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:
o Detect significant events
o 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.