Signal Processing
                     An International Journal
                        Special Issue On

Deformable Models and Techniques for Image and Signal Processing

GUEST EDITORS
Aurelio Campilho
INEB-Instituto de Engenharia Biomedica
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, 4050 Porto, Portugal

Mohamed Kamel
Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence Lab.
Dept. of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario, N2L3G1, Canada

THEME OF THE SPECIAL ISSUE:
The use of deformable models has attracted the attention of many
researchers due to the uniqueness and powerful characteristics of this
approach in dealing with the representation of complex and flexible 2D
and 3D shapes.  Furthermore, these models provide a powerful
analytical and theoretical framework overcoming ad-hoc approaches for
image analysis and representation.  The focus of this issue will be on
designing, developing, and implementing methods which are based on
deformable models and theory and which are aimed at solving problems
in applications such as: biomedical signals and images, character
recognition, computer vision and visualization.

Topics for articles in this special issue include:
 - Deformable model theory: mathematical models, dynamical models,
   geometrical deformation, free form deformation, time varying
   deformation, etc.
 - Methods and techniques: finite element methods, constraint methods,
   energy minimization methods, spline methods, blended methods, elastic
   and nonrigid matching, tracking, morphing, classification and
   segmentation.
 - Analysis: modal analysis, shape description and recognition, motion
   tracking and analysis, vibration analysis, image sequence analysis,
 - Applications (include but not limited to): biomedical imaging,
   character recognition, computer vision, industrial inspection,
   visualization and citology.

TIMETABLE
Manuscript Due: Nov 10, 1997.
Notification of acceptance decision: April 20, 1998
Final Version due: June 10, 1998.

SUBMISSION
Five copies of papers written in English, should be received by the
guest editors at the address below, on or before Nov 10th, 1997.  The
paper length should be at least 15 and at most 25 double spaced, 12pt
font on 8.5 by 11 inch or A4 paper.  Please include a covering page
containing full contact details and e-mail address.  All submissions
will be peer reviewed for originality, technical contents and
relevance to the theme of the special issue. Electronic submission 
is not acceptable.

SUBMISSION ADDRESS:
Prof. A. Campilho
Signal Processing Special Issue
INEB-Instituto de Engenharia Biomedica
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
Pr. Coronel Pacheco, 1
4050 Porto  PORTUGAL

CONTACT ADDRESS:
Aurelio Campilho
INEB-Instituto de Engenharia Biomedica
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
Pr. Coronel Pacheco, 1
4050 Porto PORTUGAL
Tel: +351-2-2087131, Fax: +351-2-2087310
Email: campilho@garfield.fe.up.pt