Technical
Program

Symposium at a Glance

10
July
Time
Room A
Room B
Room C
Room D
1400 - 1900
Registration
1900
Welcome Cocktail (Library Hall)
11
July
0800 - 0900
Registration
0900 - 0910
Opening Ceremony (Room A)
0910 - 0950
Plenary talk: Multi-core Microcontroller Architectures for automotive applications (Room A)
Michael Neuhauser, Infineon Technologies Romania
0950 - 1030
Plenary talk: General Purpose Data Converters: Adaptability, Configurability, Scaling
Franco Maloberti,
University of Pavia
1030 - 1100
Coffee break (Library Hall)
1100 - 1300

1300 - 1500
Lunch
1500 - 1700
1700 - 1730
Coffee break
1730 - 1930
2000
Banquet
(Hotel Astoria Restaurant)
12
July
0900 - 0940
Plenary talk: From the Lab to the Market - Fostering Tech-based entrepreneurship through venture capital (Room A)
José Franca,
School of Engineering Technical University of Lisbon
0940 - 1020
Plenary talk: Smartphones: Hardware Platform, Emerging Applications, and Education (Room A)
K.-T. Tim Cheng,
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of California
1020 - 1100
Coffee break (Library Hall)
1100 - 1300


1300 - 1500
Lunch
1500 - 1700
1700 - 1730
Coffee break
1730 - 1930
1930
Farewell Cocktail (Library Hall)
13
July
TRIP (upon request)

ISSCS 2013 Final Program

Thursday
Room A
0910 - 950
Plenary talk: Multi-core Microcontroller Architectures for automotive applications
Michael Neuhauser
0950 - 1030
Plenary talk: General Purpose Data Converters: Adaptability, Configurability, Scaling
Franco Maloberti
 
Thursday
Room A
Signal Processing I
Chair: Majid Ahmadi
1100 - 1130
Novel Wide Band Digital Differentiators and Integrators using Different Optimization Techniques (Invited paper)
Mohamad Adnan Al-Alaoui, Mohammed Baydoun
1130 - 1200
Comparison of Standard Low Pass Filter Types in Two-Path Half-Band IIR Filters Structures (Invited paper)
Fredric Harris, Elettra Venosa, Xiaofei Chen, Prafulla Kumar, Chris Dick
1200 - 1230
Low Power Non-Recursive Comb-Based Structure with Improved Magnitude Response (Invited paper)
Gordana Jovanovic Dolecek, Alfonso Fernandez-Vazquez
1230 - 1300
Signal Analysis in Linear Time-Varying Systems (Invited paper)
Shervin Erfani, Majid Ahmadi, Nima Bayan
Thursday
Room C
Integrated Circuits I
Chair: Alexander S. Korotkov
1100 - 1130

Optimum Quantization for Signal Processing and Error Correction in NAND Flash Memory (Invited paper)

Dong-hwan Lee, Jonghong Kim, Wonyong Sung

1130 - 1200

Predictive sensing in analog-to-digital converters for biomedical applications (Invited paper)

Jelle Van Rethy, Maarten De Smedt, Marian Verhelst, Georges Gielen

1200 - 1230

The Future of “Moore’s Law” – Does It Have One? (Invited paper)

Daniel Foty

1230 - 1300

Calibration and correction methods for analog-todigital converters: state of the art (Invited paper)

Alexander S. Korotkov

Thursday
Room A
Signal Processing II
Chair: Nicolae Dumitru Alexandru
1500 - 1520
An Efficient GSC VSS-APA Beamformer with Integrated Log-energy Based VAD for Noise Reduction in Speech Reinforcement Systems

Marius Rotaru, Silviu Ciochina, Felix Albu

1520 - 1540

Reducing time in acoustic impulse response measurements using exponential sine sweeps

Tudor M. Culda, Victor Popa, Dumitru Stanomir, Cristian Negrescu

1540 - 1600

B-Spline Approach for the Design of Quadrature Mirror Filters

Lucian Stanciu, Valentin Stanciu, Cristian Stanciu

1600 - 1620

Square-Root Improved Nyquist Filter with a Piece-wise Rectangular Frequency Characteristic

