CVIU Special Issue/Discrete Optimization in CV
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Special Issue of the Computer Vision and Image Understanding (CVIU): 
Discrete Optimization in Computer Vision
Guest Editors:  N. Paragios & R. Zabih

* Scope
Visual understanding tasks are often naturally formulated as energy 
minimization approaches. In such a context, the goal is to estimate a 
set of parameters that produces the lowest potential of a specifically 
designed cost function. These problems are quite challenging, since the 
cost functions are typically non-convex functions in high dimensional 
spaces.

Discrete optimization is a well studied branch of computer science and 
operations research. It has numerous applications, including networks, 
communication, computational biology, finance, etc. While discrete 
optimization problems have been popular in vision for almost three 
decades, the area has gained significant attention within the past 
decade thanks to the development of efficient combinatorial optimization 
techniques including, max flow/min cut, graph cuts, linear programming, 
belief propagation, message passing, dynamic programming, etc.

* Potential topics include:
This issue aims to present the latest developments in this area both 
from theoretical and application perspective to capture the widest 
possible range of problems in computer vision. To this end, we solicit 
submissions in the following areas, among others:

- Discrete optimization algorithms
- Image enhancement, inpainting
- Image segmentation and grouping
- Motion analysis, registration and tracking
- Computational stereo, shape from shading
- Medical and biological imaging
- Experimental comparisons of optimization techniques or energy functions

* Submission Procedure
Submissions should be marked "Special Issue: Discrete Optimization in 
CV" and should be submitted through the CVIU journal web server 
(http://ees.elsevier.com/cviu/default.asp). During the submission the 
authors should indicate (select the appropriate option) that this is a 
submission for the Discrete Optimization in CV issue.  The guide for 
authors is at 
(http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/622809/authorinstructions)

The guest editors may return without review submissions that are not 
aligned with the scope of this issue.

* Important dates:
- Deadline for submission: October, 31st 2007
- First Review Decision: January, 31st 2008
- Resubmission of Revised Papers (if needed): April, 30st 2008
- Final Decisions to the authors:  June, 30st 2008
- Issue Publication (scheduled): fall/winter 2008

Guest Editors:

Nikos Paragios                                              Ramin Zabih
Professor, Applied Mathematics                 Professor of Computer 
Science and Radiology
Ecole Centrale de Paris                                Cornell University
Grande Voie des Vignes                               4130 Upson Hall
Chatenay Malabry, France                            Ithaca, NY, USA