Call for Papers

Special Issue of IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering on Underwater Image

and
Video Processing.

Co-Editors:

David Lane
Heriot-Watt University

Hanumant Singh
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Xiaoou Tang
Chinese University of Hong Kong

Manuel Trucco
Heriot-Watt University

The January 2003 issue of the IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering will
be devoted in part to the topic of Underwater Image and Video
Processing. A particular focus will be the advanced algorithms and
technologies associated with image processing, analysis and computer
vision for applications specific to the underwater environment.

 Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

 - Image registration, photomosaicking, and three dimensional
   image reconstruction
 - Visually based navigation, and techniques for visual servoing
 - Feature and model based tracking
 - Multisensor fusion of optical with other imaging modalities
 - Image classification
 - Image segmentation
 - Texture analysis
- Object recognition
 - Image and video compression
 - Image enhancement and restoration
 - Practical applications in marine environments associatd with
scientific, military and industrial research

  This special issue is mostly targeted towards theoretical and
algorithmic advances in underwater imaging using real problems and data.
Papers that are illustrated solely with simulated or land-based data
will be considered for the special issue only if they present truly
outstanding results.

Papers should be submitted by April 15, 2002 to:

Hanumant Singh
Blake 206, MS#7,
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,
Woods Hole, MA - 02543
USA