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CONTENTS:
1. Question: insect image recognition
2. Question: probability densities of line configurations in images
3. Technical Report: Size distributions in stochastic geometry
4. Postdoctoral Position (University of Groningen)
5. Special Issue of "Pattern Recognition" on mathematical morphology
6. Special Issue on Biomedical Signal Processing
7. CFP: International Symposium on Mathematical Morphology (ISMM'98)
8. CFP: SIBGRAPI'98
9. CFP: Non-Linear Model Based Image Analysis
10. CFP: Workshops on Quantitative Image Analysis
11. Forthcoming events
12. Recent literature
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1. Question: insect image recognition
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From: zrshen@public.bta.net.cn
I am a candidate of Ph. D. of Entomology in the China Agricultural
University, and currently I am working on my dissertation which is about
insect image recognition based on mathematical morphology. I am looking
for references or information on the topic "biological applications of
mathematical morphology, with the respect of Entomological applications".
Any reply would be greatly appreciated. Looking forward to hearing from
you.
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2. Question: probability densities of line configurations in images
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From: Daniel Crevier (crevier@ele.etsmtl.ca)
I am trying to find closed contours in digital images by detecting
various kinds of line configurations: parallel, converging and
collinear pairs of lines, open L and T-junctions, etc... Obviously,
lines can be more or less parallel or collinear, and the quality of the
observed relationships is a function of several parameters: for example,
the quality (or salience) of an open L-junction will be a function of
the distances between the terminations of the segments, and the junction
point of the extensions of the segments. One can thus define figures of
merit for the configuration. For L junctions, a figure of merit could be
(l1 + l2)/(d1 + d2),
where d1 and d2 are the distances between the terminations and the
junction, and l1 and l2 are the segment lengths. The larger this ratio,
the better the L-junction. The question is: how good is good? For what
value of the figure of merit should one decide to include the L-junction
as a potential feature in the analysis?
One answer to this is pragmatic: just look at a lot of L-junctions, and
make a subjective decision as to what constitutes a "good" range of the
figure of merit. Another, more objective answer would be to compute the
probability of the given configuration occurring by chance. More
precisely, one would try to answer the question: if two lines are
generated at random in the image, what is the probability that the
resulting figure of merit will be larger that the observed value? The
most improbable configurations would then be included in the analysis.
My problem is that computing probability densities for such confi-
gurations (like the probability of (l1+l2)/(d1+d2) above) turns out to be
a very non-trivial problem. (At least if one wants to do it
analytically: it's easy to do it by simulation, but not very prac-
tical because of the time it takes.) I've searched the stochastic
geometry literature, but have come up with few references. Rough
estimates have been made, but no accurate analytical answers seem to
exist.
Has anyone looked further into this? Any references, comments or
pointers would be appreciated.
Daniel Crevier
Dept. of Electrical Engineering,
ETS, Universit� du Qu�bec, Montreal
crevier@ele.etsmtl.ca
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3. Technical Report: Size distributions in stochastic geometry
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From: Marie-Colette van Lieshout (Marie-Colette.van.Lieshout@cwi.nl)
The following report is available:
TITLE: Size distributions in stochastic geometry.
(CWI Report PNA-R9715)
AUTHOR: M N M van Lieshout
ABSTRACT: We indicate how granulometries may be useful in the analysis
of random sets. We define a suitable size distribution function as a
tool in exploratory data analysis and give a new Hanisch-style estimator
for it. New Markov random sets are constructed which favour certain
sizes above others. Applications and examples on real and simulated data
sets are included.
HOW TO GET IT:
ELECTRONICALLY (Compressed Postcript, 731 KB)
http://www.cwi.nl/ftp/CWIreports/PNA/PNA-R9715.ps.Z
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Marie-Colette van Lieshout
Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica
POBox 94079
1090 GB Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 20 592 4008
Fax: +31 20 592 4199
Email: colette@cwi.nl
URL: http://www.cwi.nl/~colette
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4. Postdoctoral Position (University of Groningen)
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From: Jos Roerdink (roe@cs.rug.nl)
POSTDOCTORAL POSITION (2,5 YRS) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN
Institute for Mathematics and Computing Science
and Centre for High-Performance Computing
TITLE: ADIAC - Automatic Diatom Identification and Classification
DURATION: April 1998 - March 2001
SUMMARY:
This project, funded by the European Commission, MAST3 programme,
consists of five main tasks distributed over seven European partners
(Faro, Bern, Groningen, Madrid, Edinburgh, Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
Strasbourg).
