Journal Publications
- I. Bartolini, P. Ciaccia, V. Oria, and M. Tamer Özsu, "Flexible Integration of Multimedia Sub-Queries with Qualitative Preferences", Multimedia Tools & Applications Journal, to appear.
- L. Chen, M.T. Özsu, V. Oria. "MINDEX: An Efficient Index Structure
for Salient Object-based Queries in Video Databases ", ACM Multimedia
Systems, 10: 56-71, 2004.
- V. Oria, M.T. Özsu, P.J. Iglinski. "Foundations of the DISIMA
Image Query Languages", Multimedia Tools & Applications, 23:
185-201, 2004.
- V. Oria and M.T. Özsu. "Views or Points of View on Images," International
Journal of Image and Graphics, 3(1): 55-80, January 2003.
- J.W. Wong, K.A. Lyons, D. Evans, R.J. Velthuys,
G.v. Bochmann, E. Dubois, N.D. Georganas, G. Neufeld, M.T. Özsu, J. Brinskelle, A. Hafid, N. Hutchinson,
P. Iglinski, B. Kerherve, L. Lamont, D. Makaroff, and D. Szafron, "Enabling
Technology for Distributed Multimedia Applications", IBM Systems Journal,
36(4), 1997, pages 489-507.
Conference, Symposia, Workshop Publications
- L. Chen, Ş. Gündüz-Ögüdücu and M. T. Özsu,"Mixed Type Audio Classificatio with Support Vector Machine," In Proc. IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, 2006, pages 781-784.
- L. Chen and M. T. Özsu, "Using Multi-Scale Histograms to Answer
Pattern Existence and Shape Match Queries," In Proc. 17th International
Conference on Scientific and Statistical Database Management (SSDBM’05),
Santa Barbara, CA, June 2005, pages 217-226.
- L Chen, M. T. Özsu, and V. Oria, "Robust and Fast Similarity
Search for Moving Object Trajectories", In Proc. 24th ACM International
Conference on Management of Data (SIGMOD'05), Baltimore, MD, June
2005, pages 491-502.
- I . Bartolini, P. Ciaccia, V. Oria, M. T. Özsu, "Integrating
the Results of Multimedia Sub-Queries Using Qualitative Preferences",
In Proc. 10th International Workshop on Multimedia Information Systems (MIS'04),
Washington, DC, August 2004, pages 66-75.
- L. Chen, M. T. Özsu and V. Oria, “Symbolic Representation
and Retrieval of Moving Object Trajectories”, In Proc.6th
ACM SIGMM International Workshop on Multimedia Information Retrieval (MIR’04),
New York, NY, October 2004, pages 227-234.
- L. Chen and M. T. Özsu, "Similarity-based Retrieval of Time
Series Data Using Multi-Scale Histograms," In Proc. 20th. International
Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE’04), Boston, MA, March 2004,
page 838 (poster paper).
- L. Chen, M. T. Özsu, and V. Oria, "Modeling Video Data for Content
Based Queries: Extending the DISIMA image data model", In Proceedings
of 9th International Conference on Multi-Media Modeling, Taiwan, January
2003, pages 169-189.
- L Chen, S. J. Rizvi, and M. T. Özsu, "Incorporating Audio Cues
into Dialog and Action Scene Extraction", In Proceedings of SPIE
Storage and Retrieval for Media Databases, San Jose, CA, January 2003,
pages 252-264.
- L. Chen, V. Oria, and M. T. Özsu, "A Multi-Level Index Structure
for Video Databases", In Proceedings of the 8th International
Workshop on Multimedia Information System , Tempe, Arizona, USA, October
2002, pages 28-37.
- L. Chen and M. T. Özsu, "Rule-Based Scene Extraction from Video",
In Proc. IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, Rochester,
NY, September 2002, pages 737-740.
- L. Chen and M. T. Özsu, "Modeling of Video Objects in a Video
Database", In Proc. IEEE International Conference on Multimedia,
Lausanne, Switzerland, August 2002, pages 217-221.
- V. Oria, M. T. Özsu, and P. J. Iglinski. "Querying Images in the DISIMA
DBMS". In Proc. 7th International Workshop on Multimedia Information Systems,
Capri, Italy, November 2001, pages 89-98.
- S. Lin, M. T. Özsu, V. Oria and R. Ng. "Multi-Precision Similarity
Querying of Image Databases." In Proc. 27th International Conference on
Very Large Data Bases (VLDB'01), Rome, Italy, September 2001, pages 221-230.
