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Today's Topics:
3DVIEWNIX via FTP
Software for low and intermediate level vision
Color texture data
Re: Inexpensive color vision on a PC
Contacts of Image Processing System & CCD camera manufacturerSELECT
RADIUS RTI/Seed Contract Proposals
Position available
Anonymous ftp server, Strasbourg
Post-ICCV workshop on REPRESENTATIONS OF VISUAL SCENES
6th ASIS SIG/CR Classification Research Wrkshp/Call for Participation
Graduate Opportunities at Brandeis University
ISPRS IC Workshop - Zurich, March 1995 (long)
Europe-China Workshop - Call for participation (long)
CFP: NATO ASI: Speechreading by Man and Machine (long)
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Date: Thu, 2 Feb 1995 15:25:25 +0500
From: iyer@mipg.upenn.edu (Krishna Iyer)
Subject: 3DVIEWNIX via FTP
3DVIEWNIX 1.1 VIA ANONYMOUS FTP
3DVIEWNIX is a transportable, very inexpensive software system
developed by the Medical Image Processing Group, Department of Radiology,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. It has state-of-the-art capabilities
for visualizing, manipulating, and analyzing multidimensional, multimodality
image information. It is designed to run on Unix machines with X-windows.
It uses a data protocol that is a multidimensional generalization of the
ACR-NEMA standards.
We have created a new FTP version of 3DVIEWNIX 1.1, that contains
the COMPLETE SOFTWARE, includes several tutorials and the entire
USER MANUAL in postscipt form. The number of sample data sets has also
been increased so that all the modules in 3dviewnix can be used completely.
This complete binary version of 3DVIEWNIX 1.1 can be anonymously FTPed from
our server :
machine : mipgsun.mipg.upenn.edu (130.91.180.111).
login : anonymous
passwd : your current e-mail address
directory : /pub/3DVIEWNIX1.1/BINARIES
The demo version of 3DVIEWNIX 1.1 comes with tutorials that explains
(i) How to import data into 3dvienwix, (ii) How to create 3D objects, and
(iii) How to manipulate 3D objects. Since we constantly keep upgrading
3DVIEWNIX, the FTP version is valid only until July 31, 1995.
You may already know that 3DVIEWNIX has been picked up as one of
the TOP 10 GRAPHICS SOFTWARE PRODUCT OF THE YEAR for 1993 by IEEE Computer
Graphics and Applications (January 1994, pp. 87). In order for more
people to access the power of 3DVIEWNIX, we have extensively changed
our policy of distributing 3dviewnix. We now have the following modes
of distribution :
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| | Mode of Distribution |Copyright Restrictions |
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| | | |
| 2. | 3dviewnix 1.1 (in binary | No restrictions |
| | form - via anonymous FTP). | |
| | FREE | |
| | | |
| | * Full functionality | |
| | | |
| | * Binaries are available for: | |
| | Sun (SunOS4.x & Solaris2.x) | |
| | SGI (IRIX 4.x & IRIX 5.x) | |
| | PCs (Linux 0.99.11) | |
| | DEC (OSF/1 V3.0) | |
| | | |
| | * HP and IBM-RS/6000 versions | |
| | will soon be available | |
| | | |
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You can access lots of goodies via anonymous FTP like MPEG movies
(/pub/3DVIEWNIX1.1/MPEG_MOVIES), 3dviewnix data files (/pub/3DVIEWNIX1.1/
DATA), a list of 3dviewnix papers and technical reports (/pub/3DVIEWNIX1.1/
PAPERS), 3dviewnix Library Reference Manual (/pub/3DVIEWNIX1.1/MANUALS),
lots of filters for converting 3dviewnix files into other standard formats
and vice versa (/pub/3DVIEWNIX1.1/SRC), several tutorials on 3dviewnix
(/pub/3DVIEWNIX1.1/TUTORIALS).
We also had a hands-on 3dviewnix Tutorial at Visualization in
Biomedical Computing (VBC '94) conference held at the Mayo Clinic,
Rochester, Minnesota, during October 1994. If you would like to have such
tutorials conducted at your site or organization, please contact us at the
address mentioned below.
We are actively pursuing licensing 3DVIEWNIX 1.1 libraries to
various companies. If you are interested in licensing 3DVIEWNIX 1.1
software or interested in customizing the libraries for a specific
application, please contact us at the address mentioned below. All such
license agreements would have to be approved by the Center for Technology
Transfer (CTT) at the University of Pennsylvania.
There is a WWW home page on 3dviewnix which can be accessed via
Mosaic/Netscape. The URL is http://mipgsun.mipg.upenn.edu.
Please feel free to contact us at the following address :
Prof. J.K. Udupa
Medical Image Processing Group
Department of Radiology
University of Pennsylvania
418 Service Drive - 4th Floor Blockley Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021
U.S.A.
Phone : (215) 662-6780
FAX : (215) 898-9145
e-mail : Vhelp@mipg.upenn.edu
WWW : http://mipgsun.mipg.upenn.edu
Thank you,
Medical Image Processing Group
University of Pennsylvania
* Krishna Iyer *
* Medical Image Processing Group*
* University of Pennsylvania *
* iyer@mipg.upenn.edu *
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From: Sudeep Sarkar <sarkar@bigpine.csee.usf.edu>
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 1995 18:19:24 -0500
Subject: Software for low and intermediate level vision
The following are made available on the anynymous ftp site at
figment.csee.usf.edu (131.247.2.2). The code is available a Unix
compressed tar file pub/Perceptual_Organization_and_Track_code_v1.tar.Z
It will require about 4.5 MBytes of storage.
(i) Code implementing the Optimal Zero Crossing Operator (OZCO)
described in
"Optimal Infinite Impulse response zero crossing based edge
detectors, by S. Sarkar and K. L. Boyer, CVGIP, Sept 1991, vol
54, no 2, pp 224--243."
(ii) Code to segment contours into constant curvature segments.
(iii) Code to detect perceptually significant geometric forms such as
ellipses, circles, parallelograms, quandrilaterals, ribbons, and
triangles. The system is described in
S. Sarkar and K. L. Boyer, ``Computing Perceptual Organization in
Computer Vision,'' World Scientific, 1994. (ISBN: 981-02-1832-X)
(iv) Code to track the above organizations through a motion sequence
using perceptual organizational principles as described in:
S.~Sarkar, ``Tracking 2D Structures using Perceptual Organizational
Principles,'' Tech. Rep.11-94-01, Image Analysis Research
Laboratory, University of South Florida, Nov. 1994.
All the programs are in C/C++. They were compiled using gcc/g++ and
run on Sun workstations. The interfaces were written using XVIEW.
We have tried to test the software as throughly as possible. However,
we realize that there might still be bugs. Hence, the user is
requested to inform us of any bugs which one runs into. We will try to
exterminate them, as soon as possible.
We would also appreciate dropping us a line if you use this software.
This is just for our records.
Thank You
Sudeep Sarkar (sarkar@cs.csee.usf.edu)
Kim L. Boyer (kim@ee.eng.ohio-state.edu)
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Date: Thu, 2 Feb 1995 00:16:32 -0600
From: George Paschos <gp@cacs.usl.edu>
Subject: Color texture data
I was looking for some color texture samples,
i.e., something similar to Brodatz's pictures but in color.
Thanks,
George.
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Date: Fri, 3 Feb 95 12:34:53 +0100
From: Peter.Vanroose@esat.kuleuven.ac.be
Organization: ESAT, K.U.Leuven, Belgium
Subject: Re: Inexpensive color vision on a PC
In-Answer-To: VISION-LIST Digest 14.04, topic 3.
We are using a frame grabber on an Intel 486 with Linux.
As you may know, Linux is a UNIX clone for PCs. It is
completely free, which (e.g.) removes the $200 expense for
a C++ compiler. It also has X-windows (for free). And
it functions in our network of (mainly) workstations.
We only had to adapt the frame grabber software, which
was originally for MS-DOS.
I think that a PC with Linux should certainly be considered
by anybody as a very good alternative to workstations like
those of SUN, DEC or HP, and this for most applications.
Peter Vanroose
Electrotechnical Department (ESAT/MI2)
K.U. Leuven, Belgium.
Peter.Vanroose@esat.kuleuven.ac.be
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Date: 3 Feb 95 15:10:21 +0800
From: gpschuang@v9001.ntu.ac.sg
Organization: Nanyang Technological University - Singapore
Subject: Contacts of Image Processing System & CCD camera manufacturerSELECT
Hi there,
Can anyone provide me with the address, fax, tel, email, contact person of
Image processing system manufacturers (PC based & VME based which can integrate
with at least 1K X 1K CCD camera) as well as any high resolution CCD camera
manufacturer ?
Thanks
Ping Chuang
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Date: Mon, 30 Jan 95 16:38:22 EST
From: hoogs@mdso.vf.ge.com
Subject: RADIUS RTI/Seed Contract Proposals
To anyone who submitted a proposal for RADIUS research funding by
1/13/95:
During the week that RADIUS RTI and Seed Contract proposals were due,
we experienced severe email problems across a large network. This
affected all email sent to myself, Joe Mundy (mundy@crd.ge.com) and
Don Gerson (dgerson@reston.mdso.vf.ge.com). In some cases, email
messages were lost without notification to the sender or the
recipient.
Because of this, we cannot be sure that we received all of the
proposals that were emailed to us, and it is unlikely that the senders
of lost proposals were notified that their email was not delivered.
If you sent a proposal for RADIUS funding by the January 13 deadline,
please send me an email message to confirm its receipt as soon as you
can. Please do NOT resend your proposal without receiving a response
from us, as we believe that most proposals were received intact. Of
course, there will be no penalty for proposals received late because
of email problems.
If you have already been notified that your proposal was received, you
do not need to send another message.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. The reliability of
email is usually very good, but in this case we were rather unlucky.
Please be assured that a delay in receiving your proposal will not
affect the selection process in any way.
