----------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS 2000 International Workshop on Multimedia Data Storage, Retrieval, Integration and Applications 13-15 January, 2000 at the Center for Multimedia Signal Processing (CMSP) Department of Electronic & Information Engineering Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong --------------------------------------------------------------------- Digital signal, image, document, audio, graphics, and video have generally been used separately in various areas for the past decades. With the recent advances in computing power, it is feasible to integrate these different data streams within a single platform to provide more comprehensive and intuitive information for a broad range of applications. Multimedia information technology is having a strong impact on modern life, and changing our way of learning, thinking and planning. The workshop will focus on Multimedia Data Storage, Retrieval, Integration and Applications, and intends to bring a forum for people working in these areas. Tutorials and Industrial demonstrations will be organized. Related research project demonstrations will also be presented. Keynote lectures will be given by the world prominent researchers: Professor Thomas S. Huang from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Dr. HongJiang Zhang from Microsoft Research, China. A panel discussion on future directions will be conducted at the end of this workshop. PROCEDURES Prospective authors are invited to propose papers in one or more, but not restricted to, the technical areas listed below. Both demo proposals and research paper proposals will be considered. Submissions should be directed to: MMWS2000, Centre for Multimedia Signal Processing Department of Electronic & Information Engineering The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Papers: Manuscripts should be prepared (5-8 pages) according to the "Information for Authors" in "IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing". Five (5) copies of each manuscript should be submitted. Demos: Prospective presenters should submit a short (no more than 2 pages) description of the proposed demo. This description should include a list of equipment needs. While we plan to provide Internet access to facilitate the demos, presenters should plan on bringing their own equipment, or having their demos run on standard systems (e.g. Windows or NT). Publications: Accepted papers and demo proposals will be published in the proceedings. SCHEDULE (revised) Submission of full Paper/Demo proposal October 31, 1999 (received) Notification of acceptance November 15, 1999 or earlier Submission of photo-ready paper/proposal December 1, 1999 (received) PAPER CATEGORIES 1. Multimedia Data Storage Multimedia data compression and storage. Standards and Related Issues. 2. Multimedia Feature Extraction Primary perceptual features. Spatial and temporal features. Region, object and shot segmentation. High level descriptions. 3. Indexing and retrieval High dimensional indexing structure. Similarity search. Content-based image and video retrieval. Combination of content-based and semantic retrieval. 4. Multimedia Integration Multimedia authoring and editing. Content preparation and presentation. Human computer interaction. Internet based multimedia systems. Videoconferencing. Collaborative environment and Virtual Reality. 5. Multimedia Applications Multimedia databases. Digital library. Video on demand. Media on demand. Education and Distant Learning. Applications in biomedicine. PACS system and Telemedicine. Tele-Shopping, etc. Organizing Committee General Chair: Professor WanChi Siu, HK Polytechinc University, Hong Kong General Co-Chiar: Professor Thomas S. Huang, University of Illinois, USA Technical Chair: Professor David Dagan Feng, HK Polytechinc University, Hong Kon g Technical Co-Chair: Professor Shih-Fu Chang, Columbia University, USA Finance Chair and General Secretary: Daniel Pak-Kong Lun, HKPU, Hong Kong Publicity and Publication Chair: Kenneth Lam, HK Polytechinc University, Hong Kong International Program Committee: Prof. Jing. Bai, Tsinghai University, China Prof. Ewart R. Carson, City University, UK Dr. C. F. Chan, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (full name) Dr. S. C. Chan, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong (full name) Prof. Claudio Cobelli, University of Padova, Italy Prof. Joseph. J. DiStefano, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Prof. Bernie H. K. Huang, University of California, San Franscisco, USA Prof. Henry S. C. Huang, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Dr. Jesse. S. Jin, University of New South Wales, Australia Prof. Swamy Laxminarayan, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA Dr. W. H. Lau, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (full name) Dr. F. H. F. Leung, Hong Kong Polytechnic university, Hong Kong (full name) Dr. S. H. Leung, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (full name) Dr. K. C. Lo, Hong Kong Polytechnic university, Hong Kong (full name) Dr. L. M. Po, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (full name) Prof. Guangyou Xu, Tsinghua University, China Dr. HongJiang Zhang, Microsoft Research, China Prof. RongChun Zhao, Northwestern Polytechnic University, China Prof. YuZhuo Zhong, Tsinghua University, China Prof. TianGe Zhuang, Shanghai JiaoTong University, China ENQUIRY AND INFORMATION Watch this page for updates on the workshop: http://www.en.polyu.edu.hk/~cmsp/Events/mmws2000.htm Questions about the workshop can be directed to: mmws2000@eie.polyu.edu.hk This workshop is also co-sponsered by IEEE Hong Kong Chapter of Signal Processing HKIE Biomedical Division International Federation of Automatic Contral (IFAC) TC-MC&BS