- S. Hollfelder, V. Oria and M. T. Özsu. "Mining User Behavior for Resource
Prediction in Interactive Electronic Malls." In Proc. IEEE International
Conference on Multimedia and Expo, New York City, July-August 2000, pages
863-866.
- V. Oria, M. T. Özsu, L. I. Cheng, P.J. Iglinski and Y. Leontiev, "Modeling
Shapes in an Image Database System''. In Proc. 5th International Workshop
on Multimedia Information Systems , Indian Wells, Palm Springs Desert,
California, USA, October 1999, pages 34-40.
- V. Oria, M.T. Özsu, B. Xu, L. I. Cheng, and P. Iglinski. "VisualMOQL:
The DISIMA Visual Query Language," In Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Multimedia
Computing and Systems (ICMCS'99), Florence, Italy, June 1999, Volume
1, pages 536-542.
- Y. Niu, M.T. Özsu, X. Li, "2-D-S Tree: An Index Structure for Content-Based
Retrieval of Images", In Proc. SPIE Conf. on Multimedia Computing and
Networking, San Jose, CA, January 1999, pages 110-121.
- V. Oria, M.T. Özsu, D. Szafron, and P. Iglinski, "Defining Views in
an Image Database System", In Proc. 8th IFIP 2.6 Working Conference on
Data Semantics: Semantic Issues in Multimedia (DS-8), Rotorua, New Zealand,
January 1999, pages 231-250.
- V. Oria, P. Iglinski, and M.T. Özsu, "A Framework for Multimedia Database
Systems", In Proc. 4th African Conference on Research in Computer Science,
Dakar, Senegal, October 1998, 293-304.
- H. Thimm and M.T. Özsu, "A Generic Scheme and Sample Implementation
Architecture for Graceful Service Adaptation in Multimedia Database Systems",
In Proc. IEEE International Conf. on Multimedia Computing and Systems,
Austin, Texas, June-July 1998, pages 241-244.
- V. Oria, B. Xu, M. T. V. Oria, B. Xu, M. T. Özsu, "VisualMOQL: A Visual
Language for Image Databases", In Proc. 4th IFIP 2.6 Working Conference
on Visual Database Systems (VDB-4), L'Aquila, Italy, May 1998, pages
186-191.
- J.Z. Li and M.T. Özsu, "Point-Set Topological Relations Processing
in Multimedia Databases", In Proc. First International Forum on Multimedia
and Image Processing, Anchorage, Alaska, May 1998, pages 54.1-54.6.
- V. Oria, M.T. Özsu, L. Liu, X. Li, J.Z. Li, Y. Niu, and P. Iglinski, "Modeling
Images for Content-Based Queries: The DISIMA Approach", Second International
Conference on Visual Information Systems, San Diego, CA, December 1997,
pages 339-346.
- J.Z. Li and M. T. Özsu, "STARS: A SpaTial Attributes Retrieval System
for Images and Videos", Proceedings of the 4th International Conference
on Multimedia Modeling (MMM'97), Singapore, November 1997, pages 69-84.
- Y. Niu, M.T. Özsu, X. Li, 2D-h Trees: An Index Scheme for Content-Based
Retrieval of Images in Multimedia Systems, IEEE International Conference
On Intelligent Processing Systems 1997 (IEEE ICIPS'97), Beijing, China,
October 1997, pages 1710-1715.
- J. Z. Li, M.T. Özsu, D. Szafron, V. Oria. "MOQL: A Multimedia Object
Query Language", The Third International Workshop on Multimedia Information
Systems, Como, Italy, September 1997, pages 19-28.
- J. Z. Li, M.T. Özsu, D. Szafron, Modeling of Moving Objects in a Video
Database , Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Multimedia
Computing and Systems, Ottawa, Canada, June 1997, pages 336-343.
- J.Z. Li, M.T. Özsu, D. Szafron. "Modeling Video Temporal Relationships
in an Object Database Management System", In Proc. Multimedia Computing
and Networking (MMCN97), San Jose, California, February 1997, pages 80-91.
- J.Z. Li, M.T. Özsu, D. Szafron. "Spatial Reasoning Rules in Multimedia
Management System", In Proc. International Conference on Multimedia Modeling,
Toulouse, France, November 1996, pages 119-133.
