========================================================================= ADVANCE PROGRAM IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition June 19-23, 1994 The Westin Hotel Seattle, Washington ========================================================================= Sponsored by IEEE Computer Society TC on PAMI Inside: The latest information on the CVPR program and tutorials, plus information on: Workshop on Pattern and Shape Matching in Computational Biology Workshop on the Role of Functionality in Object Recognition Workshop on Visualization and Machine Vision Workshop on Biomedical Image Analysis Workshop on Visual Behaviors Workshop on Performance Versus Methodology in Computer Vision =================== Preliminary Program =================== Tuesday, June 21 9:00 - 10:00 am Plenary Session 10:00 - 10:30 am Coffee Break 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Parallel Sessions TRACK 1 - LOW LEVEL 1 (Surfaces) A New Robust Operator for Computer Vision: Theoretical Analysis, C. Stewart An O(N) Iterative Solution to the Poisson Equation in Low-Level Vision Problems, S. H. Lai, B. C. Vemuri The Outlier Process: Unifying Line Processes and Robust Statistics, M. Black, A. Rangarajan Segmentation of Surface Curvature Using a Photometric Invariant, L. B. Wolff, J.Fan TRACK 2 - OBJECT RECOGNITION 1 Illumination Planning for Object Recognition in Structured Environments, H. Murase, S.K. Nayar Constraint-Fusion for Localization and Interpretation of Constrained Objects, Y. Hel-Or, M.Werman Feature Matching for Building Extraction from Multiple Views, M. Roux, D.M. McKeown Projective and Object Space Geometry for Monocular Building Extraction, J. C. McGlone, J. A. Shufelt Detection of Buildings Using Perceptual Groupings and Shadows, C. Lin, A. Huertas, R. Nevatia TRACK 3 - PATTERN RECOGNITION/SYSTEMS 1 Invited Talk: Pattern Recognition: Present and Future (45 minutes), Dr. Torfinn Taxt, Univ. of Bergen, Norway Computing Spatio-Temporal Representations of Human Faces, Y. Yacoob, L. S. Davis A Vision System for Observing and Extracting Facial Action Parameters, I. A. Essa, A. Pentland View-Based and Modular Eigenspaces for Face Recognition, A. Pentland, B. Moghaddam, T. Starner, O. Oliyide, M. Turk 12:30 - 2:00 pm Lunch Break 2:00 - 3:30 pm Parallel Sessions TRACK 1 - LOW LEVEL 2 (Curves & Contours) Nonlinear Diffusion of Scalar Images using Well-Posed Differential Operators with Applications in Medical Imaging, W. J. Niessen, B. M. ter Haar Romeny, L. M. J. Florack, A. H. Salden Automated Design of Bayesian Perceptual Inference Networks, S. Sarkar, K. L. Boyer Perceptual Completion of Occluded Surfaces, L. R. Williams, A. R. Hanson Geometric Heat Equation and Non-linear Diffusion of Shapes and Images, B. B. Kimia, K. Siddiqi TRACK 2 - MOTION 1 Registration without Correspondences, P. Fua, Y.G. Leclerc A New Closed-Form Solution for Absolute Orientation, Z.Wang, A. Jepson Extraction of 3D Shape from Optic Flow: a Geometric Approach, T.M.H. Dijkstra, P.R. Snoeren, C.C.A.M. Gielen A Framework for Recovering Affine Transforms Using Points, Lines or Image Brightnesses, R. Manmatha TRACK 3 - PANEL Shape for Recognition: Ponce, Bajcsy, Binford, Forsyth, Hebert 3:30 - 4:00 pm Coffee Break 4:00 - 5:30 Parallel Sessions TRACK 1 - 3D VISION Surface Description of Complex Images from Multiple Range Images, C. Yang, G. Medioni Recovering Parametric Geons from Multiview