The need for natural and effective Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is
increasingly important due to the prevalence of computers in human activities.
Computer vision and pattern recognition continue to play a dominant role in the
HCI realm. However, computer vision methods often fail to become pervasive in
the field due to the lack of real-time, robust algorithms, and novel and
convincing applications. This state-of-the-art contributed volume is comprised
of articles by prominent experts in computer vision, pattern recognition and
HCI. It is the first published text to capture the latest research in this
rapidly advancing field with exclusive focus on real-time algorithms and
practical applications in diverse and numerous