Ricardo da Silva Torres

Contact

Institute of Computing (IC)
University of Campinas (UNICAMP)


Caixa Postal 6176, 13083-970, Campinas, SP - Brazil
Av. Albert Einstein, 1251, Campinas, SP - Brazil
Sala 01, IC-2


Phones: +55 19 3521-5887 (office) / 3521-5840 (secretary)
Fax: +55 19 3521-5847
e-mail: rtorres [at] ic.unicamp.br

Curriculum Vitae

• Short CV (in English)
• CV Lattes

Research Interests

• Databases
• Image Databases
• Image Processing
• Shape Analysis
• Image Descriptors
• Digital Libraries
• Information Retrieval
• Content-based Image Retrieval
• Geographical Information Systems

Activities

• Member of the Laboratory of Information Systems (LIS) at the Institute of Computing, UNICAMP

  Teaching (Warning: This section's content is in Portuguese.)

  • 2005s1 - MC526A - Bancos de Dados
  • 2006s1 - MC202D - Estruturas de Dados
  • 2006s1 - MO410A - Bancos de Dados I
  • 2006s2 - MC326A - Estruturas de Arquivos
  • 2006s2 - MO805A - Tópicos em Recuperação de Informação / MC936A - Tópicos em Sistemas de Informação
  • Recuperação de Imagem por Conteúdo
  • 2007s1 - MC536A - Bancos de Dados: Teoria e Prática
  • 2007s2 - MO812A - Tópicos em Bancos de Dados / MC956B - Tópicos em Bancos de Dados
  • Bibliotecas Digitais
  • 2008s1 - MC102WY - Algoritmos e Programação de Computadores
  • 2008s1 - MC536A - Bancos de Dados: Teoria e Prática
  • 2008s2 - MO805T - Tópicos em Recuperação de Informação / MC950A - Recuperação de Imagens por Conteúdo
  • Recuperação de Imagem por Conteúdo
  • 2009s1 - MC326ABC - Estruturas de Arquivos
  • 2009s2 - MO812R - Tópicos em Bancos de Dados / MC956R - Tópicos em Bancos de Dados
  • Bibliotecas Digitais

  Ongoing Projects

  • RPG: A Genetic Programming Framework for Content-based Image Retrieval . Universal CNPq (started 2006).
  • Deployment and Assessment of an Image Annotation and Retrieval Tool. This project is funded by Microsoft Research under the Tablet PC Technology and Higher Education program.
  • eFarms - a two-way road from small farms to the networked world (FAPESP-Microsoft).
  • Bio-CORE - Tools, models and techniques to support research in biodiversity (CNPq - Grandes Desafios).
  • WebMAPS (Universal CNPq)
  • WeBioS: Web Service Multimodal Tools for Strategic Biodiversity Research, Assessment and Monitoring. Microsoft EScience Project (started 2005).

  Previous Project

  • Integrating Image and Spatial Data for Biodiversity Information Management
    PhD Thesis Project (Description in Portuguese)
  • R. da S. Torres, Ambiente de Gerenciamento de Imagens e Dados Espaciais para Desenvolvimento de Aplicações em Biodiversidade (Integrating Image and Spatial Data for Biodiversity Information Management), Phd Thesis, Institute of Computing, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, 2004 (introduction and conclusions in Portuguese).
  [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]

  Events

  • 2008: Brazilian Symposiums on Database (SBBD) and Software Engineering (SBES)
  • 2007: III Workshop de Bibliotecas Digitais (In Portuguese)
   

