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				   CALL FOR PAPERS

 3rd International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - VISAPP 2008

		  	   web site: http://www.visapp.org

				January 22 - 25, 2008
			      Funchal, Madeira - PORTUGAL

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VISAPP is part of VISIGRAPP - The International Joint Conference on
Computer Vision and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications

Co-organized by INSTICC - Institute for Systems and Technologies of
Information, Control and Communication, and Universidade da Madeira

Proceedings indexed by: ISI Proceedings, INSPEC and DBLP


IMPORTANT DATES:
Full paper submission: September 12, 2007
Acceptance notification: October 30, 2007
Final paper submission and registration: November 12, 2007


CONFERENCE AREAS:

AREA 1: IMAGE FORMATION AND PROCESSING

      - Computational Geometry
      - Multi-view Geometry
      - Illumination and Reflectance Modeling
      - Image Formation, Acquisition Devices and Sensors
      - Multimodal and Multisensor Models of Image Formation
      - Image Quality
      - Image Filtering
      - Spatial Color Indexing
      - Enhancement and Restoration
      - Mathematical Morphology
      - Implementation of Image and Video Processing Systems 

AREA 2: IMAGE ANALYSIS

      - Early Vision and Image Representation
      - Surface Geometry and Shape
      - Feature Extraction
      - Segmentation and Grouping
      - Time-Frequency Analysis
      - Wavelet Analysis
      - Statistical Approach
      - Structural and Syntactic Approach
      - Fractal and Chaos Theory in Image Analysis
      - Image Registration
      - Video Analysis
      - Medical Image Analysis 

AREA 3: IMAGE UNDERSTANDING

      - Recognition and Indexing
      - Cognitive & Biologically Inspired Vision
      - Cognitive Models for Interpretation, Integration and Control
      - Neural Networks
      - Object, Event and Scene Recognition, Retrieval and Indexing
      - Human Activity Recognition
      - Face and Gesture Recognition
      - Dynamics and Learning for Gesture Interpretation
      - Visual Learning
      - Pattern Recognition in Image Understanding
      - Optical Color Pattern Recognition
      - Data Mining in Pattern Recognition
      - Model Acquisition and Validation
      - 2D and 3D Scene Understanding
      - Localization and Recognition of 3D Object Features
      - Recognizing 3-D Object Shapes from Range Data 

AREA 4: MOTION, TRACKING AND STEREO VISION

      - Real-time Vision
      - Active and Robot Vision
      - Visually Guided Robotics
      - Visual Navigation
      - Motion and Tracking
      - Stereo Vision and Structure from Motion
      - Matching Correspondence and Flow
      - Model-based Object tracking in Image Sequences
      - Tracking of People and Surveillance
      - Segment Cluster Tracking
      - Retrieval of 3D Objects from Video Sequences
      - Detecting 3D Objects Using Patterns of Motion and Appearance
      - Image-based Modeling and 3D Reconstruction 


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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
- Prof. Dr. Ing. José Luis Encarnação, INI-GraphicsNet Foundation and
Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Germany
- Prof. Adrian Hiton, Computer Vision and Graphics at the University
of Surrey, U.K.
- Prof. Geneviève Lucet, Computer Services for Research at the UNAM, Mexico
- Prof. Perter Sturm, INRIA Rhone-Alpes, France


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WORKSHOPS:
(Full paper submission deadline: October 15, 2007)

 - International Workshop on Online Pattern Recognition and Machine
	Learning Techniques for Computer-Vision Applications - OPRMLT
	2008 (http://www.visapp.org/OPRMLT.htm)

 - International Workshop on Robot Vision - ROBOT VISION 2008 (http://www.visapp.org/RobotVision.htm)

 - International Workshop on Metadata Mining for Image Understanding -
	MMIU 2008 (http://www.visapp.org/MMIU.htm)


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PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
Available at http://www.visapp.org/Program_Committee.htm


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VENUE
The conference will be held in the Hotel Tivoli Ocean Park. The Tivoli
Ocean Park is a truly stunning property located 5 minutes from Funchal
city centre and 30 minutes from Madeira International Airport. This
award-winning hotel overlooks the beachfront promenade and guests are
guaranteed gorgeous views of the sea with direct access from the hotel
to the sandy beach.

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