Publications

• I. Koprinska and S. Carrato, "Segmentation techniques for video sequences in the domain of MPEG-compressed data", in Intelligent Integrated Media Communication Techniques (J. F. Tasic, M. Najim, and M. Ansorge, eds.), Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003.
• A. Gregorio, T. Bernardi, S. Carrato, I. Kostadinov, M. Messerotti, and R. Stalio, "AtmoCube: Observation of the Earth atmosphere from the space to study "space weather'' effects", in Proc. RAST 2003, Recent Advances in Space Technologies, (Istanbul (Turkey)), pp. 179--184, Nov. 2003.
• F. Stanco, G. Ramponi and L. Tenze, "Removal of semi-transparent blotches in old photographic prints", Proc. 5th COST 276 Workshop, 2-5 Oct. 2003, Prague, Czech Republic.
• S. Carrato, "A pseudo-Retinex approach for the visualisation of high dynamic range images", in Proc. 5th COST 276 Workshop, (Prague), pp. 15--20, Oct. 2003.
• F. Stanco, G. Ramponi, and A. de Polo, "Towards the Automated Restoration of Old Photographic Prints: A Survey", Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. EUROCON 2003, pp. 370-374,   Ljubljana, Slovenia, Sept. 22-24, 2003.
• A. Carini and G. L. Sicuranza, "Filtered-X Affine Projection algorithm for nonlinear active noise controllers", in Proc. 2003 IEEE-EURASIP Workshop on Nonlinear Signal and Image Processing, Grado, Italy, June 8-11, 2003.
• R. Shahidi, C. Moloney, G. Ramponi, "Farthest Point Halftoning'', IEEE-EURASIP Workshop on Nonlinear Signal and Image Processing, NSIP-03, Grado, Italy, June 8-11, 2003.
• L. Tenze and G. Ramponi, "Line Scratch Removal in Vintage Film Based on an Additive/Multiplicative Mode'', IEEE-EURASIP Workshop on Nonlinear Signal and Image Processing, NSIP-03, Grado, Italy, June 8-11, 2003.
• S. Carrato, S. Marsi, G. Ramponi, B. Crespi, "A nonlinear pseudo-Retinex for dynamic range compression in CMOS imaging systems'', IEEE-EURASIP Workshop on Nonlinear Signal and Image Processing, NSIP-03, Grado, Italy, June 8-11, 2003.
• A. Fermo, A. Carini and G.L. Sicuranza, "Low complexity nonlinear adaptive filters for acoustic echo cancellation", European Transactions on Telecommunications, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 161-169, March/April 2003.
• S. Marsi, A. Fermo, G. L. Sicuranza, and S. Carrato, "Low power architecture for a motion detection algorithm", in Proc. Transmitting processing and watermarking multimedia contents, COST 276 Workshop, (Bordeaux (France)), pp. 89--94, Apr. 2003.
• P. Machetta, M. Lazzarino, S. Carrato, C. Schmid, G. Canil, V. Kapeliouchko, T. Poggio, and A. Sanguineti, "PTFE nanoemulsions as ultralow-k dielectric materials", Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, vol. 5, pp. 285--290, 2003.
• G. Scognamiglio, G. Ramponi, and A. Rizzi, "Enhancement of coded video sequences via an adaptive nonlinear post-processing'', Signal Processing: Image Communication, vol.18, no.2, Feb. 2003, pp.127-139.
• G. Ramponi, L. Tenze, S. Carrato, and S. Marsi, "Nonlinear contrast enhancement based on the retinex approach'', Proc. SPIE Intern. Symp. Electronic Imaging 2003, 20-24 Jan. 2003, Santa Clara, California.
• Erian Bezhani, Dequn Sun, Jean-Luc Nagel, and Sergio Carrato, "Optimized filterbank fingerprint recognition'', Proc. SPIE Intern. Symp. Electronic Imaging 2003, 20-24 Jan. 2003, Santa Clara, California.
• M. Raffin, P. Carrai, R. Di Federico, G. Ramponi, "Interpolation of images containing text for digital displays'', Proc. SPIE Intern. Symp. Electronic Imaging 2003, 20-24 Jan. 2003, Santa Clara, California.

• A. Carini, E. Mumolo and G.L. Sicuranza, "V-vector algebra and Volterra filters", in Advances in Imaging and Electronic Physics, Vol. 124, P. W. Hawkes , Ed.: Academic Press, San Diego, USA, 2002.
• L. Tenze, S. Carrato and G. Ramponi, "An alignment algorithm for old motion pictures'', IEEE Signal Processing Letters, vol.9, no.10, Oct. 2002, pp.309-311.
• I. Koprinska and S. Carrato, "Hybrid rule-based/neural approach for segmentation of MPEG compressed video", Multimedia tools and applications, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 187--212, 2002
• Aldo Nicolaucig, Marco Mattavelli, and S. Carrato, Compression of TPC data in the ALICE experiment, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, A, Vol. 487, No. 3, 2002, pp. 542--556
• A. Carini and G.L. Sicuranza, "Implementation issues for V-vector algebra", Proc. 9th IEEE Int. Conf. on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, ICECS 2002, Dubrovnik, Croatia, September 15-18, 2002.
• A. Fermo, G.L. Sicuranza, and V. Pahor, "Hardware-oriented region based algorithm for low-power motion estimation", Proc. EUSIPCO-2002, Toulouse, France, September 3-6, 2002.
• Livio Tenze, Stefano Marsi, and Sergio Carrato, Design and implementation of a high-quality, low-power deinterlacer circuit, Proc. Eusipco 2002, Toulouse (France), Sept. 2002, pp. III-565--III-568
• M. Ravasi, L. Tenze and M. Mattavelli, "A scalable and programmable architecture for 2-{D} {DWT} decoding", IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol.12, No.8, Aug. 2002, pp.671-677.
• P. Machetta, M. Lazzarino, S. Carrato, C. Schmid, G. Canil, V. Kapeliouchko, T. Poggio, and A. Sanguineti, "Algoflon PTFE as spin-on ultralow k dielectric material", in Proc. E-MRS Spring Meeting 2002, (Strasbourg (France)), June 2002.
• A. Cerdeira Estrada, M. Lunardon, L. Marcato, M. Pierasco and S. Marsi, "Initial Synchronization Procedure for UMTS-FDD MOde in FPGA'' PROC.23rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICROELECTRONICS (MIEL 2002) NIS,YUGOSLAVIA,12-15 MAY, Vol.2, pp.663-666.
• L. Tenze, G. Ramponi, and S. Carrato, "A complete system for old motion picture restoration", in Proc. EVA 2002, (Florence (Italy)), pp. 110--114, Mar. 2002.
• K. E. Barner, G.R. Arce, G.L. Sicuranza, and I.Shmulevich, Eds., Special Issue on "Nonlinear Signal and Image Processing'' - Part II, EURASIP Journal on Applied Signal Processing , No. 1, January 2002.
• L. Tenze, G. Ramponi, and S. Carrato, "Robust detection and correction of blotches in old films using spatio-temporal information", in Proc. SPIE Intern. Symp. Electronic Imaging 2002, Jan. 2002, San Jose, California.

