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Today's Topics:
Fast FFTs
Need implementation for shape-from-texture
Parallax Video Board
CFP: SPIE Sensor Fusion VII
Vision Interface '94 Final Program
CFP: Intern. Conf. on Robotics, Motion and Machine Vision
AI/GI/VI '94, Banff, Canada
ISIKNH'94 (Advance Program and Registration Information)
CFP: TAI'94
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Date: Fri, 25 Feb 94 17:09:04 -0500
From: hvs@pender.ee.upenn.edu (Henrik Sorensen)
Us-Mail: Elec. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Subject: Fast FFTs
Five Fortran FFT programs in a shar archive have been placed under
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Date: Sun, 27 Feb 1994 15:40:27 +0500
From: pankanti@cps.msu.edu (Sharathcha Pankanti)
Subject: Need implementation for shape-from-texture
Hi!
I am working on integration of vision modules and I need a reasonable
implementation of a shape from texture algorithm. Is anyone aware of
any such public domain/sharable software? Any pointers/suggestions
will be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Sharath Pankanti
Pattern Recognition and Image Processing Lab.
Michigan State University
pankanti@cps.msu.edu
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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 15:15:02 -0500
From: James Davis <jdavis@cs.ucf.edu>
Subject: Parallax Video Board
We just purchased a Parallax video board for a Sun-4 and would like to know
if anyone out there has written any software that will provide real-time images
from the board straight to a running program. The utilities that come with
the board are fine, but are interactive. We would like something that
automatically pumps the images into the program.
Thanks.
Jim Davis
jdavis@cs.ucf.edu
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Date: Sun, 27 Feb 94 15:06:55 PST
From: schenker@telerobotics.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Paul Schenker)
Subject: CFP: SPIE Sensor Fusion VII
Call for Papers
SPIE - the International Society for Optical Engineering
SENSOR FUSION VII Conference
31 October - 4 November 1994
Hynes Convention Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Chair: Paul S. Schenker, Jet Propulsion Lab.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
Terrance E. Boult, Columbia Univ.
Su-Shing Chen, Univ. of North Carolina/Charlotte
David B. Cooper, Brown Univ.
Gregory D. Hager, Yale Univ.
Martin Herman, National Inst. of Standards and Technology
Terrance L. Huntsberger, Univ. of South Carolina
Ren C. Luo, North Carolina State Univ.
James M. Manyika, Oxford Univ.(UK)
Suresh B. Marapane, Univ. of Tennessee/Knoxville
Gerard T. McKee, Univ. of Reading (UK)
Evangelos E. Milios, York Univ. (CAN)
Robin R. Murphy, Colorado School of Mines
Bobby S. Y. Rao, UC Berkeley
Michael Seibert, MIT/Lincoln Lab.
W. Brent Seales, Univ. of Kentucky
Charles V. Stewart, Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute
Stelios C. A. Thomopoulos, The Pennsylvania State Univ.
This conference presents novel techniques for robustly integrating and inter-
preting data from multiple sources. The applications emphasis is automated
and robotic systems; such systems often include multiple-and-moving cameras,
range and proximity detctors, force and touch feedback, etc. A typical system
requirement is to use the sensors, plus prior knowledge, to efficiently locate,
identify, and track objects; more advanced applications may require a detailed
inspection and mapping of the environment, including global determination of
robot position and state of task completion. Technical challenges include
multi-sensor registration and calibration, combining sensor information over
space-and-time, 3-D shape modeling and shape recovery, 3-D object recognition
and localization et al. One important problem is how to intelligently plan and
control sensors to achieve a task-specific sensing objective, in the practical
implementation context of maximized information with minimized computation.
For example, "active vision" addresses how to purposively direct camera gaze,
vergence, and focus, analagous to human viewing. "Exploratory sensing" expands
this paradigm to cooperative fusion of vision, range, touch, and other sensory
modes, and may include the use of multiple distributed robot agents, e.g. to
develop environmental maps, and perform cooperative work. Implementing such
active, exploratory sensing has foundations in both machine and biological
behavior, and both perspectives are welcome. Another problem of fundamental
importance is effective techniques for distributed detection & decision, e.g.,
as applies to asynchronous data fusion in spatially dispersed sensor arrays;
automated production scheduling and system health monitoring; command-control-
communication within distributed information networks such as automated highway
systems; human-machine shared control of telerobotic systems, et al.
