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George Baciu (Eds.)
LNCS 12509
Advances in
Visual Computing
15th International Symposium, ISVC 2020
San Diego, CA, USA, October 5–7, 2020
Proceedings, Part I
Lecture Notes in Computer Science 12509
Founding Editors
Gerhard Goos
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Juris Hartmanis
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
Advances in
Visual Computing
15th International Symposium, ISVC 2020
San Diego, CA, USA, October 5–7, 2020
Proceedings, Part I
123
Editors
George Bebis Zhaozheng Yin
University of Nevada Reno Stony Brook University
Reno, NV, USA Stony Brook, NY, USA
Edward Kim Jan Bender
Drexel University RWTH Aachen University
Philadelphia, PA, USA Aachen, Germany
Kartic Subr Bum Chul Kwon
University of Edinburgh IBM Research – Cambridge
Edinburgh, UK Cambridge, MA, USA
Jian Zhao Denis Kalkofen
University of Waterloo Graz University of Technology
Waterloo, ON, Canada Graz, Austria
George Baciu
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG
The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the proceedings of the 15th Inter-
national Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC 2020), which was held virtually
during October 5–7, 2020. ISVC provides a common umbrella for the four main areas
of visual computing including vision, graphics, visualization, and virtual reality. The
goal is to provide a forum for researchers, scientists, engineers, and practitioners
throughout the world to present their latest research findings, ideas, developments, and
applications in the broader area of visual computing.
This year, the program consisted of 6 keynote presentations, 16 oral sessions, 2
poster sessions, 2 special tracks, and 1 tutorial. We received 175 submissions for the
main symposium from which we accepted 65 papers for oral presentation and 41
papers for poster presentation. Special track papers were solicited separately through
the Organizing and Program Committees of each track. A total of 12 papers were
accepted for oral presentation from 18 submissions.
All papers were reviewed with an emphasis on the potential to contribute to the state
of the art in the field. Selection criteria included accuracy and originality of ideas,
clarity and significance of results, and presentation quality. The review process was
quite rigorous, involving three independent blind reviews followed by several days of
discussion. During the discussion period we tried to correct anomalies and errors that
might have existed in the initial reviews. Despite our efforts, we recognize that some
papers worthy of inclusion may not have been included in the program. We offer our
sincere apologies to authors whose contributions might have been overlooked.
We wish to thank everybody who submitted their work to ISVC 2020 for review. It
was because of their contributions that we succeeded in having a technical program of
high scientific quality. In particular, we would like to thank the keynote speakers, the
program chairs, the Steering Committee, the International Program Committee, the
special track organizers, the tutorial organizers, the reviewers, the sponsors, and
especially the authors who contributed their work to the symposium. In particular, we
would like to express our appreciation to Springer for sponsoring the Best Paper Award
this year.
Despite all the difficulties due to the pandemic, we sincerely hope that ISVC 2020
offered participants opportunities for professional growth.
Steering Committee
George Bebis University of Nevada, Reno, USA
Sabine Coquillart Inria, France
James Klosowski AT&T Labs Research, USA
Yoshinori Kuno Saitama University, Japan
Steve Lin Microsoft, USA
Peter Lindstrom Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA
Kenneth Moreland Sandia National Laboratories, USA
Ara Nefian NASA Ames Research Center, USA
Ahmad P. Tafti Mayo Clinic, USA
Visualization Chairs
Jian Zhao University of Waterloo, Canada
Bum Chul Kwon IBM Research, USA
Publicity
Ali Erol Eksperta Software, Turkey
Awards
Zehang Sun Apple, USA
Gholamreza Amayeh Aurora, USA
Web Master
Isayas Berhe Adhanom University of Nevada, Reno, USA
Program Committee
Nabil Adam Rutgers University, USA
Emmanuel Agu Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA
Touqeer Ahmad University of Colorado Colorado Springs, USA
Alfonso Alba Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Kostas Alexis University of Nevada, Reno, USA
Usman Alim University of Calgary, Canada
Amol Ambardekar Microsoft, USA
Mehdi Ammi University Paris 8, France
Mark Apperley University of Waikato, New Zealand
Antonis Argyros Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas,
Greece
Vijayan K. Asari University of Dayton, USA
Aishwarya Asesh Adobe, USA
Vassilis Athitsos The University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Melinos Averkiou University of Cyprus, Cyprus
George Baciu The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Chris Holmberg Bahnsen Aalborg University, Denmark
Abdul Bais University of Regina, Canada
Abhishek Bajpayee Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Peter Balazs University of Szeged, Hungary
Selim Balcisoy Sabanci University, Turkey
Reneta Barneva State University of New York at Fredonia, USA
Ronen Barzel Independent
Fereshteh S Bashiri University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Aryabrata Basu Emory University, USA
Anil Ufuk Batmaz Simon Fraser University, Canada
George Bebis University of Nevada, Reno, USA
Jan Bender RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Ayush Bhargava Key Lime Interactive, USA
Harsh Bhatia Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA
Sanjiv Bhatia University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA
Mark Billinghurst University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Ankur Bist G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology,
India
Ayan Biswas Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
Organization ix
Special Tracks
Computational Bioimaging
Organizers
Tavares João Manuel R. S. Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Jorge Renato Natal Universidade do Porto, Portugal
xvi Organization
Tutorial
Evolutionary Computer Vision
Organizers
Olague Gustavo CICESE Research Center, Mexico
Abstracts of Keynote Talks
Can Computers Create Art?