• P. Machetta, S. Carrato, G. Canil, V. Kapeliouchko, T. Poggio, and A. Sanguineti, "Polytetrafluoroethylene thin film as ultralow k spin-on dielectrics", in Proc. XV Convegno Italiano di Scienza e Tecnologia delle Macromolecole, Trieste (Italy), pp. 341--344, Sept. 2001.
• K. E. Barner, G.R. Arce, G.L. Sicuranza, and I.Shmulevich, Eds., Special Issue on "Nonlinear Signal and Image Processing'' - Part I, EURASIP Journal on Applied Signal Processing , No. 4, December 2001.
• L. Tenze, A. Fermo, and S. Carrato, "A high-quality edge and motion sensitive deinterlacer", in Proc. 1st COST 276 Workshop on Information and Knowledge Management for Integrated Media Communication, (Leganes/Madrid, Spain), Nov. 2001. In print.
• A.Fermo, G.L. Sicuranza and V. Pahor, "Analysis of different motion estimation algorithms for low power mobile communication", Proc. First COST 276 Workshop on Information and Knowledge Management for Integrated Media Communication , Leganes, Madrid, Spain, 21-23 November 2001.
• A. Fermo, G.L.Sicuranza and V. Pahor, "Hardware-oriented region based algorithm for low power motion estimation",, Proc. of the 2nd International Symposium on Image and Signal Processing and Analysis, ISPA-01 , Pula, Croatia, June 19-21, 2001.
• G. Ramponi, "Image processing with rational operators: noise smoothing and anisotropic diffusion", 2nd Int. Symp. on Signal Processing and Analysis, ISPA-01, June 19-21, 2001, Pula, Croatia.
• S. Marsi and G.L.Sicuranza, "FPGA implementation of quadratic filters", Proc. of IEEE_EURASIP Workshop on Nonlinear Signal and Image Processing, NSIP-01 , Baltimore, MD, June 3-6, 2001.
• L. Tenze, G. Ramponi, and S. Carrato, "Tecniche elettroniche per il restauro di film d'archivio", Alta Frequenza, vol. 13, pp. 50--55, March-April 2001.
• A. Giordano, G. Ramponi, and S. Carrato, "H.263-based video coder for home-produced video sequences", IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, vol. 47, pp. 117-126, Feb. 2001.
• R. Costantini, G. Ramponi, J. Bracamonte, B. Piller, M. Ansorge, and F. Pellandini, "Countering illumination variations in a video surveillance environment", in Proc. SPIE Intern. Symp. Electronic Imaging 2001, Jan. 21-26, 2001, San Jose, California.
• A. Skarabot, G. Ramponi, and L. Buriola, "FPGA architecture for a videowall image processor", in Proc. SPIE Intern. Symp. Electronic Imaging 2001, Jan. 21-26, 2001, San Jose, California.
• S.K.Mitra and G.L.Sicuranza, Eds., Nonlinear Image Processing , Academic Press, 2001.
• A. Aizza, G. Bernacchia, S. Carrato, S. Marsi, G. Cautero, and R. Tommasini, "An ASIC for multichannel data acquisition systems", Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, A. 459(2001) pp 295--302.
• G. Ramponi and S. Carrato, "An adaptive irregular sampling algorithm and its application to image coding", Image and Vision Computing, vol. 19, pp. 451-460, 2001.
• G. Scognamiglio, A. Rizzi, L. Albani, and G. Ramponi: "Sharpness enhancement". Patent EP1064782; publication date: 2001-01-03; applicant: Koninkl. Philips Electronics NV.
• I. Koprinska and S. Carrato, "Temporal video segmentation: a survey", Signal Processing: Image Communication, vol. 16, pp. 477--500, 2001