Nicolae Dumitru Alexandru, Alexandra Ligia Balan, Felix Diaconu

1620 - 1640

Parametric 2D Gaussian Circular Band-Pass Filters

Matei Radu

1640 - 1700

An Improvement for Hard-Decision Detection of 2PPM Modulated IR-UWB Signals

Adrian Popa

Thursday
Room B
Image Processing I
Chair: Dinu Coltuc
1500 - 1520

A Novel Parallel Motion Estimation Algorithm Based on Particle Swarm Optimization

Manal K. Jalloul, Mohamad Adnan Al-Alaoui

1520 - 1540

Capacity Control of Reversible Watermarking by Two-Thresholds Embedding: Further Results

Ion Caciula, Dinu Coltuc

1540 - 1600

Local Map Versus Histogram Shifting for Prediction Error Expansion Reversible Watermarking

Adrian Tudoroiu, Dinu Coltuc

1600 - 1620

Estimating Directional Smoothness of Images with the aid of the Hyperanalytic Wavelet Packet Transform

Corina Nafornita, Alexandru Isar

1620 - 1640

Speckle Noise Removal in Ultrasound Medical Imaging Using Envelope Based Time Domain Deconvolution

Liviu Teodor CHIRA, Corneliu RUSU, Jean-Marc GIRAULT

Thursday
Room C
Integrated Circuits II
Chair: Gheorghe Brezeanu
1500 - 1520

Forcing The Limits – Peak Voltage Extension for Floating Buck Controller

Vlad Anghel, Gheorghe Pristavu, Gheorghe Brezeanu

1520 - 1540

An accurate low impedance low dropout sub-1V bandgap reference

Kin Keung (Jeff) Lau

1540 - 1600

A Simple Approach to Reduce Peak Temperatures in Integrated and Discrete Power MOSFETs

Martin Pfost, Timo Zawischka, Michael Ebli

1600 - 1620

A 84-dB Wideband Low-Power Variable Gain Amplifier

Egor Belousov, Ksenia Lomovskaya

1620 - 1640

A 11 ppm/°C CMOS Current Reference Circuit with no External Components

Damian Imbrea, Neculai Cojan

1640 - 1700

Preselective filtering techniques for SAW-less CMOS receivers

C. Andriesei

Thursday
Room A
Signal Processing III

Chair: Siddik B. Yarman

1730 - 1750

A Novel Human Identification System based on Electrocardiogram Features

Hakan Gurkan, Umit Guz, S.B. Yarman

1750 - 1810

Application of wavelet and EMD-based denoising to phonocardiograms

Ana Gavrovska, Marijeta Slavković, Irini Reljin, Branimir Reljin

1810 - 1830

Recognition of Statistically Defined Signals Along With Unknown Signals

Valeriy Bezruk, Alexey Fedorov

1830 - 1850

A Robust Dual-Path DCD-RLS Algorithm for Stereophonic Acoustic Echo Cancellation

Cristian Stanciu, Silviu Ciochina

1850 - 1910

Reconstruction of Compressed Sensed ECG Signals Using Patient Specific Dictionaries

Monica Fira, Liviu Goras, Constantin Barabasa

1910 - 1930

A generalization of analysis and synthesis sparsity

Nicolae Cleju

Thursday
Room B
Image Processing II
Chair: Bogdan Ionescu
1730 - 1750

Automatic Colon Polyp Detection in Endoscopic Capsule Images

Emilian David, Raluca Boia, Alexandru Malaescu, Mihai Carnu

1750 - 1810

A Visual-based Late-Fusion Framework for Video Genre Classification

Ionut Mironica, Bogdan Ionescu, Christoph Rasche, Patrick Lambert

1810 - 1830

Background Invariant Static Hand Gesture Recognition based on Hidden Markov Models