Aaron Hertzmann
Abstract. In this talk, I will discuss whether computers, using Artificial Intel-
ligence (AI), could create art. I cover the history of automation in art, examining
the hype and reality of AI tools for art together with predictions about how they
will be used. I will also discuss different scenarios for how an algorithm could
be considered the author of an artwork, which, I argue, comes down to questions
of why we create and appreciate artwork.
Spatial Perception and Presence in Virtual
Architectural Environments
Victoria Interrante
Ahmed Elgammal
Abstract. In this talk, I will present results of research activities at the Art and
Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at Rutgers University. We investigate per-
ceptual and cognitive tasks related to human creativity in visual art. In particular,
we study problems related to art styles, influence, and the quantification of
creativity. We develop computational models that aim at providing answers to
questions about what characterizes the sequence and evolution of changes in
style over time. The talk will cover advances in automated prediction of style,
how that relates to art history methodology, and what that tells us about how the
machine sees art history. The talk will also delve into our recent research on
quantifying creativity in art in regards to its novelty and influence, as well as
computational models that simulate the art-producing system.
Object-Oriented Image Stitching
Ramin Zabih
Ross Maciejewski
Kavita Bala
Deep Learning
Segmentation
Visualization
Applications
Biometrics
Deep Partial Occlusion Facial Expression Recognition via Improved CNN . . . 451
Yujian Chen and Shiguang Liu
Gender and Age Estimation Without Facial Information from Still Images . . . 488
Georgia Chatzitzisi, Michalis Vrigkas, and Christophoros Nikou
Computer Graphics
Virtual Reality
Wal: Grosett.
II
Lieutenant-General Handasyde to Walter Grossett
By the Honble Roger Handasyde Esqr Lieutenant
General and Commander in Cheif of All His Majesty’s
Forces, in North Britain etc.
Whereas it has been found Injurious to His Majesty’s
Service that any Boats shou’d pass from Leith to Kinghorn
or from Kinghorn to Leith, These are therefore Requiring
All Magistrates, Justices of the Peace, Constables and
Others concerned to be Aiding and Assisting to you in
bringing all the Passage Boats and Yauls from Kinghorn
and all other places on the North Side of the Forth to the
Harbour of Leith where they are to be kept till His
Majesty’s Service shall allow of their being returned to
their Respective Ports.
Given under my hand at Edinburgh this 26th Novemr
1745.
R: Handasyde.
To Walter Grosett Esqr Collector of
His Majesty’s Customs.
III
Lieutenant-General Handasyde to Walter Grossett
By the Honble Roger Handasyd Esqr. Leutt General and
Commander in Chief of all His Majs Forces in North
Brittain.
Whereas it has been found Injurious to His Majesties
Service that any Boats should pass from the North or
South sides of the Forth or that any Vessells whatever
should be allowed to remain upon the North side of the
said River These are therefore requiring all Magistrats,
Justices of the Peace, Constables and others concerned
to be aiding and assisting to you in Stoping the said
passage and removeing all Boats and Vessells whatever
from the North to the South Side of the Forth from
Kinghorn to Stirling Bridge and in case of resistance or
refussall to Burn or otherwise Destroy such Boats and
Vessells as shall after due Intimation made be found upon
the North Side of the said River.
