ISBN: 3540677046
TITLE: Multiple Classifier Systems
AUTHOR: Kittler, Josef; Roli, Fabio (Eds.)
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Invited Papers
Ensemble Methods in Machine Learning 1
T.G. Dietterich
Experiments with Classifier Combining Rules 16
R.P. W. Duin, D.M.J. Tax
The "Test and Select" Approach to Ensemble Combination 30
A.J.C. Sharkey, N.E. Sharkey, U. Gerecke, G.O. Chandroth
A Survey of Sequential Combination of Word Recognizers in Handwritten Phrase Recognition at CEDAR 45
S. Srihari
Multiple Classifier Combination Methodologies for Different Output Levels 52
C. Y. Suen, L. Lam
Theoretical Issues
A Mathematically Rigorous Foundation for Supervised Learning 67
E. M. Kleinberg
Classifier Combinations: Implementations and Theoretical Issues 77
L. Lam
Some Results on Weakly Accurate Base Learners for Boosting Regression and Classification 87
W. Jiang
Multiple Classifier Fusion
Complexity of Classification Problems and Comparative Advantages of Combined Classifiers 97
T.K. Ho
Effectiveness of Error Correcting Output Codes in Multiclass Learning Problems 107
F. Masulli, G. Valentini
Combining Fisher Linear Discriminants for Dissimilarity Representation 117
Elzbieta Pekalska, M. Skurchina, R.P.W. Duin
A Learning Method of Feature Selection for Bough Classification 127
K. Takahashi, A. Sato
Analysis of a Fusion Method for Combining Marginal Classifiers 137
M.D. Happel, P. Bock
A Hybrid Projection Based and Radial Basis Function Architecture 147
S. Cohen, N. Intrator
Combining Multiple Classifiers in Probabilistic Neural Networks 157
J. Grim, J. Kittler, P. Pudil, P. Somol
Supervised Classifier Combination Through Generalized Additive Multi-model 167
C. Conversano, R. Siciliano, F. Mola
Dynamic Classifier Selection 177
G. Giacinto, F. Roli
Bagging and Boosting
Boosting in Linear Discriminant Analysis 190
M Skurichina, R.P. W. Duin
Different Ways of Weakening Decision Trees and Their Impact on Classification Accuracy of DT Combination 200
P. Latinne, O. Debeir, C. Decaestecker
Applying Boosting to Similarity Literals for Time Series Classification 210
J.J. Rodrguez Dez, C.J. Alonso Gonzlez
Boosting of Tree-Based Classifiers for Predicitve Risk Modeling in GIS 220
C. Furlanello, S. Merler
Design of Multiple Classifier Systems
A New Evaluation Method for Expert Combination in Multi-expert System Designing 230
S. Impedovo, A. Salzo
Diversity Between Neural Networks and Decision Trees for Building Multiple Classifier Systems 240
W. Wang, P. Jones, D. Partridge
Self-Organizing Decomposition of Functions in the Context of a Unified Framework for Multiple Classifier Systems 250
N. Griffith, D. Partridge
Classifier Instability and Partitioning 260
T. Windeatt
Applications of Multiple Classifier Systems
Remote-Sensing Data Analysis
A Hierarchical Multiclassifier System for Hyperspectral Data Analysis 270
S. Kumar, J. Ghosh, M. Crawford
Consensus Based Classification of Multisource Remote Sensing Data 280
J.A. Benediktsson, J.R. Sveinsson
Combining Parametric and Nonparametric Classifiers for an Unsupervised Updating of Land-Cover Maps 290
L. Bruzzone, R. Cossu, D.F. Prieto
A Multiple Self-Organizing Map Scheme for Remote Sensing Classification 300
W. Wan, D. Fraser
Document Analysis
Use of, Lexicon Density in Evaluating Word Recognizers 310
P. Slavk, V. Govindaraju
A Multi-expert System for Dynamic Signature Verification 320
V. Di Lecce, G. Dimauro, A. Guerriero, S. Impedovo, G. Pirlo, A. Sako
A Cascaded Multiple Expert System for Verification 330
L. P. Cordella, P. Foggia, C. Sansone, F. Tortorella, M. Vento
Architecture for Classifier Combination Using Entropy Measures 340
K. Ianakiev, V. Govindanaju
Miscellaneous Applications
Combining Fingerprint Classifiers 351
R. Cappelli, D. Maio, D. Maltoni
Statistical Sensor Calibration for Fusion of Different Classiiers in a Biometric Person Recognition Framework 362
B. Frba, C. Rothe, C. Kblbeck
A Modular Neuro-fuzzy Network for Musical Instruments Classification 372
A.M. Fanelli, G. Castellano, C.A. Buscicchio
Classifier Combination for Grammar-Guided Sentence Recognition 383
X. Jiang, K. Yu, H. Bunke
Shape Matching and Extraction by an Array of Figure-and-Ground Classifiers 393
I. Kumazawa
Author Index 403
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