Books, Contributions to Books
Prinz,
R., A. Branzan Albu, and N.
Livingston, "Quantification of gait improvement with a computer
vision-based approach", chapter in IOS Press Book "Technology and
Aging", January 2008, 264 pp., hardcover, ISBN: 978-1-58603-815-1.
Refereed
Journal Publications (in ascending chronological order)
Branzan Albu, A., M. Yazdi, and R. Bergevin, "Detection of cyclic human activities based on
the morphological analysis of the inter-frame similarity matrix", Real-Time Imaging Journal, Elsevier Science, Special Issue on Video
Object Processing, Vol.11, pp. 219-232, June 2005.
Branzan
Albu, A., and T. Beugeling,
"A three-dimensional spatiotemporal
template for interactive human motion analysis", Journal of Multimedia, Academy
Publishers, vol. 2, issue 4, pp. 45-54, 2007.
Branzan
Albu, A., R. Bergevin, and
S. Quirion, "Generic temporal
segmentation of cyclic human motion", Pattern Recognition, Elsevier Science, vol. 41, pp. 6-21,
2008.
Branzan
Albu, A., T. Beugeling, and
D. Laurendeau, "A morphology-based approach for inter-slice
interpolation of anatomical structures from volumetric images", IEEE Transactions
of Biomedical Imaging, vol. 55, issue 8, pp. 2022-2038, 2008.
Jean, F. and A. Branzan Albu, "The
Visual Keyboard: Real-time feet tracking for the control of Meta-Instruments",
Signal
Processing: Image Communication (Elsevier), Special issue on Semantic
Analysis for Interactive Multimedia Services, vol. 23, issue 7, pp. 505-515,
2008.
Jean, F., R. Bergevin and A. Branzan Albu, “Computing and Evaluating View-normalized
Body Part Trajectories,” Image and Vision Computing, Elsevier Science, vol.
27, no 9, pp. 1272–1284, August 2009.
Jean, F., A. Branzan
Albu, and R. Bergevin, “Towards View-Invariant Gait Modeling:
Computing View-Normalized Body Part Trajectories,” Pattern
Recognition, Elsevier Science, vol. 42, no 11, pp.
2936-2949, Nov. 2009.
Nguyen, N.T., D. Laurendeau, and A. Branzan-Albu, ‘A
robust method for camera motion estimation in movies based on optical flow’,
Int. J.
Intelligent Systems Technologies and Applications, Vol. 9, Nos. 3/4, pp.228–238,
2010.
Refereed
Conference Publications (in ascending chronological order)
Branzan
Albu, A., D. Laurendeau,
and C. Moisan, "Tumor detection in MR liver
images by integrating edge and region information", in Proc. Modelling & Simulation for Computer-aided
Medicine and
Surgery, INRIA Rocquencourt, France, ESSAIM
Proceedings Vol.12, pp. 17-24, Nov. 2002.
Branzan
Albu, A., J.-M. Schwartz, D.
Laurendeau, and C. Moisan,
"Integrating geometric and
biomechanical models of a liver tumor for cryosurgery simulation", in Proc. Int. Symp. on Surgery Simulation and Soft Tissue Modelling, (N. Ayache, H. Delingette Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science,
Springer, Juan-Les-Pins, France, pp. 121-131, June 2003.
Branzan
Albu, A., D. Laurendeau, L.
Hébert, H. Moffet, and C. Moisan, "Three-dimensional
reconstruction of the bony structures involved in the articular
complex of the human shoulder using shape-based interpolation and contour-based
extrapolation", in Proc. 4th
IEEE Int. Conf.
on 3D Digital
Imaging and Modeling (3DIM2003), Banff, Alberta, pp. 370‑377,
Oct. 2003.
Branzan
Albu, A., D. Laurendeau, L.
Hébert, H. Moffet, M. Dufour. and C. Moisan,
"Image-guided analysis of shoulder
pathologies: Modeling the 3D deformation of the subacromial
space during arm flexion and abduction", in Proc. International Symposium on Medical
Simulation (ISMS 2004) (S. Cotin, D. Metaxas
Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Cambridge, MA, USA, Springer, pp.
193-202, 2004.
