2014 electronic imaging

ElectronicImaging

2014

Call for PapersSubmit your abstract by 22 July 2013www.electronicimaging.org

Conferences and Courses2–6 February 2014

Location Hilton San Francisco, Union SquareSan Francisco, California, USA

Technologies- 3D Imaging, Interaction,

and Metrology

- Visualization, Perception and Color

- Image Processing

- Human Vision

- Multimedia Processing and Applications

- Computer Vision

- Imaging for Mobile Devices

ElectronicImaging

2014

Call for PapersSubmit your abstract by 22 July 2013www.electronicimaging.org

Conferences and Courses2–6 February 2014

Location Hilton San Francisco, Union SquareSan Francisco, California, USA

Now in San Francisco

Technologies for digital imaging systems, 3D display, image quality, multimedia, and mobile applications

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3D Imaging, Interaction, and MetrologyEI101 Stereoscopic Displays and

Applications XXV (Woods, Holliman, Favalora). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

EI102 The Engineering Reality of Virtual Reality 2014 (Dolinsky, McDowall). . 5

EI103 3D Image Processing, Measurement (3DIPM) and Applications 2014(Baskurt, Sitnik) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Visualization, Perception, and ColorEI104 Human Vision and Electronic

Imaging XIX (Rogowitz, Pappas, de Ridder). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

EI105 Color Imaging XIX: Displaying, Processing, Hardcopy, and Applications (Eschbach, Marcu, Rizzi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

EI106 Image Quality and System Performance XI (Triantaphillidou, Larabi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

EI107 Visualization and Data Analysis 2014 (Wong, Kao, Hao,Chen) . . . . . 10

EI108 Measuring, Modeling, and Reproducing Material Appearance MMRMA(Segovia, Urban, Allebach)............... 11

Image ProcessingEI109 Image Processing: Algorithms and

Systems XII(Egiazarian, Agaian, Gotchev). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

EI112 Computational Imaging XII (Bouman, Sauer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

EI113 Document Recognition and Retrieval XXI (Coüasnon, Ringger). . . . . . . . . 14

Image CaptureEI115 Image Sensors and Imaging

Systems 2014(Widenhorn, Dupret)15EI116 Digital Photography X(Sampat,

Tezaur) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Computer VisionEI117 Image Processing: Machine Vision

Applications VII (Bingham, Niel) . . 17EI118 Intelligent Robots and Computer

Vision XXXI: Algorithms and Techniques (Röning, Casasent). . . 18

EI119 Video Surveillance and Transportation Imaging Applications 2014 (Loce, Saber) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Media Processing and CommunicationEI120 Imaging and Multimedia Analytics

in a Web and Mobile World 2014 (Lin, Allebach, Fan). . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

EI121 Media Watermarking, Security, and Forensics 2014 (Alattar, Memon, Heitzenrater, Kalker) . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

EI122 Visual Information Processing and Communication V(Said, Guleryuz, Stevenson) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Mobile ImagingEI124 Mobile Devices and Multimedia:

Enabling Technologies, Algorithms and Applications 2014(Creutzburg, Akopian) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

EI125 Mobile Imaging System Design and Image Quality 2014 (Wüller, Matherson) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

EI126 Mobile Computational Photography 2014(Georgiev, Lumsdaine). . . . . . 26

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Plan Now to Participate

Please join us for Electronic Imaging 2014 at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square, San Francisco, California, 2–6 February 2014.

Defining the Future of Electronic ImagingOnbehalfoftheSocietyforImagingScienceandTechnology(IS&T)andSPIE,wewouldliketoinviteyouandyourcolleaguestojoinusatthe26thannualEISymposium.

The2014ElectronicImagingSymposiumwillfeature22technicalconferencescoveringallaspectsofelectronicimaging,fromimagesensingtodisplayandhardcopy.Topicsinclude,butarenotlimitedto,3Ddisplaysandprocessing,computationalanddigitalphotography,augmentedandvirtualreality,humanvision,colorimagingandperception,imageandvideoprocessing,compression,andcommunication,mobileimaging,imagingsensors,imagequality,mediasecurityandforensics,andcomputervision.Asetoftechnicalcoursestaughtbyexpertsfromacademiaandindustryaugmentourmaintechnicalprogramofplenary,oral,andposterpresentations.Technologydemonstrationsbyindustryandacademiaparticipantsshowcasethelatestdevelopmentsdrivingnextgenerationelectronicimagingproducts.

Imagingispervasiveinthehumanexperience,beitphotographsthatwetakeinoureverydaylivestothosethatareusedinspaceexploration,medicalimaging,entertainment,science,orsecurity.CometoElectronicImaging2014tolearnaboutthelatestdevelopmentsandbuzzinalloftheseareasandtonetworkwithleadingresearchersandentrepreneursinthefield.

Hereare10reasonsforyoutojoinusatEI2014:1. Learnaboutthelatestdevelopmentsintechnologyand

scienceacrossabroadrangeofimagingdisciplines2. Broadenyourperspectiveandgainvaluableinsightsfrom

plenarysessionsthathighlighthowrecentresearchischangingthefutureofelectronicimaging

3. Shareyourworkwithyourpeersbypresentingapaper4. Networkwithfellowscientists,engineers,managers,and

entrepreneurs5. Enhanceyourknowledgeinaspecificareabytakingoneor

moreshortcoursesfromourmanyofferings6. Showcaseyourtechnologyatourdemonstrationsession;

getknownandbuildvaluablebusinessconnectionsandpartnerships

7. Participateinpanelsessionsthatdiscussthecurrentandfuturestatesofelectronicimagingtechnologiesandproducts.

8. Becomeavitalpartoftheimagingcommunity.Volunteertobeacommitteememberatoneofthemanyconferences

9. TakeadvantageoftheconcurrenttimingofPhotonicsWestbyvisitingtheleadingexhibitonphotonics,laser,andbiomedicalopticswithover19,000attendees.FreeentrancetothePhotonicsWestExhibitionwillbeavailabletoEI2014attendees.

10.Enjoythebusiness,cultural,andentertainmentofferingsinSanFranciscoandtheSiliconValley.

WelookforwardtoseeingyouatEI2014andsharingwithyou,thethrillsofthecompletespectrumofdevelopmentsinelectronicimaging.

2014 Symposium Chair

Sergio GomaQualcommInc.(UnitedStates)

2014 Symposium Co-chair

Sheila Hemami CornellUniv.(UnitedStates)

2014 Short Course Chair

Choon-Woo KimInhaUniversity(RepublicofKorea)

2014 Short Course Co-chair

Majid RabbaniEastmanKodakCo.(UnitedStates)

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Symposium Steering Committee:Sergio R. Goma, SymposiumChair,QualcommInc.(UnitedStates)Sheila S. Hemami, SymposiumCo-chair,CornellUniv.(UnitedStates)Choon-Woo Kim,InhaUniv.(Korea,Republicof)Majid Rabbani, EastmanKodakCo.(UnitedStates)Gaurav Sharma,Univ.ofRochester(UnitedStates)Andrew J. Woods, CurtinUniv.(Australia)Suzanne E. Grinnan, IS&TExecutiveDirector(UnitedStates)Rob Whitner, SPIEEventManager

Technical Committee:Sos S. Agaian, TheUniv.ofTexasatSanAntonio(UnitedStates)David Akopian,TheUniv.ofTexasatSanAntonio(UnitedStates)Adnan M. Alattar, DigimarcCorp.(UnitedStates)Jan P. Allebach, PurdueUniv.(UnitedStates)Atilla M. Baskurt,Univ.deLyon(France)Philip R. Bingham,OakRidgeNationalLab.(UnitedStates)Charles A. Bouman, PurdueUniv.(UnitedStates)David Casasent,CarnegieMellonUniv.(UnitedStates)Chaomei Chen,DrexelUniv.(UnitedStates)Bertrand Coüasnon,InstitutNationaldesSciencesAppliquéesdeRennes(France)Reiner Creutzburg, FachhochschuleBrandenburg(Germany)Huib de Ridder, TechnischeUniv.Delft(Netherlands)Margaret Dolinsky,IndianaUniv.(UnitedStates)Antoine Dupret,Commissariatàl’ÉnergieAtomique(France)Karen O. Egiazarian, TampereUniv.ofTechnology(Finland)Reiner Eschbach, XeroxCorp.(UnitedStates)Zhigang Fan,XeroxCorp.(UnitedStates)Gregg E. Favalora,OpticsforHire(UnitedStates)Todor G. Georgiev, QualcommInc.(UnitedStates)Atanas P. Gotchev, TampereUniv.ofTechnology(Finland)

Onur G. Guleryuz,FutureWeiTechnologies,Inc.(UnitedStates)Ming C. Hao, Hewlett-PackardLabs.(UnitedStates)Chad D. Heitzenrater, AirForceResearchLab.(UnitedStates)Nicolas S. Holliman, DurhamUniv.(UnitedKingdom)David L. Kao,NASAAmesResearchCtr.(UnitedStates)Mohamed-Chaker Larabi,XLIM-SIC(France)Qian Lin,Hewlett-PackardLabs.(UnitedStates)Robert Paul Loce,XeroxCorp.(UnitedStates)Andrew Lumsdaine,IndianaUniv.(UnitedStates)Gabriel G. Marcu, AppleInc.(UnitedStates)Kevin J. Matherson,Hewlett-PackardCo.(UnitedStates)Ian E. McDowall,FakespaceLabs,Inc.(UnitedStates)Nasir D. Memon, PolytechnicInstituteofNewYorkUniv.(UnitedStates)Kurt S. Niel, FachhochschuleWels(Austria)Maria V. Ortiz Segovia,OcéPrintLogicTechnologies(France)Thrasyvoulos N. Pappas,NorthwesternUniv.(UnitedStates)Eric K. Ringger,BrighamYoungUniv.(UnitedStates)Alessandro Rizzi,Univ.degliStudidiMilano(Italy)Bernice E. Rogowitz, VisualPerspectivesConsulting(UnitedStates)Juha Röning, Univ.ofOulu(Finland)Eli Saber, RochesterInstituteofTechnology(UnitedStates)

Amir Said, Hewlett-PackardLabs.(UnitedStates)Nitin Sampat, RochesterInstituteofTechnology(UnitedStates)Robert Sitnik, WarsawUniv.ofTechnology(Poland)Robert L. Stevenson, Univ.ofNotreDame(UnitedStates)Radka Tezaur, NikonPrecisionInc.(UnitedStates)Sophie Triantaphillidou, Univ.ofWestminster(UnitedKingdom)Philipp Urban, TechnischeUniv.Darmstadt(Germany)Ralf Widenhorn, PortlandStateUniv.(UnitedStates)Pak Chung Wong, PacificNorthwestNationalLab.(UnitedStates)Andrew J. Woods, CurtinUniv.(Australia)Dietmar Wüller, ImageEngineeringGmbH&Co.KG(Germany)

Plan Now to ParticipateCall for Papers

IS&T/SPIE would like to express deep appreciation to the symposium chairs, conference chairs, program committees, session chairs, and authors who have so generously given their time and advice to make this symposium possible.

The symposium, like our other conferences and activities, would not be possible without the dedicated contribution of our participants and members. This program is based on commitments received up to the time of publication and is subject to change without notice.