Given under my Hand at Edinburgh this 27th November
1745.
R: Handasyde.
To Walter Grosett Esqr, Collr of His
Majesties Customs at Alloa, and
one of His Majs Justices of ye
Peace.
IV
The Commissioners of Customs to Walter Grossett
Mr. Grosett.
Inclosed We send You for Your Government and
Direction, a Copy of a Letter from the Lord Justice Clerk
and General Guest Commander in Chief of His Majestys
Forces in Scotland, Containing an order and Instructions
for bringing over all Ships, Vessels, Boats and Yoals of all
sorts and sizes lying in the Harbours and Creeks betwixt
Stirling Bridge and St Andrews inclusive on the North side
of the Frith with their Apparel and Furniture, and for laying
them up in the several Harbours therein Specified on the
South side of the Frith, and in the Execution of these
Directions and Instructions, all Officers whatsoever under
Our direction, are to give You their utmost assistance
when required so to do, as they will answer the Contrary
at their Peril, and You are particularly to apply to the
respective Officers in the several Ports and Precincts for
their Aid and Information. The General having given
proper orders to the Captain of the Milford Man of war to
concur and assist You in this Servise, You are to meet and
Concert with him proper measures for the Effectual
Execution thereof. We are,
Your Loving Friends,
Co: Campbell.
Alex Arbuthnott.
Rd. Somers.
Customho Edinbr
8th Decemr 1745. }
Collr Alloa.
Enclosure to No. IV.
Edinbr Decemr 9th 1745.
Gentlemen—We think it absolutely necessary for the
Good and Service of the Government at this Conjuncture,
that all the Ships, Vessels, Boats and Yoals of all sorts and
Sizes, with their Apparel and Furniture, in all Harbours and
Creeks etc. betwixt Stirling Bridge and St Andrews
inclusive on the North side of the Frith of Forth, be brought
over and Moord in the several Harbours of Dunbar, Leith,
Queensferry and Borrowstoness, and these on the South
side of the said River, betwixt Cramond and Eymouth be
Carried to Leith and Dunbar, as the Persons to be
Employed by You in the Execution hereof, shall Judge to
be most Conveneint, all to remain in these respective
Harbours untill further orders; We therefore earnestly
recommend it to You as proper Judges, to Nominate and
Appoint such of Your Officers under Your Direction and
Government to Execute our Orders as You shall think
most fit to be Employed for the doing of so necessary a
Duty, And as some former Orders of this Nature have not
been observed and obeyed so punctually as Directed for
want of other proper Assistance, We do therefore hereby
direct and ordain all Magistrates of Burghs Justices of the
Peace, Constables etc. within the respective bounds
aforesaid, laying aside all Excuses whatsoever, to be
aiding and assisting to the Person or Persons that are
possessed of Copys hereof, and of Your Instructions given
by You to them, as they will be answerable upon their
highest Peril; and in Case any of the Proprietors or others
Concerned in said Ships etc. as abovementd shall not
forthwith Comply with these Our orders, Then the Persons
so Employed are hereby ordained to burn and Destroy the
same, where any objections or refusals are made to obey
and Comply herewith, and the aforesaid Copys hereof
with your Instructions as above, shall be to them a
Sufficient Warrant for destroying of the above Ships etc.
not doubting of Your Compliance and Concurrence, We
are,
And: Fletcher.
Sign’d
{ Jos: Guest.
N.B.—Buys Boat who has been often Employed in
transporting of Rebels frequently, should be burnt out of
hand.
Honble Commrs of the Customs Edr.
V
Lieutenant-General Guest to Walter Grossett
Edenburgh December the 15th 1745.
Sr,—I agree to your hiring the Borrowstness Ship at
the Rate you mention, provided the owners dont insist on
my Insuring her from the Enemy, for that I cant consent to
—if they comply, you’l immediatly station her at Higgins
Nook, and Nicol at Carse’s Nook, or wherever they can be
best placed for His Majestys Service. You’l give them
positive Derections to be very carefull, in watching both
sides the River, and sending immediat Intelligence to the
Ld Justice Clerk, on discovering any Motions of the
Enemy.
