C O L O R C O N F E R E N C E A N N O U N C E M E N T
COLOUR Perception: Philosophical, Psychological, Artistic
and Computational Aspects
Ninth Annual Vancouver Cognitive Science Conference
February 9-10, 1996
Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre
Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Conference Chair
Brian Funt
Simon Fraser University
*****Friday February 9, 1996, 12:00-9:00 P.M.******
"Simultaneous Contrast and Color Constancy:
Different, Similar or Identical Mechanisms"
John McCann, Polaroid
"Computing Colour Constancy: A Diagonal Chromaticity
Space for Human Colour Vision"
Graham Finlayson, University of York/Simon Fraser University
"Understanding Color Matches(What are we Taking for Granted?"
Michael Brill, David Sarnoff Research Center, Princeton
"An Evolutionary Interpretation of our Colour Vision."
John Mollon, Cambridge University
"Color in Art"
Michael Snow, Artist
"Semantic and Perspective Colour Theories: Kandinsky, Mondrian and Albers"
Guido Molinari, Artist, Concordia University
****Saturday February 10, 1996 9:15am-6:30pm********
"Colour and V4: Localizationism and Linking Propositions"
Evan Thompson, Boston University
"The Causal Theory of Colour"
Frank Jackson, Australian National University
"What's Folk Psychology got to do with it? Understanding the Nature of Colour"
Kathleen Akins, Simon Fraser University
"The Neural Representation of Colour Appearance"
Brian Wandell, Stanford University
"Physical Appearance for Machine Vision"
Steve Shafer, Carnegie Mellon University
"From Spectral Radiometry to Colour Perception"
Bob Woodham, University of British Columbia
"Computational Uses for Colour"
Brian Funt, Simon Fraser University
For further information on registration, accomodation and banquet either
Phone 604-291-3343; FAX 604-291-4443; E-mail cogsci@sfu.ca;
WWW http://fas.sfu.ca/cs/conf/colour96