The goal is a pilot study concerning automatic identification of diatoms
(unicellular algae) on the basis of images. It is planned to apply
different analysis schemes (classical thresholding and thinning,
mathematical morphology, multiscale line/edge extraction using Gabor
filtering) together with classification (e.g. graph matching). Other
tasks in the project are auto-focusing and establishing a huge database
with images. The postdoc position in Groningen concerns the use of
mathematical morphology and/or wavelets to extract precise information
concerning morphological features of diatoms. A second task will be
identification tests to integrate the the best algorithms and software
for diatom analysis, graph matching, and identification, and to run
tests on a set of new images by comparing them with the entire image
databases.
RESEARCH GROUP:
The proposed research is embedded in the research group `Scientific
Computing and Imaging' of the Department. The research interests of the
group are particularly concentrated in high performance computing for
visual perception and neural-net modelling, morphological image
processing, computerized tomography, scientific visualization and
geometric algorithms. Also, cooperation exists with the Groningen
Centre of Large Scale Scientific Computing and the Institute for
Behavioural, Cognitive and Neurosciences.
REQUIREMENTS:
1. PhD in Mathematics, Computer Science or equivalent
2. Experience in image processing, mathematical morphology and/or wavelets.
3. Demonstrably good computing skills.
HOW TO APPLY:
Applicants should send the following items:
1. Curriculum vitae (name, address, degrees, date,
and major work experience, etc.)
2. List of publications
3. The name and email address of three professional references.
Applications for the position should be addressed (preferably by email) to:
Dr. Jos Roerdink
University of Groningen
Department of Mathematics and Computing Science
P.O. Box 800
9700 AV Groningen
The Netherlands
Tel: +31-50-3633931
Email: roe@cs.rug.nl
URL: http://www.cs.rug.nl/~roe
More information about ongoing work of the research group can be found at:
http://www.cs.rug.nl/~peterkr/groep.html
The home page of the Centre for High-Performance Computing is:
http://www.rug.nl/hpc/hpc.html
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5. Special Issue of "Pattern Recognition" on mathematical morphology
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From: Antonios Gasteratos (agaster@demokritos.cc.duth.gr)
Call For Papers
Special Issue of PATTERN RECOGNITION
Mathematical Morphology and its Applications
The special issue will focus, but not only, on the following topics:
- Theory
- Algorithms for Morphological Operations
- Morphological/Nonlinear Filters
- Segmentation/Watersheds
- Multispectral/Color Image Analysis
- Granulometry
- Document Analysis
- Hardware Structures/Architectures
- Applications
Important Dates
December 4, 1998: Paper submission.
March 1, 1999: Notification of acceptance.
Manuscript submission
Authors should send two copies of their manuscript by December 4, 1998 to:
Dr I. Andreadis
Section of Electronics & Information Systems Technology,
Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering,
Democritus University of Thrace,
GR-671 00 Xanthi,
Greece.
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6. Special Issue on Biomedical Signal Processing
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From: Andrea Gomes Campos (campos@ifsc.sc.usp.br)
CALL FOR PAPERS
APPLIED SIGNAL PROCESSING - SPRINGER-VERLAG
SPECIAL ISSUE ON BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
Guest Editors:
Luciano da F. Costa,
Cybernetic Vision Research Group,
DFI-IFSC, University of Sao Paulo
Caixa Postal 369,
Sao Carlos, SP
13560-970
Brazil
Tel: +55 162 74 9199
Fax: +55 162 71 3616
E-Mail: luciano@ifsc.sc.usp.br
William Sandham,
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering,
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow G1 1XW
Scotland
Tel: +44 141 548 2406
Fax: +44 141 552 2487
E-Mail: w.sandham@eee.strath.ac.uk
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The last two decades of scientific development have been characterised
by major advances in biomedical technology. Genetic and biomolecular
engineering have progressed from science fiction to reality, and
diagnostic techniques such as CT, MRI, PET and SPECT, have evolved from
basic research to widespread use in hospitals. Major breakthroughs have
been made in the neural sciences, which have led to a better
understanding of biological neural structures, and the engineering of
more powerful and versatile artificial neural networks and models.
