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Download Multimodal fusion for multimedia analysis: a survey... Multimedia Systems (2010) 16:345–379 DOI 10.1007/s00530-010-0182-0REGULAR PAPERMultimodal fusion for multimedia analysis: a survey Pradeep K. Atrey • M. Anwar Hossain • Abdulmotaleb El Saddik • Mohan S. KankanhalliReceived: 8 January 2009 / Accepted: 9 March 2010 / Published online: 4 April 2010 Springer-Verlag 2010Abstract This survey aims at providing multimedia researchers with a state-of-the-art overview of fusion strategies, which are used for combining multiple modalities in order to accomplish various multimedia analysis tasks. The existing literature on multimodal fusion research is presented through several classifications based on the fusion methodology and the level of fusion (feature, decision, and hybrid). The fusion methods are described from the perspective of the basic concept, advantages, weaknesses, and their usage in various analysis tasks as reported in the literature. Moreover, several distinctive issu...