C A L L F O R P A P E R S ICPR 2004 17th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PATTERN RECOGNITION hosted by the British Machine Vision Association (BMVA) CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM 23rd - 26th August 2004 http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/icpr2004/ ICPR2004 is the 17th conference of the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR). Started in 1973, ICPR is a major biennial event, aiming to stimulate research, development, and the application of pattern recognition, and to advance international co-operation in related disciplines. The ICPR2004 Theme is "Pattern Recognition in the Digital World". The conference will provide an international forum for discussions on recent advances in the fields of: o COMPUTER VISION AND ROBOTICS, o PATTERN RECOGNITION, o NEURAL NETWORKS, o IMAGE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING, o ARCHITECTURES, TECHNOLOGY AND TOOLS FOR PATTERN RECOGNITION AND IMAGE PROCESSING, o APPLICATIONS - BIOMEDICAL, MULTIMEDIA, DOCUMENT ANALYSIS, - REMOTE SENSING, BIOMETRICS, E-COMMERCE - INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION, OTHERS The conference programme will be organised into 5 tracks. For a detailed list of topics and the paper submission procedure, please visit http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/icpr2004/ ICPR2004 will take place in Cambridge, in the heart of the UK. In addition to the technical program, participants can also enjoy the City with its culture and old English tradition. This historic City with its world-renowned University is within easy travelling distance from the main international airports in London and is extremely well-served by rail and coach services. Cambridge can boast of ancient monuments, a wealth of museums and galleries, as well as its famous book-shops and markets. Visitors should walk along the famous grass-covered banks of the River Cam or take a lazy summer punt along the river and enjoy the architectural glories of the riverside colleges. The best known of all Cambridge buildings is Kings College Chapel, with its world-famous choir. IMPORTANT DATES Full paper submissions due: December 15th, 2003 Notification of acceptances: March 15, 2004 Final camera-ready papers due: May 15, 2004 Pre-Conference Tutorials: 22 August, 2004 Conference: 23 - 26 August, 2004 PAPER SUBMISSION The paper page limit is 4 pages. Anonymous papers should be written in English and submitted in pdf format. Formatting instructions provided by the IEEE Computer Society Press are available from the ICPR 2004 conference web site. The online paper submission system is now open. Please follow links from the main web site to submit your paper. REGISTRATION Information on registration for the conference will be posted on the conference website in due course: http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/icpr04/ TECHNICAL PROGRAMME COMMITTEE General Programme Committee Chair: Maria Petrou, University of Surrey, UK TRACK ONE: Computer Vision CHAIRS: Edwin Hancock, University of York, UK Mike Brady, University of Oxford, UK with Associated Theme: Machine Vision Applications Yuichi Ohta, University of Tsukuba, Japan TRACK TWO: Pattern Recognition and Neural Networks with Associated Theme: Document Analysis CHAIRS: Anil K Jain, Michigan State University, USA Horst Bunke, University of Bern, Switzerland TRACK THREE: Image and Signal Processing with Associated Theme: Medical Applications CHAIRS: Josef Bigun, University of Halmstad, Sweden Vaclav Hlavac, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic Chris Taylor, University of Manchester, UK TRACK FOUR: Multimedia Systems with Associated Theme: Image and Video Database Retrieval CHAIRS: Thomas Huang, University of Urbana, Champagne, USA Alberto Del Bimbo, University of Florence, Italy Ruud Bolle, IBM, USA TRACK FIVE: Architectures, Technology and Tools CHAIRS: Virginio Cantoni, University of Pavia, Italy Markus Vincze, Vienna University of Technology, Austria ORGANISING COMMITTEE General Chair: Josef Kittler, University of Surrey, UK Technical Chair: Maria Petrou, University of Surrey, UK Conference Manager: Rachel Gartshore, University of Surrey, UK Tutorials Chair: Richard Harvey, University of East Anglia, UK Satellite Workshops Chair: Andrew Fitzgibbon, University of Oxford, UK Publications Chair: Mark Nixon, University of Southampton, UK Publicity and Sponsorship Chair: Majid Mirmehdi, University of Bristol, UK Demos Chair: Adrian Clark, University of Essex, UK FACE VERIFICATION COMPETITION In order to promote evaluation of pattern recognition algorithms using publicly available datasets and standard performance assessment methodology, a competition for the best face verification algorithms will take place in conjunction with the ICPR 2004 conference. Details can be found at: http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/banca/icpr2004/ Important Dates: Release of BANCA Dataset: October 1, 2003 Competition Registration Deadline: January 31, 2004 Results submission: March 31, 2004 17TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PATTERN RECOGNITION "PATTERN RECOGNITION IN THE DIGITAL WORLD" http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/icpr04/