In summary, we invite papers on multi-sensory fusion and its applications.
Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following areas:
o modeling and calibration of multiple sensors
o 3-D object modeling-and-recognition from multiple sensor views
o recovery of scene structure from time-sequence sensor data
o fusion of passive-active sources: vision-range, IR-microwave, etc.
o remote sensing, automated inspection, and target recognition
o robotic sensor fusion: visual, range, force, tactile, & kinematic data
o task-driven robotic sensing and strategic planning of sensor activity
o high-level robot task planning & control based on multi-sensor inputs
o multiple robot agents and cooperative sensing strategies
o distributed detection & decision networks and their applications
o human-machine shared control of automation and robotic systems
o novel sensor fusion architectures and programming environments
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Abstract Due Date: 4 April, 1994
Manuscript Due Date: 8 August, 1994 (Proceedings at Meeting)
Abstracts may be submitted by electronic mail, FAX, *or* postal mail.
If you do submit by Email, please send a simple ASCII text only.
EMAIL: abstracts@mom.spie.org (SPIE)
schenker@telerobotics.jpl.nasa.gov (Chair's email cc:)
FAX: 206 647 1445 (SPIE)
MAIL: Photonics East/Boston'94 (SPIE)
Attn: Submissions (Sensor Fusion VII)
SPIE, P. O. Box 10,
Bellingham, WA 98227-0010 USA
SUBMISSION FORMAT --- Enter Text in the Following Order
1. "Photonics East 94 / Sensor Fusion VII / P. Schenker"
2. "Preferred Presentation: ORAL (or) POSTER"
3. Paper Title
4. Authors full names and affiliations
5. Full correspondence addresses, all authors
(mailing address, telephone, FAX and E-mail)
6. Abstract text (250 words max.)
7. Brief biography of principal author (50-100 words)
FURTHER INFORMATION
The above conference is being held as part of the SPIE Symposium
on Photonic Sensors & Controls for Commercial Application. The
Symposium includes some 20 conferences in the following tracks:
- Photonic Devices & Materials
- Smart Highways
- Agriculture, Forestry & Biological Processing
- Automated Inspection
- Intelligent Robots & Computer Vision
Overall Symposium activities include these conferences, short courses,
product exhibitions, and related SPIE technical working group meetings.
For further information, contact SPIE as follows:
Phone: (206)-676-3290
FAX: (206)-647-1445
EMail: spie@mom.spie.org
and request announcements for SPIE Photonics East '94
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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 11:25:06 -0500
From: Piotr Jasiobedzki <piotr@vis.toronto.edu>
Subject: Vision Interface '94 Final Program
VISION INTERFACE '94 FINAL PROGRAM
Banff, Alberta May 17-20, 1994.
Program Co-chairmen:
Colin Archibald, National Research Council, archibald@iit.nrc.ca
Paul Kwok, University of Calgary
Program Committee:
Anup Basu, University of Alberta
Paul Besl, General Motors Research Labs., U.S.A.
Kim L. Boyer, Ohio State University, U.S.A.
Roger Browse, Queens University
Gregory Dudek, McGill University
Maria Garza-Jinich, UNAM, Mexico
Guy Godin - National Research Council
Frans C. A. Groen, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Netherlands
Piotr Jasiobedzki, University of Toronto
Adam Krzyzak, Concordia University
Alan Mackworth, University of British Columbia
Worthy N. Martin, University of Virginia, U.S.A.
Emil Petriu, University of Ottawa
Denis Poussart, Universite Laval
Gerhard Roth, National Research Council
Linda Shapiro, University of Washington, U.S.A.
Charles V. Stewart, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, U.S.A.