3D Imaging, Interaction, and Metrology

Stereoscopic Displays and Applications XXV (EI101)Conference Chairs:Andrew J. Woods, CurtinUniv.(Australia);Nicolas S. Holliman, DurhamUniv.(UnitedKingdom);Gregg E. Favalora, OpticsforHire(USA)Program Committee: Neil A. Dodgson, Univ.ofCambridge(UnitedKingdom);Hideki Kakeya, Univ.ofTsukuba(Japan); Takashi Kawai, WasedaUniv.(Japan);John D. Stern,IntuitiveSurgical,Inc.(USA); Vivian K. Walworth, StereoJet,Inc.(USA);Chris Ward, LightspeedDesign,Inc.(USA);Michael A. Weissman, PerspectiveSystems(USA);Samuel Zhou,IMAXCorp.(China)Founding Chair:John O. Merritt,TheMerrittGroup(USA)

Due Dates:Abstract(500words)andSummary(200words):22 July 2013ManuscriptforPost-meetingProceedings: 6 January 2014

The World’s Premier Conference for 3D InnovationJoin us in February 2014 to celebrate 25 yearsof 3D excellence with the Stereoscopic Displaysand Applications conference. SD&A focuses ondevelopments covering the entire stereoscopic3D imaging pipeline from capture, processing,and display, to perception. The conference bringstogetherpractitionersandresearchers from industryand academia to facilitate an exchange of currentinformation on stereoscopic imaging topics. Also,a highly popular conference demonstration sessionprovidesauthorswithaperfectadditionalopportunityto showcase their work. Large-screen stereoscopicprojectionisavailable,andpresentersareencouragedto make full use of these facilities during theirpresentations.Publishing your work at SD&A offersexcellent exposure – across all publication outlets,SD&A has the highest percentage of papers in thetop100citedpapersinthestereoscopicimagingfield(GoogleScholar,May2013).Ofparticular interesttoacademicauthors,apeer-reviewprocessisavailable,and new in 2014, there is the option of publishingdirectlyintheJournalofElectronicImagingwhilststillpresentingatSD&A.Papersaresolicitedfor,butnotlimitedto,thefollowingtopics:

Applications of stereoscopic displays •especiallynovelapplicationsandusertrialsof

existingapplications.Applicationareasinclude:games,scientificvisualization,medicalimaging,television,entertainment,communications,training,CAD,molecularmodeling,teleoperation,telepresence,industrialinspection,advertising,andstereoscopicvisualizationfor3Dreconstructionand3Dprinting

Advances in true 3D display technologies • includingautostereoscopicdisplaysofalltypes:

high-densitymulti-viewdisplays,volumetricdisplays,light-fielddisplays,‘spatially-multiplexed’displays(e.g.lenticular,barrier,integralimaging),‘temporally-multiplexed’displays(e.g.activeshutter,view-scanning,steeredbacklights),multi-projectordisplays,mobile3Ddisplays,3Dtablets,stereoscopicprojection,andelectro-holography

Stereoscopic systems design • forteleoperation,telerobotics,telesurgery,virtual

reality,augmentedreality,mobiledevices,gamesystems,consumerandprofessionalbroadcast,contentdeliveryandinteractiontechnologiessystemperformance,crosstalk,brightness,viewingfreedom

Stereoscopic 3D digital cinema• includingproduction,presentation,andcase

studies

Stereoscopic imaging• imageprocessingandcompressionof

stereoscopicimagery

•3Dimagequality,imagealignmentanddepthrangeanalysis

•stereoscopicandmulti-viewcomputergraphics,includinggaming

•stereoscopicimagesynthesis:2Dto3Dconversion,depthmapgeneration,multi-viewpointgeneration

•softwareandhardwareissuesforcomputerdisplayofstereoscopicimages

•methodsforrecording,playback,transmission,andprocessingofstereoscopicvideo

3D image acquisition and generation techniques•single-andmulti-lenscamerasystems,light-field

cameras•motionparallax,volumeprojection,graphical

construction,computergraphics,computationalphotography,andotherstereoscopicimagegenerationtechniques

•generationofnovelviewpoints,light-fieldrendering•guidelinesforstereoscopiccontentdevelopment

Human factors and user-interface issues• taskperformancecomparisonsbetween

stereoscopicandnon-stereoscopicdisplays•evaluationmethodologiese.g.,depth-acuity

measurementandtaskperformance•perceptualandcognitiveguidelines•ortho-stereo,hyper-stereo,andthegeometryof3D

perceptualspace

PleaseNote:AbstractacceptanceatSD&Aishighlycompetitive. Be sure to read the SD&A structuredabstractguidelinestogiveyourpaperthebestchanceofacceptance:http://www.stereoscopic.org/sag.html

Visithttp://www.stereoscopic.orgformoreinformationabouttheSD&Aconference.

The Stereoscopic Displays and Applications XXVconferencewillcontaintwosections:apeer-reviewed‘focal track’ in which papers will be published in aspecialsectionof theJournal of Electronic Imaging, andtheregulartrackinwhichpaperswillbepublishedintheconferenceproceedings.

Instructions for JEI Focal TrackTheconferencewill featurea specialFocalTrack inaddition to the traditional conference presentationtracks.PaperspresentedattheFocalTrackwillalsobeincludedintheJournal of Electronic Imaging.

IfyouwanttosubmittotheJEIFocalTrack,youwillneedtofollowatwo-stepprocess:

1.First,pleasesubmita full-lengthmanuscript toJEIby1 June:http://jei.msubmit.net

2. Second, please submit a 500-word abstractthrough SPIE.org by 22 July: http://spie.org/app/submissions/submit/overview.aspx?EventId=1039276


Call for Papers

The Engineering Reality of Virtual Reality 2014 (EI102)Conference Chairs: Margaret Dolinsky, IndianaUniv.(USA);Ian E. McDowall, FakespaceLabs,Inc.(USA)

Due Dates:Abstract(500words)andSummary(200words):22 July 2013ManuscriptforPost-MeetingProceedings:6 January 2014

Virtualandaugmentedrealitysystemsareevolving.Inadditiontoresearch,thetrendtowardcontentbuildingcontinues and practitioners find that technologiesand disciplines must be tailored and integrated forspecific visualization and interactive applications.Thisconferenceservesasa forumwhereadvancesandpracticaladvicetowardbothcreativeactivityandscientificinvestigationarepresentedanddiscussed.Researchresultscanbepresentedandapplicationscan be demonstrated. In addition to the generaltopic area, the 2014 conference is encouraging thesubmissionofworkinthefollowingareas:•AdvancesinAR:Augmentedrealityisontheverge

ofbecomingasignificantemergenttechnologyplatformwhichisbeingdeveloped,testedanddiscussedthroughoutthemedialandscape.IsthecurrentinterestinARsustainableandsubstantialorisARdestinedtobeanovelty?Papersthatlookatthehardware,software,contentandculturalcontextbehindcutting-edgeARaresoughtfortheconference.TopicsmightincludeARUIandUX,ARineducation/learning,ARgaming,artinARandthefutureofAR.

•Compellingexperiences:Acompellingimmersiveexperiencetransportstheusertoaplacethatisviscerallyfelt,noteasilyforgotten,yetcompletelysynthetic.Thisrequiressubtleinterplaybetweenthetechnologicalandcreativearts.Papersthatpresentworkingsystemsorongoingresearchintothedelicatebalancebetweenthesedisciplinesaredesired.

•Stubbornproblems:interaction,tracking,lag,renderingspeed,fieldofview,resolution,et.al.Thesearebutafewofthetopicareaswhichvexthefieldeveryyear.Paperspresentingworkimprovingthestateoftheartintheseareasareencouraged.Inaddition,the2014conferenceisspecificallyseekingworkthatexploresaestheticsandinteractionin3Denvironments.

• Industrialapplications:systemsthatsolvereal-worldproblemsfromawidevarietyofdisciplinesareamainstayoftheconference.Itespeciallypromotespapersthatdescribesystemswhichareimportantbecauseoftheproblemstheysolve,andnotthetechnologytheyuse,andpapersthatdescribesystemswhichcanquantifytheirutility.Practitionersinindustryarehighlyencouragedtomakesubmissions.

•WomeninVR:manywomenarekeytotheadvancementofthefieldofvirtualreality,includingestablishinghardwaresystems,forgingresearchdirectionsandcreatingexperiences.Weinviteresearchactivitiesthatareinfluencedfromafeminineperspective.Paperspresentingworkbywomenorderivedfromtheirresearchareasareencouraged.The2014conferenceisspecificallyseekingworkthatexploreshowafeminineperspectivediscovers,examinesanddesignsvirtualrealitysystems.

•Late-breakingprogress:onetotwopresentationsareallottedforexciting‘late-breaking’workthatissubmittedaftertheformalpaperdeadlinebutwithinamonthoftheconferencedate.Papersreportingonwork-in-progress,last-minuteresults,orinterestingbutincompletefindingsarewelcomefortheselimitedspots.



3D Imaging, Interaction, and Metrology

3D Image Processing, Measurement (3DIPM), and Applications 2014 (EI103)Conference Chairs: Atilla M. Baskurt, Univ.deLyon(France);Robert Sitnik, WarsawUniv.ofTechnology(Poland)Program Committee: Hugues Benoit-Cattin, InstitutNationaldesSciencesAppliquéesdeLyon(France);Silvia Biasotti, ConsiglioNazionaledelleRicerche(Italy);Adrian G. Bors, TheUniv.ofYork(UnitedKingdom);Saida Bouakaz, Univ.ClaudeBernardLyon1(France);Benjamin Bustos, Univ.deChile(Chile);Eduardo da Silva, UFRJ(Brazil);Mohamed Daoudi, TELECOMLille1(France);Florent Dupont, Univ.ClaudeBernardLyon1(France);Gilles Gesquière, Lab.desSciencesdel’InformationetdesSystèmes(France);Afzal Godil, NationalInstituteofStandardsandTechnology(USA);Serge Miguet, Univ.LumièreLyon2(France);Eric Paquet, NationalResearchCouncilCanada(Canada);William Puech, Lab.d’InformatiquedeRobotiqueetdeMicroelectroniquedeMontpellier(France);Tobias Schreck, Univ.Konstanz(Germany);Frédéric Truchetet, Univ.deBourgogne(France);Stefano Tubaro, PolitecnicodiMilano(Italy)

2014 Best Paper Award:ABestPaperAwardwillbegiventotheauthor(s)ofafullpaperpresentedattheconference,selectedbytheOrganizingCommittee.

Abstract Requirement: 1,000 words (3 pages)The following questions have to be specifically

addressedintheabstract:1.whatistheaddressedscientifictopicorproblem?2.whatarethechallengesandbarriersfaced?3.whythisisimportantforthe3Dcommunity?4.whatistheoriginalmethodproposedtoaddress

thisproblemorissue?5.whatisthenoveltycomparingtothestateofart?6.whatistheefficiencyofthemethod(presentation

ofresultsandcomparisonwiththestateofart)?

Ifthesubmissiondoesnotrespectthisformat(3pages,allthe6pointsexplicitlyaddressed,somepreliminaryresultsshown),itwillnotbereviewedbytheProgramCommittee.

Scientificandtechnologicaladvancesinthefieldsofimageacquisition,processing,telecommunications,andcomputergraphicsduringthelastdecade,havecontributed to the emergence of new multimedia,especially3Ddigitaldata.Nowadays,theacquisition,processing, transmission,andvisualizationof three-dimensional objects are a part of possible andrealistic functionalities over the internet. Confirmed3Dprocessingtechniquesexistandalargescientificcommunity hardly works on open problems andnew challenges, including 3D data processing,transmission, fastaccess tohuge3Ddatabases,orcontentsecuritymanagement.

Theemergenceof3Dmediaisalsodirectlyrelatedtotheemergenceofthe3Dacquisitiontechnologies.Indeed,recentadvancesin3Dscanneracquisitionand3Dgraphicsrenderingtechnologiesboostthecreationof3Dmodelarchivesforseveralapplicationdomains.Theseincludearchaeology,culturalheritage,ComputerAssistedDesign(CAD),medicine,3Dfacerecognition,videogames, or bioinformatics. New devices suchas time-of-flight cameras open challenging newperspectiveson3Dsceneanalysisandreconstruction.

Three-dimensionalobjectsarequitemorecomplextohandlethanothermultimediadata,suchasaudiosignals,images,orvideos.Indeed,onlyauniqueandsimple2Dgrid representation isassociated toa2Dimage. All the 2D acquisition devices generate thissamerepresentation(digitalcameras,scannersor2Dmedical systems). Unfortunately (for the users) and

fortunately(forthescientists),thereexistdifferentthree-dimensionalrepresentationsfora3Dobject.Anobjectcanberepresentedona3Dgridlikeadigitalimage,orina3DEuclidianspace.Inthelatercase,theobjectcanbeexpressedbyasingleequation(likealgebraicimplicitsurfaces),byasetof facets representing itsboundarysurfaceorbyasetofmathematicalsurfaces.Onecaneasilyimaginethenumerousopenproblemsrelated to these different representations and theirprocessing,anewchallengefortheimageprocessingcommunity.

This conferencewill be focused on the followingtopicsrelatedto3Ddata:•video,3D,4Dandmultimodalimagingsystems•3D/4Dimagingmetrology•3D/4Ddatapreprocessingandfiltering•multiviewdataintegration• representations:models,toolsfortransformation,

simplification•analysis:featureextraction,segmentation,

classification,patternrecognition•3Dshapeindexingandretrieval•compressionandcommunication•security:encryption,watermarking•sceneanalysis:from2Dviewsto3Dreconstruction

andinterpretation•3Dsceneormodelreconstructionfromvideo,

standardcamerasortime-of-flightcameras•qualityassessment•hardware/softwareimplementations

Theapplicationsdomainsare:•multimediaservices•computeraideddesign(CAD)•culturalheritage•gaming• tourism(e.g.,virtualmuseumtours)•medicalimagingandanalysis•machinevision•geographicalinformationsystems(GIS)•3Dimagingtechnology


Visualization, Perception, and Color

The goal of this conference is to explore the roleof human perception and cognition in the design,analysis,anduseofelectronicmediasystems.Overthe years, it has brought together researchers fromawidevarietyofscientificandtechnicaldisciplines,fromallovertheworld,forarichandlivelyexchangeof ideas. We believe that understanding the humanobserver is fundamental to the advancement ofelectronicmediasystems,andthatadvancesinthesesystemsandapplicationsaredrivingnewresearchintotheperception,andcognitionofthehumanobserver.

