Visual Informatics: Bridging Research and Practice First International Visual Informatics Conference, IVIC 2009 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 11-13, 2009 Proceedings

Visual informatics is a field of interest not just among the information technology and computer science community, but also other related fields such as engineering, me- cal and health informatics and education starting in the early 1990s. Recently, the field is gaining more attention from researchers and industry. It has become a mul- disciplinary and trans-disciplinary field related to research areas such as computer vision, visualization, information visualization, real-time image processing, medical image processing, image information retrieval, virtual reality, augmented reality, - pressive visual mathematics, 3D graphics, multimedia-fusion, visual data mining, visual ontology, as well as services and visual culture. Various efforts has been - vested in different research, but operationally, many of these systems are not pro- nent in the mass market and thus knowledge and research on these phenomena within the mentioned areas need to be shared and disseminated. It is for this reason that the Visual Informatics Research Group from Universiti - bangsaan Malaysia (UKM) decided to spearhead this initiative to bring together experts in this very diversified but important research area so that more concerted efforts can be undertaken not just within the visual informatics community in Malaysia but from other parts of the world, namely, Asia, Europe, Oceania, and USA. This first International Visual Informatics Conference (IVIC 2009) was conducted collaboratively, by the visual informatics research community from the various public and private institutions of higher learning in Malaysia, and hosted by UKM.

Keynotes.- Detecting Emotions from Connected Action Sequences.- High Performance Computing for Visualisation and Image Analysis.- CCTV Video Analytics: Recent Advances and Limitations.- Video Forgery and Special Effect Production.- Virtual Technologies and Systems.- Segmentation of the Left Ventricle in Myocardial Perfusion SPECT Using Active Shape Model.- Hierarchical Approach for Fast and Efficient Collision Detection in Urban Simulation.- Generating 3D Visual Expression Using Semantic Simplification Description Based on Logical Representation.- Optimal Discrete Wavelet Frames Features for Texture-Based Image Retrieval Applications.- Design Architecture for IMPlayer as a Tool for Supporting Visual Education Presentation.- Vision-Based Mobile Robot Navigation Using Image Processing and Cell Decomposition.- Automated Segmentation and Retrieval System for CT Head Images.- Real-Time Object-Based Video Segmentation Using Colour Segmentation and Connected Component Labeling.- Automatic Vertebral Fracture Assessment System (AVFAS) for Spinal Pathologies Diagnosis Based on Radiograph X-Ray Images.- Quasi-Gaussian DCT Filter for Speckle Reduction of Ultrasound Images.- Additional Cues Derived from Three Dimensional Image Processing to Aid Customised Reconstruction for Medical Applications.- A New Approach of Skull Fracture Detection in CT Brain Images.- Application of Information Visualization Techniques in Representing Patients’ Temporal Personal History Data.- Development of Total Knee Replacement Digital Templating Software.- Inter-frame Enhancement of Ultrasound Images Using Optical Flow.- Segmentation of Sinus Images for Grading of Severity of Sinusitis.- A Proposed Biologically Inspired Model for Object Recognition.- Visualization of the Newly Designed Jig and Fixture for Computer-Assisted Knee Replacement Surgery.- The Determination of the Number of Suspicious Clustered Micro Calcifications on ROI of Mammogram Images.- Assessment of Ulcer Wounds Size Using 3D Skin Surface Imaging.- Enhanced Lips Detection and Tracking System.- Time-Space-Activity Conflict Detection Using 4D Visualization in Multi-storied Construction Project.- Virtual Environment.- Haptic Texture Rendering Based on Visual Texture Information: A Study to Achieve Realistic Haptic Texture Rendering.- Multi-tiered S-SOA, Parameter-Driven New Islamic Syariah Products of Holistic Islamic Banking System (HiCORE): Virtual Banking Environment.- Tangible Interaction in Learning Astronomy through Augmented Reality Book-Based Educational Tool.- Using Wavelet Extraction for Haptic Texture Classification.- Mixed Reality Book: A Visualization Tool.- Usability Evaluation of Multimedia Courseware (MEL-SindD).