Yong-Jin Liu

Yong-Jin Liu

Yong-Jin Liu is a tenured Full Professor with the Computer Science Department at Tsinghua University. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in 2004 from Hong Kong University of Science & Technology. His research interests include computational geometry, computer graphics, computer aided design and pattern analysis.

Cognitive mechanism related to line drawings and its applications in intelligent processing of visual media: a survey

Published in Frontiers of Computer Science, 2015

Abstract: Line drawings, as a concise form, can be recognized by infants and even chimpanzees. Recently, how the visual system processes line-drawings attracts more and more attention from psychology, cognitive science and computer science. The neuroscientific studies revealed that line drawings generate similar neural actions as color photographs, which give insights on how to efficiently process big media data. In this paper, we present a comprehensive survey on line drawing studies, including cognitive mechanism of visual perception, computational models in computer vision and intelligent process in diverse media applications. Major debates, challenges and solutions that have been addressed over the years are discussed. Finally some of the ensuing challenges in line drawing studies are outlined.

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Recommended citation: #Yong-Jin Liu, Minjing Yu, Qiufang Fu, Wenfeng Chen, Ye Liu, Lexing Xie (2016) Cognitive mechanism related to line drawings and its applications in intelligent processing of visual media: a survey. Frontiers of Computer Science, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp.216-232, 2016.