Semantic Multimedia Analysis and Processing

Broad in scope, this book provides a complete reference of techniques, algorithms, and solutions for the design and implementation of contemporary multimedia systems. Detailing the latest advances in semantic indexing, retrieval, analysis, and processing of multimedia, the text is based on four fundamental thematic pillars: 1) information and content retrieval, 2) semantic knowledge exploitation paradigms, 3) multimedia personalization, and 4) human-computer affective multimedia interaction. Its 15 chapters cover key topics such as content creation, annotation and modeling for the semantic web, and efficiency and scalability.