While thinking about the text book for multimedia, I realized that in any emerging research area many books appear. I recall early days in computer vision research. Initially there was this book by Azriel Rosenfeld, which later came as Rosenfeld…
A textbook is required in Multimedia Systems
It is very interesting to see the factors in the development of a technology or a field. Usually we focus on the core of the technology and expect that if we make progress in that area, then things will change. …
Next Google
Currently the two most famous companies in search space are Google and Yahoo. Of course Microsoft with its MSN can not be ignored. So there are really three major forces in this space. Interestingly in a way all three could…
Query, visualization, search, and (now) prospecting
Advances in technology are resulting in creation of multifarious data in abundance. Much of the data is appearing in some form or other on servers that are connected and are accessible by a vast number of people living in disparate…
Experiential education 3
As an example of experiential education we can look at education in a few areas that takes the form of experiential approaches. When one learns a musical instrument, swimming, soccer, or weaving the approaches adopted in education are usually that…