[Book Chapter & Journal] [Patent] [Conference] [Workshop]

Publications!

Ph.D. Dissertation

Yun Zhai, "Video Content Extraction: Scene Segmentation, Linking and Attention Detection", UCF Library Book Number: 001206182, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, August 2006.

Book Chapter & Journal Papers:

• R. Feris, A. Hampapur, Y. Zhai, R. Bobbitt, L. Brown, D. Vaquero, Y-L. Tian. H. Liu and M-T. Sun, "Case Study: IBM Smart Surveillance System", in book of Intelligent Video Surveillance: Systems and Technology, by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
• Y-L. Tian, R. Feris, L. Brown, D. Vaquero, Y. Zhai and A. Hampapur, "Multi-Scale Person Detection and Motion Analysis for Video Surveillance", in book of Machine Learning for Human Motion Analysis: Theory and Practice, by Idea Group Inc.
• Y. Zhai, et. al., "Composite Event Detection in Multi-Camera and Multi-Sensor Surveillance Networks", in book of Multi-Camera Networks: Concepts and Applications, by Elsevier.
• Y-L. Tian, A. Hampapur, L. Brown, R. Feris, M. Lu, A. Senior, C-F. Shu and Y. Zhai, "Event Detection, Query, and Retrieval for Video Surveillance", In book Artificial Intelligence for Maximizing Content Based Image Retrieval, by Idea Group Inc., 2008.
• A. Basharat, Y. Zhai and M. Shah, "Content-Based Video Matching Using Spatiotemporal Volumes", Computer Vision and Image Understanding, Vol.110, Issue 3, pp:360-377, June, 2008.
• Y. Zhai and M. Shah, "Video Scene Segmentation Using Markov Chain Monte Carlo", IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, Vol.8, No.4, pp:686-697, August 2006.
• Y. Zhai, Z. Rasheed and M. Shah, "Semantic Classification of Movie Scenes Using Finite State Machines", IEE Proceedings on Video, Image and Signal Processing, Vol.152, No.6, pp:896-901, December, 2005.
• Y. Zhai and M. Shah, "Detection of Semantic Linkage in News Videos", under review.
• Y. Zhai and M. Shah, "Spatiotemporal Attention Detection", under review.

Patents:

• Non-Scan Detect System for a Retail Checkout Station (U.S. 7503490).
• Method for Detecting a Non-Scan at a Retail Check-Out Stations (U.S. 7448542).
• System and Method for Dual-Mode Indexing in Visual Surveillance (Pending).
• Sequential Event Detection from Video (Pending).
• Optimizing Video Stream Processing (Pending).
• Video Object Classification (Pending).
• Calibration for object classification (Pending).
• System and method for searching people in video images based on physical attributes (Pending).
• Multi-event types monitoring and searching (Pending).
• Using detailed process information at a point of sale (Pending).
• Generating an alert based on absence of a given person in a transaction (Pending).
• Automatically calibrating region of interests for video surveillance (Pending).
• Creating a training tool (Pending).
• Detecting potential fraudulent transactions (Pending).
• Dynamically learning attributes of a point of sale operator (Pending).
• System and method for automatically distinguishing between customers and in-store employees (Pending).
• System and method for model-based people counting (Pending).
• System and method of detecting virtual boundary crossing without explicit object tracking (Pending).
• High density queue estimation and line management (Pending).
• Automated learning for people counting systems (Pending).

Conference Papers:

• Y. Zhai and A. Hampapur, "Virtual Boundary Crossing Detection without Explicit Object Tracking", IEEE Int'l Conf. on Advanced Video and Sensor-Based Surveillance, Genoa, Italy, 2009.
• A. Hampapur, et.al., "Video Analytics in Urban Environments", IEEE Int'l Conf. on Advanced Video and Sensor-Based Surveillance, Genoa, Italy, 2009.
• Q. Fan, R. Bobbitt, Y. Zhai, A. Yanagawa, S. Pankanti and A. Hampapur, "Recognition of Repetitive Sequential Human Activity", IEEE Int'l Conf. on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Miami, 2009.
• S. Pankanti, Quanfu Fan, Y. Zhai, R. Bobbitt, A. Yanagawa, S. Miyazawa, F. Kjeldsen and A. Hampapur, "Multi-Media Compliance: A Practical Paradigm for Managing Business Integrity", IEEE Int'l Conf. on Multimedia and Expo, Cancun, Mexico, 2009.
• Q. Fan, A. Yanagawa, R. Bobbitt, Y. Zhai, R. Kjeldsen, S. Pankanti and A. Hampapur, "Fast Detection of Retail Fraud Using Polar Touch Buttons", IEEE Int'l Conf. on Multimedia and Expo, Cancun, Mexico, 2009.
• Q. Fan, A. Yanagawa, R. Bobbitt, Y. Zhai, R. Kjeldsen, S. Pankanti and A. Hampapur, "Detecting SweetHearting in Retail Surveillance Videos", IEEE Int'l Conf. on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, Taipei, 2009.
• R. Feris, Y-L. Tian, Y. Zhai and A. Hampapur, "Facial Image Analysis Using Local Feature Adaptation Prior to Learning", IEEE Int'l Conf. on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition, Amsterdam, 2008.
• L. Chen, R. Feris, Y. Zhai, L. Brown and A. Hampapur, "An Integrated System for Moving Object Classification in Surveillance Videos", IEEE International Conference on Advanced Video and Sensor-Based Surveillance, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2008.
• A.W. Senior, L. Brown, A. Hampapur, C-F. Shu, Y. Zhai, R.S. Feris, Y-L. Tian, S. Borger and C. Carlson, "Video Analytics in Retail", International Conference on Advanced Video and Sensor-Based Surveillance, London, U.K., 2007.
• A. Hampapur, L. Brown, R.S. Feris, A.W. Senior, C-F. Shu, Y-L. Tian, Y. Zhai and M. Lu, "Searching Surveillance Videos", International Conference on Advanced Video and Sensor-Based Surveillance, London, U.K., 2007.
• A.W. Senior, L. Brown, C.F. Shu, Y-L. Tian, Y. Zhai and A. Hampapur, "Visual Person Searches for Retail Loss Detection: Application and Evaluation", International Conference on Computer Vision Systems, Bielefeld, Germany, 2007.
• Y. Zhai and M. Shah, "Visual Attention Detection in Video Sequences Using Spatiotemporal Cues", ACM International Conference on Multimedia, Santa Barbara, CA, 2006. (Full Paper).
• Y. Zhai, J. Liu and M. Shah, "Automatic Query Expansion in News Video Retrieval", IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, Toronto, Canada, 2006.
• Y. Zhai and M. Shah, "Tracking News Stories Across Different Sources", ACM International Conference on Multimedia, Singapore, 2005. (Full Paper).
• Y. Zhai and M. Shah, "Determining Structure in Continuously Recorded Videos", ACM International Conference on Multimedia, Singapore, 2005. (Short Paper).
• Y. Zhai and M. Shah, "A General Framework for Temporal Video Scene Segmentation", IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision, Beijing, China 2005.
• Y. Zhai, A. Yilmaz and M. Shah, "Story Segmentation in News Videos Using Visual and Text Cues", International Conference on Image and Video Retrieval, Singapore, 2005. (Oral Presentation).
• Y. Zhai and M. Shah, "Automatic Segmentation of Home Videos", IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2005. (Oral Presentation).
• Y. Zhai and M. Shah, "A Multi-Level Framework for Video Shot Structuring", International Conference on Image Analysis and Recognition, Toronto, Canada, 2005.
• Y. Zhai, Z. Rasheed and M. Shah, "Conversation Detection in Feature Films Using Finite State Machines", International Conference on Pattern Recognition, Cambridge, U.K., 2004.
• Y. Zhai, Z. Rasheed and M. Shah, "A Framework of Semantic Classification of Scenes Using Finite State Machines", International Conference on Image and Video Retrieval, Dublin, Ireland, 2004. (Oral Presentation).
• Y. Sheikh, Y. Zhai and M. Shah, "An Accumulative Framework for the Alignment of an Image Sequence", Asian Conference on Computer Vision, Jeju, South Korea, 2004.

Workshop Papers & Demos:

• R. Feris, et.al., "IBM Smart Surveillance Solution", CVPR 2010.
• Q. Fan, R. Bobbitt, Y. Zhai, A. Yanagawa, S. Pankanti and A. Hampapur, "Recognition of Repetitive Sequential Human Activity", IBM Technical Report, 2009.
• Y. Zhai, Y-L. Tian and A. Hampapur, "Composite Spatiotemporal Event Detection in Multi-Camera Surveillance Networks", Workshop on Multi-Camera and Multi-Model Sensor Fusion Algorithms and Applications, ECCV 2008.
• J. Liu, Y. Zhai, A. Basharat, B. Orhan, S. Khan, H. Noor, P. Berkowitz and M. Shah, "University of Central Florida at TRECVID 2006", TREC Video Retrieval Evaluation Forum, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 2006.
• Y. Zhai, K. Shafique, A. Varket and M. Shah, "Multiple Vehicle Tracking in Surveillance Videos", CLEAR Evaluation Campaign and Workshop, Southampton, U.K., 2006.
• J. Liu, Y. Zhai and M. Shah, "PEGASUS: An Information Mining System for TV News Videos", SPIE Defense and Security Symposium, Orlando, Florida, 2006. (Oral Presentation).
• Y. Zhai, et. al., "Video Understanding and Content-Based Retrieval", TREC Video Retrieval Evaluation Forum, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 2005.
• Y. Zhai, et. al., "University of Central Florida at TRECVID 2004", TREC Video Retrieval Evaluation Forum, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 2004. (Oral Presentation).
• Y. Sheikh, K. Shafique, Y. Zhai and M. Shah, "Visual Monitoring of Railroad Grade Crossings", SPIE Defense and Security Symposium, Orlando, Florida, 2004.
• Y. Zhai, Z. Rasheed and M. Shah, "University of Central Florida at TRECVID 2003", TREC Video Retrieval Evaluation Forum, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 2004.

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