First Call for Contributions II Workshop on Cybernetic Vision Instituto de Fisica e Quimica de Sao Carlos Universidade de Sao Paulo Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil 9-11 December 1996 As stated in his classical book *Cybernetics*, Norbert Wiener believed that the most interesting and exciting possibilities for original research were to be found in the interface between the major scientific areas. In a tribute to Wiener's visionary approach, the term CYBERNETIC VISION has been proposed to express those research activities lying in the natural/artificial vision interface. It is believed that not only more powerful and versatile artificial visual systems can be obtained through the incorporation of biological insights, but also that our understanding of the natural visual systems can benefit from advances in artificial vision research, thus sustaining a positive feedback. The I WORKSHOP ON CYBERNETIC VISION took place at the Brazilian town of Sao Carlos, SP, in 1994 and attracted the attention of many researchers from the most diverse areas. The second issue of this meeting is aimed at providing another opportunity for scientific interchange as well as the beginning of new collaborations between the related communities. Quality papers related to any of the areas below are welcomed. Prospective authors should send (through FAX, conventional mail, or e-mail) an abstract of approximately 500 words no later than 15th April 1996 to: Prof Dr Luciano da Fontoura Costa Cybernetic Vision Research Group IFSC-USP Av Dr Carlos Botelho, 1465 Caixa Postal 369 Sao Carlos, SP 13560-970 Brazil FAX: +55 162 71 3616 Electronic-mail submission of the abstracts, to be sent to the address below, is encouraged. Luciano@olive.ifqsc.sc.usp.br Upon acceptance of the proposed abstracts, the authors will be asked to prepare the full manuscript (full paper or communication), for further assessment. Accepted contributions will be included in the Workshop Proceedings. The abstracts of the accepted papers will be eventually incorporated into a WWW page. Although contributions in the Portuguese language are welcomed, preference will be given to manuscript in the English language. Subjected to the author's consent, accepted papers in the English language may also be considered for publication in international journals in some of the areas covered. The organizing committee will do its best towards providing a limited number of grants. Areas covered include, but are by no means limited to: * Active Vision * Anatomy and Histology * Eletrophysiology * Ethology * Fuzzy Models * Image Analysis and Computer Vision * Medical Imaging * Modeling and Simulation of Biological Visual Systems * Neural Networks (natural and artificial) * Neurogenesys * Neuromorphometry * Neuroscience * Optical Computing * Psychophysics * Robotics * Scientific Visualization * Vertebrate and Invertebrate Vision * Vision and Consciousness Important Dates: * A 500-word abstract by April 15 * Feedback to author on abstract by May 17 * Three copies of the complete version of the paper by July 26 * Notification of accepted papers by September 6 * WORKSHOP December 9-11 Organizing Committee: Luciano da F. Costa, CVRG, IFSC-USP (Coordinator) Sergio Fukusima, USP-Rib. Preto Roland Koberle, CVRG, IFSC-USP Rafael Linden, UFRJ Valentin O. Roda, CVRG, IFSC-USP Jan F. W. Slaets, IFSC-USP Program Committee (preliminary): Arnaldo Albuquerque, UFMG Junior Barrera, IME-USP Paulo E. Cruvinel, EMBRAPA-CNPDIA Antonio Francisco, INPE Annie F. Frere, EESC-USP Sergio Fukusima, USP-Rib. Preto Andre P. de Leon, ICMSC-USP Rafael Linden, UFRJ Roberto de A. Lotufo, DCA-UNICAMP Ricardo Machado, IBM Joaquim P. Brasil Neto, UnB Nelson D. D. Mascarenhas, UFSCar Valdir F. Pessoa, UnB Anna H. R. C. Rillo, PCS-EPUSP Luciano da Fontoura Costa Cybernetic Vision Research Group IFSC - Universidade de Sao Paulo Caixa Postal 369, Sao Carlos, SP 13560-970 Brazil FAX: +55 (162) 71 3616 e-mail: Luciano@olive.ifqsc.sc.usp.br WWW: http://www.ifqsc.sc.usp.br/ifsc/ffi/grupos/instrum/visao/ group/members/luciano/luciano.htm * obs: you can access this page more easily by searching for "Luciano da Fontoura Costa" in most WWW search engines.