Call for Papers 13th Scandinavian Conference on Image Analysis SCIA 2003 Göteborg, Sweden, June 29 - July 2, 2003 http://www.hh.se/scia2003 Please notice the new date The ambition of SCIA is to bring together leading researchers in the field of image analysis and present an exciting and advanced scientific program reflecting the state-of-the-art of the discipline. SCIA 2003 is the thirteenth in a series of conferences arranged every two years. We look forward to your contributions to this long-standing tradition. Hosted this year by the Swedish Society of Image Analysis (SSAB), the conference is sponsored by the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) and the Nordic chapters of IAPR. Scientific Program The scientific program will include contributed as well as invited papers. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings (Springer LNCS). The first day of the conference will consist of special sessions, such as workshops and/or tutorials. Contributions covering the topics below are solicited. However, all submissions addressing issues related to image analysis are strongly encouraged. The main technical areas are: - Image feature extraction - Image understanding - Grouping and segmentation - Motion analysis - Texture analysis - Color analysis - Shape analysis - Computer Vision - Cognitive vision - Medical image processing - Measurement and quantification - Measurement and visualization - Image coding and compression - Multi-modal processing - Indexing and databases - Images and the 3-D geometry - Standards and best practices - Images and pattern recognition - Classification - Applications Invited Speakers and Workshop/Tutorial Presenters (not yet complete) Ivar Austvoll, Stavanger University College (NO) Ewert Bengtsson, Uppsala University (SE) Lars Bååth, Halmstad University (SE) Herve Delingette, INRIA, Sophia-Antipolis (FR) Chris Glasbey, Biomathematics & Statistics Scotland (UK) Ed Hancock, University of York (UK) Ioannis Kakadiaris, University of Houston (US) Rasmus Larsen, Technical University of Denmark (DK) Jussi Parkkinen, University of Joensuu (FI) Milan Sonka, University of Iowa (US) Venue Situated in the heart of Scandinavia, Göteborg is within easy reach by air, rail and sea. There are daily flights from all the main European airports to Göteborg's Landvetter airport. The city center is only 20 minutes away by coach. Founded in 1829, Chalmers University of Technology is named after the major benefactor, William Chalmers, one of the directors of the successful Swedish East India Company in Göteborg. Today, the campus area with its modern conference facilities is situated in the city center close to hotels, restaurants, theatres, and shopping centers. Social Activities Besides the conference dinner, there will be plenty of opportunities for social activities including boat cruises in the beautiful Göteborg archipelago, Liseberg - the largest amusement park in Scandinavia, the Botanic Garden, and many others. Instruction to Authors Max 6 pages according to Springer LNCS format http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html Look under the heading "Proceedings and Other Multi-author Volumes" describing format files and providing help. Papers should be submitted to: scia2003.papers@hh.se Important Dates Submission of papers: January 22, 2003 Notification of acceptance: March 22, 2003 Camera-ready papers: May 8, 2003 Conference dates: June 29 - July 2, 2003 Contact Information http://www.hh.se/scia2003 SCIA2003@gbg.congrex.se Conference Co-Chairs Josef Bigun Tomas Gustavsson Programme Committee Fritz Albregtsen (NO) Kalle Åström (SE) Ivar Austvoll (NO) Ewert Bengtsson (SE) Ketil Bo (NO) Magnus Borga (SE) Gunilla Borgefors (SE) Stefan Carlsson (SE) Henrik Christensen (SE) Per-Erik Danielsson (SE) Bjarne Ersböll (DK) Robert Forchheimer (SE) Eric Granum (DK) Anders Heyden (SE) Jukka Iivarinen (FI) Peter Johansen (DK) Fredrik Kahl (SE) Hans Knutsson (SE) Björn Kruse (SE) Rasmus Larsson (DK) Reiner Lenz (SE) Tony Lindeberg (SE) Claus Madsen (DK) Henning Nielsen (DK) Ingela Nyström (SE) Erkki Oja (FI) Sören Olsen (DK) Matti Pietikäinen (FI) Ann Sohlberg(NO) Örjan Smedby (SE) Antanas Verikas (SE) Qin Zhong-Ye (SE)