Range Data, K. Wu, M. D. Levine A New Robust Operator for Computer Vision: Application to Range Data, C. V. Stewart The Extruded Generalized Cylinder: A Deformable Model for Object Recovery, T. O'Donnell, X-S. Fang, A. Gupta, T. Boult Orientation-Based Representations of 3-D Shape, Y. Li, R. Woodham TRACK 2 - MOTION 2 A Visual-Motion Fixation Invariant, D. Raviv, N. Ozery Hierarchical Spline-Based Image Registration, R. Szeliski, J. Coughlan Subpixel Contour Matching Using Continuous Dynamic Programming, B. Serra, M. Berthod Computing Differential Properties of 3D Shapes from Stereoscopic Images without 3D Models, F. Devernay, O.D. Faugeras A Survey of Motion Analysis from Moving Light Displays, C. Cedras, M. Shah TRACK 3 - PANEL The Role of Computer Vision in Multimedia: Delp, Jain, Pentland, et al 10:30 am - 4:30 pm POSTER SESSION I Wednesday, June 22 9:00 - 10:00 am Plenary Session Keynote Speaker: Leroy E. Hood 10:00 - 10:30 am Coffee Break 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Parallel Sessions TRACK 1 - LOW-LEVEL 3 (Filtering) Overcomplete Steerable Pyramid Filters and Rotation Invariance, H. Greenspan, S. Belognie, P. Perona, R. Goodman, S. Rakshit, C. Anderson Analytical studies of low-level motion estimators in space-time images using a unified filter concept, B. Jahne X-Y separable pyramid steerable scalable filters, D. Shy, P. Perona Singularity Analysis and Derivative Scale-Space, F. Falzon, G. Giraudon TRACK 2 - OBJECT RECOGNITION 2 Time and Space Efficient Pose Clustering, C. F. Olson Efficient Indexing Techniques for Model Based Sensing, A. Wallack, J. Canny Recognition by Functional Parts, E. Rivlin, S. J. Dickinson Learning Indexing Functions for 3-D Model-Based Object Recognition, J. S. Beis, D. G. Lowe Robust Feature Selection for Object Recognition using Uncertain 2D Image Data, T. Gandhi, O. Camps TRACK 3 - SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Complementary Data Fusion for Limited-Angle Tomography, J. E. Boyd, J. J. Little Tracking of Tubular Objects for Scientific Applications, B. Parvin, C. Peng, W. Johnston, M. Maestre Automating the Hunt for Volcanoes on Venus, M. C. Burl, U.M. Fayyad, P. Perona, P. Smyth, M.P. Burl Salient Structure Analysis for Fluid Flow, J. Zhong, T. Huang, R. Adrian On Integration of Vision Modules, S. Pankanti, A. K. Jain 12:30 - 2:00 pm Lunch Break 2:00 - 3:30 pm Parallel Sessions TRACK 1 - ACTIVE VISION 1 Occluding Contour Detection Using Affine Invariants and Purposive Viewpoint Control, K. N. Kutulakos, C. R. Dyer Global Surface Reconstruction by Purposive Control of Observer Motion, K. N. Kutulakos, C. R. Dyer Autonomous Exploration: Driven by Uncertainty, P. Whaite, F. P. Ferrie Optimal Estimation of 3D Structures Using Visual Servoing, F. Chaumette, S. Boukir, P. Bouthemy, D. Juvin TRACK 2 - PHYSICS-BASED VISION 1 Using Illumination Invariant Color Histogram Descriptors for Recognition, G. Healey, D. Slater A framework for segmentation using physical models of image formation, B. Maxwell, S. Shafer On the Relative Brightness of Specular and Diffuse Reflection, L. B. Wolff Analysis of Shape from Shading Techniques, R. Zhang, P-S. Tsai, J. E. Cryer, M. Shah TRACK 3 - DOCUMENT PROCESSING Document Image Analysis, R. Haralick A Practical Pattern Recognition System for Translation, Scale and Rotation Invariance, W. Y. Kim, P. Yuan Recognizing Off-Line Cursive Handwriting, B. A. Yanikoglu, P. A. Sandon 