Histogram-based training initialisation of hidden Markov models for human action recognition

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Advanced Video and Signal Based Surveillance, AVSS 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 256-261

  Moghaddam, Zia ^a   Piccardi, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHIC METHODS; SECURITY SYSTEMS; TRELLIS CODES;

EXPECTATION-MAXIMISATION; GRAPHICAL MODEL; HUMAN ACTIONS; HUMAN-ACTION RECOGNITION; LATENT STATE; RECOGNITION ACCURACY; TIME BASED;

HIDDEN MARKOV MODELS;

EID: 78449277689     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AVSS.2010.25     Document Type: Conference Paper

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