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title[High-dimensional visual similarity search: kgeraf]{High-dimensional visual similarity search: kd Generalized Randomized Forests}author{}
author[Avrithis, Emiris, Samaras]{Y. Avrithis, I. Z. Emiris, G. Samaras}
institute{National & Kapodistrian University of Athens}
date{CGI '16, Heraklion, Greece}

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