3:30 - 4:00 pm Coffee Break 4:00 - 5:15 pm Parallel Sessions TRACK 1 - DOCUMENT PROCESSING (continued) An On-Line Cursive Word Recognition System, G. Seni, N. Nasrabadi Benchmarking Page Segmentation Algorithms, S. Randriamasy, L. Vincent TRACK 2 - PATTERN RECOGNITION/SYSTEMS 2 Object Recognition Using Multi-Layer Hopfield Neural Network, S. S. Y. Peter D. Scott, N. M. Nasarabadi Three-Dimensional Image Registration for Spiral CT Angiography, M. M. Yeung, B-L. Yeo, S-P. Liou, A. Banihashemi An Automatic Registration Method for Frameless Stereotaxy, Image, Guided Surgery and Enhanced Reality Visualization, W. Grimson, T. Lozano-Perez, W. Wells, G. Ettinger, S. White Deformable Models With Parameter Functions: Application to Heart-Wall Modeling, J. Park, D. Metaxas, A. Young 10:30 am - 4:30 pm POSTER SESSION 2 6:15 pm BANQUET Thursday, June 23 8:30 - 9:00 am Plenary Session Invited Talk: IUE, Joe Mundy 9:00 - 10:00 am PANEL Computer Vision - Past, Present and Future: Shafer 10:00 - 10:30 am Coffee Break 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Parallel Sessions TRACK 1 - MOTION 3 MDL-Based Spatiotemporal Segmentation from Motion in a Long Image Sequence, H. Gu, Y. Shirai, M. Asada Recovery of Ego-Motion Using Image Stabilization, M. Irani, B. Rousso, S. Peleg Virtually Observable Temporal Kinematic Descriptors for Polynomial Translations, P. Burlina, R. Chellappa Analyzing and Recognizing Walking Figures in XYT, S. A. Niyogi, E. H. Adelson Representation and computation of the spatial environment for indoor navigation, D. Kim, R. Nevatia TRACK 2 - OBJECT RECOGNITION 3 (Projective Geometry & Invariance) Relative Affine Structure: Theory and Application to 3D Reconstruction from Perspective Views, A. Shashua, N. Navab Affine-Invariant B-Spline Weighted Moments for Object Recognition from Image Curves, Z. Huang, F. S. Cohen Rigid, Affine and Locally Affine Registration of Free-Form Surfaces, J. Feldmar, N. Ayache Using Global Consistency to Recognise Euclidean Objects with an Uncalibrated Camera, D. Forsyth, J. Mundy, A. Zisserman, C. Rothwell TRACK 3 - PHYSICS-BASED VISION 2 Height Recovery From Intensity Gradient, R. Zhang, M. Shah Recovering The Shape of Polyhedra Using Line-Drawing Analysis and Complex Reflectance Models, I. Shomshoni, J. Ponce Surface Curvature from Integrability, J. Fan, L. B. Wolff A Shape-from-Texture Algorithm Based on the Human Visual Psychophysics, K. Sakai, L. H. Finkel 12:30 - 2:00 pm Lunch Breack 2:00 - 3:30 pm Parallel Sessions TRACK 1 - ACTIVE VISION 2 Real-Time Feature Tracking and Projective Invariance as a Basis for Hand-Eye Coordination, G. D. Hager Accurate Vergence Control in Complex Scenes, J. R. Taylor, T. J. Olson, W. N. Martin Recognizing Object Function Through Reasoning About 3-D Shape and Dynamic Physical Properties, L. Stark Qualitative Obstacle Detection, Z. Zhang, R. Weiss, A. R. Hanson TRACK 2 - 3D MODELS Principal Component Analysis with Missing Data and Its Application to Object Modeling, H-Y. Shum, K. Ikeuchi, R. Reddy Blended Deformable Models, D. DeCarlo, D. Metaxas Merging Range Images of Arbitrarily Shaped Objects, M. Rutishauser, M. Stricker, M. Trobina TRACK 3 - INVITED TALK Needs for Computer Vision Research: Academia and Industry, Bhanu 3:30 - 4:00 pm Coffee Break 4:00 - 5:15 pm Parallel Sessions TRACK 1 - LOW-LEVEL VISION 4 (Feature Extraction) Good Features to Track, C. Tomasi, J. Shi Deformable