This year, we will be organizing several specialsessions,centeredonareaswhereHVEIpapershavehadsignificantimpactinthefieldofElectronicImaging.Eachsessionwillbekickedoffbyaninvitedpaperthatreviewsourscientificandtechnicalcontributionswithinanhistorical context, andprojects futuredirections.Pleasesubmitabstractsforthesesessions,orforanyoftheotherareasreferencedbelow.

Special Sessions:•Cognition,Emotion,andAestheticsinImage

Quality•Emotion:TheNextFrontierinImagingApplications•Perception-InspiredVideoProcessing•TheRoughSideofTexture•BrainModelingandImaging•SemanticFeaturesinImagingData•ArtandPerception

Additional conference topics:Fundamentalandappliedresearchinhumanperceptionand cognition, perceptually-based algorithms andmethods, covering the full range of imaging mediaandtechnologies.•Humanperceptionandcognition,including

psychophysical,neurophysiological,andcomputationalapproaches

-spatial,temporal,color,andstereovision -visual,auditory,andhapticperception,

andmulti-modalinteractions -attention,top-downandbottom-up

processing,regionsofinterest

•patternrecognition,visualorganization,objectperception,semantics

•perceptualandcomputationalmodelsofcolorvision,effectiveuseofcolor

•Psychophysicalmodelingandevaluationofmultimediaquality

-humanperception-basedmetricsandalgorithmsforstillandvideocompression,rendering,enhancementandrestoration

-perceptualapproachestounderstandingandmeasuringqualityforcomputergraphics,animation,visualization,andsurfaceanalysis

• Imageanalysisandperception,includingsemantics,segmentationandfeatureanalysis

•Perceptualissuesinvisualizationandvirtualreality,includinginteractiveexplorationofdata,visualorganization,and3Dspaceperception

•Art,aesthetics,andemotioninelectronicmedia.

Human Vision and Electronic Imaging XIX (EI104)Conference Chairs: Bernice E. Rogowitz, VisualPerspectivesConsulting(USA);Thrasyvoulos N. Pappas,NorthwesternUniv.(USA);Huib de Ridder, TechnischeUniv.Delft(Netherlands)Program Committee: Albert J. Ahumada Jr., NASAAmesResearchCtr.(UnitedStates);Jan Philip Allebach, PurdueUniv.(UnitedStates);Erhardt Barth, Univ.zuLübeck(Germany);Walter R. Bender, MITMediaLab.(UnitedStates);Michael H. Brill, Datacolor(UnitedStates);John C. Dalton, SynthetikSoftware(UnitedStates);Scott J. Daly, DolbyLabs.,Inc.(UnitedStates);Elena A. Fedorovskaya,KodakResearchLabs.(UnitedStates);James A. Ferwerda, RochesterInstituteofTechnology(UnitedStates); Jennifer L. Gille, QualcommTechnologiesInc.(UnitedStates);Sergio R. Goma,QualcommInc.(UnitedStates);Sheila S. Hemami,CornellUniv.(UnitedStates);Laurent Itti, TheUniv.ofSouthernCalifornia(UnitedStates);Stanley A. Klein, Univ.ofCalifornia,Berkeley(UnitedStates);Patrick Le Callet, Univ.deNantes(France);Lora T. Likova, TheSmith-KettlewellEyeResearchInstitute(UnitedStates); John J. McCann, McCannImaging(UnitedStates);Jeffrey B. Mulligan, NASAAmesResearchCtr.(UnitedStates);Karol Myszkowski,Max-Planck-InstitutfürInformatik(Germany);Adar Pelah, TheUniv.ofYork(UnitedKingdom); Eliezer Peli, SchepensEyeResearchInstitute(UnitedStates);Robert Pepperell,CardiffSchoolofArt&Design(UnitedKingdom);Sylvia C. Pont, TechnischeUniv.Delft(Netherlands);Judith Alice Redi,TechnischeUniv.Delft(Netherlands);Hawley K. Rising III, SonyElectronicsInc.(UnitedStates);Sabine Süsstrunk,EcolePolytechniqueFédéraledeLausanne(Switzerland);Christopher W. Tyler, TheSmith-KettlewellEyeResearchInstitute(UnitedStates);Andrew B. Watson, NASAAmesResearchCtr.(UnitedStates);Michael A. Webster, Univ.ofNevada,Reno(UnitedStates)

Due Dates:Abstract(500-1,000words)andSummary(200words):22 July 2013ManuscriptforPost-MeetingProceedings:6 January 2014




Color Imaging XIX: Displaying, Processing, Hardcopy, and Applications (EI105)Conference Chairs: Reiner Eschbach, XeroxCorp.(USA);Gabriel G. Marcu, AppleInc.(USA);Alessandro Rizzi, Univ.degliStudidiMilano(Italy)Program Committee: Jan Philip Allebach, PurdueUniv.(USA);Scott J. Daly, DolbyLabs.,Inc.(USA);Phil J. Green, LondonCollegeofCommunication(UnitedKingdom);Roger D. Hersch, EcolePolytechniqueFédéraledeLausanne(Switzerland);Choon-Woo Kim, InhaUniv.(Korea,Republicof);Michael A. Kriss, MAKConsultants(USA);Fritz Lebowsky, STMicroelectronics(France);Nathan Moroney, Hewlett-PackardLabs.(USA);Carinna E. Parraman, Univ.oftheWestofEngland(UnitedKingdom);Shoji Tominaga, ChibaUniv.(Japan);Stephen Westland, Univ.ofLeeds(UnitedKingdom)

Due Dates:Abstract(500words)andSummary(200words):22 July 2013ManuscriptforOn-siteProceedings:25 November 2013

Color imaging has historically been treated as aconstant phenomenon well described by threeindependent parameters. Recent advances incomputationalresourcesandintheunderstandingofthe human aspects are leading to new approachesthat extend the purely metrological view towards aperceptualviewofcolorindocumentsanddisplays.Part of this perceptual view is the incorporation ofspatialaspects,adaptivecolorprocessingbasedonimagecontentandtheautomationofcolortasks,tonameafew.

Thisdynamicnatureappliestohardcopydevices,but to an even larger extend to soft-copy displays.Adaptivegamutandtonemapping,dynamiccontrast,adaptivepowerusageandcolormanagementcontinueto support the unprecedented development of thedisplayhardwarespreading frommobiledisplays tolargesizescreens.

This conference provides an opportunity forpresenting,aswellasgettingacquainted,withthemostrecentdevelopmentsincolorimagingtechnologiesandapplications.Focusoftheconferenceisoncolorimageinput,dynamiccolorimageoutputandrendering,colorimageautomation,emphasizingcolorincontextandcolor in images,andon the reproductionof imagesacross local and remote devices. The conferencecoverssoftware,media,andsystems.Specialattentionisgiventoapplicationsandrequirementscreatedbynewdisciplines.

Areasofinterestinclude:• Imageprocessingforcolorinput,softcopy/

hardcopyoutputandelectronicpublishing:automaticcolorcorrection,imagepreferenceprocessing(automaticaswellasuser-guided),visualtolerance,quantization,halftoning,datacompressionandartifactreduction

•Colorreproduction:spatialaspectsofcolor,colorincontext,colorreproductionacrossdevices,networkcolormanagement,colorappearance,colorpreferenceandestimation,chromaticadaptation,computationalcolorscience,high-dynamicrangeimagingandtonemapping,widegamutimagingsystems,widepixelencodingandimageprocessingpipelines

•Systemsandarchitectures:deviceindependentcolorimplementationincommercialsystems,colormanagement,colormatchingdevicedrivers,systemperformance,imagingworkflow

•Devicemodelingandcharacterization:paperUVfluorescence,infra-redbehavior,etc.andtheirinfluenceonrendering

•Effectsofextra-spectralattributes:paperUVfluorescence,infra-redbehavior,etc.andtheirinfluenceonrendering

•Applicationsofcolorhardandsoftcopy:medicalimaging,cartography,finearts,useofcolorindocuments,newcommunicationsmedia,knowledgedelivery

•Colorimageencodingandstandards:interchangelanguages,fileformats,colorencoding,ICCprofiles

•Representationandencodingofcompounddocuments:mixedrastercontent,multiplaneimagingmodels,documentcompression

•Spatialprocessing:exploringspatialaspectsinimageprocessing,includingspatialaspectsofhumanperceptionasitrelatestoimagerendering.

The Special Session entitled ‘The Dark Side ofColor’ will group challenging questions, openissues,alternativeviews,paradigmshifts,bottomupexperimentation, re-addressing the current state ofthe color science, technology and applications. Forthissession,wearelookingforwell-askedquestionsratherthantangibleresults.


Call for Papers

Image Quality and System Performance XI (EI106)Conference Chairs: Sophie Triantaphillidou, Univ.ofWestminster(UnitedKingdom);Mohamed-Chaker Larabi, Univ.dePoitiers(France)Program Committee: Nicolas Bonnier, CanonAustraliaPty.Ltd.(Australia);Peter D. Burns, BurnsDigitalImaging(USA);Majed Chambah, Univ.deReimsChampagne-Ardenne(France);Luke C. Cui, LexmarkInternational,Inc.(USA);Mark D. Fairchild, RochesterInstituteofTechnology(USA);Susan P. Farnand, RochesterInstituteofTechnology(USA);Frans Gaykema, OcéTechnologiesB.V.(Netherlands);Dirk W. Hertel, EInkCorp.(USA);Robin B. Jenkin, Apple,Inc.(USA);Elaine W. Jin, AptinaImagingCorp.(USA);Sang Ho Kim, SamsungDigitalCity(Korea,Republicof);Toshiya Nakaguchi, ChibaUniv.(Japan);Göte S. Nyman, Univ.ofHelsinki(Finland);Stuart W. Perry, CanonAustraliaPty.Ltd.(Australia);D. René Rasmussen, QiAnalyticsLLC(USA);Eric K. Zeise, Kodak’sGraphicCommunicationsGroup(USA)

Due Dates:Abstract(500-1,000words)andSummary(200words):22 July 2013ManuscriptforOn-SiteProceedings:25 November 2013

We live in a visual world. The perceived qualityof images is of crucial importance in industrial,medical and entertaining application environments.Developments indigitalprinting, flatpaneldisplays,camera sensors, image processing power, and 3Dimaging are enabling new or enhanced possibilitiesforcreatingandconveyingvisualcontentthatinformsorentertains.Wirelessnetworksandmobiledevicesexpandthewaystoshareimagery.

Thepowerof imaging restsdirectlyon thevisualqualityof the imagesandthesystemsthatproducethem. As the images are generally intended to beviewedbyhumans,considerationoftheroleofhumanvisualperceptionisintrinsictotheeffectiveassessmentofimagequality.

This conference brings together industrial andacademic engineers and scientists who strive tounderstand what makes a high quality image andhow to assess the requirements and performanceof modern imaging systems. We focus on bothobjectiveandsubjectivemethods forevaluating theperceptualqualityofimages.Weincludeapplicationsthroughout the imaging chain from image capture,throughprocessing,andontooutput,whetherprintedordisplayed,whethervideoorstill images,whether2D or 3D. We welcomeabstractsdescribing recentdevelopmentsinthefollowingandrelatedareas:

Image quality objective and subjective evaluation• imagequalityattributescharacterizationand

metrics•psychophysicaltestingandscaling• integrationofimagequalityattributes,poolingof

metrics• imagepreferencemeasurementandmodeling• toolsandinstrumentationtoquantifyvisual

attributes• imagequalityandsaliency,scenedependency•designofanalyticaltesttargets•developmentoftestimagedatabaseswith

perceptualreferencedata• imagequalitysurveydesign(print,web-based,

mobile)•advancesinperceptualimagequality

understanding•visionbasedmodelingofimagequalityperception• imagequalityandimageaesthetics•qualityof(multimedia)experience

System performance measurement and modeling• linkingperceptualimagequalitytosystem

performanceparameters•extractionofimagequalitymeasuresfromdigital

images•MTF,renderingoffinedetailandperceptionof

sharpness•gamutsize,colorrendering,ICCprofileevaluation• imagenoiseanalysisandcolorerrorpropagation• imageartifactperception,evaluationand

simulation•metricsforimagingdeviceperformance•methodsforcompetitivebenchmarking,quality

assurance•multi-mediaandcross-mediasystemevaluations• task-orientedimagequalityevaluation(e.g.

medical,imaging,automotivevision,andremotesensing)

• readabilityofelectronicpaperandmobiledisplay•balancingimagequalityagainstcost,featuresand

reliability

Standards for image quality and system performance•mobileimagingperformance•videoimagingperformance•3Drepresentation,3Ddisplays,2.5and3Dprinting•medicalandforensicimaging•measurementofprintanddisplaymicrostructure

(dots,edges,color,resolution,distortion,etc.)• imageartifactcharacterization(banding,streaking,

defectivepixels,etc)•statisticalmethodsforsystemperformance

specification

Thecommitteewillreviewallsubmittedabstractsandfeedbackwillbesenttotheauthors.

