Browsing Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Conference Papers) by Author "Corcoran, Peter"
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Infrared imaging for human thermography and breast tumor classification using thermal images
Farooq, Muhammad Ali; Corcoran, Peter (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2020-08-31)Human thermography is considered to be an integral medical diagnostic tool for detecting heat patterns and measuring quantitative temperature data of the human body. It can be used in conjunction with other medical diagnostic ... -
Iris recognition on consumer devices - challenges and progress
Thavalengal, Shejin; Corcoran, Peter (IEEE, 2015-11-11)This article outlines various technical, social and ethical challenges in implementing and widely adopting iris recognition technology on consumer devices such as smartphone or tablets. Acquisition of sufficient quality ... -
Managing Digital Image Collections from your TV-Set: A State-of-Art Review
Corcoran, Peter; Callaly, Frank; Bigioi, Petronel (IEEE, 2007-07-14)The problem of managing growing digital image collections is discussed in the context of a home user. The use of a conventional television set as both a viewing and management tool is discussed. The problem of linking ... -
Methods for detecting objectionable internet images based on graphical content.
Corcoran, Peter (IEEE, 2001-07)[no abstract available] -
Next Generation Face Tracking Technology Using AAM Techniques
Corcoran, Peter; Ionita, Mircea C.; Bacivarov, Ioana (IEEE, 2007)This paper realizes an investigation of the active appearance model (AAM) techniques, with particular emphasis on problems related to the implementation of AAM in realtime face tracking applications for embedded systems. ... -
A novel machine learning based method for deepfake video detection in social media
Mitra, Alakananda; Mohanty, Saraju P.; Corcoran, Peter; Kougianos, Elias (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2021-05-12)With the advent of deepfake videos, video forgery has become a serious threat. Videos in social media are the most common and serious targets. There are some existing works for detecting deepfake videos but very few attempts ... -
Portable user interfaces for remote access to embedded home systems and home networks
Corcoran, Peter (IEEE, 1998-06-04)[no abstract available] -
A practical challenge for iris authentication on handheld imaging devices
Thavalengal, Shejin; Corcoran, Peter (IEEE, 2015)Following on the introduction of fingerprint biometrics, iris authentication for handheld imaging devices has become a hot research topic. However widespread adoption of this technology faces a significant challenge as ... -
Privacy challenges for smart-cities: The challenge of IoT camera uberveilance
Corcoran, Peter (IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things, 2019-04-15)The challenges of handling personal privacy are examined in the context of a smart-city environment with every-present surveillance. The current state of digital camera technology is reviewed and two over-arching approaches ... -
Proof-of-concept techniques for generating synthetic thermal facial data for training of deep learning models
Farooq, Muhammad Ali; Corcoran, Peter (National University of Ireland Galway, 2021-01-10)Thermal imaging has played a dynamic role in the diversified field of consumer technology applications. To build artificially intelligent thermal imaging systems, large scale thermal datasets are required for successful ... -
Rapid prototyping of networked A/V CE appliances
Corcoran, Peter; Callaly, Frank (IEEE, 2006-05-15)In this paper the design and rapid prototyping of networked A/V CE appliances is described. Practical implementations of three types of appliance are described: (i) a streaming A/V server; (ii) a streaming A/V client device ... -
Re-training StyleGAN-A first step towards building large, scalable synthetic facial datasets
Varkarakis, Viktor; Bazrafkan, Shabab; Corcoran, Peter (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2020-08-31)StyleGAN is a state-of-art generative adversarial network architecture that generates random 2D high-quality synthetic facial data samples. In this paper we recap the StyleGAN architecture and training methodology and ... -
Real-time automotive street-scene mapping through fusion of improved stereo depth and fast feature detection algorithms
Javidnia, Hossein; Corcoran, Peter (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2017-01-08)The real-time tracking of street scenes as a vehicle is driving is a key enabling technology for autonomous vehicles. In this work we provide the basis for such a system through combining an improved advanced random walk ... -
Real-Time Fingerprint Analysis & Authentication for Embedded Appliances
Callaly, Frank; Cucu, Catalin; Cucos, Alex; Leyden, Mark; Corcoran, Peter (IEEE, 2007-04-10)A complete fingerprint analysis system is described. The design and architecture of a loadable device driver for a USB fingerprint sensor is described. Image processing filters to enhance the raw image data and to extract ... -
A review of resolution losses for AR/VR foveated imaging applications
Cognard, Timothee E.; Goncharov, Alexander; Devaney, Nicholas; Dainty, Chris; Corcoran, Peter (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2018-08-15)Foveated imaging is of great interest for Augmented and Virtual Reality applications. The resolution losses off-axis simulated in foveated imaging are modelled using cone density on the retina. This article reviews the ... -
Separating Directional Lighting Variability in Statistical Face Modelling Based on Texture Space Decomposition
Ionita, Mircea C.; Bacivarov, Ioana; Corcoran, Peter (IEEE, 2007-07-04)In this paper we propose a simple method for decomposing the linear texture space of a facial appearance model into two linear subspaces, one for inter-individual variability and another for variations caused by directional ... -
A statistical modeling based system for blink detection in digital cameras
Corcoran, Peter; Bacivarov, Ioana; Jonita, Mircea C (IEEE, 2008)In this paper we describe a system which uses statistical eye modeling to track the eyes and detect eyes blinking. The main challenge was to design an eye model robust to small variations of head pose and to extract the ... -
Synthesizing game audio using deep neural networks
McDonagh, Aoife; Lemley, Joseph; Cassidy, Ryan; Corcoran, Peter (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2018-08-15)High quality audio plays an important role in gaming, contributing to player immersion during gameplay. Creating audio content which matches overall theme and aesthetic is essential, such that players can become fully ... -
Wide field of view (WFoV) imaging for consumer devices
Corcoran, Peter (2014)The concepts of wide field of view (WFoV) imaging for consumer devices are explained. Some current examples and enabling technologies are provided. The need for real-time distortion correction is outlined. Several new ... -
Wireless home network infrastructure for wearable appliances
Corcoran, Peter; Desbonnet, Joe (IEEE, 2002-06-18)A server infrastructure allows wireless wearable appliances or portable handsets to access consumer services offered via the server. Services are accessed via a universal home services interface (UHSI) which is shared by ...