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Today's Topics:

 Fast FFTs
 Need implementation for shape-from-texture
 Parallax Video Board
 CFP: SPIE Sensor Fusion VII
 Vision Interface '94 Final Program
 CFP: Intern. Conf. on Robotics, Motion and Machine Vision
 AI/GI/VI '94, Banff, Canada
 ISIKNH'94 (Advance Program and Registration Information)
 CFP: TAI'94

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Date: Fri, 25 Feb 94 17:09:04 -0500
From: hvs@pender.ee.upenn.edu (Henrik Sorensen)
Us-Mail: Elec. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Subject: Fast FFTs

Five Fortran FFT programs in a shar archive have been placed under 
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Date: Sun, 27 Feb 1994 15:40:27 +0500
From: pankanti@cps.msu.edu (Sharathcha Pankanti)
Subject: Need implementation for shape-from-texture

Hi!

I am working on integration of vision modules and I need a reasonable
implementation of a shape from texture algorithm.  Is anyone aware of
any such public domain/sharable software? Any pointers/suggestions
will be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Sharath Pankanti
Pattern Recognition and Image Processing Lab.
Michigan State University
pankanti@cps.msu.edu

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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 15:15:02 -0500
From: James Davis  <jdavis@cs.ucf.edu>
Subject: Parallax Video Board

We just purchased a Parallax video board for a Sun-4 and would like to know
if anyone out there has written any software that will provide real-time images
from the board straight to a running program.  The utilities that come with
the board are fine, but are interactive.  We would like something that
automatically pumps the images into the program.

Thanks.

Jim Davis
jdavis@cs.ucf.edu

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Date: Sun, 27 Feb 94 15:06:55 PST
From: schenker@telerobotics.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Paul Schenker)
Subject: CFP: SPIE Sensor Fusion VII

			      Call for Papers

	SPIE - the International Society for Optical Engineering



SENSOR FUSION VII Conference

31 October - 4 November 1994
Hynes Convention Center
Boston, Massachusetts
 

Chair: Paul S. Schenker, Jet Propulsion Lab.	 
	
PROGRAM COMMITTEE: 
Terrance E. Boult, Columbia Univ. 
Su-Shing Chen, Univ. of North Carolina/Charlotte
David B. Cooper, Brown Univ.
Gregory D. Hager, Yale Univ. 
Martin Herman, National Inst. of Standards and Technology
Terrance L. Huntsberger, Univ. of South Carolina
Ren C. Luo, North Carolina State Univ.
James M. Manyika, Oxford Univ.(UK)
Suresh B. Marapane, Univ. of Tennessee/Knoxville
Gerard T. McKee, Univ. of Reading (UK)
Evangelos E. Milios, York Univ. (CAN)
Robin R. Murphy, Colorado School of Mines 
Bobby S. Y. Rao, UC Berkeley
Michael Seibert, MIT/Lincoln Lab.
W. Brent Seales, Univ. of Kentucky
Charles V. Stewart, Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute 
Stelios C. A. Thomopoulos, The Pennsylvania State Univ.


This conference presents novel techniques for robustly integrating and inter-
preting data from multiple sources. The applications emphasis is automated
and robotic systems; such systems often include multiple-and-moving cameras, 
range and proximity detctors, force and touch feedback, etc. A typical system
requirement is to use the sensors, plus prior knowledge, to efficiently locate,
identify, and track objects; more advanced applications may require a detailed
inspection and mapping of the environment, including global determination of 
robot position and state of task completion. Technical challenges include 
multi-sensor registration and calibration, combining sensor information over 
space-and-time, 3-D shape modeling and shape recovery, 3-D object recognition 
and localization et al. One important problem is how to intelligently plan and 
control sensors to achieve a task-specific sensing objective, in the practical 
implementation context of maximized information with minimized computation. 
For example, "active vision" addresses how to purposively direct camera gaze,
vergence, and focus, analagous to human viewing. "Exploratory sensing" expands 
this paradigm to cooperative fusion of vision, range, touch, and other sensory 
modes, and may include the use of multiple distributed robot agents, e.g. to 
develop environmental maps, and perform cooperative work.  Implementing such 
active, exploratory sensing has foundations in both machine and biological 
behavior, and both perspectives are welcome. Another problem of fundamental 
importance is effective techniques for distributed detection & decision, e.g., 
as applies to asynchronous data fusion in spatially dispersed sensor arrays; 
automated production scheduling and system health monitoring; command-control-
communication within distributed information networks such as automated highway
systems; human-machine shared control of telerobotic systems, et al.

