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The 1998 International Conference on Imaging Science, Systems and Technology

CISST'98 July 6-9, 1998. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

The 1998 International Conference on Imaging Science, Systems, and Technology (CISST'98) will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 6-9, 1998.

Conference Program Now Available !!!

CALL FOR PAPERS

The second International Conference on Imaging Science, Systems, and Technology (CISST'98) will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 6-9, 1998. All aspects of computer graphics, image processing, and pattern recognition are included in CISST. You are invited to submit a draft paper of about 5 pages and/or a proposal to organize a technical session (see below for submission information). All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. THE NAMES OF TECHNICAL SESSION CHAIRS WILL APPEAR AS ASSOCIATE EDITORS ON THE COVER OF CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS.

SCOPE

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

O Image generation, acquisition, and processing.
O Image display techniques.
O Image data structures and databases.
O Convergence of imaging media (video and computer).
O Virtual reality.
O Image compression, coding, and encryption.
O Tools for multimedia production and services.
O Digital imaging for film and television.
O Visualization.
O Scene and object modeling.
O Knowledge acquisition.
O Visual inspection.
O Document image understanding.
O Image algebra.
O Mathematical morphology.
O Architecture of imaging and vision systems (including parallel architectures and algorithms).
O Neural network techniques and fuzzy logic.
O Performance analysis and evaluation.
O Software tools and environments for imaging.
O Optical image processing systems
O Animation
O Geometric modeling and Fractals
O CAD/CAM systems
O Rendering techniques
O Applications including: medicine, robotic, GIS, remote sensing, ...
O Other aspects and applications relating to imaging science

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS:

Prospective authors are invited to submit three copies of their draft paper (4 to 5 pages) to H. R. Arabnia (address is given below) by the due date. E-mail and Fax submissions are also acceptable. The length of the Camera-Ready papers (if accepted) will be limited to 8 pages. Papers must not have been previously published or currently submitted for publication elsewhere.

The first page of the draft paper should include: title of the paper, name, affiliation, postal address, E-mail address, telephone number, and Fax number for each author. The first page should also include the name of the author who will be presenting the paper (if accepted) and a maximum of 5 keywords.

PROPOSAL FOR ORGANIZING TECHNICAL SESSIONS:

Each technical session will have 5/6 paper presentations. The session chairs will be responsible in selecting the papers for their own sessions. The names of session chairs will appear as Associate Editors in the conference proceedings. Proposals to organize technical sessions should include the following information: name and address (+ E-mail) of proposer, title of session, a 100-word description of the topic of the session, and how you plan to advertise the session and select papers for the proposed session. Mail your proposal to H. R. Arabnia (address is given below); E-mail submissions are preferred.

EVALUATION OF PAPERS:

Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, and soundness. Each paper will be refereed by two researchers in the topical area. The Camera-Ready papers will be reviewed by one person. Please refer to the technical sessions pages for details on the evaluation of the papers for those sessions.
Paper acceptance rate was 24% in last year's conference, CISST'97.

PUBLICATION:

The conference proceedings will be published by CSREA Press (ISBN). The proceedings will be available at the conference. If you are author of one of the selected draft papers you must get a Copyright Form and return it completed and signed by all authors (or by one designated author); no paper will be published without the signed CopyRight form. Also you should get a LaTeX template typing instructions. Those who do not use LaTeX can get the ASCII typing instructions. Please note that all color pictures/diagrams will be published in gray-scale. It is planned to select 20 papers for journal publication in related journals (after the conference).

REGISTRATION:

The conference Registration form and Hotel Reservation form are now available. Please complete them (type or print), and return with your payment to the address given at the end of these forms.

ORGANIZERS/SPONSORS:

A number of university faculty members in cooperation with the Monte Carlo Hotel (conference division) will be organizing the conference. The CISST'98 Conference is sponsored by Computer Science Research, Education, and Applications Tech (CSREA) in cooperation with The National Supercomputing Center for Energy and the Environment (Department of Energy, USA) and Computer Vision Research and Applications Tech. (CVRA, USA).

