Multimedia Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

This tightly-edited collection of papers from leading researchers worldwide provides an overview of the current state-of-the-art in the field of multimedia data mining - knowledge discovery discusses the variety of hot topics in multimedia data mining research.Consisting of an introductory section and four topical parts, the book describes the objectives and current tendencies in multimedia data mining research and their applications. Each part contains an overview of its chapters and leads the reader with a structured approach through the diverse subjects in the field.Written with graduates in mind, this much needed comprehensive reflection of the current state of multimedia data mining and knowledge discovery will also be a valuable resource for researchers in the field.