• G. Ramponi, S. Marsi and S. Carrato, "Image processing using rational functions", in Nonlinear Model-Based Image/Video Processing and Analysis , I. Pitas and C. Kotropoulos, Eds., J. Wiley \& Sons, 2000.
• L. Tenze and S. Carrato, "A rational Nx image interpolator", in Proc. Eusipco 2000, European Signal Processing Conference, (Tampere, Finland), Sept. 2000.
• G. Ramponi, "Polynomial and rational operators for image processing and analysis", in Nonlinear Image Processing , S.K. Mitra and G.L. Sicuranza, Eds., Academic Press, 2000.
• M. Biloslavo, G. Ramponi, S. Olivieri, and L. Albani, "Joint Kalman-based noise filtering and motion compensated video coding for low bit rate videoconferencing", Proc. IEEE Intern. Conf. on Image Processing, ICIP 2000, Vancouver, Canada, Sept.10-13, 2000.
• L. Tenze, G. Ramponi, and S. Carrato, "Blotches correction and contrast enhancement for old film pictures", Proc. IEEE Intern. Conf. on Image Processing, ICIP 2000, Vancouver, Canada, Sept.10-13, 2000.
• R. Costantini, J. Bracamonte, G. Ramponi, J.-L. Nagel, M. Ansorge, and F. Pellandini, "A low-complexity video coder based on the discrete Walsh-Hadamard transform", Proc. European Signal Processing Conf., EUSIPCO-2000, Tampere, Finland, Sept. 5-8, 2000.
• A.Fermo, A.Carini, and G.L. Sicuranza, "Simplified Volterra filters for acoustic echo cancellation in GSM receivers", EUSIPCO-2000 , Tampere, Finland, 5-8 September 2000.
• G.L.Sicuranza, "Polynomial filters for image and video processing", Keynote speech, Proc. of First Int. Workshop on Image and Signal Processing and Analysis, IWISPA 2000 , Pula, Croatia, June 14-15, 2000.
• S. Carrato and L. Tenze, "A high quality 2x image interpolator", Signal Processing Letters, vol. 7, pp. 132--134, June 2000.
• A.Fermo, A.Carini, and G.L.Sicuranza, "Analysis of different low complexity nonlinear filters for acoustic echo cancellation", Proc. of First Int. Workshop on Image and Signal Processing and Analysis, IWISPA 2000 , Pula, Croatia, June 14-15, 2000.
• L.Khriji, G.Bernacchia, M.Gabbouj and G.L.Sicuranza, "Programmable hardware system for class of nonlinear order statistics rational hybrid filters", Electronics Letters , Vol. 36, No. 10, pp. 922-923, 11th May 2000.
• V. J. Mathews and G.L.Sicuranza, Polynomial Signal Processing, New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000.
• C. Alessandretti, P. Carrai, L. Albani, V. Rochelli, and G. Ramponi: "Image interpolation". Patent EP0993656; publication date: 2000-04-19; applicant: Koninkl. Philips Electronics NV.
• A.Carini, E.Mumolo and G.L.Sicuranza, "A new algebraic description of adaptive Volterra filters", Signal Processing, Vol. 80, n. 3, pp. 549-552, March 2000.
• A. Polesel, G. Ramponi and V.J. Mathews, "Image enhancement via adaptive unsharp masking", IEEE Trans. on Image Processing, vol.9, no.3, March 2000.
• A. Skarabot, G. Ramponi and D. Toffoli, "Image sequence processing for videowall visualization", in Proc. IST/SPIE 12th Annual Intern. Symp. Electronic Imaging 2000, Jan. 23-28, 2000, San Jose, California.

• F.Gottardo, J.Mir, G.Parladori and G.L.Sicuranza, "Preprocessing of MPEG-2 video sequences using rational filters", Applied Signal Processing, n. 6, pp. 61-70, 1999.
• A.Carini, V.J.Mathews, and G.L.Sicuranza, "Equalization of recursive polynomial systems", Signal Processing Letters, Vol. 6, n. 12, pp. 312- 314, December 1999.
• L. Gori, R. Tommasini, G. Cautero, D. Giuressi, M. Barnaba, A. Accardo, S. Carrato, and G. Paolucci, "An embedded control and acquisition system for multichannel detectors", Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, A, vol. 431, pp. 338--346, 1999.
• V. Pahor and S. Carrato, "A fuzzy approach to mouth corner detection", in Proc. ICIP-99, 1999, pp. I--667--I--671, Oct. 1999.
• G. Scognamiglio, G. Ramponi, A. Rizzi, and L. Albani, "A Rational unsharp masking method for TV applications", Proc. Sixth IEEE Intern. Conf. on Image Processing, ICIP-99, Oct. 25-28, 1999, Kobe, Japan.
• L. Khriji, M. Gabbouj, S. Marsi, G. Ramponi and E.D. Ferrandiere, "Nonlinear interpolators for old movie restoration", Proc. Sixth IEEE Intern. Conf. on Image Processing, ICIP-99, Oct. 25-28, 1999, Kobe, Japan.
• G. Bernacchia, L.Khriji, M. Gabbouj and G.L.Sicuranza, "Programmable hardware implementation for the median-rational hybrid filter", in Proc. ICIP'99, Kobe, Japan, October 1999.
• L.Khriji, G. Bernacchia, M. Gabbouj and G.L.Sicuranza, "A dedicated hardware system for a class of nonlinear order statistics rational hybrid filters with applications to image processing", in Proc. ICIP'99, Kobe, Japan, October 1999.
• A.Carini, V.J.Mathews, and G.L.Sicuranza, "Sufficient stability bounds for slowly varying direct-form recursive linear filters and their applications in adaptive IIR filters", IEEE Trans. Signal Processing, Vol. 47, n. 9, pp.2561- 2567, September 1999.
• G. Ramponi, "Contrast enhancement in images via the product of linear filters", Signal Processing, vol.77, no.3, pp.349-353, Sept. 1999.
• L. Khriji, M. Gabbouj, G. Ramponi, E.D. Ferrandiere, "Old movie restoration using rational spatial interpolators", 6th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, ICECS-99, Cyprus, Sept. 5-8, 1999.
• G.Bernacchia, G.L.Sicuranza, L.Khriji, and M.Gabbouj, "Hardware Implementation of the Median-Rational Hybrid Filters", in Proc. 6th IEEE International Conf. on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, ICECS'99, Pafos, Cyprus, Sept. 5-8, 1999.
• C.J.Van den Branden Lambrecht, D.M. Costantini, G.L.Sicuranza, and M.Kunt, "Quality Assessment of Motion Rendition in Video Coding", IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, Vol. 9, n. 5, pp.766-782, August 1999.
• G. Scognamiglio, A. Rizzi, L. Albani, and G. Ramponi, "Picture enhancement in video and block-coded image sequences", IEEE Trans. on Consumer Electronics, vol.45, no.3, pp.680-689, Aug. 1999.
• R. D'Alvise, C. Moloney and G. Ramponi, "Statistical methods for the evaluation of the coefficient of variation in SAR images", Int. Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS'99, Hamburg, Germany, 28 June - 2 July 1999.
• G. Ramponi, R. D'Alvise and C. Moloney, "Automatic estimation of the noise variance in SAR images for use in speckle filtering", IEEE-EURASIP Workshop on Nonlinear Signal and Image Processing, NSIP-99, Antalya, Turkey, June 20-23, 1999.
• S. Kr\"oner and G. Ramponi, "Design constraints for polynomial and rational filters", IEEE-EURASIP Workshop on Nonlinear Signal and Image Processing, NSIP-99, Antalya, Turkey, June 20-23, 1999.
• L. Khriji, M. Gabbouj, G. Bernacchia and G.L. Sicuranza, "Hardware implementation of the median-rational hybrid filters for colour images", IEEE-EURASIP Workshop on Nonlinear Signal and Image Processing, NSIP-99, Antalya, Turkey, June 20-23, 1999.
• F.Gottardo, J.Mir, G. Parladori and G.L. Sicuranza, "Nonlinear preprocessing for MPEG-2 video sequences", IEEE-EURASIP Workshop on Nonlinear Signal and Image Processing, NSIP-99, Antalya, Turkey, June 20-23, 1999.
• A.Carini, E.Mumolo and G.L.Sicuranza, "V-Vector algebra and its application to Volterra-adaptive filtering", IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems II: Analog and Digital Signal Processing, Vol. 46, n. 5, pp.585-598, May 1999.
• G. Ramponi, "Warped Distance for Space-Variant Linear Image Interpolation", IEEE Trans. on Image Processing, vol.8, no.5, pp.629-639, May 1999.
• Livio Tenze, Sergio Carrato, Carlo Alessandretti, Stefano Olivieri, "Design and real-time implementation of a low-cost noise reduction video system", Proc. COST 254 - Workshop on Intelligent communitation technologies and applications, with emphasis on mobile communications, Neuchatel, Switzerland, May 1999
• Sergio Carrato, "A Multilayer Perceptron for Fast Interpolation of JPEG/MPEG Coded Images", Proc WIRN'99, Vietri Sul Mare, Salerno, Italy, May 99.
• Andrea Aizza, Giuseppe Bernacchia, Sergio Carrato, Stefano Marsi, Giuseppe Cautero, Riccardo Tommasini", "An ASIC for multichannel data acquisition systems", Proc. IMTC/99, Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, Venice, Italy, May 1999, pp. I-76--I-80.