Sincerely,
Anthony Hoogs
RADIUS Project
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Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 11:16:59 GMT
From: dsd@peb.com (Darrell S. DiCicco)
Organization: Princeton Electronic Billboard, Inc.
Subject: Position available
Keywords: position available, vision, video , c/c++
PEB is a fast growing Princeton based company applying computer
vision and image processing to a real-time video application. We have an
immediate opening for a software engineer/ programmer to join our team in
developing the next generation of our propriety live video insertion system.
We are looking for a tenacious, goal-oriented, pro-active individual
who works well within a team and delivers results on time. Extensive
knowledge of C/C++ required. Familiarity with image processing techniques
and/or real time systems necessary. Knowledge of Solaris OS, vxWorks and
UNIX a plus.
A great working environment with competitive salary and comprehensive
benefits.
Send resume to rjr@peb.com
or write/fax to:
Roy Rosser
PEB Inc.
47 Hulfish Street, Suite 500
Princeton, NJ 08542
(609) 924 9399
(609) 924 0634
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Date: Fri, 3 Feb 1995 18:05:27 +0100
From: ronse@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr
Subject: Anonymous ftp server, Strasbourg
An anonymous ftp server has been installed at the CS Dept at Strasbourg.
You can get there our publications as Postcript files. You do:
ftp dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr
login: anonymous
Passwd: <your e-mail address>
then
cd pub/recherche
where you will find 6 sub-directories corresponding to our research themes
(graphics, ai, parallelism, networks, specification, vision). Vision-List
readers can e.g. look at the "vision" sub-directory. There reside my works,
in particular the report (on Lipschitz functions) I advertized a few months
ago.
Christian Ronse ronse@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr
LSIIT - URA 1871
Universite Louis Pasteur
UFR de Mathematique et Informatique
7 rue Rene Descartes Tel. (33) 88.41.66.38
F-67000 Strasbourg Fax. (33) 88.61.90.69
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Date: Thu, 2 Feb 1995 14:51:24 +0200
From: Amnon Shashua <samm@CS.HUJI.AC.IL>
Subject: Post-ICCV workshop on REPRESENTATIONS OF VISUAL SCENES
IEEE WORKSHOP on REPRESENTATIONS OF VISUAL SCENES
(In Conjunction with ICCV)
Organizers: P. Anandan, David Sarnoff Research Center, anandan@sarnoff.com
Harpreet Sawhney, IBM Almaden Res. Ctr., sawhney@almaden.ibm.com
Amnon Shashua, Hebrew Univ., Israel, samm@cs.huji.ac.il
Eero Simoncelli, Univ. of Pennsylvania, eero@tarpon.cis.upenn.edu
General Chair: Takeo Kanade, CMU
Program Committee:
Ted Adelson, MIT
Richard Hartley, GE
Steve Maybank, Oxford
John Oliensis, NEC
Roz Picard, MIT
Carlo Tomasi, Stanford
Thierry Vieville, INRIA
Andrew Zisserman, Oxford
The purpose of this workshop is to bring together researchers
interested in representation of visual scenes based on a
collection of images (either video or a collection of stills).
In recent years, two clear trends have emerged in the area of
multiple image analysis: image-to-image alignment based on
motion-field models, and recovery of 3D geometry in terms of
affine and projective invariants. Work in the first area has led
to techniques for panoramic view construction based on
multiple-image alignment and layered representations, whereas
work in the second area has lead to techniques for the
representation of scenes as collection of views and the recovery
of a new view as combinations of a set of given views.
Taken together, the new trends have led to new ways to formulate
the traditional problems of structure-from-motion and 3D scene
reconstruction. These emerging techniques are also closely
related to work in active/animate vision, especially to methods
that use fixation and tracking. Their benefits to visualization,
video databases, compression, and handling uncalibrated imaging
situations is already becoming apparent. However, one of the
major challenges, and a recent topic of lively interest, is to
obtain an adequate generalization of the fundamental structures
associated with two views to multiple-view situations. Such
generalizations are essential for understanding view-based
representations, visual database indexing, numerical stability of
3D recovery, and navigation. Several recent results suggest that
some of the accuracy and stability problems that have plagued the
previous generation of techniques can be overcome. Furthermore,
the issues of sparse versus dense scene representations, and
their usefulness for recognition, navigation and intelligent
video manipulation are areas of active research.
The workshop will be held on 24 June, the day after the end of ICCV95.
Hotel rates for ICCV95 have been extended. It will include 12-15
contributed presentations and a panel discussion at the end of the
day. Papers that are submitted will be reviewed by the program
committee. A proceedings will be made available a few months after
the workshop.
Prospective authors are invited to submit papers on topics described
above. Submissions should be 5-10 pages, including figures and
references. Send four copies of the paper summary and a cover sheet
stating the (1) paper title, (2) Brief 2-3 sentence summary of the
topic and contribution, (3) contact author's name, (4) address, (5)
telephone number, (6) Fax number, and (7) electronic mail address to:
Dr. P. Anandan
David Sarnoff Research Center
CN 5300
Princeton, N.J. 08543
Important Dates:
Deadline for Submission: 25 March 1995
Notification of Acceptance: 1 May 1995
Camera-Ready papers (10pp) due: 1 June 1995
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Date: 1 Feb 1995 00:34:41 -0500
From: schwartz@panix.com (Ray Schwartz)
Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC
Subject: 6th ASIS SIG/CR Classification Research Wrkshp/Call for Participation
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
6th ASIS SIG/CR Classification Research Workshop:
An interdisciplinary meeting
The American Society for Information Science Special Interest Group on
Classification Research (ASIS SIG/CR) invites submissions for the 6th
ASIS Classification Research Workshop, to be held at the 58th Annual
Meeting of ASIS in Chicago, IL. The workshop will take place Sunday,
October 8th, 1995, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ASIS '95 continues through
Thursday, October 12th.
The CR Workshop is designed to be an exchange of ideas among active
researchers with interests in the creation, development, management,
representation, display, comparison, compatibility, theory, and
application of classification schemes. Emphasis will be on semantic
classification, in contrast to statistically based schemes. Topics
include, but are not limited to:
* Warrant for concepts in classification schemes.
* Concept acquisition.
* Basis for semantic classes.
* Automated techniques to assist in creating classification schemes.
* Statistical techniques used for developing explicit semantic classes.
* Relations and their properties.
* Inheritance and subsumption.
* Knowledge representation schemes.
* Classification algorithms.
* Procedural knowledge in classification schemes.
* Reasoning with classification schemes.
* Software for management of classification schemes.
* Interfaces for displaying classification schemes.
* Data structures and programming languages for classification schemes.
* Image classification.
* Comparison and compatibility between classification schemes.
* Applications such as subject analysis, natural language understanding,
information retrieval, expert systems.
* Representation and access on the Internet
The CR Workshop welcomes submissions from various disciplines. Those
interested in participating are invited to submit a short (1-2 page
single-spaced) position paper summarizing substantive work that has been
conducted in the above areas or other areas related to semantic
classification schemes, and a statement briefly outlining the reason for
wanting to participate in the workshop. Submissions may include
background papers as attachments. Participation will be of two kinds:
presenter and regular participant. Those selected as presenters will be
invited to submit expanded versions of their position papers and to speak
to those papers in brief presentations during the workshop. Submitted
position papers will be refereed for acceptance for publication in the
proceedings. Some of the accepted papers will be selected for an
expanded version in the proceedings. Authors of expanded papers will be
invited to speak to their papers in brief presentations during the
workshop. All position papers (both expanded and short papers) will be
published in proceedings to be distributed prior to the workshop. The
workshop's early registration fee is $35.00 for SIG/CR members and/or
participants; $45.00 for ASIS members; $60.00 for non-members. (The
workshop is separate from the ASIS Annual, an additional registration is
required for the Annual Conference).
Previous proceedings are titled "Advances in Classification Research:
proceedings of the ... ASIS SIG/CR Classification Workshop" and are
published by Learned Information, Inc., Medford, NJ.
Submissions should be made by email, or diskette accompanied by paper
copy, or paper copy only (fax or postal), to arrive by April 15, 1995, to:
Ray Schwartz, 530 Jefferson St., #13, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030, USA
Work Phone: 212-305-3294; Fax: 212-305-6193;
Home Phone: 201-656-8807; Email: rps4@columbia.edu
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/~rps4/sigcr.html
Email or Postcard confirmations will be sent upon receipt of
submissions. For additional information, email rps4@columbia.edu or
access URL: http://www.columbia.edu/~rps4/sigcr.html
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Date: 03 Feb 1995 21:15:33 GMT
From: pollack@jade.cs.brandeis.edu (Jordan Pollack)
Organization: Brandeis University
Subject: Graduate Opportunities at Brandeis University
In May 1994 Brandeis University announced the opening of the new Volen
National Center for Complex Systems with the goal of promoting
interdisciplinary research and collaboration between faculty from
Biology, Computer Science, Linguistics, Mathematics, Neuroscience,
Physics, and Psychology. The Center, whose main mission is to study
the brain, intelligence, and advanced computation, has already earned
accolades from ascientists world wide, and continues to expand.
Brandeis University is located in Waltham, a suburb 10 miles west of
Boston, with easy rail access to both Cambridge and Downtown. Founded
in 1948, it is recognized as one of the finest private liberal arts
and science universities in the United States. Brandeis combines the
breadth and range of academic programs usually found at much larger
universities, with the friendliness of a smaller and more focused
research community.
The Computer Science Department is located entirely in the new Volen
Center building and is the home of four Artificial Intelligence
faculty actively involved in the Center activities and collaborations:
Rick Alterman, Maja Mataric, Jordan Pollack, and James Pustejovsky.