Radu-Laurentiu Vieriu, Ionui Mironică, Bogdan-Tudor Goras

1830 - 1850

Author Identification for Digitized Paintings Collections

Razvan Condorovici, Corneliu Florea, Constantin Vertan

1850 - 1910

Automatic Scene / DVD Chapter Extraction in Hollywoodian Movies

Ruxandra Tapu, Bogdan Mocanu, Ermina Tapu

  
Thursday
Room C
Integrated Circuits III
Chair: Mihai Iordache
1730 - 1750

Single Op-Amp Algorithmic Converter and its Offset and Mismatch Compensation

Yao Liu, Franco Maloberti

1750 - 1810

An algorithm for DWT basic procedure rationalized implementation

Marek Gliszczynski, Galina Cariowa, Aleksandr Cariow

1810 - 1830

Sensor On The Basis Of Two-Parameter Generalized Immitance Converter

Lishchinskaya L. B., Tkachuk Y. S., Fursa S. E., Filinyuk M. A.

1830 - 1850

Parameter Estimation and Performance Optimization of Voltage Controlled Oscillators

Mihai Iordache, Lucia Dumitriu, Lucian Mandache, Dragos Niculae

1850 - 1910

A Unified VLSI Algorithm for a High Performance Systolic Array Implementation of Type IV DCT/DST

Doru Florin Chiper, M.O. Ahmad, M.N.S. Swamy

1910 - 1930

On the Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of a Class of Autonomous Cellular Neural Networks

Liviu Goras, Nicolae Patache, Paul Ungureanu

Thursday
Room D
Information Theory/Chaotic Dynamics
Chair: Calin Vladeanu
1730 - 1750

Experimental impulsive observer with Colpitts oscillators

Octaviana Datcu, Mihai Stanciu, Roger Tauleigne

1750 - 1810

A new algorithm for the analysis of strange attractors

Octaviana Datcu, Roger Tauleigne, Jean-Pierre Barbot

1810 - 1830

Logistic map sensitivity to control parameter and its implications in the statistical behaviour

Octavian Hodea, Adriana Vlad

1830 - 1850

Scheme Combining a Turbo Code and a Golden Space-Time Block Code with Different Interleavers

Alexandra Savin, Lucian Trifina

1850 - 1910

M-ary Anti - Uniform Huffman Codes for Infinite Sources With Geometric Distribution

Daniela Tarniceriu, Valeriu Munteanu, Gheorghe Zaharia

1910 - 1930

Spatial Modulation with Joint Antenna Index and Symbol Index Turbo Trellis Coding

Calin Vladeanu

Friday
Room A
0900 - 940
Plenary talk: From the Lab to the Market - Fostering Tech-based entrepreneurship through venture capital
José Franca
0940 - 1020
Plenary talk: Smartphones: Hardware Platform, Emerging Applications, and Education
K.-T. Tim Cheng
Friday
Room A
Image Processing III
Chair: E. J. Delp
1100 - 1130

Analysis of Neurological Disorders Based on Digital Processing of Speech and Handwritten Text (Invited paper)

Zdenek Smekal, Jiri Mekyska, Irena Rektorova, Marcos Faundez-Zanuy

1130 - 1200

Improving Block-Based Compensated Wavelet Lifting by Reconstructing Unconnected Pixels (Invited paper)

Wolfgang Schnurrer, Jürgen Seiler, Andre Kaup

1200 - 1230

Image Segmentation for Image-Based Dietary Assessment: a Comparative Study (Invited paper)

Y. He, N. Khanna, C. J. Boushey, E. J. Delp

1230 - 1300

A Novel Computed Tomography Image Compression Method based on Classified Energy and Pattern Blocks (Invited paper)

Inci Zaim Gokbay, Murat Gezer, Umit Guz, Hakan Gurkan, S. B. Yarman

Friday
Room C
Audio and Speech Signal Processing
Chair: Yoshikazi Miyanaga
1100 - 1130

Dynamic time warping for speech recognition with training part to reduce the computation (Invited paper)