As we enter the 21st century, these technologies are destined to
reach a level of development which will redefine many concepts
and alter the human perspective in an unprecedented way.
Many of these developments have been made possible through major
advances in theoretical and applied signal processing.
Deterministic methods for analysis and synthesis, such as those
based on the short-time Fourier transform and wavelets, have now
reached maturation, and excellent progress has been made using
statistical methods such as Markov random fields, regularization
theory, and Kalman filtering, for noise suppression, signal enhancement
and optimisation.
The advent of new biomedical devices, sensors and families of generic
and dedicated processors have also proven to be essential enabling
technologies for practical applications of such increasingly complex
techniques.
This Special Issue will review the current status of
biomedical signal processing, and address future techniques
and applications. Submissions should either provide a comprehensive
perspective on topics of special relevance (see list below) or
report novel advances in the theory and application of methods and
architectures for biomedical signal processing.
Papers are invited, but are not limited, to the topics listed below:
Biomedical Topics:
* ECGs and EEGs
* Event related (evoked) potentials
* Morphometry
* Neurosciences
* DNA analysis
* Medical imaging
* Tomography and optical imaging
* Microscopy
* Biomagnetism
* Echocardiography
* Radiology and Radiotherapy
* Diagnostic ultrasound
* Biophysics
* Biosensors
Signal Processing Topics:
* Medical informatics
* Mathematical modeling and simulation
* Measurement and medical instrumentation
* Image processing, visualization and computer vision
* Computational neuroscience
* Artificial neural networks
* Chaos and fractals
* Wavelets and time-frequency analysis
* Higher-order statistics
* Non-linear analysis
* Adaptive techniques
Paper Submission:
Prospective authors should prepare their manuscripts in the accepted
ASP format, and send 4 copies to Luciano Costa at the above address.
Papers will be reviewed by senior researchers from industry and
academia.
Schedule:
Paper Submission Deadline 28 February 1998
Notification of Acceptance/Rejection 30 May 1998
Final Submission Deadline 27 August 1998
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The Instructions for Authors can be found at:
http://www.ifsc.sc.usp.br/visao/group/members/luciano/aspinstr.htm
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Prof. Luciano da Fontoura Costa
Coordinator - Cybernetic Vision Research Group
DFI-IFSC, Universidade de Sao Paulo
Caixa Postal 369
Sao Carlos, SP
13560-970
Brazil
e-mail: luciano@ifsc.sc.usp.br
FAX: +55 162 71 3616
WWW: http://www.ifsc.sc.usp.br/visao/group/members/luciano/luciano.htm
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7. CFP: International Symposium on Mathematical Morphology (ISMM'98)
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From: Henk Heijmans (henkh@cwi.nl)
ISMM '98
Call for Participation
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MATHEMATICAL MORPHOLOGY
and its Applications to Image and Signal Processing IV
June 3-5, 1998, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Organised by CWI Amsterdam and University of Groningen
This symposium is the fourth in a series of international workshops
devoted to the area of mathematical morphology and its applications in
image and signal processing. The scientific programme includes
presentation of invited talks and contributed papers.
REGISTRATION FEES
Early registration (before April 1) NLG 700,-
Late registration (after April 1) NLG 850,-
Cancellation fee (before May 15) NLG 250,-
Further information about the workshop (conference site, hotels, invited
speakers) is available at the following internet site:
http://www.cwi.nl/projects/morphology/ismm98/
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Registration International Symposium on Mathematical Morphology
ISMM'98, June 3-5, 1998, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
REGISTRATION FEES
Early registration (before April 1) NLG 700,-
Late registration (after April 1) NLG 850,-
Cancellation fee (before May 15) NLG 250,-
In case of cancellation after May 15, the registration fee will not be
reimbursed. Registration includes one copy of the proceedings,
refreshments during breaks, attendance of reception and conference
dinner.
