EMMCVPR'97 -- Final Call for Papers

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Please note the following:

	1) Deadline for submission of papers moved to SEPTEMBER 23, 1996.

	2) Selection of papers published in a
	   SPECIAL ISSUE of the journal PATTERN RECOGNITION.

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                           FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS

                         International Workshop on

                       ENERGY MINIMIZATION METHODS IN
                  COMPUTER VISION AND PATTERN RECOGNITION

                      Venice, Italy, May 21-23, 1997


Energy minimization methods represent a fundamental methodology in computer
vision and pattern recognition, with roots in such diverse disciplines as
Physics, Psychology, and Statistics. Recent manifestations of the idea
include Markov random fields, relaxation labeling, various types of neural
networks, etc. These techniques are finding application in areas such as
early vision, graph matching, motion analysis, visual reconstruction, etc.
The aim of this workshop is to consolidate research efforts in this area,
and to provide a discussion forum for researchers and practitioners
interested in this important yet diverse subject.
The scientific program of the workshop will include the presentation of
invited talks and contributed research papers. The workshop is sponsored by
the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) and
organized by the Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science of
the University of Venice "Ca' Foscari."


Topics

Papers covering (but not limited to) the following topics are solicited:

Theory: (e.g., Bayesian contextual methods, biology-inspired methods,
discrete optimization, information theory and statistics, learning
and parameter estimation, Markov random fields, neural networks,
relaxation processes, statistical mechanics approaches, stochastic methods,
variational methods)

Methodology: (e.g., deformable models, early vision, matching, motion,
object recognition, shape, stereo, texture, visual organization)

Applications: (e.g., character and text recognition, face processing,
handwriting, medical imaging, remote sensing)


Program co-chairs

Marcello Pelillo, University of Venice, Italy
Edwin R. Hancock, University of York, UK


Program committee

Davi Geiger, New York University, USA
Anil K. Jain, Michigan State University, USA
Josef Kittler, University of Surrey, UK
Stan Z. Li, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Jean-Michel Morel, Universite' Paris Dauphine, France
Maria Petrou, University of Surrey, UK
Anand Rangarajan, Yale University, USA
Sergio Solimini, Polytechnic of Bari, Italy
Alan L. Yuille, Harvard University, USA
Josiane Zerubia, INRIA, France
Steven W. Zucker, McGill University, Canada


Invited speakers

Anil K. Jain, Michigan State University, USA
Josef Kittler, University of Surrey, UK
Alan L. Yuille, Harvard University, USA
Steven W. Zucker, McGill University, Canada


Venue

The workshop will be held at the University of Venice "Ca' Foscari."
The lecture theater will be in the historic center of  Venice, and
accommodation will be provided in nearby hotels.


Submission procedure

Prospective authors should submit four copies of their contribution(s)
by September 23, 1996 to:

     Marcello Pelillo (EMMCVPR'97)
     Dipartimento di Matematica Applicata e Informatica
     Universita' "Ca' Foscari" di Venezia
     Via Torino 155, 30173 Venezia Mestre, Italy
     E-mail: pelillo at dsi.unive.it

The manuscripts submitted should be no longer than 15 pages, and the
cover page should contain: title, author's name, affiliation and address,
e-mail address, fax and telephone number, and an abstract no longer than
200 words. In case of joint authorship, the first name will be used for
correspondence unless otherwise requested.
All manuscripts will be reviewed by at least two members of the program
committee. Accepted papers will appear in the proceedings which are expected
to be published in the series Lecture Notes in Computer Science by
Springer-Verlag, and will be distributed to all participants at the workshop.
In order to get a high-quality book with a uniform and professional
appearance, prospective authors are strongly encouraged to use the
LaTeX style file available at the WWW site indicated below.


Important dates

Extended paper submission deadline: September 23, 1996
Notification of acceptance: December 1996
Camera-ready paper due: February 1997


Homepage

Information on the workshop is maintained at

        http://Dcpu1.cs.york.ac.uk:6666/~adjc/EMMCVPR97.html

This page will be updated continuously and will include information on
accepted papers and the final program.


Special issue of Pattern Recognition

Selected papers from the workshop will be published in a special edition
of the journal Pattern Recognition scheduled for July 1998.
Prospective author's will be asked to submit enhanced papers
for review at the workshop. First reviews will be returned by October 1997.
The final decisions concerning inclusion will be made in January 1998.


Concomitant events

During the week following EMMCVPR'97, participants will have the opportunity
to attend the 3rd International Workshop on Visual Form (IWVF3) to be
held  in Capri, May 28-30. For additional information please contact any of
the co-chairmen Carlo Arcelli (car at imagm.na.cnr.it), Luigi Cordella
(cordel at nadis.dis.unina.it), and Gabriella Sanniti di Baja
(gsdb at imagm.na.cnr.it), or see http://amalfi.dis.unina.it/IWF3/iwvf3cfp.html