A Best Student Paper Award will be given again in 2014.



Visualization and Data Analysis 2014 (EI107)Conference Chairs:Pak Chung Wong, PacificNorthwestNationalLab.(USA);David L. Kao, NASAAmesResearchCtr.(USA); Ming C. Hao, Hewlett-PackardLabs.(USA);Chaomei Chen, DrexelUniv.(USA)Conference Co-Chairs: Christopher G. Healey, NorthCarolinaStateUniv.(USA);Mark A. Livingston,U.S.NavalResearchLab.(USA); Ian Roberts, PacificNorthwestNationalLab.(USA);Thomas Wischgoll,WrightStateUniv.(USA)Program Committee: Madjid Allili,Bishop’sUniv.(Canada);Barry G. Becker, Pros(USA);Daniel Cernea,TechnischeUniv.Kaiserslautern(Germany);Remco Chang, TuftsUniv.(USA);Guoning Chen, Univ.ofHouston(USA);Yi-Jen Chiang,PolytechnicInstituteofNewYorkUniv.(USA);Hank Childs, Univ.ofOregon(USA);Jaegul Choo,GeorgiaInstituteofTechnology(USA);Sussan Einakian,TheUniv.ofAlabamainHuntsville(USA);Christoph Garth,TechnischeUniv.Kaiserslautern(Germany);Matti T. Gröhn, FinnishInstituteofOccupationalHealth(Finland);Andreas Kerren, LinnaeusUniv.(Sweden);Halldor Janetzko, Univ.Konstanz(Germany);Ming Jiang, LawrenceLivermoreNationalLab.(USA);Alark Joshi,BoiseStateUniv.(USA);Robert R. Lewis,WashingtonStateUniv.(USA);Peter Lindstrom, LawrenceLivermoreNationalLab.(USA); Lars Linsen, JacobsUniv.BremengGmbH(Germany);Zhanping Liu,KentuckyStateUniv.(USA);Aidong Lu, TheUniv.ofNorthCarolinaatCharlotte(USA);Richard May, PacificNorthwestNationalLab.(USA);Harald Obermaier,Univ.ofCalifornia,Davis(USA);Donald A. Pellegrino, TheDowChemicalCo.(USA);Theresa-Marie Rhyne, ComputerGraphicsandE-Learning(USA);Tobias Schreck,Univ.Konstanz(Germany);Chad A. Steed, OakRidgeNationalLab.(USA);Kalpathi R. Subramanian, TheUniv.ofNorthCarolinaatCharlotte(USA); Shigeo Takahashi, TheUniv.ofTokyo(Japan);Chaoli Wang, MichiganTechnologicalUniv.(USA);Ming-Hsuan Yang,Univ.ofCalifornia,Merced(USA); Caroline Ziemkiewicz, BrownUniv.(USA)

Due Dates:FullPapersforReview(6pagesminimum)andSummary(200words):22 July 2013ManuscriptforOn-siteProceedings:25 November 2013

SincethefirstVDAconferencewasheldin1994,theannualeventhasgrownsteadily intoamajorvenuefor visualization researchers and practitioners fromaroundtheworldtopresenttheirworkandsharetheirexperience every year. We invite you to participatebysubmittingyouroriginal researchas fullpaperorpostersandjoinusinSanFrancisco,CA.

Both paper and poster submissions will be peerreviewed.Theaveragepaperacceptancerateoftherecent VDA conferences was about 50%. Paperspresented at this conference will be published in aboundproceedingspublishedbyIS&T/SPIE.

Sincetheterm‘datavisualization’wasfoundintheliteratureintheearly90’s,ithasgraduallyevolvedintoabroadareaofresearchanddevelopment.ThedatavisualizationWikipediapage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visualizationanditsreferencesprovideaglimpseinto its history of innovation and the latest cutting-edgetechnology.Papersandpostersaresolicitedonall topicsofdatavisualization.Theyinclude,butarenotlimitedto:•biomedicalvisualization•casestudiesandempiricalstudies•cyber-security•datamining•exploratorydatavisualizationandanalysis•geographicvisualization•high-performancecomputingandvisualization• imageprocessing• informationvisualization•multivariatetimeseriesvisualization•scientificvisualization•sentimentanalysis•socialmedia•virtualandaugmentedreality•humanfactors•volumeandflowvisualization


Call for Papers

Measuring, Modeling, and Reproducing Material Appearance MMRMA (EI108)Conference Chairs: Maria V. Ortiz Segovia, OcéPrintLogicTechnologies(France);Philipp Urban, TechnischeUniv.Darmstadt(Germany);Jan Philip Allebach, PurdueUniv.(USA)Program Committee: Susan P. Farnand, RochesterInstituteofTechnology(USA);James A. Ferwerda, RochesterInstituteofTechnology(USA);Jon Yngve Hardeberg, GjøvikUniv.College(Norway);Andreas Höpe, Physikalisch-TechnischeBundesanstalt(Germany);E. J. J. Kirchner,AkzoNobelNederlandbv(USA);Susanne Klein, Univ.ofBristol(UnitedKingdom);Carinna E. Parraman, Univ.oftheWestofEngland(UnitedKingdom);Sabine Süsstrunk, EcolePolytechniqueFédéraledeLausanne(Switzerland);Françoise Viénot, Muséumnationald’Histoirenaturelle(France)


Therapidandcontinuousdevelopmentof renderingdevicessuchasdisplaysandprintersoffersinterestingchallengesrelatedtohowmaterialsareunderstood.Overtheyears,researchersfromdifferentdisciplineshavestudiedtheinteractionofincidentlightwiththetexture and surface geometry of a given object, aswell as the optical properties of distinct materials.Thankstothoseefforts,wehavebeenabletorenderwithhighaccuracy2.5Dand3Dobjectsandscenes.Butgiventheday-to-daytechnologicalimprovementsofmaterialsanddevicesalongwiththeadvancesinthe areasof visual and tactileperception,modelinghowlightinteractswithmaterials,andtechniquesformeasuring material properties, the field of materialappearanceisinconstantevolution.Thisconferenceoffers the possibility to share research results andestablish new collaborations among academic andindustrialresearchersfromtheserelatedfields.

Papers are solicited in, but not limited to, thefollowingcategories:•Methodsformeasuringmaterialproperties:

measurementofBidirectionalReflectanceDistributionFunctions(BRDF),BidirectionalTextureFunctions(BTF)andBidirectionalSurfaceScatteringReflectanceDistributionFunction(BSSRDF);estimationofmaterialdifferenceperception;evaluationofmetalliccoatings/inks;measurementofglossiness;estimationoftextureperception;dataacquisitionmethodsfordifferenttypesofmaterials.

•Modelsfordistinctcharacteristicsofmaterials:modelingofBidirectionalReflectanceDistributionFunctions(BRDF),BidirectionalTextureFunctions(BTF)andBidirectionalSurfaceScatteringReflectanceDistributionFunction(BSSRDF);modelingmaterialdifferenceperception;appearancemodelingofglossinessandtexture;modelingofvarnishandspecialeffectsinks;softproofingmethodsfor2.5Dand3Dprinting.

•Materialreproductionaspects:qualityevaluationof2.5Dand3Dsoft-andhard-copyreproductions(displayandprinting);estimationofeffectsofenvironmentalaspectsinmaterialperception(lighting,observers’position,printingmedia);estimationofsensoryinput(visual,touch,audio)effectinmaterialperception;evaluationofaestheticaspectsof2.5Dand3Dsoft-andhard-copyreproductions(displayandprinting);saliencyof2.5Dand3Dsoft-andhard-copyreproductions(displayandprinting);imagingandperceptionofmetallicandeffectcoatings/inks;saliency,quality,andaestheticsinappearancereproduction;spectralreproduction.

NEW



Image Processing

The conference Image Processing: Algorithms andSystemsXIcontinuesthetraditionoftheconferencesNonlinear Image Processing and Pattern Analysisin exploring new image processing algorithms. Italsoreverberatesthegrowingcallforintegrationofthetheoreticalresearchonimageprocessingalgorithmswiththemoreappliedresearchonimageprocessingsystems.

Specifically,theconferenceaimsathighlightingtheimportanceofinteractionbetweenlinear,nonlinear,andtransform-basedapproachesforcreatingsophisticatedalgorithmsandbuildingmodernimagingsystemsfornewandemergingapplications.

The conference chairs and program committeeinvitehigh-qualitysubmissionsofpapersdiscussingnewresultsin,butnotlimitedto,thefollowingtopics:

Methods:• linearandnon-linearfiltering• transforms,wavelets,andabstractharmonic

analysis•statisticalmodelingandestimation• fuzzysystemsandneuralnetworks•geneticandevolutionarycomputing• logic-basedalgorithms•graphtheoreticmethods• interpolation,rescaling,warping,morphing• localandnon-localimageapproximations• imagedenoising,deblurring,reconstruction• inverseimaging•sparserepresentationsandcompressivesensing•designofperceptualimagequalitymetrics•multi-cameraandmulti-sensorimaging•3Dvisualscenereconstruction

Applications and systems in:•machinevision•visualandmultimediacommunications•biomedicalimageprocessing•microarrayimaging•datafusion•steganographyanddatahiding•advanceddisplaysandhuman-machineinteraction•subjectiveandobjectiveimagequalityassessment•biomedicalandhealthinformatics•computersensing

Note: Pleasefollowthesubmissioninstructionsandsubmit a full-length manuscript (6 pages minimum).Thesubmittedmanuscriptswillbepeer-reviewedforqualityandscientificnovelty.

Image Processing: Algorithms and Systems XII (EI109)Conference Chairs: Karen O. Egiazarian, TampereUniv.ofTechnology(Finland);Sos S. Agaian, TheUniv.ofTexasatSanAntonio(USA);Atanas P. Gotchev, TampereUniv.ofTechnology(Finland)Program Committee: Gözde Bozdagi Akar, MiddleEastTechnicalUniv.(Turkey);Junior Barrera, Univ.deSãoPaulo(Brazil);Jenny Benois-Pineau, BordeauxUniv.(France);Reiner Creutzburg, FachhochschuleBrandenburg(Germany);Paul D. Gader, Univ.ofFlorida(USA);John C. Handley, XeroxCorp.(USA);Vladimir Vasilyevich Lukin, NationalAerospaceUniv.(Ukraine);Stephen Marshall, Univ.ofStrathclyde(UnitedKingdom);Alessandro Neri, Univ.degliStudidiRomaTre(Italy);Françoise Prêteux, MinesParisTech(France);Gianni Ramponi, Univ.degliStudidiTrieste(Italy);Ivan W. Selesnick, PolytechnicInstituteofNewYorkUniv.(USA);Damir Sersic, Univ.ofZagreb(Croatia)

Due Dates:ExtendedAbstract(1000words),FullPaper(6pagesminimum),andSummary(200words)22 July 2013ManuscriptforPost-MeetingProceedings:6 January 2014


Call for Papers

Computational Imaging XII (EI112)Conference Chairs: Charles A. Bouman, PurdueUniv.(USA);Ken D. Sauer, Univ.ofNotreDame(USA)


More thaneverbefore,computersandcomputationare critical to the image formation process. Acrossdiverse applications and fields, remarkably similarimaging problems appear, requiring sophisticatedmathematical,statistical,andalgorithmictools.

Thisconferencefocusesonimagingasamarriageofcomputationwithphysicaldevices.Itemphasizesthe interplaybetweenmathematical theory,physicalmodels, and computational algorithms that enableeffectivecurrentandfutureimagingsystems.

Contributions to the conference are solicited ontopicsrangingfromfundamentaltheoreticaladvancesto detailed system-level implementations and casestudies.Areasofparticularinterestinclude:

Algorithms and methodologies• inversemethods•model-basedimagingandcompressedsensing•estimationtechniques• imagingsystemmodelingandsimulation•optimizationapproaches•multiscaleimageprocessingandmodeling•statisticallearningandanalysismethods.

Key problem areas• imagerecoveryfromsensordata•denoising,demosaicking,colorcorrection•deblurringandhigh-resolutionrendering• imageandcolortransformsandanalysis•visualperceptionasaninverseproblem• tomography,transmission,andemission•microscopy,light,EM,andnon-classical•opticalcoherenceimaging•MRI,anatomical,functional,andmolecular•acousticimaging•diffusionopticalimaging•electricalresistanceandimpedanceimaging•crystallography•syntheticapertureradar•computationaldepth-of-fieldenhancement• intelligentimagecroppingandscaling•plenopticsandnon-classicalimagecapture•codedapertureandcompressedsensing.

Current and future applications•consumerimagingandcomputationalphotography•superresolutionandenhancement• imagingandcameranetworks•medicalimagingandimage-guidedsurgery•microscopyandclinicalapplications•emergingbiomedicalapplications•geophysicalimaging•environmentalremediatingandmonitoring•nondestructivetestingandevaluation• imagery-basedsurveillanceandtracking• targetclassificationandidentification• remotesensingapplications.



Image Processing

Document Recognition and Retrieval (DRR) is oneof the leading international conferences devoted tocurrent research in document analysis, recognitionand retrieval. The 21st Document Recognition andRetrieval Conference is being held as part of theIS&T/SPIEElectronic ImagingSymposium, from2-6February2014inSanFrancisco,California,USA.Theconference venue and hotel will be the Hilton SanFranciscoUnionSquare.

The Conference Chairs and Program Committeeinviteallresearchersworkingondocumentrecognitionand retrieval to submit original research papers.Papersarepresented inoralandpostersessionsatthe conference, along with invited talks by leadingresearchers.AcceptedpaperswillbepublishedbytheSPIEintheconferenceproceedings.AttheconferenceaBestStudentPaperAwardwillbepresented.Papersare solicited in, but not limited to, the areas below.(Conferencewebpage:http://drr2014.irisa.fr)

Document recognition•Text recognition: machine-printed,handwritten

documents;paper,tablet,camera,andvideosources

• Writer/style identification, verification, and adaptation

• Graphics recognition: vectorization(e.g.forline-art,mapsandtechnicaldrawings),signature,logoandgraphicalsymbolrecognition,figure,chartandgraphrecognition,anddiagrammaticnotations(e.g.music,mathematicalnotation)

• Document layout analysis and understanding: documentandpageregionsegmentation,formandtablerecognition,anddocumentunderstandingthroughcombinedmodalities(e.g.speechandimages)

• Evaluation:performancemetrics,anddocumentdegradationmodels

•Additional topics: documentimagefiltering,enhancementandcompression,documentclusteringandclassification,machinelearning(e.g.integrationandoptimizationofrecognitionmodules),historicalanddegradeddocumentimages(e.g.fax),multilingualdocumentrecognition,andwebpageanalysis(includingwikisandblogs).

Document retrieval• Indexing and summarization:textdocuments

(messages,blogs,etc.),imageddocuments,entitytaggingfromOCRoutput,andtextcategorization

•Query languages and modalities: content-basedimageretrieval(CBIR)fordocuments,keywordspotting,non-textualquery-by-example(e.g.tables,figures,math),queryingbydocumentgeometryand/orlogicalstructure,approximatestringmatchingalgorithmsforOCRoutput,retrievalofnoisytextdocuments(messages,blogs,etc.),crossandmulti-lingualretrieval

• Discovery and browsing: patterndiscovery,trendmining,topicmodelingandanalysis,clustering

• Evaluation: relevanceandperformancemetrics,evaluationprotocols,andbenchmarking

•Additional topics:relevancefeedback,impactofrecognitionaccuracyonretrievalperformance,anddigitallibrariesincludingsystemsengineeringandqualityassurance.

Paper submission: All paper submissions shouldbe between 8-12 pages in length, using the SPIELaTeXtemplate.Foracceptedsubmissions,thefinalmanuscripts to be published in the proceedingsare expected to be also 8-12 pages long in thesame format. Papers should clearly identify theproblemaddressedinthepaper,identifytheoriginalcontribution(s)ofthepaper,relatethepapertopreviouswork, and provide experimental and/or theoreticalevaluation as appropriate. Submissions should beuploaded through the conference web site (http://drr2014.irisa.fr/submission.html).

Document Recognition and Retrieval XXI (EI113)Conference Chairs: Bertrand Coüasnon, InstitutNationaldesSciencesAppliquéesdeRennes(France); Eric K. Ringger, BrighamYoungUniv.(USA)Program Committee: Gady Agam,IllinoisInstituteofTechnology(USA);Sameer K. Antani, NationalLibraryofMedicine(USA);Elisa H. Barney Smith, BoiseStateUniv.(USA); William A. Barrett, BrighamYoungUniv.(USA);Kathrin Berkner,RicohInnovations,Inc.(USA);Hervé Déjean, XeroxResearchCtr.EuropeGrenoble(France);Xiaoqing Ding, TsinghuaUniv.(China);David Scott Doermann, Univ.ofMaryland,CollegePark(USA); Oleg D. Golubitsky, GoogleWaterloo(Canada);Jianying Hu,IBMThomasJ.WatsonResearchCtr.(USA);Ergina Kavallieratou,Univ.oftheAegean(Greece);Christopher Kermorvant, A2iASA(France); Laurence Likforman-Sulem, TelecomParisTech(France);Xiaofan Lin, A9.com,Inc.(USA);Marcus Liwicki,DeutschesForschungszentrumfürKünstlicheIntelligenzGmbH(Germany);Daniel P. Lopresti, LehighUniv.(USA);Umapada Pal,IndianStatisticalInstitute(India);Hiroshi Sako, HoseiUniv.(Japan);Sargur N. Srihari, Univ.atBuffalo(USA);Venkata Subramaniam,IBMIndiaResearchLab.(India);Kazem Taghva,Univ.ofNevada,LasVegas(USA);George R. Thoma, NationalLibraryofMedicine(USA);Christian Viard-Gaudin,Univ.deNantes(France);Berrin Yanikoglu, SabanciUniv.(Turkey); Richard Zanibbi,RochesterInstituteofTechnology(USA);Jie Zou, NationalLibraryofMedicine(USA)

Due Dates:FullPaperforReview(8-12pages)andSummary(200words): 22 July 2013ManuscriptforOn-siteProceedings:25 November 2013


Call for Papers

Image Sensors and Imaging Systems 2014 (EI115)Conference Chairs: Ralf Widenhorn, PortlandStateUniv.(USA);Antoine Dupret, Commissariatàl’ÉnergieAtomique(France)Program Committee: Morley M. Blouke, PortlandStateUniv.(USA);Erik Bodegom, PortlandStateUniv.(USA);Glenn H. Chapman, SimonFraserUniv.(Canada);Arnaud Darmont, AphesaSPRL(Belgium);James A. DiBella Sr., TruesenseImaging,Inc.(USA);Boyd A. Fowler, BAESystems(USA);Kevin J. Matherson, Hewlett-PackardCo.(USA);Alice L. Reinheimer, e2v(USA);Franz Riedlberger, JazzSemiconductor,Inc.(USA);Nobukazu Teranishi, PanasonicCorp.(Japan);Jean-Michel Tualle, Univ.Paris13(France);Xinyang Wang, CMOSISnv(Belgium)


Solid stateoptical sensors and solid state camerashaveestablishedthemselvesastheimagingsystemsofchoiceformanydemandingprofessionalapplicationssuch as scientific and industrial applications. Theadvantagesoflow-power,low-noise,high-resolution,high-geometricfidelity,broadspectralsensitivity,andextremelyhighquantumefficiencyhaveledtoanumberofrevolutionaryuses.

Thisconferenceaimsatbeingaplaceofexchangesandatgivingtheopportunitytoaquickpublicationofnewworksintheintheareasofsolidstatedetectors,solidstatecameras,newopticalconceptsandnovelapplications.Toencouragethediscussionasetofhighlevelinvitedtalkswillbefollowedbyapaneldiscussion.To encourage young talents a best student papercontestwillbeorganized.

Theemphasiswillbeputonthefollowingtopics:

Advances in technologies and models• innovativedevices• innovativeprocessandpost-process(e.g.3D

integration)•advancesinalternativetechnologies(organic,a-Si,

etc.)•noiseanalysisandnoisereduction

High-end image sensors•highspeed• largeformat•ultralowpower•ultralownoise•veryhighdynamicrange

On-chip processing for smarter sensors•onchipsignalorimageprocessing• imagesensorsfor3Dimaging•bio-inspiredimagesensor• interfacestandardsforindustrialcameras,

e.g.CameraLink,CameraLinkHS,IIDC/DCAM,GigEVisionGen<i<Cam,CoaXpress,USB3,directPCIecameras

Image sensors assessment and novel implementations or applications•hyperspectralsensorsorcamera•computationalimaging

Youareinvitedtosubmitpapersonanyoftheaboveorrelatedtopics.

Image Capture



Image Capture

Digital Photography X (EI116)Conference Chairs: Nitin Sampat, RochesterInstituteofTechnology(USA);Radka Tezaur, NikonPrecisionInc.(USA)Conference Co-Chairs: Francisco H. Imai, CanonU.S.A.,Inc.(USA);Boyd A. Fowler, BAESystems(USA);Kevin J. Matherson, Hewlett-PackardCo.(USA)Program Committee: Henry G. Dietz, Univ.ofKentucky(USA);Bahadir K. Gunturk,LouisianaStateUniv.(USA);Jiangtao Kuang, OmniVisionTechnologies,Inc.(USA); Lingfei Meng, RicohInnovations,Inc.(USA);Touraj Tajbakhsh, AppleInc.(USA);Michael Wang,IntelCorp.(USA)

Due Dates:ExtendedAbstract(1,000words,upto4pagesincludingpreliminaryresults)andSummary(200words):22 July 2013ManuscriptforOn-siteProceedings:25 November 2013

It is noexaggeration to say that digital photographyhas revolutionized theworldwe live in.Thenumberofbothstill imagesandvideos thatarecurrently taken isunprecedented.Thanks tosmartphones, theaverageperson carries a high resolution camera everywherehegoes,andcapturesmorepicturesandvideos thaneverbefore.Awiderangeofconsumerandprofessionalcamerasoffersnew features thatallowphotographersto capture high quality images even in challengingsituations.Evenaninexperiencedphotographercannowachieveexcellentresults.Advanceddigitalphotographytechnologiescontinuetorevolutionizescientificresearch,providing ways to capture data that were previouslyunobtainable.Theyalsoplayacrucial role in industry,defense,healthcareandmanyotherareas. Intensiveongoingresearchacrossmanyfrontsopensnewhorizonswithinthefieldofdigitalimagingandpromisesthatthefutureofdigitalphotographywillbeevenmoreexcitingthanthepresent.

Forthelastdecade,thisconferencehasbeenbringingtogetherresearchers,scientists,andengineersworkingintheimagingfieldtodiscussrecentprogressindigital,computational,andmobilephotographyandallitsrelevantareas, fromimagecapturetechnologiesandin-cameradigitalimageprocessingpipelinecomponents,toimagepost-processing in a computer, image transmissionandhardandsoftoutput.Papersare solicited in thefollowingareasandanyothernewareasrelevanttodigitalphotography:

Image sensor technologies and sensor advancements• pixeldesignandscaling• CFA(colorfilterarray)layoutsandfilterdesign• cameraonachip• interplaypixelopticsbetweenimagingoptics

Sensor, lens, and system characterization• pixel,ADCandsensorcharacterization• crosstalkandvignetting• lenssystemsandcharacterization• IR,UV,anti-aliasingfilters

Image processing technologies• autofocusandauto-exposure• spatialandtemporaldemosaicing• illuminantestimationandcorrection• tonecorrectionandcolorcorrection• noisesuppression,sharpeningandotherimage

restorationandenhancementalgorithms• adaptiveimageup-sampling,super-resolution• imagecompression• imageandvideostabilization• colorimage/videoqualityassessment• realtimeimageprocessing

Computer vision techniques• sceneanalysisandimageunderstanding• face,smile,gesturedetection• mainsubjectdetection• evaluatingandimprovingimagecomposition,re-

cropping

Computational photography• plenoptic,mosaicingsolutions• HDRcameras• multi-cameraarrays,imagecompositetechnologies• newopticsandcatadioptrics• multispectralimaging• depthestimation,extendeddepthoffield(EDOF)• deblurringandblurenhancement• jointoptical-digitalsystemdesignandoptimization• relighting• dehazing• compressiveimaging• imagerendering(HDR,perceptual,artistic)• imagequalitycriteriaforcomputationalphotography• system-levelcost/performancemodelingandanalysis

Innovative technologies for digital photography• nanophotonics,nanoplasmonics• blacksilicon• quantumimagingandghostimaging• 3Dcamera,3Dsensor,3Dsolutionsandapplications

Mobile imaging• cell-phoneandPDAcameras• size,power,andprocessingissues• storage,distribution,displayandprinting• mobileimagingstandards• cameramoduleusagepatterns• opticalandelectricalimage-stabilizationsolutions• compensationfordynamicrangeaffectedbypixel

size• mobilecomputationalphotography• mobilevisualsearch• novelaperturedesign,method,andimplementation

Rendering technologies• profilingtechniques,colormanagement• softandhardcopyrendering• photokiosksandon-linephotofinishing• archivalphotography,revivalofoldphotographs

Imaging standards• imagequalitystandards(MTF,noise,texture,etc.)• ISOspeed• imagestabilization• fileformatsandimagemetadata• imagecommunications• imagestoragetechnologies

Embedded solutions• hardware/softwareenhancementforcomputervision• embeddedsystemcolorprocessingand

enhancement

TheconferencewillincludepaneldiscussionsandjointsessionswithotherElectronicImagingconferenceswithoverlappinginterests.

Student awards and the Best Paper Award will be presented.


