SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
M. BENNAMOUN.

Books and Book chapters

 

B1.               S. Islam, M. Bennamoun, R. Owens, and R. Davies, "Biometric Approaches of 2D-3D Ear and Face: A Survey", in "Advances in Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering", Editor: T. Sobh, Springer.

B2.               M. Bennamoun and G. Mamic, “Object Recognition: Fundamentals and Case Studies”, Springer ISBN 1-85233-398-7, 2002, Hardcover.  

B3.               W. Wong, W. Liu and M. Bennamoun, “Featureless Data Clustering”, Chapter IX in the “Handbook of Research on Text and Web Mining Technologies”. Editors: Min Song and Yi-Fang Wu. ISBN: 978-1-59904-990-8.

B1.               W. Wong, W. Liu and M. Bennamoun, “Determination of Unithood and Termhood for Term Extraction”, Chapter XXX in the “Handbook of Research on Text and Web Mining Technologies”. Editors: Min Song and Yi-Fang Wu. ISBN: 978-1-59904-990-8.

 

 

Editorials (Journals)

 

B2.               M. Bennamoun, Guest Editor, Special Issue, “Correspondence and Registration Techniques”, International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence (IJPRAI), Editor in Chief, H. Bunk, World Scientific, Vol. 17, No. 7, November 2003

B3.               M. Bennamoun, Guest Editor, Special Issue, “3D Object Recognition”, International Journal of Imaging and Graphics (IJIG), World Scientific, Editor in Chief, D. Zhang, World Scientific, Vol. 4, No.1, January 2004.

 

Editorials (Conference Proceedings)

 

B4.               B. Senadji, M. Bennamoun and B. Boashash, Editors of the Proceedings of the Workshop of Signal Processing and Applications (WOSPA), Brisbane, Australia, Dec. 14-15, 2000. ISBN 1 86435 508 5.  

B5.               N. Callaos, M. Bennamoun and J. Aguilar, Editors of the Proceedings of the World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (ISAS’97), Caracas, Venezuela, July 7-11, 1997.  

B6.               M. Deriche, M. Moody and M. Bennamoun, Editors of the IEEE Region 10 Conference, TENCON’97, Brisbane, Australia, Dec.2-4, 1997.  

 

Journal Publications

 

J1.                A. Mian, M. Bennamoun and R. Owens, “On the Repeatability and Quality of Keypoints for Local Feature-based 3D Object Retrieval from Cluttered Scenes”, International Journal of Computer Vision (IJCV), Special Issue on “3D Object Retrieval” (available on line DOI 10.1007/s11263-009-0296-z).

J2.                W. Wong, W. Liu and M. Bennamoun, “Constructing Specialised Corpora through Domain Representativeness Analysis of Websites”, Journal of Language Resources and Evaluation.

J3.                 I. Naseem, R. Togneri, and M. Bennamoun, “Linear Regression for Face Recognition”, IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, (IEEE-TPAMI).

J4.                 Al-Osaimi, M. Bennamoun, and A. Mian, “An Expression Deformation Approach to Non-rigid 3D Face Recognition”, International Journal of Computer Vision (IJCV), Vol. 81(3), March 2009.

J5.                 W. Wong, W. Liu and M. Bennamoun, “A Probabilistic Framework for Term Recognition”, International Journal of Intelligent Data Analysis (IDA). Vol 13(4), 2009.

J6.                 H. Yu, M. Bennamoun and C. Ching-Seng, “An Extension of Min/Max Flow Framework”, Image and Vision Computing Journal, Elsevier, in press.

J7.                E.J.S. Fox, J.D. Roberts and M. Bennamoun, “Call Independent Individual Recognition in Birds”, Journal of Bioacoustics, Vol. 18, issue 1, 2008.

J8.                A. Mian, M. Bennamoun and R. Owens, “Keypoint Detection and Local Feature Matching for Textured 3D Face Recognition”, International Journal of Computer Vision (IJCV), Vol. 79, No. 1, pp.1-12, August 2008.   

J9.                A. Al-Osaimi, M. Bennamoun, and A. Mian, “Integration of Local and Global Geometrical Cues for Surface Recognition”, Pattern Recognition, Vol. 41(3), pp. 1030-1040, March 2008.   

J10.             W. Wong, W. Liu, and M. Bennamoun, “Tree-Traversing Ant Algorithm for Term Clustering based on Featureless Similarities”, Journal of Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, Vol. 15, Number 3, December 2007, pp. 349-381.   

J11.             A. S. Mian, M. Bennamoun, and R. Owens, “An Efficient Multimodal 2D-3D Hybrid Approach to Automatic Face Recognition”, IEEE Transactions on Pattern Recognition and Pattern Analysis (IEEE-TPAMI), Vol. 29, Number 11, November 2007.   

J12.             H. Yu and M. Bennamoun, “Complete Invariants for Robust Face Recognition”, Pattern Recognition, Elsevier, May 2007, pp. 1579-1591.   

J13.             A. S. Mian, M. Bennamoun, and R. Owens, “A Fully Automatic System for 3D Object Recognition and Segmentation”, IEEE Transactions on Pattern Recognition and Pattern Analysis (IEEE-TPAMI), Vol. 28, No 10, October 2006.

J14.             A. S. Mian, M. Bennamoun and R. A. Owens, “A Novel Representation and Feature Matching Algorithm for Automatic Registration of Range Images”, International Journal of Computer Vision (IJCV), Vol. 66, No. 1, January 2006, pp. 19-40.  

J15.             A. Mian, M. Bennamoun and R. A. Owens, “Automatic Correspondence for 3D Modeling: An Extensive Review”, International Journal of Shape Modeling (IJSM), December 2005.  