• A.Cavallaro, S.Marsi, G.L.Sicuranza, "A Motion Compensation Algorithm Based on Non Linear Geometric Transformation and Quadtree Decomposition'' Signal Analysis and prediction A.Prochazka, J.Uhlir, P.J.W.Rayner, N.G.Kingsbury (Eds.) - BIRKHAUSEN Boston ISBN 0-8176-4042-8, chapter 23, pp 339-350.
• C. Gamba and S. Carrato, "Spatio-temporal prediction for fast motion vector estimation in video coding", Alta Frequenza, vol. 10, pp. 41--44, Nov.-Dec. 1998.
• S. Kroener and G. Ramponi, "Edge Preserving Noise Smoothing with an Optimized Cubic Filter", Proc. COST-254 Workshop, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Nov. 19-21, 1998.
• V. Pahor and G. Ramponi,"Performance Evaluation of H.263 and MPEG-2 Coders for Interactive TV Applications", Proc. COST-254 Workshop, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Nov. 19-21, 1998.
• A.Carini, V.J.Mathews, and G.L.Sicuranza, "Exact and p-th Order Equalization and Linearization of Recursive Polynomial Systems'', in Proc. 32th Asilomar Conf., Signals, Systems and Computers, Pacific Grove, CA, November 1998.
• T.M.Panicker, V.J. Mathews and G.L.Sicuranza, "Adaptive Parallel-Cascade Truncated Volterra Filters'', IEEE Trans. Signal Processing, vol. 46, n. 10, Oct. 1998.
• G. Ramponi and S. Carrato, "An Adaptive Irregular Sampling Method for Progressive Transmission", Proc. Fifth IEEE Intern. Conf. on Image Processing, ICIP-98, Oct. 4-7, 1998, Chicago (IL), USA, vol.II, pp.747-751.
• V. Pahor and S. Carrato, "A fuzzy model of the audio-visual speech relations", Proc. European Congress on Intelligent Techniques and Soft Computing, EUFIT-98, Aachen, Germany, Sept. 7-10, 1998.
• V. Pahor, "A fuzzy synchronization algorithm for bimodal speech signals", Proc. ICECS'98, Lisboa, Portugal, Sept. 7-10, 1998.
• F.Dardi and G.L.Sicuranza,"Algorithms for Compressed Video Processing in Multimedia Applications'', in Proc. of EUSIPCO-98, Rhodos, Greece, Sept. 8-11, 1998.
• I. Koprinska and S. Carrato, "Video segmentation of MPEG compressed data'', Proc. ICECS'98, Lisboa, Portugal, Sept. 7-10, 1998.
• I. Koprinska and S. Carrato, "Detecting and classifying video shot boundaries in MPEG compressed sequences", in Proc. EUSIPCO-98 , (Rhodes, Greece), Sept. 1998.
• F.Dardi, J.Mir, G.Parladori and G.L.Sicuranza, "Preprocessing for the MPEG-2 video coding'', in Proc. of the Workshop on Non-Linear Model Based Image Analysis, NMBIA98, Glasgow, Scotland, July 1-3, 1998.
• G. Ramponi, "A Cubic Unsharp Masking Technique for Contrast Enhancement, Signal Processing, vol.67, no.2, June 1998, pp.211-222.
• G.Bernacchia and S.Marsi "A VLSI implementation of a configurable rational filter'' IEEE Trans. on Consumer Electronics, August 1998, Vol. 44, Number 3, ISSN 0098-3063. (also presented to Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics, Los Angeles, California, June 1998.)
• R.Castagno, S.Marsi and G.Ramponi "A simple algorithm for the reduction of blocking artifacts in images and its impementation'' IEEE Trans. on Consumer Electronics, August 1998, Vol. 44, Number 3, ISSN 0098-3063. (also presented to Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics, Los Angeles, California, June 1998.)
• I. Koprinska and S. Carrato, "Segmentation of compressed video by learning vector quantizer", in Proc. EANN-98, (Gibraltar), June 1998.
• A.Carini, G.L.Sicuranza, V.J.Mathews, "Equalization and linearization of nonlinear systems'', in Proc.ICASSP-98, May 12-15, 1998, Seattle, Washington, USA.
• G. Ramponi and A. Polesel, "A Rational Unsharp Masking Technique", Journal of Electronic Imaging, vol.7, no.2, April 1998, pp.333-338.
• F.A. Cheikh, L. Khriji, M. Gabbouj and G. Ramponi, "Color Image Interpolation Using Vector Rational Filters", Proc. SPIE Symp. on Nonlinear Image Processing, San Jose, CA, January 24-30, 1998.

