[visionlist] LAST CFP: SCIP@WILF2005 - DEADLINE 17 June

[Alfredo Petrosino]

CALL FOR PAPERS

Special Session of WILF2005 on

"Soft Computing in Image Processing"

http://dsa.uniparthenope.it/wilf2005/
University of Milan, Crema, September 15-17, 2005

Submission Deadline: June 17 2005

SESSION AIMS
Image analysis has been a major topic in many areas of research and
development, in particular, in image processing, computer vision and
pattern recognition. For over four decades, researchers and engineers
have developed numerous methods and systems, many of which have been
successfully used in real-world applications, including satellite image
analysis, biomedical data processing, biometrics, and most recently,
genomic data analysis. In these applications, the majority of the
methods were based on probabilistic paradigms, such as the well-known
Bayesian paradigm rule and evidence-based decision-making systems. These
methods were all originated from the crisp-world philosophy: regardless
of the nature of the problem at hand, for the most part of the
theoretical and practical development in image and pattern analysis,
people have made the crisp assumption and modeled problems in black and
white. Since from the 60s several major seminal theories have been
proposed which include fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms, evolutionary
computation, and neural networks. When combined with the
well-established probabilistic approaches, the new methods will become
more effective and powerful in real-world applications. The capabiblity
of these techniques to incorporate imprecision and incomplete
information, and to model very complex systems makes them a useful tool
in many scientific areas. Needless to say, image analysis is one of
these areas. This special session will cover a range of domains, from
more traditional ones such as image analysis at low, medium and high
level, including pattern recognition and all the topics inherent to
computer vision, all treated by means of soft-computing techniques.
Topics include but are not limited to: -Soft computing algorithms for
denoising and restoration -Soft computing techniques for pattern
recognition -Soft computing algorithms for digital image processing,
coding and encryption 
-Soft computing in computer vision 
-Soft computing algorithms for video content-based indexing and
retrieval 
-Soft multimedia data analysis and visualization: texture, color,
content, etc. 
-Applications, i.e. visual surveillance, face recognition, medical
imaging, remote sensing, etc.

SUBMISSION TO THE SPECIAL SESSION

The paper must be submitted by June 20 2005 using the submission
procedure described at
http://dsa.uniparthenope.it/wilf2005/Submission/tabid/283/Default.aspx.
Researchers interested in submitting a paper for this Special Session of
WILF 2005
(http://dsa.uniparthenope.it/wilf2005/SpecialSessions/SoftComputinginIma
geProcessingSCIP/tabid/360/Default.aspx) are kindly asked to send a
short confirmation email, including the abstract of the paper, to
wilf2005 at uniparthenope.it, indicating in the subject "SCIP Session". 
This will facilitate the upcoming review process. 
A selection of papers will be peer reviewed for originality, technical
contents and relevance and will be considered for publication in a
special issue of an international journal about image processing and
computer vision we are planning. The expected publication date is mid of
2006.

WILF2005 CHAIRS:
Isabelle Bloch, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications, CNRS,
Dept TSI, France 
Alfredo Petrosino, Dept. of Applied Science, University of Naples
"Parthenope", Italy 
Andrea Tettamanzi, Dept. Information Tecnologies, University of Milan,
Italy