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[ Article crossposted from comp.ai.vision ]
[ Author was Vision List moderator Philip Kahn ]
[ Posted on Wed, 12 Mar 97 01:32:43 PDT ]

VISION-LIST Digest Tue Mar 11 22:55:58 PDT 97 Volume 16 : Issue 6

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Today's Topics:

ADMIN: Proposed change in CFP posting policy
Q&A: Where are good vision code libraries/collections?
Q&A: Re: Vector Correlation
Q&A: Benchmarking home page and survey
Q&A: SOS with rock fragments
REF: A new book on human symmetry perception
JOB: Research Position Offered
JOB: Siemens AG
JOB: Research Studentship in Animal Tracking (Leeds, UK)
CFP: CVIU
CFP: Workshop on Perceiving Action deadline March 11
CFP: SPIE SFDCRA Final Call for Papers
CFP: Optical 3-D Measurement Techniques, Zurich, Sept29-Oct2, 1997
CFP: ISMM'98
PROGRAM: ESANN'97
CFP: Symposium on Optics & Optoelectronics for Public Safety II
CFP: Bio-Robotics 97

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From: Vision List moderator Philip Kahn <mode...@vislist.com>
Subject: ADMIN: Proposed change in CFP posting policy

Hi,

I would like to propose a change for all future Calls for Papers/
Participation (CFP) that are accepted for posting to the Vision List.
These announcements can sometimes be very long. Long postings make it
very difficult to browse the Vislist, and these extended CFP generally
include details that are not of general interest (I think) to the
readership.

I propose the following guidelines for all future CFP and related
announcements:
1) Keep the announcement to no more than 100 lines. The shorter
announcements are actually more effective, and they get posted
higher on the Vislist...
2) CFP are strongly encouraged in the first few sentences to note
sources of more detailed information. E.g., WWW sites, automailers,
email address of organizers, etc.
3) Please do not repost CFP. Subsequent CFP should only note
*NEW* information.

If you think this change in Vislist editorial policy has problems,
please let me know. Otherwise, the new CFP posting policy will take
place commencing issue 8.

thanks,
phil...

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From: Molander <s...@ssc.se>
Organization: SSA SAtellitbild
Subject: Q&A: Where are good vision code libraries/collections?

Over the years I've come to the conclusion that one of main obstacles
towards the design of more modular and intelligent image analysis
systems is the lack of good image processing software standards and
repositories. Like many people I've grown tired of having to implement
everything from scratch when migrating from one computer language/OS
to another. I've browsed the internet for good image processing
software libraries that supports anything except the most trivial
operations, and come up emptyhanded. It's striking that the situation
seems to be better in other domains, such as computer graphics and
numerical analysis, where there exists a number of good software tools
(such as LEDA).

More specifically I'm looking for source code that supports:

morphology, watershedding segmentation, border/crack following,
edge-linking, Houghtransforms, graph-handling adapted to imagery, filter
design, deconvolution, etc. Im vaguely contemplating putting together a
tool-box of software in C++ that supports such operations for public
use. No such library can be complete, but at least it might help people
getting started on their own systems without spending a fortune on
commercial platforms.

I would be very grateful if the readers of this newsgroup would give me
some pointers on where to find useful image processing software
libraries.

Best regards,

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From: kun...@sdismtp.sharpwa.com (kundur)
Subject: Q&A: Re: Vector Correlation

Hello:
I am wondering if anyone has some good references for Vector
Correlation-based approaches (applications, theoretical results,etc.) in
Machine Vision / Image Processing areas.

Thanks in advance
Kundur

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From: Adrian F Clark <al...@essex.ac.uk>
Subject: Q&A: Benchmarking home page and survey

[ I can't resist the opportunity for a plug...
The Vision List Archives at anonymous ftp to ftp.vislist.com
are a goldmine for imagery. Please contact me to add your imagery.
phil... ]

Colleagues,

I am trying to collect together as much information on databases used
for testing computer vision and pattern recognition algorithms, with a
view to producing a resource on the Web. If you have devised or
maintain a database, I'd be very grateful if you would complete the
form at the end of this message and return it to me -- or, better,
complete the form on the Web page

http://peipa.essex.ac.uk/benchmark/survey.html

which should take only a few minutes.

There is also a page on the Web devoted to benchmarking in vision.
Its URL is

http://peipa.essex.ac.uk/benchmark/

As well as the survey, it contains a searchable database of
benchmarking-related references. Pointers to further resources on the
topic are welcomed.

This survey is funded by ECVnet.

..Adrian
ECVnet Benchmarking Survey

ECVnet, the European Computer Vision Network, is undertaking a survey of
databases that can be used for testing and evaluating computer vision
techniques (and, more generally, any pattern recognition techniques). The
survey is taking place between February and April 1997. The intention is
that the results of the survey will be available both as a written report
and as a searchable database on the Web.

You are invited to participate in the survey by completing this form. We are
happy to include information on both freely-distributed and
commercially-available databases. If you have a Web page that gives the
information requested for your database, please just give your contact
details and the URL; we'll extract the information and confirm it with you.

We would like this survey to be as complete and comprehensive as
possible, so please do complete the form! It should only take a
few minutes.

Contact information
Title:
Name:
Affiliation:
Snail-mail address:
Email address:
Web page:

The database itself

Name of the database, if it has one:
Nature of the database (e.g., faces, calibrated stereo):
The database is:
-- freely-distributable for research purposes
-- available on a commercial basis, costing
URL of the database, if online:

Approximate size of database (e.g., number of images and their size):

Approximate size of database in Mbytes:

Use of the database

Have you used the database in published work?
Has the database been used by other researchers?
If it has been used in published work, please give references to
publications that describe the database:

Alternatively, print off the form, complete it, and return it to
Dr Adrian F Clark
ECVnet Benchmarking Survey
Dept Electronic Systems Engineering
University of Essex
Colchester
CO4 3SQ
United Kingdom
or fax it to
+44 1206 872900

Dr Adrian F Clark http://esewww.essex.ac.uk/~alien/
al...@essex.ac.uk -- VOICE: +44 1206 872432 -- FAX: +44 1206 872900
Dept ESE, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, C04 3SQ, UK

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From: qui...@roble.usal.es
Subject: Q&A: SOS with rock fragments

Hello world.

Our problem is this:
We have a belt which is transporting rock fragments.
In one point of the belt there is a bottle neck. Some rocks
are so big, that they can block the belt. We are trying to put a
CCD to supervise this system, we must recognize these rocks
and stop the belt.
There is a lot of dust in the air and may there be high
vibrations for the camera.
Please, if anyone knows something or has worked with
a similar system, send us anything.