Professor Alterman's research interests are in the areas of artificial
intelligence and cognitive science. A recent project focused on the
problems of everyday reasoning. A model was developed where agent
goal-directed behavior is guided by pragmatics rather than by analytic
techniques. His work with Zito-Wolf developed techniques for skill
acquisition and learning; the focus was on building case
representations of procedural knowledge. Work with Carpenter was
focussed on building a reading agent that can actively seek out and
interpret instructions that are relevant to a "break down" situation
for the overall system. Two current projects support the evolution
and maintenance of a collective memory for a community of distributed
heterogeneous agents who plan and work cooperatively, and with
building interactive systems that improve their own performance by
keeping track of the history of interactions between the end-user and
the system. For more information see
http://www.cs.brandeis.edu/dept/faculty/alterman.
Jordan Pollack's research interests lie at the boundary between neural
and symbolic computation: How could simple neural mechanisms organized
naturally into multi-cellular structures by evolution provide the
capacity necessary for cognition, language, and general intelligence?
This view has lead to successful work on how variable tree-structures
could be represented in neural activity patterns, how dynamical
systems could act as language generators and recognizers, and how
fractal limit behavior of recurrent networks could represent mental
imagery. He has also worked on evolutionary and co-evolutionary
learning in strategic game playing agents, as well as with teams of
simple agents who cooperate on complex tasks. Prof. Pollack
encourages students with backgrounds and interests in AI, machine
learning, dynamical systems, fractals, connectionism, and ALife to
apply. For more information see
http://www.cs.brandeis.edu/dept/faculty/pollack.
Maja Mataric's interdisciplinary research focuses on understanding
systems that integrate perception, representation, learning, and
action. Her current work is applied to synthesis and analysis of
behavior in situated agents and multi--agent systems, and on learning
and imitation, in software, dynamical simulations, and physical
robots. Learning new behaviors and behavior selection, as well as
memory and representation are the main thrusts of the research. The
newest project models learning by imitation, through the interaction
of a collection of cognitive systems, including perception (attention
and analysis), memory (declarative and non-declarative
representations), action sequence planning, motor control,
proprioception, and learning. Prof. Mataric encourages students with
interests and/or backgrounds in AI, autonomous agents, machine
learning, cognitive science, and cognitive neuroscience to apply. For
more information see http://www.cs.brandeis.edu/dept/faculty/mataric.
James Pustejovsky conducts research in the areas of computational
linguistics, lexical semantics, information retrieval and extraction,
and aphasiology. The main focus of his research is on the computational
and cognitive modeling of natural language meaning. More
specifically, the investigation is in how words and their meanings
combine to meaningful texts. This research has focused on developing
a theory of lexical semantics based on a methodology making use of
formal and computational semantics. There are several projects
applying the results of this theory to Natural Language Processing,
which in effect, empirically test this view of semantics. These
include: an NSF grant with Apple to automatically construct index
libraries and help systems for applications; a DEC grant to
automatically convert a trouble-shooting text-corpus into a case
library. He also is currently working with aphasiologist Dr. Susan
Kohn on word-finding difficulties and sentence generation in aphasics.
For more information see
http://www.cs.brandeis.edu/dept/faculty/pustejovsky.
The four AI faculty work together and with other members of the Volen
Center, creating new interdisciplinary research opportunities in areas
including cognitive science (http://fechner.ccs.brandeis.edu/cogsci.html)
computational neuroscience, and complex systems at Brandeis University.
To get more information about the Volen Center for Complex Systems,
about the Computer Science Department, and about the other CS faculty, see:
http://www.cs.brandeis.edu/dept
The URL for the graduate admission information is
http://www.cs.brandeis.edu/dept/grad-info/application.html
Jordan Pollack Associate Professor
Computer Science Department Center for Complex Systems
Brandeis University Phone: (617) 736-2713/fax 2741
Waltham, MA 02254 email: pollack@cs.brandeis.edu
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Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 12:35:01 --100
From: Tony Stefanidis <tony@p.igp.ethz.ch>
Subject: ISPRS IC Workshop - Zurich, March 1995 (long)
ISPRS Intercommission Workshop
FROM PIXELS TO SEQUENCES
- SENSORS, ALGORITHMS AND SYSTEMS -
March 22 - 24, 1995
Zurich, Switzerland
SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT AND PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
Organising ISPRS Working Groups
* WG I/3 - Optical Digital Imaging Systems
* WG V/2 - Close-Range Imaging Systems and their Performance
* IC WG V/III - Image Sequence Analysis
Cooperating Organisations
* International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)
* Swiss Society for Photogrammetry, Image Processing and Remote Sensing
* Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammetry, ETH Zurich
Invitation
During the last years, opto-electronic sensors have gained importance in
areas such as photogrammetry, remote sensing, machine, robot and computer
vision. They provide an effective way of fast image acquisition and the
potential of automated image analysis. Digital images, in combination with
on-line data evaluation, are a valuable tool for automating quality control
and are of particular importance for recording kinematic processes,
promising to revolutionize a wide range of measurement tasks.
This workshop intends to deal with basic tools ranging from object
illumination, image recording, A/D conversion to image processing and
image evaluation employed in digital photogrammetry, emphasizing on
precision, reliability, robustness, speed, technical advancements and
new applications. Keynote speakers, presented papers and discussions
will present the state-of-the-art and future developments.
During the three days of the workshop, researchers and practitioners from
digital photogrammetry, digital image processing, machine vision and
related fields will have the opportunity to put in perspective the
interrelationships of all involved disciplines, thus maximizing mutual
gains. You are cordially invited to participate and contribute to its
success.
Workshop site
The workshop will be held at ETH-Hoenggerberg, a campus of the Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, which is conveniently located close to
downtown Zurich in a restful and delightful natural environment.
TECHNICAL PROGRAM
Eighty abstracts were submitted and evaluated by the chairmen of the three
ISPRS Working Groups organising the workshop. This high number of papers and
the general interest that was expressed makes us confident that the issues to
be dealt with in this workshop are relevant to a great number of experts and
users in the related fields. Sixty selected papers from 14 different countries
will be presented in 11 Technical and 2 Poster Sessions (35 and 25 papers
respectively). Most technical sessions have only 3 papers, thus allowing
plenty of time for intensive discussions and preserving the workshop character
of the meeting. In the poster sessions, authors will have the possibility for
a short presentation of their paper, before the interactive discussion at the
posters. The Opening Session will feature a keynote speech by an expert in the
field of electronic imaging, Dr. Peter Seitz, Paul Scherrer Institute Zurich
(former RCA Lab.), with title "From pixels to answers - recent developments
and trends in electronic imaging".
The proceedings of the workshop will be published in the series of the
International Archives of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (IAPRS, Vol. 30,
Part 5W1) and will be available on-site. The technical language of the meeting
will be English.
Wednesday, 22 March
9.15 - 10.30: Technical Session 1
Opening session
* Opening by the organisers, welcome addresses
* Keynote speech: From pixels to answers - recent developments and trends
in electronic imaging
Seitz P., Vietze O., Spirig T. (Switzerland)
11.00 - 12.30: Technical Session 2
Airborne sensors
* Proposals for radiometric and geometric on line corrections of airborne
CCD-push broom scanner data
Scheele M., Terzibaschian Th. (Germany)
* Stereoscopic imagery with an airborne 3-line scanner (TLS)
Murai S., Matsumoto Y., Xun L. (Japan)
* The performance of the new Wide-Angle Airborne Camera (WAAC)
Eckardt A. (Germany)
13.30 - 15.00: Technical Session 3
New sensor developments
* A new digital high resolution recording system
Godding R., Woytowicz D. (Germany)
* Photogrammetric investigation of a 3000 x 2000 pixel high resolution
still video camera
Peipe J. (Germany)
* A new 79-channel airborne imaging spectrometer: its functioning,
main characteristics and calibration
Oertel D. (Germany)
* Adaptive microsystems with optical line sensors
Martiny I., Grigat R.R. (Germany)
15.30 - 17.00: Technical Session 4
Geometric and radiometric performance evaluation
* Comparative geometric tests of industrial and scientific CCD cameras
using plumb line and test range calibrations
Shortis M.R. (Australia), Snow W.L., Goad W.K. (USA)
* Systematic pointing errors with retro-reflective targets
Zumbrunn R. (Switzerland)
* Removal of thematic mapper streaking and striping artifacts
Freedman E., Gaines Th., Richman M. (USA)
17.00-19.00: Poster Session 1
Image sequence analysis and other algorithmic aspects
* A robust technique for tracking particles over long image sequences
Hering F., Merle M., Wierzimok D., Jaehne B. (Germany)
* The sequential tracking of targets in a remote experimental environment
Clarke T.A., Robson S., Qu D., Wang X., Cooper M.A.R., Taylor N. (UK)
* Photogrammetric evaluation of fluid motion visualized by drops and columns
Becker J. (The Netherlands), Boesemann W., Hau Th. (Germany)
* Initializing the recognition of moving persons
Kinzel W. (Germany)
* Biomechanical 3-D analysis of a human sit-to-standing sequence using
two CCD video cameras
Tsuruoka M., Shibasaki R., Box E.O., Murai S., Mori E., Wada T. (Japan)
* Attention control integrated in a system to active traffic scene analysis
Wetzel D., Sobottka K. (Germany)
* Application of video theodolite system to sports dynamics
Chikatsu H., Murai S. (Japan)
* Real-time workspace monitoring system: first results
Rechsteiner M., Thaler M., Troester G. (Switzerland)
* One-image depth from focus for concentration measurements
Geissler P., Jaehne B. (Germany)
* Recognition of 3-D objects with a closest point matching algorithm
Schuetz Ch., Huegli H. (Switzerland)
* The conjuction angle measurement using the Hough transform
Visilter Y.V., Zheltov S.Y. (Russia)
* Dynamic modelling of scene deformation for crustal movement monitoring
Bellone T., Malinverni E.S., Mussio L. (Italy)
* From image sequence to virtual reality
Blanc J., Mohr R. (France)
19.00: Welcome Party
Thursday, 23 March
8.30 - 10.00: Technical Session 5
Orientation techniques
* Robust image orientation in close-range photogrammetry
Fellbaum M. (Germany)
* Relative orientation of two disparity maps in stereo vision
Jokinen O.T., Haggrin H.G. (Finland)
* Reconstruction of free - formed spatial curves from digital images
Forkert G., Kerschner M., Prinz R., Rottensteiner F. (Austria)
10.30 - 12.00: Technical Session 6
Surface measurement
* Range image registration through computation of curvature and reflectance
Godin G., Boulanger P., Baribeau R. (Canada)
* Automatic reconstruction of concept models by using a digital
photogrammetric measurement system
Krzystek P., Petran F., Schewe H. (Germany)
* Multiple depth and normal maps for shape from multiple views and visual cues
Fromherz Th., Bichsel M. (Switzerland)
* Fast object recording by means of structured light
and photogrammetric techniques
Riechmann W. (Germany)
13.00 - 14.30: Technical Session 7
Motion estimation and tracking
* A high performance system for 3-dimensional particle tracking velocimetry
in turbulent flow research using image sequences
Netzsch T., Jaehne B. (Germany)
* Ground plane object tracking under egomotion
Kasprzak W. (Germany)
* Optical flow estimation in the log-polar plane
Daniilidis K., Krueger V. (Germany)
* Fast and robust 3-D structure estimation from image sequences
Otterbach R. (Germany)
15.00 - 16.30: Technical Session 8
Object reconstruction
* Area based matching of colour images
Hahn M., Brenner C. (Germany)
* Detecting grasping opportunities in range data
Rutishauser M., Ade F. (Switzerland)
* Fast photometric stereo: regularization vs. Wiener filtering
Bichsel M. (Switzerland)
16.30 - 18.00: Poster Session 2
Sensors, calibration and close-range systems
* Development of a metric CCD camera and its application
Kochi N., Ohtani H., Nakamura S., Uchiyama T., Chida M., Sato H., Noma T.
