Dissimilarity Representation for Pattern Recognition, The: Foundations and Applications (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789812565303)

This book provides a fundamentally new approach to pattern recognition in which objects are characterized by relations to other objects instead of by using features or models. This 'dissimilarity representation' bridges the gap between the traditionally opposing approaches of statistical and structural pattern recognition.Physical phenomena, objects and events in the world are related in various and often complex ways. Such relations are usually modeled in the form of graphs or diagrams. While this is useful for communication between experts, such representation is difficult to combine and integrate by machine learning procedures. However, if the relations are captured by sets of dissimilarities, general data analysis procedures may be applied for analysis.With their detailed description of an unprecedented approach absent from traditional textbooks, the authors have crafted an essential book for every researcher and systems designer studying or developing pattern recognition systems.

Author: Robert P. W. Duin,Elzbieta Pekalska
ISBN-10: 9812565302
ISBN-13: 9789812565303
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 12/07/2005
Pages: 636
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.32lbs
Size: 9.34h x 6.38w x 1.48d