Multi camera networks : principles and applications Preface; Introduction; Multiview Geometry for Camera Networks; Multiview Calibration Synchronization and Dynamic Scene Reconstruction; Actuation assisted Localization of Distributed Camera Sensor Networks; Building an Algebraic Topological Model of Wireless Camera Networks; Optimal Placement of Multiple Visual Sensors; Optimal Visual Sensor Network Configuration; Collaborative Control of Active Cameras in Large Scale Surveillance; Pan Tilt Zoom Camera Networks; Multi modal Data Fusion Techniques and Applications; Spherical Imaging in Omni directional Camera Networks; Video Compression for Camera Networks: a Distributed Approach; Distributed Compression in Multi Camera Systems; On line Learning a Person Detector by Co Training from Multiple Cameras; Real time 3D Body Pose Estimation; Multi Person Bayesian Tracking with Multiple Cameras; Statistical Pattern Recognition for Multi Camera Detection Tracking and Trajectory Analysis; Object Association across Multiple Cameras; Video Surveillance using a Multi Camera Tracking and Fusion System; Composite Event Detection in Multi Camera and Multi Sensor Surveillance Networks; Towards Pervasive Smart Camera Networks; Smart Cameras for Wireless Camera Networks: Architecture Overview; Embedded Middleware for Smart Camera Networks and Sensor Fusion; Cluster Based Object Tracking by Wireless Camera Networks; Epilogue: Outlook This book is the definitive reference in multi camera networks. It gives clear guidance on the conceptual and implementation issues involved in the design and operation of multi camera networks as well as presenting the state of the art in hardware algorithms and system development. The book is broad in scope covering smart camera architectures embedded processing sensor fusion and middleware calibration and topology network based detection and tracking and applications in distributed and collaborative methods in camera networks. This book will be an ideal reference for university researchers R&D engineers computer engineers and graduate students working in signal and video processing computer vision and sensor networks. . The first book by the leading experts on this rapidly developing field with applications to security smart homes multimedia and environmental monitoring . Comprehensive coverage of: fundamentals algorithms design methodologies system implementation issues architectures and applications . Presents in detail the latest developments in: multi camera calibration active and heterogeneous camera networks multi camera object and event detection tracking coding smart camera architecture and middleware