Contours: Modeling and Extraction, K. F. Lai, R. T. Chin A Fast Algorithm for MDL-Based Multi-Band Image Segmentation, T. Kanungo, B. Dom, W. Niblack, D. Steele Simultaneous Segmentation and Approximation of Complex Patterns, C. Liao, G. Medioni TRACK 2 - 3D MODELS (continued) Registration of Multiple Range Views for Automatic 3-D Model Building, H. Gagnon, M. Soucy, R. Bergevin, D. Laurendeau Extremal Points: definition and application to 3D image registration, J-P. Thirion 10:30 am - 4:30 pm POSTER SESSION 3 POSTERS POSTER SESSION I A. Low-Level Posters Deformable Boundary Finding Influenced by Region Homogeneity, A. Chakraborty, L. H. Staib, J. Duncan Hierarchical Gabor Filters for Object Detection in Infrared Images, R. N. Braithwaite, B. Bhanu Medium Level Scene Representation Using VLSI Smart Hexagonal Sensor with multi- resolution Edge Extraction Capability and Scale Space Integration co-Processor, M. Tremblay, M. Savard, D. Poussart Voronoi Diagrams of Polygons: A Framework for Shape Representation, N. Mayya, V.T. Rajan Efficient Parallel Multigrid Relaxation Algorithms for Markov Random Field-Based Low- level Vision Applications, E. Memin, F. Heitz, F. Charot Practical edge finding with a robust estimator, M. M. Fleck Reconstruction of High Resolution 3D Visual Information Using Sub-pixel Camera Displacements, M. Berthod, H. Shekarforoush, M. Werman, J. Zerubia Initializing Snakes, W. Neuenschwander, G. Szekely, O. Kubler Localized Radon Transform-Based Detection of Linear Features in Noisy Images, A. C. Copeland, G. Ravichandran, M. M. Trivedi Variable Window Gabor Filters and Their Use in Focus and Correspondence, Y. Xiong, S. A. Shafer Automatic Selection of Tuning Parameters for Feature Extraction Sequences, V. Ramesh, R. Haralick, X. Zhang, D. Nadadadur, K. Thornton Quantitative Performance Evaluation of Thinning Algorithms Under Noisy conditions, M.Y. Jaisimha, R. Haralick, D. Dori B. Pattern Recognition/Systems Posters Automated Discovery of Detectors and Interation-PerformingCalculations to Recognize Patterns in Protein Sequences Using Genetic Programming, J. R. Koza Qualitative Image Analysis of Group Behaviour, T. Kawashima, K. Yoshino, Y. Aoki Site Model Supported Monitoring of Aerial Images, C. L. Lin, Q. Zheng, R. Chellappa, L. S. Davis, X. Zhang Gaussian Normalization of Morphological Size Distributions for Increasing Sensitivity to Texture Variations and its Application to Pavement Distress Classification, C. Bhagvati, M. M. Skolnick, D. A. Grivas The Capacity and the Sensitivity of Color Histogram Indexing, M. Stricker, M. Swain A Study Relating Image Sampling Rate and Image Pattern Recognition, G. Srikantan, S. N. Srihari Depth from Focus with One Image, B. Jahne, P. Geissler VISIPLAN: A Hierarchical Planning Framework for Composing Biomedical Image Analysis Processes, L. Gong, C. A. Kulikowski A hierarchical statistical framework for the segmentation of deformable objects in image sequences, C. Kervrann, F. Heitz, E. Memin, F. Heitz, F. Charot Information Extraction from Telephone Company Drawings, J.F. Arias, S. Balasubramanian, A. Prasad, R. Kasturi A Maximum Likelihood N-Camera Stereo Algorithm, I. J. Cox Hexagonal Wavelet Representations for Recognizing Complex Annotations, A. Laine, S. Schuler Sekeleton-Space: a Multiscale Shape Description Combining Region and Boundary Information R. L. Ogniewicz Shape Analysis of Brain Structures Using