LOCATION OF CONFERENCE:

The conference will be held in the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. This is a new hotel with excellent conference facilities and over 3000 rooms. The hotel is minutes from the Las Vegas airport with free shuttles to and from the airport. The hotel has many vacation and recreational attractions, including: casino, waterfalls, spa, kiddie pools, sunning decks, Easy River water ride, wave pool with cascades, lighted tennis courts, health spa (with workout equipment, whirlpool, sauna, ...), arcade virtual reality game rooms, nightly shows, snack bars, a number of restaurants, shopping area, ... Many of these attractions are open 24 hours a day and most are suitable for families and children. The hotel's room rate is very reasonable ($79 + tax) per night for the duration of the conference. The hotel is minutes from other Las Vegas attractions (major shopping areas, recreational destinations, fine dining and night clubs, free street shows, ...). For the benefit of our international colleagues: the state of Nevada neighbors with the states of California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona. Las Vegas is only a few driving hours away from other major cities, including: Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, ...

EXHIBITION:

An exhibition is planned during the conference. We have reserved 20+ exhibit spaces. Interested parties should contact H. R. Arabnia (address is given below). All exhibitors will be considered to be the co-sponsors of the conference. Each exhibitor will have the opportunity to include a two-page description of their latest products in the conference proceedings (if submitted by May 22, 1998).

IMPORTANT DATES:

     February 20, 1998 (Friday):   Draft papers (5-page) due
         April 3, 1998 (Friday):   Notification of acceptance
          May 22, 1998 (Friday):   Camera-Ready papers & Preregistration due
               July 6 - 9, 1998:   CISST'98 Conference

Proposals to organize technical sessions should be submitted as soon as possible (well ahead of the February 20 deadline).

All accepted papers are expected to be presented at the conference.

THE CISST'98 PROGRAM COMMITTEE:

Hamid R. Arabnia (Chair), University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA;
David A. Bader, University of New Mexico, USA;
George Bebis, University of Nevada, Reno, USA;
Rajkumar Buyya, Queensland University of Technology, Australia;
James B. Farison (Vice Chair), University of Toledo, USA;
Ralph M. Ford, Penn State Erie, Behrend College, USA;
Venkat Gudivada, Dow Jones Markets, Jersey City, USA;
Tushar Hazra, Bell Atlantic, USA;
Zhibin Lei, Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, USA;
J. Lombardo, National Supercomputing Center for Energy and the Environment,
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA;
Dominique Luzeaux, DCE-Arcueil, CTME/GIP, Arcueil, France;
Kia Makki, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA;
S. A. M. Makki, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Australia;
Antonio Mana-Gomez, E.T.S.I.Informatica, Malaga, Spain;
Andy Marsh, National technical University of Athens, Greece;
Edward D. Moreno, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil;
Yi Pan, University of Dayton, Ohio, USA;
Niki Pissinou, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA;
Guenther Raidl, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria;
Muhammad Sarfraz, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia;
Hong Shen, Griffith University, Nathan, Australia;
Dongping (Daniel) Zhu, Zaptronix, Inc., Santa clara, California, USA;
Albert Y. Zomaya, University of Western Australia, Australia.

CONFERENCE CONTACT:

          Prof. Hamid R. Arabnia
          (CISST'98)
          The University of Georgia
          Department of Computer Science
          415 Graduate Studies Research Center
          Athens, Georgia 30602-7404, U.S.A.
          Tel: (706) 542-3480
          Fax: (706) 542-2966

E-Mail : hra@cs.uga.edu

LOCAL ARRANGEMENT CHAIRS:

          Professor Kia Makki
          Department of Computer Science
          University of Nevada Las Vegas
          Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4019, USA

E-Mail : kia@koko.cs.unlv.edu

          Professor Niki Pissinou
          Center For Advanced Computer Studies
          University of Southwestern Louisiana
          Lafayette, LA 70508, USA

E-Mail : pissinou@cacs.usl.edu

PUBLICITY CHAIR:

          Professor Yi Pan
          Department of Computer Science
          University of Dayton
          Dayton, OH 45469-2160, USA
          Tel: (513) 229-3807
          Fax: (513) 229-4000

E-Mail : pan@cps.udayton.edu

OTHER WWW PAGES:

CISST RELATED

Europe CISST'97 page

U.S.A. CISST'98 page

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MULTIMEDIA COMPUTING AND SYSTEMS

IEEE MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS '99, (IEEE ICMCS'99)

OTHER INFORMATION:

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