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  Publications

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  Journal Articles

  1. F. A. Andaló, P. A.V. Miranda, R. da S. Torres, A. X. Falcão. Shape Feature Extraction and Description based on Tensor Scale. Pattern Recognition 43(1): 26-36 (2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2009.06.012 [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  2. R. da S. Torres, A. X. Falcão, M. A. Gonçalves, J. P. Papa, B. Zhang, W. Fan, and E. A. Fox. A Genetic Programming Framework for Content-based Image Retrieval. Pattern Recognition 42(2): 283-292 (2009). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2008.04.010 [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  3. J. A. M. Zegarra. and N. J. Leite and R. da S. Torres, Wavelet-based Fingerprint Image Retrieval. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 227 (2): 294-307 (2009).http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cam.2008.03.017    [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  4. J. A. M. Zegarra, J. P. Papa, N. J. Leite, R. da S. Torres, and A. X. Falcão, Learning How to Extract Rotation-Invariant and Scale-Invariant Features from Texture Images, Eurasip Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, 2008, Article ID 691924, (2008).  [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  5. R. da S. Torres and A. X. Falcão, Contour Salience Descriptors for Effective Image Retrieval and Analysis, Image Vision Computing, 25(1):3-13, January, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.imavis.2005.12.010 [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  6. Otávio A. B. Penatti and R. da S. Torres, Descritor de Relacionamento Espacial Baseado em Partições.  Revista Eletrônica de Iniciação Científica (REIC.), v. VII, p. 3, 2007.[Abstract][BibTeX entry][PDF]
  7. R. da S. Torres, C. B. Medeiros, M. A. Goncalves, and E. A. Fox, A Digital Library Framework for Biodiversity Information Systems, International Journal on Digital Libraries, 6(1):3-17, February, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00799-005-0124-1 [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  8. R. da S. Torres and A. X. Falcão, Content-Based Image Retrieval: Theory and Applications, Revista de Informática Teórica e Aplicada, 13(2):161-185, 2006.[Abstract][BibTeX entry][PDF]
  9. C. B. Medeiros, J. Perez-Alcazar, L. Digiampietri, G. Z. Pastorello Jr, A. Santanche, R. da S. Torres, E. Madeira, and E. Bacarin. WOODSS and the Web: Annotating and Reusing Scientific Workflows, SIGMOD Record, 34(3):18-23, September 2005. http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1084805.1084810 [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  10. R. da S. Torres, A. X. Falcão, and L. da F. Costa, A Graph-based Approach for Multiscale Shape Analysis, Pattern Recognition, 37(6):1163-1174, June 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2003.10.007 [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  
  

