J. R. Parker是一名計算機專傢和教師，對圖像處理和視覺、視頻遊戲技術以及計算機仿真有著濃厚的興趣。在根特州立大學獲得信息學博士學位之後，Parker博士在加拿大卡爾加裏大學任全職教授，講授計算機科學、藝術和戲劇。他的作品包括150多篇技術論文和4本書，他還是視頻遊戲Booze Cruise的作者，這個遊戲模擬瞭酒後駕車的情形，用於演示酒後駕車行為的危險性。此外他還開發瞭很多其他教育遊戲。

A cookbook of algorithms for common image processing applications Thanks to advances in computer hardware and software, algorithms have been developed that support sophisticated image processing without requiring an extensive background in mathematics. This bestselling book has been fully updated with the newest of these, including 2D vision methods in content-based searches and the use of graphics cards as image processing computational aids. It’s an ideal reference for software engineers and developers, advanced programmers, graphics programmers, scientists, and other specialists who require highly specialized image processing. Algorithms now exist for a wide variety of sophisticated image processing applications required by software engineers and developers, advanced programmers, graphics programmers, scientists, and related specialists This bestselling book has been completely updated to include the latest algorithms, including 2D vision methods in content-based searches, details on modern classifier methods, and graphics cards used as image processing computational aids Saves hours of mathematical calculating by using distributed processing and GPU programming, and gives non-mathematicians the shortcuts needed to program relatively sophisticated applications. Algorithms for Image Processing and Computer Vision, 2nd Edition provides the tools to speed development of image processing applications.