BMVC99 - The 10th British Machine Vision Conference PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME The British Machine Vision Conference (BMVC) is the main UK conference on machine vision and related areas. BMVC 99 will be held in September 1999 at The University of Nottingham, UK. BMVC 99 will be a single-track meeting with oral and poster presentations. The Proceedings will be available to delegates at the conference in hard copy and on CD and a selection of the best papers will be published separately in a special issue of the journal Image and Vision Computing. MONDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER 14.00-17.30 Tutorial: Fusion of Information, Profs. M. Petrou and J. Kittler, TUESDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER 9.00-10.00 Deformable Models for Segmentation, 3D Shape and Motion Estimation and Recognition, Dr. D Metaxas, University of Pennsylvania. 10.00-11.00 Modelling Human Behaviour Learning Behaviour Models of Human Activities, A Galata, N Johnson & D Hogg, University of Leeds, UK. Learning Prior Knowledge and Observation Augmented Density Models for Human Behaviour Recognition, M Walter, A Psarrou & S Gong, Harrow School of Computer Science, University of Westminster, UK. A Dynamic 3D Human Model from Multiple Views, E-J Ong & S Gong, Queen Mary and Westfield College, The University of London, UK. 11.20-13.00 Multi-View Techniques Matching Point-sets using Procrustes Alignment and the EM Algorithm, B Luo & E R Hancock, University of York, UK. MDL, Colllineations and the Fundamental Matrix, S J Maybank & P F Sturm, The University of Reading, UK. Critical Motion Sequences for the Self-Calibration of Cameras and Stereo Systems with Variable Focal Length, P Sturm, The University of Reading, UK. Model refinement from planar parallax, A R Dick & R Cipolla, University of Cambridge, UK. Reconstruction and motion estimation from apparent contours under circular motion, K Wong, S Mendonca & R Cipolla, University of Cambridge, UK. 14.00-15.20 Image Matching and Retrieval Similarity Measures for Matching Diffusion Tensor Images, D Alexander, J Gee & R Bajcsy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. Fuzzy Colour Category Map for Content Based Image Retrieval, M Seaborn, L Hepplewhite & J Stonham, Brunel University, UK. Scale-space trees and applications as filters for stereo vision and image retrieval, J A Bangham, K Moravec & R Harvey, University of East Anglia, UK. CQA - Subjective Video Codec Quality Analyser, T Morris et al, UMIST, UK. 15.20-15.35 Poster Spotlight 15.35 - 16.40 Posters/Demos Curvature Estimation on Smoothed 3-D Meshes, P Yuen, N Khalili & F Mokhtarian, University of Surrey, UK. Recognition of multiple objects based on global image consistency, M Hashimoto, K Sumi & T Usami, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Japan. A Reflectance Model for Radar Shape From Shading, E R Hancock, University of York, UK. A next-best-view algorithm for 3D scene recovery with 5 degrees of freedom, J M Sanchiz & R B Fisher, University of Edinburgh, UK. Comparing Active Shape Models with Active Appearance , T F Cootes, G Edwards & C J Taylor, Manchester University, UK. Construction of Articulated Models from Range Data, A P Ashbrook et al, The University of Edinburgh, UK. Texture Deconvolution for the Fourier-Based Analysis of Non-Rectangular Regions, A A Clark et al, University of Bristol, UK. Detecting object classes by the detection of overlapping 2-D fragments, E Sali & S Ullman, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. Non-linear image registration using pixel intensity or ridges, M. Valdivieso-Casique & S. Arridge, University College London, UK Collineation estimation from two unmatched views of an unknown planar contour for visual servoing, G Chesi, E Malis & R Cipolla, Universita di Siena, Italy. N-View point set registration: A comparison, S J Cunnington & A Stoddart, University of Surrey, UK. The applications of uncalibrated occlusion junctions, A Broadhurst &R Cipolla, University of Cambridge, UK. 16.40 - 17.40 Single View Techniques Accumulating Spectral Evidence for Perspective Views of Texture Planes, E Ribeiro & E R Hancock, University of York, UK. A Method for Interactive 3D Reconstruction of Piercewise Planar Objects from Single Images, P F Sturm & S J Maybank, The University of Reading, UK. Improving Second-order Surface Estimation, N Werghi et al, University of Edinburgh, UK. WEDNESDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER - INDUSTRY DAY 9.00-10.00 Stereo Algorithms and Representations for Image-based Rendering, Dr. R Szeliski, Microsoft Research. 