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                                 IV 2000

                    IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium

                 The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Dearborn, MI, USA
                            October 4-5, 2000



  The IEEE Intelligent Transportation System Council (ITSC) is sponsoring a
professional-level  conference on  basic  research and  present and  future
applications  for  Intelligent  Vehicles and  Intelligent  Infrastructures.
Papers  dealing with  vehicle-centered intelligent  systems are  solicited.
This symposium is characterized by a  single session format so that all the
attendees remain  in a  single room for  multilateral communications  in an
informal atmosphere.  As another tradition, the  meetings have enthusiastic
participation from industry, as well  as research centers and universities.
The IEEE  Conference on  Intelligent Transportation  Systems (ITS)  will be
held at the  same location on Oct.  2-3, 2000, and a  single -reduced rate-
registration  option will  be available  for both  Conferences, as  well as
individual registrations.



 * TOPICS

 Driver Assistance Systems      System Architectures           Sensors
 Navigation/Guidance Systems    Imaging and Vision Enhancement Vehicle Control
 Information Systems            Human-machine Interfaces       Active Safety
 Traffic Monitoring and Control Communications and Networks    CAN



 * PAPER SUBMISSION

  Prospective  authors are  invited to  submit a  paper in  electronic form
(Postscript) by March  1st, 2000 for peer review,  following the submission
guidelines available at http://www.ce.unipr.it/iv2000.

  Submitted papers must be no longer  than six (6) pages in IEEE two-column
format,  including figures  and  references. Papers  exceeding this  length
limit may be rejected without review. The first page should include (1) the
title  of the  paper,  (2) the  names  of the  authors,  (3) the  technical
categories, and  (4) the name,  mailing address, telephone and  fax number,
and e-mail address of the contact  author. Same papers may not be submitted
to both IV and ITSC conferences.



 * SPECIAL SESSIONS

Military Applications  and Current Research
 Theme:
  This  session  will  provide  an  opportunity  to  explore  research  and
  development activities for autonomous  and semi-autonomous ground vehicle
  systems.  It   examines  the  technology  requirements   and  operational
  capabilities  of robotic  vehicle programs  for military,  and commercial
  applications.  The  session  brings  together  technologists  to  discuss
  needs, opportunities  and approaches  for adapting  commercial automotive
  intelligent systems  to meet  military off-road  autonomous applications.
  The  conference  provides a  unique  opportunity  to identify  commercial
  research  projects and  leverage  the results  to  meet crucial  military
  requirements.
 Topics:
  Government and Commercial programs: technical and performance challenges,
  system performance, test results, lessons learned; Machine perception for
  navigation and  mission execution;  Vehicle mobility and  motion control;
  Operator interface and human-robot interactions.
 Organizer:
  Bruce Brendle
  U.S. Army Tank-automotive & Armaments Command
  brendleb@tacom.army.mil

Autonomous Driving on Extreme Courses
 Theme:
  This  session is  concerned with  research and  advanced development  for
  autonomous vehicle  guidance in extreme driving  environment. Coping with
  such conditions is a prerequisite for the introduction of advanced driver
  assistance  functions.  Hence,  a  discussion  of  the  requirements  and
  approaches  to meet  with  these challenging  conditions  is expected  to
  enhance insight  into future  developments, reveal missing  links between
  current research and realization and  provide impetus for new activities.
  The session will gather experts from various disciplines to shed light on
  the topic from different views.
 Topics:
  System  architecture,  Multisensor  systems,  Advanced  vehicle  control,
  Driving  strategy  formation,  Self-assessment, Reliability  and  Safety,
  Driving robot.
 Organizer:
  Christoph Stiller
  Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany
  christoph.stiller@de.bosch.com

User Interfaces for On-Board Systems
 Theme:
  This session  will focus  on user  interfaces issues  in vehicle-centered
  intelligent  systems  and will  feature  experiences  from the  usability
  engineering   perspective.  Issues   include,  for   instance,  feedback,
  integration, synchronization,  context, and  how to  make the  most value
  from  devices  within  vehicles:  many  of  these  are  also  issues  for
  stand-alone systems, but mobility  adds extra problems and opportunities.
  Those attending  the session  will be  able to  learn from  and establish
  contacts with researchers who are innovators in developing human-computer
  interfaces.
 Topics:
  Feedback,    Feedthrough,    Integration,    Synchronization,    Context,
  Multimodality, Design, Prototyping, Evaluation, Empirical studies.
 Organizer:
  Mauro Mosconi
  University of Pavia, Italy
  mauro@mosconi.it