Sun Xihao, Yoshikazu Miyanaga

1130 - 1150

Perceptual audio watermarking driven by Human Auditory System

Federica Battisti, Marco Carli, Claudia Rinaldi

1150 - 1210

A New Speech Coding Algorithm using Zero Cross and Phoneme Based SYMPES

Burak Sisman, Umit Guz, Hakan Gurkan, Siddik B. Yarman

1210 - 1230

The automatic segmentation of the vocal signal using predictive neural network

Marius-Dan Zbancioc, Silvia Monica Feraru

1230 - 1250

Emotion Recognition in Audio Records

Ioan Pavaloi, Elena Musca, Florin Rotaru

1250 - 1310

Acoustic Analysis Methodology on Romanian Language Vowels for Different Emotional States

Ioan Pavaloi, Elena Musca, Bolea Speranta-Cecilia, Florin Rotaru

Friday
Room A
Image Processing IV
Chair: Daniela Coltuc
1500 - 1520

Binary Codes for Robust Image Hashing

Daniela Coltuc

1520- 1540

Impainting SONAR Images by Exemplar-Based Algorithm

Cristina Stolojescu-Crisan, Alexandru Isar

1540- 1600

Mesh Deformation with Hard Constraints

Bogdan Mocanu, Ruxandra Tapu, Ermina Tapu

1600- 1620

Triangular Mesh Simplification using an Adaptive Subdivision

Elena Ovreiu, Alina Sultana, Juan Gabriel Riveros, Leonardo Florez-Valencia

1620- 1640

New Optic Disc Localization Method for Retinal Images

Florin Rotaru, Silviu Ioan Bejinariu, Cristina Diana Nita, Ramona Luca

Friday
Room B
Signal Processing IV
Chair: Corneliu Rusu
1500 - 1520

Unsupervised classification of EO-1 Hyperion hyperspectral data using Latent Dirichlet Allocation

Teodor Costachioiu, Bashar Alzenk, Rodica Constantinescu, Mihai Datcu

1520- 1540

A Sparsogram Implementation for Wildlife Intruder Detection

Roxana-Gabriela Rosu, Corneliu Rusu

1540- 1600

On Using Time-Frequency Binary Masking For Dereverberation

Septimiu Mischie

1600- 1620

Grouped B-Spline Windows for Power Spectral Density Estimation

Lucian Stanciu, Cristian Stanciu

1620- 1640

Array Processing for Passive Localization of a Source in the Near Field

Ciprian R. Comsa

Friday
Room C
Communications I
Chair: Victor Croitoru
1500 - 1520

Generic platform for IoT and Cloud Computing interoperability study

George Suciu, Simona Halunga, Alexandru Vulpe, Victor Suciu

1520 - 1540

Proposed Communication Protocol between Network Nodes and Address Exchange

Constantin Viorel Marian, Victor Croitoru, Dan Oprea

1540 - 16 00

Proposed Packet Routing System Based on Label Switched Method

Constantin Viorel Marian, Victor Croitoru, Dan Oprea

1600 - 1620

Some Experimental Results About Security Solutions Against DDoS Attacks

Eugen Petac, Abdel Rahman Alzoubaidi, Petrut Duma

1620 - 1640

On the Substitution Method of the AES Algorithm

Luminita Scripcariu, Petre-Daniel Matasaru

1640 - 1700

A modified binary exponential backoff algorithm for improving the quality of service in highly populated IEEE 802.11e networks

Felix Diaconu

Friday
Room D
High Frequency Circuits & Antennas
Chair: A. P. Freundorfer
1500 - 1520

Converting from Distributed to Lumped Elements

P. Davidge, A. P. Freundorfer

1520- 1540

Passive Intermodulation Distortions Induced by Ferromagnetic Materials at GSM Frequencies

Aldo De Sabata, Alimpie Ignea

1540- 1600

Ca5Nb2TiO12 Rectangular Dielectric Resonator Antenna on Silicon for Wireless Applications

A. P. Freundorfer, M. Sayer, P. V.  Bijumon, Y. M. M. Antar

1600- 1620

Synthesis of Plane Antenna Systems According to a Given Power Directivity Pattern

Mykhaylo Andriychuk, Petro Savenko, Myroslava Tkach

1620- 1640

Some Cases of Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in Terms of Analytical Study

I. Dmitrieva

1640- 1700

Impacts of Human Body on Antenna Radiation in Indoor Environments : Numerical Modeling and Experimental Validation