1  G.L. Sicuranza, G. Ramponi and S. Marsi, ``An artificial neural network for image compression", Electronics Letters, vol.26, no.7, 29th March 1990, pp.477-479.

2  G. Ramponi, ``Bi-impulse Response Design of Isotropic Quadratic Filters", IEEE Proceedings, vol.78, no.4, April 1990, pp.665-677.

3 S. Marsi, G. Ramponi and G.L. Sicuranza, ``Image compression using a perceptron", Proc. Terzo Workshop su Architetture Parallele e Reti Neurali, Vietri sul Mare (SA), Italy, May 1990, pp.355-364.

4 F. Russo, S. Broili, G. Ramponi, ``Fast prototyping of software libraries for multidimensional signal processing", Proc. Fifth European Signal Processing Conf., EUSIPCO-90, Barcelona (Spain), Sept.1990.

5 G. Ramponi, ``A Simple Neural-based Texture Classifier", Tecnica Italiana, vol.55, n.4, 1990, pp.205-209.

6 S. Carrato, G.L. Sicuranza and G. Ramponi, ``Image Compression by Linear and Nonlinear Neural Models", Proc. First COST 229 WG.2 Workshop, Bayona (Spain), March 13-15, 1991.

7 S. Marsi, G. Ramponi and G.L. Sicuranza, ``Improved Neural Structures for Image Compression", Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Acoust., Speech and Signal Processing, ICASSP-91, Toronto (Canada), May 1991, pp. M9.28.1-4.

8 F.Desinan, G.Parladori, S.Cucchi, G.L.Sicuranza,``DSP implementation of arbitrary sampling frequency conversion for high quality sound applications", Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Acoust., Speech and Signal Processing, ICASSP-91, Toronto, Canada, May 14-17, 1991.

9 S. Carrato, G.L.Sicuranza,``A gradient-directed adaptive algorithm for synchrotron radiation angiography", Proc. MELECON, Ljubljana, YU, May 22-24,1991.

10 G.Sartori, S.Carrato, G.L.Sicuranza,``Linear neural networks with hierarchical structures for image compression", Proc. Quarto Workshop su Architetture Parallele e Reti Neurali, Vietri sul mare (SA), Italy, May 1991.

11 G.L.Sicuranza,``Elaborazione di immagini presso il DEEI - Universita' di Trieste", Atti del Simposio AEI ``Elaborazione di immagini: applicazioni e prospettive", Genova, 3 Giugno 1991.

12 L.Schweizer, G.Parladori, G.L.Sicuranza, S.Marsi,``A fully neural approach to image compression", Proc. ICANN-91, Espoo, Finland, June 24-28, 1991.

13 G. Ramponi and S. Carrato, ``Modified Fourth-order Moments in Texture Recognition", Proc. International Signal Processing Workshop on Higher Order Statistics, Chamrousse, France, July 10-12, 1991, pp.139-142.

14 S.Carrato, A.Premoli, G.L.Sicuranza,``Linear and nonlinear neural networks for image compression", Proc. Int. Conf. on Digital Signal Processing, Florence, Italy, Sept. 4-6, 1991.

15 G. Ramponi, A. Premoli and G.L. Sicuranza, ``A New Piecewise-linear Model for Adaptive Nonlinear Digital Filtering", Proc. European Conf. on Circuit Theory and Design, ECCTD-91, Copenhagen (DK), Sept. 1991, pp.595-604.

16 S. Carrato, G. Ramponi, A. Premoli and G.L. Sicuranza, ``Improved Structures Based on Neural Networks for Image Compression", Proc. First IEEE-SP Workshop on Neural Networks for Signal Processing, Nassau Inn, Princeton, New Jersey, USA, Sept.29-Oct.2, 1991, pp.493-502.

17 S. Carrato, S. Marsi, G.L. Sicuranza and G. Ramponi, ``Parallel Structures Based on Neural Netowrks for Image Compression", Proc. First COST 229 WG.4 Workshop, Leysin (CH), March 1992.

18 G. Ramponi, ``A Noise-Smoothing Nonlinear Operator for the Preprocessing of Text and Graphics Images", Proc. 4th International Conf. on Image Processing and its Applications, IPA'92, Maastricht (NL), April 1992, pp.242-245.

19 S. Carrato and S. Marsi, ``Parallel structure based on neural networks for image compression", Electronics Letters, vol. 28, pp. 1152-1153, June 1992.

20 S. Carrato, ``Neural networks for image compression", Neural Networks: Advances and Applications, 2, (E. Gelenbe, ed.), Amsterdam: North-Holland, 1992.

21 F. Russo and G. Ramponi, ``Working on Image Data Using Fuzzy Rules", Proc. Sixth European Signal Processing Conf., EUSIPCO-92, Bruxelles (B), Aug.24-27, 1992.

22 G.L.Sicuranza, ``Quadratic filters for signal processing", Proc. IEEE (invited paper), Vol. 80, n. 8, Aug. 1992.

23 S. Carrato and S. Marsi, ``Compression of subband-filtered images via neural networks", Proc. 1992 IEEE Workshop on Neural Networks for Signal Processing, Copenhagen, pp. 382-390, Aug. 1992.

24 F. Russo and G. Ramponi, ``Fuzzy Operator for Sharpening of Noisy Images", Electronics Letters, vol.28, no.18, 27th Aug. 1992, pp.1715-1717.

25 L.Schweizer, G.Parladori, G.L.Sicuranza,``Globally trained neural network architecture for image compression", Proc. of IEEE Workshop on Neural Networks for Signal Processing, Copenhagen, Denmark, Aug. 31 - Sept. 2, 1992.

26 G.L. Sicuranza, ``Quadratic filters for signal processing: principles and applications", Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Systems Engineering, Kobe, Japan, Sept. 17-19, 1992.