In summary, we invite papers on multi-sensory fusion and its applications. 
Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following areas:

o	modeling and calibration of multiple sensors
o	3-D object modeling-and-recognition from multiple sensor views
o	recovery of scene structure from time-sequence sensor data
o	fusion of passive-active sources: vision-range, IR-microwave, etc.
o 	remote sensing, automated inspection, and target recognition 
o	robotic sensor fusion: visual, range, force, tactile, & kinematic data
o	task-driven robotic sensing and strategic planning of sensor activity
o	high-level robot task planning & control based on multi-sensor inputs 
o	multiple robot agents and cooperative sensing strategies
o	distributed detection & decision networks and their applications
o	human-machine shared control of automation and robotic systems
o	novel sensor fusion architectures and programming environments

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Abstract Due Date:	4 April,   1994
Manuscript Due Date:	8 August,  1994		(Proceedings at Meeting)


Abstracts may be submitted by electronic mail, FAX, *or* postal mail.
If you do submit by Email, please send a simple ASCII text only. 

EMAIL:	abstracts@mom.spie.org				(SPIE)
	schenker@telerobotics.jpl.nasa.gov		(Chair's email cc:)

FAX:	206 647 1445 					(SPIE)

MAIL:	Photonics East/Boston'94			(SPIE)
	Attn: Submissions (Sensor Fusion VII)					
	SPIE, P. O. Box 10,
	Bellingham, WA 98227-0010 USA


SUBMISSION FORMAT --- Enter Text in the Following Order

1. "Photonics East 94 / Sensor Fusion VII / P. Schenker"
2. "Preferred Presentation: ORAL (or) POSTER" 
3. Paper Title
4. Authors full names and affiliations
5. Full correspondence addresses, all authors 
   (mailing address, telephone, FAX and E-mail)
6. Abstract text (250 words max.)
7. Brief biography of principal author (50-100 words)



FURTHER INFORMATION

The above conference is being held as part of the SPIE Symposium 
on Photonic Sensors & Controls for Commercial Application. The
Symposium includes some 20 conferences in the following tracks:

- Photonic Devices & Materials
- Smart Highways
- Agriculture, Forestry & Biological Processing
- Automated Inspection
- Intelligent Robots & Computer Vision

Overall Symposium activities include these conferences, short courses, 
product exhibitions, and related SPIE  technical working group meetings. 

For further information, contact SPIE as follows:

Phone:	(206)-676-3290
FAX:	(206)-647-1445
EMail:	spie@mom.spie.org

and request announcements for SPIE Photonics East '94

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Date: 	Mon, 28 Feb 1994 11:25:06 -0500
From: Piotr Jasiobedzki <piotr@vis.toronto.edu>
Subject: Vision Interface '94 Final Program

VISION INTERFACE '94 FINAL PROGRAM

Banff, Alberta  May 17-20, 1994.

Program Co-chairmen:  
Colin Archibald, National Research Council, archibald@iit.nrc.ca
Paul Kwok, University of Calgary

Program Committee:
Anup Basu, University of Alberta
Paul Besl, General Motors Research Labs., U.S.A.
Kim L. Boyer, Ohio State University, U.S.A.
Roger Browse, Queens University
Gregory Dudek, McGill University	
Maria Garza-Jinich, UNAM, Mexico
Guy Godin - National Research Council
Frans C. A. Groen, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Netherlands
Piotr Jasiobedzki, University of Toronto
Adam Krzyzak, Concordia University
Alan Mackworth, University of British Columbia
Worthy N. Martin, University of Virginia, U.S.A.
Emil Petriu, University of Ottawa
Denis Poussart, Universite Laval
Gerhard Roth, National Research Council
Linda Shapiro, University of Washington, U.S.A.	
Charles V. Stewart, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, U.S.A.
Andrew K. C. Wong, University of Waterloo


Tuesday, May 17

8:30 AM Workshop

Image Processing with Khoros - Dr. Gregory W. Donohoe, University of New Mexico

Khoros is a portable software application environment that is
especially well suited to image processing.  Originally developed at
the University of New Mexico,  Khoros is available free to end users.
There are between 10,000 and 20,000 users worldwide.  Khoros is easily
extensible;  about a dozen toolboxes and 100 image processing routines
have been contributed by researchers in Europe, Asia and North and
South America.  Like Khoros itself,  these are available free over the
Internet by anonymous ftp.