J16.             A. Mian, M. Bennamoun and R. Owens, “Automated 3D Model-based Free form Object Recognition”, Sensor Review Journal, Vol. 24, No. 2, April 2004, pp. 206-215.  

J17.             G. Mamic and M. Bennamoun, “Automated Spline Surface Modelling and Matching for Recognition of Free Form Objects”, International Journal of Image and Graphics, Vol. 4, No. 1, January 2004, pp. 51-84.  

J18.             M. Bennamoun and A. Bodnarova, “Digital Image Processing Techniques for Automatic Textile Quality Control”, Systems  Analysis, Modelling and Simulation, Vol. 43, No. 11, November 2003, pp. 1581-1614.  

J19.             C. Fookes and M. Bennamoun, “Rigid Medical Image Registration and its Association with Mutual Information”, International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 17, No. 7, Nov. 2003, pp. 1167-1206.   

J20.             A. Bodnarova, M. Bennamoun and S. Latham, "Optimal Gabor Filters for Textile Flaw Detection", Pattern Recognition, Volume 35, Issue 12, December 2002, Pages 2973-2991.  

J21.             G. Mamic and M. Bennamoun, "Representation and Recognition of 3D Free-Form Objects", Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Academic Press, January 2002, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 47-76.  

J22.             J. Banks and M. Bennamoun, “Reliability Analysis of the Rank Transform for Stereo Matching”, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part B, Cybernetics, Vol. 31, No. 6, December 2001, pp.870-880.  

J23.             A. Cheung, M. Bennamoun and N. Bergmann, “A Segmentation-free Arabic Optical Character Recognition System”, Pattern Recognition, Elsevier Science, Volume 34/2, February 2001, pp. 215-233.  

J24.             J. Williams, M. Bennamoun, “Simultaneous Registration of Multiple Corresponding Point Sets”, Computer Vision and Image Understanding (CVIU), Academic Press, Vol. 81, No. 1, January 2001, pp. 117-142.  

J25.             A. Bodnarova, M. Bennamoun and K. Kubik, “Suitability Analysis of Techniques for Flaw Detection in Textiles using Texture Analysis”, Pattern Analysis and Applications (PAA), Springer-Verlag, No. 74, Vol. 3, No. 3, pages 254-266, September, 2000, pp. 254-266.  

J26.             J. Williams and M. Bennamoun, “A Multiple View 3D Registration Algorithm with Statistical Error Modeling”, IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems, Vol. 83-D, No. 8, August 2000, pp.1662-1670.  

J27.             J. Banks, M. Bennamoun and P. Corke, “Fast and Robust Stereo Matching Algorithms for Mining Automation”, Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Academic Press, Volume 9, Number 3, July 1999, pp.137-148. This paper is based on publication I66, which was selected as one of the best papers at the IAIF 97 workshop and consequently invited for submission and international review in the “Digital Signal Processing” journal.  

J28.             M. Bennamoun and B. Boashash, “Performance Evaluation of a Vision System for Automatic Object Recognition”, Applied Signal Processing, Springer-Verlag London, Ltd., Vol. 5, pp. 62-81, 1998.  

J29.             J. Banks, M. Bennamoun, K. Kubik and P. Corke, “Suitability of Non-Parametric Stereo Matching Techniques for Mining Automation”, Australian Journal of Intelligent Information Processing Systems, Volume 5, No.2, 1998, pp. 111-119.   

J30.             M. Bennamoun and B. Boashash, "A Structural-based Vision System for Automatic Object Recognition", IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Volume 27, Part B, Number 6, Dec.1997, pp. 893-906. This paper was listed as a key paper in a Survey by A. Rosenfeld, "Survey: Image Analysis and Computer Vision: 1997" in Computer Vision and Image Understanding Journal, Vol. 70, No.2, May pp 239-284, 1998.  

J31.             M. Bennamoun and B. Boashash, “A Probabilistic Approach for Automatic Parameters Selection for the Hybrid Edge Detector”, IEICE Transactions Fundamentals, special section on Digital Signal Processing, Vol. E80-A, No. 8, August 1997, pp. 1423-1429.   

J32.             M. Bennamoun and B. Boashash, “A Contour-Based Part-Segmentation Algorithm”, IEICE Transactions Fundamentals, Vol. E80-A, No. 8, August 1997, pp. 1516-1521.  

 

Invited Papers at International Conferences (refereed).

 

Int1.           H. Yu and M. Bennamoun, “A Compact and Complete AFMT Invariant with Application to Face Recognition”, Proc. of the Int. Conference on Machine Intelligence (ACIDCA-ICMI'05), Tozeur, Tunisia, November 2005.  

Int2.           C. Fookes and M. Bennamoun, "The Use of Mutual Information for Rigid Medical Image Registration: A Review”, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (IEEE SMC’2002), Hammamet, Tunisia, Oct. 6-9, 2002.  

Int3.           G. Mamic, M. Bennamoun, “3D Object Representation and Recognition: A Review”, Visual Communications and Image Processing Conference (VCIP’2000), Perth, 20-23 June 2000, pp. 1185-1197.  

Int4.           J. Williams, M. Bennamoun, “Multiple View 3D Surface Registration: A Review and a New Technique”, Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (IEEE SMC’99), Tokyo, Japan, October 12-15, 1999, Vol. III, pp. 497-502.  

Int5.           J. Banks, M. Bennamoun, K. Kubik and P. Corke, “An Extension to the Rank Constraint for Improving the Reliability of Stereo Matching Using the Rank Transform”, Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (IEEE SMC’99), Tokyo, Japan, October 12-15, 1999, Vol. 1 pp. 589-594.  

