Regular Papers
Regular Paper Submission: October 7, 2014
Regular Paper Authors Notification: November 28, 2014
Regular Paper Camera Ready and Registration: December 19, 2014

Scope:
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.
Conference Areas:
1 . Image Formation and Preprocessing
2 . Image and Video Analysis
3 . Image and Video Understanding
4 . Applications and Services
5 . Motion, Tracking and Stereo Vision

AREA 1: IMAGE FORMATION AND PREPROCESSING

• Image Formation, Acquisition Devices and Sensors
• Device Calibration, Characterization and Modeling
• Image Enhancement and Restoration
• Image and Video Coding and Compression
• Multimodal and Multi-sensor Models of Image Formation
• Image Generation Pipeline: Algorithms and Techniques

AREA 2: IMAGE AND VIDEO ANALYSIS

• Image Registration
• Segmentation and Grouping
• Early and Biologically-inspired Vision
• Color and Texture Analyses
• Shape Representation and Matching
• Features Extraction
• Visual Attention and Image Saliency

AREA 3: IMAGE AND VIDEO UNDERSTANDING

• Cognitive Models for Interpretation, Integration and Control
• Machine Learning Technologies for Vision
• Face and Expression Recognition
• Content-based Indexing, Search, and Retrieval
• Object and Face Recognition
• Object detection and Localization
• Categorization and Scene Understanding
• Event and Human Activity Recognition
• Computational Photography
• Near Duplicate Image Retrieval

AREA 4: APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES

• Entertainment Imaging Applications
• Camera Networks and Vision
• Document Imaging in Business
• Medical Image Applications
• Pervasive Smart Cameras
• Human and Computer Interaction
• Digital Photography
• Media Watermarking and Security
• Multimedia Forensics
• Mobile Imaging
• Imaging for Cultural Heritage (Modeling/Simulation, Virtual Restoration)

AREA 5: MOTION, TRACKING AND STEREO VISION

• Image-based Modeling and 3D Reconstruction
• Stereo Vision and Structure from Motion
• Active and Robot Vision
• Optical Flow and Motion Analyses
• Tracking and Visual Navigation
• Video Surveillance and Event Detection
• Vision for Robotics
• Video Stabilization

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
VISAPP 2015 will have several invited keynote speakers, who are internationally recognized experts in their areas. Their names are not yet confirmed.

VISIGRAPP CONFERENCE CHAIR
José Braz, Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS
Sebastiano Battiato, University of Catania, Italy
Francisco Imai, Canon U.S.A. Inc., Innovation Center, United States

PROGRAM COMMITTEE
http://www.visapp.visigrapp.org/ProgramCommittee.aspx

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