This workshop will present an overview of Khoros and illustrate how
applications are constructed.

1:30 PM Workshop

Evolutionary Algorithms - Dr. Gerhard Roth, National Research Council of Canada

Evolutionary algorithms (EA) are powerful methods for solving various search
and optimization problems. The EA field includes such diverse approaches as
genetic alogrithms (GA), evolutionary programming (EP), Classifier systems
(CFS) and genetic programming (GP). All of these different approaches are based
on principles from the theory of evolution.  We will discuss applications of
each approach for practical problems in such diverse areas as scheduling, image
processing, and engineering design.  Some commonly available public domain EA
software packages will be surveyed.


Wednesday, May 18

8:30 AM  Session I: Information Extraction without Models  
 
A Foveated Retina System For Robotic Vision
M. Bolduc and M. D. Levine, McGill University

Rectification d'images et reconstruction 3D par analyse de regions en
stereovision
E. Zagrouba and C. Krey, Laboratoire Vision par Calculateur Andre Bruel, France
   
On Multi-Scale Adaptive Thresholding
X. D. Yang and V. Gupta, University of Regina

10:30 AM Coffee Break

11:00 AM Invited Speaker: Judson P. Jones, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Range Image Analysis and Mobile Robots

12:00 PM Lunch

1:30 PM Session II: Sensing for Mobile Robotics

Interpretation of Free Space Doors for Autonomous Visual Navigation
J.-Y. Herve, University of Maryland, U.S.A.
  
Reactive Low Level Control of the ARK
M. Robinson and M. Jenkin, York University

Active Object Detection Using Colour and Shape
P. Jasiobedzki, B. Down, J. R. Service, and V. Wu, University of Toronto

Disparity Estimation and Direct Passive Navigation using Stereo Gabor Filters
R. N. Braihwaite and M. P. Beddoes, University of California at Riverside,
U.S.A.

3:30 Coffee Break

4:00 PM Session III: Active Vision    

An Active Vision Approach for Locating Salient Features of
Objects Using Log-Polar Mapping with no Camera Motion
M. Bishay, A. Kara, D. M. Wilkes, R. A. Peters II, and K. Kawamura,
Vanderbilt University, U.S.A.
 
Image Reconstruction Error for Optical Flow
T. Lin and J. L. Barron, University of Western Ontario


Thursday May 19

8:30 AM Invited Speaker: Rangachar Kasturi, Pennsylvania State University
Interpretation of Graphical Contents in Document Images: An Overview of
Techniques

9:30 AM Coffee Break

10:00 AM Session IV: Skeletons / Faces

A Force-Based Thinning Strategy with Sub-Pixel Precision
C. Jennings, J. R. Parker, and D. Molaro, University of Calgary

Continuous and Digital Voronoi Diagrams and Applications
M. Melkemi and D. Vandorpe, Universite Claude Brenard Lyon, France

Experiments in Detecting Face Contours
X. Li and N. Roeder, University of Alberta

Model-Based Analysis/Synthesis Image Coding with Eye
and Mouth Patch Codebooks
S. Chao and J. Robinson, University of Waterloo


12:00 PM Lunch

1:30 PM Session V:  Applications                           

Surface Reconstruction and Feature Detection on 3-D Images of Dental Imprints
M. Mokhtari and D. Laurendeau, Laval University

MediaMath: A Research Environment for Vision 
M. Spetsakis, York University

Automatic Reading of Technical Drawings: Symbol Extraction by Geometric
and Morphological Methods
C. Dachet, Electricite de France, France

3:00 PM Coffee Break

3:30 PM Session VI:  Geometric Primitives Extraction        
  
Grouping of Straight Line Segments and Circular Arcs for Scene Analysis
J.-L. Arseneault and R. Bergevin, Laval University
   
Viewpoint Invariant Computation of Surface Curvatures in Range Images
P. Boulanger and P. Cohen, National Research Council of Canada

Subpixel Estimation of Straight Lines on Noisy Data
C. Dong and P.C.K Kwok,University of Calgary


Friday May 20

8:30 AM Session VII: Model-based Vision                     
 
Efficient Image Registration by Intensity Combinatorial Minimization
A. A. Mustafa and M. A. Ganter, University of Washington, U.S.A.
  