Int6.           M. Bennamoun, A. Bodnarova, “Automatic Visual Inspection and Flaw Detection in Textile Materials: Past, Present and Future”, Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (IEEE SMC’98), San Diego, California, USA October 11-14, 1998, pp. 4340-4343, Vol. 5.  

Int7.           M. Bennamoun, “Edge Detection: Problems and Solutions”, Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (IEEE SMC’97), Orlando, Florida, Oct. 12-15, 1997, pp. 3164-3169, Vol. 4. I was awarded a Certificate for valuable contribution at this conference.

Int8.           A. Qureshi and M. Bennamoun, “ The Constrained Kalman Filtering Approach to Image Restoration”, Proc. of the International Conference on Information Systems Analysis and Synthesis (ISAS '96), Florida, USA, July 22-26, 1996, pp. 844-851.  

 

Keynote Papers at Internationally Refereed Conferences

 

K1.             M. Bennamoun, “Object Recognition: Case Studies”, COmpression et REprésentation des Signaux Audiovisuels, CORESA’2001, Dijon, France, Nov 12-13, 2001 (invited keynote paper).

K2.             J. Banks, M. Bennamoun, K. Kubik and P. Corke, “Evaluation of New and Existing Confidence Measures for Stereo Matching”, Proc. of the Image & Vision Computing NZ conference (IVCNZ’98), Auckland, NZ, Nov. 14-17, 1998 (keynote paper).  

 

Selected Internationally Refereed Conference Papers

 

I1.                F. Sohel, and M. Bennamoun, “Distorsion Measurement Using Arc-Length-Parametrisation within Vertex-Based Shape Coding Framework”, International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT2008), Khulna Bangladesh, Dec. 2008

I2.                I. Naseem, R. Togneri, and M. Bennamoun, “Sparse Representation for Ear Biometrics”, International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC08), Lecture Notes on Computer Science, Nevada, USA, Dec. 2008.  

I3.                W. Wong, W. Liu, and M. Bennamoun, “Constructing Web Corpora through Topical Web Partitioning for Term Recognition”, 21st Australasian Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence AI 2008, Auckland, New Zealand, December 2008.

I4.                S. Islam, M. Bennamoun, A.S. Mian, and R. Davies, “A Fast and Fully Automatic Ear Recognition Approach based on 3D Local Surface Features”, LNCS, Advanced Concepts for Intelligent Vision Systems (ACIVS 2008), Juan-les-Pins, France, October 2008.

I5.                F. Al-Osaimi, M. Bennamoun and A. Mian, “Expression-invariant Non-rigid 3D Face Recognition: A Robust Approach to Expression-aware Morphing”, proceedings of the 3D Data Processing Visualization and Transmission (3DPVT'2008), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, June 2008.

I6.                S. Islam, M. Bennamoun, R. Davies and A. Mian “A Fully Automatic Approach for Human Recognition from Profile Images Using 2D and 3D Ear Data”, proceedings of the 3D Data Processing Visualization and Transmission (3DPVT'2008), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, June 2008.

I7.                S. Islam, M. Bennamoun and R. Davies, “Fast and Fully Automatic Ear Detection Using a Cascaded Adaboost Detector”, IEEE 2008 Workshop on Application of Computer Vision (WACV 2008), Colorado, USA, January 2008.

I8.                W. Wong, W. Liu, and M. Bennamoun, “Determining the Unithood of Word Sequences through a Probabilistic Approach”, International Joint Conference on Natural Language Processing (IJCNLP), Hydrebad, India, January 2008.

I9.                D. Deluca-Cardillo, D. Huynh, and M. Bennamoun, “3D Pose Recovery of the Human Arm from a Single View”, Proc. of Image and Vision Computing New Zealand (IVCNZ 2007), Waikato, NZ, December 2007.

I10.            S. Islam, M. Bennamoun, R. Owens and R. Davies, “Biometric Approaches of 2D-3D Ear and Face: A Survey”, International Joint Conferences on Computer, Information, and Systems Sciences, and Engineering (CISSE 07), technically co-sponsored by IEEE, December 2007.

I11.            W. Wong, W. Liu, and M. Bennamoun, “Determining Termhood for Learning Domain Ontologies using Domain Prevalence and Tendency”, Australian Conference on Data Mining (AuDM), Gold Coast Australia, December 2007.

I12.            W. Wong, W. Liu, and M. Bennamoun, “Determining Termhood for Learning Domain Ontologies in a Probabilistic Framework”, Australian Conference on Data Mining (AuDM), Gold Coast Australia, December 2007.

I13.            W. Wong, W. Liu, and M. Bennamoun, “Determining the Unithood of Word Sequences using Mutual Information and Independence Measure”, Conference of the Pacific Association for Computational Linguistics (PACLIN 2007), Melbourne, Australia, September 2007.

I14.            F. Al-Osaimi, M. Bennamoun and A. Mian, “Interest-Point Based Face Recognition from Range Images”, British Machine Vision Conference (BMVC 2007), Warwick, U.K, September 2007.  

I15.            A.S. Mian, M. Bennamoun and R. A. Owens, “Keypoint Identification and Feature based 3D Face Recognition”, International Conference on Biometrics (ICIB’2007), August 2007 (LNCS).   

I16.            F.R. Al-Osaimi, M. Bennamoun and A. Mian, “3D Shape Representation by Fusing Local and Global Information”, International Symposium on Signal Processing and its Applications (ISSPA’2007), Sharjah, UAE, Feb., 2007.    

