Foreground Detection

Foreground Detection consists in the classification of the pixel as a background or as a foreground pixel. Many foreground detection methods have been developed and can be classified in the following categories:



Author: Thierry BOUWMANS, Associate Professor, Lab. MIA, Univ. Rochelle, France.

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T. Bouwmans, “Traditional and Recent Approaches in Background Modeling for Foreground Detection: An Overview”, Computer Science Review, 2014. [pdf]

T. Bouwmans, E. Zahzah, “Robust PCA via Principal Component Pursuit: A Review for a Comparative Evaluation in Video Surveillance”, Special Issue on Background Models Challenge, Computer Vision and Image Understanding, CVIU 2014, Volume 122, pages 22–34, May 2014. [pdf]

T. Bouwmans, "Recent Advanced Statistical Background Modeling for Foreground Detection: A Systematic Survey", Recent Patents on Computer Science, Volume 4, No. 3, pages147-176, September 2011. [pdf]

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