Name ____________________________ First Name __________________
Affiliation ___________________________________________________________
Address ___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
Zip/City ___________________________________________________________
State ___________________________________________________________
Country ___________________________________________________________
Telephone _________________ Fax __________________ E-mail _____________
wishes to register for ISSM'98 and has transferred the amount of
NLG _______ to the conference Agency by:
[ ] Bank transfer to RABO Bank, Address: Middenweg 88, Amsterdam,
account nr 31.35.57.977 of "Stichting Wiskunde en Informatica
Conferenties", Amsterdam
[ ] Certified cheques (e.g. eurocheques, valid maximum NLG 300)
[ ] Euro/Master card [ ] Visa [ ] American Express
Card number ___________________ Exp. date _________________________
Cardholder's signature __________________________________________
Cardholder's address ______________________________________________
A reference to ISMM'98 must be made on money orders and cheques.
Please return this form by air mail or fax to the ISMM'98 secretariat:
Mrs. L.M. v.d. Eersten-Schultze email: lieke@cwi.nl
CWI tel: +31 20 592 4189
Kruislaan 413 fax: +31 20 592 4199
NL 1098 SJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
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8. CFP: SIBGRAPI'98
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From: Prof. Luciano da Fontoura Costa (luciano@ultra3000.ifsc.sc.usp.br)
Call for Papers - SIBGRAPI'98
You are invited to submit contributions and participate in SIBGRAPI'98,
the 1998 International Symposium on Computer Graphics, Image Processing
and Vision. The 11th edition of the SIBGRAPI, the most prestigious
Brazilian series of meetings in related areas, now in its first
international version, SIBGRAPI'98 will take place at IMPA (Institute of
Pure and Applied Mathematics), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in October
1998. The Proceedings of SIBGRAPI'98 are expected to be published by the
IEEE Computer Society.
Two basic categories of paper submissions are being considered:
full papers (8 pages) and
short papers (4 pages).
While full papers should report original and reasonably mature work,
short papers may describe ongoing work, applications, and undergraduate
research.
Full papers should be written in English and presented orally in English
or as posters (English or Portuguese). Short papers should be written
in English or Portuguese and presented as posters.
Full and short papers will be published electronically (Web and,
possibly, CD-ROM), but the Proceedings will include only the former
(i.e. full papers).
Prospective authors, especially those who have not published in
SIBGRAPI, who want to have a preliminary feedback on their submission
should fill the SUBMISSION PROPOSAL FORM (to be found at the end of this
text), and send it to:
luciano@ultra3000.ifsc.sc.usp.br
no later than 25th Jan 1998.
Please observe the following:
* The submission of a SUBMISSION PROPOSAL FORM is optional, i.e.
authors who do not want to send this proposal can still send the
full version of their manuscript for assessment by 24th Apr. 1998 ;
* Every effort will be made in order to have the full version of the
manuscript assessed by the same referees who firstly analysed the
respective SUBMISSION PROPOSAL FORM;
* The approval of a SUBMISSION PROPOSAL by no means implies that the
respective manuscript will be necessarily accepted in further
assessment rounds.
Authors are advised to refer to the SIBGRAPI'96 and 97 homepages
(addresses below), in order to familiarize with the adopted style and
format.
* SIBGRAPI'96: http://www.visgraf.impa.br/sibgrapi96/main.html
* SIBGRAPI'97: http://www2.lncc.br/sibgrapi97/
The instructions to authors will be available futurely from the
SIBGRAPI'98 homepage, to be found at:
http://www.ifqsc.sc.usp.br/visao/sib98/sib98.htm
Panels
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A number of Panels are being expected as part of the SIBGRAPI'98
programme. Such panels, which can be short (2 hours) or long (4 hours).
Panels may be used for discussion on educational issues, technology,
industrial application, teaching aids, as well as for discussion and
evaluation of distinct approaches to a same problem.
Panels are proposed by a coordinator, who is allowed to invite the
other participants, each of which is expected to deliver a 10 to 20
minutes presentation, followed by questions and debate.
Panel proposals, to be sent to:
luciano@ultra3000.ifsc.sc.usp.br
no later than 10th May 1998, should include:
(a) title;
(b) name of coordinator and participants;
(c) objectives;
(d) abstract of each planned presentation; and
(e) resume of coordinator and participants,
emphasizing expertise in the related subjects.
The assessment of the proposals will take into account the following
aspects:
(a) relevance;
(b) potential to attract interest from the audience;
(c) originality; and
(d) experience of the coordinator and participants
in related areas.