I17.            W. Wong, W. Liu, and M. Bennamoun, “Enhanced Integrated Scoring for Text Preprocessing in Ontology Engineering from Dirty Text”, IJCAI-07 Workshop on Analytics for Noisy Unstructured Text Data, Hyderabad, India, January 2007.   

I18.            W. Wong, W. Liu, and M. Bennamoun, “Integrated Scoring for Spelling Error Correction, Abbreviation Expansion and Case Restoration in Dirty Text”, Australasian Conference on Data Mining (AusDM), Sydney, Australia, December 2006.   

I19.            A.S. Mian, M. Bennamoun and R. A. Owens, “SRICP: An Algorithm for Matching Semi-Rigid Three Dimensional Surfaces”, Proc. of Image and Vision Computing New Zealand (IVCNZ 2006), Great Barrier Island, NZ, November 2006.   

I20.            W. Wong, W. Liu, and M. Bennamoun, “Terms Clustering using Tree-Traversing Ants and Featureless Similarities”, International Symposium on Practical Cognitive Agents and Robots, Perth, Australia, November 2006.   

I21.            A.S. Mian, M. Bennamoun and R. A. Owens, “Face Recognition using 2D and 3D Multimodal Local Features”, International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC06), Lecture Notes on Computer Science, Vol. 4291, pp. 860-870, Nevada, USA, Nov. 2006.   

I22.            F. Al-Osaimi, M. Bennamoun, and A. Mian, “Illumination Normalization for Color Face Images”, International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC06), Lecture Notes on Computer Science, Vol. 4291, pp. 90-101, Nevada, USA, Nov. 2006.   

I23.            E. Fox, D. Roberts, and M. Bennamoun, “Text-independent Speaker Identification in Birds”, International Conference on Spoken Language Processing (Interspeech2006) Pittsburgh, USA in September 2006.   

I24.            H. Yu, and M. Bennamoun, “1D-PCA 2D-PCA to nD-PCA”, submitted to the International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR 2006) to be held in Hong Kong in August 2006.

I25.            A.S. Mian, M. Bennamoun and R. A. Owens, “Automatic 3D Face Detection, Normalization and Recognition”, The International Symposium on 3D Data Processing, Visualization, and Transmission (3DPVT 2006), to be held in Chapel Hill, USA in June 2006.   

I26.            A. S. Mian, M. Bennamoun and R. A. Owens, “2D & 3D Multimodal Hybrid Face Recognition”, submitted to the European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV 2006), to be held in Graz Austria in May 2006. The acceptance rate of this conference was about 21%.

I27.            H. Yu, and M. Bennamoun, “Simplified Representation of Large Range Datasets”, Proceedings of the Int. Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications (VISAPP 2006), Setubal, Portugal, February 2006.

I28.            H. Yu, and M. Bennamoun, “Two Novel Complete Sets of Similarity Invariants”, Proc. of the Int. Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC 2005), LNCS Vol.3804, Springer-Verlag, 2005, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA, December 2005, pp. 659-665.  

I29.            R. Budiman, M. Bennamoun and D. Huynh, “Low Cost Motion Capture”, Proc. of Image and Vision Computing New Zealand (IVCNZ 2005), Dunedin, NZ, November 2005.

I30.            M. El Hassouni, H. Cherifi and M. Bennamoun, “FLOS-based technique for noise removal in images”, Proc. of Image and Vision Computing New Zealand (IVCNZ 2005), Dunedin, NZ, November 2005.  

I31.            H. Yu, and M. Bennamoun, “A Phase Correlation Approach to Active Vision”, Proc. of the Int. Conference on Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns (CAIP 2005), LNCS Vol. 3691 Springer-Verlag, Versailles, France, September 2005.  

I32.            A. S. Mian, M. Bennamoun and R. A. Owens, ”Region-based Matching for Robust 3D Face Recognition”, British Machine Vision Conference (BMVC), Oxford, United Kingdom, September 2005, Vol. 1, pp. 199—208.  

I33.            H. Yu, and M. Bennamoun, “Complete invariant description under usual Fourier-Mellin transform”, Proc. of the International Symposium on Signal Processing and Its Applications (ISSPA’2005), Sydney, Australia, August 2005.  

I34.            A. S. Mian, M. Bennamoun and R. A. Owens, “Matching Tensors for Pose Invariant Automatic 3D Face Recognition”, IEEE Workshop on Advances in 3D Imaging for Safety and Security (A3DISS 2005) held in conjunction with the IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (IEEE CVPR), San Diego, CA. USA June 2005.  

I35.            A. Mian, M. Bennamoun and R. A. Owens, ”Automatic Multiview Fine Registration of Range Images Acquired from Unknown View Points”, Int. conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization (ICMSAO), Sharjah, UAE, February 2005.  

I36.            A. Mian, M. Bennamoun and R. A. Owens, “3D Recognition and Segmentation of Objects in Cluttered Scenes”, IEEE Winter Workshop on Applications of Computer Vision (IEEE WACV), Colorado, USA, January 2005.  

I37.            A. Mian, M. Bennamoun and R. A. Owens, “Automatic Multiview Coarse Registration of Range Images for 3D Modeling”, the IEEE Conference on Cybernetics and Intelligent Systems, CIS2004, Singapore, December, 2004.  

I38.            A. Mian, D. Mathers, M. Bennamoun, R. A. Owens and G. Hingston, ”3D Face Recognition by Matching Shape Descriptors”, Proceedings of the Image and Vision Computing New Zealand (IVCNZ) conference, Akaroa, NZ, November 2004, pp.23-28.

I39.            Al-Ani, and M. Bennamoun, “An Edge Fusion Approach Based on The Concept of Multiple Detector Behaviour” IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, October (IEEE SMC), October 2004, The Hague, Netherlands.  