Zaher Sayegh, Mohamed Latrach, Fumie Costen, Ghais El Zein, Gheorghe Zaharia

Friday
Room A
Image Processing V
Chair: Florin Rotaru
1730 - 1750

Automatic Detection of Gaze Direction for NLP Applications

Ruxandra Vranceanu, Corneliu Florea, Laura Florea, Constantin Vertan

1750 - 1810

Print Signatures for Document Using UE Logo

Cristian Damian, Daniela Coltuc

1810 - 1830

Bundled Software for Simulation Modeling

D. Dubinin, V. Geringer, A. Kochegurov, K. Reif

1830 - 1850

Parallel Approach for Multifocus Image Fusion

Silviu Ioan Bejinariu, Florin Rotaru, Cristina Diana Nita, Ramona Luca

1850 - 1910

Saliency Based on Human Visual Sensitivity and Phase Spectrum of the Quaternion Fourier Transform

Oana Loredana Buzatu, Alexandra Savin

Friday
Room B
Power Electronics
Chair: Adriana Sîrbu
1730 - 1750

Implementation of the ISPWM-DPWM-S2 technique on a microcontroller

C. Aghion, M. Lucanu, O. Ursaru, D. Matasaru

1750 - 1810

RNSIC-1 based Wind Energy Conversion

Alexandru Constantin Alexandrescu, Tecla Castelia Goras, Dimitrie Alexa, Irinel Valentin Pletea, Petre-Daniel Matasaru

1810 - 1830

Power Converter Topologies with Reduced Component Count for Automotive AC Auxiliary Power

Dorin O. Neacsu

1830 - 1850

Harmonic Results for the AC/AC Direct Converter Built of CSI Modules

Dorin O. Neacsu

Friday
Room C
Communications II
Chair: Gheorghe Zaharia
1730 - 1750

Performance analysis of a lightweight RSSI-based localization algorithm for Wireless Sensor Networks

Luigi Pomante, Claudia Rinaldi, Marco Santic, Stefano Tennina

1750- 1810

A Study of Time Synchronization for WiMAX Wireless Systems

Hamad M. Alhajri, Dimitrie C. Popescu

1810- 1830

MIMO Hardware Simulator Design for Outdoor Time-Varying Heterogeneous Channels

Bachir Habib, Gheorghe Zaharia, Ghaïs El Zein

1830- 1850

A New Differential Space-Time Modulation Scheme based on Weyl Group

Hui Ji, Gheorghe Zaharia, Jean-François Hélard

1850- 1910

Increasing the lifetime of a wireless sensor network through data aggregation techniques

Dragos Ioan Sacaleanu, Rodica Stoian, Lucian Perisoara, Vasile Lazarescu

1910 - 1930

Performance Evaluation of a Wireless Mesh Network Based on Hybrid WiMAX Mesh Nodes

Serban Georgica Obreja, Alexey Baraev, Irinel Olariu, Eugen Borcoci

Friday
Room D
Pattern Recognition
Chair: Iulian Ciocoiu
1730 - 1750

Classifiers for decoding patterns in the response of an artificial retina

Horia-Nicolai L. Teodorescu, Mircea Gh. Hulea

1750 - 1810

Invariant pattern recognition using SVDD-based associative memories

Iulian B. Ciocoiu

1810 - 1830

Transfer Entropy as a Tool for Reconstructing Interaction Delays in Neural Signals

Nicolae C. Pampu, Raul Vicente, Raul C. Mureşan ,Viola Priesemann

1830 - 1850

A Face Recognition System Based on a Kinect Sensor and Windows Azure Cloud Technology

Dan Maius Dobrea, Daniel Maxim, Stefan Ceparu

1850 - 1910

Real-Time Genetic Obstacle Avoidance Controller for a Differential Wheeled Exploratory Robot

Adriana Sîrbu, Dan Marius Dobrea

1910 - 1930

Detecting Sensorimotor Rhythms from the EEG Signals Using the Independent Component Analysis and the Coefficient of Determination

Roxana Aldea, Oana-Diana Eva