Maintaining Visual Models of a Scene Using Change Primitives
A. Fano and P. Cooper, Northwestern University, U.S.A.
 
Weighted Elastic Matching Method for Recognition of Handwritten Numerals
P. Scattolin and A. Krzyzak, Concordia University

10:00 AM Coffee Break

10:30 Session VIII: Pose Determination and Object Recognition   

Pose Estimation from Image Data Without Explicit Object Models
G. Dudek and C. Zhang, McGill University

A Robust Method for 3D Model Based Object Tracking
M. Yamamoto, Niigata University, Japan

Real-time Model-based Tracking Using Perspective Alignment
G. Verghese and J. Tsotsos, University of Toronto

12:00 PM Lunch

1:30 PM Invited Speaker: Dr. William A. MacKay, University of Toronto
Setting a Framework: Sensory Regulation of Animal and Human Movement

2:30 PM Coffee Break

3:00 Session IX: Analysis of Human Motion

Robust Parameter Extraction Techniques for the Delta Log-normal
Model of Human Movement Generation
W. Guerfali and R. Plamondon, Ecole Polytechnique

Qualitative Motion of Human Arm From a Contour Image Sequence
M. Terauchi and K. Shiraishi, Hiroshima University, Japan

4:00 PM Closing Discussion Chaired by C. Archibald and P. C. K. Kwok

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Date: 24 Feb 1994 04:55:07 GMT
From: qiangji@ece.arizona.edu (Qiang Ji)
Organization: U of Arizona Electrical and Computer Engineering
Subject: CFP: Intern. Conf. on Robotics, Motion and Machine Vision

                             CALL FOR PAPERS
INTERNATIONAL DEDICATED CONFERENCE ON ROBOTICS, MOTION AND MACHINE VISION
        Aachen, Germany, 31st October to 4th November 1994

  Robotics, motion control and machine vision play a vital role in any
manufacturing. Historically, the auto and transportation industry in
general has been the driving force for this technology.  We can witness
in today's manufacturing that robots and motion are using vision   
guidance more often than in the past.  In many cases the old "stand
alone" robot applications are now being retrofit with vision, and 
general motion controllers are being used to drive different robots.
Furthermore, many vision systems are forced to use motion devices to
move the camera or the part to perform required gauging or other vision 
inspections. The misunderstanding of some vision issues by robot 
professionals, and some motion issues by vision professionals is slowing 
down many  projects.  The objective of this conference is to bring 
professionals from both fields together so that they can share their
experience.
  This conference is dedicated to practical industry applications and
existing products.  This meeting will also be concerned with the economical 
viability of applications.  Therefore, we strong encourage papers which deal 
with cost analysis and performance/cost optimization considering speed. 
accuracy, available features and tools, software cost, hardware cost, 
engineering time, and maintenance time.

Papers are sought in these and related subjects:
* Calibration of motion devices, vision systems, and
  motion-vision systems,(methodology, error estimation,
  error minimization, accuracy).
* Accuracy and repeatability of motion devices, vision
  systems, and motion-vision systems.
* Criteria for accuracy, repeatability and calibration
  versus manufacturing requirements.
* Error compounding effect in motion-vision applications.
* Challenging applications (speed, accuracy, cost, methodology, etc.).
* Failed applications (speed, accuracy, cost, methodology, etc.).
* New methodologies in industrial applications.
* High Speed industrial applications.
* High accuracy industrial applications.
* Subpixel accuracy in industrial applications.
* Under 5 micron accuracy in industrial applications.
* Force and torque sensors integration.
* Application software for a workcell.
* Handling uncertainties in robot motion including 
  uncertainty representation, propagation, reduction, and error
  recovery.