- Development of an Augmented Reality Rare Book and Manuscript for Special Library Collection (AR Rare-BM).- Virtual Visualisation Laboratory for Science and Mathematics Content (Vlab-SMC) with Special Reference to Teaching and Learning of Chemistry.- Augmented Reality as a Remedial Paradigm for Negative Numbers: Content Aspect.- Collaborative Augmented Reality: Multi-user Interaction in Urban Simulation.- ViSTREET: An Educational Virtual Environment for the Teaching of Road Safety Skills to School Students.- Designing 3 Dimensional Virtual Reality Using Panoramic Image.- Design Framework for Sketch Based Technique in 3D Navigation of Cluttered Virtual Environment.- Applying Virtual Rehearsal Principle in Developing a Persuasive Multimedia Learning Environment (PMLE).- Visualization, Engineering and Simulation.- Retracted: Visualization of Positive and Monotone Data by Rational Quadratic Spline.- Thickness Characterization of 3D Skin Surface Images Using Reference Line Construction Approach.- An Approach to Derive Parametric L-System Using Genetic Algorithm.- Recyclable Waste Paper Sorting Using Template Matching.- Noise Detection Fuzzy (NDF) Filter for Removing Salt and Pepper Noise.- Handwriting Recognition Algorithm in Different Languages: Survey.- United Zernike Invariants for Character Images.- Using Animation in Active Learning Tool to Detect Possible Attacks in Cryptographic Protocols.- Secure Minutiae-Based Fingerprint Templates Using Random Triangle Hashing.- Combinatorial Color Space Models for Skin Detection in Sub-continental Human Images.- Visualization of JPEG Metadata.- Fingerprint Classification Based on Analysis of Singularities and Image Quality.- An Algorithm for Treating Uncertainties in the Visualization of Pipeline Sensors’ Datasets.- Event Based Simulator for Parallel Computing over the Wide Area Network for Real Time Visualization.- Adaptive-Neuro Fuzzy Inference System for Human Posture Classification Using a Simplified Shock Graph.- Extraction and Classification of Human Gait Features.- Salt and Pepper Noise Removal from Document Images.- Color Image Magnification: Geometrical Pattern Classification Approach.- Lifting Scheme DWT Implementation in a Wireless Vision Sensor Network.- Illumination Compensation for Document Images Using Local-Global Block Analysis.- Automatic Image Annotation Using Color K-Means Clustering.- Image Compression Using Stitching with Harris Corner Detector and SPIHT Coding.- SMARViz: Soft Maximal Association Rules Visualization.- Visualisation Enhancement of HoloCatT Matrix.- Modeling of Electromagnetic Waves Using Statistical and Numerical Techniques.- Visual Language Framework for Plant Modeling Using L-System.- Inclusion of Property Profile in the Production Rule Pattern for Visualization Software Design.- Low Memory Implementation of Saliency Map Using Strip-Based Method.- Baseline Image Classification Approach Using Local Minima Selection.- Orientation Features-Based Face Detection by Using Local Orientation Histogram Framework.- Estimating Extremal Planes to Extract Crest Lines from Volumetric Data.- Designing of Roaming Protocol for Bluetooth Equipped Multi Agent Systems.- Logical Heuristic Algorithm in Extracting 2D Structure Thinned Binary Image into Freeman Chain Code (FCC).- VisEL: Visualisation of Expertise Level in a Special Interest Group Knowledge Portal.- genDMG: A Generic Graph Representation Layout to Visualize Existing Software Artifacts.- An Automatic Optical Flow Based Method for the Detection and Restoration of Non-repetitive Damaged Zones in Image Sequences.- Visual Culture, Services and Society.- Are Visual Informatics Actually Useful in Practice: A Study in a Film Studies Context.- The Effect of Visual of a Courseware towards Pre-University Students’ Learning in Literature.- Visual Learning in Application of Integration.- Learning Science Using AR Book: A Preliminary Study on Visual Needs of Deaf Learners.- Usage-Centered Design Approach in Design of Malaysia Sexuality Education (MSE) Courseware.- V2S: Voice to Sign Language Translation System for Malaysian Deaf People.- Real World Issues in Developing a Malaysian Forest Battlefield Environment for Small Unit Tactics Using 3D Graphics.- Students Perception towards the Implementation of Computer Graphics Technology in Class via Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) Model.- Information System Development Model: Theories Analysis and Guidelines.- Assistive Courseware for Visually-Impaired.- Erratum to: Visualization of Positive and Monotone Data by Rational Quadratic Spline.