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    • Beyond stream processing??? A distributed vision architecture for the Internet of Things 

      Corcoran, Peter (IEEE, 2016)
      An ‘edge-based’ image processing architecture for the internet of things (IoT) is devised, drawing on the existing image processing pipelines that are implemented in today’s imaging modules in digital cameras and ...
    • Biometrically auditable public key infrastructure technology for secure multimedia content 

      Corcoran, Peter; Cucos, Alex; Grossman, Thomas (IEEE, 2005-05-16)
      A system for signing and tracing the use of digital content based on biometrically generated key-pairs is described. The system is designed to protect the fair use rights of end-users and can be readily incorporated into ...
    • Broadband dielectric properties of adrenal gland for accurate anatomical modelling in medical applications 

      Shahzad, Atif; Clausing, D.; Prakash, Punit; Dennedy, Michael C.; O'Halloran, Martin (IEEE, 2017-09-11)
      Dielectric properties of biological tissue are important in safety assessment and evaluation of novel medical imaging and therapeutic devices. This paper reports frequency dependent dielectric properties of adrenal tissue, ...
    • CEBus network access via the world-wide-web 

      Corcoran, Peter; Desbonnet, Joe (IEEE, 1996)
      Several methods of providing access to CEBus networks using the World Wide Web are described. Details of a working demonstration system are given. The system software incorporates CGI-Bin scripts and Java applets ...
    • Challenges for semantically driven collaborative spaces 

      Molli, Pascal; Breslin, John G.; Vidal, Maria-Esther (Springer, 2016)
      Linked Data initiatives have fostered the publication of more than one thousand of datasets in the Linking Open Data (LOD) cloud from a large variety of domains, e.g., Life Sciences, Media, and Government. Albeit large ...
    • Classification applied to brain haemorrhage detection: Initial phantom studies using electrical impedance measurements 

      McDermott, Barry; O'Halloran, Martin; Santorelli, Adam; McGinley, Brian; Porter, Emily (EIT2018, 2018-06-11)
      Machine learning and classification algorithms are applied to data collected from an EIT system. The system is used with an anatomically accurate head phantom setup in a variety of situations modelling normal and haemorrhagic ...
    • A combined approach to feature extraction for mouth characterization and tracking 

      Bacivarov, Ioana; Ionita, Mircea C.; Corcoran, Peter (IEEE, 2009-02-10)
      A statistical Active Appearance Model (AAM) is developed to model and track the lips. A major challenge in modelling the mouth area, considered the most deformable facial feature, is the weak contrast between lips and skin ...
    • Comparison of coaxial open-ended probe based dielectric measurements on ex-vivo thermally ablated liver tissue 

      Ruvio, Giuseppe; Farina, Laura; Bottiglieri, Anna; Eaton-Evans, Jimmy; Elahi, Muhamad Ednan; O'Halloran, Martin; Pinto, Rosanna; Lopresto, Vanni; Cavagnaro, Marta (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2019-03-31)
      This paper compares an in-house dielectric properties measurement system based on the "Stuchly and Stuchly" method with the broadly commercialised Keysight setup and existing literature for the characterization of ablated ...
    • Comparison of in-vivo and ex-vivo dielectric properties of biological tissues 

      Salahuddin, Saqib; La Gioia, Alessandra; Elahi, Muhammad Adnan; O'Halloran, Martin; Shahzad, Atif (Curran Associates Proceedings, 2017-09-11)
      Accurate knowledge of the dielectric properties of biological tissues are crucial for various applications such as assessment of specific absorption rate and safety of electromagnetic medical devices. Most of the ...
    • Comparison of radar-based microwave imaging algorithms applied to experimental breast phantoms 

      Elahi, Muhammad Adnan; Lavoie, B. R.; Porter, Emily; Glavin, Martin; Jones, E.; Fear, E. C.; O'Halloran, Martin (Union Radio-Scientifique Internationale, 2017-08-19)
      Microwave imaging is a promising imaging modality for the early detection of breast cancer. The two most important signal processing components of a radar-based microwave imaging system are the early-time artifact removal ...
    • Comparison of three buck topologies for wide output voltage applications 

      Anderson, Oisín; Barry, Brendan; Hogan, Diarmuid; Duffy, Maeve (IEEE, 2023-05-31)
      This paper investigates the suitability of three step-down dc-dc converter topologies as the final conversion stage in a wide output voltage modular ac-dc power supply. Single-phase, two-phase and three-level buck converters ...
    • Conference program and online proceedings of the Irish Machine Vision and Image Processing Conference 2023 

      Corcoran, Peter; Schukat, Michael; Murray, Niall; Farooq, Muhammad Ali; Javidnia, Hosein (University of Galway, 2023-08-30)
      The Irish Machine Vision and Image Processing Conference (IMVIP) Conference is the annual research conference of the Irish Pattern Recognition and Classification Society. The chief objective of the society is the advancement ...
    • Conservation voltage reduction in secondary distribution networks with distributed generation and electric vehicle charging loads 

      Hayes, Barry; Tomsovic, Kevin (IEEE, 2018-08-23)
      This paper investigates the potential for Conservation Voltage Reduction (CVR) in Low Voltage (LV) secondary distribution networks. CVR is a well-established technique where the voltage in LV networks is managed at a ...
    • A crash course on patents for engineers 

      Corcoran, Peter (2013)
      Most engineers are aware of the existence of patents. Indeed the preparation of patent disclosures is an important aspect of most research engineering job functions. Yet for many engineers the world of patents remains ...
    • A crash course on patents for engineers 

      Corcoran, Peter (IEEE, 2013-01-12)
      Most engineers are aware of the existence of patents. Indeed the preparation of patent disclosures is an important aspect of most research engineering job functions. Yet for many engineers the world of patents remains ...
    • Deep learning for facial expression recognition: A step closer to a smartphone that knows your moods 

      Bazrafkan, Shabab; Nedelcu, Tudor; Filipczuk, Pawel; Corcoran, Peter (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2017-01-08)
      By growing the capacity and processing power of the handheld devices nowadays, a wide range of capabilities can be implemented in these devices to make them more intelligent and user friendly. Determining the mood of the ...
    • Deep learning for hand segmentation in complex backgrounds 

      Ungureanu, Adrian-Stefan; Bazrafkan, Shabab; Corcoran, Peter (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2018-01-02)
      This paper presents a Deep Learning segmentation approach for hand segmentation in gray level images with cluttered backgrounds where standard techniques cannot be used. Two networks were trained with a database of hand ...
    • Detection and repair of flash-eye in handheld devices 

      Corcoran, Peter; Bigioi, Petronel; Nanu, Florin (IEEE, 2014)
      Red-eye and flash-eye defects in still photography continue to cause problems for digital imaging devices. New variants of flash-eye defects have appeared as cameras and cameras sub-systems get smaller in size. This paper ...
    • Determining Unique Fingerprint Features for Biometric Encoding of Data 

      Cucu, Catalin; Cucos, Alex; Corcoran, Peter M. (IEEE, 2008-01-09)
      A novel approach to determining unique fingerprint features with high repeatability is described. The techniques described are particularly suitable for CE applications and devices employing inexpensive capacitative ...
    • Dielectric properties of bones: A potential indicator for osteoporosis 

      Amin, Bilal; Elahi, Muhammad Adnan; Porter, Emily; Shahzad, Atif; O'Halloran, Martin (National University of Ireland Galway, 2018-01-26)
      Osteoporosis is one of the major bone disease that results into bone fragility and fractures. Approximately 300,000 people over the age of 50 years suffer from osteoporosis in Ireland. Osteoporosis is mainly caused due ...