Major Topics of interest (papers and panels) include but are not limited
to the following:
Geometric modeling
Computational geometry
Image synthesis
Visualization
Graphical user interfaces
Animation and Simulation
Virtual reality
Multimedia and Hypermedia
Graphical databases
Medical imaging
Mathematical Morphology
Computer architectures for Computer Graphics,
Image Processing, and Vision
Statistical signal processing
Multiresolution signal processing and analysis
Multidimensional signal processing and analysis
Video processing and analysis
Remote sensing
Image compression
Pattern recognition
Image segmentation
Robotic vision
Active vision
Dynamic contours
Selective attention
Neural networks for visual computation
Artificial intelligence for visual computation
Visual neuroscience
Visual perception and cognition
Applications
IMPORTANT DATES:
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25th Jan. 1998 - Submission proposals (optional) sent
to Program Committee by prospective
authors;
1st March 1998 - Comments on Submission Proposals sent
to prospective authors;
24th Apr. 1998 - Full and Short Papers submitted to
Program Committee by every author;
10th May 1998 - Panel proposals sent to Program Committee;
5th June 1998 - Assessment results sent to authors;
10th June 1998 - Eventual comments by authors sent to
the Program Committee by every author;
26th June 1998 - Final results regarding the acceptance
of submissions;
3rd July 1998 - Final version of papers and communications
sent to Program Committee.
20-23rd Oct. 1998 - SIBGRAPI'98
PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
International Section:
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Luciano da Fontoura Costa (Coordinator),
Cybernetic Vision Research Group, IFSC,
University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Alexander Stoyen,
Real-Time Computing Laboratory,
New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
Andrew Glassner,
Graphics Group,
Microsoft Corporation, USA
Arie E. Kaufman,
Department of Computer Science,
State Univ. of New York at Stony Brook , USA
Azriel Rosenfeld,
Center for Automation Research,
University of Maryland, USA
Christine Giger,
Graphic Information System,
Darmstadt, Germany
Daniel Thalmann, Computer Graphics Lab,
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland
David Breen,
Computer Graphics Laboratory,
Beckman Institute, CalTech, USA
Georgios Sakas,
Fraunhofer Institut fur Graphische Datenverarbeitung, Germany
Gerald Kaiser,
Department of Mathematical Sciences,
University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA
Helder Araujo,
University of Coimbra, Portugal
James A. Sethian,
Dept. Mathematics,
University of California Berkeley, USA
Jose Luis Encarnacao,
Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany
Kiriakos N. Kutulakos,
Dept. Computer Science,
University of Rochester, USA
Mark Sandler,
Signals and Systems Research Group, King's College,
University of London, UK
Milan Sonka,
Electrical and Computer Engineering,
The University of Iowa, USA
Paul Rosin,
Dept. Computer Science & Information Systems,
Brunel University, UK
Pierre Poulin,
Laboratoire d'infographie,
Universite de Montreal, Canada
Robert Haralick,
Dept. Electrical Eng.,
University of Washington, USA
Ruzena Bajcsy,
University of Pennsylvania, USA
Tomaso Poggio,
Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Science,
MIT, USA
Virginio Cantoni,
Department of Computer and Systems Engineering,
Pavia University, Italy
Yoshiaki Shirai,
Mechanical Engineering for Computer-Controlled Machinery Dept.,
Osaka University, Japan
National Section:
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Luciano da Fontoura Costa (Coordinator), IFSC-USP
Anna Helena Reali Costa Rillo, Poli-USP
Antonio Francisco, INPE
Carla Maria Dal Sasso Freitas, Instituto de Informatica, UFRGS
Junior Barrera, IME-USP
Jose Ricardo de Almeida Torreao, UFF
Luiz Pessoa, COPPE-UFRJ
Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo, LNCC
Maurence M. Anguh, UFMa
Marcelo Walter, Unisinos
Maria Cristina Ferreira de Oliveira, ICMSC-USP
Mario Fernando Montenegro Campos, DCC-UFMG
Olga Regina Pereira Bellon, DI-UFPR
Ricardo Machado, PUC-Rio
Roberto de Alencar Lotufo, FEEC-UNICAMP
Sergio Fukusima, USP-Rib. Preto
Auxiliary Committee:
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Alan Salvany Felinto, IFSC-USP
Andrea Gomes Campos, IFSC-USP
Luis Augusto Consularo, IFSC-USP
SUBMISSION PROPOSAL FORM
To be filled and sent to luciano@ultra3000.ifsc.sc.usp.br no later than
25th Jan. 1998.