10.00-11.00 Image Generation and Interpolation Generating Realistic Mass Lesions In Digital Mammograms Using Statistical Models, S Caulkin & S Astley, University of Manchester, UK. Improving Augmented Reality using Image and Scene Constraints, R A Smith, A Fitzgibbon & A Zisserman, University of Oxford, UK. Application of the Total Least Squares Procedure to Linear View Interpolation, D M Kennedy, B F Buxton & J H Gilby, Sira Ltd, South Hill, Chislehurst, Kent, UK 11.00-11.15 Poster Spotlight 11.15-12.30 Posters/Exhibition/Demos Efficient representation of 3D human head models, S Ertuerk & T J Dennis, Department of Electronic Systems Engineering, University of Essex, UK. Factors Affecting the Training of a WISARD Classifier for Monitoring Fish Underwater, D Chan, S Hockaday, R D Tillett & L G Ross, Silsoe Research Institute, UK. Poppet: A Robust Road Boundary Detection and Tracking Algorithm, M B Wilson & S Dickson, Cranfield University, UK. Separating Background Texture and Image Structure in Mammograms, R Zwiggelaar, University of Portsmouth, UK. Incorporating Shape into Histograms for CBIR, G Gagaudakis & P L Rosin, Brunel University, UK. PhotoBuilding - VRML Models of Architectural Scenes from Uncalibrated Photographs, R Cipolla & D Robertson, University of Cambridge, UK. The Accuracy of Sub-Pixel Localisation in the Canny Edge Detector, P Rocket, University of Sheffield, UK. Facial Pose using Shape-from-Shading, K N Choi,University of York, UK. Accurate Measurement of Normal Vectors and Principal Curvatures of the Left Ventricle from MRI Data Using Variational Calculus, T Rachidi, L Coghlan & A Amar, Alakhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco Structural Features of Cursive Arabic Script, M S Khorsheed & W F Clocksin, Cambridge University, UK. Road Recognition Using Fuzzy Classifiers, J Shanahan et al, University of Bristol, UK Adaptive texture representation methods for automatic target recognition, K Messer, D de Ridder & J Kittler, University of Surrey, UK. 13.30-15.10 Models and Search Adding and subtracting eigenspaces, P Hall, D Marshall & R Martin, Cardiff University, UK. Automatically Building Appearance Models from Images Sequences using Salient Features, K N Walker, T F Cootes & C J Taylor, University of Manchester, UK. Using Wavelets for Compression and Multiresolution Search with Active Appearance Models, C B H Wolstenholme & C J Taylor, University of Manchester, UK. Multi-View Nonlinear Active Shape Model Using Kernel PCA, S Romdhani, Harrow School of Computer Science, University of Westminster, UK. Robustness of the Gabor Representation of Object Pose Variation, G Peter, B Zitova & C von der Malsburg, Institut fur Neuroinformatik, Systembiophysik, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Germany. 15.10-16.00 Exhibition 16.00-17.40 Face Models and Recognition Learning Support Vector Machines for A Multi-View Face Model, J N S Kwong & S Gong, Queen Mary and Westfield College, The University of London, UK. Automatic extraction of the face identity-subspace, N Costen, T Cootes, G Edwards & C J Taylor, University of Manchester, UK. Understanding pose discrimination in similarity space, J Sherrah, S Gong & E J Ong, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, UK. Facial Shape Recovery by Feature Driven Stereo Analysis, X Y Ju & A Naftel, University of Central Lancashire, UK. Support Vector Machines for Face Authentication, K Johnsson, J Kittler, Y Li & J Matas, University of Surrey, UK. 19.00-23.00 Conference Dinner, Trent Bridge Cricket Ground THURSDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER 9.00 - 10.40 Movement and Tracking Finding Continuous-Model Moving Shapes by Evidence Gathering, M G Grant, M S Nixon and P H Lewis, University of Southampton, UK. Fusion of Perceptual Cues using Covariance Estimation, J Sherrash & S Gong, Queen Mary and Wesfield College, University of London, UK. Real-time tracking of complex structures with on-line camera calibration, T Drummond & R Cipolla, University of Cambridge. Edge tracking for motion segmentation and depth ordering, P Smith, T Drummond & R Cipolla, University of Cambridge, UK. Building Class Sensitive Models for Tracking Applications, D R Magee & R D Boyle, University of Leeds, UK. 11.00 - 13.00 Low and High-Level Feature Detection Force Field Energy Functionals for Image Feature Extraction, D J Hurley, M S Nixon & J N Carter, University of Southampton, UK. Developing a Measure of Similarity between Pixel Signatures, A Holmes & C J Taylor, University of Manchester, UK. A computation method for hip joint centre location from optical markers, A J Stoddart et al, University of Surrey, UK. Shape Partitioning by Convexity, Paul L Rosin, Brunel University, UK. Color Edge Detection and Classification, T Gevera and H Stokman, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Colour Invariance from Multispectral Images, T Gevers and H Stokman, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 14.00 CONFERENCE CLOSES