You’l consider the Ship is not ensured now, and is in as
much, or more danger than when employd by his Majesty.
—I am Sr your most Obedt humble Servant,
Jos: Guest.
VI
Walter Grossett to the Commissioners of Customs
Hond. Sirs,—In Obedience to your directions of the
8th Instant Inclosing an Order and Warrand from Lord
Justice Clerk and General Guest Commander in chief of
the Forces in Scotland, for bringing over all Ships,
Vessells and Boats, lying in any of the Harbours or
Creeks, betwixt Stirling and S: Andrews on the North side
of the Firth, to the Harbours therein specified on the south
side thereof, and for Burning or destroying the ships and
Vessells etc., of such of the Proprieters thereof as should
refuse to comply with these Orders; I have with the
assistance of the Kings Boats at Queensferry and
Borristounness, and two Boats Crews belonging to the
Happy Janet stationed off Queensferry, removed,
disabled, or destroyed, all Boats and Vessells that lay
betwixt Stirling and Aberdour. But as the doing of this,
would not have hinder the Rebell Army from geting a
Cross the River, while Boats and Vessells were allowed to
remain at the severall Creeks in Carron Water, and at
Hargens Nuik Airth, and Elphingstone, and other Creeks
on the south side of the Forth betwixt Borristounness and
Stirling; I therefore proceeded to these places, and
prevailed with severall of the Proprieters of Boats and
Vessells there, to remove them from thence, but as some
of them refused to comply, by reason of their not being
included in the Order and Warrand above mentioned, I am
therefore Humbly of Opinion, that Lord Justice Clerk and
General Guest should be applyed to, for a Warrand for the
removing or destroying of them. And as there are at this
time at Alloa, a considerable quantity of Deals and Learge
Loggs of Wood, of 30 or 40 feet in Length, of which Floots
may not only easely be made, for the Transporting of Men,
Horses etc.; from the one side of the River to the other,
but upon which Flooting Batteries may be reased, to move
from place to place, to play upon such of His Majesties
Forces or others, who may be employed in Defending the
Banks of the River, to prevent the Landing of the Rebells.
It is therefore Humbly submitted, how far it may be thought
proper at this Juncture, to have these Deals and Loggs
removed from Alloa. If this is approven off, what I would
propose as the easiest method of removing them, would
be to put them on Board of Vessells, to ly at
Borristounness till the danger is over. With this view I
spook to several shipmasters of my acquaintance, (who I
knew to be good Whiggs and well wishers to the common
Cause) on Tuesday last at Borristounness, and who at my
request, readily agreed to take them on Board their
Vessells, upon their only being paid the Charges they
should be put to in going to Alloa to Load and unload
them. All which is Humbly Submitted by Hon: Sirs Your
Hors Most Obedt Huml Servt
Wat: Grosett.
Edinburgh 16th Decr 1745.
Endorsements.
16th Decr 1745.
Mr. Grosett to wait upon the Justice Clerk and Genl
Guest with this Lre. and to Report their Opinion.
W. H. for the Secry.
The Board approve Mr. Grosetts Conduct and Zeal in
this whole Affair and his proposal is agreed to if the Lord
Justice Clerk and Genl Guest think proper.
W. H. for the Secretary.
VII
The Commissioners of Customs to Walter Grossett,
forwarding approval of Lord Justice Clerk and General
Guest
Edinburgh 16th Decr 1745.
We approve of Mr. Grosetts Conduct and proposalls
and desire the Board of Customs may give him the proper
directions for puting the same in Execution and for which
end a proper Warrant shall be granted by us.
And Fletcher.
Jos: Guest.
Mr. Grosett
Having considered the above Approbation of the Lord
Justice Clerk and General Guest, We heartily agree with
the same and direct you to proceed accordingly, having
first obtained their Warrant for the purposes as mentioned
in Your Letter of this date.
Co: Campbell.
Alexr Arbuthnott.
Rd. Somers.
Custom Ho Edinburgh
16th December 1745.