To propose other Special Sessions, please contact the Program Chair at
broggi@ce.unipr.it



 * DEADLINES

  Papers due for peer review . . . . . . . . . . . . March 31, 2000
  Notification of acceptance . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 15, 2000
  Camera-ready copy for proceedings due  . . . . . . . July 1, 2000





 * UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION

  Please refer frequently to the following websites for the most up-to-date
information or contact the General Chair (Jim Rillings, jrilling@notes.gmr.com)
or the Program Chair (Alberto Broggi, broggi@ce.unipr.it):

   IV-2000 Home Page: . . . . . . . . . . . . .  http://www.ce.unipr.it/iv2000
   ITSC-2000 Home Page: . .  http://www.ewh.ieee.org/tc/its/cfp-itsc-2000.html
   IEEE ITS Council Home Page:  . . . . . . . . . . .  http://www.ieee.org/its



 * ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

       General Chair:
         Jim Rillings, General Motors (USA)

       Program Chair:
         Alberto Broggi, Univ. of Pavia (I)

       Program Co-Chairs:
         Michel Parent, INRIA (F)
         Katsu Ikeuchi, Univ. of Tokyo (J)
         Richard Bishop, R.Bishop Consulting (USA)

       Advisory Chair:
         Ichiro Masaki, MIT (USA)

       Publicity Chair:
         Alessandra Fascioli, Univ. of Parma (I)

       Finance Chair:
         Richard Klafter, Temple Univ. (USA)



 * PROGRAM COMMITTEE

       James Albus                       NIST (USA)
       Masanori Aoki          Sumitomo Electric (J)
       Masayoshi Aoki              Seikei Univ. (J)
       Bart van Arem                  TNO Inro (NL)
       Edwin Bastiaensen        Transport Res. (NL)
       Margrit Betke           Boston College (USA)
       Erwin R. Boer         Nissan Cambridge (USA)
       Kim L. Boyer          Ohio State Univ. (USA)
       Gianfranco Burzio          FIAT Research (I)
       Max Donath          Univ. of Minnesota (USA)
       Michael Dudzik              ERIM Int'l (USA)
       Wilfried Enkelmann      Fraunhofer Inst. (D)
       Uwe Franke               DaimlerChrysler (D)
       Takehiko Fujioka          Univ. of Tokyo (J)
       Alastair Gale            Univ. of Derby (UK)
       Masatoshi Ishikawa        Univ. of Tokyo (J)
       Toshio Ito                Daihatsu Motor (J)
       Pushkin Kachroo         Virginia Tech. (USA)
       Michitaka Kameyama          Tohoku Univ. (J)
       Karl Kluge           Univ. of Michigan (USA)
       Ryuji Kohno         Yokohama Natl. Univ. (J)
       Claude Laurgeau          Ecole des Mines (F)
       Jim Misener             PATH, Berkeley (USA)
       Kenji Nagao          Matsushita Research (J)
       Hans-H. Nagel            Karlsruhe Univ. (D)
       Wassim G. Najm            Volpe Center (USA)
       Masao Nakagawa                Keio Univ. (J)
       Kunitoshi Nishikawa           Toyota R&D (J)
       Kenshi Nishimura                     NEC (J)
       Shiro Ogata              Omron Corp. R&D (J)
       Yuichi Ohta             Univ. of Tsukuba (J)
       K. Venkatesh Prasad          Ford Res. (USA)
       Shigeru Sasaki          Fujitsu Labs Ltd (J)
       Christoph Stiller           Robert Bosch (D)
       Yasuo Tanokura        Nikkei Electronics (J)
       Sadayuki Tsugawa                    MITI (J)
      Pravin Varaiya             UC Berkeley (USA)
       Jacques Verly         MIT Lincoln Lab. (USA)
       Feiyue Wang           Univ. of Arizona (USA)
       Shoichi Washino         Mitsubishi Corp. (J)
       Chip White           Univ. of Michigan (USA)
       Glenn Widmann              Delphi Auto (USA)

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