Tremblay, M.E., A. Branzan
Albu, D. Laurendeau, and L.
Hébert, "Integrating
region and edge information for the automatic segmentation for interventional
magnetic resonance images of the shoulder complex", in Proc. 1st IEEE
Canadian Conf. on Computer and Robot Vision (CRV2004), London, Ontario, pp.
279-286, 2004.
Mokhtaari,
M., F. Lemieux, F. Bernier, D. Ouellet, R. Drouin, D. Laurendeau, and A. Branzan Albu, "Virtual
environment and sensori-motor activities: Visualization",
in Proc. 12th
Int. Conf. in
Central Europe on Comp. Graphics, Visualization and Comp.
Vision, (WSCG2004),
Plzen-Broy, Czech Republic,
pp. 293-300, Feb. 2004.
Mokhtaari,
M., F. Bernier, F. Lemieux, H. Martel, J.-M. Schwartz,
D. Laurendeau, and A. Branzan
Albu, "Virtual environment and sensori-motor activities: Haptic,
auditory and olfactory devices", in Proc. 12th Int. Conf. in Central Europe on Comp. Graphics,Visualization and Comp.
Vision (WSCG2004),
(Plzen-Broy, Czech
Republic), pp. 109-112, Feb. 2004.
Branzan
Albu, A., D. Laurendeau, C.
Moisan, and D. Rancourt,
"SKALPEL-ICT: Simulation kernel
applied to the planning and evaluation of image-guided cryotherapy",
in Proc. Medical Robotics,
Navigation and
Visualization (MRNV 2004), Remagen, Germany, pp.
285-302, March 2004.
Yazdi,
M., A. Branzan Albu, and R. Bergevin, "Morphological
analysis of spatio-temporal patterns for the
segmentation of cyclic human activities", in Proc. IEEE Int. Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR2004), Cambridge, UK, Vol.4, pp. 240-243, Aug. 2004. (53% acceptance rate)
Branzan Albu, A., D. Laurendeau, M. Gurtner, and C. Martel, "A web-based remote collaborative system for
visualization and assessment of semi-automatic diagnosis of liver cancer from
CT Images", in Proc. of 13th Medicine Meets Virtual Reality Conference (MMVR13),
Long Beach, CA, US, pp. 75-78, Jan. 2005.
Quirion, S., A. Branzan Albu,
and R. Bergevin, "Skeleton-based temporal
segmentation of human activities from video sequences", in Proc. of 13th Int. Conf. in Central Europe on Comp. Graphics,
Visualization and Comp. Vision (WSCG 2005), Plzen-Broy, Czech Republic, pp.
145-149, Feb. 2005.
Jean, F., R. Bergevin, and A. Branzan Albu, "Body
tracking in human walk from monocular video sequences", in Proc. of 2nd IEEE Canadian Conference on Computer and Robot
Vision (CRV 2005), Victoria, BC, pp.
144-151, May 2005 ( 39% acceptance rate for oral
presentations)
Branzan
Albu, A., D. Laurendeau, et
al. "MONNET: Monitoring
pedestrians with a network of loosely-coupled cameras", in Proc. IEEE Int. Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR2004), Hong Kong, Vol.4, pp. 924-928, Aug. 2006 (15% acceptance rate for oral presentations)
Branzan Albu, A., "Vision-based user interfaces for health
applications: a survey", in Proc. of Advanced Visual Computing, 2nd
International Symposium, Lake Tahoe, NV, USA, pp. 771-782, Nov. 2006 (23%
acceptance rate for oral presentations)
Branzan Albu, A., T. Beugeling,
N. Virji-Babul, and C. Beach, "Analysis of Irregularities in Human Actions
with Volumetric Motion History Images", in Proc. of IEEE Workshop on Motion and Video
Computing (WMVC 2007), Austin, TX, USA, pp. 16-23, Feb. 2007.
Branzan
Albu, A., S. Vadhan Mahajan, P. Zeman, and J. Tanaka,
"Spatiotemporal modelling of neural source
activation from EEG data", in Proc. of IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer
Engineering, Vancouver, April 2007.
