Major Publications


Thesis

Visual Analysis of High DOF Articulated Objects with Application to Hand Tracking
J. M. Rehg,
Ph.D. Thesis, Carnegie Mellon University, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical Report CMU-CS-95-138, 1995
(pdf, 1.7 Mb)

Computer-Aided Synthesis of Routine Designs
J. M. Rehg,
M.S. Thesis, Carnegie Mellon University, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1988.


Journal Articles

Learning and Inferring Motion Patterns using Parametric Segmental Switching Linear Dynamic Systems
S. Oh, J. M. Rehg, T. Balch, and F. Dellaert
Int. J. of Computer Vision, Special issue on Learning for Vision
Accepted for publication

On the Design of Cascades of Boosted Ensembles for Face Detection
S. C. Brubaker, J. Wu, J. Sun, M. D. Mullin, and J. M. Rehg
Int. J. of Computer Vision, Special Issue on Learning for Vision
Accepted for publication

Shadow Elimination and Blinding Light Suppression for Interactive Projected Displays
J. Summet, M. Flagg, T.-J. Cham, J. M. Rehg, and R. Sukthankar
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
Accepted for publication

Learning from Examples in Unstructured Outdoor Environments
J. Sun, T. Mehta, D. Wooden, M. Powers, J. M. Rehg, T. Balch, and M. Egerstedt
Journal of Field Robotics
Accepted for publication

A Data-Driven Approach to Quantifying Natural Human Motion
L. Ren, A. Patrick, A. Efros, J. Hodgins, and J. M. Rehg
ACM Transactions on Graphics, Special Issue: Proceedings of the 2005 SIGGRAPH Conference, 24(3):1090-1097, August 2005.
(project page, pdf 2Mb, video 93Mb, video 56Mb)

Experiences with Optimizing Two Stream-Based Applications for Cluster Execution
Y. Angelov, U. Ramachandran, K. Mackenzie, J. M. Rehg, and I. Essa
J. of Parallel and Distributed Computing, 65(6):678-691, June 2005.

Boosted Learning in Dynamic Bayesian Networks for Multimodal Speaker Detection
V. Pavlovic, A. Garg, and J. M. Rehg,
Proceedings of the IEEE, 91(9):1355-1369, September 2003.

Stampede: A Cluster Programming Middleware for Interactive Stream-Oriented Applications
U. Ramachandran, R. S. Nikhil, J. M. Rehg, Y. Angelov, A. Paul, S. Adhikari, K. Mackenzie, N. Harel, and K. Knobe,
IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, 14(11):1140-1154, November 2003.

Ambiguities in Visual Tracking of Articulated Objects Using Two- and Three-Dimensional Models
J. M. Rehg, D. D. Morris, and T. Kanade,
Int. J. of Robotics Research, 22(6):393-418, June 2003.
(pdf, 0.5 Mb galley proofs)

Statistical Color Models with Application to Skin Detection
M. J. Jones and J. M. Rehg,
Int. J. of Computer Vision, 46(1):81-96, Jan 2002.
(pdf, 0.48 Mb), (pdf, 5.1 Mb)

Integrated Task and Data Parallel Support for Dynamic Applications
J. M. Rehg, K. Knobe, U. Ramachandran, R. S. Nikhil, and A. Chauhan,
Scientific Programming, 7(3-4):289–302, 1999. Invited paper, selected from 1998 Workshop on Languages, Compilers, and Run-Time Systems.
(pdf, 0.75 Mb)

A Bayesian Multiple Hypothesis Approach to Edge Grouping and Contour Segmentation
I. J. Cox, J. M. Rehg, and S. Hingorami,
Int. J. of Computer Vision, 11(1):5-24, 1993.


Conference Papers

Projector-Guided Painting
M. Flagg and J. M. Rehg
19th ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST 06), Montreux, Switzerland, October 2006.
(project page, pdf)

GVU-PROCAMS: Enabling Novel Projected Interfaces
J. Summet, M. Flagg, J. M. Rehg, and G. Abowd
ACM Multimedia, Santa Barbara, CA, October 2006. Accepted for publication.
(project page)

Traversability Classification Using Unsupervised On-Line Visual Learning for Outdoor Robot Navigation
D. Kim, J. Sun, S. M. Oh, J. M. Rehg, and A. Bobick
IEEE Intl. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 06), Orlando, FL, May 2006.
(pdf, slides)

Towards Optimal Training of Cascade Classifiers
S. C. Brubacker, M. D. Mullin, and J. M. Rehg
European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV 06), Graz, Austria, May 2006.
(pdf)

