Model driven development of content based image retrieval systems on top of object relational database management systems [Elektronische Ressource] = Modellgetriebene Entwicklung inhaltsbasierter Bildretrieval-Systeme auf der Basis von objektrelationalen Datenbank-Management-Systeme / vorgelegt von Temenushka Ignatova

MODEL-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT OF CONTENT-BASEDIMAGE RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS ON TOP OFOBJECT-RELATIONAL DATABASE MANAGEMENTSYSTEMSModellgetriebene Entwicklung inhaltsbasierterBildretrieval-Systeme auf der Basis von objektrelationalenDatenbank-Management-SystemeDissertationzurErlangung des akademischen GradesDoktor-Ingenieur (Dr.-Ing.)der Fakult¨at fu¨r Informatik und Elektrotechnikder Universit¨at Rostockvorgelegt vonTemenushka Ignatova, geb. am 18.10.1976 in Kyustendil, Bulgarienaus RostockRostock, den 02.07.2008Gutachter:Prof. Dr. Andreas Heuer, Universit¨at RostockProf. Dr. Klaus Meyer-Wegener, Friedrich-Alexander-Universit¨at Erlangen-Nur¨ nbergProf. Dr. Susanne Boll, Carl von Ossietzky Universit¨at OldenburgTag der Promotionsverteidigung: 18. September 2008AbstractDigital images are increasingly used for capturing information. The growing amount of suchdata requires the development of adequate techniques for its reliable storage and efficientretrieval. Different computer science communities, such as computer vision, informationretrieval, database systems, artificial intelligence etc., have devoted their efforts and expertiseto providing a solution for this challenge. The search for meaningful visual characteristicsof images, which can be used to automatically compare images by similarity, is an ongoingprocess.