Thanks in advance,
Enrique Cabello Pardos
Universidad de Salamanca
Plaza de la merced s/n
37008 salamanca
Spain.
Phone: +34 - 23 - 29 44 50 Ext. 1513
FAX: +34 - 23 - 29 45 84
email: qui...@roble.usal.es
qui...@gugu.usal.es

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From: c...@skivs.ski.org (Christopher Tyler)
Subject: REF: A new book on human symmetry perception

HUMAN SYMMETRY PERCEPTION AND ITS COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS

Editor: Christopher W. Tyler

Contents: Twenty-two chapters spanning the field of symmetry
perception, including current approaches to computational analysis of
symmetry processing. The symmetry of our universe has long been a
topic of fascination in science, art and our constructed environment.
This is the first book devoted to the scientific study of the human
perception of these symmetries. In addition to contributed papers,
the book includes overviews of biological symmetry constraints and of
the history of research in symmetry perception

Price: US$49.00

Publisher: VSP Press.
For further details of the contents, or ordering information, check the
website listed below and press the "Symmetry Book" button.

Christopher W. Tyler, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
2232 Webster Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 USA
Ph. 415-561-1640 Fax 415-561-1610
Email: c...@skivs.ski.org Home Page: http://www.ski.org/cwt.html

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From: lohmann <loh...@cns.mpg.de>
Organization: Max-Planck-Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience
Subject: JOB: Research Position Offered

RESEARCH POSITION OFFERED

Applications are invited for a research position at the
Max-Planck-Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at Leipzig, Germany.
The position is limited to a period of 18 months, preferably
beginning immediately but no later than July 1st, 1997.

The institute was newly founded in 1995. Its prime research focus is
the analysis of cognitive processes in the human brain. The institute
has a 3-Tesla MR scanner at its disposal on which a multitude of
functional studies are being conducted. In addition, PET and SPECT
studies are performed in collaboration with the university clinic.

The lab seeking postdoc applications is dedicated to 3D image
analysis, segmentation, and 3D visualization of MRI images. The
project to which the successful candidate will be assigned is devoted
to the statistical analysis of images, particularly for inter- and
intra-subject comparisons of functional data.

Candidates should have a PhD in mathematics or in some related field
with a good research record demonstrated by recent publications,
preferably in image analysis. Candidates should also have good
interpersonal skills and an interest in working in an
interdisciplinary team. German language skills are helpful but not
required.

A number of benefits are offered:
* an excellent computing environment including the latest Unix
workstations, a parallel computer and image proceessing tools,
* a competitive salary and social benefits,
* an interesting location in an area undergoing rapid transformation
following German unification,
* a stimulating research environment in an international atmosphere.

Please send applications to (deadline March 20th, 97):
Dr. Frithjof Kruggel
Max-Planck-Institut fuer Neuropsychologische Forschung
Inselstr. 22 - 26
04103 Leipzig, Germany
email: kru...@cns.mpg.de
Ph: ++49 - 341 - 9940 223
Fax: ++49 - 341 - 9940 221

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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 1997 15:55:07 -0500 (EST)
From: Shih-Ping Liou <li...@scr.siemens.com>
Subject: JOB: Siemens AG

Siemens Corporate Research, Inc. (SCR), a subsidiary of Siemens AG
with over $60 billion world-wide in sales, conducts applied and
exploratory research in selected areas to offer innovations that
strengthen and maintain the competitive advantage of Siemens
companies. Its scientific efforts contribute to the rapid advancement
of technology both in the United States and worldwide. The company has
global responsibility for research in the key areas of software
engineering, adaptive information and signal processing, imaging and
visualization, and multimedia/video technology.

There is one immediate opening in the department of multimedia/video
technology. Candidate should have a Ph.D. degree in electrical
engineering, computer science, robotics, or mechical engineering with
dissertation topic or current work experience in video
processing/analysis as well as design/implementation of
mechanical/electrical subsystems. Must have excellent communication
skills, related publications, strong programming experiences in UNIX
and/or PCs, and proficiency in C/C++/X-Windows/Motif as well as
OpenGL. Other pluses: strong hands-on experiences with process
control, eletro-mechnical devices, and background in multimedia
systems.

Please submit your resume to
Dr. Shih-Ping Liou
Multimedia and Video technology Department
Siemens Corporate Research
755 College Road East
Princeton, NJ 08540

E-Mail: li...@scr.siemens.com (ASCII or Postscript)
FAX: (609) 734-6565

We are an equal opportunity employer.

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From: ro...@scs.leeds.ac.uk
Subject: JOB: Research Studentship in Animal Tracking (Leeds, UK)

University of Leeds

School of Computer Studies and Department of Animal Physiology and Nutrition

RESEARCH STUDENTSHIP IN ANIMAL TRACKING WITH COMPUTER VISION

A PhD studentship, funded by the BBSRC, is available to UK applicants
to study the tracking of animals in agricultural environments with Professor
David Hogg (Computer Studies) and Professor Mike Forbes (Animal
Physiology), University of Leeds.

The School of Computer Studies has been working for some time in the
area of automatic surveillance and has demonstrated success in
tracking and predicting trajectories using (uncalibrated) fixed and
mobile cameras. Point distribution models of target shapes are
automatically built, and used to locate instances of, e.g.,
pedestrians. Recently, some of these ideas have been extended to
tracking of chickens and flocks of ducks.

The Department of Animal Physiology and Nutrition covers the
application of Science and Technology to farm animals and uses
facilities at the University Farm. Research includes nutrition,
behaviour and management of cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry.

This project would demonstrate the viability of automatic monitoring
of large domestic animals (particularly cattle) in semi-constrained
circumstances (for example, farmyard awaiting milking). This
monitoring would imply identification of individuals, and detection of
anomalous behaviour; an early aim would be to recognise lameness by
observing gait, and to proceed to identify automatically other
visually diagnosable conditions. It is anticipated that later
developments will allow early warning of changes in condition and,
possibly, detection of behavioural and postural changes currently not
readily detectable by the human eye.

Applicants will be expected to obtain or have already obtained a first
or good upper second class degree. Knowledge of image processing and
computer vision is obviously strongly desirable, although experience
of animal physiology is not (although an enthusiasm for the
application area is important). The project will be conducted within
the Vision group of the School of Computer Studies, making use of the
facilities of the Department of Animal Physiology and University Farm;
there will, therefore, be interaction with the research activities of
both departments, and the wider vision research community in and
around Leeds.

For further information and application details, contact Dr Roger Boyle or
Dr Barbara Smith as soon as possible by e-mail at the address below. More
information about the departments may be found at
http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/research/index.html (Computer Studies
research - see especially "Computer Vision")
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/apn/apnres.html (Animal Physiology research)

Dr Roger Boyle Dr Barbara Smith
Senior Lecturer in AI Postgraduate Admissions Tutor
School of Computer Studies School of Computer Studies
University of Leeds University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT Leeds LS2 9JT
ro...@scs.leeds.ac.uk b...@scs.leeds.ac.uk
Phone: 0113 2335487 Phone: 0113 2335444
Fax: 0113 2335468

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From: Boon-Lock Yeo <y...@watson.ibm.com>
Subject: CFP: CVIU

COMPUTER VISION AND IMAGE UNDERSTANDING

SPECIAL ISSUE ON
COMPUTER VISION APPLICATIONS FOR NETWORK-CENTRIC COMPUTING

Publication date August 1998.
Paper submission date July 1, 1997.