27 F.Zuliani, A.Polo, A.Vindigni, G.L.Sicuranza,``Bridging the computer world to high definition displays in a multimedia environment: a nonlinear approach", Proc. Japan Displays'92, 1992.

28 G. Ramponi, ``Adaptive Piecewise-linear Structure for Wiener Systems Modelling", Proc. Second COST 229 WG.2 Workshop, Bordeaux, (France), Sept.30-Oct.2, 1992.

29 R. Simonetti, S. Carrato, G. Ramponi and A. Polo Filisan, ``Deinterlacing of HDTV Images for Multimedia Applications", International Workshop on HDTV'92, Kawasaki (Japan), Nov.18-20, 1992.

30 G.L.Sicuranza, S.K.Mitra, Eds.,``Multidimensional Processing of Video Signals", Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston/Dordrecht/ London, 1992.

31 P. Fontanot and G. Ramponi, ``A Polynomial Filter for the Preprocessing of Mail Address Images ", IEEE Winter Workshop on Nonlinear Digital Signal Processing, Jan. 17-20, 1993, Tampere, Finland.

32 F. Russo and G. Ramponi, `` Nonlinear Effects in a Fuzzy Image Processing System", IEEE Winter Workshop on Nonlinear Digital Signal Processing, Jan. 17-20, 1993, Tampere, Finland.

33 V.J.Mathews and G.L.Sicuranza, ``Volterra and general polynomial related filtering", Tutorial II, IEEE Winter Workshop on Nonlinear Digital Signal Processing, Jan. 17-20, 1993, Tampere, Finland.

34 S. Carrato and G. Ramponi, ``Edge Detection Using Generalized Higher-Order Statistics", Proc. IEEE Signal Processing Workshop on Higher-Order Statistics, June 7-9, 1993, Stanford Sierra Camp, California.

35 S. Marsi, G.L. Sicuranza, ``Neural Network for Compression of Image Sequences", Proc. 4th Int. Workshop on Time-varying Image Processing and Moving Object Recognition, Firenze, Italy, June 10-11, 1993.

36 S. Carrato, G. Ramponi, and G.L. Sicuranza, ``Properties of Self-Organizing Feature Maps for Image Coding", Proc. COST-229 WG.1+2 Workshop, Bayona (Spain), June 16-18, 1993.

37 S. Carrato, ``Deinterlacing of HDTV images using a 2-layer perceptron,'' in Proc. Image Processing: Theory and Applications, (San Remo, Italy), pp. 357-360, June 1993.

38 G. Ramponi and P. Fontanot, ``Enhancing Document Images with a Quadratic Filter", Signal Processing, vol.33, no.1, July 1993, pp.23-34.

39 R. Simonetti, A. Polo Filisan, S. Carrato, G. Ramponi and G.L. Sicuranza, ``A Deinterlacer for IQTV Receivers and Multimedia Applications", IEEE Trans. on Consumer Electronics, vol.39, no.3, Aug. 1993, pp.234-240.

40 S. Carrato, ``Transform-based image compression optimized for some characteristics of the human visual system,'' in Proc. MTNS 93, International Symposium on the Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems, (Regensburg, Germany), Aug. 1993.

41 G. Ramponi and G.L. Sicuranza, ``Image sharpening using a polynomial operator", Proc. European Conf. on Circuit Theory and Design, ECCTD-93, Davos (CH), Aug.30 - Sept.3, 1993.

42 S. Carrato, G.L. Sicuranza and L. Manzo, ``Application of ordered codebooks to image processing", Proc. 1993 IEEE-SP Workshop on Neural Networks for Signal Processing, Baltimore, Mariland, Sept. 1993.

43 F.De Carlo, R. Stalio, P. Trampus, A.L.Broadfoot, B.R.Sandel, G.L.Sicuranza, ``The star identification, pointing and tracking system of UVSTAR, an attached payload instrument for the Shuttle Hitchhiker-M platform", Proc. Shuttle Small Payloads 1993 Symposium , Annapolis, Maryland, October 4-7, 1993.

44 R. Castagno, P.J. Haavisto, G. Ramponi, M. Balanza, ``A motion compensated algorithm for frame rate up conversion of progressive image sequences", Proc. International Workshop on HDTV '93, Ottawa, Canada, Oct.26-28, 1993.

45 S. Marsi, G.L. Sicuranza, ``On reduced-complexity approximations of quadratic filters", Proc. of Twenty-Seventh Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, Nov 1-3, 1993, (invited paper).

46 S. Carrato, S, Marsi, G.L.Sicuranza, G. Ramponi,``Two- and three-dimensional data coding", Giornata di Studio su: Elaborazione di Immagini mediante reti neurali, Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Roma, 16 dicembre 1993.

47 S. Carrato and S. Marsi, ``Adaptive structure based on neural networks for subband-filtered image compression,'' Neural Network World, vol. 1, pp. 25-40, 1993.

48 A. Makovec and G. Ramponi, ``Supervised Discrimination of Noisy Textures Using Third-Order Moments", Proc. COST-229 WG.1+2 Workshop, Ljubljana (Slovenia), April 5-7, 1994.

49 F. Russo and G. Ramponi, ``Fuzzy Methods for Multisensor Data Fusion", IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement , special IM TC/93 issue, April 1994.

50 F. Russo and G. Ramponi, ``A Totally Fuzzy Approach to Multisensor Instrumentation: Preprocessing Techniques", Proc. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, IMTC/94, May 10-12, 1994.

51 G.L.Sicuranza,``Theory and approximation of polynomial filters'', Circuits and Systems Tutorials, Tutorial I: Fundamentals of nonlinear signal processing, IEEE ISCAS-94, London, UK, June 1994, pp. 50-58.

52 S. Carrato and A. Contin, ``Application of a peak detection algorithm for the shape analysis of partial discharges amplitude distributions,'' in Proc. 1994 IEEE International Symposium on Electrical Insulation, (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), pp. 288-291, June 1994.

53 F. Russo and G. Ramponi, ``Combined FIRE Filters for Image Enhancement", Proc. IEEE International Conf. on Fuzzy Systems, FUZZ-IEEE '94, Orlando (FL), June 26 - July 2, 1994.