Andrew K. C. Wong, University of Waterloo
Tuesday, May 17
8:30 AM Workshop
Image Processing with Khoros - Dr. Gregory W. Donohoe, University of New Mexico
Khoros is a portable software application environment that is
especially well suited to image processing. Originally developed at
the University of New Mexico, Khoros is available free to end users.
There are between 10,000 and 20,000 users worldwide. Khoros is easily
extensible; about a dozen toolboxes and 100 image processing routines
have been contributed by researchers in Europe, Asia and North and
South America. Like Khoros itself, these are available free over the
Internet by anonymous ftp.
This workshop will present an overview of Khoros and illustrate how
applications are constructed.
1:30 PM Workshop
Evolutionary Algorithms - Dr. Gerhard Roth, National Research Council of Canada
Evolutionary algorithms (EA) are powerful methods for solving various search
and optimization problems. The EA field includes such diverse approaches as
genetic alogrithms (GA), evolutionary programming (EP), Classifier systems
(CFS) and genetic programming (GP). All of these different approaches are based
on principles from the theory of evolution. We will discuss applications of
each approach for practical problems in such diverse areas as scheduling, image
processing, and engineering design. Some commonly available public domain EA
software packages will be surveyed.
Wednesday, May 18
8:30 AM Session I: Information Extraction without Models
A Foveated Retina System For Robotic Vision
M. Bolduc and M. D. Levine, McGill University
Rectification d'images et reconstruction 3D par analyse de regions en
stereovision
E. Zagrouba and C. Krey, Laboratoire Vision par Calculateur Andre Bruel, France
On Multi-Scale Adaptive Thresholding
X. D. Yang and V. Gupta, University of Regina
10:30 AM Coffee Break
11:00 AM Invited Speaker: Judson P. Jones, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Range Image Analysis and Mobile Robots
12:00 PM Lunch
1:30 PM Session II: Sensing for Mobile Robotics
Interpretation of Free Space Doors for Autonomous Visual Navigation
J.-Y. Herve, University of Maryland, U.S.A.
Reactive Low Level Control of the ARK
M. Robinson and M. Jenkin, York University
Active Object Detection Using Colour and Shape
P. Jasiobedzki, B. Down, J. R. Service, and V. Wu, University of Toronto
Disparity Estimation and Direct Passive Navigation using Stereo Gabor Filters
R. N. Braihwaite and M. P. Beddoes, University of California at Riverside,
U.S.A.
3:30 Coffee Break
4:00 PM Session III: Active Vision
An Active Vision Approach for Locating Salient Features of
Objects Using Log-Polar Mapping with no Camera Motion
M. Bishay, A. Kara, D. M. Wilkes, R. A. Peters II, and K. Kawamura,
Vanderbilt University, U.S.A.
