Artificial neural networks in pattern recognition : 6th IAPR TC 3 International Workshop, ANNPR 2014, Montreal, QC, Canada, October 6-8, 2014 : proceedings

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th IAPR TC3 International Workshop on Artificial Neural Networks in Pattern Recognition, ANNPR 2014, held in Montreal, QC, Canada, in October 2014. The 24 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 37 submissions for inclusion in this volume. They cover a large range of topics in the field of learning algorithms and architectures and discussing the latest research, results, and ideas in these areas. Front Matter....Pages - Large Margin Distribution Learning....Pages 1-11 A Decorrelation Approach for Pruning of Multilayer Perceptron Networks....Pages 12-22 Unsupervised Active Learning of CRF Model for Cross-Lingual Named Entity Recognition....Pages 23-34 Incremental Feature Selection by Block Addition and Block Deletion Using Least Squares SVRs....Pages 35-46 Low-Dimensional Data Representation in Data Analysis....Pages 47-58 Analyzing Dynamic Ensemble Selection Techniques Using Dissimilarity Analysis....Pages 59-70 Hidden Markov Models Based on Generalized Dirichlet Mixtures for Proportional Data Modeling....Pages 71-82 Majority-Class Aware Support Vector Domain Oversampling for Imbalanced Classification Problems....Pages 83-92 Forward and Backward Forecasting Ensembles for the Estimation of Time Series Missing Data....Pages 93-104 Dynamic Weighted Fusion of Adaptive Classifier Ensembles Based on Changing Data Streams....Pages 105-116 Combining Bipartite Graph Matching and Beam Search for Graph Edit Distance Approximation....Pages 117-128 Computing Upper and Lower Bounds of Graph Edit Distance in Cubic Time....Pages 129-140 Linear Contrast Classifiers in High-Dimensional Spaces....Pages 141-152 A New Multi-class Fuzzy Support Vector Machine Algorithm....Pages 153-164 A Reinforcement Learning Algorithm to Train a Tetris Playing Agent....Pages 165-170 Bio-Inspired Optic Flow from Event-Based Neuromorphic Sensor Input....Pages 171-182 Prediction of Insertion-Site Preferences of Transposons Using Support Vector Machines and Artificial Neural Networks....Pages 183-192 Automatic Bridge Crack Detection – A Texture Analysis-Based Approach....Pages 193-203 Part-Based High Accuracy Recognition of Serial Numbers in Bank Notes....Pages 204-215 Comparative Study of Feature Selection for White Blood Cell Differential Counts in Low Resolution Images....Pages 216-227 End-Shape Recognition for Arabic Handwritten Text Segmentation....Pages 228-239 Intelligent Ensemble Systems for Modeling NASDAQ Microstructure: A Comparative Study....Pages 240-251 Face Recognition Based on Discriminative Dictionary with Multilevel Feature Fusion....Pages 252-263 Investigating of Preprocessing Techniques and Novel Features in Recognition of Handwritten Arabic Characters....Pages 264-276 A Time Series Classification Approach for Motion Analysis Using Ensembles in Ubiquitous Healthcare Systems....Pages 277-288 Back Matter....Pages -