54 F. Russo and G. Ramponi, ``Edge Extraction by FIRE Operators", Proc. IEEE International Conf. on Fuzzy Systems, FUZZ-IEEE '94, Orlando (FL), June 26 - July 2, 1994.

55 F.De Carlo, R. Stalio, P. Trampus, A.L.Broadfoot, B.R.Sandel, G.L.Sicuranza, ``Description and analysis of an algorithm for star identification, pointing and tracking systems", Optical Engineering, August 1994.

56 F. Russo and G. Ramponi, ``Nonlinear Fuzzy Operators for Image Processing", Signal Processing, vol.38, no.3, Aug. 1994, pp. 429-440.

57 A. Makovec and G. Ramponi, ``High-Order Moments for Texture Segmentation in Presence of Noise", Proc. ATHOS Workshop, Edinburgh, Scotland, Sept. 12, 1994.

58 G. Ramponi and S. Carrato, ``Performance of the Skewness-of-Gaussian (SoG) Edge Extractor ", Proc. Seventh European Signal Processing Conf., EUSIPCO-94, Edinburgh, Scotland, Sept. 13-16, 1994.

59 F. Russo and G. Ramponi, ``Introducing the Fuzzy Median Filter", Proc. Seventh European Signal Processing Conf., EUSIPCO-94, Edinburgh, Scotland, Sept. 13-16, 1994.

60 S. Carrato, ``Image vector quantization using ordered codebooks: properties and applications,'' Signal Processing, vol. 40, pp. 87-103, Oct. 1994.

61 L. Biancardi, S. Carrato, G. Ramponi and G. Sansoni, ``Whole Field Optical Prophilometry: Application of Nonlinear Processing Algorithms to the Enhancement of Low-contrast Images", Proc. SPIE Symp. on Photonic Sensors and Controls for Commercial Applications - Videometrics III Boston (MA), Oct.31 - Nov.4, 1994.

62 A. Vanzo, G. Ramponi and G.L. Sicuranza, ``An Image Enhancement Technique Using Polynomial Filters", Proc. First IEEE Intern. Conf. on Image Processing, ICIP-94, Austin (TX), Nov. 13-16, 1994.

63 G. Candotti, S. Carrato, A. Polo Filisan, and G. L. Sicuranza, ``Pyramidal multiresolution source coding for HDTV'', IEEE Trans. on Consumer Electronics, vol. 40, No. 4, pp. 789-795, Nov. 1994. Also presented at the IEEE 1994 International Conference on Consumer Electronics, Rosemont, Illinois, 1994.

64 F. Russo and G. Ramponi, ``A Noise Smoother Using Cascaded FIRE Filters", Proc. IEEE International Conf. on Fuzzy Systems, FUZZ-IEEE '95, Yokohama (Japan), March 20 - 24, 1995.

65 G. Ramponi, ``Detail-Preserving Filter for Noisy Images", Electronics Letters, vol.31, no.11, pp.865-866, 25th May 1995.

66 G. Ramponi, ``A Simple Cubic Operator for Sharpening an Image", Proc. 1995 IEEE Workshop on Nonlinear Signal and Image Processing, June 20-22, 1995, Neos Marmaras, Greece.

67 F. Russo and G. Ramponi, ``Adaptive Image Smoothing Using Fuzzy Operators", Proc. 1995 IEEE Workshop on Nonlinear Signal and Image Processing, June 20-22, 1995, Neos Marmaras, Greece.

68 A. Carini And E. Mumolo, ``A Novel Algebraic Formulation for the Development of Adaptive Volterra Filters", Proc. 1995 IEEE Workshop on Nonlinear Signal and Image Processing, June 20-22, 1995, Neos Marmaras, Greece.

69 G. Ramponi and G.L. Sicuranza, ``Sobel-Laplacian Image Sharpening for Noisy Data", Proc. Intern. Conf. on Digital Signal Processing, Limassol, Cyprus, June 26-28, 1995.

70 F. Russo and G. Ramponi, ``A Fuzzy Operator for the Enhancement of Blurred and Noisy Images", IEEE Trans. on Image Processing, vol.4, no.8, August 1995, pp.1169-1174.

71 S. Marsi and S. Carrato, ``Neural network-based image segmentation for image interpolation,'' in Proc. NNSP-95, 5th IEEE Workshop on Neural Networks for Signal Processing, (Cambridge, Mass., USA), pp. 388-397, Sept. 1995.

72 G. Ramponi, ``A Rational Edge-Preserving Smoother", Proc. Second IEEE Intern. Conf. on Image Processing, ICIP-95, Washington, DC, USA, Oct. 22- 25, 1995.

73 F. Russo and G. Ramponi, ``An Image Enhancement Technique Based on the FIRE Operator", Proc. Second IEEE Intern. Conf. on Image Processing, ICIP-95, Washington, DC, USA, Oct. 22-25, 1995.

74 G. Ramponi, ``The Rational Filter for Image Smoothing," IEEE Signal Processing Letters, vol.3, no.3, pp.63-65, March 1996.

75 F. Russo and G. Ramponi, ``A Fuzzy Filter for Images Corrupted by Impulse Noise," IEEE Signal Processing Letters, vol.3, no.6, pp. 168-170, June 1996.

76 G. Ramponi, N. Strobel, S.K. Mitra and T-H. Yu, ``Nonlinear Unsharp Masking Methods for Image Contrast Enhancement", Journal of Electronic Imaging, vol.5(3), July 1996, pp. 353-366.

77 S. Marsi, S. Carrato, and G. Ramponi, ``VLSI implementation of a nonlinear image interpolation filter,'' IEEE Trans. on Consumer Electronics, vol.42, no.3, Aug. 1996, pp.721-728. Also presented at the IEEE 1996 International Conference on Consumer Electronics, (Rosemont, Illinois), June 1996.

78 S.Bonifacio, S.Marsi, G.L.Sicuranza, ``A 10 kb/s video coding technique based on spatial transformation'', 5th Int. Workshop on Time-Varying Image Processing and Moving Object Recognition, Sept. 5-6, 1996, Firenze, Italy.