Physical and Experimental Modes, J. Martin, A. Pentland, R. Kikinis Face Recognition Under Varying Pose, D. Beymer Age Classification from Facial Images, Y. H. Kwon, N. da Vitoria Lobo Vista: A Software Environment for Computer Vision Research, A. Pope, D. Lowe POSTER SESSION 2 A. Active Vision Posters Model-based Next View Planning By Using Rules --- Automatic Feature Prediction and Detection, H. Liu, X. Lin A New Method to Calculate Looming for Autonomous Obstacle Avoidance, K. Joarder, D. Raviv Integration of Bottom-Up and Top-Down Cues for Visual Attention Using Non-Linear Relaxation, R. Milanese, H. Wechsler, S. Gil, J-M. Bost, T. Pun Focused Image Recovery from Two Defocused Images Recorded With Different Camera Settings, M. Subbarao, T-C. Wei, G. Surya Controlled Active Exploration of Uncalibrated Environments, C. E. Smith, S. A. Brandt, N. P. Papanikolopoulos Obstacle Detection Analysis, P. Bobet, C. Schmid, J-M. Bedrune, J. Crowley Viewpoint selection for visual search tasks, L. E. Wixson Active stereo vision and cyclotorsion, M. R. M. Jenkin, J. K. Tsotsos Qualitative Tracking of 3-D Objects using Active Contour Networks, S. J. Dickinson, P. Jasiobedzki, G. Olofsson Emerging hypothesis verification using function-based geometric models and active vision strategies, C. P. Lam, G. West, S. Vankatesh Reactive View Planning for Quantification of Local Geometry, C. Brondgaard, M. & H. I. Christensen The Resolvability Ellipsoid for Visual Servoing, B. Nelson, P. K. Khosla Recognition by Using an Active/Space-Variant Sensor, M. Tistarelli Executing Reactive Behavior for Autonomous Navigation, B. Rochwerger, C. Fennema, B. Draper, A. Hanson, E. Riseman B. 3D Vision Posters Visually-Guided Navigation by Comparing Two-Dimensional Edge Images, D. P. Huttenlocher, M. E. Leventon, W. J. Rucklidge Realistic Range Rendering, P. J. Flynn Extraction of the zero-crossings of the curvature derivative in volumic 3D medical images: a multi-scale approach, O. Monga, R. Lengagne, R. Deriche Simplex Meshes: a General Representation for 3D Shape Reconstruction, H. Delingette Dense, Time-varying Range Data Acquisition from Stereo Pairs of Thermal and Intensity Images, J. Ohya, F. Kishino C. Object Recognition Posters A Markov Random Field Model for Object Matching under Relational Constraints, S. Z. Li Probe Based Recognition of Targets in Infrared Images, S. Z. Der, R. Challappa HOT Curves for Modelling and Recognition of Smooth Curvey 3D Shapes, T. Joshi, J. Ponce, B. Vijayakumar, D. J. Kriegman Data and model-driven selection using closely-spaced parallel-line groups, T. F. Sydea-Mahmood 2D Matching of 3D Moving Objects in Color Outdoor Scenes, M-P. Dubuisson, A. K. Jain Error Propagation in Full 3-D and 2-D Object Recognition, T. D. Alter, D. W. Jacobs POSTER SESSION 3 A. Motion Posters Detecting Multiple Image Motions by Exploiting Temporal Coherence of Apparent Motion over a Long Image Sequence, H-J. Chen, Y. Shirai Projective Reconstruction from Line Correspondences, R. I. Hartley Euclidean Reconstruction from Uncalibrated Views, R. I. Hartley Pictures and Trails: a New Framework for the Computation of Shape and Motion >from Perspective Image Sequences, C. Tomasi Structure from image sequences captured through a monocular extra-wide angle lens, K. Kato, T. Nakanishi, A. Shio, K. Ishii Accurate Structure and Motion Computation in the Presence of Range Image Distortions Due to Sequential