  Refereed Conference/Workshop Papers

  1. F. A. Faria, A. Veloso, H. M. Almeida, E. Valle, R. da S. Torres, M. A. Gonçalves, and W. Meira Jr. Learning to Rank for Content-based Image Retrieval, 11th ACM SIGMM International Conference on Multimedia Information Retrieval (MIR), 2010. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  2. J. A. Santos, R. Lamparelli, R. da S. Torres. Using Relevance Feedback for Classifying Remote Sensing Images. In: Brazilian Remote Sensing Symposium, 2009, Natal, RN. SBSR, 2009. p. 7909-7916. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  3. K. Santos,  H. Almeida and M. A. Gonçalves, R. da S. Torres. Recuperação de Imagens da Web Utilizando Múltiplas Evidências Textuais e Programação Genética. In: XXIV Simpósio Brasileiro de Banco de Dados, 2009, Fortaleza, CE. SBBD, 2009. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  4. U. Murthy, E. A. Fox, Y. Chen, E. Hallerman, R. da S. Torres, E. J. Ramos, T. R. C. Falcão. Superimposed Image Description and Retrieval for Fish Species Identification. 13th European Conference on Digital Libraries (ECDL) 2009: 285-296. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  5. J. Almeida, R. Minetto, T. A. Almeida, R. da S. Torres, N. J. Leite. Robust Estimation of Camera Motion Using Optical Flow Models. 5th International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC), (1) 2009: 435-446. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  6. J. A. Montoya-Zegarra, J. P. Papa, N. J. Leite, R. da S. Torres, A. X. Falcão. Novel Approaches for Exclusive and Continuous Fingerprint Classification. Third Pacific-Rim Symposium on Image and Video Technology (PSIVT) 2009: 386-397. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  7. J. M. Cuaresma, A. T. Zenteno, J. Gutierrez, E. Martins, R. da S. Torres, and M. C. Baranauskas. A Development Process for Web Geographic Information System. In: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, 2008, Barcelona. ICEIS 2008, 2008. v. HCI. p. 112-117. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  8. R. da S. Torres, J. A. M. Zegarra, J. A. Santos, C. D. Ferreira, O. A. B. Penatti, F. A. Andalo, J. G. Almeida Jr. Recuperação de Imagens: Desafios e Novos Rumos. In: SEMISH 2008, 2008, Belém. XXXV Seminário Integrado de Software e Hardware, 2008. p. 223-237 (in Portuguese). (Image Retrieval: Challenges and New Trends, In: SEMISH 2008, 2008, Belém. XXXV Seminar on Software and Hardware, 2008. p. 223-237). [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  9. J. A. Santos, C. D. Ferreira, and R. da S. Torres. A Genetic Programming Approach for Relevance Feedback in Region-based Image Retrieval Systems. In: SIBGRAPI 2008, 2008, Campo Grande, MS. XXI Brazilian Symposium on Computer Graphics and Image Processing, 2008. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  10. O. A. B. Penatti, R. da S. Torres. Color Descriptors for Web Image Retrieval: a Comparative Study. In: SIBGRAPI 2008, 2008, Campo Grande, MS. XXI Brazilian Symposium on Computer Graphics and Image Processing, 2008. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  11. A. Rocha, J. G. Almeira Jr, M. Nascimento, R. da S. Torres, S. K. Goldenstein. Efficient and Flexible Cluster-and-Search for CBIR. In: Advanced Concepts for Intelligent Vision Systems, 2008, Juan-les-Pins, France. ACVIS 2008, 2008. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  12. D. C. G. Pedronette and R. da S. Torres. Uma Plataforma de Serviços de Recomendação para Bibliotecas Digitais. In: XXIII Simpósio Brasileiro de Banco de Dados, 2008, Campinas. SBBD, 2008 (in Portuguese). (An Infrastructure of Recommendation Services for Digital Libraries, In: XXIII Brazilian Symposium on Databases, Campinas, 2008). [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  13. C. D. Ferreira, R. da S. Torres, M. A. Goncalves, W. Fan. Image Retrieval with Relevance Feedback based on Genetic Programming. In: XXIII Simpósio Brasileiro de Banco de Dados, 2008, Campinas. SBBD, 2008. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  14. J. A. Montoya-Zegarra, J. C. Beek-Pepper, N. J. Leite, R. da S. Torres, and A. X. Falcão. Combining Global with Local Texture Information for Image Retrieval Applications. In: IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia, 2008, Berkeley, California, USA. ISM 2008, 2008. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  15. M. A. M. Moreno, R. da S. Torres. Recuperação de Imagem Utilizando Descritores Baseados em Esqueletos. In: IV Workshop de Visão Computacional, 2008, Bauru. WVC, 2008 (in Portuguese). (Image Retrieval Using Skeleton Based Descriptors, IV Workshop on Computer Vision, 2008, Bauru.) [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  16. F. Andalo, R. da S. Torres, and A. X. Falcão. Shape Descriptors based on Tensor Scale. In: Workshop of Theses and Dissertations, XXI Brazilian Symposium on Computer Graphics and Image Processing, 2008, Campo Grande, MS. WTDCGPI, SIBGRAPI, 2008. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  17. J. G. Almeida Jr., A. Rocha, R. da S. Torres, and S. K. Goldenstein, Making Colors Worth More than a Thousand Words. 23rd Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing, Fortaleza, Brazil. ACM SAC, 2008. p. 1184-1190. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  18. A. T. Zenteno, J. M. Cuaresma, J. Gutierrez, E. Martins, R. da S. Torres, and M. C. Baranauskas, A Development Process for Web Geographic Information System. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, Barcelona. ICEIS 2008, 2008. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  19. J. A. Montoya-Zegarra, N. J. Leite, and R. da S. Torres, Rotation-Invariant and Scale-Invariant Steerable Pyramid Decomposition for Texture Image Retrieval. XX Brazilian Symposium on Computer Graphics and Image Processing, Belo Horizonte. SIBGRAPI 2007, 2007. p. 121-128. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  20. U. Murthy, D. Gourdon, R. da S. Torres, M. A. Goncalves, E. A. Fox, L. Delcambre. Extending the 5S Digital Library (DL) Framework: From a Minimal DL towards a DL Reference Model, 1st Workshop on Digital Library Foundations, Vancouver, Canada. ACM IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, 2007. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  21. O. A. B. Penatti and R. da S. Torres. Descritor de Relacionamento Espacial baseado em Partições. XXVI Concurso de Trabalhos de Iniciação Científica, Rio de Janeiro. XXVII Congresso da Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2007 (in Portuguese). (Spatial Relationship Descriptor based on Partitions, XXVI Undergraduate Work Competition, XXVII Conference of the Brazilian Computer Society, Rio de Janeiro, 2007 ) [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  22. F. A. Andalo, P. Miranda, R. da S. Torres, and A. X. Falcão. A New Shape Descriptor based on Tensor Scale. 8th International Symposium on Mathematical Morphology, Rio de Janeiro. ISMM 2007, 2007. p. 141-152. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  23. F. A. Andalo, P. Miranda, R. da S. Torres, and A. X. Falcão. Detecting Contour Saliences Using Tensor Scale. IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, San Antonio, Texas, USA, ICIP 2007, 2007. p. VI-349-VI-352. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  24. D. C. G. Pedronette, R. da S. Torres, Uma plataforma de Serviços de Recomendação para Bibliotecas Digitais. VI Workshop de Teses e Dissertações em Bancos de Dados, João Pessoa. XXII Simpósio Brasileiro de Banco de Dados, 2007. p. 51-56 (in Portuguese). (An Infrastructure of Recommendation Services for Digital Libraries, VI Workshop of Theses and Dissertations, XXII Brazilian Symposium on Databases, João Pessoa, Brazil)[Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  25. L. Mariote, C. B. Medeiros, and R. da S. Torres, Diagnosing Similarity of Oscillation Trends in Time Series. International Workshop on Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Data Mining, Omaha, NE, EUA. SSTDM, 2007. p. 643-648. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  26. J. A. Montoya-Zegarra, J. P. Papa, N. J. Leite, R. da S. Torres, and A. X. Falcão, Rotation-invariant Texture Recognition. International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC), 2007, Lake Tahoe, Nevada. LNCS, 2007. v. 4842. p. 193-204. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  27. R. da S. Torres, Sistemas de Informação para o Gerenciamento de Imagens: Aplicações e Desafios de Pesquisa (Information Systems for Managing Image Collections: Applications and Research Challenges), Grandes Desafios da Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, São Paulo, Maio, 2006 (in Portuguese).[BibTeX entry] [PDF] 
  28. A. H. Torres-Zenteno, E. Martins, R. da S. Torres, and M. J. E. Cuaresma, Teste de Desempenho em Aplicações SIG Web (Performance Tests in Web GIS Applications), IX Workshop Iberoamericano de Ingeniería de Requisitos y Ambientes de Software, 449--462, La Plata, Argentina, April, 2006 (in Portuguese).[Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  29. R. Shen, N. S. Vemuri, W. Fan, R. da S. Torres, and Edward A. Fox, Exploring Digital Libraries: Integrating Browsing, Searching, and Visualization, Proceedings of the 6th ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital libraries, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, June, 2006.[Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF] [HTML]
  30. J. A. Montoya-Zegarra, N. J. Leite, and R. da S. Torres, Multiresolution Features for Fingerprint Image Retrieval, Workshop of Theses and Dissertations, XIX Brazilian Symposium on Computer Graphics and Image Processing, Manaus, Brazil, October, 2006.[Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF] 
  31. J. A. Montoya-Zegarra, N. J. Leite, and R. da S. Torres, Efficient and Effective Content-Based Image Retrieval Framework for Fingerprint Databases, V Workshop of Theses and Dissertations, XXI Brazilian Symposium on Databases, Florianópolis, Brazil, October, 2006.[Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF] 
  32. P. Miranda, R. da S. Torres, and A. X. Falcão, TSD: A Shape Descriptor Based on a Distribution of Tensor Scale Local Orientation , Brazilian Symposium on Computer Graphics and Image Processing (SIBGRAPI05), 139-146, Natal, RN, Brazil, 2005.[Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF] 
  33. R. da S. Torres, C. B. Medeiros, and A. X. Falcão, Ambiente de Gerenciamento de Imagens e Dados Espaciais para Desenvolvimento de Aplicações em Biodiversidade , XVIII Concurso de Teses e Dissertações, XXV Congresso da Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, São Leopoldo, RS, Brasil, 2005 (in Portuguese). (An Environment for Managing Images and Spatial Data for Development of Biodiversity Applications, First place - XVIII Thesis Competition, 2005, São Leopoldo, RS, Brazil. XXV Conference of the Brazilian Computer Society, 2005.) [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  34. R. B. Freitas and R. da S. Torres, OntoSAIA: Um ambiente Baseado em Ontologias para Recuperação e Anotação Semi-Automática de Imagens, Primeiro Workshop de Bibliotecas Digitais, 60-79, Uberlandia, Simpósio Brasileiro de Banco de Dados, 2005 (in Portuguese). (OntoSAIA: An Ontology-based Tool for Image Retrieval and Semi-Automatic Annotation. I Workshop in Digital Libraries, Proc. XX Brazilian Symposium on Databases - SBBD 2005, 60-79.) [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  35. R. da S. Torres, E. M. Picado, A. X. Falcão, and L. da F. Costa, Effective Image Retrieval by Shape Saliences, Brazilian Symposium on Computer Graphics and Image Processing (SIBGRAPI03), 2003, 166-174, 12-15 October, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  36. R. da S. Torres, C. G. da Silva, C. B. Medeiros, and H. V. da Rocha, Visual Structures for Image Browsing, Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM03), 49-55, 2003, New Orleans, Lousiana, USA, November, ACM Press.[Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF] [HTML]
  37. R. da S. Torres, A. X. Falcão, and L. da F. Costa, Shape Description by Image Foresting Transform, 14th International Conference on Digital Signal Processing, 2002, 1089-1092, Santorini, Greece, July.[Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
  
