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FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS

The Imaging Science Journal
Special Issue on Computational Intelligence in Image Processing

http://www.maney.co.uk/index.php/journals/ims/
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INTRODUCTION

Vision in general and images in particular have always played an essential role
in human life. In the past they were, today they are, and in the future they
will continue to be one of our most important information carriers. Recent
advances in digital imaging and computer hardware technology have led to an
explosion in the use of digital images in a variety of scientific and
engineering applications. These applications result from the interaction between
fundamental scientific research on the one hand, and the development of new and
high-standard technology on the other hand.

Since the early 1960s numerous techniques have been developed to address the
challenges in image processing. Among these, computational intelligence based
approaches have been shown to be effective, particularly when classical
solutions are difficult or impossible to formulate and analyze. The goal of
this special issue is to bring together researchers and practitioners working
in the area of Computational Intelligence in Image Processing. We are soliciting
original contributions, which address a wide range of theoretical and practical
issues with the use of computational intelligence techniques such as:

* Neural Networks
* Fuzzy Logic
* Rough Sets
* Metaheuristics (evolutionary algorithms, simulated annealing, tabu search, ant
colony optimization, particle swarm optimization, harmony search, bee colony
optimization, etc.)
* Expert Systems

in/for

- Coding and Compression
- Sampling and Interpolation
- Quantization and Halftoning
- Quality Assessment
- Filtering and Enhancement
- Morphology
- Edge Detection and Segmentation
- Feature Extraction
- Indexing and Retrieval

PAPER SUBMISSION

Submitted manuscripts must be unpublished and may not be under consideration
elsewhere. Manuscripts should conform to the standard guidelines of the Imaging
Science Journal (www.maney.co.uk/journals/ims). Prospective authors should
submit an electronic copy of their manuscript through the online submission
system (http://ims.edmgr.com).

IMPORTANT DATES

- Submission of full-length papers: April 2, 2012
- Notification of initial editorial decisions: July 1, 2012
- Submission of revised papers: October 1, 2012
- Notification of final editorial decisions: January 1, 2013

GUEST EDITORS

M. Emre Celebi
Dept of Computer Science, Louisiana State University, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
ecelebi@lsus.edu

Gerald Schaefer
Dept of Computer Science, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
gerald.schaefer@ieee.org