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