Vipin Tyagi 
Content-Based Image Retrieval [PDF ebook] 
Ideas, Influences, and Current Trends

Chapter 1. Introduction to Image Retrieval.- Chapter 2. Image Features.- Chapter 3. Content-based Multimedia Information Retrieval: State-of-the-art and Challenges.- Chapter 4. Images Matching through Region-based Similarity Technique.- Chapter 5. Visual Features In Image Retrieval Through CBIR.- Chapter 6. Content based Image Retrieval.- Chapter 7. Mathematical Tools for Image Retrieval.- Chapter 8. Text based Image Retrieval.- Chapter 9. Content based Image Retrieval of Texture Images.- Chapter 10. Content based Image Retrieval of Natural Images.- Chapter 11. Color based Image Retrieval.- Chapter 12. Shape based Image Retrieval.- Chapter 13. Geographical image Based Retrieval.- Chapter 14. Query Processing Issues in Region-based Image Retrieval.- Chapter 15. Research Topics for Next Generation Content based Image Retrieval.- Bibliography.- Appendix A: Image Databases.

Prof. Vipin Tyagi,  Fellow IETE, is currently working at the Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology, Guna, India. He is the Vice President of the Computer Society of India (CSI) of Region 3. He is also associated with the CSI Special Interest Group on Cyber Forensics. He was President of the Engineering Sciences Section of the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) for the term 2010–11. He has published a number of papers in various prominent journals and advanced research series. He is a recognized expert in the areas Image Processing and Cyber Forensics.