  

Refereed Posters

1. U. Murthy, E. A. Fox, Y. Chen, E. Hallerman, R. da S. Torres, E. J. Ramos, T. R. C. Falcão. Species identification: fish images with CBIR and annotations. Joint International Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL) 2009: 435-436. [BibTeX entry] [PDF] [HTML]
2. C. Macário, R. Senra, C. B. Medeiros, R. Lamparelli, J. Zullo Jr., J. V. Rocha, E. Madeira, E. Martins, M. C. Baranasukas, N. J. Leite, and R. da S. Torres. Monitoramento de Safras via Web: Um Caso de Sucesso em Pesquisa Multidisciplinar. In: Sexto Congresso Brasileiro de Agroinformática, 2007, São Pedro. SBIAgro 2007, 2007. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
3. R. da S. Torres, A. X. Falcão, M. A. Goncalves, B. Zhang, W. Fan, E. A. Fox, and P. Calado, A New Framework to Combine Descriptors for Content-based Image Retrieval, CIKM'05, Fourteenth Conference on Information and Knowledge Management, 335-336, Bremen, Germany, 2005.[Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF] [HTML]
4. R. da S. Torres, C. B. Medeiros, R. Q. Dividino, M. A. Figueiredo, M. A. Goncalves, E. A. Fox, and R. Richardson, Using Digital Library Components for Biodiversity Systems, ACM-IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, Tucson, AZ, 408,June 2004.[BibTeX entry] [PDF][HTML]
   

Demonstrations

1. O. B. Penatti and Ricardo da S. Torres. Eva - An Evaluation Tool for Comparing Descriptors in Content-based Image Retrieval Tasks. 11th ACM SIGMM International Conference on Multimedia Information Retrieval (MIR), 2010. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
2. U. Murthy, E. A. Fox, S. Yang, L. Venkatachalam, R. da S. Torres and M. A. Goncalves. From Concepts to Implementation and Visualization: Tools from a Team-Based Approach to IR. In: 31st Annual International ACM SIGIR Conference, 2008, Sigapore. SIGIR 2008, 2008.  [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
3. N. P. Kozievitch, T. R. C. Falcão, and R. da S. Torres. A .Net Implementation of a Content-Based Image Search Component. In: V Sessão de Demos, 2008, Campinas. XXIII Simpósio Brasileiro de Banco de Dados, 2008. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
4. D. Pedronette and R. da S. Torres, RecS-DL: Uma plataforma para Serviços de Recomendação em Bibliotecas Digitais, Sessão de Demos, XXII Simpósio Brasileiro de Banco de Dados, 15-20, João Pessoa, Brasil, 2007.  (in Portuguese)
   (RecS-DL: An Infrastructure for Recommendation Services in Digital Libraries. Demonstration Session, Proc. XXII Brazilian Symposium on Databases - SBBD 2007, 15-20.) [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
5. U. Murthy, R. da S. Torres, and E. A. Fox, Sierra - A Superimposed Application for Enhanced Image Description and Retrieval, European Conference on Digital Libraries, Alicante, Espanha, 2006.[Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
6. N. S. Vemuri, R. da S. Torres, M. A. Goncalves, W. Fan, and E. A. Fox, A Content-Based Image Retrieval Service for Archaeology Collections, European Conference on Digital Libraries, Alicante, Espanha, 2006.[Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF] 
7. R. da S. Torres, C. B. Medeiros, M. A. Goncalves, and E. A. Fox, An OAI Compliant Content-Based Image Search Component, ACM-IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, Tucson, AZ, 418, June 2004.[BibTeX entry] [PDF] [HTML]

Phd Thesis

1. R. da S. Torres, Ambiente de Gerenciamento de Imagens e Dados Espaciais para Desenvolvimento de Aplicações em Biodiversidade (Integrating Image and Spatial Data for Biodiversity Information Management), Phd Thesis, Institute of Computing, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, 2004 (introduction and conclusions in Portuguese).[Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]

