CALL FOR PAPERS

 

Aging and Weathering

- Special Section of Computers & Graphics -

 

http://www.journals.elsevier.com/computers-and-graphics/call-for-papers/special-section-aging-weathering/

 

Submission deadline: October 1, 2013

 

Guest Editors:

 

    Stéphane Mérillou, Université de Limoges

    Carles Bosch, Universitat de Girona

 

 

AIMS AND SCOPE:

 

Aging and weathering have been very active research fields for many years now.

Due to the complexity and variety of materials change in appearance, such topics are of interest for a very large part of the Computer Graphics community. Aging and weathering phenomena often involve changes in reflection properties, color, and geometry, simultaneously and over time. Moreover, the characteristics of the surrounding environment, the shape of the objects and their material properties influence all these processes. Despite recent advances in simulation and reproduction techniques, there are many challenges still worth pursuing in this area. New aging models are required for reproducing specific effects, both at single and multiple levels of detail. Furthermore, combining multiple effects and using advanced contextual information are necessary to further enrich aging models. In addition, dealing with large-scale scenes requires more efficient and flexible approaches, providing more user control than that afforded in many present-day techniques.

 

In this Special Section, we seek contributions spanning all aspects of aging and weathering, ranging from modeling to rendering, as well as from theory to practice.

 

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

 

* First-principle simulations for aging and weathering

* Procedural models

* Example-based and data-driven methods

* Image-based approaches

* Acquisition procedures and representation of time-varying data

* Real-time techniques

* Perceptual aspects of aging and weathering

* Applications

* Validation techniques

 

If you are not sure whether a given idea or topic would suit this Special Section, please contact the Guest Editors.

 

 

IMPORTANT DATES:

 

September 16, 2013    Special Section opens

October 1, 2013       Submissions due

November 7, 2013      First decisions to authors

December 1, 2013      Revised versions due

December 20, 2013     Final decisions communicated to authors

January 8, 2014       Final versions of accepted papers due

March, 2014           Publication online

May, 2014             Paper available

 

 

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

 

Computers & Graphics is an Elsevier publication. Authors are encouraged to use two-column Elsevier format with inline images. Please use the following LaTeX template for best results:

http://www.elsevier.com/inca/publications/misc/elsarticle-template-3-num-cag.zip.

For detailed paper formatting and submission instructions please refer to http://ees.elsevier.com/cag and the corresponding Guide for Authors:

http://www.elsevier.com/journals/computers-and-graphics/0097-8493/guide-for-authors.

You will need to register/log on to EES before submitting your paper. When prompted to specify the Article Type, select: “Special Section: Aging and Weathering”.

 

Please contact the guest editors if you any questions:

 

Stéphane Mérillou

stephane.merillou@unilim.fr

 

Carles Bosch

carles.bosch@udg.edu