Control Variates as a Variance Reduction Technique for Random Projections -- Graph Classification with Mapping Distance Graph Kernels -- Domain Adaptation Transfer Learning by Kernel Representation Adaptation -- Optimal Linear Imputation with a Convergence Guarantee -- Condensing Deep Fisher Vectors: To Choose or to Compress? -- Emotion Recognition using Neighborhood Components Analysis and ECG/HRV-based Features -- A Conversive Hidden non-Markovian Model Approach for 2D and 3D Online Movement Trajectory Verification -- Prediction of User Interest by Predicting Product Text Reviews -- Blood Vessel Delineation in Endoscopic Images With Deep Learning -- Semi-Automated Testing of an Architectural Floor Plan Retrieval Framework: Quantitative and Qualitative Comparison of Semantic Pattern-based Matching Approaches -- Characterization of a Virtual Glove for Hand Rehabilitation based on Orthogonal LEAP Controllers -- Congestion Analysis Across Locations based on Wi-Fi Signal Sensing -- Text Line Segmentation in Handwritten Documents based on Connected Components Trajectory Generation.