CALL FOR PAPERS

9^th International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications- VISAPP 2014

Website: http://www.visapp.visigrapp.org

January 5-8, 2014

Lisbon, Portugal

Regular Papers

Paper Submission: June 25, 2013
Authors Notification: September 19, 2013
Camera Ready and Registration: October 2, 2013

Sponsored by:

INSTICC-Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication

INSTICC is Member of:

Workflow Management Coalition- WfMC

Logistics Partner:

SCITEVENTS – Science and Technology Events

The International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications aims at becoming a major point of contact between researchers, engineers and practitioners on the area of computer vision application systems. Five simultaneous tracks will be held, covering all different aspects related to computer vision: Image Formation and Preprocessing; Image and Video Analysis and Understanding; Motion, Tracking and Stereo Vision; and Applications and Services.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

VISIGRAPP 2014 will have several invited keynote speakers, who are internationally recognized experts in their areas. Their names are not yet confirmed.

PUBLICATIONS

All accepted papers (full, short and posters) will be published in the conference proceedings, under an ISBN reference, on paper and on CD-ROM support.
All papers presented at the conference venue will be available at the SCITEPRESS Digital Library (http://www.scitepress.org/DigitalLibrary/).
SCITEPRESS is member of CrossRef (http://www.crossref.org/).
All papers presented at the conference venue will be available at the SCITEPRESS Digital Library.
A short list of presented papers will be selected so that revised and extended versions of these papers will be published by Springer-Verlag in a CCIS Series book.
The proceedings will be submitted for indexation by Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index (ISI), INSPEC, DBLP and EI (Elsevier Index).

AWARDS

The awards will be announced and bestowed at the conference closing session.

Please check the website for further information: http://www.visapp.visigrapp.org/BestPaperAward.aspx

VISIGRAPP Conference Chair

José Braz, Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal

PROGRAM CHAIR

Sebastiano Battiato, University of Catania, Italy

CONFERENCE AREAS:

Each of these topic areas is expanded below but the sub-topics list is not exhaustive. Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following main topic areas:

1. IMAGE FORMATION AND PREPROCESSING
2. IMAGE AND VIDEO ANALYSIS
3. IMAGE AND VIDEO UNDERSTANDING
4. APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES
5. MOTION, TRACKING AND STEREO VISION

AREA 1: IMAGE FORMATION AND PREPROCESSING

• Image Formation, Acquisition Devices and Sensors
• Device Calibration, Characterization and Modeling
• Image Enhancement and Restoration
• Image and Video Coding and Compression
• Multimodal and Multi-sensor Models of Image Formation
• Image Generation Pipeline: Algorithms and Techniques

AREA 2: IMAGE AND VIDEO ANALYSIS

• Image Registration
• Segmentation and Grouping
• Early and Biologically-inspired Vision
• Color and Texture Analyses
• Shape Representation and Matching
• Features Extraction
• Visual Attention and Image Saliency

AREA 3: IMAGE AND VIDEO UNDERSTANDING

• Cognitive Models for Interpretation, Integration and Control
• Machine Learning Technologies for Vision
• Face and Expression Recognition
• Content-based Indexing, Search, and Retrieval
• Object and Face Recognition
• Object detection and Localization
• Categorization and Scene Understanding
• Event and Human Activity Recognition
• Computational Photography
• Near Duplicate Image Retrieval

AREA 4: APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES

• Entertainment Imaging Applications
• Camera Networks and Vision
• Document Imaging in Business
• Medical Image Applications
• Pervasive Smart Cameras
• Human and Computer Interaction
• Digital Photography
• Media Watermarking and Security
• Multimedia Forensics
• Mobile Imaging
• Imaging for Cultural Heritage (Modeling/Simulation, Virtual Restoration)

AREA 5: MOTION, TRACKING AND STEREO VISION

• Image-based Modeling and 3D Reconstruction
• Stereo Vision and Structure from Motion
• Active and Robot Vision
• Optical Flow and Motion Analyses
• Tracking and Visual Navigation
• Video Surveillance and Event Detection
• Vision for Robotics
• Video Stabilization

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

http://www.visapp.visigrapp.org/ProgramCommittee.aspx

Please check further details at the conference website (http://www.visapp.visigrapp.org)