MIRAGE 2003
                                  Call for Papers
 
                        Computer Vision / Computer Graphics       
                                 Collaboration for
 
                               Model-based Imaging,
                                    Rendering,               
                                image Analysis and           
                             Graphical special Effects
 
                                  10-12 March 2003
                            INRIA Rocquencourt, France
 
 MIRAGE 2003 is designed as a  very peculiar conference in the field of
 Information  Technology:  it  is  dedicated  to  computer  vision  and
 computer graphics  collaboration studied as a tool  for the production
 of  mirages of the  reality. In  the domain  of computer  vision, this
 collaboration  may  take  the  form  of  model-based  approaches  with
 feedback, as models are  essential to process, analyze, understand and
 generate complex still  and animated images in a  stable manner.  Such
 models must be comprehensive and their parameters updated according to
 the  difference   between  the   expectation  (real  image)   and  the
 synthesized  results.  In  the  computer graphics  domain,  a  special
 emphasis will  be set upon techniques  using real images  as input for
 realistic rendering, visualization and special effects.
 
 MIRAGE 2003 is  going to be an international  conference where authors
 are  encouraged  to   submit  papers  on  theoretical,  computational,
 experimental and industrial aspects  of model-based image analysis and
 synthesis. MIRAGE'2003 will be held  in the new conference room of the
 INRIA Rocquencourt research centre on March 10-12, 2003.
 
 Topics include (but are not limited to)
    * Model-based imaging and analysis
    * Model-based vision approaches
    * Model-based indexing and database retrieval
    * Model-based object tracking in image sequences
    * Image-based rendering and inverse rendering techniques
    * New trends in model-based (and intrinsic) video compression techniques
    * Virtual and augmented reality
    * Generation of special effects
    * Model-based evaluation of computer vision techniques, Image quality
    * Applications
         o Human-computer interaction, haptics
         o Virtual prototyping
         o Post-production, computer animation
         o Multimedia applications (including face and gesture recognition),
           multimedia databases
         o Military applications
         o Medical and biomedical applications
         o Applications of fractals and multifractals
 
 VENUE
    The Symposium  will take place within the  INRIA Rocquencourt research
    centre which can be easily reached  by car, by train or by bus, either
    by  taking public transportations  or the  free INRIA  facilities. The
    different routes are fully detailed on the INRIA special webpage.
 
 PAPER SUBMISSION AND REVIEW PROCESS
    Prospective  authors  should  prepare  a  full  paper  and  submit  it
    electronically. The  paper should consist  of 5-10 pages in  A4 format
    with 11 pt font and should conform to the style guidelines outlined on
    the MIRAGE 2003 website. LaTeX style sheets, MSWord templates and more
    detailed information  on the  submission process can  be found  on the
    MIRAGE 2003 website.
 
    All submissions will be reviewed by  at least 2 members of the Program
    Committee; additional  reviewers will  be consulted if  necessary. The
    papers  should provide  sufficient background  information  and should
    clearly  indicate the  original  contribution. They  should state  and
    discuss the main results and provide adequate references.
 
 CONFERERENCE PROCEEDINGS
    Accepted papers will be published in the CD-Rom conference proceedings
    in  pdf-format.  Authors  will  be encouraged  to  include  additional
    multimedia  content  like sound  files,  demo's  and video  sequences,
    subject to  space availability. Authors  wishing to take  advantage of
    this possibility should contact  the Steering Committee for additional
    instructions.
 
 IMPORTANT DEADLINES
   November 12, 2002   Full paper submission
   December 20, 2002   Notification of acceptance
   February 10, 2003   Camera-ready papers due
    January  6, 2003   Early registration deadline
   February 10, 2003   Late registration deadline
    10-12 March 2003   MIRAGE 2003
 
 REGISTRATION
    Registration   will  be   available   online  at   the  beginning   of
    2003. However, due to security policy, the number of seats is strictly
    limited: thus, early registration is strongly recommended.
 
 CONFERENCE CHAIR
    Jacques Blanc-Talon, CTA, Arcueil, France
    Andre Gagalowicz, INRIA, Rocquencourt, France
 
 STEERING COMMITTEE
    Jacques Blanc-Talon, CTA, Arcueil, France
    Andre Gagalowicz, INRIA Rocquencourt, France
    Philippe Gérard, INRIA Rocquencourt, France
    Wilfried Philips, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
    Dominique Potherat INRIA Rocquencourt, France
 
 HONORARY CHAIR
    Hojjat Adeli, Ohio State University, Colombus, USA
 
 PROGRAM COMMITTEE
    Ruzena Bajcsy, UC Berkeley, USA
    Philippe Bolon, ESIA, Annecy, France
    Mike Brooks, University of Adelaide, Australia
    Knut Conradsen, IMM, Denmark Technical University, Denmark
    Kostas Daniilidis, U-Penn, USA
    Charles R. Dyer, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
    Andrew Glassner, Coyote Wind, Seattle, USA
    Cedric Guiard, Duran Duboi, France
    Adrian Hilton, University of Surrey, UK
    David Hogg, University of Leeds, UK
    Xiaoyi Jiang, Technical University of Berlin, Germany
    Denis Laurendeau, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada
    Franz Leberl, Graz University of Technology, Austria
    Ales Leonardis, Ljubljana University, Slovenia
    Vittorio Murino, Verone University, Italy
    Jean-Claude Paul, LORIA, France
    Hichem Sahli, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
    Mubarak Shah, University of Central Florida, USA
    Gilles Simon, LORIA, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
    Franck Solina, Ljubljana University, Slovenia
    Seah Hock Soon, NTU, Singapore
    Geoff West, Curtin University, Australia
    Geoff Wyvill, University of Otago, New Zealand
    Luc Van Gool, ESAT, Leuven, Belgium (ETH, Zurich, Switzerland)