1. S. Belachew, S. Piérard, R. Phan-Ba, and M. Van Droogenbroeck. Multimodal evaluation of gait and stride dynamics in relapsing and progressive forms of multiple sclerosis. Proceedings of the Belgian Royal Academies of Medicine, 1:66-69, 2012. Keyword(s): Multiple Sclerosis, Gait, Walking speed, Ataxia, Motor fatigue, Foot dynamics. [bibtex-entry]



2. A. Lejeune, S. Piérard, M. Van Droogenbroeck, and J. Verly. Utilisation de la Kinect. Linux Magazine France, 151:16-29, Juillet-Août 2012. Keyword(s): Kinect, Image processing, 3D, Range, Depth map, Acquisition. [bibtex-entry]

1. J. Osmalskyj, S. Piérard, M. Van Droogenbroeck, and J.-J. Embrechts. Efficient database pruning for large-scale cover song recognition. In International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2013), Vancouver, Canada, May 2013. Note: Accepted for publications. Keyword(s): Song, Recognition, Million Song Dataset, Music Information Retrieval, Chromas, Rejectors, Cover Songs. [bibtex-entry]



2. R. Phan-Ba, G. Delrue, S. Piérard, E. Lommers, P. Calay, M. Van Droogenbroeck, and V. Delvaux. Influence of the mode of walk on walking speed in multiple sclerosis: are you walking comfortably?. In Twenty-third meeting of the European Neurological Society, Barcelona, Spain, June 2013. Note: To appear. Keyword(s): Multiple Sclerosis, Gait, Walking speed. [bibtex-entry]



3. J. Osmalskyj, J.-J. Embrechts, M. Van Droogenbroeck, and S. Piérard. Neural networks for musical chords recognition. In Journées d'informatique musicale, Mons, Belgium, pages 39-46, May 2012. Keyword(s): Chord, Recognition, Neural network, Classification. [bibtex-entry]



4. R. Phan-Ba, S. Piérard, G. Moonen, M. Van Droogenbroeck, and S. Belachew. Deciphering distance-induced deceleration of gait and ataxia in people with multiple sclerosis. In European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS), Lyon, France, October 2012. Keyword(s): Multiple Sclerosis, Gait, Gait deceleration, Outcome measure. [bibtex-entry]



5. R. Phan-Ba, S. Piérard, G. Moonen, M. Van Droogenbroeck, and S. Belachew. Detection and Quantification of Efficiency and Quality of Gait Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis through Foot Path Analysis. In European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS), Lyon, France, October 2012. Keyword(s): Multiple Sclerosis, Gait, Outcome measure. [bibtex-entry]



6. S. Piérard, V. Pierlot, A. Lejeune, and M. Van Droogenbroeck. I-see-3D! An Interactive and Immersive System that dynamically adapts 2D projections to the location of a user's eyes. In International Conference on 3D Imaging (IC3D), Liège, Belgium, December 2012. Keyword(s): 3D, Projection, Immersion, Calibration, Pinhole, Head coupled perspective, Tracking, Kalman filtering, OpenGL, Laser, Kinect. [bibtex-entry]



7. S. Piérard and M. Van Droogenbroeck. Estimation of human orientation based on silhouettes and machine learning principles. In International Conference on Pattern Recognition Applications and Methods (ICPRAM), volume 2, Vilamoura, Portugal, pages 51-60, February 2012. Keyword(s): Human, Orientation, Machine learning, Regression, Estimation, MakeHuman. [bibtex-entry]



8. S. Piérard and M. Van Droogenbroeck. On the human pose recovery based on a single view. In International Conference on Pattern Recognition Applications and Methods (ICPRAM), volume 2, Vilamoura, Portugal, pages 310-315, February 2012. Keyword(s): Human, Silhouette, Pose, Pose recovery, Pose estimation. [bibtex-entry]



9. A. Lejeune, S. Piérard, M. Van Droogenbroeck, and J. Verly. A new jump edge detection method for 3D cameras. In International Conference on 3D Imaging (IC3D), Liège, Belgium, December 2011. Keyword(s): 3D, Depth, Range, Distance, ToF camera, Edge, Edge detection, Canny, Kinect. [bibtex-entry]



10. S. Piérard, A. Lejeune, and M. Van Droogenbroeck. A probabilistic pixel-based approach to detect humans in video streams. In International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Prague, Czech Republic, pages 921-924, May 2011. Keyword(s): Human, Detection, Silhouette, Background subtraction. [bibtex-entry]