Image Reconstruction Error for Optical Flow
T. Lin and J. L. Barron, University of Western Ontario
Thursday May 19
8:30 AM Invited Speaker: Rangachar Kasturi, Pennsylvania State University
Interpretation of Graphical Contents in Document Images: An Overview of
Techniques
9:30 AM Coffee Break
10:00 AM Session IV: Skeletons / Faces
A Force-Based Thinning Strategy with Sub-Pixel Precision
C. Jennings, J. R. Parker, and D. Molaro, University of Calgary
Continuous and Digital Voronoi Diagrams and Applications
M. Melkemi and D. Vandorpe, Universite Claude Brenard Lyon, France
Experiments in Detecting Face Contours
X. Li and N. Roeder, University of Alberta
Model-Based Analysis/Synthesis Image Coding with Eye
and Mouth Patch Codebooks
S. Chao and J. Robinson, University of Waterloo
12:00 PM Lunch
1:30 PM Session V: Applications
Surface Reconstruction and Feature Detection on 3-D Images of Dental Imprints
M. Mokhtari and D. Laurendeau, Laval University
MediaMath: A Research Environment for Vision
M. Spetsakis, York University
Automatic Reading of Technical Drawings: Symbol Extraction by Geometric
and Morphological Methods
C. Dachet, Electricite de France, France
3:00 PM Coffee Break
3:30 PM Session VI: Geometric Primitives Extraction
Grouping of Straight Line Segments and Circular Arcs for Scene Analysis
J.-L. Arseneault and R. Bergevin, Laval University
Viewpoint Invariant Computation of Surface Curvatures in Range Images
P. Boulanger and P. Cohen, National Research Council of Canada
Subpixel Estimation of Straight Lines on Noisy Data
C. Dong and P.C.K Kwok,University of Calgary
Friday May 20
8:30 AM Session VII: Model-based Vision
Efficient Image Registration by Intensity Combinatorial Minimization
A. A. Mustafa and M. A. Ganter, University of Washington, U.S.A.
Maintaining Visual Models of a Scene Using Change Primitives
A. Fano and P. Cooper, Northwestern University, U.S.A.
Weighted Elastic Matching Method for Recognition of Handwritten Numerals
P. Scattolin and A. Krzyzak, Concordia University
10:00 AM Coffee Break
10:30 Session VIII: Pose Determination and Object Recognition
Pose Estimation from Image Data Without Explicit Object Models
G. Dudek and C. Zhang, McGill University
A Robust Method for 3D Model Based Object Tracking
M. Yamamoto, Niigata University, Japan
Real-time Model-based Tracking Using Perspective Alignment
G. Verghese and J. Tsotsos, University of Toronto
12:00 PM Lunch
1:30 PM Invited Speaker: Dr. William A. MacKay, University of Toronto
Setting a Framework: Sensory Regulation of Animal and Human Movement
2:30 PM Coffee Break
3:00 Session IX: Analysis of Human Motion
Robust Parameter Extraction Techniques for the Delta Log-normal
Model of Human Movement Generation
W. Guerfali and R. Plamondon, Ecole Polytechnique
Qualitative Motion of Human Arm From a Contour Image Sequence
M. Terauchi and K. Shiraishi, Hiroshima University, Japan
4:00 PM Closing Discussion Chaired by C. Archibald and P. C. K. Kwok
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Date: 24 Feb 1994 04:55:07 GMT
From: qiangji@ece.arizona.edu (Qiang Ji)
Organization: U of Arizona Electrical and Computer Engineering
Subject: CFP: Intern. Conf. on Robotics, Motion and Machine Vision
CALL FOR PAPERS
INTERNATIONAL DEDICATED CONFERENCE ON ROBOTICS, MOTION AND MACHINE VISION
Aachen, Germany, 31st October to 4th November 1994
Robotics, motion control and machine vision play a vital role in any
manufacturing. Historically, the auto and transportation industry in
general has been the driving force for this technology. We can witness
in today's manufacturing that robots and motion are using vision
guidance more often than in the past. In many cases the old "stand
alone" robot applications are now being retrofit with vision, and
general motion controllers are being used to drive different robots.
Furthermore, many vision systems are forced to use motion devices to
move the camera or the part to perform required gauging or other vision
inspections. The misunderstanding of some vision issues by robot
professionals, and some motion issues by vision professionals is slowing
down many projects. The objective of this conference is to bring
professionals from both fields together so that they can share their
experience.
This conference is dedicated to practical industry applications and
existing products. This meeting will also be concerned with the economical
viability of applications. Therefore, we strong encourage papers which deal
with cost analysis and performance/cost optimization considering speed.
accuracy, available features and tools, software cost, hardware cost,
engineering time, and maintenance time.
Papers are sought in these and related subjects:
* Calibration of motion devices, vision systems, and
motion-vision systems,(methodology, error estimation,
error minimization, accuracy).
* Accuracy and repeatability of motion devices, vision
systems, and motion-vision systems.
* Criteria for accuracy, repeatability and calibration
versus manufacturing requirements.
* Error compounding effect in motion-vision applications.
* Challenging applications (speed, accuracy, cost, methodology, etc.).
* Failed applications (speed, accuracy, cost, methodology, etc.).
* New methodologies in industrial applications.
* High Speed industrial applications.