Technical Reports

1. J. A. dos Santos, O. A. B. Penatti, and R. da S. Torres. Evaluating the Potential of Texture and Color Descriptors for Remote Sensing Image Retrieval and Classification. Institute of Computing, University of Campinas, IC-09-47, December 2009. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
2. F. A. Faria, A. Veloso, H. M. Almeida, E. Valle, R. da S. Torres, M. A. Gonçalves, and W. Meira Jr. Learning to Rank for Content-based Image Retrieval. Institute of Computing, University of Campinas, IC-09-37, October 2009. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
3. J. Almeida, R. Minetto, T. A. Almeida, R. da S. Torres, and N. J. Leite. Robust Estimation of Camera Motion Using Optical Flow Models.  Institute of Computing, University of Campinas, IC-09-24, July 2009. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
4. N. P. Kozievitch, R. da S. Torres, T. Falcão, E. Ramos, F. Andrade, S. M. Allegretti, M. T. Ueta, R. R. Madi, U. Murthy, E. A. Fox, Y. Chen, and E. Hallerman. Evaluation of a Tablet PC Image Annotation and Retrieval Tool in the Parasitology Domain. Institute of Computing, University of Campinas, IC-09-23, July 2009. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
5. L. T. Li and R. da S. Torres, Revisitando os Desafios da Recuperação de Informação Geográfica na Web. Institute of Computing, University of Campinas, IC-09-18, May 2009. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
6. J. Almeida, R. Minetto, T. A. Almeida, R. da S. Torres, and N. J. Leite. Robust Estimation of Camera Motion Using Local Invariant Features. Institute of Computing, University of Campinas, IC-09-12, April 2009. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
7. J. A. Santos, C. D. Ferreira, and R. da S. Torres. A Genetic Programming Approach for Relevance Feedback in Region-based Image Retrieval Systems, Institute of Computing, University of Campinas, IC-08-19, August 2008. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
8. S. Kim, E. A. Fox, W. Fan, C. North, D. Tatar, and R. da S. Torres, Design and Evaluation of Techniques to Utilize Implicit rating Data in Complex Information Systems, Technical Report, Computer Science Department, Virginia Tech, TR-07-20, 2007. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
9. A. Rocha, J. G. Almeida, R. da S. Torres, S. K. Goldenstein, A New Hybrid Clustering Approach for Image Retrieval, Technical Report, Institute of Computing, University of Campinas, IC-07-29, September 2007. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
10. J. G. Almeida, A. Rocha, R. da S. Torres, and S. K. Goldenstein, Image Retrieval based on Color and Scale Representative Image Regions (CSIR), Technical Report, Institute of Computing, University of Campinas, IC-07-28, September 2007. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
11. C. D. Ferreira and R. da S. Torres, Image Retrieval with Relevance Feedback based on Genetic Programming. Technical Report, Institute of Computing, University of Campinas, IC-07-05, February 2007. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
12. J. A. M. Zegarra, N. J. Leite, and R. da S. Torres, Wavelet-based Feature Extraction for Fingerprint Image Retrieval. Technical Report, Institute of Computing, University of Campinas, IC-06-12, September 2006.[Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF] 
13. R. da S.Torres, A. X. Falcão, M. A. Goncalves, B. Zhang, W. Fan, and E. A. Fox, A New Framework to Combine Descriptors for Content-Based Image Retrieval . Technical Report, Institute of Computing, University of Campinas, IC-05-21, September 2005. [Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF] 
14. R. da S. Torres, C. B. Medeiros, E. M. Hallerman, M. A. Goncalves, and E. A. Fox, Integrating Image and Spatial Data for Biodiversity Information Management, Technical Report, Institute of Computing, University of Campinas, 2004, IC-04-12, October.[Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
15. R. da S. Torres and A. X. Falcão, Contour Salience Descriptors for Effective Image Retrieval and Analysis, Technical Report, Institute of Computing, University of Campinas, 2004, IC-04-11, October.[Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
16. R. da S. Torres, C. B. Medeiros, M. A. Goncalves, and E. A. Fox, An OAI-based Digital Library Framework for Biodiversity Information Systems, Technical Report, Computer Science, Virginia Tech, 2004, TR-04-01.[Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]
17. R. da S. Torres, A. X. Falcão, and L. da F. Costa, A Graph-based Approach for Multiscale Shape Analysis, Technical Report, Institute of Computing, University of Campinas, 2003, IC-03-03, January.[Abstract] [BibTeX entry] [PDF]

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