VIII
The Lord Justice Clerk to Walter Grossett
(Holograph but not signed)
Pray forward the Inclosed, and get all Stirling shire in
Arms immediately, If Ld Home approves G. Blackney will
give arms—raise ye Hue and Cry—Cause the Sherriff
distribute ye papers yt comes wt ys bearer.
Go on and prosper.
Edr 19th Decr 1745.
I have paid none of the Expresses yt they may make
more hast but given every one two shills. wch is not to be
deducted out of yr hire if they make Speed.
IX
Lieutenant-General Guest to Walter Grossett
Joshua Guest Esqr Lieut. General and Commander in
Cheif of all His Majesty’s Forces, Castles, Forts and
Barracks in North Britain etc.
His Majesty’s Service Requiring that all Vessells and
Boats of whatever Size be instantly removed out of the
Harbours of Borrostouness, Queensferry, Leith or any
where else upon the South Coast of the Forth betwixt
Leith and Stirling, Those at Borrostouness and
Queensferry to the Road of Borrostouness or Such other
place or places as you shall think most for His Majesty’s
Service at this Juncture; those at Leith to the Road of
Leith or such other place as you shall judge most proper
for said Service; These are therefore Authorizing and
Empowering you to put the said order in Execution, and to
which purpose the Commanders of His Majesty’s Ships of
War or others employ’d in the Kings Service, are hereby
Required to give you their Utmost Assistance, as are all
Magistrates, Justices of the Peace, Constables, and all
other Persons, Civil or Military whom these may Concern.
A Copy hereof sign’d by you shall be a sufficient warrant
to any Person required or empower’d by you in the
Execution hereof as they will answer to the Contrary at
their highest Peril.
Given at Edinburgh the 21st day of Decemr 1745.
Jos: Guest.
To Walter Grosett Esqr Collector of
His Majesty’s Customs.
X
Lieutenant-General Guest’s Directions
Directions for the Master of the Boat that goes to
Borrostouness.
Edinburgh 22d Decem. 1745.
He is to sail directly for Borrostouness, lye out in the
Road of that place and send in his Boat or yawl, to
Collector Grosett who is there and get directions from him
how he is to dispose of his Cargo, part of which is to go to
Stirling Viz. the 9 pounders Cannon Ball, Spunges, etc.
The Pouder and small Cannon Ball is for the use of the
Jean of Alloa, and Pretty Janet, that are stationed near
that place or at Higgens Nuik. The Biscuit which is to be
taken in at Leith from Mr. Walker is to be disposed of at
Bosness as Mr. Grosett will direct. In case of any accident
of your not meeting with Mr. Grosett, I desire Cap. Knight
of the Happy Janet may forward im̅ ediately the 9 pound
Cannon Ball, Spunges etc. to Stirling, where General
Blakeney has present occasion for them.
Jos: Guest.
To the Master of the Boat Order’d to
sail for Borrostouness.
XI
Captain Knight R.N. to Walter Grossett
Sir,—Having Sent 7 pounds of powder, 20 Sheets fine
paper made in Cartridges and 15 pounds Musquet Shot to
be used, if occasion required it, by my people in
preventing the Rebells passage at Higgens-Nook, which I
understand you gaue to John Peirson Master of the Pretty
Jennett, I desire you will be pleased to procure an Order
from General Guest to me for supplying these Ordnance
Stores to him, with his Ricept to Alexander Wedderburn
Master of the Armed Vessel under my Command of the
Same, and to transmit both to me at this place with the
first opportunity.—I am Sir, Your very humble Servant,
Jno. Knight.
Happy Jennett Queensferry Road
22d December 1745.
Walter Grosett Esq. Collector of his
Majts Customs at Alloa.
XII
Lieutenant-General Guest to Walter Grossett
Joshua Guest Esqr Lieut. General and Commander in
Cheif of all His Majesty’s Forces, Castles, Forts and
Barracks in North Britain etc.
His Majesty’s Service Requiring that a number of
Vessells and Boats be hired for Transporting of His
Majesty’s Forces, These are therefore authorizing and
Empowering you to hire such a number of Vessells and
Boats and make such agreement with them as you shall
judge necessary at this Juncture, and I hereby oblige
myself to make good such agreement, for which this shall
be your Warrant. Given at Edinburgh this 22d December
1745.
Jos: Guest.
To Walter Grosett Esqr Collector of
His Majesty’s Customs.