Large amounts of data are literally at our fingertips. These data are
heterogeneous in nature and distributed. That is, the data consist of
text, image, audio, video, graphics, and raw data. Much of these data
reside in networks of distributed computers and servers.

As the last two decades have been marked by tremendous developments in
database and network technology, we believe that the next two decades
will bring us equally pathbreaking developments in digital library
technology. Traditional databases are rather structured and provide
limited means of retrieving data through parametric searches. Digital
libraries, on the other hand, are heterogeneous, distributed networked
databases along with intelligent means for finding/interpreting the
data and perhaps utilizing distributed computing. Digital libraries
are an important enabling technology for the next trend in computing
-- Network-Centric Computing (NCC).

Many NCC applications are multimedia, involving visual data that make
huge demands on compute power, storage, and bandwidth. These are
becoming cheaper and more readily available, yet the rate at which the
amount of data is increasing is growing faster. Therefore intelligent
data processing and management remain important research issues where
the field of computer vision and pattern recognition can make many
contributions.

We solicit papers on the following topics:
o visual data mining
o image/video search (content/structure)
o content-based/query-based compression
o CAD compression
o viewing 3-D, telepresence
o image/video security, authentication and copyright
o automatic categorization of image/video types (e.g., internet
search, intelligent search agent); visual sieve
o video visualization
o automatic generation of visual summary (for transmission over a
low-bandwidth network; fast browsing of queried results)
o integration/fusion of other media, e.g., speech, audio, text, etc.
o intelligent user interfaces

Send four copies of your manuscript (marked "NCC Special Issue") by
July 1, 1997 to:
Computer Vision and Image Understanding
Editorial Office
525 B Street, Suite 1900
San Diego, CA 92101-4495

GUEST EDITORS

Ruud M. Bolle and Boon-Lock Yeo
bo...@watson.ibm.com y...@watson.ibm.com
IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
PO Box 704
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

More information can be found at web site:
http://www.ee.princeton.edu/~yeo/cviu.html

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From: br...@media.mit.edu (Matthew Brand)
Subject: CFP: Workshop on Perceiving Action deadline March 11

Reminder: The deadline for papers and statements of interest is Tuesday,
March 11. We will be accepting submissions via email or ftp through the
end of the day.

AAAI WORKSHOP ON PERCEIVING AND INTERPRETING ACTION

At the National Conference on Artificial Intelligence, July 27-28 1997,
Providence, Rhode Island, USA

http://www.media.mit.edu/pia97/

Recent advances in technology and economy of computer vision have
created wide interest in interpreting action, particularly that of
people. Anticipating a day when real-time vision becomes a
significant medium for human-computer interaction, many researchers
have proposed inference-rich applications: Virtual assistants that
help mechanics do repairs; digital coaches for dancers and athletes;
vision-driven VR applications; safety monitors that look for trouble
in baby-rooms, factory floors, and traffic. Some parts of these
applications have already been prototyped. However, connecting
perception to inference and determining what inferences should happen
remain looming problems. Efforts toward action-understanding may
require or spur advances in non-rigid motion tracking, event
perception, visual learning, probabilistic inference, causal and
temporal reasoning, plan recognition, and models of intentionality.
The workshop is aimed at bringing together researchers in perception,
AI, learning, and psychology whose work connects with the perception
and interpretation of action. We expect to see papers on topics such
as:

Visual representations for motion interpretation.
Motion pattern classification for articulating bodies.
The spatiotemporal structure of actions.
Interpreting gestures in context.
Inferring context (tasks and activities) from video/audio/proprioception.
Temporal inference over approximate and noisy data.
Learning and recognizing procedures from video.
High-level models of action and intention.
Inferring plans and goals from sensing via high-level models.
Systems capable of sustained human-computer cooperation.
Other perceptual modalities.

The 1-day workshop will consist of four topical sessions of research
presentations, each led by an invited talk or tutorial and capped with a
short panel discussion. Attendance will be limited to 30 people to
encourage group discussion. In addition to working notes, we expect to
produce a digital proceedings which can be browsed over the web
after the workshop.

Submissions

Interested researchers are invited to submit short but complete
technical papers (up to 8 pages, 4000 words) or statements of interest
describing relevant research. We are interested in both mature research
and early results from works-in-progress. Electronic submissions are
strongly encouraged: ascii, postscript, or html (self-contained
directories packaged via tar, Stuffit, or pkzip) should be deposited via
anonymous ftp in ftp://pia97.media.mit.edu/incoming and an email message
should be sent to pi...@media.mit.edu containing your name, title,
abstract, ftp file name, and mail/email/WWW addresses. Web pages that
make this easy for you can be found via http://www.media.mit.edu/pia97/

Hardcopy should be sent to

PIA97 c/o Matthew Brand
MIT Media Lab E15-385
20 Ames Street
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
email: pi...@media.mit.edu
phone: 617.253.0608
fax: 617.253.8874

Key Dates

11mar97 Submissions deadline
1apr97 Notifications
22apr97 Camera-ready copy deadline
27/28jul97 Workshop

In the event that many intriguing papers are received, the workshop may
be expanded to two days.

Organizing Committee

Aaron Bobick, Matthew Brand (chair), Sandy Pentland, MIT,
{bobick,brand,sandy}@media.mit.edu; Stan Rosenschein, Stanford/Autodesk,
stan.ros...@autodesk.com; Michael Swain, University of Chicago,
sw...@cs.uchicago.edu

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Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1997 09:55:13 -0800 (PST)
From: Paul Schenker <sche...@telerobotics.jpl.nasa.gov>
Subject: CFP: SPIE SFDCRA Final Call for Papers

Final CALL FOR PAPERS

SPIE -- the International Society for Optical Engineering

"Sensor Fusion and Decentralized Control in Autonomous Systems"
14-17 October 1997, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA
Marriott Greentree Hotel

Abstract due 03 Mar 1997
Author notification 02 Jun 1997
Manuscript due 21 Jul 1997
Proceedings **on-site**

[Submissions, per author information below, can be made by WWW
input, email, FAX, or postal mail to SPIE. Late abstracts will
be considered subject to available space and Chairs' discretion]

Conference Chairs: Paul S. Schenker, Jet Propulsion Lab.
Gerard T. McKee, Univ. of Reading (UK)

PROGRAM COMMITTEE:

Mongi A. Abidi, Univ. of Tennessee/Knoxville
Rachid Alami, LAAS-CNRS (France)
Billur Barshan, Bilkent Univ. (Turkey)
Eric. T. Baumgartner, Jet Propulsion Lab.
George A. Bekey, Univ. of Southern California
Hendrik Van Brussel, Katholieke Univ. Leuven (Belgium)
Henrik I. Christensen, Aalborg Univ. (Sweden)
James L. Crowley, LIFIA-IMAG (France)
Steven Dubowsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Martin Fabian, Chalmers Univ. of Technology (SE)
John T. Feddema, Sandia National Labs.
Nicolas Franceschini, CNRS (France)
Gregory D. Hager, Yale Univ.
Martin Herman, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Terrance L. Huntsberger, Univ. of. South Carolina
Seth A. Hutchinson, Univ. of Illinois/Urbana-Champaign
Masatoshi Ishikawa, Univ. of Tokyo (Japan)
Ren C. Luo, North Carolina State Univ.
Pradeep K. Khosla, Carnegie-Mellon Univ.
Maja Mataric, Brandeis Univ.
Alex Meystel, National Inst. of Standards and Technology
Arthur G. Mutambara, Florida State Univ.
Amar Mitiche, INRS-Telecommunications (Canada)
Robin R. Murphy, Colorado School of Mines
Ulrich Nehmzow, Univ. of Manchester (UK)
Randal C. Nelson, Univ. of Rochester
Fabarice R. Noreils, Alcatel-Alsthom Research (France)
Ryuichi Oka, Tsukuba Research Center/RWCP (Japan)
Francois G. Pin, Oak Ridge National Lab.
Juergen Rossman, Univ. of Dortmund (Germany)
Hirofumi Sakane, Electrotechnical Lab. (Japan)
W. Brent Seales, Univ. of Kentucky
Arthur C. Sanderson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst.
Luc Steels, Brussels Free Universities (Belgium)
Armin Sulzmann, Swiss Federal Inst. of Technology
Tzyh-Jong Tarn, Washington Univ.
Stelios C. A. Thomopoulos, The Pennsylvania State Univ.

This conference addresses the complementary issues of multi-sensor
fusion and distributed control in robotic systems, including
cooperative inter- actions among multiple robots. The theme is
advanced automation through enriched perception and motor skills, at
all levels of robot tasking. We encourage multi-disciplinary
submissions, drawing on both technological and biological models.
While we welcome synthesizing overviews of a given methodology or
architecture--and its reduction to practice--the primary focus of the
meeting is *algorithmic*. Submissions should clearly state a robotic
sensing or control objective, outline a physical and/or behavioral
model, reduce it to operational definition, and present experimental
and analytical results. Be specific as to what distinguishes your
problem as a robotic sensor fusion or distributed control problem;
contrast your approach with alternative methods. Papers that
demonstrate such results as part of coherent robotic systems and
specific task applications are particularly desirable. Given the
thrust of the symposia in which this conference is held, we ask that
authors clearly relate their results to mainstream problems in robot
navigation, manipulation, surveillance, planning, assembly, learning,
etc.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
* modeling, registration, and calibration of multiple sensors
* 3D object estimation from multiple features and views
* visual integration of structural and motion information
* robust fusion of active and passive sensors & databases
* estimation, recognition and error models for data fusion
* task driven planning and sequencing of robotic sensors
* integration of vision and touch in dexterous robotic tasks
* sensor based human-machine interaction (voice/gesture/etc.)
* learning strategies for multi-sensor object recognition
* decentralized control of multiple-armed and legged robots
* task planning for reconfigurable & modular robotic systems
* motion coordination and control in multiple robot tasks
* cooperative, emergent behaviors in multiple agents
* task based mapping and learning of sensor-based behaviors

[Conference Paper Submission Process]

Each ISAM'97 conference is run as a serial session track, and in
the case of SFDC97 we anticipate a three day meeting of approximately
48 papers. Oral papers are typically 20 minutes plus questions (with
chair's/author's discretion of alternatively placing/submitting a
paper as a poster presentation).

The process for conference paper submission and acceptance is abstract-
based, and requires the following information be sent to SPIE by March 3,
1997 (on-site proceedings). Abstract review is conducted by Conference
Chair and selected committee at chair request.

[Abstract Submittal Format]
1. SUBMISSION: IS11, SCHENKER/MCKEE
2. CONFERENCE NAME: "Sensor Fusion and Decentralized
Control in Autonomous Systems"
3. ABSTRACT TITLE: (First word, first letter cap)
4. AUTHOR LISTING: (principal author first, in format
of first name, last name, followed
by full mailing address, and phone,
FAX, email)
5. PRESENTATION: (preference of ORAL or POSTER,
subject to chair's disctretion)
6. ABSTRACT TEXT: (approx. 250 words)
7. KEYWORDS: (limit five)
8. BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: (principal author only, 50-75 words)

This material can sent to SPIE in several ways:
- WWW-site entry to http://www.spie.org/info/is97_home.html
- EMAIL to abst...@spie.org as ASCII text document. Include
the following in subject line -- "IS11, SCHENKER/MCKEE"
(send each abstract separately)
- FAX to SPIE at 360 647 1445
- MAIL (three copies) to SPIE at

ISAM'97, SPIE
P.O. Box 10, Bellingham, Washington 98227-0010

Authors will be informed of paper selection by approximately
2 June 1997 and a camera-ready 6-to-8 page manuscript will be
due to SPIE by 21 July 1997.

[Summary Dates]

Abstract due 03 Mar 1997
Author notification 02 Jun 1997
Manuscript due 21 Jul 1997
Meeting 14 Oct 1997

Note that the above meeting is being held as part of a broader 13
conference symposium with technical tracks and short courses in
the following areas
* Rapid Prototyping & Machine Inspection (3 conferences)
* Intelligent Robotics for Factory, Field, & Space (6 conferences)
* Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (4 conferences)

To access the complete symposium program online, visit:
http://www.spie.org/info/is97.html

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From: Andre Streilein <an...@geod.ethz.ch>
Subject: CFP: Optical 3-D Measurement Techniques, Zurich, Sept29-Oct2, 1997

Dear friends and colleagues,

The deadline for the submission of abstracts to the Conference
Optical 3-D Measurement Techniques is MARCH 31, 1997.
--------------

First Announcement and Call for Papers

FOURTH CONFERENCE ON OPTICAL 3-D MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

Applications in manufacturing, quality control, robotics, navigation,
medical imaging and animation

September 29 - October 2, 1997

Zurich, Switzerland

Organized by

Prof. A. Gr|n,
Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammetry
Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Z|rich

Prof. H. Kahmen,
Institute of National Survey and Engineering Geodesy
University of Technology Vienna

Cooperating Organisations

ISPRS Commission V: Close-Range Photogrammetry and Machine Vision
FIG Commission 6 : Engineering Surveys
ARIDA - Japanese Association for Real-Time Imaging and Dynamic Analysis
SGPBF - Swiss Society of Photogrammetry, Image Analysis and Remote Sensing

General

Recent advances in geodetic and photogrammetric measurement systems
and the rapid progress in the areas of machine, computer and robot
vision have opened the way to new applications for optical static and
kinematic 3-D measurement techniques. Step-motor-driven and
servo-controlled electronic theodolites and tacheometers, high
resolution digital cameras, capabilities for very fast or even
(video-) real-time processing are some of the hardware developments
leading to new procedures in photogrammetry and surveying. The
increased use of integrated sensor technology and common problems in
processing and analyzing digital vision data require a stronger
alliance of photogrammetry and surveying and the establishment of
closer contacts to neighbouring sciences. Therefore the conference is
intended to bring together experts and users from the fields of
photogrammetry, geodesy, surveying, machine, computer and robot
vision, from universities, industry, governmental organizations and
engineering firms, in order to discuss recent scientific and technical
advancements and to study new applications.

