CURSOR: Feedback Providing Cursor For Hands-free Pointing in Computer-User Interfaces", 
  New Canadian Informal Patent Application, November 1, 2005.
  
  
• Gorodnichy, D. 
  "Second Order Change Detection Video", 
  US Patent 7,203,340. Filed on Sept. 3, 2003. Issued April 10, 2007.
  Also as Canadian patent application #2,440,015.
  
  
• Gorodnichy, D. 
  "Method for Video-Based Nose Location Tracking and Hands-Free Computer Input Device Based Thereon", 
  US Patent 6,925,122. Filed: July 25, 2002. Issued August 2, 2005. 
  Also as Canada Patent 2,395,886. Filed: July 25, 2002. Issued January 9, 2007.
  

Patent search:
- Site of the United States Patents and Trademark Office
- Canadian Patents Database
- European Patent Office

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