[General] VVG'05, First CFP

****************************************** * FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS * * The Second International Conference on * * VISION, VIDEO AND GRAPHICS * * Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh * * 7-8 July 2005 * ****************************************** Sponsored by IMA and run under the auspices of Eurographics, BMVA and EPSRC Network of Excellence on Video, Vision and Graphics. INVITED SPEAKERS: Andre Gagalowicz, INRIA Joern Ostermann, University of Hannover Hans-Peter Seidel, Max Planck Saarbrücken Demetri Terzopoulos, New York University TOPICS AND PAPER FORMAT High-quality papers reporting recent and original developments are solicited in, but not limited to, the following areas: - Image-based rendering, hybrid models and image-based methods - Automatic generation of 3-D models from multiple views - Augmented- and virtual-reality collaborative environments - Representation and analysis of complex 3-D dynamic scenes - Modelling, tracking, and animating moving humans - Content-based retrieval of images and video - Automatic generation of caricatures, paintings, and video effects - Immersive communications, e.g., videoconferencing - Imaging techniques in scientific and information visualization - Media and video production, virtual studios, and film applications - Visual data mining in image/video retrieval SUBMITTING A PAPER Submit 8-page, double-column papers in pdf format by email to e.trucco(a)hw.ac.uk by Friday 4 March 2005. Papers should be anonymous and corresponding authors' details given in the accompanying email. The conference language is English. IMPORTANT DATES 4 March 2005 Paper submission deadline 15 April Notification of acceptance to authors 6 May Submission of camera-ready copies 7-8 July VVG'05 For ORGANISING COMMITTE, SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE and STUDENT TRAVEL SPONSORSHIPS, please visit: www.ima.org.uk/mathematics/vvg.htm MAILING LIST AND FURTHER INFORMATION To be placed on the IMA mailing list for this conference, please contact the Conference Officer at conferences(a)ima.co.uk, phone (01702) 354020, FAX (01702) 354111, www.ima.org.uk, or write to The Conference Officer, The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Catherine Richards House, 16 Nelson Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1EF, UK. For further information contact E.Trucco(a)hw.ac.uk