(Japan)
* An analog adaptive smart image sensor for spatio-temporal
information extraction
Lavainne F., Ni Y., de Carni P., Devos F. (France)
* Sensor calibration and geometric calibration of a three line stereo camera
Schuster R. (Germany)
* Combining multiple sources for radiometric calibration of Landsat 7
using a Kalman filter
Freedman E., Byrne J. (USA)
* Some study of non-prism laser-ranger and its application
Takahashi Y. (Japan)
* Three dimensional surface reconstruction with the Zeiss
photogrammetric industrial measurement system InduSURF Digital
Kludas T. (Germany)
* A time-constrained VLSI stereovision system
Ni Y., Arion B., Devos F. (France)
* Weathering degree survey of MAGAI-BUTSU by infra-red thermography
Sakayama T., Sawada M., Miyatsuka Y. (Japan)
* An example of digital image processing in applied measuring technology:
automated calibration of levelling rods and scalebars
Meissl A., Schmid Ch. (Switzerland)
* DIGIDENT - a digital photogrammetric tool for dentists
Hoeflinger W., Brandstaetter G. (Austria)
* Observation of snow interception in spruce crowns
Bruendl M., Schneebeli M. (Switzerland)
* Development of new templates for automatic stereo matching
Homainejad A.S. (Australia)
20.00: Dinner
Friday, 24 March
9.00 - 10.30: Technical Session 9
Sensor and data fusion
* The multisensorial camera: a new approach in multi-sensory
pattern recognition
Massen R. (Germany)
* Three dimensional motion estimation using range and intensity flow
Boulanger P., Beraldin J.A., Rioux M. (Canada)
* High precision kinematic DGPS: a powerful tool for
sensor positioning and platform navigation
Cocard M. (Switzerland)
11.00 - 12.30: Technical Session 10
Close-range systems and applications I
* Calibration of CMO-stereo-microscopes in a micro robot system
Danuser G., Kuebler O. (Switzerland)
* Measurement of looseness of tie bolts on the railway with line
sensor camera system
Matsumoto Y., Murakami O., Nakagawa M. (Japan)
* A combined system for absolute 3-D gauging in automated
manufacturing processes
Biancardi L., Minoni U., Gelmini E., Sansoni G. (Italy)
13.30 - 15.00: Technical Session 11
Close-range systems and applications II
* Digital photogrammetry in industrial applications
Beyer H.A. (Switzerland)
* Seeing the wood from the trees - an example of optimised
digital photogrammetric deformation detection
Robson S., Brewer A., Cooper M.A.R., Clarke T.A., Chen J., Setan H.B.,
Short T. (UK)
* Three dimensional analysis of lip movement by 3-D auto tracking system
Minakuchi S., Hirano Y., Sekita T., Suzuki T., Kobayashi K.,
Nagao M. (Japan)
* The use of a two dimensional projective transformation to solve for the
parameters for the anterior-posterior and lateral surviews of a CT scan
van Geems B., Adams L.P., Hough J. (South Africa)
15.20 - 17.00: Demonstrations at the Chair of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing,
ETH Zurich
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Registration
The registration fee is SFr. 250 and includes the participation in the
workshop, coffee breaks, a welcome party, a dinner and the workshop
proceedings. Please use the attached registration form. Payments, after
a deduction of a 25% charge, will be refunded, if cancellation is received
by February 15.
The registration desk is located next to the entrance of the room E 3
(workshop auditorium) and will be open March 22 - 23, 8.00 - 17.00, and
March 24, 8.30 - 15.00.
Social events
A welcome party will take place on Wednesday, March 22. On Thursday,
March 23 all participants are invited to dine together in a relaxed and
friendly atmosphere at a typical Swiss restaurant. Extra tickets for
accompanying persons must be ordered by using the enclosed registration
form.
Facilities at the Workshop site
Existing facilities at the Campus of ETH-Hoenggerberg include: restaurant,
cafeteria, kiosk, post office (only for mailing), automatic teller machine
(Eurocard/Mastercard, ec-cards), parking (have some coins ready).
Transportation in Zurich
Zurich has a very good transportation network of trams, busses and trains.
Tickets valid for one day or a week in all transportation means of the City
can be bought at certain locations (ask your hotel reception for the closest
one).
Sponsors
The Swiss Society for Photogrammetry, Image Processing and Remote Sensing
has financially supported the publishing of the workshop Proceedings. The
Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammetry, ETH Zurich has supported through
its infrastructure, personnel etc. the organisation of this workshop. These
contributions are acknowledged by the organisers.
Accommodation in Zurich
Hotel reservations can be made by contacting the Tourist Office
(Verkehrsverein) or directly one of the following hotels.
You are advised to make your reservations as soon as possible.
Tourist Office:
Verkehrsverein Zurich, Bahnhofplatz 15, 8023 Zurich
Phone: +41-1-211 4000, Fax: +41-1-212 0141
Hotels:
** Leonhard, single 100-130.-, double 140-160.-,
Limmatquai 136, 8001 Zurich, Phone: +41-1-251 30 80, Fax +41-1-252 3870
** Limmathof, single 95-125.-, double 125-165.-,
Limmatquai 142, 8023 Zurich, Phone: +41-1-261 4220, Fax +41-1-262 0217
*** Adler, single 140.-, double 180.-,
Rosengasse 10, 8001 Zurich, Phone: +41-1-252 6430, Fax +41-1-252 6789
*** Krone-Unterstrass, single 115-150.-, double 160-195.-,
Schaffhauserstr. 1, 8006 Zurich, Phone: +41-1-361 1688, Fax +41-1-361 1967
*** Ruetli (non-alcoholic), single 120-170.-, double 170-250.-,
Zaehringerstr. 43, 8001 Zurich, Phone: +41-1-251 5426, Fax +41-1-261 2153
*** Rex, single 100-150.-, double 160-200.-,
Weinbergstr. 92, 8006 Zurich, Phone: +41-1-361 9646, Fax +41-1-361 2047
*** Poly, single 90-110.-, double 120-180.-,
Universitaetstr. 63, 8033 Zurich, Phone: +41-1-362 9440, Fax +41-1-361 6912
*** Senator, single 150-180.-, double 190-240.-,
Heinrichstr. 254, 8005 Zurich, Phone: +41-1-272 2021, Fax +41-1-272 2585
*** Bristol, single 70-130.-, double 90-170.-,
Stampfenbachstr. 34, 8035 Zurich, Phone: +41-1-261 8400, Fax +41-1-251 1951
*** Sunnehus, single 115-140.-, double 160-200.-,
Sonneggstr. 17, 8006 Zurich, Phone: +41-1-251 6580, Fax +41-1-252 0268
*** Arc Royal, single 120-165.-, double 140-220.-,
Leonhardstr. 6, 8001 Zurich, Phone: +41-1-261 6710, Fax +41-1-251 4780
****Rigihof, single 130-210.-, double 180-310.-,
Universitaetstr. 101, 8033 Zurich, Phone: +41-1-361 1685, Fax +41-1-361 1617
****Tiefenau, single 200-300.-, double 300-450.-,
Steinwiesstr. 8-10, 8032 Zurich, Phone: +41-1-251 2409, Fax +41-1-251 2476
*****Savoy Baur en Ville, single 300-400.-, double 430-560.-,
Am Paradeplatz, 8022 Zurich, Phone: +41-1-211 5360, Fax +41-1-221 1467
All above listed hotels are close to the city center, and have good
transportation connections to ETH-Hoenggerberg (Workshop location)
Prices in SFr., status 1994
Travel directions
Travelling to Zurich
* by plane: Zurich International Airport
(train connections to Zurich main railway station 4-6 times per hour,
12 min. train ride)
* by train: Zurich main railway station
(most hotels are located close to the station)
Workshop location: ETH-Hoenggerberg, lecture room HIL E3
>From downtown Zurich to ETH - Hoenggerberg take tramway 11 or 15
(to "Buchegg-Platz") or 7,9,10,14 (to "Milchbuck"), then bus 69
to ETH-Hoenggerberg (end station)
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Conference Organisation
The workshop is organised by the following Working Groups
of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)
* WG I/3 - Optical Digital Imaging Systems
Chairmen: H.-G. Maas (Switzerland), B. Benciolini (Italy)
* WG V/2 - Close-Range Imaging Systems and their Performance
Chairmen: H.A. Beyer (Switzerland), V. Uffenkamp (Germany)
* Intercommission WG V/III - Image Sequence Analysis
Chairmen: E.P. Baltsavias (Switzerland), H.H. Baker (USA)
Members of Organising Committee:
Dr. A. Stefanidis, L. Steinbrueckner, S. Sebestyen
All correspondence should be directed to:
ISPRS Workshop
Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammetry
ETH - Hoenggerberg
CH - 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Fax: +41 - 1 - 633 1101
Phone: +41 - 1 - 633 3042 / 3058 / 3054 / 3055
e-mail: isprs@p.igp.ethz.ch
WWW Information
Up-to-date information on the workshop can be accessed using WWW:
http://www.p.igp.ethz.ch/p02/events/isprs_workshop/isprs_workshop.html
ISPRS Intercommission Workshop
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Date: Sun, 5 Feb 1995 13:45:31 +0100
From: Roger Mohr <Roger.Mohr@imag.fr>
Subject: Europe-China Workshop - Call for participation (long)
Europe-China Workshop on
Geometrical Modeling and
Invariants for Computer Vision
April 27-29, 1995, Xi'an, China
Content of this message :
- chairmen's message
- program committee
- general information (registration, tours ,etc
- detailed program
Chairmen's Message
Welcome to the Europe-China Workshop on Geometrical Modelling and Invariants
for Computer Vision(GMICV'95).