* High accuracy industrial applications.
* Subpixel accuracy in industrial applications.
* Under 5 micron accuracy in industrial applications.
* Force and torque sensors integration.
* Application software for a workcell.
* Handling uncertainties in robot motion including
uncertainty representation, propagation, reduction, and error
recovery.
IMPORTANT DATES:
ABSTRACTS DUE: 14TH MARCH, 1994
DRAFT MANUSCRIPTS DUE: 16TH MAY 1994
FINAL PAPERS DUE: 18TH JULY 1994
Please send abstracts to:
ISATA Secretariat
42 Lloyd Park Avenue
Croydon, CR0 5SB, England
Telephone: 081 681 3069
Telefax: 081 686 1490
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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 11:25:33 -0500
From: Piotr Jasiobedzki <piotr@vis.toronto.edu>
Subject: AI/GI/VI '94, Banff, Canada
AI/GI/VI '94
16-20 May, 1994
Banff Park Lodge
Banff, Alberta, Canada
AI/GI/VI '94 is a unique event combining three Canadian research
conferences that present the latest results in artificial intelligence,
computer graphics, and computer vision. The conferences are sponsored by:
The Canadian Society for Computational Studies in Intelligence (CSCSI),
The Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society (CHCCS) and the Canadian
Image Processing and Pattern Recognition Society (CIPPRS). Each conference
offers three days of invited and submitted papers. Conference participants
can attend presentations in any for a single registration fee, promoting the
exchange of knowledge among these important disciplices. A banquet and
electronic theatre provide additional opportunities to meet speakers and
other attendees in a social setting. The conference is preceded by workshops.
The conference is being held at the Banff Park Lodge, in Banff, Alberta.
Banff is located in the spectacular Canadian Rockies, the beauty of which
is unsurpassed, and is just an hour and a half drive from Calgary. The
Calgary International Airport can be reached from many North American cities
via many different airlines. In addition, there is direct bus service from
the Calgary airport to Banff, or alternatively one can arrange a limosine or
rental car at the airport. The ski season is normally still going on at this
time of year, so ski enthusiasts may enjoy spring sking at its finest.
Non-skiers will have many other activities to enjoy while in the mountains.
If additional information is needed contacts are listed later in this
announcement.
On the evening of Wednesday, the 18th of May, an Electronic theatre will
feature recent videos including computer-generated animation and scientific
visualization. All attendees will receive one complimentary ticket to this
event as part of the conference registration fee. Guests and others may
attend the video show by buying tickets either in advance or at the
registration desk.
On the evening of Thursday, the 19th of May, a banquet will be held at the
Banff Park Lodge. All attendees will receive one complementary ticket to this
event as part of the conference registration fee. Guest tickets for this event
will also be for sale at the registration desk.
Registration will take place at the lodge from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Tuesday
and from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Wed., Thurs., and Fri.
WORKSHOPS: Registration for the workshops will be handled separately
by the workshop organizers. ( See below.)
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
BY MAIL:
Complete a printed copy of the attached form and mail with
cheque, money order, or credit card information to:
AI/GI/VI '94 Registration
Box 1098
Summerland, B.C.
Canada V0H 1Z0
BY FAX:
Complete a printed copy of the attached form and fax to:
(604) 494-4033
BY E-MAIL:
Forward the completed form to:
davis@cs.ualberta.ca
For Further Information Contact:
Tony Marsland Ph: (403) 492-3971, Fax: (403) 492-1071
email: tony@cs.ualberta.ca
Wayne Davis Ph: (604) 494-9056, Fax: (403) 494-4033
email:davis@cs.ualberta.ca
To Qualify for the advance rate, Conference Registration must be
received by 10 April 1994. Registration not RECEIVED by 10 May 1994
must be made On Site.