This is the fourth conference in a row. The first three conferences
were held in Vienna and Z|rich, 1989, 1993 and 1995. The success of
this past conferences makes us confident that the issues to be dealt
with in this meeting are relevant and of interest to a great number of
experts and users in the related fields.

The Fourth Conference on Optical 3-D Measurement Techniques intends to
review the latest developments in algorithms, processing techniques,
systems, hard- and software, to isolate the major problem areas and to
discuss the lines of research that need to be followed in the near
future in order to further advance the technology.

Topics

The topics to be addressed may be summarized as follows:
a. Theoretical formulations, design and performance of photogrammetric and
geodetic surveying methods, based on digital image analysis systems.
b. Formulations of estimation models, design of algorithms and study of
operational and software aspects for fast and reliable point
positioning, tracking, and surface reconstruction.
c. Design, functionality and performance of integrated sensor systems.
d. Evaluation of artificial intelligence techniques and expert system
technology for use in image understanding and measurement procedures.
e. Hardware, algorithms, quality control, software design and
implementation for on-line and real-time machine vision systems, as
used in industrial process control, engineering surveys, medical
imaging, animation, robotics, navigation and other advanced
applications.

Conference Site

Z|rich is a captivating city of many contrasts. It is a world-famous
banking and stock-exchange centre and at the same time an idyllic
place with all the charm of a small city. It is a bastion of the arts
and sciences - and also a friendly and hospitable city. A paradise for
shoppers, it also offers a host of entertainment and leisure
activities. Z|rich is situated on a celebrated lake and river, between
gentle hills, with the snow-capped peaks of the Alps on the skyline.
Aircraft from most countries of every continent land at Z|rich's
airport and a day excursion is enough to reach any part of
Switzerland.

Our conference will be held at ETH Hoenggerberg, a campus of the Swiss
Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Z|rich, which is conveniently located
close to downtown Z|rich in a restful and delightful natural environment.

Technical Program

The program will consist of lectures given by invited speakers, together
with sessions for presented papers and, if required, poster sessions.
The technical language of the meeting will be English with possibly a few
contributions in German.

Tutorials
A small number of half-day tutorials will be organized on September 29,
1997. These will be designed for practitioners, developers and researchers
with interest in basic issues of digital photogrammetry and surveying, image
analysis, machine vision and robot vision.

Workshop
On September 29, 1997 there will also be a small Workshop with participation
from ARIDA (Japanese Association for Real-Time Imaging and Dynamic Analysis)
and the Working Group on Digital Close-Range Photogrammetry and Machine
Vision of the Swiss Society of Photogrammetry, Image Analysis and Remote
Sensing.

Facilities
The lecture room is equipped with slide projectors (5x5) and overhead
projectors. Video installations (projection and monitor display) can be
arranged on request.

Registration and Call for Papers

Deadline for abstracts: March, 31, 1997
Notification of acceptance: April 30, 1997
Deadline for complete manuscripts: July 15, 1997

Extended abstracts of papers consisting of at least 1.5 pages (or more than
60 lines of text), including name(s), address, affiliation, fax and
telephone of author(s) should be submitted to the address for corre-
spondence. Instructions for authors will be mailed out in due course.
The papers of this Conference will be published as Proceedings, which are
made prior to the conference.

Excursions, Program for Accompanying Persons

The Verkehrsverein Z|rich is offering a rich program for excursions and
visits in and around Z|rich, as well as through the beautiful autumn country
of Switzerland. The Conference Secretariat will assist our guests with any
questions and planned activities.

Conference Organisation

Directors:

Prof. Dr.-Ing. A. Gruen
Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammetry
ETH Hvnggerberg
CH-8093 Z|rich, Switzerland

Prof. Dr.-Ing. H. Kahmen
Institute of National Survey and Engineering Geodesy
TU Vienna
Gusshausstrasse 27-29
A-1040 Vienna, Austria

Address for Correspondence and Inquiries:
Fourth Conference Optical 3-D Measurement Techniques
Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammetry
ETH Hvnggerberg
Tel. +41 1 633 3157
Fax: +41 1 633 1101
email: steinbr...@geod.ethz.ch

Scientific Committee

Hirofumi Chikatsu Tokyo Denki University Japan
Akos Detrekoi University of Budapest Hungary
Sabry El-Hakim National Research Council Canada
Clive S. Fraser University of Melbourne Australia
Dieter Fritsch University Stuttgart Germany
Henrik Haggren Helsinki Univ. of Technology Finland
Hilmar Ingensand Federal Institute of Technology Switzerland
Rolf-Peter Mark Zeiss Jena GmbH Germany
George Milev Academy of Sciences, Sofia Bulgaria
Walter Mittelholzer Leica, Unterentfelden Switzerland
Harald Schlemmer Technical University Darmstadt Germany
Bernhard P. Wrobel Technical University Darmstadt Germany

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From: Henk Heijmans <Henk.H...@cwi.nl>
Organization: CWI
Subject: CFP: ISMM'98

ISMM '98
Preliminary Call for Papers

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MATHEMATICAL MORPHOLOGY

and its Applications to Image and Signal Processing IV

June 3-5, 1998, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

This symposium is the fourth in a series of international workshops
devoted to the area of mathematical morphology and its applications in
image and signal processing. The scientific programme includes
presentation of invited talks and contributed papers. The size of the
workshop will be limited in order to enable interaction between the
participants.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURES:

Prospective authors are invited to submit five copies of a full paper
devoted to any topic in the area of mathematical morphology to the
address listed below. The manuscript should include a separate title
page, containing the names and the addresses of the authors (including
e-mail and fax), an abstract of up to 200 words, and 3-5 keywords.
Papers submitted by fax or email will not be considered.