11. S. Piérard, D. Leroy, J.-F. Hansen, and M. Van Droogenbroeck. Estimation of human orientation in images captured with a range camera. In Advanced Concepts for Intelligent Vision Systems (ACIVS), volume 6915 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pages 519-530, 2011. Springer. Keyword(s): Human, Orientation, Depth, Range camera, Machine learning, MakeHuman. [bibtex-entry]



12. S. Piérard, M. Van Droogenbroeck, R. Phan-Ba, and S. Belachew. A new low-cost and non-intrusive feet tracker. In Workshop on Circuits, Systems and Signal Processing (ProRISC), Veldhoven, The Netherlands, November 2011. Keyword(s): Human, Feet, Walking, Laser, Measure, Path, Range laser, Multiple Sclerosis. [bibtex-entry]



13. M. Van Droogenbroeck and S. Piérard. Object descriptors based on a list of rectangles: method and algorithm. In International Symposium on Mathematical Morhology (ISMM), volume 6671 of Lecture Notes on Computer Science, Ispra, Italy, pages 155-165, 2011. Springer. Keyword(s): Algorithm, Rectangle, Opening, Mathematical morphology. [bibtex-entry]



14. O. Barnich, S. Piérard, and M. Van Droogenbroeck. A virtual curtain for the detection of humans and access control. In Advanced Concepts for Intelligent Vision Systems (ACIVS 2010), Part II, Sydney, Australia, pages 98-109, December 2010. Keyword(s): Detection, Human, Access control, Curtain, Silhouette, Laser, Sensor, Machine learning, Training, Door. [bibtex-entry]



15. S. Piérard, A. Lejeune, and M. Van Droogenbroeck. 3D information is valuable for the detection of humans in video streams. In Proceedings of 3D Stereo MEDIA, Liège, Belgium, December 2010. Keyword(s): 3D, Depth, Range, Distance, ToF camera, Human, Detection, MakeHuman. [bibtex-entry]



16. S. Piérard, V. Pierlot, O. Barnich, M. Van Droogenbroeck, and J. Verly. A platform for the fast interpretation of movements and localization of users in 3D applications driven by a range camera. In 3DTV Conference, Tampere, Finland, June 2010. Keyword(s): 3D, Localization, Laser, Camera. [bibtex-entry]



17. J. Leens, S. Piérard, O. Barnich, M. Van Droogenbroeck, and J.-M. Wagner. Combining Color, Depth, and Motion for Video Segmentation. In Computer Vision Systems, volume 5815 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pages 104-113, 2009. Springer. Keyword(s): Range, 3D, Distance, ToF camera, Motion, Segmentation. [bibtex-entry]



18. S. Piérard, J. Leens, and M. Van Droogenbroeck. Real-time processing of depth and color video streams to improve the reliability of depth maps. In Proceedings of 3D Stereo MEDIA, Liège, Belgium, November 2009. Keyword(s): 3D, Depth, Range, Distance, ToF camera, Background subtraction, Motion detection, Segmentation. [bibtex-entry]



19. S. Piérard and M. Van Droogenbroeck. A technique for building databases of annotated and realistic human silhouettes based on an avatar. In Workshop on Circuits, Systems and Signal Processing (ProRISC), Veldhoven, The Netherlands, pages 243-246, November 2009. Keyword(s): Human, Silhouette, Avatar, Database, Annotation, Body, MakeHuman. [bibtex-entry]



20. S. Piérard and M. Van Droogenbroeck. Techniques to improve the foreground segmentation with a 3D camera and a color camera. In Workshop on Circuits, Systems and Signal Processing (ProRISC), Veldhoven, The Netherlands, pages 247-250, November 2009. Keyword(s): 3D, Acquisition, Range, Calibration, Foreground segmentation, Background extraction, ToF camera, Distance. [bibtex-entry]

1. S. Piérard, A. Lejeune, and M. Van Droogenbroeck. Recognition of emotions in facial images. Internal report, March 2012. Keyword(s): Face, Facial image, Emotion, Classification. [bibtex-entry]



2. S. Piérard. Génération automatique d'une base de données de silhouettes humaines au moyen d'un avatar humain tridimensionnel. Master's thesis, University of Liège, Belgium, 2007. Keyword(s): Infographie, Silhouette, Avatar, TFE. [bibtex-entry]

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