Multimedia Information Fusion
Integration of information from
multiple sources and multiple authors in multiple modalities
and located in multiple spatial and temporal domains.
Objectives of Information Fusion:
Detect significant events
Verify consistency
Applications of Fusion:
Digital library
Telemedicine
Content-based information retrieval
Community network: Crime prevention, health, etc.
Emergency management: Fire, Flood, Earthquake, etc.
Scientific exploration: Field computing, etc.