Branzan
Albu, A., P. Kumar, E. Gallagher, and D. Lockhorst, "Monitoring sleep with computer vision
techniques", in Proc. of the 2nd International Conference on Technology and Aging
(ICTA 2007), Toronto, May 2007.
Prinz,
R., A. Branzan Albu, and N.
Livingstone, "Quantifying gait irregularities from motion energy", in
Proc. of the 2nd International Conference on
Technology and Aging (ICTA 2007), Toronto, May 2007.
Jean, F., R. Bergevin,
and A. Branzan Albu, "Computing View-Normalized Body Part
Trajectories", in Proc. of the 4th IEEE Canadian Conference of Computer
and Robot Vision, Montreal, pp. 89-96, May 2007 (25% acceptance rate for
oral presentations).
Nguyen, N. T., D. Laurendeau, and A. Branzan Albu, "A
new segmentation method for MRI images of the shoulder joint",
in Proc. of the 4th
IEEE Canadian Conference of Computer and Robot Vision, Montreal, pp.
329-338, May 2007 (55% acceptance rate)
Branzan
Albu, A., N. Virji-Babul,
D. Kerr, and R. Hovorka, "Funland:
a playful software for the on-line assessment of facial emotion recognition
skills in children", in Proc. of 12th Conference on Human Computer Interaction (HCII International),
Beijing, pp. 1189-1193, July 2007.
Jean, F., A. Branzan Albu, A. Schloss, and P. Driessen, "Computer
vision-based interface for the control of musical meta-instruments", in
Proc. of 11th
Conference on Human Computer Interaction (HCII International), Beijing, pp.
428-432, July 2007.
Rivet-Sabourin,
G., A. Branzan Albu, L.
Beaulieu, and D. Laurendeau, "Automatic contour retrieval in annotated
TRUS prostate images", in Proc. of the 5th IEEE Int. Symposium on
Biomedical Imaging (ISBI’08), Paris, pp. 85-88, May 2008 (52% acceptance
rate).
Branzan
Albu, A., B. Widsten, T.
Wang, J. Lan, and J. Mah,
"A computer vision-based system for
real-time detection of sleep in fatigued drivers", in Proc. of IEEE Intelligent
Vehicles Symposium (IV 2008), Eindhoven, pp. 25-30, June 2008 (65% acceptance
rate).
Jean, F., R.
Bergevin, and A. Branzan Albu, “Trajectories Normalization for Viewpoint Invariant
Gait Recognition”, to appear in Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Pattern Recognition
(ICPR’08), Tampa, FL, Dec. 2008
A. Branzan
Albu, G. Wiebe, P. Govindarajulu, C. Engelstoft, and
K. Ovatska,“ Towards Automatic Model-Based
Identification of Individual Sharp-Tailed Snakes from Natural Body Markings”,
to appear in Proc.
of ICPR Workshop on Animal and Insect Behaviour
(VAIB 2008), Tampa, FL, Dec. 2008
Malakuti, K. and A. Branzan Albu, “Towards
an Intelligent Bed Sensor: Non-Intrusive Monitoring of Sleep Irregularities
with Computer Vision Techniques”, Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Pattern Recognition (ICPR 2010),
Istanbul, Turkey, August 2010, pp. 4004-4007.
Bonneau, P., A. Branzan
Albu, and M. Hilts, “Local Image Enhancement for Fiducial Marker Detection in Electronic Portal Images”,
Proc. Int. Conf.
of the IEEE Eng. in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2010), Buenos
Aires, Argentina.
Jean, F. and A. Branzan Albu,
“VIPERS: Visual Prototyping
Environment for Real-Time Imaging Systems”, ACM Proc. of Software
Visualization, VISWEEK 2010, Salt Lake City, pp. 211-212, 2010.
Submitted
J. Svendsen
and A. Branzan-Albu, “Computer Vision-Based Analysis
of Patterns of Motor Behaviour in Subjects with Down
Syndrome”, submitted to the IEEE Int. Conf. on Face and Gesture Recognition, FG 2011.
F. Jean, R. Bergevin, and A.
Branzan Albu, “Human Gait
from One Camera”, submitted to IEEE Int. Conf. on Computer Vision Pattern
Recognition, CVPR
2011.