Acquisition, P. W. Smith, N. Nandhakumar 3D Geometry from Planar Parallax, H. S. Sawhney Robot Pose Estimation in Unknown Environments by Matching 2D Range Scans, F. Lu, E. Milios Motion Estimation and Vector Splines, D. Suter Determination of Motion Parameters and Estimation of Point Correspondences in Small Nonrigid Deformations, C. Kambhamettu, D. B. Goldgof, M. He Robust Motion Analysis, M. Bober, J. Kittler Adaptive-complexity registration of images, J. R. Muller, P. Anandan, J. R. Bergen Independent motion segmentation and collision prediction for road vehicles, D. Sinclair, B. Boufama, R. Mohr A Maximum Likelihood N-Camera Stereo Algorithm, I. J. Cox Motion and Structure from One Dimensional Optical Flow, E. De Micheli, F. Giachero Integration of Transitory Image Sequences, J. Weng, Y. Cui, N. Ahuja and A. Singh Affine Invariant Detection of Periodic Motion, S. Seitz, C. Dyer Modelled Object Pose Estimation and Tracking by a multi-cameras system, P. Braud, M. Dhome, J. T. Lapreste, N. Daucher Active Part-Decomposition, Shape and Motion Estimation of Articulated Objects: A Physics-based Approach, I. Kakadiaris, D. Metaxas, R. Bajcy B. Physics-Based Posters Closed-form attitude determination under spectrally varying illumination, M. S. Drew, L. L. Kontsevich Adaptive Polynomial Modelling of the Feflectance Map for Shape Estimation >from Stereo and Shading, D. Hougen, N. Ahuja A Low-Dimensional Representation of Human Faces for Arbitrary Lighting Conditions, P. W. Hallinan Scene Understanding from Propagation and Consistency of Polarization-Based Constraints L. B. Wolff ================= Program Committee ================= Narendra Ahuja Bir Bhanu University of Illinois University of California at Riverside Kevin Bowyer Anil Jain University of South Floridaa Michigan State University Prasanna Mulgaonkar Steven Shafer SRI International Carnegie-Mellon University Bill Thompson Robert Woodham University of Utah University of British Columbia Yiannis Aloimonos Minoru Asada University of Maryland Osaka University J. Ross Beveridge Ruud Bolle Colorado State University IBM T.J. Watson Research Center Gunilla Borgefors Terry Boult Swedish U. of Agricultural Sciences Columbia University Kim Boyer Octavia I. Camps The Ohio State University Pennsylvania State University Jill D. Crisman Edward J. Delp Northeastern University Purdue University Byron E. Dom Jan-Olof Ecklundh IBM Almaden Research Center Royal Institute of Technology Bruce Flinchbaugh Patrick Flynn Texas Instruments Washington State University David A. Forsyth Brian Funt University of Iowa Simon Fraser University Glenn Healy Ellen Hildreth University of California at Irvine Wellesley College Rangachar Kasturi David Lowe Pennsylvania State University University of British Columbia David M. McKeown, Jr. Larry Mattheis Carnegie-Mellon University Jet Propulsion Laboratory Gerard Medioni Randal Nelson University of Southern California University of Rochester Alison Noble Jean Ponce GE Corporate R & D Center University of Illinois Azriel Rosenfeld Shahriar Negahdaripour University of Maryland University of Miami Sargun N. Srihari Louise Stark SUNY Buffalo University of The Pacific George Stockman Michael Swain Michigan State University University of Chicago Michael G. Thomason Daphna Weinshall University of Tennessee Hebrew University of Jerusalem Program Chairs: Linda Shapiro & Steven Tanimoto, University of Washington