Acceptance of papers is based on appropriateness of the topic and on
quality, novelty, and clarity of exposition. Each paper will be
reviewed by at least two members of the Programme Committee using a
blind procedure, and their reviews will be returned to the author.
Accepted papers will appear in the proceedings volume published by
Kluwer in their Computational Imaging and Vision series. This volume
will be available at the beginning of the workshop. The final paper has
to be be prepared using the LaTeX typesetting system using the style
file provided by the organisers (see web-site below), and should be
limited to 8 pages including artwork and references.

IMPORTANT DATES:

September 30, 1997: Submission of full paper
December 15, 1997: Notification of acceptance
February 15, 1998: Camera-ready full paper

SUBSIDIARY GRANTS:

The organisers plan to make available a very limited number of
subsidiary grants for participants from countries in Eastern Europe and
former Soviet Union. These grants will cover traveling expenses
(cheapest option), full registration and hotel expenses. The main
criterion for achieving a grant is that the applicant is the (first)
author of an accepted paper. Selection will be on the base of paper
quality. Applications for these grants have to be submitted to the
ISMM'98 secretariat.

INFORMATION:

For further information please contact the ISMM'98 secretariat:

Mrs. L.M. v.d. Eersten-Schultze email: li...@cwi.nl
CWI tel: +31 20 592 4189
Kruislaan 413 fax: +31 20 592 4199
NL 1098 SJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Further information about the workshop (conference site, registration,
hotels, invited speakers, LaTeX style file) will become available at the
following internet site:
http://www.cwi.nl/projects/morphology/ismm98/

CONFERENCE CHAIRS:

Henk J.A.M. Heijmans Jos B.T.M. Roerdink
CWI Department of Computing
Science
Kruislaan 413 University of Groningen
NL 1098 SJ Amsterdam P.O. Box 800
The Netherlands 9700 AV Groningen
The Netherlands

email: he...@cwi.nl r...@cs.rug.nl
tel: +31 20 5924057 +31 50 3633931
fax: +31 20 5924199 +31 50 3633800

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE:

Banon , G.J.F, Brazil
Boomgaard, R. van den The Netherlands
Dougherty, E.R. USA
Goutsias, J. USA
Kunt, M. Switzerland
Maragos, P. Greece
Marshall, S. UK
Meyer, F. France
Ronse, C. France
Salembier, Ph. Spain
Schafer, R.W. USA
Schmitt, M. France
Schonfeld, D. USA
Serra, J. France
Vincent, L. USA
Wojciechowski, K. Poland

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS:
Eersten-Schultze, L.M. v.d.
Snijders, F.A.M.

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From: es...@dice.ucl.ac.be (Michel Verleysen)
Subject: PROGRAM: ESANN'97

Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to inform you that the full programme of the ESANN'97
conference, the European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, (Bruges,
Belgium, April 16-17-18, 1997), is available on the Web at the following
URL:
http://www.dice.ucl.ac.be/neural-nets/esann

This server includes all information for registration, hotel booking,...

If you have any other question, please do not hesitate to contact me by
e-mail (es...@dice.ucl.ac.be). Please note however that I will be abroad
(and not able to answer to e-mails) between March 7th and March 24th.

Looking forward to meeting you in Bruges,

Sincerely yours,
Michel Verleysen
D facto conference services
45 rue Masui, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
phone: + 32 2 203 43 63
fax: + 32 2 203 42 94
Warning: new phone and fax numbers, and new postal code!

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From: Heckel <10014...@compuserve.com>
Subject: CFP: Symposium on Optics & Optoelectronics for Public Safety II

The European Symposium on
Optics and Optoelectronics for Public Safety II
Announcement and Call for Papers

11 - 15 October 1997
Ramada Hotel
Wiesbaden, Germany

Programmes on:
Cargo & Substance Identification
Security & Law Enforcement
Traffic Safety Systems & Applications

Including Tabletop Exhibit

Sponsors
ONDCP - U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy

EOS - The European Optical Society

SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Invitation to Participate

Individual as well as society's liberties and economic well-being are
under assault in many places in the world today. Anti-social and
anti-status-quo forces are making a strong showing world-wide.
Escapist and counter-culture attitudes breed discontent and alienation
among younger generations. This is the perfect environment for
organised terrorism and organised illicit drug trafficking. National
and international institutions are trying to stem the tide and limit
the effects of this process. Living as we do in the age of technology,
criminal use of sophisticated technology is evident. Therefore, the
latest technological means should be expected to play a role in
combating this trend. The European Symposium on Optics and
Optoelectronics for Public Safety and its associated conferences and
activities are a modest attempt to contribute to the valiant efforts
carried out in pursuit of a solution of these problems.

This European Symposium offers the opportunity to explore the latest
research in Optics and Optoelectronics for Public Safety. It is the
third in the series of EUROPTO( meetings. The previous meetings in
Munich, organised in parallel to Laser 95, and in Innsbruck '93,
attracted Technology Developers and Opinion Leaders from End User
Industries.

The target topics will be the Surveillance & Interdiction, Cargo &
Ageing In Infrastructure Inspection, and Counterfeit Deterrence &
Forensic Technologies.

The EUROPTO( series joint venture partners, The European Optical
Society (EOS) and The International Society for Optical Engineering
(SPIE), the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and
the chairs invite you to join us in Wiesbaden for this exciting
symposium and encourage you and your colleagues to submit papers on
your recent progress related to the conference described in this Call
for Papers.

Richard Lacey, Symposium Chair
Wagih Makky, Symposium Chair

A contingent of rooms has been booked at the Ramadar Hotel Wiesbaden.
The price for a single room is DM 167 + breakfast buffet at DM 23.
The hotel reservation form will be included in the Technical Programme.

Advance Technical Programme
To request a copy of the comprehensive advance technical programme contact:
EUROPTO( c/o Direct Communications GmbH ( Xantener Straae 22
D-10707 Berlin, FR Germany ( Phone: ++49-30 881 50 47
Fax: ++49-30 88 68 2946 (ISDN) ++49-30 882 2028
E-mail: 10014...@compuserve.com

Traffic Safety Systems & Applications

Conference on Collision Avoidance & Automated Traffic Management

This conference addresses advanced methods and means for automated
traffic guidance and collision avoidance on roads as well as airports.
The topics covered range from sensors to situation assessments
relevant for intelligent (road) traffic systems (ITS) as well as
surface movement guidance and control systems (SMGCS) for airport
ground traffic management. The conference is the first European event
of this kind, following related ones during the SPIE Photonics East
Symposia in Philadelphia (95) and Boston (96).

Contributions are encouraged which address:

Architecture of traffic management systems
Sensors and applications, e.g.
Optical sensors: video, infrared, fibre-optic
Millimetre and microwave sensors, near range radar
Picture processing, enhanced vision, pattern clarification

Standardisation and quality assurance issues. This part addresses
topics which deal with the standardisation and the quality assurance
of optical sensing methods. These issues get more and more important
if the measurements are not only used for research but by
environmental authorities and for official measurement tasks.

