This fourth volume, edited and authored by world leading experts, gives a review of the principles, methods and techniques of important and emerging research topics and technologies in Image, Video Processing and Analysis, Hardware,  Audio, Acoustic and Speech Processing. 
With this reference source you will: Quickly grasp a new area of research Understand the underlying principles of a topic and its applicationAscertain how a topic relates to other areas and learn of the research issues yet to be resolvedQuick tutorial reviews of important and emerging topics of research in Image, Video Processing and Analysis, Hardware, Audio, Acoustic and Speech ProcessingPresents core principles and shows their applicationReference content on core principles, technologies, algorithms and applications Comprehensive references to journal articles and other literature on which to build further, more specific and detailed knowledgeEdited by leading people in the field who, through their reputation, have been able to commission experts to write on a particular topic .