Ambient Intelligence : A Novel Paradigm

Ambient Intelligence (AmI) is an integrating technology for supporting a pervasive and transparent infrastructure for implementing smart environments. Such technology is used to enable environments for detecting events and behaviors of people and for responding in a contextually relevant fashion. AmI proposes a multi-disciplinary approach for enhancing human machine interaction. __Ambient Intelligence: A Novel Paradigm__ is a compilation of edited chapters describing current state-of-the-art and new research techniques including those related to intelligent visual monitoring, face and speech recognition, innovative education methods, as well as smart and cognitive environments. The authors start with a description of the iDorm as an example of a smart environment conforming to the AmI paradigm, and introduces computer vision as an important component of the system. Other computer vision examples describe visual monitoring for the elderly, classic and novel surveillance techniques using clusters of cameras installed in indoor and outdoor application domains, and the monitoring of public spaces. Face and speech recognition systems are also covered as well as enhanced LEGO blocks for novel educational purposes. The book closes with a provocative chapter on how a cybernetic system can be designed as the backbone of a human machine interaction. Ambient Intelligence....Pages 1-14 Towards Ambient Intelligence For The Domestic Care Of The Elderly....Pages 15-38 Scaling Ambient Intelligence....Pages 39-61 Video and Radio Attributes Extraction For Heterogeneous Location Estimation....Pages 63-87 Distributed Active Multicamera Networks....Pages 89-105 A Distributed Multi Camera Surveillance System....Pages 107-138 Learning Ang Integrating Information From Multiple Camera Views....Pages 139-163 Fast Online Speaker Adaptation For Smart Room Applications....Pages 165-175 Stereo-Based 3D Face Recognition System For AMI....Pages 177-197 Security and Building Intelligence....Pages 199-211 Sustainable Cybernetics Systems....Pages 213-238 "Ambient Intelligence: A Novel Paradigm is a compilation of edited chapters describing current state-of-the-art and new research techniques including those related to intelligent visual monitoring, face and speech recognition, innovative education methods, as well as smart and cognitive environments."--Résumé de l'éditeur "Ambient Intelligence: A Novel Paradigm is a compilation of edited chapters describing current state-of-the-art and new research techniques including those related to intelligent visual monitoring, face and speech recognition, innovative education methods, as well as smart and cognitive environments."--Jacket This introductory chapter describes Ambient Intelligence (AmI) from the perspectives of researchers working in the field of Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision.