Shape-from-focus (SFF) has widely been studied in computer vision as a passive depth
recovery and 3D reconstruction method. One of the main stages in SFF is the computation of …

The vulnerability of face recognition systems is a growing concern that has drawn the
interest from both academic and research communities. Despite the availability of a broad …

An important aspect of a guidance system in an autonomous vehicle is the detection of
objects and extraction of reliable features that can identify the object from images. Object …

Digital imaging systems with extreme zoom capabilities are traditionally found in astronomy
and wild life monitoring. More recently, the need for such capabilities has extended to long …

In recent years, the popularity of smartphones has increased massively as a personal and
authentication device. Face based biometrics is being used to secure the device and control …

Focus control (FC) is crucial for cameras to capture sharp images in challenging real-world
scenarios. The autofocus (AF) facilitates the FC by automatically adjusting the focus settings …

Precise focus plays a critical role in the quality of astronomical observations, significantly
affecting scientific research. Accordingly, the automatic focusing of a high magnification …

Robotic soccer is nowadays a popular research domain in the area of multi-robot systems. In
the context of RoboCup, the Middle Size League is one of the most challenging. This paper …

Depth from focus (DfF) is a method of estimating the depth of a scene by using information
acquired through changes in the focus of a camera. Within the DfF framework of, the focus …

Depth from focus (DfF) is a method of estimating depth of a scene by using the information
acquired through the change of the focus of a camera. Within the framework of DfF, the focus …