79 Signal Processing VIII, Thories and Applications, Proc. of EUSIPCO-96, G.Ramponi,G.L.Sicuranza,S.Carrato,S.Marsi, Eds., Edizioni LINT Trieste, 1996.

80 T.S.Panicker, V.J.Mathews, G.L.Sicuranza, ``Parallel-cascade adaptive Volterra filters'', Proc. EUSIPCO-96, Sept. 10-13, 1996, Trieste, Italy.

81 R. Castagno and G. Ramponi, ``A rational filter for the removal of blocking artifacts in image sequences coded at low bitrate," Proc. Eighth European Signal Processing Conf., EUSIPCO-96, Trieste, Italy, Sept. 10-13, 1996.

82 S. Chiandussi and G. Ramponi, ``Nonlinear Unsharp Masking for the Enhancement of Document Images," Proc. Eighth European Signal Processing Conf., EUSIPCO-96, Trieste, Italy, Sept. 10-13, 1996.

83 V. Pahor, G. Ramponi and G.L. Sicuranza, ``2-D Adaptive Piecewise Linear Filter for Image Enhancement," Proc. Eighth European Signal Processing Conf., EUSIPCO-96, Trieste, Italy, Sept. 10-13, 1996.

84 A. Carini, ``A Novel Givens Rotation Based Fast SQR-RLS Algorithm,'' Proc. Eighth European Signal Processing Conf., EUSIPCO-96, Trieste, I taly, Sept. 10-13, 1996.

85 , E. Mumolo and A. Carini, ``Recursive Volterra Filters with Stability Monitoring,'' Proc. Eighth European Signal Processing Conf., EUSIPCO-96, Trieste, Italy, Sept. 10-13, 1996.

86 D.M.Costantini, C.J.Van den Branden Lambrecht, G.L.Sicuranza, M.Kunt, ``Motion rendition quality metric for MPEG coded video,'' Proc. IEEE ICIP-96, September 16-19, 1996, Lausanne, Switzerland.

87 F. Russo and G. Ramponi, ``Removal of Impulse Noise Using a FIRE Filter," Proc. Third IEEE Intern. Conf. on Image Processing, ICIP-96, Lausanne (CH), Sept. 16-19, 1996.

88 S.Carrato, G.Ramponi and S.Marsi, ``A Simple Edge-Sensitive Image Interpolation Filter," Proc. Third IEEE Intern. Conf. on Image Processing, ICIP-96, Lausanne (CH), Sept. 16-19, 1996.

89 F. Babich, S. Carrato, and F. Vatta. Transmission of variable-rate encoded speech samples on packet radio networks. In Proc. Eusipco-96, pages 1969-1972, Trieste, Italy, September 1996.

90 Sergio Carrato, Filippo Passaggio, Stefano Rovetta, and Rodolfo Zunino. Interpolation approaches to vector quantization for image compression. In Proc. NNSP-96, 6th IEEE Workshop on Neural Networks for Signal Processing, pages 391-400, Keihanna, Kyoto, Japan, September 1996.

91 R. Castagno, P. Haavisto and G. Ramponi, ``A Method for Motion Adaptive Frame Rate Up-conversion," IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol.6, no.5, pp.436-446, Oct. 1996.

92  S. Carrato, S. Marsi, G. Ramponi and G.L. Sicuranza, ``Image coding using artificial neural networks'' Digital Signal Processing in Telecommunications European Project COST#229 Technical Contributions. Anibal R.Figueiras - Vidal (Ed.) - SPRINGER.

93 G. Ramponi, ``Image Processing Using Rational Functions," Proc. COST-254 Workshop, Budapest, Hungary, Feb. 6-7, 1997.

94 G. Ramponi and C. Moloney, ``Smoothing Speckled Images Using an Adaptive Rational Operator,'' IEEE Signal Processing Letters, vol.4, no.3, March 1997, pp. 68-71.

95 A.Carini, V.J.Mathews, and G.L.Sicuranza, ``Sufficient stability bounds for slowly varying discrete-time recursive linear filters'', in Proc. ICASSP-97, April 20-24, 1997, Munich, Germany.

96 S. Carrato, ``Video data compression using multilayer perceptrons,'' in Proc. WIRN'97, IX Workshop Italiano sulle Reti Neurali, (Vietri sul Mare, Salerno), May 1997, pp. 189-194.

97 V. Pahor and S. Carrato, ``A fuzzy knowledge-based method for quantifying the relation between audio and video speech signals,'' in Proc. WIAMIS'97, (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium), pp. 203-208, June 1997.

98 F. Cocchia, S. Carrato, and G. Ramponi, ``Design and real-time implementation of a 3-D rational filter for edge preserving smoothing," IEEE International Conf. on Consumer Electronics, ICCE-97, Chicago (IL), pp. 408-409, June 1997,.

99 A. Cavallaro, S. Marsi, G.L. Sicuranza, ``A Motion Compensation Algorithm Based on Non Linear Geometric Transformation and Quadtree Decomposition'' in Proc. ECSAP-97 (First European Conference on Signal Analisis and Prediction) Workshop, (Prague, Czech Republic), 24-27 June 1997.

100 I. Koprinska and S. Carrato, ``Camera operations detection in MPEG video data by means of neural networks,'' in Proc. COST254 Workshop, (Toulouse, France), July 1997.

101 A.Carini, G.L.Sicuranza, V.J.Mathews, ``On the exact inverse and the p-th order inverse of certain nonlinear systems'', in Proc. 1997 IEEE Workshop on Nonlinear Signal and Image Processing, Sept. 7-11, 1997 Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA.

102 G. Ramponi and S. Carrato, ``Interpolation of the DC component of coded images using a rational filter,'' in Proc. ICIP'97, (Santa Barbara, California), pp. I-389-I-392, Oct. 1997.

103 A.Carini, G.L.Sicuranza, V.J.Mathews, ``On the inversion of certain nonlinear systems'', Signal Processing Letters, December 1997.

104 A.Carini, G.L.Sicuranza, V.J.Mathews, ``Equalization and linearization of nonlinear systems'', in Proc.ICASSP-98, May 12-15, 1998, Seattle, Washington, USA.