I40.            A. Mian, M. Bennamoun and R. A. Owens, “A Novel Algorithm for Automatic 3D Model-based Free-form Object Recognition”, IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (IEEE SMC), October 2004, The Hague, Netherlands.  

I41.            A. Mian, M. Bennamoun and R. Owens, “Performance Analysis of an Improved Tensor based Algorithm for Automatic 3D Modelling”, IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (IEEE ICIP’2004), Singapore, October 24-27, 2004, Vol. 3, pp. 1951-1954.   

I42.            A.  Mian, M. Bennamoun and R. A. Owens, “From Unordered Range Images to 3D Models: A Fully Automatic Multiview Correspondence Algorithm”, Theory and Practice of Computer Graphics, TPCG, organized by the UK Chapter of the Eurographics Association, Bournemouth, U.K., June, 2004, pp. 162-166.  

I43.            A. Mian, M. Bennamoun, and R. Owens, “An Automatic Correspondence Technique of Range Images”, International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS 2004), Istanbul, 12-23 July 2004.  

I44.            A. Mian, M. Bennamoun, and R. Owens, “Matching Tensors for Automatic Correspondence and Registration”, Proceedings of the European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV 2004), Prague May 11-14, 2004, pp. 495-505. ECCV 2004 had an acceptance rate of 20% according to http://vrlab.epfl.ch/~ulicny/statistics/.  

I45.            C. Fookes, M. Bennamoun and A. Lamanna, “Improved Stereo Image Matching Using Mutual Information and Hierarchical Prior Probabilities”, to appear in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR2002), Quebec, 11-15 August 2002.  

I46.            B. Planitz, J. Williams and M. Bennamoun, “Correspondence Methods for Range Images”, Asian Conference on Computer Vision (ACCV), Melbourne, Australia, January 23-25, 2002.

I47.            W. Pongpech, J. Williams and M. Bennamoun, “Toward Spatial information Awareness Map (SIAM) for the Visually Impaired”, Asian Conference on Computer Vision (ACCV), Melbourne, Australia, January 23-25, 2002.

I48.            C. Fookes, A. Lamanna and M. Bennamoun, “A new stereo image matching technique using mutual information”, in Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer, Graphics and Imaging, CGIM’01, Honolulu, USA, 2001.  

I49.            C. Fookes, A. Lamanna and M. Bennamoun, “Stereo vision correspondence selection using mutual information and the development of a parametric framework”, in Proceedings of Image and Vision Computing, IVCNZ’01, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, November 2001, pp. 133-138.  

I50.            G. Mamic and M. Bennamoun, “Automatic Bayesian Knot Placement for Spline Fitting”, IEEE, International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP’2001, Thessaloniki, Greece, October 7-10, 2001, Vol.1, pp. 169-172.  

I51.            H. Pandzo, S. Mahadevan, M. Bennamoun and J. Williams, "A 3D Acquisition and Modeling System", IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP’2001), Salt-Lake City, Utah, USA, May 7-11, 2001, Vol. 3, pp. 1941-1944.  

I52.            C. Chao, D. Iskander, M. Collins and M. Bennamoun, “Modelling Directionality of Photoreceptors in Human Eye as a Function of Monochromatic Aberration”, 34th ASILOMAR conference on signals, systems and computers, ASILOMAR hotel and conference grounds pacific grove, California, October 29 -November 1, 2000, Vol. 1, pp. 343-347.  

I53.            J. Williams and M. Bennamoun, “Evaluation of a Novel Multiple Point Set Registration Algorithm”, International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR’2000), Barcelona, Spain, September 3-8 2000, pp. 1007-1010.  

I54.            A. Bodnarova, M. Bennamoun and S. Latham, “Textile Flaw Detection Using Optimal Gabor Filters”, International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR’2000), Barcelona, Spain, September 3-8 2000, pp. 799-802.  

I55.            P. Chou and M. Bennamoun, “Accurate Localization of Edges in Noisy Volume Images”, International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR’2000), Barcelona, Spain, September 3-8 2000, pp.760-763.  

I56.            G. Mamic and M. Bennamoun, “Automatic Flaw Detection in Textiles Using a Neyman-Pearson Detector”, International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR’2000), Barcelona, Spain, September 3-8 2000, pp. 767-770.

I57.            C. Fookes, M. Bennamoun and J. Williams, “Global 3D Rigid Registration of Medical Images”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP'2000), Vancouver Canada, September 10-13 2000, pp. 447-450.  

I58.            J. Williams and M. Bennamoun, “Multiple View Surface Registration with Error Modeling and Analysis”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP'2000), Vancouver Canada, September 10-13 2000 pp. 545-548.  

I59.            M. Bennamoun, P. Chou, E. Norheim and M. O’Loan, “Three Dimensional Hybrid Edge Detection”, Visual Communications and Image Processing Conference (VCIP’2000), Perth, 20-23 June 2000, pp 1147-1154.  

I60.            J. Williams and M. Bennamoun, “Simultaneous Registration of Multiple Point Sets Using Orthogonal Matrices”, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP’2000), Istanbul, Turkey, June 5-9, 2000, Vol. 4, pp.2199-2202.  

I61.            A. Bodnarova, M. Bennamoun and S. Latham, “A Constrained Minimization Approach to Optimize Gabor Filters for Detecting Flaws in Woven Textiles”, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP’2000), Istanbul, Turkey, June, 5-9, 2000, pp.3606-3609.  

