Title :
Diatom identification: a double challenge called ADIAC
Author :
Du Buf, Hans ; Bayer, Micha ; Droop, Stephen ; Head, Ritchie ; Juggins, Steve ; Fischer, Stefan ; Bunke, Horst ; Wilkinson, Michael ; Roerdink, Jos ; Pech-Pacheco, José ; Cristóbal, Gabriel ; Shahbazkia, Hamid ; Ciobanu, Adrian
Author_Institution :
Algarve Univ., Faro, Portugal
Abstract :
This paper introduces the project ADIAC (Automatic Diatom Identification and Classification), which started in May 1998 and which is financed by the European MAST (Marine Science and Technology) programme. The main goal is to develop algorithms for an automatic identification of diatoms using image information, both valve shape (contour) and ornamentation. The paper presents the goals of the project as well as first results on shape modeling and contour extraction. Public data are available in order to create student projects beyond the ADIAC partnership
Keywords :
biology computing; ecology; edge detection; pattern classification; ADIAC; Automatic Diatom Identification and Classification; European MAST programme; Marine Science and Technology; automatic identification; contour extraction; image information; ornamentation; shape modeling; valve shape; Algae; Data mining; Electron microscopy; Head; History; Image databases; Optical microscopy; Pattern recognition; Scanning electron microscopy; Valves;
Conference_Titel :
Image Analysis and Processing, 1999. Proceedings. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Venice
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0040-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICIAP.1999.797682