CALL FOR PAPERS

  International Symposium: "Advances on Signal, Image Processing,
                            Computer Vision and Graphics"

         (inside at the SCI'98 Conference, which will be held in
                       Orlando, USA from July 12, 1998
                            http://www.iiis.org)
                             DEADLINE: 03/15/98

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   * Purpose
   * Topics
   * Papers Submissions
   * Important Dates
   * Academic and Scientific Sponsors
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Purpose:
The purpose of this symposium is to bring together developers, computer
scientists, electrical engineering professionals and researchers to 
discuss recent advances and developments on Signal, Image Processing,
Computer Vision and Computer Graphics.

Topics:

Topics of interest (but not limited to) include the following:

     1. Digital Signal Processing

     1.1 Filter design and structures 
     1.2 Fast algorithms 
     1.3 Multirate filtering and filter banks 
     1.4 Signal reconstruction 
     1.5 Adaptive filters 
     1.6 Nonlinear signals and systems 
     1.7 Time-frequency analysis 
     1.8 Other (specify) 

     2. Statistical Signal and Array Processing

     2.1 Spectral estimation 
     2.2 Higher order spectrum analysis 
     2.3 Array signal processing 
     2.4 Statistical signal analysis 
     2.5 Parameter estimation 
     2.6 Detection 
     2.7 Signal and system modeling 
     2.8 System identification 
     2.9 Cyclostationary signal analysis 
     2.10 Other (specify) 

     3. Speech processing

     3.1 Speech production and perception 
     3.2 Speech analysis 
     3.3 Speech synthesis 
     3.4 Speech coding 
     3.5 Speech enhancement and noise reduction 
     3.6 Isolated word recognition 
     3.7 Word spotting 
     3.8 Continuous speech recognition 
     3.9 Other (specify)

     4. Audio and Electroacoustics

     4.1 Active noise control 
     4.2 Active noise reduction 
     4.3 Echo cancellation 
     4.4 Psychoacoustics 
     4.5 Aids for the handicapped 
     4.6 Broadband audio coding 
     4.7 Signal processing for music 
     4.8 Binaural systems 
     4.9 Room acoustics 
     4.10 Other (specify) 

     5. Image and Multidimensional Signal Processing

     5.1 Image coding 
     5.2 Image motion / sequence / video 
     5.3 Computed imaging (SAR, CAT, MRI, ultrasound) 
     5.4 Geophysical and seismic processing 
     5.5 Image analysis and segmentation 
     5.6 Image filtering, restoration and enhancement 
     5.7 Image representation and modeling 
     5.8 Digital transforms 
     5.9 HDTV 
     5.10 Multidimensional systems 
     5.11 Machine vision 
     5.12 Other (specify) 

     6. Knowledge Engineering and Signal Processing

     6.1 Pattern recognition 
     6.2 Expert systems 
     6.3 Neural networks 
     6.4 Fuzzy systems 
     6.5 Signal interpretation 
     6.6 Multisensor data fusion 
     6.7 Other (specify) 

     7. Computer Vision

     7.1 Segmentation, grouping               
     7.2 Shape representation and recovery
     7.3 Image sequence analysis              
     7.4 Active and real-time vision
     7.5 Object recognition and indexing      
     7.6 Calibration and pose estimation
     7.7 Low-level and physics-based vision   
     7.8 Stereo and motion
     7.9 Learning in vision                  
     7.10 Applications
  
     8. Computer Graphics

     8.1 Virtual and augmented environments 
     8.2 Intuitive and multimodal interaction 
     8.3 Integrated audiovisual and haptic virtual worlds 
     8.4 Synthetic actors and artificial life 
     8.5 Physical modeling and nature 
     8.6 Virtual environments and media art 
     8.7 VRML and graphics on the World-Wide Web 
     8.8 Information visualization 
     8.9 Computer graphics and multimedia 
     8.10 Simulation and animation 
     8.11 Human-computer interaction 
     8.12 Geometric modeling 
     8.13 Scientific visualization 
     8.14 Rendering and realistic image synthesis 
        
     9. Implementations

     9.1 Architectures and VLSI hardware 
     9.2 Programmable signal processors 
     9.3 Algorithms and applications mappings 
     9.4 Design methodology and CAD tools 
     9.5 Languages and real time software 
     9.6 Software and Frameworks
     9.6 Other (specify) 

     10. Applications

     10.1 Radar 
     10.2 Sonar 
     10.3 Communications 
     10.4 Biomedical processing 
     10.5 Geophysical signal processing 
     10.6 Underwater signal processing 
     10.7 Sensing 
     10.8 Robotics 
     10.9 Astronomy 
     10.10 Other (specify) 

  
Paper Submissions:

Participants who wish to present a paper are requested to submit an
extended summary (500-1500 words) by March 15, 1998. Acceptance
notifications by April 15. The full paper should be submitted by May 15, 1998.

Submissions should be sent to the following address:
     T. Yang
     Department of Computer Science
     Linkoping University
     581 83 Linkoping, Sweden
     Tel: +46-13-281763
     Fax: +46-13-282666
     Email: tiaya@ida.liu.se

Important Dates:

   * March 15, 1998 : Submission of Extended Summary (2-3 pages).
   * April 15, 1998 : Notification of Acceptance.
   * May,  15, 1998 : Submission of Camera Ready Papers. 

Conference and program Chair: Nagib Callaos

Academic and scientific sponsors:
    · World Organization of Systemics and Cybernetics (WOSC) (France)
    · IFSR: International Federation for Systems Research (Austria/USA)	
    · International Systems Institute (USA)
    · ISSS: International Society for the Systems Sciences (USA)
    · ISI: The International Systems Institute (USA)
    · CUST, Engineer Science Institute of the Blaise Pascal University (France)
    · The International Institute for Advanced Studies in Systems Research and
      Cybernetics (Canada)
    · Society Applied Systems Research (Canada)
    · Cybernetics and Human Knowing: A Journal of Second Order Cybernetics and
      Cybersemiotics (Denmark)
    · International Institute of Informatics and Systemics (USA)
    · Simon Bolivar University (Venezuela)
    · Polish System Society (Poland)
    · Italian Society of Systemics
    · Systems Society of Poland  
    · Andean Society of Systemics
    · The Electronic and Computer Music Studios of The University of Massachusetts (USA)
    · Institute of Neurosurgery (Ukraine)
    · Slovenian Artificial Intelligence Society 
    · Institute of Automation of the University of Maribor (Slovenia)
    · The Centre for Systems Studies (UK)
    · IEEE/Latinoamerica
    · Brain Science Research Center at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and
      Technology (KAIST)

Organized by the IIIS, The International Institute of Informatics and Systemics.
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