Learning and Inference in Parametric Switching Linear Dynamic Systems
S. M. Oh, J. M. Rehg, T. Balch, and F. Dellaert
International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV 05), Vol. 2, pages 1161-1168, Beijing, China, October 2005.
(project page, pdf)

Data-Driven MCMC for Learning and Inference in Switching Linear Dynamic Systems
S. M. Oh, J. M. Rehg, T. Balch, and F. Dellaert
Twentieth National Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI 05), Pittsburgh, PA, July 2005.
(project page, pdf)

Linear Asymmetric Classifier for Face Detection
J. Wu, M. D. Mullin, and J. M. Rehg
International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML 05), pages 993-1000, Bonn, Germany, August 2005.
(pdf)

Efficient Discriminative Learning of Bayesian Network Classifiers via Boosted Augmented Naive Bayes
Y. Jing, V. Pavlovic, and J. M. Rehg
International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML 05), pages 369-376, Bonn, Germany, August 2005.
Recipient of Distinguished Student Paper Award
(pdf)

Virtual Rear Projection: Do Shadows Matter?
J. Summet, G. Abowd, G. Corso, and J. M. Rehg
CHI '05 Extended Abstracts. 2005.

Using Sound Source Localization in a Home Environment
X. Bian, G. Abowd, J. M. Rehg
Third Intl. Conf. on Pervasive Computing (Pervasive 05). Munich, Germany, 2005.

A Flexible Projector-Camera System for Multi-Planar Displays
M. Ashdown, M. Flagg, R. Sukthankar, and J. M. Rehg
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR 04), pages II:165-172. Washington, DC, June, 2004.

Automatic Cascade Training with Perturbation Bias
J. Sun, J. M. Rehg, and A. Bobick
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR 04), pages II:276-283. Washington, DC, June, 2004.
(pdf, 0.13 Mb)

Asymmetrically Boosted HMM for Speech Reading
P. Yin, I. Essa, and J. M. Rehg
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR 04), pages II:755-761. Washington, DC, June, 2004.

Active Learning for Automatic Classification of Software Behavior
J. Bowring, J. M. Rehg, and M. J. Harrold
To appear in Proc. Intl. Symposium on Software Testing and Analysis (ISSTA 2004), July 2004.
(abstract)

Learning a Rare Event Detection Cascade by Direct Feature Selection
J. Wu, J. M. Rehg, and M. D. Mullin.
Proc. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 16 (NIPS*2003), MIT Press, 2004.
(pdf, 0.11 Mb), (software)

Shadow Elimination and Occluder Light Suppression for Multi-Projector Displays
T.-J. Cham, J. M. Rehg, R. Sukthankar, and G. Sukthankar,
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR 03), pages 513-520, Madison, WI, June, 2003.
(pdf, 0.16 Mb)

Projected Light Displays Using Visual Feedback
J. M. Rehg, M. Flagg, T.-J. Cham, R. Sukthankar, and G. Sukthankar,
Intl. Conf. on Control, Automation, Robotics, and Vision, Singapore, Dec. 2-5, 2002.
(pdf, 0.56 Mb)

Boosting and Structure Learning in Dynamic Bayesian Networks for Audio-Visual Speaker Detection
T. Choudhury, J. M. Rehg, V. Pavlovic, and A. Pentland,
Intl. Conf. on Pattern Recognition, pages III:789-794, Quebec City, Canada, August 11-15, 2002.
(pdf, 0.11 Mb)

Reconstruction of 3-D Figure Motion from 2-D Correspondences
D. DiFranco, T.-J. Cham, and J. M. Rehg,
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Kauai, Hawaii, Dec. 2001.
(pdf, 0.67 Mb), (pdf 8.2 Mb)

Learning Switching Linear Models of Human Motion
V. Pavlovic, J. M. Rehg, and J. MacCormick,
Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 13 (NIPS*2000), MIT Press, 2001.
(pdf, 0.44 Mb)

Impact of Dynamic Model Learning on Classification of Human Motion
V. Pavlovic and J. M. Rehg,
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, volume 1, pages 788–795, Hilton Head, SC, June 13-15 2000.
(pdf, 0.18 Mb)

Multimodal Speaker Detection Using Error Feedback Dynamic Bayesian Networks
V. Pavlovic, A. Garg, J. M. Rehg, and T. S. Huang,
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, volume 2, pages 34-41, Hilton Head Island, SC, June 13-15, 2000.
(pdf, 2.1 Mb)

Audio-Visual Speaker Detection Using Dynamic Bayesian Networks
A. Garg, V. Pavlovic, and J. M. Rehg
Fourth International Conference on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition, pages 384-390, Grenoble, France, March, 2000.