I62.            J. Williams and M. Bennamoun, “Multiple View 3D Registration: Statistical Error Modeling and Analysis”, Vision, Modeling and Visualization Workshop (VMV’99), November 17-19, 1999, Erlangen, Germany, pp. 83-90.  

I63.            A. Bodnarova, M. Bennamoun and S. Latham, “Flaw Detection in Jacquard Fabrics Using Gabor Filters”, Photonics East'99 -SPIE's International Symposium on Intelligent Systems and Advanced Manufacturing 19-22 September 1999, Boston, Massachusetts, pp. 254-265.  

I64.            C. Chao, D.R. Iskander, M.J. Collins, B. Davis and M. Bennamoun, "Dynamic retinal image reconstruction of the human eye," Proceedings of Fifth International Symposium on Signal Processing and Its Applications, Brisbane, Australia, August 1999, Vol. 2, pp. 919-922.  

I65.            J. Banks, M. Bennamoun, K. Kubik and P. Corke, “A Hybrid Stereo Matching Algorithms Incorporating the Rank Constraint”, IEE International Conference on Image Processing and its Applications (IPA’99), 12-15 July 1999, Manchester, UK, Vol. 1, pp. 33-37.  

I66.            J. Banks, M. Bennamoun, K. Kubik and P. Corke, “A Constraint to Improve the Reliability of Stereo Matching Using the Rank Transform”, Proc. Of the International Conference on Acoustics Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP’99), Phoenix, Arizona, USA, March 15-19, 1999, Vol. 6, pp. 3321-3324.  

I67.            J. Banks, M. Bennamoun, K. Kubik and P. Corke, “A New Method of Error Prediction for Stereo Matching Algorithms”, Conference: Image and Vision Computing, IVCNZ’98, Auckland, New Zealand, 16-18 November 1998.  

I68.            Y.Y. Chung, M.T. Wong and M. Bennamoun, “Handwritten Character Recognition by Contour Sequence Moments and Neural Network”, IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, October 11-14, 1998, San Diego, California, USA, Vol. 5, pp. 4184-4188.  

I69.            Y.Y. Chung, M.T. Wong, N.W. Bergmann and M. Bennamoun, “Implementing Neural Network in Custom Computers”, IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, October 11-14, 1998, San Diego, California, USA, Vol. 2, pp. 1836-1841.  

I70.            A. Cheung, M. Bennamoun and N. Bergmann, “A Recognition-based Arabic Optical Character Recognition System”, IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, October 11-14, 1998, San Diego, California, USA, Vol. 5, pp. 4189-4194.  

I71.            A. Bodnarova, M. Bennamoun and K. K. Kubik, "Detection of Flaws in Textiles Based on a Model of the HVS", Proceedings of the International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, October 11-14, 1998, San Diego, California, USA, Vol. 5, pp. 4423-4428.  

I72.            J.A. Williams and M. Bennamoun, “An Extended Kalman Filtering Approach to High Precision Stereo Image Matching”, IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP 98), Oct. 4-7, 1998, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Vol. 2, pp. 157-161.  

I73.            Y. Lu, K. Kubik, M. Bennamoun and J. Trinder, “3D Terrain Reconstruction using Compound Techniques”, International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Conference ISPRS’98, 7-10 September 1998, Stuttgart, Germany.  

I74.            J.A. Williams and M. Bennamoun, “A Nonlinear Filtering Approach to Image Matching”, International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR’98), 17-20 August 1998, Brisbane, Australia, Vol. 1, pp. 1-3.  

I75.            Y. Lu, K. Kubik and M. Bennamoun, “Image Segmentation and Image Matching for 3D Terrain Reconstruction”, International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR’98), 17-20 August 1998, Brisbane, Australia, Vol. 2, pp. 1535-1537.  

I76.            J. Williams and M. Bennamoun, “Least Squares Stereo Matching: A Non-Linear Filtering Approach”, 9th. Australasian Remote Sensing Photogrammetry Conference (ARSPC’98), Sydney, Australia, 20-24 July 1998.  

I77.            Y. Lu, K. Kubik and M. Bennamoun, “An Accurate Approach to Localize House Areas for 3D Terrain Reconstruction”, 9th. Australasian Remote Sensing Photogrammetry (ARSP’98) Conference, Sydney, Australia, July 1998, pp. 20-24.  

I78.            A. Bodnarova, M. Bennamoun and K. Kubik, “Automatic Visual Inspection and Flaw Detection in Textile Materials: A Review”, Proceedings of the International Textile Science Conference (TEXSCI’98), Liberec, Czech Republic, May 1998.  

I79.            A. Bodnarova, M. Bennamoun and K. K. Kubik, "Detection of Flaws in Textiles Using Texture Blobs", Proceedings of the International Textile Science Conference TEXSCI'98, Liberec, Czech Republic, May 1998.  

I80.            Y. Lu, K. Kubik and M. Bennamoun, “3D Terrain Reconstruction using Compound Techniques”, SPIE’s 12th Annual International Symposium on Aerospace/Defence Sensing, Simulation and Controls, 13-17 April 1998, Orlando, Florida.  

I81.             Y. Lu, K. Kubik and M. Bennamoun, “Stereo Image Matching Based on Probability Relaxation”, Proc. of the IEEE Region Conference, TENCON’97, Brisbane, Australia, Dec.2-4, 1997, Vol. 1, pp. 315-318.  

I82.            A. Bodnarova, J.A. Williams, M. Bennamoun and K. Kubik, “Optimal Textural Features for Flaw Detection in Textile Materials”, Proc. of the IEEE Region Conference, TENCON’97, Brisbane, Australia, Dec.2-4, 1997, pp. 307-310.  

