PURPOSE OF THE SYMPOSIUM ````````````````````````````````````````````` The purpose of this symposium is to gather researchers in the area of Image Procesing and related fields, such as Computer Vision, Robotics, Multimedia, Pattern Recognition, and others. Image Processing includes all the various operations that can be applied to image data. Two principal applications are the prime movers of the interest in Image Processing methods: improvement of pictorial information for human interpretation, and processing of scene data for autonomous machine perception. The applications of this area are numerous. There are applications in the medical field (medical imaging), in remote sensing, and in the military such as the development of Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) systems. The recent advances in this area resulted from the application of new mathematical theories, such as wavelets, or using models consonant with current views regarding neurophysiology and psychophysics of human perception. The goal of this symposium is to present the recent advances in the area of Image Processing and its applications, such as phase-based motion estimation, image compression using Wavelet Transforms, etc. and to gather speakers from different disciplines, namely computer science, mathematics, physics, and psychology. TOPICS ``````````` Among the topics which will be covered (this list is not restrictive): Image Compression Using Wavelet Transforms. Vision Systems for Automatic Object Recognition. Recent Advances in Edge Detection. Phase-based methods for Motion Estimation Applications of ANNs to Image Processing. Texture Analysis and Applications. Scene Analysis. Image Segmentation. Character Recognition. Stereo Vision. Active Vision. Artificial Neural Networks applied to Image Processing. Sensing of Unknown Environments Vision-based Vehicle Navigation Vision-based Guidance of Unmanned Vehicles SCHEDULE ```````````````` A) Please submit your three (3) pages abstract by 4 February 1997 to: Dr. Mohammed Bennamoun, Signal Processing Research Centre, School of Electrical & Electronic Systems Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia Ph.: Int'l: 61-7-3864-1204 Fax: Int'l: 61-7-3864-1516 Email: m.bennamoun@qut.edu.au B) Acceptance and Notification: 15 March 1997. C) Submission of Camera Ready Paper: 15 May 1997 *********************************************************************** ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC SPONSORS ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` * World Organization of Systemics and Cybernetics (WOSC) (France) * IFSR: International Federation for Systems Research (Austria/USA) * International Systems Institute (USA) * CUST, Engineer Science Institute of the Blaise Pascal University (France) * The International Institute for Advanced Studies in Systems Research and Cybernetics (Canada) * Society Applied Systems Research (Canada) * International Institute of Informatics and Systemics (USA) * IEEE (Venezuela Chapter) * Simon Bolivar University (Venezuela) * Universidad Central de Venezuela *********************************************************************** For further Information about the SCT976, contact: Prof. Nagib Callaos (Chair) IIIS 14269 Lord Barclay Dr., Orlando, Florida 32837, USA TEL/FAX): 1-407-8566274 e-Mail: iiis@aol.com Simon Bolivar University Dpto. Procesos y Sistemas A.P. 89000, Caracas, Venezuela TEL/FAX (office):+58-2-9621519/1325 e-Mail: 70501.2363@CompuServe.com TEL/FAX (home): +58-2-9638852 For information about the Focus Symposium above contact: --------------------------------------------------- Dr. Mohammed Bennamoun, Signal Processing Research Centre, School of Electrical & Electronic Systems Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia Ph.: Int'l: 61-7-3864-1204 Fax: Int'l: 61-7-3864-1516 Email: m.bennamoun@qut.edu.au ---------------------------------------------------