- J.Z. Li, M.T. Özsu, D. Szafron. "Modeling of Video Spatial Relationships
in an Objectbase Management System", In Proc. International Workshop on
Multimedia DBMS, Blue Mountain Lake, NY, 1996, pages 124-133.
- M.T. Özsu, D. Szafron, G. El-Medani, and C. Vittal. "An
Object-Oriented Multimedia Database System for a News-on-Demand Application," ACM Multimedia
Systems, 3: 182-203, 1995.
Unrefereed Publications
- M.T. Özsu and P. Iglinski. "An Interoperable Multimedia Catalog System
for Electronic Commerce," IEEE Q. Bull. Data Eng., 23(1): 17-22, March
2000.
- M.T. Özsu. "Issues in Multimedia Database Management," In Proc.
Int. Conf. On Database Eng. and Applications, Montreal, Canada, August
2-4, 1999, pages 452-459. (Invited paper and presentation)
- M.T. Özsu. "Multimedia
Data Management Research at the University of Alberta," Appearing in IEEE
Multimedia Newsletter , 1996.
Technical Reports
- Lei Chen, Similarity-based Search Over Time Series and Trajectory Data , University of Waterloo, Spring 2005. (PhD Thesis).
- Lei Chen and M. Tamer Özsu, Similarity-based Retrieval of Time-Series Data Using Multi-Scale Histograms, CS-2003-31, University of Waterloo, September 2003.
- Lei Chen, M. Tamer Özsu, and Vincent Oria, Symbolic Representation and Retrieval of Moving Object Trajectories, CS-2003-30, University of Waterloo, September 2003.
- Shariq J. Rizvi, Lei Chen, and M. T. Özsu, MADClassifier:
Content-Based Continuous Classification of Mixed Audio Data, CS-2002-34, University of Waterloo, October 2002.
- Bin Yao, Building
an Interoperable Distributed Image Database Management System, TR00-07, University of Alberta, May 2000.
(M.Sc. thesis)
- Shu Lin, An
Extendible Hashing Structure for Image Similarity Searches, TR00-04, University of Alberta, May 2000.
(M.Sc. thesis)
- Irene Lin-Oi Cheng, Image
Databases: A Content-Based Type System and Query By Similarity Match,
TR99-03, University of Alberta, May 1999.
(M.Sc. thesis)
- John Zhong Li, Modeling
and Querying Multimedia Data, TR98-05, University of Alberta, March 1998.
(PhD thesis)
- John Zhong Li, M.Tamer Ozsu, Duane Szafron, Modeling
of Moving Objects in a Video Objectbase Management System, TR96-12, University of Alberta, April 1996.
- John Zhong Li, M.Tamer Özsu and Duane Szafron, Spatial
Reasoning Rules in Multimedia Management Systems, TR96-05, University of Alberta, March 1996.
- John Zhong Li, M.Tamer Özsu and Duane Szafron, Modeling
Video Spatial Relationships in an Object Model, TR96-06, University of Alberta, March 1996.
- John Zhong Li, Iqbal Goralwalla, M.Tamer Özsu and Duane Szafron, Video
Modeling and Its Integration in a Temporal Object Model, TR 96-02, University of Alberta, January 1996.
- John Z. Li, M.Tamer. Özsu and Duane Szafron, Query
Languages in Multimedia Database Systems, TR 95-25, University of Alberta, December 1995.
- Youping Niu, M.Tamer Özsu, and Xiaobo Li, A
Study of Image Indexing Techniques for Multimedia Database Systems,
TR 95-19, University of Alberta, July 1995.
- Sherine El-Medani, Support
for Document Entry in a Multimedia Database, TR96-23,
University of Alberta, June 1996. (M.Sc thesis)
- Manuela Schoene, A Generic
Type System for an Object-Oriented Multimedia Database System, TR96-14, University of Alberta, June 1996. (M.Sc thesis)
- G. El Medani, A Visual
Query Facility for Multimedia Databases, TR 95-18, University
of Alberta, June
1995. (M.Sc. thesis)
- Chiradeep Vittal, An
Object-Oriented Multimedia Database System for a News-on-Demand Application, TR 95-14, University of Alberta, June 1995. (M.Sc. thesis)
- Chiradeep Vittal, M.Tamer Özsu, Duane Szafron, and Ghada El Medani, The
Logical Design of a Multimedia Database for a News-on-Demand Application, TR 94-16, University of
Alberta, December
1994.
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