Semantic Multimedia and Ontologies: Theory and Applications

ISBN-13: 9781848000759 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 290 str.

Yiannis Kompatsiaris; Paola Hobson

Opis

This comprehensive book draws together experts to explore how knowledge technologies can be exploited to create new multimedia applications, and how multimedia technologies can provide new contexts for the use of knowledge technologies. Thorough coverage of all relevant topics is given. The step-by-step approach guides the reader from fundamental enabling technologies of ontologies, analysis and reasoning, through to applications which have hitherto had less attention.

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"Kompatsiars and Hobson have organized the chapters in a manner that is intended to provide a step-by-step guide to the basics of ontology technologies. ... This book is a well-done collection of chapters on various aspects of multimedia ontologies and their applications. It is not only a good reference for those who are already doing research, but it also provides a good overview for those who are just beginning work in this area." (J. Hodges, ACM Computing Reviews, October, 2008)

Spis treści

Introduction.- Introduction to Semantic Multimedia and Ontologies.- Multimedia Ontologies, Analysis and Reasoning-Theory.- Multimedia Content Description using Semantic Web Languages.- Ontology-based Reasoning Techniques for Multimedia Interpretation and Retrieval.- Introduction Context and Reasoning in Visual Content Analysis: An Ontology-based Framework.- Audio Context Analysis.- Applications using Semantic Web Technologies.- Personalised Multimedia Summaries.- The Role of Ontologies for 3D Media Applications.- The Application of Semantic Web Technologies to Multimedia Data Fusion within eScience.- Applications using Alternative Approaches to Multimedia Ontologies.- Mind the Gaps-Findings the Appropriate Dimensional Representation for Semantic Retrieval of Multimedia Assets.- Filling The Semantic Gap in Video Retrieval: An Exploration.- Conclusion.- Conclusions Relating to Semantic Multimedia and Ontologies.- Web Resources.- Index

Blurb

Taking a step-by-step approach, and drawing on the expertise of key researchers in the multimedia and knowledge domains, this book guides the reader through the fundamental enabling technologies of ontologies (for example MPEG-7 and OWL), analysis, context and reasoning, to commercially interesting applications including personalised content summarisation, 3D modelling and management of scientific data.

All relevant topics are covered; including ontologies for low level multimedia feature representation, higher level multimedia systems representations, application of multimedia ontologies for visual analysis, and usage of multimedia and knowledge technologies for applications. The authors aggregate relevant disciplines including knowledge representation, multidimensional signal processing, logic, artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide a coherent picture of the different strands of research that need to be combined in order to achieve semantic multimedia applications.

"Semantic Multimedia and Technologies" will serve as an excellent reference and guide to exploring how knowledge technologies can be exploited in the creation of new multimedia applications, and how these technologies can provide new contexts for the successful use of knowledge technologies.