Image Processing: Machine Vision Applications VII (EI117)Conference Chairs: Philip R. Bingham, OakRidgeNationalLab.(USA);Kurt S. Niel, FachhochschuleWels(Austria)


The goal of this conference is to bring togetherreal-world practitioners and laboratory researchersin machine vision to share recent applications anddevelopments.Topicsofinterestincludetheintegrationofimagingsensors,supportinghardware,computers,and algorithms for manufacturing inspection,characterization, and/or control. The decreasedcostofcomputationalpowerandvisionsensorshasmotivated the rapid proliferation of machine visiontechnology in a variety of industries. Examples ofsuchindustriesincludealuminum,automotive,forestproducts, textiles, glass, steel, metal casting, andchemicals.Other industries,suchassemiconductorandelectronicsmanufacturing,havebeenemployingmachinevisiontechnologyforseveralyears.Machinevisionsupportinghandlingrobotsisanothermaintopicforindustrialapplications.Thereisneedofaccurate,fastandrobustdetectionofobjectsandtheirpositioninspace.Theirsurface,thebackgroundandilluminationisuncontrolled,inmostcasestheobjectsofinterestarewithinabulkofmanyothers.Forbothnewandexistingindustrialusersofmachinevision,therearenumerousinnovative methods to improve productivity, quality,andcompliancewithproductstandards.

Thereare several broadproblemareas that havereceived significant attention in recent years. Forexample, some industries are collecting enormousamounts of image data from product monitoringsystems.Newandefficientmethodsarerequiredtoextract insight and to perform process diagnosticsbased on this historical record. Regarding thephysical scale of the measurements, microscopytechniquesarenearingresolutionlimitsinfieldssuchas semiconductors, biology, and other nanoscaletechnologies. Techniques such as resolutionenhancement,model-basedmethods,andstatisticalimaging may provide the means to extend thesesystems beyond current capabilities. Furthermore,obtainingreal-timeandrobustmeasurementsin-lineorat-lineinharshindustrialenvironmentsisachallengeformachine vision researchers, especiallywhen themanufacturercannotmakesignificantchangestotheirfacilityorprocess.

Abstractsaresoughtthatarerelatedtobothnovelapplications of existing methodology and/or newalgorithmsor techniques.Abstractsareencouragedfrom,butnotlimitedto,thefollowinglistoftopics:• imageprocessingalgorithmsandapplications• image-relatedpatternrecognitiontechniquesand

applications• image-relateddataminingandknowledge

discovery• three-dimensionalimaging(stereo,structure-from-

motion,laserrangefinding)

•non-classicalsensing•physicalimaging• thermal,color,and/orspectroscopicimaging

algorithmsandapplications•novelhardwaredesigns•visionsystemarchitectures• imagingandinspectioninharshenvironments•machinevisionforprocesscontrol/diagnosis,trend

analysis,orpreventativemaintenance•high-throughputsystemsformedicalorbiological

applications•casestudiesontheimpactofmachinevisionin

manufacturing•machinevisionapplicationsforindustrialresearch

anddevelopment•machinevisionsupportinghandlingrobots•computationalvisionandimagingtechniques.

Abstractsubmissionsshouldbe~500wordsinlengthand should contain all of the following information:(1)aclearproblemstatementandmotivationforthework,(2)methods,(3)experimentalresults(thesemaybe preliminary), and (4) a summary or conclusion.Submissionsthatdonotmeettheserequirementswillnotbeconsidered.Allabstractswillbepeerreviewed.Papersofexceptionalqualitywillbeinvitedtosubmitrevised,extendeddraftstotheIS&T/SPIEJournalofElectronicImaging.

There will be a Best Paper Award within thisconference.

Computer Vision


Computer Vision

This meeting will focus on new algorithms andtechniquesforintelligentrobotsandcomputervisionwith emphasis on algorithms and techniques. Withcomputer vision, the conference is focused on thedevelopment of the science of computer imaging,theory,algorithms,paradigms,andapplications.

Thisconferenceemphasizesintelligentrobotics,newcomputer vision, andpattern recognitionalgorithmsandapplicationsinroboticsandproduct inspection,modeling of human visual processing, learning forswarmsofrobots,etc.In2014,weplanseveralmajorsessionsonnewadvancesinintelligentmobilerobots(systems, navigation, obstacle avoidance, routeplanning)withemphasisonresultsobtainedindiversegovernment and other programs. Especially we areinterestedofdiversityofvehicles includingairborne,micro UAVs and UAVs. Sessions are also plannedondetectionand trackingofpeopleandvehicles incomplexenvironments,productinspection,cognitivelearningstrategiesandsystems,autonomousmulti-vehicle collaboration and vehicle automation andenhanced safety through driver assisted aids formannedandunmannedvehiclesforthemilitaryandautomotiveapplications.In2014welaunchtwonewthemes:computationalattention(machineattentioninrobots,jointattentioninhuman-robotcooperationandhuman factor analyses) and Mobile Mapping (visualinfrastructurerecognitionandlocalization).

Papers are solicited specifically for the followingtopics:• intelligentmobilerobotmethodsand

advancements(tracking,sceneanalysis,pathplanning,obstacles)

•autonomousmulti-vehiclecollaboration(includingUAVs)

• roboticaidsfortheelderly•cognitivelearningstrategiesandsystems

(intelligentrobotsthatadapt,learn,andmanagecomplexity)

•computervisionalgorithmsandapplicationsforintelligentrobots

• trackingandsceneanalysisforintelligentvehicles•productinspection,testing,andassembly• intelligentpackaging,processing,andmaterial

handling

•segmentationforobjectlocationandobstacleavoidanceforintelligentrobots

•patternrecognitionandimageprocessingforcomputervisionandrobotics

•activevisionandreal-timetechniques•colorimageprocessing• imageunderstandingandsceneanalysis•objectmodelingandrecognition•3Dvision:modeling,representation,perception,

processing,andrecognition;predictive3Dvision• industrialapplications•novelsensorsforintelligentrobots•computationalattention•mobilemapping

Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision Best Student Paper AwardsAwards will be given for Best Oral and PosterPaper Presentation for student authors. For awardconsideration, thestudentauthororco-authormustpresent the paper and verify their student status tothesessionchair.Awardswillbebasedonrelevance,creativity, theoretical and experimental quality, andpresentationeffectiveness.

Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XXXI: Algorithms and Techniques (EI118)Conference Chairs: Juha Röning, Univ.ofOulu(Finland);David Casasent, CarnegieMellonUniv.(USA)Program Committee: Norbert Lauinger, CORRSYS3DSensorsAG(Germany);Dah Jye Lee, BrighamYoungUniv.(USA);Charles A. McPherson, DraperLab.(USA);Kurt S. Niel, FachhochschuleWels(Austria);Yoshihiko Nomura, MieUniv.(Japan);Daniel Raviv, FloridaAtlanticUniv.(USA);Bernard L. Theisen, U.S.ArmyTankAutomotiveResearch,DevelopmentandEngineeringCtr.(USA);Dili Zhang, MonotypeImaging(USA);Lucas Paletta, JOANNEUMRESEARCHForschungsgesellschaftmbH(Austria)

Due Dates:Abstract(500words)andSummary(200words):22 July 2013ManuscriptforOn-siteProceedings:25 November 2013



Video Surveillance and Transportation Imaging Applications 2014 (EI119)Conference Chairs: Robert Paul Loce, XeroxCorp.(USA);Eli Saber, RochesterInstituteofTechnology(USA)Program Committee: Ghassan Al-Regib, GeorgiaInstituteofTechnology(USA);Vijayan K. Asari, Univ.ofDayton(USA);Raja Bala, XeroxCorp.(USA);Farhan Baqai, AppleInc.(USA);Alessandro Bevilacqua, Univ.degliStudidiBologna(Italy);Philip M. Birch, Univ.ofSussex(UnitedKingdom);Alberto Broggi, Univ.degliStudidiParma(Italy);Yang Cai, CarnegieMellonUniv.(USA);Peter H. N. de With, TechnischeUniv.Eindhoven(Netherlands);Sohail A. Dianat, RochesterInstituteofTechnology(USA);Hassan Foroosh, Univ.ofCentralFlorida(USA);Prudhvi Gurram, U.S.ArmyResearchLab.(USA);Mustafa I. Jaber, IPPLEXHoldings(USA);Ned Lecky, LeckyIntegration(USA);Bo Ling, MigmaSystems,Inc.(USA);Fa-Long Luo, ElementCXI,Inc.(USA);Sharathchandra Pankanti, IBMThomasJ.WatsonResearchCtr.(USA);Peter Paul, XeroxCorp.(USA);Andreas E. Savakis, RochesterInstituteofTechnology(USA);Dan Schonfeld, Univ.ofIllinoisatChicago(USA);Oliver Sidla, SLREngineeringOG(Austria);Sreenath Rao Vantaram, RochesterInstituteofTechnology(USA);Yaowu Xu, Google(USA)

Due Dates:Abstract(1,000words)andSummary(200words):22 July 2013ManuscriptforPost-MeetingProceedings:6 January 2014

Withtheadventof low-cost/high-performancevideosensors, imaging platforms, and computationalequipment, it has become increasingly possible toprocessvideostreamsinreal-timeonaffordablecloudcomputationalservers,desktopsystems,andvarioushandheldmobiledevices.Majorapplicationsofthesetechnologies span the spectrum from surveillance,transportation,remotesensing,socialmedia,sports,retail, and biomedical to name a few. Only recentlyhas the potential for these technologies begun tobe realized in various commercial, government andconsumerbasedapplications.Forinstance,automatedvideo understanding can enhance surveillance/monitoring systems beyond what is possible forhuman operators alone. These systems are beingdevelopedtomaintainlong-termsurveillanceonlargenumbers of video streams for various applicationswith minimal or no manual intervention. In addition,automatedsystemscancoordinatemultiplecamerasandprovide“synopsis”viewsofactivitiesthatcanbeused topredict/analyzepotentialeventspreorpostmortem.Ontheotherhand,transportationsystems,thelifebloodofoureconomicandsociallives,arefarfromtheiridealstate.Vehicleaccidentsarethenumberonecauseofdeath in theUSforages4 to34,andexpectedtosurpassdiseaseasacauseofdeathforallagesworldwideby2020.Bysomeestimates,halfthefuelconsumedinSanFranciscoisconsumedwhilesearchingforaparkingspace.Vehicularcongestionisaleadingcauseoflostproductivityandthefuelefficiencyconsiderationshavetraditionallyreceivedverylimitedattentioninthedesignofpresentdaysystems.

Overthepasttwodecades,variousvideoanalyticsalgorithms have been proposed for autonomousunderstandingofevents foravarietyofsurveillanceand transportation type applications. While mostof the earlier solutions started from raw data andfollowedwiththeinterpretationatincreasinglevelsofsemanticcomplexity,morerecenttechniquesattempttobridgethegapbetweensignal-levelandsemanticlevelprocessing.Technologicalsolutionstoproblemsin theseareashave thepotential forverysignificantsocietalimpactsonmanyfrontsfromairport/stadium/building/citysecuritytopatient/elderlycare.Thereisanemergingglobalefforttodevelopeffectivesurveillancesystems to monitor various facilities and smartertransportation networks to improve fuel efficiency,safety, and reduce emissions and congestions invariousmetropolitanareasthroughouttheworld.

ThisCall forPapers is intended tobring togetherworldclassresearchersandpractitionersthatdevelopanddeployimagingandvideotechnologiestoenablenovelsolutionsforproblemsinthesurveillance,securityand transportation arenas. Topics for considerationinclude,butarenotlimitedto:

Law enforcement• licenseplateandvehicleidentification•speeddetectionfromstationaryormobile

platforms•seatbeltenforcement•expiredregistrationdetection•stop/lightsignenforcement•shoplifting

Efficiency•video-basedparkingspotdetectionforbillingor

navigation• trafficcongestiondetection•assisteddriving/parking• transittimeestimation

Environmental• reductionofemissions•gasolineandchemicalspilldetection

Infrastructure monitoring and optimization• trafficflowmeasurements• roadandbridgeinspection•snowplowandbuscameras•vehicleclassification•vehicleconditions(overheatedbrakes,

underinflatedtires)

Surveillance•samplingandselectiontechniques•videosegmentationandtrackingalgorithms•eventdetectionalgorithms•subspacemethodsforvideoanalytics•cooperativeandcontextbasedtracking• fusionofmultiplesensorsandvariousmodalities•Bayesianmodelsfortrackingandactivity

monitoring

Imaging for motor vehicles and autonomous devices•driveralertnessestimation• roadconditionsensing(water,ice,dry,potholes,

etc)

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Call for Papers


Computer Vision

• roadhazarddetection•object/animal/humandetection• tailgatingdetection•mobileimagingplatforms

Applications of the above in:• transport(urban/highwaypedestrian/motor/mixed

traffic,pedestriantraffic,terminal/port)• retail(lossprevention,customerrecognition,

behaviorrecognition,processoptimization,customercounting)

•physicalsecurity(high-densityvenues:concerthalls,stadiums,airports,trainstations,etc.,andlow-densityvenues:nuclearpowerplants,militaryinstallations,etc.)