More than 90 extended abstracts were submitted for presentation at the work-
shop. Each was reviewed by two members of the program committee. Decisions
on paper acceptance were based on the average scores made by the reviewers.
We finally selected 43 submissions as oral papers and 18 as poster papers.
Both of the papers will be included in the proceedings. The technical prog-
ram will also contain keynote speeches and a panel discussion. The keynote
speeches, which will explore current progress in the field of geometrical
modelling and invariants for computer vision, will be delivered by Prof. G.
Medioni(U.S.A.) and Prof. C. Lee(Korea). The panel will discuss future dire-
ctions, both in basic scientific orientations and in applicability of this
research.
The late April is just a beautiful season to enjoy your sightseeing in Xi'an
and the other tour points in China. In addition to the technical program at
the workshop, a post conference tour has also been organized
We believe that the GMICV95 in Xi'an will be a most informative and enjoya-
ble meeting. We would like to extend a whole hearted invitation from all the
members of the program committee. We hope you enjoy your stay in China.
We are grateful to the members of the committee and the reviewers for their
effective and hard work. We would also like to thank the support from Xidian
University, who is responsible for the local organizing committee. Thanks to
all of the people who have contributed to build this exciting and excellent
program.
Chairmen
O. Faugeras & Ma Songde
Program Chairmen
R. Mohr & Wu Chengke
GMICV'95 Workshop Committee
General Chairmen
Olivier Faugeras INRIA, France
Ma Songde NLPR, China
Technical Program Committee
Chairmen
Roger Mohr LIFIA-INRIA, France
Wu Chengke Xidian Univ., China
Members
Olivier Faugeras INRIA, France
Ma Songde NLPR, China!
Steve Maybank Oxford Univ., UK
Xu Guangyou Tsinghua Univ., China
Roger Mohr LIFIA-INRIA, France
Li Jiegu Shanghai Jiaotong Univ., China
Luc Van Gool KUL, Belgium Univ.
Yuan Baozong Northern Jiaotong Univ. China
Andrew Zisserman Oxford Univ., UK
Wu Chengke Xidian Univ., China
Local Organizing Committee
Chairman
Xie Weixin Xidian Univ., China
Vice Chairwoman
Gou Xuanmin Xidian Univ., China
Members
Liu Cunli, Xu Zhengwei
Zuo Yuanyuan, Zhang Puyi
Zhang Zesheng
Secretaries
Ms. Pang Chenjing
Ms. Zhang Lan
Address of the Technical Program Committee
Prof. Wu Chengke
Dept. of Information Ehgineering
Xidian University
Xi'an 710071, China
Tel:(+86)29-5261020 ext.3116
Fax:(+86)29-5262281
E-mail wuck@bepc2.ihep.ac.cn
Address of the Local Organizing Committee
Mrs. Gou Xuanmin
Director of Foreign Affairs office
Xidian University
Xi'an 710071, China
Tel:(+86)29-5261220
Fax:(+86)29-5261220
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location
The worshop will be held at Tang Cheng Hotel and Xidian University in Xi'an.
You will find a sketch map of the main locations in Xi'an within this book-
let.
Language
The official language of the workshop is English.
Xi'an
Situated at the centre of China geographically, Xi'an is the capital of Sh-
annxi Province, a popular tourist city and a world famous ancient capital of
China. It is best known as the starting point of the well-known "Silk Road".
With a history of more than 3,000 years, Xi'an was the capitals during ele-
ven dynasties including the Western Zhou, the Qin and the Tang, spanning
1,100 years. Xi'an is renowned as the "natural museum of history" because of
its large collections of historical relics and atttractions. Among them are
the Qin Shi Huang terra cotta army, known as "the eighth wonder of the wo-
rld", the city wall, the Qian Ling Tomb of Emperor Gao Zong and Empress Wu
Zetian and the Great Wild Goose Pagoda. Emperor Qin Shihuang (259-210 B. C.)
began to build his own tomb when he ascended the throne of Qin. The tomb is
35km east to Xi'an. It is covered by a huge mound of earth and has not been
excavated. However, the three pits of the terra-cotta army excavated outside
the east gate of the outer enclosure of the necripolis have made one imagine
how magnificent and luxurious the structure of the tomb was. No. 1 Pit was
stumbled upon in March 1974, and a museum housing the site of No.1 Pit and
covering an area of 16,300 square meters was built. The meuseum has been op-
ened since the National Day, 1979. No.2 Pit has just been shown to
the tourists since October, 1994.
The central block of the city is bounded by the old city wall. It was built
during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The wall is formed as a rectangle with
a circumference of 14km. It is 12 meters high, with a width at the top of 12
to 14 metres. A moat runs around the wall. It is also the most complete city
wall that has survived through the long history in China.
Climate
The weather in late April in Xi'an is nice for travelling. The temperature at
the end of April is about 20 Centigrade degrees at day time, and around 15
Centigrade degrees in evenings and mornings.
Passport and Visa
A valid passport and a visa for visiting China are required. Upon receiving
your registration form and fee, the Local Organizing Committee will mail an
official invitation letter to you for your visa application.
Proceedings and Final Book
The invited papers and contributed papers are published in the proceedings
by International Academic Publishers in Beijing, and will be available at the
workshop.
A part of the papers selected from the proceedings will be revised and edited
by authors and the Technical Program Committee. The revised papers will be
published in a book by World Scientific Publishers in London, U.K.
Transportation
As Xi'an is not an enterance city into China, you will be entering through
Beijing, Shanghai or Guangzhou, so your local travel agent must arrange for
you an additional flight to Xi'an from your enterance city. There are seve-
ral flights departing daily from Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou to Xi'an.
It will be convenient to transfer your flights from the enterance cities to
Xi'an.
Notes will be provided to help you to transfer your flight.
The local organizing committee will offer cars to you from the Xi'an Airport
to the Tang Cheng Hotel for flights arriving in Xi'an on April 26, 1995, Ple-
ase find the "GMICV'95 / Xi'an" sign at the entrance hall of the airport. St-
aff for GMICV'95 / Xi'an will be there to direct you.
Foreign Exchange
Foreign currency may be changed to Renmibi Yuan at Beiging Capital Airport,
Xi'an Airport, Tang Cheng Hotel and other most major hotels. Exchange rate
is the same at the airports as at all major banking facilities in the cities
in China. In general, banks are open every day of the week.
Electrical Appliances
China operates on 220V/50Hz for electrical appliances.
Audio Visual Equipment Provision
Each paper's presentation should not be more than 20 minutes. All the sess-
ions will be equipped with the following equipment:
Microphone, Screen, Overhead Projector, 35mm Slide Projector and Video Reco-
rder (VHS standard).
If you require additional equipment, please write to the organizing committ-
ee.
Poster Session
Poster paper sessions have been a major attraction at recent conference. Each
author is provided with a 4-ft-high * 8-ft-wide bulletin board on which to d-
isplay a summary of the paper. Authors remain in the vicinity of the bulletin
board for the duration of the session to answer the questions from attendees
and discuss with them.
Registration
Registration fees are as follows:
Before March 1, 1995 USD 200
After March 1, 1995 USD 220
The registration fee covers attendance at all technical sessions, reception,
coffee breaks, banquet, a copy of the workshop proceedings and the Tang Dyn-
asty Singing and Dancing entertainment program.
The registration fee for one accompanying person is USD 100. The fee covers
reception, banquet, and the entertainment program.
In case of cancellation, a fee of 40 USD will be deduced from the refund,
Cancellation should be made by writing to the organizing committee before
march 31, 1995. No cancellation will be allowed after March 31, 1995. All
refunds will be processed after the workshop.
On-Site Registration
The registration desk at the Tang Cheng Hotel will be opened during the fo-
llowing hours for on-site registration:
April 26 9:00 am--9:00 pm
April 27 8:00 am--9:00 pm
April 28 8:00 am--10:00 am
Payment Time and Method
1.The registration fee, in general, should be received before March 1, 1995,
in USD by bank transfer.
Bank transfer to
Account number:484-505170254005
Account name: Xidian University
Bank of China, Xi'an Branch, Banking Dept.
No.38 Ju Hua Yuan
Attn: Mrs. Gou Xuanmin
or by bank draft payable to
Mrs. Gou Xuanmin
Director of Foreign Affairs Office
Xidian University, Xi!dan, China
Personal cheques drawn upon international banks are not preferred.
