Call for Papers

International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology

Special Issue on

Applied Color Image Processing


International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology is seeking
original and unpublished manuscripts for a Special Issue on Applied
Color Image Processing, scheduled for publication in November/December
of 2007.

Color image processing has established itself as a very important
research area primarily due to the rapid development of image sensors,
digital imaging and visual communication technologies, image
databases, and video and multimedia systems. Extraordinary growth in
the technologies and applications for color image processing has
allowed for many interesting results concerning filtering,
enhancement, restoration, edge detection, analysis, compression,
manipulation, and evaluation of color images. The proliferation of
digital cameras, image-enabled consumer electronics, and color
displays and printers has further underscored the importance of
conducting systematic research in the field of color image processing.

Specialized areas of digital color imaging usually require to use
special, application-dependent approaches to achieve the desired
performance and efficiency of the image processing solution. For
example, modern color image filtering solutions rely on the
trichromatic theory of color to avoid color artifacts in the
output. The use of color information in combination with the
structural and spatial characteristics of the acquired sensor data is
essential in digital camera image processing, including demosaicking,
spatial interpolation, and enhancement to overcome the limitations of
the image sensors in order to produce visually-pleasing digital color
images. Undoubtedly, color has an important role in visual scene
understanding and greatly improves semantic analysis of the digital
images. Because of its descriptive nature, color has been extensively
used in the areas such as feature detection, image retrieval, visual
data analysis, and object recognition. Since the range of c!
 olor-driven computer vision, video surveillance, multimedia and
biomedical applications extends with advances in hardware and
software, there is a definite need for new techniques, algorithms, and
solutions to improve the current digital color imaging systems and
enable the development of color imaging in emerging applications.

This special issue aims to systematically focus on recent advances in
digital color image acquisition, analysis, processing, and display,
exploring emerging applications of digital color image
processing. Submitted articles must not have been previously published
and must not be currently submitted for publication elsewhere. Topics
of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Computational color vision models
- Digital color camera image processing
- Perceptual color image processing
- Semantic analysis of color images
- Vector processing of color images
- Color data compression and encoding
- Color transfer and inpainting
- Colorimetric, preferred, and high dynamic range reproduction
- Quality measure of color images
- Color-based facial image analysis
- Digital color image content protection
- Spatiotemporal color interaction modeling
- Color-driven digital imaging applications

Submission procedure:
Manuscript should conform to the standard guidelines of the
International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology
(IJIST). Guidelines for formatting papers can be found in the Guide
for Authors at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jabout/37666/ForAuthors.html. Prospective
authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript
through the IJIST online submission system at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ima
by February 1, 2007. .Applied Color Image Processing. special issue
should be indicated in the corresponding cover letter. All submitted
papers will be reviewed by at least three independent reviewers.

Important dates:
Manuscript submission deadline: February 1, 2007
First notification:April 15, 2007
Revised manuscript submission:June 15, 2007
Notification of final decision:August 15, 2007
Final manuscript due:September 15, 2007
Publication of special issue:November/December 2007



Guest Editors:

Rastislav Lukac
Epson Canada Ltd.
Toronto, ON, Canada
e-mail: lukacr@colorimageprocessing.com

Raimondo Schettini
University of Milano Bicocca
Milano, Italy
e-mail: schettini@disco.unimib.it

Bogdan Smolka
Silesian University of Technology
Gliwice, Poland
e-mail: Bogdan.Smolka@polsl.pl