IMPORTANT DATES:
   ABSTRACTS DUE: 14TH MARCH, 1994
   DRAFT MANUSCRIPTS DUE: 16TH MAY 1994
   FINAL PAPERS DUE: 18TH JULY 1994

Please send abstracts to:
ISATA Secretariat
42 Lloyd Park Avenue
Croydon, CR0 5SB, England
Telephone: 081 681 3069
Telefax: 081 686 1490

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Date: 	Mon, 28 Feb 1994 11:25:33 -0500
From: Piotr Jasiobedzki <piotr@vis.toronto.edu>
Subject: AI/GI/VI '94, Banff, Canada

AI/GI/VI '94

16-20 May, 1994
Banff Park Lodge
Banff, Alberta, Canada

AI/GI/VI '94 is a unique event combining three Canadian research
conferences that present the latest results in artificial intelligence,
computer graphics, and computer vision.  The conferences are sponsored by:
The Canadian Society for Computational Studies in Intelligence (CSCSI),
The Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society (CHCCS) and the Canadian
Image Processing and Pattern Recognition Society (CIPPRS).  Each conference
offers three days of invited and submitted papers.  Conference participants
can attend presentations in any for a single registration fee, promoting the
exchange of knowledge among these important disciplices.  A banquet and 
electronic theatre provide additional opportunities to meet speakers and 
other attendees in a social setting.  The conference is preceded by workshops.

The conference is being held at the Banff Park Lodge, in Banff, Alberta.  
Banff is located in the spectacular Canadian Rockies, the beauty of which
is unsurpassed, and is just an hour and a half drive from Calgary.  The
Calgary International Airport can be reached from many North American cities
via many different airlines.  In addition, there is direct bus service from
the Calgary airport to Banff, or alternatively one can arrange a limosine or
rental car at the airport.  The ski season is normally still going on at this
time of year, so ski enthusiasts may enjoy spring sking at its finest. 
Non-skiers will have many other activities to enjoy while in the mountains.
If additional information is needed contacts are listed later in this 
announcement. 

On the evening of Wednesday, the 18th of May, an Electronic theatre will 
feature recent videos including computer-generated animation and scientific 
visualization.  All attendees will receive one complimentary ticket to this 
event as part of the conference registration fee.  Guests and others may 
attend the video show by buying tickets either in advance or at the 
registration desk.

On the evening of Thursday, the 19th of May, a banquet will be held at the
Banff Park Lodge.  All attendees will receive one complementary ticket to this
event as part of the conference registration fee.  Guest tickets for this event
will also be for sale at the registration desk.

Registration will take place at the lodge from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Tuesday
and from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Wed., Thurs., and Fri.

WORKSHOPS:  Registration for the workshops will be handled separately
by the workshop organizers. ( See below.)


REGISTRATION INFORMATION

BY MAIL: 
Complete a printed copy of the attached form and mail with 
cheque, money order, or credit card information to:

AI/GI/VI '94 Registration
Box 1098 
Summerland, B.C.
Canada V0H 1Z0

BY FAX: 
Complete a printed copy of the attached form and fax to:
(604) 494-4033

BY E-MAIL: 
Forward the completed form to:
davis@cs.ualberta.ca

For Further Information Contact:
Tony Marsland Ph: (403) 492-3971, Fax: (403) 492-1071
email: tony@cs.ualberta.ca

Wayne Davis Ph: (604) 494-9056, Fax: (403) 494-4033
email:davis@cs.ualberta.ca

To Qualify for the advance rate, Conference Registration must be 
received by 10 April 1994.  Registration not RECEIVED by 10 May 1994 
must be made On Site.



AI/GI/VI '94 Banff, Alberta - 16-20 May, 1994 - REGISTRATION FORM

Family Name:____________________  Given Name:___________________

Affiliation_________________________________Bus. Phone:_________

Mailing Address:____________________________Home Phone:_________

City:__________________Province/State_______Fax:________________

Country:_______________Postal Code__________email:______________


All Prices are stated in Canadian funds.  If paid by cheque in US$
deduct 15%.  Credit Card charges will be in Canadian funds and charged
at the current exchange rate.  Students MUST be full-time students and
be prepared to verify their status.  To qualify for the membership rate,
registrants must be paid up members of: CSCSI, CHCCS or CIPPRS.


