IEE Colloquium Call for Papers
 
 SECURE IMAGES AND IMAGE AUTHENTICATION
 
 Organised by IEE Professional Group: E4 Image Processing and Vision
 Date:  10 April 2000
 Venue:  IEE Savoy Place,  London, UK
 
 Call for Papers
 
 Image security is becoming an increasingly important issue within image
 communication, for copyright protection, protection against deliberate or
 accidental damage to the image, and sensitive and confidential image
 transmission.   The increase in internet imaging and digital TV
 broadcasting/distribution makes image security a key topic for enabling
 future image applications.
 
 This colloquium aims to :
 
 - discuss the issue of secure image communication, image protection, and
 image authentication 
 - enable participants to view presentations and demonstrations of existing
 image security solutions, 
 - and provide a forum for presentation of new research and development
 efforts in the area of secure imaging and image authentication.   
 
 Contributions are invited within the following areas and related topics:
 * copyright protection of images and video 
 * protection against accidental and deliberate damage to images  
 * copyright protection and audit trails for images and video which may
   be distributed via the internet, CD, disk, broadcast, satellite links, TV
   contribution links etc 
 * tamper-protection for images used for evidential purposes
 * protection of images used for medical diagnoses and medical records
 * copyright and tamper protection for images stored in shared
   databases e.g. museums
 * protection of images stored for other use e.g. road-traffic
   sequences,  traffic light cameras etc  
 * integration of image security systems with encryption and auditing
   systems
 * embedding of information in images and video for data monitoring
   purposes
 Contributions may be in the form of oral presentations, posters, and/or
 demonstrations. Abstracts of no more than about 200 words should be sent
 by 10 January 2000 to: 
   Paola Hobson, Motorola UK Research Laboratory
   Jays Close, Basingstoke, RG22 4PD  UK
   Email : Paola.Hobson@motorola.com, Phone : +44 1256 484643
 Or 
   Ransford Johnson, University of Bristol
   Centre for Communications Research, Merchant Venturers Building
   Woodland Road, Bristol, BS8 1UB  UK
   Email : R.B.Johnson@bristol.ac.uk