2.Participants may pay registration fee in (USD) by cash when check in at the
registration desk.
Note:
To avoid any confusion in money transfer, please enclose a copy of the remi-
ttance invoice or receipt together with your registration form and mail it to
Local Organizing Committee.
Hotel Accommodation
Special room rates (including service charge) have been negotiated for parti-
cipants at the Tang Cheng Hotel. The hotel is a three star (Grade A) hotel
with more than 400 rooms.
$40.00 (USD) per night for a standard room (two beds) with private bath room
$90.00 (USD) per night for a deluxe apartment
The apartment contains a living room, a bed room, and a private bath room.On-
ly several such apartments are available.
Meals
The full meals are arranged by the local organizing committee during the wor-
kshop. Chinese style, western style and Muslin food for breakfast, lunch, and
supper are arranged in the Tang Cheng Hotel.
Meal Fare: Breakfast $4.00(USD)
Lunch $6.00(USD)
Supper $6.00(USD)
Companion's Program
A 3-day guided local tour for accompanying persons during the workshop will
be made.
April 28 Bell Tower, Great Mosque, Banpo Museum
April 30 Shaanxi History Museum, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, City Wall, For-
est of Steles Museum
May 1 Museum of Qin Shi Huang Terra-Cota Army, Huaqing Hot Spring
The 3-day tour fees are 160 USD per person, including three meals daily.
Tour Information
(Post-conference tour)
Xi'an Local Tour:
The local organizing committee of the workshop will offer a two-day tour for
Xi'an local sightseeing. The tour schedule is as follows:
April 30 Shaanxi History Museum, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, City Wall, Fo-
rest of Steles Museum
May 1 Museum of Qin Shi Huang Terra-Cota Army, Huaqing Hot Spring
The dates and the tour points are the same as ones for the companions.
The tour fare for the two day tour is 120 USD per person, including three
meals daily. Some typical Xi'an meals, for instance dampli banquet, will be
provided during the local tour. The tour fares could be paid on site.
The organizer of the workshop will offer three choices of the following dom-
estic post-conference tours to the workshop attendees and accompanying pers-
ons.
Tour A Xi'an-Beijing
May 2 Leaving Xi'an for Beijing by air
May 2-5 Visit in Beijing
Tourfare: Double room USD 550 per person
Tour B Xi'an-Beijing-Shanghai
May 2 Leaving Xi'an for Beijing by air
May 2-5 Visit in Beijing
May 6 Leaving Beijing for Shanghai by air
May 6-8 Visit in Shanghai
Tour fare: Double room USD 980 per person
Tour C Xi'an-Guilin-Guangzhou
May 2 leaving Xi'an for Guilin by air
May 2-4 Visit in Guilin
May 5 Leaving for Guangzhow by air
May 5-6 Visit in Guangzhou
Tour fare: Double room USD 700 per person
1. Technical visitings in Xi'an, Beijing and Shanghai may be arranged up
on requests from participants.
2.Tour fees include accommodations and three meals daily, transportation
between cities in China, and airport transfer.
3.If the number of the participants in a tour is less than 10, the tour fare
will increase by 15%.
4.Other special tours may be arranged upon requests in advance.
5.To reserve a place in tour, a deposit of 100 USD should be received before
March 1, 1995. In case of cancellation,a 40% processing charge will be ded-
uced from the refund. Cancellation should be made in writing to the organi-
zing committee by April 5, 1995. There is no refund after April 5, 1995.
6.If the participants and the companions want to join the above tours after
April 5, 1995, the tour fees mentioned above will be increased by 15%.
Workshop Schedule
April 26 Registration
April 27-29 One track sessions
April 29 Afternoon Poster session and panel discussions
Workshop Schedule Overview
Wednesday,April 26
8:00 am-9:00 pm Registration
6:00 pm-8:00 pm Welcome Reception
8:00 pm-8:20 pm Session Chairs' Meeting
Thursday,April 27, 9:00 am-12:00m
9:00 am-9:30 am Opening Ceremony
9:30 am-9:50 am Break
9:50 am-10:50 am Keynote Speech(Prof. Lee)
10:50 am-12:00m Session 1
Thursday,April 27, 2:00 pm-5:30 pm
Session 1
Session 2
Friday,April 28, 8:00 am-12:00 m
Session 2
Session 3
Friday,April 28, 1:30 pm-5:30 pm
Session 3
Session 4
Saturday,April 29, 8:00 am-12:00 m
8:00 am-9:00 am Keynote Speech(Prof. Medioni)
9:00 am-12:00m Session 4
Session 5
Saturday,April 29, 1:30 pm-5:30 pm
1:30 pm-3:00 pm Poster Session
3:00 pm-5:30 pm Panel Discussion
Social Activities
Welcome Reception
The reception will be held on April 26, 1995 from 6:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m.
Tang Dynasty Singing and Dancing entertainment program
The performance will be on April 28, 1995, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Banquet
The Banquet will be held on April 29, 1995 at 6:30 p.m.
Coffee Breaks
Coffee breaks will be available near the technical session rooms.
Correspondence
For further information on the technical program, please contact:
Prof. Wu Chengke
Dept. of Information Engineeing
Xidian University
Xi'an 710071 China
Fax:(+86)29-5262281
Email wuck@bepc2.ihep.ac.cn
or Prof. Roger Mohr
For information on the registration, accommodations, tours, payment, please
contact:
Mrs. Gou Xuanmin
Director of Foreign Affairs Office
Xidian University
Xi'an 710071 china
Fax:(+86)29-5262281
or Prof. Wu Chengke, if you need to transfer the information by email.
GMICV'95 TECHNICAL PROGRAM
KEYNOTE SPEECH 1
Time: Thu. Apr.27 9:50am-10:50am
Chairs:MA Songde, China
Andrew Zisserman, UK
Geometric Invariance in Computer Vision
LEE Chung-Nim, Dept. of Math.& Comp. Sci., Pohang Institute of Sci.
Tech. Korea
SESSION 1: Curved 3D Objects
Time: Thu. Apr.27 10:50am-12:00m
Chairs:MA Songde, China
Andrew Zisserman, UK
O1-1 Affine Length and Affine Dimension of a 1-set IR2
Dibos F., University Paris 9, Paris
O1-2 Scale-spaces and Affine Curvature
Faugeras O., INRIA Sophia-Antipolis, France Keriven R., ENPC Noisy-
le-Grand, France
SESSION 1: Curved 3D Objebts
SESSION 2: Image Geometry and Algebra
Time: Thu Apr.27 2:00pm-5:30pm
Chairs:Steve Maybank, UK
XU Guangyou, China
O1-3 Modeling 3D Objects with Patches of Quadratic Surfaces : Application
to the Recognition and Locating of Anatomic Structures
Bricault I.,TIMC-UJF-IMAG, La Tronche, France,
Monga O., INRIA Rocquencourt, France
O1-4 Derivative Computation by Multiscale Filters
Ma S.D., Li B.C.,NLPR, Chinese Academy of Sciences
O1-5 Delaunay Triangulation of Flexible Contour Model
Li W., Zheng N.N., Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
O1-6 Segmentation and Localization of 3D Objects Using Implicit Polynomials
Kaveti S., Teoh E.K., Wang H., Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore
O1-7 3D Symmetry Detection Using Extented Gaussian Image
Sun C.,Institute of Information Science and Engineering, North Ryde,
Australia
O1-8 Representing Generalized Cylinders
Naeve A., Eklundh J.O.,Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm,
Sweden
O1-9 B-spline Contour Fitting and Transform Representation for Computer
Vision
He P.L., Wang T.Y., Wang Y.P., Liang Y.J., Image Processing Center,
Xian Jiaotong Univ., China
O1-10 FORMS: A Flexible Object Recognition and Modeling System
Song C.Z., Yulle A.L., Robotics Laboratory, Harvard University, USA
O2-1 Fuzzy Solid Sets and Morphological Image Algebra
Liu L.R., Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics
O2-2 Elimination : an Approach to the Study of 3D-from-2D
Werman M., Shashua A.,Hebrew Univerity of Jerusalem, Israel
SESSION 2: Image Geometry and Algebra
SESSION 3: 3D Projective Invariants
Time: Fri. Apr.28 8:00am-12:00m
Chairs: Li Jiegu, China
Gerard Medioni, USA
O2-3 On the Geometry and Algebra of the Point
Faugeras O., Mourrain B., INRIA, Sophia-Antipolis, France
O2-4 On the Trilinear Tensor of Three Perspective Views and Its Underlying
Geometry
Shashua A., Werman M., Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
O2-5 Motion Clustering Using the Trilinear Constraint over Three Views
Torr P.H.S., Zisserman A., Murray D. W., University of Oxford, U.K.
O2-6 A Matching Method Based on Hausdorff Distance
Wu Y., Ding M.Y., Peng J.X., Huazhong University of Sc.&Tech., China
O2-7 Geometrical Invariant for Computer Vision Based on Mahalanobis Distan-
ce
Xuan G.R., Chai P.Q., Dept. of Computer Science, TONGJI University,
China
O2-8 Articulation Detection for Locally Rigid Objects
Sinclair D., Aalborg University, Denmark
O2-9 Object Modelling and Motion Analysis Using Clifford Algebra
Bayro-Corrochano E., Christian-Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
Lasenby J., Department of Engineering, Cambridge, U.K.
O3-1 Computing Three-dimensional Projective Invariants from a Pair of Image
Using the Grassmann-Cayley Algebra
Csurka C., Faugeras O., INRIA, Sophia-Antipolis, France
O3-2 Application of the Twisted Cubic to Model Based Vision
Maybank S.J., Oxford University, U.K.
