CALL FOR PAPERS
           Computer Vision and Image Understanding
                     SPECIAL ISSUE ON

"Advances in Vision Algorithms and Systems Beyond the Visible Spectrum"


Guest Editors:

    * Dr. Riad I. Hammoud, Delphi Electronics & Safety
(riad.hammoud@delphi.com)
    * Prof. James W. Davis, Ohio State University (jwdavis@cse.ohio-state.edu)

Aim and Scope:
Recent advances in vision and signal based technologies for medical,
safety, security, and defense applications have shown an increased demand
to develop innovative and specialized image understanding, computer
vision, and pattern recognition algorithms for processing data from many
different types of sensors, including infrared, far infrared, millimeter
wave, microwave, radar, synthetic aperture radar, and electro-optical
sensors. Machine vision beyond the visible spectrum is a fertile area for
growth in both analysis and experimentation and includes both civilian and
military applications. The availability of ever improving computer
resources and continuing improvement in sensor performance has given great
impetus to this field of research. The dynamics of technology "push" and
"pull" in this field of endeavor have resulted from increasing demands

>from potential users of this technology including both military and

civilian entities as well as needs arising from the growing field of
on-road safety and homeland security. A recent workshop series, IEEE
Workshop on Object Tracking and Classification in and Beyond the Visible
Spectrum (OTCBVS), created connections between pioneering academic,
industrial, and military researchers and engineers in the fields of
computer vision, image analysis, pattern recognition, signal processing,
sensors, and human-computer interaction using non-visible imagery.

Topics:
This special issue of CVIU on "Advances in Vision Algorithms and Systems
Beyond the Visible Spectrum" solicits original contributions in the
following areas:

   1. Background Estimation and Modeling
   2. Automatic Target Detection and Tracking
   3. Object Recognition and Classification
   4. Pose Estimation and Tracking
   5. Activity Recognition
   6. Vision and Radar Fusion
   7. Combining Visible and non-Visible Signals
   8. Face Recognition in non-Visible Spectrum
   9. Automotive, Medical, and Military Applications

Papers on other topics dealing with non-visible sensors are also welcome.

Important Dates:
      Submission of full manuscripts:     November 15, 2005
      Notification to authors:            March 15, 2006
      Submission of revised manuscripts:  May 1, 2006
      Final decision on accepted papers:  June 1, 2006
      Tentative publication:              Third Quarter 2006

Submission Guidelines:
This is an open call for papers from outside the IEEE OTCBVS workshop
series, though a small number of participants of the workshop were invited
to submit a paper of their contribution. All submitted papers will be
reviewed according to the guidelines and standards of CVIU. Only original,
high-quality papers, in-line with the CVIU standard guidelines, will be
considered for publication in this special issue. Submissions will be
judged by their contributions to the special issue topic, clarity of
presentation, potential impact to the field, and suitability to
publication in an archival journal. All articles must be submitted
electronically through the Elsevier CVIU website
<http://ees.elsevier.com/cviu/> (choose the article type: "Special Issue:
BeyondVis.Spect.") and use the detailed guidelines for CVIU articles.
Please also include in the cover letter that the manuscript is intended
for the "Special Issue on Advances in Vision Algorithms and Systems Beyond
the Visible Spectrum".


Questions/Comments: Please contact the Guest Editors at
cviu-bvs@cse.ohio-state.edu


CVIU Special Issue Call For Papers:
<http://www.cse.ohio-state.edu/cviu-bvs/>

IEEE Workshop on Object Tracking and Classification in and Beyond the
Visible Spectrum
<http://www.cse.ohio-state.edu/otcbvs/>