CALL FOR PAPERS International Workshop on ENERGY MINIMIZATION METHODS IN COMPUTER VISION AND PATTERN RECOGNITION Venice, Italy, May 21-23, 1997 Energy minimization methods represent a fundamental methodology in computer vision and pattern recognition, with roots in such diverse disciplines as Physics, Psychology, and Statistics. Recent manifestations of the idea include Markov random fields, relaxation labeling, various types of neural networks, etc. These techniques are finding application in areas such as early vision, graph matching, motion analysis, visual reconstruction, etc. The aim of this workshop is to consolidate research efforts in this area, and to provide a discussion forum for researchers and practitioners interested in this important yet diverse subject. The scientific program of the workshop will include the presentation of invited talks and contributed research papers. The workshop is sponsored by the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) and organized by the Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science of the University of Venice "Ca' Foscari." Topics Papers covering (but not limited to) the following topics are solicited: Theory: (e.g., Bayesian contextual methods, biology-inspired methods, discrete optimization, information theory and statistics, learning and parameter estimation, Markov random fields, neural networks, relaxation processes, statistical mechanics approaches, stochastic methods) Methodology: (e.g., deformable models, early vision, matching, motion, object recognition, shape, stereo, texture, visual organization) Applications: (e.g., character and text recognition, face processing, handwriting, medical imaging, remote sensing) Program co-chairs Marcello Pelillo, University of Venice, Italy Edwin R. Hancock, University of York, UK Program committee Davi Geiger, New York University, USA Anil K. Jain, Michigan State University, USA Josef Kittler, University of Surrey, UK Stan Z. Li, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Maria Petrou, University of Surrey, UK Anand Rangarajan, Yale University, USA Alan L. Yuille, Harvard University, USA Josiane Zerubia, INRIA, France Steven W. Zucker, McGill University, Canada Invited speakers Anil K. Jain, Michigan State University, USA Josef Kittler, University of Surrey, UK Alan L. Yuille, Harvard University, USA Steven W. Zucker, McGill University, Canada Venue The workshop will be held at the University of Venice "Ca' Foscari." The lecture theater will be in the historic center of Venice, and accommodation will be provided in nearby hotels. Submission procedure Prospective authors should submit four copies of their contribution(s) by September 9, 1996 to: Marcello Pelillo (EMMCVPR'97) Dipartimento di Matematica Applicata e Informatica Universita' "Ca' Foscari" di Venezia Via Torino 155, 30173 Venezia Mestre, Italy E-mail: pelillo@dsi.unive.it The manuscripts submitted should be no longer than 15 pages, and the cover page should contain: title, author's name, affiliation and address, e-mail address, fax and telephone number, and an abstract no longer than 200 words. In case of joint authorship, the first name will be used for correspondence unless otherwise requested. All manuscripts will be reviewed by at least two members of the program committee. Accepted papers will appear in the proceedings which are expected to be published in the series Lecture Notes in Computer Science by Springer-Verlag, and will be distributed to all participants at the workshop. In order to get a high-quality book with a uniform and professional appearance, prospective authors are strongly encouraged to use the LaTeX style file available at the WWW site indicated below. Important dates Paper submission deadline: September 9, 1996 Notification of acceptance: December 1996 Camera-ready paper due: February 1997 Homepage Information on the workshop is maintained at http://Dcpu1.cs.york.ac.uk:6666/~adjc/EMMCVPR97.html This page will be updated continuously and will include information on accepted papers and the final program. Concomitant events During the week following EMMCVPR'97, participants will have the opportunity to attend the 3rd International Workshop on Visual Form (IWVF3) to be held in Capri, May 28-30. For additional information please contact any of the co-chairmen Carlo Arcelli (car@imagm.na.cnr.it), Luigi Cordella (cordel@nadis.dis.unina.it), and Gabriella Sanniti di Baja (gsdb@imagm.na.cnr.it), or see http://amalfi.dis.unina.it/IWF3/iwvf3cfp.html