O3-3 Geometrical Invariance Used in Stereo Vision for Building
Lin X.Y., Deng W., Dept. of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua
University,Beijing, China
O3-4 Joint Projective Invariants for Five Coplanar Lines
Xu Z.W., Wu C.K., Xidian University, China
SESSION 3: 3D Projective Invariants
SESSION 4: 3D Reconstruction and Robots
Time: Fri. Apr.28 1:30pm-5:30pm
Chairs: Luc Van Gool, Belgium
ZHENG Nanning, China
O3-5 Grouping and Invariants using Planar Homologies
Van Gool L., Pruesmans M.,Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgique
Zisserman A., University of Oxford, U.K.
O3-6 Invariants of a Pair of Non-coplanar Conics in Space
Quan L., LIFIA-CNRS and INRIA Rhone-Alpes, Grenoble, France
O4-1 A Global Stereo Vision Method Based on Wsolve
Xu C.X., Shi Q.Y., Cheng M.T., Peking University, China
O4-2 The Advantage of Mounting a Camera onto a Robot Arm
Horaud R.,Mohr R., Dornaika F., Boufama B., LIFIA-CNRS and INRIA Rhone-
Alpes, Grenoble, France
O4-3 Affine Calibration of Mobile Vehicles
Beardsley P., Zisserman A., University of Oxford, U.K.
O4-4 Automatic and Accurate Object Positioning Using Targets
Boufama B., Mohr R., Morin L., LIFIA and INRIA Rhone-Alpes, Grenoble,
France
O4-5 Tracking the Feature Points in the Image Sequence
Sui L., Shi P.F., Wang D.Q., Qian B.F., Yang Q.M., Li Z.M., Shanghai
Jiaotong University, China
O4-6 Stereo Correspondence for Planar Curves Based on Their Invariants
Wei W., Yuan B.Z., Northern Jiaotong University, China
O4-7 Interpreting Axonometric Drawing Based on Lines
Gao M.T., Qu S.R., Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China
O4-8 Different Paths towards Projective Reconstruction
Rothwell C., Csurka G., Faugeras O., INRIA, Sophia-Antipolis, France
O4-9 Calibrating a Binocular Stereo through Projective Reconstruction Using
Both a Calibration Object and the Environment
Zhang Z., Faugeras O., Deriche R., INRIA Sophia-Antipolis, France
O4-10 A New Method of 3D Objects Reconstruction From Range Data
Tian J.,Dai R.W., Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Science,
Beijing, China
KEYNOTE SPEECH 2
Time: Sat. Apr.29 8:00am-9:00am
Chair: Olivier Faugeras, France
Generic Object Recognition and Quasi-invariance
Gerard Medioni Univ. of Southern California, U.S.A.
SESSION 4: 3D Reconstruction and Robots
SESSION 5: Shape Invariants
Time: Sat. Apr.29 9:00am-12:00m
Chairs: YUAN Baozong, China
LEE Chung-Nim, Korea
O4-11 Object Modeling Via Sparse Range Images
Zeng J.C., Xu G.Y., Dept. of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua
University, China
O5-1 Development of 3D Invariants Using Linear Algebra and Tensor Theory
Burel G., Henocq H., Catros J.Y., Thomson CSF, Cesson-Sevigne, France
O5-2 PRSI Shape Classification Using Radius Vectors
Ye X.Y., Qi F.H., Institute of Optic Technology, Shanghai Jiaotong
University, China
O5-3 Recognition of Planar Objects over Complex Backgrounds Using Line Inv-
ariants and Relevance Measures
Startchik S., Rauber C., Pun T., University of Geneva, Switzerland
O5-4 A Projective Invariant Metric for Measurement of Similarity Between
Two Polygons
Batatia H., ENSEEIHT, Toulouse, France
O5-5 3-D Object Description for Recognition
Wang R.S., Liu F., Dept. of Electronic Technology, Changsha Inst. of
Technology, China
O5-6 On the Extraction of the Face Features
Li J.G., Liu C.Y., Qi Z.Y., Image Processing Institute, Shanghai Jiao-
tong University, China
O5-7 On Modeling, Extraction, Detection and Classification of Deformable
Contours from Noisy Images
Lai K.F., Information Technology Institute, Singapore & Chin R.T.,
Computer Science, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
POSTER SESSION
Time: Sat. Apr.29 1:30pm-3:00pm
Chair: WU Chengke, China
P-1 Invariants of Fourier Descriptor and Its Relation with Moments Invari-
ants
Ma S.D., Li B.C., NLPR, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
P-2 Research on Using Moment Invariants in Scene Matching
Wu Y., Ding M.Y., Peng J.X., Huazhong University of Sc.&Tech., China
P-3 A Point-and-Vector Approach to Simulating Molecular Recognition
Lin S.L., National Cancer Institute, Frederick, USA
P-4 Camera Auto-calibration from Known Motion
McLauchlan P.F., University of Oxford, U.K.
P-5 Interreflections Are Useful Rather Than Harmful in Shape Recovery of a
Concave Polyhedron from a Single Image
Yang J., Nagoya University, Japan & Ohnishi N., mimetic, Control Rese-
arch Center, Nagoya, Japan & Surgie N., Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan
P-6 Modeling Facial Image with Flexible Contour Method
Li W., Zheng N.N., Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
P-7 Stereo Vision with the Use of a Virtual Intermediate Plane in the Space
Bernard C., Ke B.N., Yuan B.Z., ENSA/IRISA France, Northern Jiaotong
University, China
P-8 Affine Normalization of Planar Regions by Moments Using a New Separati-
on Method
Voss K., Suesse H., Rothe I., Universitat Jena, Germany
P-9 Extraction of Corner-Edge-Surface Structure from Range Images Using
Mathematical Morphology
Chen C.S., National Taiwan University, Taiwan & Hung Y. P., Institute
of Information Science, Taiwan & Wu J.L., National Taiwan University,
Taiwan, China
P-10 CV/CAD Based 3-D Object Modeling System
Deng S.W., Yuan B.Z., Northern Jiaotong University, China
P-11 An Optoelectronic Approach of Calculating Morphological Pattern Spectr-
um
Liang F., Liu L.R., Wang B.Q., Peng H.F., Shanghai Institute of Optics
and Fine Mechanics, China
P-12 Finding the Center: Using Incidence to Recover Geometric Features from
Single, Monocular Views
Coe D.H., Fallon J.B., West R.L., Abbott A.L., Virginia Polytechnic In-
stitute and State University, USA
P-13 Obtaining Correspondences from 2D Perspective Views with Wide Angular
Separation of Non-coplanar Points
Georgis N., Petrou M., Kittler J., University of Surrey, Guildford,U.K.
P-14 Adaptative Filtering and Geometrical Invariants in Face's Depth Maps
Monga O., Prinet V., INRIA Rocquencourt, France
P-15 A Method of Invariant Image Processing
Tkacheva O., Moscow State University of Mathematics and Electronic,
Russia
P-16 Adaptive Contour Deetction (ACD) with Two-Dimensional Continuous Wave-
let Transform
Li G., Nanjing Communication Engineering Institute, China
P-17 Perspective Invariance Segmentation of Planar Curves
Xu Z.W., Wu C.K., Xidian University, China
P-18 Towards a Reliable Extraction of Euclidean Differential Invariants In
3D Medical Images
Lengagne R., Monga O., Cong G., Ma S.D., INRIA, France, NLPR, China
PANEL DISCUSSION
Time: Sat. Apr.29 3:00pm-5:30pm
Chairs: Roger Mohr, France
Wu Chengke, China
Open Title: Basic Theory and Applicability:
What is the Future in the
Field of GMICV
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Date: Thu, 2 Feb 95 15:25:32 -0800
From: marcush@cache.crc.ricoh.com (Marcus E. Hennecke)
Subject: CFP: NATO ASI: Speechreading by Man and Machine (long)
CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION
Speechreading by Man and Machine: Models, Systems and Applications
NATO ADVANCED STUDY INSTITUTE
AUGUST 28 TO SEPTEMBER 8, 1995, CHATEAU DE BONAS, FRANCE
OBJECTIVE
This ASI will be the first forum on the interdisciplinary study of
speechreading (lipreading) -- production, perception and learning by
both humans and machines. The central aim is to explore and promote
the incorporation of visual information into acoustic speech
recognizers for improved recognition accuracy (especially in noisy
environments), while drawing on and further elucidating knowledge of
the psychology of speechreading by humans.
PURPOSE AND SCOPE
Automatic speech recognition (ASR) promises to be of great importance
in human-machine interfaces, but despite extensive effort over
decades, acoustic-based recognition systems remain too inaccurate for
the vast majority of conceivable applications, especially those in
noisy environments (automobiles, factory floors, crowded offices,...).
While incremental advances may be expected along the current ASR
paradigm, additional, novel approaches --- in particular those
utilizing visual information as well --- deserve serious study. Such
hybrid (acoustic and visual) ASR systems have already been shown to
have superior recognition accuracy, especially in noisy conditions,
just as humans recognize speech better when also given visual
information (the "cocktail party effect").
But first some crucial questions must be addressed and research
directions set by the unique international team of experts assembled
for the ASI workshop:
* What visual features and strategies do human speechreaders rely
upon? Which ones can be learned from raw video input by an
artificial ASR system? What is the underlying motor (muscle)
representation of speech and its visual manifestation and is it
appropriate for artificial systems?
* What are the best representations for the acoustic and visual
information to facilitate bimodal integration? (neural networks,
Hidden Markov models,...) How can visual speech subsystems be
integrated with highly developed existing acoustic recognizers?
* What can/should be learned from human models that will improve
artificial A/V ASR systems? Conversely, how can artificial systems
illuminate human performance?
* What standards and databases are needed for developing A/V ASR
systems? What applications are both technically solvable and
commercially viable?
* Since at present there is no single disciplinary "home" for this
work the need for the proposed ASI is clear.
WORKSHOP FORMAT
At the ASI, 10-15 lecturers will summarize in 90 minute talks the
current state of the research in their respective subfields. In
addition, up to 30 contributed talks of 30 minutes (including 5-10
minute discussion) will be presented. There will also be several panel
discussions on topics of general interest as well as adequate time for
individual discussion.