Conference registration fees: Includes 1-proceedings, 1- film show
ticket, & 1-banquet ticket.

                Before/After Apr. 10, 1994       Totals

Member          $220/280                         _______

Non-member      $270/330                         _______

Student         $110/170                         _______

Extra Tickets: Electronic Theater @ $10 ea.      _______

               Banquet @ $40 ea.                 _______

               GRAND TOTAL                       _______


Select Proceedings  AI / GI / VI

Membership Number __________  Indicate Society CSCSI / CHCCS / CIPPRS

Payment: Cheque or money order ( payable to  AI/GI/VI '94 ) in advance by
mail only, OR on site OR
Credit Card:  MasterCard OR VISA

Name on Card:________________________ Signature:__________________________

Credit card Number: ___________________________ Expiry Date:______________

Withdrawals and cancellations must be made in writing by 2 May 1994, and will
be subject to a fee of $65, that includes handling and 1 copy of the 
proceedings to be mailed after the conference.  After this date no refunds
will be made.


WORKSHOP REGISTRATION

Image Processing with Khoros - Dr. Gregory W. Donohoe, University of New Mexico

Evolutionary Algorithms - Dr. Gerhard Roth, National Research Council of Canada

The fees for the workshops on May 17 are as follows:

Full day:  $100./ Student $50.
Half day:  $ 50./ Student $25.

Payment will be made ON SITE by cheque or money order payable to "CIPPRS."
Please do not send this payment to the conference general chair.

Although there will be no pre-registration for these sessions, we would 
greatly appreciate an e-mail to indicate your intention to attend.  This 
is so that we can plan the room size and the number of handouts required.

Please send an indication that you plan to attend to Colin Archibald at:

archibald@iit.nrc.ca


HOTEL INFORMATION     AI / GI / VI '94
=================

Mail this form to:  Banff Park Lodge
                    Box 2200, Banff
                    Alberta, Canada T0L 0C0

                    Phone: 800-661-9266
                           403-762-4433
                    Fax:   403-762-3553

Please reserve accomodation for:_____  # of persons.

Rate: $85 single or double, $10 for each extra person.

Blocked rooms will be held until 15 April '94.

Name:_____________________________Signature________________________________
Address:___________________________________________________________________
City:____________________Prov./State____________Postal Code________________
Country: ________________________
Phone:   Office _________________    Residence  _________________
Arrival Date:_____________   Time ____________ Departure Date ______________
( Checkout 11:00 AM )
Credit Card __________   Expiry Date:_________ Card #:______________________
If accomodations are made by phone, please request the AI/GI/VI '94 rate.

AI/GI/VI '94

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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 12:07:36 -0600 (CST)
From: jan@delta.eecs.nwu.edu (Kwan-Hwa Jan)
Subject: CFP: TAI'94

===================================================================
You are invited to the IEEE international conference on Tools with
Artificial Intelligence to be held in November '94 in New Orleans.
Please send a message to tai@cs.tulane.edu to receive the CFP and
other information.
===================================================================


                           CALL FOR PAPERS

6th IEEE International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence

                          November 6-9, 1994
                        Hotel Intercontinental
                        New Orleans, Louisiana

This conference is envisioned to foster the transfer of ideas relating
to artificial  intelligence  among academics, industry, and government
agencies.  It focuses on methodologies which can aid  the  development
of  AI,  as  well  as  the  demanding issues involved in turning these
methodologies to practical tools.  Thus, this  conference  encompasses
the  technical  aspects  of  specifying,  developing,  and  evaluating
theoretical and applied  mechanisms  which  can  serve  as  tools  for
developing  intelligent  systems  and pursuing artificial intelligence
applications.  Focal topics of interest include, but are  not  limited
to, the following:

* Machine Learning, Computational Learning
* Artificial Neural Networks 
* Uncertainty Management, Fuzzy Logic
* Distributed and Cooperative AI, Information Agents 
* Knowledge Based Systems, Intelligent Data Bases
* Intelligent Strategies for Scheduling and Planning 
* AI Algorithms, Genetic Algorithms
* Expert Systems 
* Natural Language Processing
* AI Applications (Vision, Robotics, Signal Processing, etc.) 
* Information Modeling, Reasoning Techniques
* AI Languages, Software Engineering, Object-Oriented Systems 
* Logic and Constraint Programming
* Strategies for AI development 
* AI tools for Biotechnology 


INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS

There will be both academic and industry tracks.  A one  day  workshop
(November  6th)  precedes  the  conference (November 7-9). Authors are
requested to submitt original papers to the program chair by April 20,
1994.   Five  copies  (in  English)  of double-spaced typed manuscript
(maximum of 25 pages) with an abstract are required.  Please attach  a
cover  letter  indicating the conference track (academic/industry) and
areas (in order of preference) most relevant to  the  paper.   Include
the  contact  author's  postal  address, e-mail address, and telephone
number.  Submissions in other audio-visual forms are  acceptable  only
for  the industry track, but they must focus on methodology and timely
results on AI technological applications and problems.   Authors  will
be  notified of acceptance by July 15, 1994 and will be given instruc-
tions for camera ready papers at that time.  The deadline  for  camera
ready papers will be August 19, 1994.  Outstanding papers will be eli-
gible for publication  in  the  International  Journal  on  Artificial
Intelligence Tools.

Submit papers and panel proposals by April 20,  1994  to  the  Program
Chair:

                Cris Koutsougeras
                Computer Science Department
                Tulane University
                New Orleans, LA 70118
                Phone: (504) 865-5840
                e-mail: ck@cs.tulane.edu

Potential panel organizers please submit a subject statement and a
list of panelists.  Acceptances of panel proposals will be announced
by June 30, 1994.  

A computer account (tai@cs.tulane.edu) is running to provide automatic
information  responses.   You  can obtain the electronic files for the
CFP, program, registration form, hotel reservation form,  and  general
conference information.  For more information please contact:

 Conference Chair                   Steering Committee Chair

Jeffrey J.P. Tsai                   Nikolaos G. Bourbakis
Dept. of EECS (M/C 154)             Dept. of Electrical Engineering
851 S. Morgan Street                SUNY at Binghamton
University of Illinois              Binghamton, NY 13902
Chicago, IL 60607-7053              Tel: (607)777-2165
(312)996-9324                       e-mail: bourbaki@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu
(312)413-0024 (fax)
tsai@bert.eecs.uic.edu

Program Chair : Cris Koutsougeras, Tulane University

Registration Chair : Takis Metaxas, 
                     (617) 283-3054, 
                     e-mail: takis@poobah.wellesley.edu


Local Arrangements Chair : Akhtar Jameel, e-mail: jameel@cs.tulane.edu

Workshop Organizing Chair : Mark Boddy, Honeywell

Industrial Track Vice Chairs : Steven Szygenda, Raymond Paul

Program Vice Chairs :

        Machine Learning:  E. Kounalis
        Computational Learning:  J. Vitter
        Uncertainty Management, Fuzzy Logic: R. Goldman
        Knowledge Based Systems, Intelligent Data Bases:  M. Ozsoyoglu
        AI Algorithms, Genetic Algorithms:  P.  Marquis
        Natural Language Processing:  B. Manaris
        Information Modeling, Reasoning Techniques:  D. Zhang
        Logic and Constraint Programming: A. Bansal
        AI Languages, Software Engineering, Object-Oriented Systems:  B. Bryant
        Artificial Neural Networks:  P. Israel
        Distributed and Cooperative AI, Information Agents:  C. Tsatsoulis
        Intelligent Strategies for Scheduling and Planning: L. Hoebel
        Expert Systems:  F. Bastani
        AI Applications (Vision, Robotics, Signal Processing, etc.): C. T. Chen
        AI tools for Biotechnology: M. Perlin
        Strategies for AI development: U. Yalcinalp

Publicity Chairs :      R. Brause, Germany
                        Mikio Aoyama, Japan
                        Benjamin Jang, Taiwan
			Kwan-Hwa Jan, USA

Steering Committee :
        Chair: Nikolaos G. Bourbakis, SUNY-Binghamton
        John Mylopoulos, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
        C. V. Ramamoorthy, University of California-Berkeley
        Jeffrey J.P. Tsai, University of Illinois at Chicago
        Wei-Tek Tsai, University of Minnesota
        Benjamin W. Wah, University of Illinois at Urbana



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