http://www.comp.hkbu.edu.hk/~icpr06/workshops.php http://unit.xjtu.edu.cn/iwicpas IWICPAS 2006 The International Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Pattern Analysis/Synthesis August 26, 2006, Xi'an, China The International Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Pattern Analysis/Synthesis (IWICPAS), sponsored by CAA, will be held in Xi'an, China on August 26, 2006. The IWICPAS brings together leading researchers and engineers from the fields of pattern analysis/synthesis around the world. This is an international forum for identifying, encouraging and exchanging new ideas on different topics of pattern analysis/synthesis as well as for promoting novel applications in an attempt to extend the frontiers of this fascinating field of research. The workshops will comprise of oral and panel discussions. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to Pattern presentation and modeling Visual pattern modeling Object detection, tracking and recognition Statistical Motion analysis Texture analysis/synthesis Spatial-temporal pattern analysis/synthesis Sparse coding Scalable Image/Video coding Markov chain Monte Carlo computing Manifold Learning Partial Differential Equation Publication news 1.The conference proceedings for all the papers will be published as a volume in Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 2.A number of selected papers at the International Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Pattern Analysis/Synthesis (IWICPAS) will be invited (an updated version) to publish by International Journal of Computer Mathematics (Taylor & Francis) as a special issue. The journal is abstracted in a dozen of indices, including the ISI Science Citation Index Expanded. Paper submission: April 20,2006 Notification of acceptance: May 20, 2006 (modified): Camera-ready manuscript: June 20, 2006 (modified):