•environmentalmonitoring(animals,forestfires,avalanches,etc.)

•smartspacesandambientintelligence(interactiveenvironments,etc.)

•hospitalsandeldercare

Video Surveillance and Transportation Imaging Applications 2014, continued

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Media Processing and Communication

Imaging and Multimedia Analytics in a Web and Mobile World 2014 (EI120)Conference Chairs: Qian Lin, Hewlett-PackardLabs.(USA);Jan Philip Allebach, PurdueUniv.(USA);Zhigang Fan, XeroxCorp.(USA)Program Committee: Patricia Albanese, RochesterInstituteofTechnology(USA);Vijayan K. Asari, Univ.ofDayton(USA);Susanne Christine Johanna Boll, CarlvonOssietzkyUniv.Oldenburg(Germany);Reiner Fageth, CeWeColorAG&Co.OHG(Germany);Yuli Gao, Google(USA);Michael J. Gormish, RicohInnovations,Inc.(USA);Meichun Hsu, Hewlett-PackardLabs.(USA);Andrew A. Hunter, Hewlett-PackardLabs.(UnitedKingdom);Xiaofan Lin, A9.com,Inc.(USA);Jerry Liu, Hewlett-PackardLabs.(USA);Yonghong Tian, PekingUniv.(China);Shengjin Wang, TsinghuaUniv.(China);Wiley H. Wang, Shutterfly(USA);Rong Yan, FacebookInc.(USA);Yonghui Zhao, AppleInc.(USA)

Due Dates:Abstract(500words)andSummary(200words): 22 July 2013ManuscriptforPost-meetingProceedings:6 January 2014

The recent progress in web, social networks, andmobile capture and presentation technologies hascreated a new wave of interest in imaging andmultimediatopics,frommultimediaanalyticstocontentcreationandrepurposing,fromengineeringchallenges,toaestheticsandlegalissues,fromcontentsharingonsocialnetworks,tocontentaccessfromSmartPhoneswithcloud-basedcontent repositoriesandservices.Compared to many subjects in traditional imaging,thesetopicsaremoremulti-disciplinaryinnature.Thisconferencewillprovidea forum for researchersandengineersfromvariousrelatedareas,bothacademicandindustrialtoexchangeideasandshareresearchresultsinthisrapidlyevolvingfield.

Papers are solicited in, but not limited to, thefollowingareas:• Image,video,andmultimediaanalytics:object

tracking;facerecognition;humandetectionandtracking;eventdetection;anomalydetection;objectrecognition;gestureanalysis;depthinformationforobjectrecognition;speechandaudiounderstanding;contentanalysis,indexing,search,andretrieval

•Webcontentanalysisandrepresentation:pageclassification;structureandlayoutforwebpages,mobiledevices,andhardcopies;imagerepresentationontheweb;deviceandcontext-dependentmetadata;annotation;geo-taggingapplicationsontheweb;hyperlinkclassificationanddocumentboundarydetermination;digitallibraries

•Webcontentcreationandrepurposing:contentcreationtools;digitalcontentmash-upandremixing;imageprocessingforrepurposing;imageresizingandimagein-painting;phototoart;advertisementinsertion;userinterfaces;cloud-basedrendering;styleadaptationforhardcopy;stylesandaesthetics;colorharmonyandbalance;linearizationofmulti-pagestructure;workflowforweb-to-printapplications;electronicpapersforwebimaging;eBookpublishing

•Onlinephotoservices:imageanalysis;pagecomposition;metadataextractionandtagging;organizationandsearch;creationandsharingonSmartPhonesandsocialnetworks

•Socialnetworks:useofimagesinsocialnetworks,web-basedtestingandground-truthdatacollection(crowd-sourcing);socialmediacontentcreation,modeling,manipulation,contentanalysis,informationextraction,storage,search,learningandmining

•Mobilecomputing,services,and applications:mobileandlocation-basedsearch,sharing,indexing,andretrievaltocloud-basedrepositories;mobileaugmentedreality;mobileandlocation-basedcomputationalphotography;mobilecontenttransformation;mobileappsandwebservices

•Privacyandcopyrightissues:provenancetracking,privacy,copyright,security,authentication,verification


Media Processing and Communication

The ease of capturing, manipulating, distributing,and consuming digital media (e.g. images, audio,video, graphics, and text) have raised a numberof important security challenges to the forefront.These issues have prompted significant researchand development activities in the areas of digitalwatermarking,steganography,datahiding,forensics,media identification and encryption to protect theauthenticity,security,andownershipofmediaobjects.Researchresults intheseareashavealsopromptednewparadigmsandapplications tomonetizemediaobjectswithoutviolatingtheirownershiprights.

The SPIE Media Watermarking, Security, andForensicsconferenceisnowestablishedasapremierdestinationfordisseminatinghighqualitycuttingedgeresearchintheseareas.Theconferenceprovidesanexcellent venue for researchers andpractitioners topresent their innovativeandsignificantworkaswellas to keep abreast with the latest developments inwatermarking,securityandforensics.Auniquefeatureoftheconferenceisthatthesubmissionprocessonlyrequiresanextendedabstractdescribingtheworkinprogress,with the fullpaper tobesubmittedonlyafewweeksbeforetheevent.Thisallowsresearcherstopresentearlyresultsandinnovativeideasfreshfromthelaboratorytomotivatenewresearchdirectionsinatimelymanner.The final paper length can be anywhere between 6 and 12 pages.

Theareasofinterestofthisconferenceinclude,butarenotlimitedto:•digitalwatermarkingandsteganography:

algorithms,theoreticalmodels,applications,implementation,benchmarking,security,systems,protocols,attacks,steganalysis.

•mediaforensicsandauthentication:fingerprintingandtraitortracing,deviceidentification,contentauthentication,computerforensics,recoveryofdeletedmultimedia,NearDuplicateImage/VideoRetrieval.

•mediaencryptionandprotection:encryptionanddecryptiontechniques,visualencryption,signalprocessingintheencrypteddomain,DigitalRightsManagement.

•opticaldocumentsecurity:securityfeaturesforbanknotes,passports,IDcardsandvisas,substrateandprintingtechnology,opticallyvariablesecurity,authenticationandexamination.

•biometricsanduseridentification:featureextractionandmanagement,security,attacksandcountermeasures,multimodalbiometric,biometrictemplateprotectionandauthentication,biometricsystemsandprotocols,biometricformobilecomputingapplications.

•mediaidentificationandphysicalobjectIdentificationandInteraction:watermarking,digitalfingerprinting,robusthashing,mediadatabasesearch,mobilevisualsearch,data-hardwaresecurity,packagingprotection,RFIDtags,barcodetechnology,NearFieldCommunication(NFC),theinternetofthings.

Submission GuidelinesProspective authors should submit a 1,000-wordabstractsummarizing(i)theapplicationcontext,(ii)thetechnicalchallengetobeaddressed,(iii)theresearchapproachadoptedtotackletheproblem,and(iv)thetheoretical or experimental results obtained so far.Thesubmissionmustincludeaparagraphthatclearlyidentifiesthespecificcontribution(s),thenoveltyandsignificanceofthework,anditsrelationshiptopriorwork.Extendedabstractspresentingworkinprogressmust include preliminary results and give a clearindicationonthetypeofresultsthatwillbeprovidedinthefinalmanuscript.

Media Watermarking, Security, and Forensics 2014 (EI121)Conference Chairs: Adnan M. Alattar, DigimarcCorp.(USA);Nasir D. Memon, PolytechnicInstituteofNewYorkUniv.(USA);Chad D. Heitzenrater, AirForceResearchLab.(USA)Program Committee: Mauro Barni, Univ.degliStudidiSiena(Italy);Sebastiano Battiato, Univ.degliStudidiCatania(Italy);Jeffrey A. Bloom, SiriusXMSatelliteRadio(USA);Scott A. Craver, BinghamtonUniv.(USA);Edward J. Delp III, PurdueUniv.(USA);Jana Dittmann, Otto-von-Guericke-Univ.Magdeburg(Germany);Gwenaël Doërr, TechnicolorS.A.(France);Tomas Filler, DigimarcCorp.(USA);Jessica Fridrich, BinghamtonUniv.(USA);Anthony T.S. Ho, Univ.ofSurrey(UnitedKingdom);Jiwu Huang, SunYat-SenUniv.(China);Ton Kalker, DTS,Inc.(USA);Andrew D. Ker, Univ.ofOxford(UnitedKingdom);Alex Chichung Kot, NanyangTechnologicalUniv.(Singapore);Chang-Tsun Li, TheUniv.ofWarwick(UnitedKingdom);Pierre Moulin, Univ.ofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaign(USA);Regunathan Radhakrishnan, DolbyLabs.,Inc.(USA);Husrev Taha Sencar, TOBBUniv.ofEconomicsandTechnology(Turkey);Gaurav Sharma, Univ.ofRochester(USA);Yun Qing Shi, NewJerseyInstituteofTechnology(USA);Ashwin Swaminathan, QualcommInc.(USA);Claus Vielhauer, FachhochschuleBrandenburg(Germany);Svyatoslav V. Voloshynovskiy, Univ.ofGeneva(Switzerland);Chang Dong Yoo, KAIST(Korea,Republicof)

Due Dates:ExtendedAbstract(1,000words)andSummary(200words):22 July 2013ManuscriptforPost-MeetingProceedings:6 January 2014


Processing,storageandtransmissionofmanytypesofvisualinformation,includingphotosandstereoimages,video,graphics,lightfields,volumetric,spectral,etc.,havebecomeimportantengineeringareasthatattractinterdisciplinary research interest. This conferenceis designed as a forum for presenting importantresearchresultsaswellasapplications.Originalandunpublishedmaterialissolicitedonthefollowingandrelatedtopics:•compressionofvisualinformation:image,video,

graphics,andlight-fieldcoding,compressionstandards,very-lowbitratecoding,highqualityimage/video/graphicscoding,volumetricdatacoding

•mediaovernetworks:mediastreaming,videooverwirelessnetworks,errorresilience,scalability,qualityofservice,cross-layeroptimizationforimprovedmediadelivery,streamingmediadeliverynetworks

•visualinformationprocessing:filtering,interpolation(e.g.deinterlacing,frame-rateconversion),restoration,compressed-domainprocessing,superresolution,multimodalmediaprocessing

•visualinformationrepresentations:multiresolutionanalysis,subbands,wavelets,sparsedecompositionsforvisualdata,relatedestimation,analysis,andreconstructionalgorithms

•patternmatchingofvisualdata:machinelearning,augmentedreality,mobileapplications

•object-basedmethods:segmentationandtracking,featureextraction

•syntheticimagingandrendering:stereo,multiviewand3Dvideo,syntheticimage/videoandgraphicsrepresentations,3Dandanimated3Dmodels,virtualreality,visualizationanddisplaytechniques

•applicationsystems:DTV,electroniccinema,multimediacontentretrieval,man-machineinterface,imaging/videosurveillance

•mediasystemdesign:hardwareandsoftwarearchitecturesandimplementationissues,scalablecomputations,low-powerimplementations,multi-corealgorithmdesign

•compressionofmedicalimaginginformation•othertimelytopicsrelatedtovisualinformation

communicationandprocessing.

Pleasesubmitpaperproposalsof3-4pagesinlength,including problem statement, review of prior work,proposedapproach,andexperimentalor theoreticalresults.

