From the reviews: "The book is divided into two parts. ... Although in my opinion many articles could have presented more proper conclusions or deeper proofs and evidences, and some of them focused on the practicability of machine learning and pattern recognition from a theoretically point of view, the scientific relevance of the content of the book is good. The authors presented their work at the International Workshop on Advances in Pattern Recognition 2007. Accordingly, the target audience is also academic." (Eleazar Jimenez Serrano, IAPR Newsletter, Vol. 32 (4), October, 2010)