Conference on
Non-Destructive Testing of Ageing Infrastructure

Chair: Norbert Fuerstenau, DLR, Institute of Flight Guidance, Braunschweig, Germany
Chair: Carl Lenngren, VV Konsult, Vanersborg, Sweden

This conference focuses on methods for non-destructive evaluation of
in-service pavements. Presentation of research results and new
developments in evaluation techniques will be emphasised.

In particular, this conference should address the following topics:
Surface distress evaluation
High speed deflectometers
Backcalculation techniques
Time domain interpretation
System identification

Conference on
Driver Assistance Systems
Chair: Tom Troscianko, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

This conference will explore the development and assessment of systems
designed to aid drivers of vehicles to navigate more safely by giving
pertinent information about the external environment and the state of
the vehicle and driver, or by taking over some of the decision-making
involved in driving vehicles.

Sessions will concentrate on the following areas:

Object detection systems
Collision avoidance
Automatic intelligent cruise control
In-car displays (Including multifunctional displays)
Driver state sensing
Driver workload
Self-explaining roads

Conference on
Traffic Surveillance & Autonomous Vehicle Control Systems
Co-Chair: ChaoChi Huang, Chung-Cheng Institute of Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Co-Chair: William P. J. Mackeown, King's College London, London, United Kingdom

The theme of this conference is improvement of safety and efficiency
of road transportation through the use of image processing and systems
control techniques for real-time traffic monitoring and intelligent
navigation and control systems in autonomous or semi-autonomous
vehicles.

Sessions will focus on the following areas:

Accident detection
Vehicle identification
Active and passive sensors (including multi-sensor systems
Traffic flow measurement
Road scene reconstruction and viewpoint interpolation
System architecture for autonomous vehicle control
Intelligent navigation (including object/landmark recognition)

Security & Law Enforcement

Conference on
Automatic Systems for the Identification & Inspection of Humans
Chair: Doerte Waldoestl, Fraunhofer Institute, Berlin, Germany

This conference will provide a forum for academic and industrial
researchers, developers, and end-users of systems for the automated
identification and inspection of humans.

The conference will explore various technologies that detect, inspect,
and identify humans. This includes sensor technology (IR-sensors,
camera systems, microphones, fingerprint scanners, hand geometry
readers, etc.), signal and imaging processing, hard-and software
technology (distributed systems, large databases), smart card
technology, and telecommunication techniques for signal and data
transfer (both wired and non-wired).

Currently, these systems listed above are generally used for criminal
investigation purposes. This conference will discuss how these systems
can be exploited for use in other applications such as electronic-ID
cards, immigration, frequent flying controlling, voting systems,
welfare payment systems, and other fields of public safety.

Conference on
Intelligent Surveillance Systems for Areals & Buildings
Chair: Michael Thompson, Home Office, St. Albans, United Kingdom

This conference will attempt to define what constitutes an intelligent
surveillance system, present examples of such systems, consider where
and for what purposes they might be deployed and consider the limits
of their performance. The following are some of the questions which
might be addressed:

What do we mean by "an intelligent surveillance system"? What is the
purpose of such systems? How do we measure the performance of these
systems and is this a measure of their intelligence? How do, or
should, operators interact with such systems? Will they replace the
operator? Is there an ethical/political dimension? What are the
current limits of performance, to what extent are they inherent and to
what extent imposed by present technology? What is the future of such
systems and when will we get there?

Cargo & Substance Identification

Conference on
Substance Detection & Identification Analysis
Co-Chair: Geoffrey Harding, Philips Research Laboratory, Hamburg, Germany
Co-Chair: Richard Lacey, Home Office, St. Albans, United Kingdom

In many areas of public safety the problems of characterising harmful
or otherwise undesirable substances so that they may be later
identified and then safely isolated is of paramount importance. These
areas include but are not restricted to explosives detection,
narcotics control and the pharmaceutical and food processing
industries. Detection of the target material may be performed
actively, by exciting in it a response through application of external
radiation, or passively, by monitoring its inherent properties. In
recent years there has been considerable advance in both active and
passive technologies, which combined with digital filtering and
processing components, radically improve the performance of substance
identification systems. It therefore seems appropriate to provide,
through this conference, an international forum for collecting,
evaluating and disseminating information related to the design,
development and application of substance analysis technologies and
systems.

Contributions related to the following topics are therefore invited:

Passive sensor technology
Vapour and trace particle detection
All types of electromagnetic and particle beam radiation sources
New developments in material analysis techniques
Novel technologies for detectors and electronics
2-D and 3-D imaging techniques
Image reconstruction and interpretation
Spectrum modelling, processing and feature extraction
Complete substance analysis systems
Error minimisation, modelling and trials

Conference on
Cargo Inspection Technologies
Chair: Richard Doney, Department of Transport, London, United Kingdom

As levels of international trade continue to increase, customs
services and law enforcement agencies face the difficult task of
inspecting larger numbers of cargo shipments while all too often given
fewer resources. In addition to combating illegal drug and weapons
smuggling, cargo inspection technologies are also used to monitor and
control trade regulations and customs observance. The development and
application of effective systems to inspect cargoes is therefore of
critical importance. This conference will examine both technologies
being developed to more precisely inspect cargo containers, as well as
case studies of successful applications of such systems. Submissions
that address the following subjects are encouraged:

Container inspection systems (both truck and sea-borne)
Photon-based interrogation systems
X-ray cargo inspection

The European Symposium on
Optics and Optoelectronics for Public Safety II
Announcement and
Call for Papers

11 - 15 October 1997 Wiesbaden,Germany

Submission of Abstracts

Abstract Due Date: 17 March 1997

Manuscript Due Date: 15 September 1997

Your abstract should include the following:

Proceedings of These Meetings

1. SUBMIT TO: European Symposium on Optics and Optoelectronics for Public Safety II

______________________________________
Conference Title

______________________________________
Conference Chair

2. ABSTRACT TITLE

3. AUTHOR LISTING (principal author first)
First (given) name, Last (family) name, and affiliations. Mailing address, telephone, telefax, and e-mail address for each author.

4. PRESENTATION
Please indicate your preference for either "Oral Presentation" or "Poster Presentation". Placement is subject to chair's discretion.

5. ABSTRACT TEXT
Approximately 250 words, typed on white paper.

6. BRIEF BIOGRAPHY(principal author only)
Approximately 50 words.

These meetings will result in published Proceedings that can be
ordered through the Advance Programme. Camera-ready Manuscripts are
required of all accepted applicants and must be submitted in English
by 15 September 1997. Copyright to the manuscript is expected to be
released for publication in the conference Proceedings. Papers
published are indexed in leading scientific databases including
INSPEC, Compendex Plus, Physics Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts,
International Aerospace Abstracts and Index to Scientific and
Technical Proceedings.

