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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=PT link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US>CALL FOR POSITION PAPERS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US>International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - VISAPP 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US>Website: http://www.visapp.visigrapp.org/<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US>February 21 - 24, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US>Barcelona, Spain<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Important Deadlines: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Position Paper Submission (Only available for IVAPP and VISAPP Conferences): November 7, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Authors Notification (position papers): December 11, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Final Position Paper Submission and Registration: December 21, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Sponsored by<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>INSTICC - Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>INSTICC is Member of:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>WFMC- Workflow Management Coalition<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>We welcome papers describing original work in any of the areas listed below. Papers describing advanced prototypes, systems, tools and techniques as well as general survey papers indicating future directions are also encouraged. Paper acceptance will be based on quality, relevance to the conference themes and originality. The conference program will include both oral and poster presentations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Special sessions, dedicated to case-studies and commercial presentations, as well as technical tutorials, dedicated to technical/scientific topics, are also envisaged. Companies interested in presenting their products/methodologies or researchers interested in lecturing a tutorial are invited to contact the conference secretariat. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>VISAPP 2013 is part of the 8th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (VISIGRAPP 2013) that has 2 more conferences with very strong synergies between them, namely:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- IVAPP: International Conference on Information Visualization Theory and Applications (http://www.ivapp.visigrapp.org)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- GRAPP: International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (http://www.grapp.visigrapp.org/)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>These three concurrent conferences are held in parallel and registration to one warrants delegates to attend all three.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>KEYNOTE SPEAKERS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Jeffrey Ventrella, Visual Music Systems, United States<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Roberto Scopigno, VCG-ISTI, Italy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Frank van Ham, IBM Watson Research Center, United Kingdom<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>PUBLICATIONS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>All papers presented at the conference venue will be available at the SciTePress Digital Library (http://www.scitepress.org/DigitalLibrary/).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The proceedings will be submitted for indexation by Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index, INSPEC, DBLP and EI.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>AWARDS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Best paper awards will be distributed during the conference closing session.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Please check the website for further information (http://www.visapp.visigrapp.org/best_paper_awards.asp). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>CONFERENCE CHAIR<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>José Braz, Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Program Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Sebastiano Battiato, University of Catania, Italy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Area Co-chairs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Francisco Imai, Canon Research, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Raimondo Schettini, University of Milano - Bicocca, Italy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Lei Zhang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Jean-Luc Dugelay, Eurocom, Sophia Antipolis, France<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Alain Tremeau, University of Saint Etienne, France <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>1. IMAGE FORMATION AND PREPROCESSING<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>2. IMAGE AND VIDEO ANALYSIS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>3. IMAGE AND VIDEO UNDERSTANDING<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>4. APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>5. MOTION, TRACKING AND STEREO VISION<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>AREA 1: IMAGE FORMATION AND PREPROCESSING<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Image Formation, Acquisition Devices and Sensors<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Device Calibration, Characterization and Modeling<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Image Generation Pipeline: Algorithms and Techniques<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Image Enhancement and Restoration<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Image and Video Coding and Compression<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Multimodal and Multi-sensor Models of Image Formation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>AREA 2: IMAGE AND VIDEO ANALYSIS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Image Registration<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Segmentation and Grouping<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Early and Biologically-inspired Vision<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Color and Texture Analyses<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Shape Representation and Matching<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Features Extraction<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Visual Attention and Image Saliency<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>AREA 3: IMAGE AND VIDEO UNDERSTANDING<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Cognitive Models for Interpretation, Integration and Control<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Machine Learning Technologies for Vision<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Face and Expression Recognition<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Computational Photography<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Content-based Indexing, Search, and Retrieval<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Near Duplicate Image Retrieval<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Object and Face Recognition<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Object detection and Localization<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Categorization and Scene Understanding<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Event and Human Activity Recognition<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>AREA 4: APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Entertainment Imaging Applications<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Digital Photography<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Media Watermarking and Security<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Multimedia Forensics<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Mobile Imaging<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Imaging for Cultural Heritage (Modeling/Simulation, Virtual Restoration)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Camera Networks and Vision<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Document Imaging in Business<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Medical Image Applications<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Pervasive Smart Cameras<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Human and Computer Interaction<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>AREA 5: MOTION, TRACKING AND STEREO VISION<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Image-based Modeling and 3D Reconstruction<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Stereo Vision and Structure from Motion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Active and Robot Vision<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Optical Flow and Motion Analyses<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Tracking and Visual Navigation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Video Surveillance and Event Detection<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Video Stabilization<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Vision for Robotics<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Program Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>http://visapp.visigrapp.org/ProgramCommittee.aspx<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Please check further details at the conference website (http://www.visapp.visigrapp.org).<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>