I83.            A. Cheung, M. Bennamoun and N.W. Bergmann, “Implementation of a Statistical Based Arabic Character Recognition System”, Proc. of the IEEE Region Conference, TENCON’97, Brisbane, Australia, Dec.2-4, 1997, Vol. 2, pp. 531-534.  

I84.            M. Bennamoun, L. Hapgood, S. Mullens and G. Nicol, “The Zero-Crossing Hybrid Edge Detector”, Proc. of the IEEE Region Conference, TENCON’97, Brisbane, Australia, Dec. 2-4, 1997, Vol. 1, pp. 335-338.

I85.            J. Banks, M. Bennamoun and P. Corke, “Non-Parametric Techniques for Fast and Robust Stereo Matching”, Proc. of the IEEE Region Conference, TENCON’97, Brisbane, Australia, Dec.2-4, 1997, Vol. 1, pp. 365-368.  

I86.            J.A. Williams and M. Bennamoun, “Distortion Sensitivity of Neocognitron with Back Propagation”, Second Australasian Workshop on Signal Processing Applications (WoSPA97), Brisbane, Australia, 4-5 December 1997, pp. 117-119.  

I87.            J. Banks, M. Bennamoun and P. Corke, “Fast and Robust Stereo Matching Algorithms for Mining Automation”, Proc. of the International Workshop on Image Analysis and Information Fusion (IAIF 97), Adelaide, Australia, 6-8 November 1997, pp. 139—149 (This paper was selected for submission in an international journal).  

I88.            A. Cheung, M. Bennamoun and N.W. Bergmann, “Arabic Optical Character Recognition Systems: Statistical and Neural Network Approaches”, Proc. of the International Workshop on Image Analysis and Information Fusion (IAIF 97), Adelaide, Australia, 6-8 November 1997.  

I89.            M. Bennamoun, L. Hapgood, S. Mullens and G. Nicol, “A New Approach to Edge Detection, The Zero-Crossing Hybrid Edge Detector”, Proc. of the International Workshop on Image Analysis and Information Fusion (IAIF 97), Adelaide, Australia, 6-8 November 1997.  

I90.            M. Bennamoun, “A Motion Estimation Algorithm using Time-Frequency Signal Analysis”, Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP’97), Santa Barbara, California, Oct. 26-29, 1997, Vol. 2, pp. 148-151.

I91.            M. Bennamoun, “Multiple Velocities Estimation in an Image Neighbourhood”, Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (IEEE SMC’97), Orlando, Florida, Oct. 12-15, 1997, pp. 3648-3653.

I92.            A. Cheung and M. Bennamoun, “A New Thinning Algorithm For Arabic character”, “Focus Symposium” on Image Processing, at the SCI'97, Proc. of the World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Caracas, Venezuela, July 7-11, 1997, pp. 229-235.  

I93.            R. Reeves, M. Bennamoun, T. Becker and D. Pullar, “Content Based Access for Remote Sensing Images and Integration with Geographical Information Systems”, “Focus Symposium” on Image Processing, at the SCI'97,  Proc. of the World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Caracas, Venezuela, July 7-11, 1997, pp. 270-275.  

I94.            M. Bennamoun, “An Adaptive Automatic Object Recognition System”, Proc. of the International Conference on Information Systems Analysis and Synthesis (ISAS '96), Florida, USA, July 22-26, 1996, pp. 291-295.

I95.            M. Bennamoun, B. Boashash, F. Faruqi and M. Dunbar, “The Development of an Integrated GPS/INS/SONAR Navigation System for Underwater Vehicle Navigation”, Proc. of the IEEE Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Technology (IEEE AUV’96), Monterey, California, USA, June 3-6, pp. 256-261.

I96.            M. Bennamoun, B. Boashash and M. Dunbar, “The Development of an Integrated GPS/INS/SONAR Navigation System”, Proc. of the IEEE Southeastcon’96 Tampa, Florida, USA, April 1996, pp. 309-312.  

I97.            M. Bennamoun, B. Boashash and J. Koo, ‘Optimal Parameters for Edge Detection’, Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, SMC-95, Oct. 95, Vancouver, Canada, Vol. 2, pp. 1482-1488.  

I98.            M. Bennamoun, B. Boashash and J. Koo, “Robust Edge Detection”, Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechatronics, ICRAM’95, August 1995, Istanbul, Turkey.  

I99.            M. Bennamoun and B. Boashash,, "Integration of a Part Segmentation based Vision System", Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP-94, Austin, Texas, November 1994, Vol. 3, pp. 513-517.

                This paper was listed as a key paper in a Survey by A. Rosenfeld, "Survey: Image Analysis and Computer Vision: 1994" in the Computer Vision and Image Understanding Journal.

I100.        M. Bennamoun and B. Boashash, "A Vision System for Automatic Object Recognition", Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, San Antonio, Texas, October 1994, Vol. 2, pp. 1369-1374.  

I101.        M. Bennamoun, "A Contour-Based Part Segmentation Algorithm", Proceedings of the IEEE, International Conference on Acoustics Speech and Signal Processing, ICASSP 94, Adelaide, April 1994, pp. 41-44.

 

Selected Nationally Refereed Conference Papers

 

N1.             J. Banks, M. Bennamoun, K. Kubik and P. Corke, “Fast and Robust Stereo Matching Algorithms for Mining Automation”, in Proceedings Australian Mining Technology Conference, Fremantle, Australia, 15-16 September 1998, pp. 356-369.  

N2.             M. Bennamoun, L. Hapgood, S. Mullens and G. Nicol, “An Analysis of the Zero-crossing Hybrid Edge Detector under Varying White Gaussian Noise”, Proc. of the Digital Image Computing, Techniques and Applications, DICTA-97, Auckland, New Zealand, 10-12 Dec.1997, pp. 229-236.  