The proceedings will be published by Springer-Verlag as part of the
NATO ASI series and will consist of longer tutorial papers by the
instructors as well as shorter (8-10 pages) contributed papers. This
promises to be the first single volume devoted exclusively to the
interdisciplinary field of speechreading.
SUBMISSION
There are three levels of participation:
* Invited lecturers
* Contributing presenters
* General attendees
Those wishing to contribute a paper must first submit by April 1, 1995
a two page proposal for review by the organizers. Decisions will be
based on quality of work and its relevance to the workshop, coverage
of subfields and other constraints imposed by NATO. Final decisions
will be announced by April 15. Full papers will be due by September
29, 1995, three weeks after the meeting. We strongly urge submission
of papers typeset in LaTeX or MS Word, for which we will provide style
sheets.
Paper proposals consist of a cover page and an extended abstract. The
cover page should include the name, affiliation, complete postal and
e-mail addresses and/or fax numbers, and optionally telephone number
and URL of the corresponding author. It should also include a short
biography and a list of references to the authors' relevant papers and
up to ten keywords. The extended abstract should be about 1-2 pages in
length.
Please submit the paper proposals via e-mail to
asi-submit@crc.ricoh.com. Accepted formats are: plain ASCII,
LaTeX, and PostScript. You may also submit printed proposals via
regular mail or fax to:
Dr. David G. Stork
NATO ASI Proposals
Ricoh California Research Center
2882 Sand Hill Road Suite 115
Menlo Park, CA 94025-7022
USA
Fax: +1 415 854 8740
PARTICIPATION
The workshop is open to all interested persons from around the world,
including non-NATO countries.
It will be assumed that registrants will be staying at the Chateau
de Bonas. This will allow us to arrange a package deal. Please notify
us at the time of registration if you wish to stay off site, however.
Registration forms can be obtained from
ftp://ftp.crc.ricoh.com/asi/register.ps.Z
Or you can register online via the World Wide Web at
http://www.crc.ricoh.com/asi/register.html
You may also request and submit an ASCII version of the form via
e-mail to asi-register@crc.ricoh.com.
The final list of participants will be submitted for approval to the
Scientific Affairs Division of NATO. Therefore, the strict deadline
for registration is May 23, 1995.
COSTS
This workshop is sponsored to a large extent by NATO Scientific
Affairs Division as well as the Ricoh California Research Center. A
certain amount of NATO funds has been set aside for travel grants.
Distribution of these grants is based on need and travel distance and
the awarded grants usually cover only part of the actual travel costs.
Preference is given to those students who will attend both weeks. ASI
students from non-NATO countries which are not among the Cooperation
Partners, as well as those employed by industrial and/or commercial
undertakings, are not eligible to receive funds from the NATO grant.
Please request funding as part of your paper proposal or when
registering.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission of proposals: April 1, 1995
Notification of acceptance: April 15, 1995
Registration: before May 23, 1995
Workshop: August 28, 1995 to September 8, 1995
Final paper due: September 29, 1995
LECTURERS
The following lecturers were invited to speak at the ASI:
* D. G. Stork, Ricoh & Stanford, USA
* C. Benoit, ICP-CNRS U. Stendhal, France
* M. N. Brooke, U. Bath, UK
* D. Massaro, UC Santa Cruz, USA
* H.-H. Bothe, Inst. fuer Elektronik, Germany
* M. Caldognetto, U. di Padua, Italy
* R. Campbell, U. London, UK
* B. Dodd, MRC Psychology, UK
* P. B. Kricos, U. Florida, USA
* E. Monte, ETSE Telecomunicacio, Spain
* A. A. Montgomery, U. S. Carolina, USA
* M. K. Pichora-Fuller, U. Brit. Col., Canada
* J. Robert-Ribes, ICP-CNRS, INPG, France
* P. Smeele, Delft U. of Tech., Netherlands
Director/Editor: Co-directors:
David G. Stork Christian Benoit
Chief Scientist Institut de la Communication Parlee -
Ricoh California Research Center Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
and Universite Stendhal
Consulting Associate Professor N. Michael Brooke
Electrical Engineering Department of Mathematics
Stanford University University Bath
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information please check out the World Wide Web pages or the
FTP site at
http://www.crc.ricoh.com/asi/
ftp://ftp.crc.ricoh.com/asi/
We have also established a mailing list concerning the organization of
the ASI. To subscribe, send e-mail to asi@crc.ricoh.com.
Submissions to the mailing list should be sent to
asi-list@crc.ricoh.com
NATO countries
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland,
Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain,
Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
NATO Cooperation Partner countries
Albania, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia,
Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova,
Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovak Republic, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
REGISTRATION MATERIALS
Speechreading by Man and Machine: Models, Systems and Applications
NATO ADVANCED STUDY INSTITUTE
AUGUST 28 TO SEPTEMBER 8, 1995, CHATEAU DE BONAS, FRANCE
Invited lecturers do not need to register, as their participation has
been confirmed and their registration fees waived.
HOW TO REGISTER
To register for this event, complete the registration form. Please
make sure to provide all necessary information.
NATO requires us to submit the final list of participants for approval
to the Scientific Affairs Division 90 days prior to the meeting (May
30). The lecturers and all participants from non-NATO countries have
to be commited by May 23 and for this a minimum deposit of US$300 or
FF1500 is required. Participants from NATO countries will also have to
register by May 23, but no deposit is required. Registrations after
the deadline will be considered only from applicants from NATO
countries, and on a space available basis.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Registration includes attendance at all sessions, as well as
accommodations and meals, and one copy of the resulting NATO ASI
SERIES volume.
EXPECTED LENGTH OF STAY
Attendees are strongly encouraged to stay at the Chateau de Bonas for
the entire duration of the workshop. If you are not able to attend
both weeks, we may provide the option to register for only one week.
However, you should note that for the distribution of any grants,
strong preference is given to those who stay both weeks.
Most of the attendees will arrive at the Chateau on Sunday, August 27
and leave Saturday, September 9. Optionally, attendees may arrive one
day early or depart one day late. Please indicate in the registration
form if you wish to do so.
PAYMENT
The registration fees for the workshop are:
* Two weeks: FF4620 = US$890
* One week: FF2970 = US$570
* Arriving Saturday: Add FF400 = US$75
* Departing Sunday: Add FF400 = US$75
* Corporate attendance (except for contributors of papers): Add
FF2600 = US$500
In order to make reservations final, participants from non-NATO
countries must transfer a minimum deposit of FF1500 = US$300 before
May 23, 1995. However, to save bank charges you may want to transfer
the entire registration fees in one transaction.
All payments should be made in French Francs to the following account:
Owner: NATO-ASI SPEECHREADING
Bank: Credit Lyonnais
Address: 1 rue Moliere, 38000 Grenoble, France
Bank Code: 30002
Agency Code: 02600
Account No: 795376F
SWIFT code: CRLYFRPPGRE
RIB Key: 55
Guichet No: 02600
For participants with a bank account in the United States we offer the
option to make payments in US dollar to the following account:
Owner: Ricoh Corporation
Bank: Union Bank
Address: 716 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
Bank Code: 1-144
Account No: 44-049064
ABA#: 122 000 496
Transfering money between banks in a world with a multitude of
currencies is a pain and can be expensive. Here are some points to
consider when preparing the transaction:
* All checks and money orders must have the words "NATO ASI" written
on them.
* Beside the exchange fee, total bank commissions are usually in the
range of US$15 to US$50.
* Checks in French Francs from French banks are most welcome, no
fees at all.
* Eurochecks in French Francs are acceptable as well, without fees.
* Participants with an account in the USA should send a check
payable to Ricoh Corp. made out in US$ to the US account. Include
the words "NATO ASI" on the memo line.
* Otherwise, you should use the SWIFT network for money transfer to
the French account. It is faster and the fees are lower.
* If you use traditional money transfer, you will have to pay the
extra fees for the commission (FF200).
In the last two cases, you must send a copy of the transfer order to
Christian Benoit
Room C001 - Universite Stendhal
BP 25X
38040 Grenoble Cedex 9
France
Fax: (+33).76.82.43.35
who administers the French account.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellations received prior to May 23, 1995 will be refunded all
charges and deposits. Cancellations received after May 23, 1995 will
be refunded all charges less the deposit. Applicants from NATO
countries will have their deposit refunded. All cancellations must be
in writing either by mail, e-mail, or fax.
NATO countries
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland,
Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain,
Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
NATO Cooperation Partner countries
Albania, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia,
Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova,
Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovak Republic, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
REGISTRATION FORM
SPEECHREADING BY MAN AND MACHINE: MODELS, SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS
NATO ADVANCED STUDY INSTITUTE
AUGUST 28 TO SEPTEMBER 8, 1995, CHATEAU DE BONAS, FRANCE
Invited lecturers do not need to register, as their participation is
implied.
PERSONAL DATA
Last Name: ___________________________________
First Name: ___________________________________
Mailing Address (include institution or company name if applicable):
__________________________________________________________
Business Phone: __________________ Home Phone: __________________
Fax: __________________
Email (optional): __________________________________________________
LENGTH OF STAY
Attendees usually arrive at the Chateau on Sunday, August 27 and leave
Saturday, September 9.
I will stay
* ___ both weeks (August 28 to September 8) Rate: FF4620 = US$890
* ___ only the first week (August 28 to September 2) Rate: FF2970 =
US$570
* ___ only the second week (September 3 to September 8) Rate: FF2970
= US$570
Attendees may wish to arrive one day early (on Saturday) and depart
one day late (on Sunday). When do you plan to arrive and depart?
Arrival: Departure:
___ Saturday (add FF400 = US$75) ___ Saturday
___ Sunday ___ Sunday (add FF400 = US$75)
Will you be applying for a travel grant? ___ Yes ___ No
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