Dear Colleagues,
We are announcing a special issue of the Proceedings of the IEEE on
Translating Human Vision Research into Engineering Technology
The Proceedings of the IEEE is an archival, refereed journal that covers all
aspects of electronics, electrical engineering and computer science with
reviews, surveys and tutorial papers. The goal of a contribution to the
Proceedings is to provide a definitive treatment of its subject. The
objective of this special issue is to survey, review and archive significant
contributions from vision science to product engineering.
An important goal of vision science is to develop models for standard human
observers that predict performance on a variety of visual tasks. These
models in turn lead to the development of image quality metrics that can be
used to specify and evaluate the design of imaging products, such as
cameras, scanners, displays and printers. Photometers and colorimeters are
excellent examples of contributions that vision science has made to product
engineering. More recent examples include computational image quality
metrics that are used to minimize distortion in image compression and
digital halftoning. Even more recently, these metrics have been embodied in
test and measurement products.
While computational image quality metrics can be used to optimize the design
of imaging peripherals, researchers and engineers have known for years that
subjective judgements of image quality are not always predicted by the
minimization of visible distortion. Image restoration methods, for example,
can increase the distortion of an image and, at the same time, make it more
pleasing to the eye. The development of methods for quantifying subjective
impressions of image quality is another important problem in vision science.
This issue will include invited papers from a few key individuals who have
made significant contributions to vision science and product engineering.
These contributions include the design of products that optimize a
measurable aspect of image quality and the development of methods for
quantifying different aspects of image quality. We are also seeking
contributions to this special issue from individuals who are currently
working to optimize the design of human information appliances.
Topics of Interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Imaging Devices (display, cameras, scanners, printers) - Vision Science
- Image Quality Metrics - Visual Psychophysics
- Subjective and Objective Quality Assessment - Vision Models
Guest Editors:
Dr. Christian J. van den Branden Lambrecht
Lucent Technologies
vdb@ieee.org
Dr. Joyce E. Farrell
Shutterfly.com
2800 Bridge Parkway, Suite 101
Redwood City, CA 94065
United States
Authors' Schedule:
Submission of manuscript: August 31, 2000
Notification of first review: November, 2000
Notification of second review: April, 2001
Submission of final manuscript: June 30, 2001
All manuscripts, with four copies, should be submitted by the due date to
the guest editor. All manuscripts should conform to the standard formats as
indicated in the latest "Information for Authors" printed in the Proceedings
of the IEEE, or at http://www.ieee.org/organizations/pubs/authors.html.
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