N3.             J. Banks, R. Porter, M. Bennamoun and P. Corke, “A Generic Implementation Framework for Stereo Matching Algorithms”, Proc. of the Digital Image Computing, Techniques and Applications, DICTA-97, Auckland, New Zealand, 10-12 Dec.1997, pp. 29—34.  

N4.             A. Bodnarova, J.A. Williams, M. Bennamoun and K. Kubik, “Detection of Flaws in Textiles by the Use of Texture Statistics”, Proc. of the Digital Image Computing, Techniques and Applications, DICTA-97, Auckland, New Zealand, 10-12 Dec.1997, pp. 237-242.  

N5.             J.A. Williams and M. Bennamoun, “The Neocognitron with Back-Propagation for Object Recognition”, Proc. of the Digital Image Computing, Techniques and Applications, DICTA-97, Auckland, New Zealand, 10-12 Dec.1997, pp. 491-496.  

N6.             A. Cheung, M. Bennamoun and N. Bergmann, “A New Word Segmentation Algorithm for Arabic Script”, Proc. of the Digital Image Computing, Techniques and Applications, DICTA-97, Auckland, New Zealand, 10-12 Dec.1997, pp. 431-435.  

N7.             M. Bennamoun, B. Boashash, Y. Yulizar and K.H. Yeung, “An Automatic Target Recognition System using the Imputer”, Proc. of the Digital Image Computing, Techniques and Applications, DICTA-95, Brisbane, Australia, December 1995, pp. 414-419.  

N8.             M. Bennamoun, B. Boashash and A.W. Bower, “Object Contour Extraction from Motion Parameters”, Proceedings of the IEEE Australian and New Zealand Conference on Intelligent Information Systems (ANZIIS-94), Brisbane, Australia, December 1994, pp. 337-341.  

 

School-based conference publications

 

SB1-           W. Wong, W. Liu, and M. Bennamoun, “Discovering Lightweight Domain Ontologies using the Web”, The sixteenth Schoof of Computer Science & Software Engineering Research Conference, June 2008, Yanchep, WA.

SB2-           S. M. Islam, R. Davies, A. Mian and M. Bennamoun, “Using 3D Local Surface Information for Fast Ear Recognition”, The sixteenth Schoof of Computer Science & Software Engineering Research Conference, June 2008, Yanchep, WA.

SB3-           W. Wong, W. Liu, and M. Bennamoun, “Initial Stages of Ontology Engineering: Dirty Texts Cleaning and Terms Clustering”, The Fiftenth School of Computer Science & Software Engineering Research Conference, November 2006, Club Capricorn, Yanchep, WA.

SB4-           E. Fox, D. Roberts and M. Bennamoun, “Identifying Birds Using Speaker Recognition”, The Fourteenth School of Computer Science & Software Engineering Research Conference, September 2005, Rottnest Island, WA.  

SB5-           A. Mian, M. Bennamoun, and R. Owens, “Multimodal Hybrid Face Recognition” The Fourteenth School of Computer Science & Software Engineering Research Conference, September 2005, Rottnest Island, WA.  

SB6-           D. Mathers, M. Bennamoun, “Stripe Localisation for Accurate 3D shape measurement with Structured light”, The Final Year Technology Conference 2004, September 22-23, The School of Mechanical Engineering, UWA.  

SB7-           G. Hinston, M. Bennamoun, “Methods for Robustness in a Structured Light 3D Data Acquisition System”, The Final Year Technology Conference 2004, September 22-23, The School of Mechanical Engineering, UWA.  

SB8-           A. Mian, D. Mathers, M. Bennamoun, R. Owens, and G. Hinston, “3D Face Recognition”, The Thirteenth School of Computer Science & Software Engineering Research Conference, 20-21 September 2004, Club Capricorn, Yanchep.  

 

Technical Reports

 

T1.              C. Fookes and M. Bennamoun, “Rigid and Non-Rigid Image Registration and its Association with Mutual Information: A Review”, QUT, ISBN 1 86435 569 7, May 2002.  

T2.              B. Planitz, J. Williams and M. Bennamoun, “Automatic Correspondence for Three Dimensional Modelling”, QUT, ISBN 1 86435 558 1, April 2002.  

T3.              C. Fookes and M. Bennamoun, “Registration of Three Dimensional Medical Images”, QUT, ISBN 1 86435 490 9, July 2000.  

T4.              G. Mamic and M. Bennamoun, "Representation and Recognition of 3D Free-Form Objects Incorporating Statistical Techniques", QUTISBN 1 86435 475 5, April 2000.  

T5.              A. Bodnarova, M. Bennamoun and K. Kubik, “Flaw Detection in Textiles Using Texture Analysis Methods”, Space Centre for Satellite Navigation, QUTISBN 1 86435 332 5, Dec. 1997.  

T6.              J. Banks, M. Bennamoun, K. Kubik and P. Corke, “A Taxonomy of Image Matching Techniques for Stereo Vision”, Space Centre for Satellite Navigation, QUT, ISBN 1 86435 325 2, 1997.  

T7.              B. Boashash and M. Bennamoun, "The Neocognitron: Theory and Applications, Part 1: Theory", DSTO Report Ref. SPRC 9301, 1993.  

T8.              B. Boashash and M. Bennamoun, "The Neocognitron: Theory and Applications, Part 2: Applications". DSTO Report, Ref. SPRC 9303, 1993.  

T9.              M. Bennamoun, “Edge Detection”, Internal Report, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada, Feb. 92.