Call for Papers

Visual Information Processing and Communication V (EI122)Conference Chairs: Amir Said, Hewlett-PackardLabs.(USA);Onur G. Guleryuz, FutureWeiTechnologies,Inc.(USA);Robert L. Stevenson, Univ.ofNotreDame(USA)Program Committee: John G. Apostolopoulos, Hewlett-PackardLabs.(USA);Vasudev Bhaskaran, QualcommInc.(USA);Mireille Boutin, PurdueUniv.(USA);Chang Wen Chen, Univ.atBuffalo(USA);Gerard de Haan, PhilipsResearchNederlandB.V.(Netherlands);Edward J. Delp III, PurdueUniv.(USA);Eric Dubois, Univ.ofOttawa(Canada);Frederic Dufaux, TelecomParisTech(France);Keigo Hirakawa, Univ.ofDayton(USA);Marta Karczewicz, QualcommInc.(USA);Lisimachos Paul Kondi, Univ.ofIoannina(Greece);Janusz Konrad, BostonUniv.(USA);Chun-Chieh Jay Kuo, TheUniv.ofSouthernCalifornia(USA);Peyman Milanfar, Univ.ofCalifornia,SantaCruz(USA);Antonio Ortega, TheUniv.ofSouthernCalifornia(USA);Thrasyvoulos N. Pappas, NorthwesternUniv.(USA);William A. Pearlman, RensselaerPolytechnicInstitute(USA);Fernando Pereira, InstitutodeTelecomunicações(Portugal);Béatrice Pesquet-Popescu, TelecomParisTech(France);Majid Rabbani, EastmanKodakCo.(USA);Eli Saber, RochesterInstituteofTechnology(USA);Dan Schonfeld, Univ.ofIllinoisatChicago(USA);Andrew Segall, SharpLabs.ofAmerica,Inc.(USA);Gaurav Sharma, Univ.ofRochester(USA);Andrew G. Tescher, AGTAssociates(USA);Anthony Vetro, MitsubishiElectricResearchLabs.(USA);John W. Woods, RensselaerPolytechnicInstitute(USA);Wenwu Zhu, TsinghuaUniv.(China)

Due Dates:ExtendedAbstract(3-4pages)andSummary(200words):22 July 2013ManuscriptforPost-MeetingProceedings:6 January 2014



Mobile Imaging

Mobile Devices and Multimedia: Enabling Technologies, Algorithms and Applications 2014 (EI124)Conference Chairs: Reiner Creutzburg, FachhochschuleBrandenburg(Germany);David Akopian, TheUniv.ofTexasatSanAntonio(USA)Program Committee: John Adcock, FXPaloAltoLab.(USA);Sos S. Agaian, TheUniv.ofTexasatSanAntonio(USA);Faouzi Alaya Cheikh, GjøvikUniv.College(Norway);Noboru Babaguchi, OsakaUniv.(Japan);Nina T. Bhatti, Hewlett-PackardLabs.(USA);Chang Wen Chen, Univ.atBuffalo(USA);Philip C. L. Chen, Univ.ofMacau(Macao,China);Tat-Seng Chua, NationalUniv.ofSingapore(Singapore);David E. Cook, Consultant(Namibia);Matthew L. Cooper, FXPaloAltoLab.(USA);Kenneth J. Crisler, Motorola,Inc.(USA);Francesco G. B. De Natale, Univ.degliStudidiTrento(Italy);Alberto Del Bimbo, Univ.degliStudidiFirenze(Italy);Stefan Edlich, TechnischeFachhochschuleBerlin(Germany);Atanas P. Gotchev, TampereUniv.ofTechnology(Finland);Alan Hanjalic, TechnischeUniv.Delft(Netherlands);Alexander G. Hauptmann, CarnegieMellonUniv.(USA);Winston H. Hsu, NationalTaiwanUniv.(Taiwan);Gang Hua, StevensInstituteofTechnology(USA);Catalin Lacatus, TelcordiaTechnologies,Inc.(USA);Xin Li, WestVirginiaUniv.(USA);Qian Lin, Hewlett-PackardLabs.(USA);Gabriel G. Marcu, AppleInc.(USA);Vasileios Mezaris, InformaticsandTelematicsInstitute(Greece);Chong-Wah Ngo, CityUniv.ofHongKong(HongKong,China);Sethuraman Panchanathan, ArizonaStateUniv.(USA);Kari A. Pulli, NVIDIACorp.(USA);V. Krishnan Ramanujan, TheUniv.ofTexasHealthScienceCtr.atSanAntonio(USA);René Rosenbaum, Univ.ofCalifornia,Davis(USA);Yong Rui, MicrosoftCorp.(China);Olli Silvén, Univ.ofOulu(Finland);John R. Smith, IBMThomasJ.WatsonResearchCtr.(USA);Hari Sundaram, ArizonaStateUniv.(USA);Jarmo Henrik Takala, TampereUniv.ofTechnology(Finland);Marius Tico, NokiaResearchCtr.(Finland);Meng Wang, NationalUniv.ofSingapore(Singapore);Rong Yan, FacebookInc.(USA);Jun Yang, FacebookInc.(USA)


Thegoalofthisconferenceistoprovideaninternationalforum for presenting recent research results onmultimediaformobiledevices,andtobringtogetherexpertsfrombothacademiaandindustryforafruitfulexchangeofideasanddiscussiononfuturechallenges.

Submissionsaresolicitedon,butnotlimitedto,thefollowingtopicsonmobileandubiquitousmultimedia:•emergingmobileapplicationsandenabling

technologies•multimediasignalprocessingandmodern

compressionformobiledevices• location-based-servicesandtechnologiesand

safety•smallscaledigitaldeviceforensics•healthcareinformationsystems,mobility,security

andprivacy•wearablecomputers•newdisplaysformobileandubiquitousmultimedia•noveladaptive/context-aware/mobile/ubiquitous/

ambient/wirelessmultimediaapplicationsandsystems

• implementationaspectsandapplicationportability•streamingmobilemultimedia•newcompressiontechniquesformobiledevices•novelenergyefficientarchitecturesandalgorithms

formobilemultimedia•protocols,andalgorithmstocopewithmobility,

roaming,limitedbandwidth,orintermittentconnectivityformobilemultimedia

•casestudies,fieldtrialsandevaluationsofnewapplicationsandservicesformobilemultimedia

•HCI,interactiondesignandtechniques,user-centeredstudiesformobiledevices

• intelligent,aware,proactive,andattentiveenvironments,perception,sensing,andmodelingoftheenvironment

•middlewareanddistributedcomputingsupportformobileandubiquitousmultimedia

•powerissueswhentransmittingmultimediacontent

•mobilecomputergraphics•mobilegamesandentertainment•noveladaptive/context-aware/mobile/ubiquitous/

ambient/wirelessmultimediaapplicationsandsystems

•m-commerceandm-learningsystems•digitalrightsmanagementformobileapplications.

Multimedia Content• imageandvideocontentanddelivery•contentmanagementanddelivery• imageandvideocontentsearch• internetimagingandmultimedia•mobilevisualinformationprocessingand

management•multimediastandards• imageandvideoqualityassessment•multimediadatabases,indexing,anddata

organization•multimediadatamining•cognitiveaspectsofhuman/machinesystems•contentcreation,presentationandanalysis• interactivemultimediacreationanduserinterfaces.

The authors are encouraged to submit work-in-progress papers as well as updates on previouslyreportedsystems.TheconferenceselectsBestandBest-StudentPapers.Outstandingpapersmightberecommended for the publication in the IS&T/SPIEElectronicImagingJournal.


Call for Papers

Mobile Imaging System Design and Image Quality 2014 (EI125)Conference Chairs: Dietmar Wüller, ImageEngineeringGmbH&Co.KG(Germany);Kevin J. Matherson, Hewlett-PackardCo.(USA)Program Committee: Donald J. Baxter, STMicroelectronicsLtd.(UnitedKingdom);Sergio R. Goma, QualcommInc.(USA);Paul M. Hubel, AppleInc.(USA);George John, MicrosoftCorp.(USA);Jon S. McElvain, DolbyLabs.,Inc.(USA);Ricardo J. Motta, NVIDIACorp.(USA);Joni Oja, NokiaResearchCtr.(Finland)

Due Dates:Abstract(1,000words)andSummary(200words):22 July 2013ManuscriptforPost-MeetingProceedings:6 January 2014

Camerasinmobiledeviceshavebecomeatechnology-driving factor in the imaging world over the recentyears.Themarketforcellphoneswithmorethanonebilliondevicesperyearisabout10timesbiggerthantheonefordigitalcameras.Thereisahighpressureforcostandspaceforcameramodulesinmobiledevices.Bothofthesefactorsarelimitingthequalityandrequirenewideasandinventionsinsensors,optics,andimageprocessing.

Thisconferenceservestobringtogetherresearchers,scientists, and engineers working in the field oftraditional and mobile imaging to describe recentprogressinthedevelopmentofcameramoduleswithall itsrelatedareas,likesensors,optics,processing,color,compression,imagedisplay,imageprocessingapplications,imagemanagementapplications,imagesharing.All theseareasare addressed for both stillimagesandvideos.

Papersaresolicitedinthefollowingareas:

Optics• lensesdesignedforsmallcameraphonemodules•high-resolutionlenses• focusandauto-focustechnologies•mobileplenopticdevices•3Dandstereoscopyinmobiledevices• lenscharacteristicsandlensdesign• imagestabilization•systemlevelopticalsystemdesignand

optimization.

Sensors and electronics•sensorsdesignedformobiledevices• innovativesensordesigns•addressingthetradeoffsforshrinkingpixelsand

increasingpixelcounts•noveldesignsforreadoutandprocessing

electronics• low-lightimagingwithmobilephones.

Processing•extendeddepthoffield(EDOF)•digitalzoom•highdynamicrange•compensationforopticalabberations•denoising•whitebalancing•colorcorrectionandprocessing•powermanagement•shutterandshootinglagminimization•electronicimagestabilization•videoprocessing• imageandvideocompression• imagestorage•parallelprocessingofstillandvideoimages•appearance-basedimageprocessing.

Mobile applications• imagedisplay• imageprocessingapplications• imagemanagementapplications• imagesharing•documentcaptureincludingcloudversusin-phone

tradeoffsforperformanceandfunctionalityindocumentcleanup,opticalcharacterrecognition(OCR),intelligentcharacterrecognition(ICR,i.e.handwriting),checkdecoding,businesscarddecoding,etc.

• imageprocessingforbarcodesandqrcodes.

Other topics•metadataacquisitionandprocessing•gyroandaccellerationsensors•mobileimagingstandards•cameramoduleusagepatterns•subjectiveimagequalityevaluation•computationalimaginginmobile.



Mobile Imaging

Submission requirements:TheMobileComputationalPhotographyconferencewillcontaintwosections:Apeer-reviewed‘focaltrack’inwhichpaperswillbepublishedinaspecialsectionoftheJournalofElectronicImaging,andtheregulartrackinwhichpaperswillbepublished in theconferenceproceedings.

AuthorswhowanttobeconsideredforthespecialJEI,pleasefollowthespecificinstructionsbelow.

Mobileplatformsarebecomingincreasinglyimportantandcapable;thecomputationalabilitiesaregrowingbyleapsandbounds.Withtheadventofsmalllow-costimagesensors,ithasnowbecomepossibletobuildultracompactcamerasembeddedinmobiledevices.The classic camera approach is challenged by thecomputationalpowernowavailable toend-users (intheformofFPGAs,multicoreCPUsandGPUs)andthemorphingofphotography intomobilecomputationalphotography.Computationalphotography isalreadyemerging as a stand-alone field. As today’s mobiledevices with embedded cameras are becomingubiquitous, mobile computational photography isseamlesslycarvingitsownplace.Thetrendofusingcameras in mobile devices is expected to continueto grow at an enormous rate particularly given theunprecedentedadvancesandinvestments insensorarrays, multiple modality sensors, cloud computingservers,andsmartmobiledevices.

Thisconferenceisintendedtobringtogetherworldclassresearchersandpractitionersthatdevelopanddeployimagingtechnologiestoenablenovelsolutionsformobilephotography.Submissionsareacceptedontheory,application,andexperience.

Thescopeoftheconferenceincludes:

Cameras•opticaldesignsforultraslimcameras•optics/sensorcodesigns•sensordesignsanddatatransferformobile

devices•plenopticcamerasformobiledevices;integral/

lightfieldimaging• imagecapturewithextendedmodalities:extended

depth-of-field,dynamicrange,lowlight,etc.

Displays•multi-touchtechnologiesandinnovativegesture

interfaces•noveldisplaysformobiledevices

Computation•computationalimageenhancement(e.g.,noise

reduction,superresolution,imagestabilization)•computationalmethodsforextendingdepthof

field,dynamicrange,etc.•novelapplicationsmadepossiblewithcamera

arrays(e.g.,refocusing,multi-viewstereo,depth)•advancedcomputationalapproaches(e.g.,GPUs)•HW/SWcodesignoptimizationsforcomputational

photography

Internet• leveragingthecloud•mobilephotographyandsocialmedia(technology

aspects)

Authorswishingtosubmitapaperforpublicationintheconferenceproceedingsandpresentattheconferenceshouldsubmita3-4pageextendedabstractby theabstractdeadlineof22July2013.

Instructions for JEI Focal Track The conference will contain two sections: a peer-reviewed‘focaltrack’inwhichpaperswillbepublishedinaspecialsectionoftheJournal of Electronic Imaging, andtheregulartrackinwhichpaperswillbepublishedintheconferenceproceedings.

AuthorswishingtosubmittotheJEIfocaltrackwillneedtofollowatwo-stepprocess:

1.Submitafull-lengthmanuscripttoJEIby1 June:http://jei.msubmit.net

2. Submit a 500 word abstract through SPIE.orgby 22 July: http://spie.org/app/submissions/submit/overview.aspx?EventId=1039276

Mobile Computational Photography 2014 (EI126)Conference Chairs: Todor G. Georgiev, QualcommInc.(USA); Andrew Lumsdaine,IndianaUniv.(USA)

Due Dates:ExtendedAbstract(3-4pagesandSummary(200words):22 July 2013ManuscriptforPost-MeetingProceedings:6 January 2014


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OnsiteManuscriptDueDate:25 November 2013

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