AI/GI/VI '94 Banff, Alberta - 16-20 May, 1994 - REGISTRATION FORM
Family Name:____________________ Given Name:___________________
Affiliation_________________________________Bus. Phone:_________
Mailing Address:____________________________Home Phone:_________
City:__________________Province/State_______Fax:________________
Country:_______________Postal Code__________email:______________
All Prices are stated in Canadian funds. If paid by cheque in US$
deduct 15%. Credit Card charges will be in Canadian funds and charged
at the current exchange rate. Students MUST be full-time students and
be prepared to verify their status. To qualify for the membership rate,
registrants must be paid up members of: CSCSI, CHCCS or CIPPRS.
Conference registration fees: Includes 1-proceedings, 1- film show
ticket, & 1-banquet ticket.
Before/After Apr. 10, 1994 Totals
Member $220/280 _______
Non-member $270/330 _______
Student $110/170 _______
Extra Tickets: Electronic Theater @ $10 ea. _______
Banquet @ $40 ea. _______
GRAND TOTAL _______
Select Proceedings AI / GI / VI
Membership Number __________ Indicate Society CSCSI / CHCCS / CIPPRS
Payment: Cheque or money order ( payable to AI/GI/VI '94 ) in advance by
mail only, OR on site OR
Credit Card: MasterCard OR VISA
Name on Card:________________________ Signature:__________________________
Credit card Number: ___________________________ Expiry Date:______________
Withdrawals and cancellations must be made in writing by 2 May 1994, and will
be subject to a fee of $65, that includes handling and 1 copy of the
proceedings to be mailed after the conference. After this date no refunds
will be made.
WORKSHOP REGISTRATION
Image Processing with Khoros - Dr. Gregory W. Donohoe, University of New Mexico
Evolutionary Algorithms - Dr. Gerhard Roth, National Research Council of Canada
The fees for the workshops on May 17 are as follows:
Full day: $100./ Student $50.
Half day: $ 50./ Student $25.
Payment will be made ON SITE by cheque or money order payable to "CIPPRS."
Please do not send this payment to the conference general chair.
Although there will be no pre-registration for these sessions, we would
greatly appreciate an e-mail to indicate your intention to attend. This
is so that we can plan the room size and the number of handouts required.
Please send an indication that you plan to attend to Colin Archibald at:
archibald@iit.nrc.ca
HOTEL INFORMATION AI / GI / VI '94
=================
Mail this form to: Banff Park Lodge
Box 2200, Banff
Alberta, Canada T0L 0C0
Phone: 800-661-9266
403-762-4433
Fax: 403-762-3553
Please reserve accomodation for:_____ # of persons.
Rate: $85 single or double, $10 for each extra person.
Blocked rooms will be held until 15 April '94.
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Country: ________________________
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If accomodations are made by phone, please request the AI/GI/VI '94 rate.
AI/GI/VI '94
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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 12:07:36 -0600 (CST)
From: jan@delta.eecs.nwu.edu (Kwan-Hwa Jan)
Subject: CFP: TAI'94
===================================================================
You are invited to the IEEE international conference on Tools with
Artificial Intelligence to be held in November '94 in New Orleans.
Please send a message to tai@cs.tulane.edu to receive the CFP and
other information.
===================================================================
CALL FOR PAPERS
6th IEEE International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence
November 6-9, 1994
Hotel Intercontinental
New Orleans, Louisiana
This conference is envisioned to foster the transfer of ideas relating
to artificial intelligence among academics, industry, and government
agencies. It focuses on methodologies which can aid the development
of AI, as well as the demanding issues involved in turning these
methodologies to practical tools. Thus, this conference encompasses
the technical aspects of specifying, developing, and evaluating
theoretical and applied mechanisms which can serve as tools for
developing intelligent systems and pursuing artificial intelligence
applications. Focal topics of interest include, but are not limited
to, the following:
* Machine Learning, Computational Learning
* Artificial Neural Networks
* Uncertainty Management, Fuzzy Logic
* Distributed and Cooperative AI, Information Agents
* Knowledge Based Systems, Intelligent Data Bases
* Intelligent Strategies for Scheduling and Planning
* AI Algorithms, Genetic Algorithms
* Expert Systems
* Natural Language Processing
* AI Applications (Vision, Robotics, Signal Processing, etc.)