***** SUBMISSION PROPOSAL *****
TITLE:______________________________________________________
AUTHORS NAME:_______________________________________________
AFFILIATION:________________________________________________
E-MAIL:_____________________________________________________
CATEGORY: FULL PAPER [_] SHORT PAPER [_]
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No more than 20 lines describing the work you are intended to submit on
24th April 1998:
Prof. Luciano da Fontoura Costa
Coordinator - Cybernetic Vision Research Group
DFI-IFSC, Universidade de Sao Paulo
Caixa Postal 369
Sao Carlos, SP
13560-970
Brazil
e-mail: luciano@ultra3000.ifsc.sc.usp.br
FAX: +55 162 71 3616
WWW: http://www.ifqsc.sc.usp.br/visao/group/members/luciano/luciano.htm
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9. CFP: Non-Linear Model Based Image Analysis
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From: S. Marshall (s.marshall@eee.strath.ac.uk)
CALL FOR PAPERS : NMBIA '98
Workshop on Non-Linear Model Based Image Analysis
July 1-3, 1998, Thistle Hotel, Glasgow,
http://www.spd.eee.strath.ac.uk/noblesse/nmbia98
Due to the overwhelming volume of image data it is necessary to have new
intelligent methods for image representation and analysis. As well as
image coding methods such as MPEG4 and MPEG7 these higher level
descriptions will have applications in model based browsing,
navigation, keying, interpolation and tracking. The topics below
represent key aspects of research which will form the building blocks of
future systems and standards.
*Object Oriented Coding
*Segmentation
*Database Retrieval
*Image/Video Restoration
*Image Models
*Video Pre/Postprocessing
*Colour in Image Processing
IMPORTANT DATES :
Submission of 2-3 page abstracts 16 January 1998
Notification of acceptance of abstracts 27 February 1998
Submission of final camera-ready paper 10 April 1998
PROGRAM COMMITTEE :
General Chairman : Stephen Marshall, Univ of Strathclyde, UK.
H. Burkhardt, Albert- Ludwigs Univ, Freiburg, Germany.
M. Gabbouj, Tampere Univ of Tech, Finland.
M. Kunt, Swiss Fed Inst Tech, Laussanne, Switz.
F. Meyer, Ecole des Mines, Paris, France.
I. Pitas, Aristotle Univ, Thessaloniki, Greece.
G. Ramponi, University of Trieste, Italy.
J. Serra, Ecole des Mines, Paris, France.
Local Organisation : N. Harvey, Univ of Strathclyde.
D. Shah, Univ of Strathclyde.
Proceedings of this meeting will be published as a book by
Springer-Verlag.
More information on paper cover sheet, etc can be found at:
http://www.spd.eee.strath.ac.uk/noblesse/nmbia98
The completed paper cover sheet form together with four copies of your
abstract should be sent to:
NMBIA98,
Signal Processing Division,
Dept of Electronic and Elect Eng,
University of Strathclyde,
204 George Street,
Glasgow G1 1XW,
Scotland
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10. CFP: Workshops on Quantitative Image Analysis
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From: John Russ (DrJohnRuss@aol.com)
2ND ANNOUNCEMENT
Workshops on Quantitative Image Analysis
May 21-23 and May 25-27, 1998
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
and
June 15-18, 1998
Danish Technological Institute
Taastrup, Denmark
This highly regarded hands-on course taught by expert faculty has been
presented annually for more than 15 years. It deals with all phases of
quantitative and computer-assisted imaging from acquisition and
processing through measurement and stereological interpretation.
Attendees receive The Image Processing Handbook plus a CD-ROM
containing images, algorithms (Photoshop-compatible for Mac and
Windows) and an extensive on-line tutorial and course notes on
stereology and statistical analysis. The course is appropriate for
scientists, technicians and administrators using or intending to use
these techniques. Attendees typically come from materials science,
geology, biological and medical sciences, pharmaceuticals, food science,
industrial quality control, remote sensing, and other disciplines. You
are encouraged to bring your own images for the hands-on lab sessions.