A Dynamic Bayesian Network Approach to Figure Tracking Using Learned Dynamic Models
V. Pavlovic, J. M. Rehg, T.-J. Cham, and K. Murphy,
Intl. Conf. on Computer Vision, volume 1, pages 94–101, Kerkyra, Greece, Sept. 20-27 1999.
(pdf, 0.56 Mb)

Dynamic Feature Ordering for Efficient Registration
T.-J. Cham and J. M. Rehg,
Intl. Conf. on Computer Vision, volume 2, pages 1084–1091, Kerkyra, Greece, Sept. 20-27, 1999.
(pdf, 1.7 Mb)

A Multiple Hypothesis Approach to Figure Tracking
T.-J. Cham and J. M. Rehg,
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, volume 2, pages 239–245, Ft. Collins, CO, June 1999.
(pdf, 0.5 Mb)

Vision-Based Speaker Detection Using Bayesian Networks
J. M. Rehg, K. P. Murphy, and P. W. Fieguth,
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, volume 2, pages 110-116, Ft. Collins, CO, June, 1999.
(pdf, 0.64 Mb)

Statistical Color Models with Application to Skin Detection
M. Jones and J. M. Rehg
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, volume 1, pages 274-280, Ft. Collins, CO, June, 1999.

Singularity Analysis for Articulated Object Tracking
D. D. Morris and J. M. Rehg,
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, pages 289–296, Santa Barbara, CA, June 23-25,  1998.
(pdf, 0.16 Mb)

Vision for a Smart Kiosk
J. M. Rehg, M. Loughlin, and K. Waters,
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, pages 690–696, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 17-19, 1997.
(pdf, 0.24 Mb)

Analyzing Articulated Motion Using Expectation-Maximization
H. A. Rowley and J. M. Rehg
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, pages 935–941, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 17-19, 1997.

Model-Based Tracking of Self-Occluding Articulated Objects
J. M. Rehg and T. Kanade
Intl. Conf. on Computer Vision, pages 612-617, Cambridge, MA, June 20-23,  1995.
(pdf, 0.3 Mb)

Visual Tracking of High DOF Articulated Structures: An Application to Human Hand Tracking
J. M. Rehg and T. Kanade
European Conference on Computer Vision, volume II, pages 35-46, Stockholm, Sweden, 1994.

A Bayesian Multiple Hypothesis Approach to Contour Segmentation
I. J. Cox, J. M. Rehg, and S. Hingorami
European Conference on Computer Vision, pages 72-77, Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy, 1992.

Visual Tracking with Deformation Models
J. M. Rehg and A. P. Witkin
International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pages 844–850, Sacramento, CA, April 1991.


Workshop Publications

Improving the Speed of Virtual Rear Projection: A GPU-Centric Architecture
M. Flagg, J. Summet, and J. M. Rehg
Second IEEE International Workshop on Projector-Camera Systems (PROCAMS 05), San Diego, CA, June, 2005.

 


Technical Reports

Software Behavior: Automatic Classification and its Applications
J. F. Bowring, J. M. Rehg, and M. J. Harrold
Technical Report GIT-CERCS-03-19, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, October 2003.
(Abstract) (pdf, 0.4 Mb)

Learning a Rare Event Detection Cascade by Direct Feature Selection
J. Wu, J. M. Rehg, and M. D. Mullin
Technical Report GIT-GVU-03-16, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, July 2003.
(Abstract) (pdf, 0.2 Mb)

Virtual Rear Projection: An Empirical Study of Shadow Elimination for Large Upright Displays
J. Summet, G. D. Abowd, G. M. Corso, and J. M. Rehg
Technical Report GIT-GVU-03-13, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, May 2003.
(Abstract) (pdf, 0.2 Mb)

Shadow Elimination and Occluder Light Suppression for Multi-Projector Displays
T.-J. Cham, R. Sukthankar, J. M. Rehg, and G. Sukthankar,
Technical Report CRL 2002/03, Compaq Computer Corporation, Cambridge Research Laboratory, Cambridge, MA, March 2002.
(pdf, 0.23 Mb)

Singularities in Articulated Object Tracking with 2-D and 3-D Models
J. M. Rehg and D. D. Morris,
Technical Report CRL 97/8, Digital Equipment Corporation, Cambridge Research Laboratory, Cambridge, MA, October 1997.
(pdf, 0.54 Mb)