* Information Modeling, Reasoning Techniques
* AI Languages, Software Engineering, Object-Oriented Systems
* Logic and Constraint Programming
* Strategies for AI development
* AI tools for Biotechnology
INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS
There will be both academic and industry tracks. A one day workshop
(November 6th) precedes the conference (November 7-9). Authors are
requested to submitt original papers to the program chair by April 20,
1994. Five copies (in English) of double-spaced typed manuscript
(maximum of 25 pages) with an abstract are required. Please attach a
cover letter indicating the conference track (academic/industry) and
areas (in order of preference) most relevant to the paper. Include
the contact author's postal address, e-mail address, and telephone
number. Submissions in other audio-visual forms are acceptable only
for the industry track, but they must focus on methodology and timely
results on AI technological applications and problems. Authors will
be notified of acceptance by July 15, 1994 and will be given instruc-
tions for camera ready papers at that time. The deadline for camera
ready papers will be August 19, 1994. Outstanding papers will be eli-
gible for publication in the International Journal on Artificial
Intelligence Tools.
Submit papers and panel proposals by April 20, 1994 to the Program
Chair:
Cris Koutsougeras
Computer Science Department
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: (504) 865-5840
e-mail: ck@cs.tulane.edu
Potential panel organizers please submit a subject statement and a
list of panelists. Acceptances of panel proposals will be announced
by June 30, 1994.
A computer account (tai@cs.tulane.edu) is running to provide automatic
information responses. You can obtain the electronic files for the
CFP, program, registration form, hotel reservation form, and general
conference information. For more information please contact:
Conference Chair Steering Committee Chair
Jeffrey J.P. Tsai Nikolaos G. Bourbakis
Dept. of EECS (M/C 154) Dept. of Electrical Engineering
851 S. Morgan Street SUNY at Binghamton
University of Illinois Binghamton, NY 13902
Chicago, IL 60607-7053 Tel: (607)777-2165
(312)996-9324 e-mail: bourbaki@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu
(312)413-0024 (fax)
tsai@bert.eecs.uic.edu
Program Chair : Cris Koutsougeras, Tulane University
Registration Chair : Takis Metaxas,
(617) 283-3054,
e-mail: takis@poobah.wellesley.edu
Local Arrangements Chair : Akhtar Jameel, e-mail: jameel@cs.tulane.edu
Workshop Organizing Chair : Mark Boddy, Honeywell
Industrial Track Vice Chairs : Steven Szygenda, Raymond Paul
Program Vice Chairs :
Machine Learning: E. Kounalis
Computational Learning: J. Vitter
Uncertainty Management, Fuzzy Logic: R. Goldman
Knowledge Based Systems, Intelligent Data Bases: M. Ozsoyoglu
AI Algorithms, Genetic Algorithms: P. Marquis
Natural Language Processing: B. Manaris
Information Modeling, Reasoning Techniques: D. Zhang
Logic and Constraint Programming: A. Bansal
AI Languages, Software Engineering, Object-Oriented Systems: B. Bryant
Artificial Neural Networks: P. Israel
Distributed and Cooperative AI, Information Agents: C. Tsatsoulis
Intelligent Strategies for Scheduling and Planning: L. Hoebel
Expert Systems: F. Bastani
AI Applications (Vision, Robotics, Signal Processing, etc.): C. T. Chen
AI tools for Biotechnology: M. Perlin
Strategies for AI development: U. Yalcinalp
Publicity Chairs : R. Brause, Germany
Mikio Aoyama, Japan
Benjamin Jang, Taiwan
Kwan-Hwa Jan, USA
Steering Committee :
Chair: Nikolaos G. Bourbakis, SUNY-Binghamton
John Mylopoulos, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
C. V. Ramamoorthy, University of California-Berkeley
Jeffrey J.P. Tsai, University of Illinois at Chicago
Wei-Tek Tsai, University of Minnesota
Benjamin W. Wah, University of Illinois at Urbana
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End of VISION-LIST digest 13.10
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