Oral Presentation
Each author is generally allowed 15 minutes plus a five-minute discussion period. The following media equipment is provided free of charge: 35 mm slide projectors, overhead projectors, and electric pointers. Video and other equipment may be rented at the speaker's expense.

Poster Presentation
Interactive poster sessions will be scheduled in the evenings. Authors will be provided with poster boards for presentation set-up. All conference chairs encourage authors to contribute papers with technical content that lends itself well to the poster format.

Chair/Author Benefits
Authors and co-authors are expected to pay a reduced registration fee. Included with a fee payment are a copy of the Proceedings in which the participant's role or paper appears, and other special benefits.

Publishing Policy

Manuscript due dates must be strictly observed. The Proceedings
volumes are published before the meeting and will be distributed to
attendees upon registration. Late manuscripts run the risk of not
being published. The objective of this policy is to better serve the
conference participants and the technical community at large. Your
co-operation in supporting this objective will be appreciated by all.

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From: Juan Carlos Perez Cortes <jcp...@disca.upv.es>
Organization: Depto. Ingenieria de Sistemas Automatica y Computadores
Subject: CFP: Bio-Robotics 97

BIO-ROBOTICS 97

International Workshop on:

ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATED MACHINERY
FOR BIO-PRODUCTIONS,
AGRICULTURE, AGRO-FOOD PROCESSING, ENVIRONMENT=20
& MANAGEMENT

ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPERS

BACKGROUND

EurAgEng, the European Society of Agricultural Engineers, is promoting
specialised events to bring together experts on subjects of particular
relevance in the Agricultural Engineering community in Europe.=20
Automated machinery and robots are among them, since various
prototypes for bio-productions have been developed by research and
industry during the last decade, and numerous active projects are
known to bring actual solutions toward the market.

IFAC, the International Federation of Automation and Control, with its
specialised committee on Control in Agriculture, has a particular
interest in this area of application.

The 3rd IFAC/ ISIIS/ EurAgEng workshop on "Mathematical and Control
Applications in Agriculture and Horticulture" will be held in Hannover,
Germany, from September 28 to October 2, 1997. The previous week, and
in
conjunction with it, it has been decided to organise the

BIO-ROBOTICS 97

Workshop, on the complementary theme of "automated machinery and
robotics for bio-productions", to be held in VALENCIA (Spain) thus
timing two events on automation and control for bio-industries across
Europe.

OBJECTIVES OF BIO-ROBOTICS 97

Compared to other activities, bio-productions are defined as mainly
involving phenomena and products being biological in nature:
agriculture and forest, food and agro-industrial processing,
landscape/environment/natural resources management, etc.

Through presentations on automated machinery developments, it is an
objective of the workshop to discuss generic methods, systems and
components of interest for research, development and manufacturing in
bio-productions. Of particular interest are presentations which
define the state of the art and propose basic improvements on robotics
methods and tools which are particularly relevant to bio-productions.

Presentations on applications of automated machinery in
bio-productions will be appreciated, especially if they lead to
generic results for the workshop topics.

MAIN TOPICS OF BIO-ROBOTICS 97

These could be defined as follows:

=A8 Basic functions and approaches Such as manipulators and vehicle
control, navigation and tracking, man-machine communication,
inspection, sorting and grading, sensing, grasping and handling of
bio-objects, task perception and programming, human perception
simulation, safety and reliability, predictive maintenance.

=A8 Technologies and tools Such as specialised robot components,
actuators, sensors, mechanical structures, machine perception,
information processing architecture, special mechatronic design.

=A8 Developments in application areas Such as soil preparation,
planting and fertilising, weed and pest control, harvesting and
post-harvest conditioning, greenhouse operations, in-vitro plant
propagation, forestry works, animal husbandry, milk production,
breeding, shearing, meat industry and all other food processes,
non-food agro-industrial processes, environment- landscape-green
spaces maintenance's.

=A8 General problems Around the presentations on the above specific
topics, general discussions will be promoted on subjects as:
=95 Adaptation of the automation methods and tools to the needs,
abilities, means and availability of the end users (man /
automated-system interactions),
=95 reliability of mechatronics and robotics components in the
actual farm machinery system,
=95 difficulties in building mechatronic tools which embed heavy
"perceptions and decisions" packages, needed for automation in
bio-productions, where tasks and systems behaviours are made more
complex by biology and nature.

RELATED EVENTS

The 5th IARP workshop on Robotics in Agriculture & food-industry.
September,
24-25, 1997.

Valencia, Spain.
http://miron.disca.upv.es/iarp-97

The 3rd IFAC/ ISIIS/ EurAgEng workshop on Mathematical and Control
Applications in Agriculture and Horticulture. September 28 - October 2,
1997.=20
http://www.ifgb.uni-hannover.de/extern/itg/tagung/tagung.htm

Hannover, Germany.

PREPARATION OF BIO-ROBOTICS 97

Paper proposals are to be presented by authors as 2-A4-pages
abstracts. They will be selected by an international scientific
committee, built under the auspices of EurAgEng, with contributions
from IFAC, and leaded by Pr. F. Juste.

Presentations will be possible either as oral exposures or as posters.
=20

DEADLINES

Abstracts (max.2 pages, 3 copies): March 15,1997

Acceptance notification: May 31, 1997

Camera ready manuscripts (max. 6 pages): July 15, 1997

At the workshop, authors of the most relevant papers will be
encouraged to submit a more complete version of their presentation to
be reviewed for publication in the Journal of Agricultural Engineering
Research, the Official Journal of EurAgEng, the European Society of
Agricultural Engineers.

Extended abstracts should be sent to:

Secretariat BIO-ROBOTICS '97 Workshop
DISCA - EUI
Universidad Politecnica de Valencia
P.O. Box 22012-46071 =95 VALENCIA, Spain.
e-mail: bior...@disca.upv.es
Phone: (34)-6-3877570 =95 Fax: (34)-6-3877579

An ASCII version of this announcement and a registration form
are available from=20

http://www.miron.disca.upv.es/biorob-97

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

J.V. Benlloch, DISCA-UPV (Spain) jben...@disca.upv.es
G. Andreu, DISCA-UPV (Spain) gandreu @disca.upv.es
J.M. Valiente, DISCA-UPV (Spain) jvalient @disca.upv.es
F. Juste, IVIA (Spain) =20
trini.s...@ivia.es
E. Molt=F3, IVIA (Spain) =20
enriqu...@ivia.es

PRELIMINARY REGISTRATION FORM

BIO-ROBOTICS 97
International Workshop on Robotics and Automated Machinery=20
for Bio-Productions

=2E
Family Name: ......................................................
First Name: ..........................................................
Dr. Mr. Ms. =20

Organisation: .......................................................
Title in the organisation: .....................................
Mailing address:
Country:
Tel.:
Fax:
Email: .................................................................

I would like to receive the second announcement
I intend to participate in the workshop
I intend to submit a paper

Keywords for the intended paper : ......................

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