CALL FOR PAPERS
                  IEEE SIGNAL PROCESSING MAGAZINE

                         Special Issue on 
  Video and Signal Processing for Surveillance Networks and Services

Emerging surveillance networks and services increasingly rely on
state-of-the-art signal processing methodologies found in a variety of
disciplines, such as image and video processing, computer vision,
communications systems, speech processing, statistical pattern
recognition, and machine learning.  In surveillance systems of tomorrow,
signals generated by multiple sensors need to be processed, transmitted
and presented at multiple levels in order to capture the different
aspects of the monitored environment. Multiple level representations can
be used to exploit perception augmentation for humans interacting with
such systems. Situation awareness techniques that utilize multi-sensor
inputs can provide enhanced indexing capabilities needed for focusing
human attention on information of interest. Intelligent indexing and
alerting functionalities rely on the capability of collecting and
presenting relevant information in an efficient way on either fixed or
mobile multiple control terminals. Multi terminal mobile and cooperative
alarm detection in surveillance is another emerging problem where
signal/video processing approaches becomes more and more relevant.

The main goal of this special issue is to illustrate to the SPM
readership that video and signal processing methodologies represent a key
aspect in the design of efficient and cost effective surveillance
networks and services. Prospective contributors are invited to submit
high quality tutorial papers that address emerging research issues
related to the use of video and signal processing in the context of
surveillance networks and services. Contributions offering a technology
perspective, focusing on future trends in the area, or discussing
business implications of different video and signal processing approaches
in this domain, are strongly encouraged. 

Topics of interest include but not limited to:
*  Low level video processing 
*  2D/3D multiple level scene representations 
*  Multimedia communications in surveillance networks
*  Mobile and cooperative surveillance
*  Pattern recognition/learning /computer vision 
*  Audio/speech recognition 
*  Object tracking /object behavior/situation  analysis
*  Multi-sensor systems and data fusion issues
*  Multi-functional network based surveillance services

Submission Procedure:

Prospective authors should submit white papers via the website:
http://www.cspl.umd.edu/spm/.

White paper due:                 June 1, 2003
Invitation notification:         June 15, 2003
Manuscript due:                  October 1, 2003
Acceptance Notification:         January 1, 2003
Final Manuscript due:            February 1, 2004
Publication date:                June, 2004

Guest Editors:
K.N. Plataniotis
Multimedia Laboratory
The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of ECE
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G4, Canada
kostas@dsp.utoronto.ca

C.S. Regazzoni
Dept. of Biophysical and Electronic Engineering
University of Genova
Genova, I-16154, Italy
carlo@dibe.unige.it