For detailed information and registration contact Alice Warren,
Dept. of Continuing and Professional Education, N. C. State University,
Raleigh, NC 27695-7401, 919-515-8171, fax 919-515-7614,
email: kelly_mcdowell@ncsu.edu
Information is available on-line at the following sites:
http://members.aol.com/IPCourse/
http://vims.ncsu.edu/matsci/IPCourse.html
http://evu.dti.dk/hojslet/ipcourse.htm
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11. Forthcoming events
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2 - 6 March 1998 Trieste, Italy
Third European Course on "Recent Advances in Image Processing and Analysis"
email: theoffice@theoffice.it
URL: http://ipl.univ.trieste.it/school
27 - 28 March 1998 Lisboa, Portugal
Tenth Annual Conference on PATTERN RECOGNITION
email: recpad98@alfa.ist.utl.pt
URL: http://alfa.ist.utl.pt/~recpad98/
30 March -- 4 April 1998 Edinburgh
Workshop Random Sets and their Applications
email: icms@maths.ed.ac.uk
URL: http://www.stats.gla.ac.uk/~ilya/icms
6 - 7 April 1998 Tucson, Arizona, USA
IEEE Southwest Symposium on Image Analysis and Interpretation (SSIAI'98)
URL: http://www.ece.arizona.edu/conferences/ssiai98/
18 - 22 May, 1998 Borki, Poland
5th Intern Conference on Computer Graphics and Image Processing (GKPO'98)
URL: http://www.ipipan.waw.pl/MGV/GKPO98.html
21 - 23 and 25 - 27 May 1998 Raleigh, North Carolina
Workshops on Quantitative Image Analysis
URL: http://vims.ncsu.edu/matsci/IPCourse.html
3 - 5 June 1998, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
International Symposium on Mathematical Morphology (ISMM'98)
URL: http://www.cwi.nl/projects/morphology/ismm98/
3 - 5 June 1998 Zagreb, Croatia
5th International Workshop on Systems, Signals and Image Processing
URL: http://grgicnt.cc.fer.hr/iwssip98
15 - 18 June 1998 Taastrup, Denmark
Workshop on Quantitative Image Analysis
URL: http://evu.dti.dk/hojslet/ipcourse.htm
1 - 3 July 1998 Glasgow, Scotland
Workshop on Non-Linear Model Based Image Analysis (NMBIA '98)
URL: http://www.spd.eee.strath.ac.uk/noblesse/nmbia98
19 - 24 July 1998 San Diego, California, USA
VISION GEOMETRY VII (SD91)
email: latecki@math.uni-hamburg.de
URL: http://www.spie.org/web/meetings/calls/sd98/sd98_submissions.html
17 - 20 August 1998 Brisbane, Australia
14th International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR'98)
URL: http://www.cssip.elec.uq.edu.au/~icpr98/
8 - 11 September 1998 Island of Rhodes, Greece
IX European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO - 98)
URL: http://www.di.uoa.gr/~eusipco
4 - 7 October 1998 Chicago, Illinois, USA
IEEE 1998 International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP'98)
URL: http://mri.beckman.uiuc.edu/ICIP98/
20 - 23 October 1998 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
International Symposium on Computer Graphics, Image Processing and Vision
URL: http://www.ifqsc.sc.usp.br/visao/sib98/sib98.htm
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12. Recent literature
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@article{SandDoug:98,
author = "F. Sand and E. R. Dougherty",
title = "Asymptotic granulometric mixing theorem: morphological
estimation of sizing parameters and mixture proportions",
journal = "Pattern Recognition",
year = "1998",
volume = "31",
number = "1",
pages = "53--61"
}
@article{Shi:97,
author = "H. Shi",
title = "Two image-template operations for binary image processing",
journal = "Journal of Mathematical Imaging and Vision",
year = "1997",
volume = "7",
number = "3",
pages = "269--274"
}
@article{Wang:97,
author = "D. Wang",
title = "A multiscale gradient algorithm for image segmentation
using watersheds",
journal = "Pattern Recognition",
year = "1997",
volume = "30",
number = "12",
pages = "2043--2052"
}
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