========================================================================== E-LETTER on Digital Signal Processing ISSUE No. 24, June 1, 1995 ========================================================================== Editors: Vijay K. Madisetti Douglas B. Williams vkm@eedsp.gatech.edu dbw@eedsp.gatech.edu (404) 853-9830 (404) 853-9832 fax: (404) 853-9171 Digital Signal Processing Laboratory GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Atlanta, GA 30332-0250. USA --------------------------------------------- Welcome to the twenty-fourth issue of this e-letter. We can always use more material for the newsletter. Items to be included in the e-letter may be sent to either editor. The success of this letter relies upon receiving information from as diverse a group as possible. The focus of this letter is primarily on research and academic issues in digital signal processing and telecommunications. 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Please send us your contributions, and requests for additions and deletions to the list directly by email to vkm@eedsp.gatech.edu, dbw@eedsp.gatech.edu NOTE: If you wish to skip to the next article at any time, simply search for the string: *.** Table of Contents ********************* o Table of Contents ----------------- - Mathematics of Controls, Signals and Systems, Vol 7, Issue 4. - Circuits, Systems and Signal Processing, Vol 14, No. 3, 1995 o Conference Registration/Submission/Program Information: ----------------------------------------------- - 2nd Annual Rapid Prototyping of Application Specific Signal Processors (RASSP) Conference - 8th IEEE Workshop on Statistical Signal and Array Processing - 8th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems - 3rd IEEE Mediterranean Symposium on New Directions in Control and Automation, Cyprus - International Conf. on DSP, Cyprus. - International Conference on COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTING, CONTROL and SIGNAL PROCESSING to honor the contributions of Professor Thomas Kailath - 1995 IEEE Workshop on Neural Networks for Signal Processing - SPIE Still-Image Compression 1996 - 1995 International Conf. on Image Processing o Research Funding - Call for Proposals --------------------------------------- - Time-Frequency / Time-Scale Analysis for Navy Applications (Office of Naval Research) o Thesis abstract ----------------- Title: New Classes of Quadratic Time-Frequency Representations with Scale Covariance and Generalized Time-Shift Covariance: Analysis, Detection, and Estimation Author: Antonia Papandreou-Suppappola Advisor: Prof. G. F. Boudreaux-Bartels Univ. of Rhode Island, RI *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.* Contributed by Jan H. van Schuppen (J.H.van.Schuppen@cwi.nl) Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems (MCSS) TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume 7, Issue 4 G.E. Coxson and C.L. DeMarco, The Computational Complexity of Approximating the Minimal Perturbation Scaling To Achieve Instability in an Interval Matrix, pp. 279-291. V.V. Veeravalli, T. Basar, and H.V. Poor, Decentralized Sequential Detection with Sensors Performing Sequential Tests, pp. 292-305. A.-J. van der Veen and P. Dewilde, Embedding of Time-Varying Contractive Systems in Lossless Realizations, pp. 306-330. V. Solo, On the Stability of Slowly Time-Varying Linear Systems, pp. 306-350. K.A. Morris, State Feedback and Estimation of Well-Posed Systems, pp. 351-388. REMINDER The new address for submissions is: J.H. van Schuppen Co-Editor MCSS CWI P.O. Box 94079 1090 GB Amsterdam The Netherlands E-mail inquires regarding submission should be addressed to: mcss@cwi.nl. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.* Submitted by A. H. Zemanian (zeman@sbee.sunysb.edu) Table of Contents for: --------------------- CIRCUITS, SYSTEMS, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING Vol. 14, No. 3, 1995 --------------------- Pipelining and the unrestrained three-port wave filter adaptor at the bit level, B.G.Mertzios Stabilization of spectral methods for the analysis of singular systems using piecewise constant basis functions, Andrea Caiti and Giorgio Cannata Stochastic adaptive control of nonminimum phase systems in the presence of unmodelled dynamics, Miloje Radenkovic and Anthony N. Michel High-level synthesis: Current status and future prospects, H.D.Cheng and C.Xia The running time-frequency distributions, Moeness G. Amin Iterative minimization of quadratic functionals,\\ Irwin W. Sandberg *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*. Contributed by: Patty Wolfhope 2nd Annual Rapid Prototyping of Application Specific Signal Processors (RASSP) Conference (http://rassp.scra.org) Exhibits/Demonstrations, Technical Presentations, Tutorials and Panel Discussions Date: July 24th - 27th Where: Hyatt, Crystal City, Arlington, VA Please contact: Mr. Mark Feuchter (703) 351-8463 or mfeuchte@sysplan.com RASSP 95, RASSP 95, RASSP 95, RASSP 95, RASSP 95 ============================================================ Preliminary Agenda 2nd Annual RASSP Conference ============================================================ July 24 - 27, 1995 ================ Monday July 24 ================ RASSP TUTORIAL DAY 8:30 - 5:00 VHDL Based, Top-Down, Virtual Prototyping for Large DSP Systems, Dave Nasoff, Martin 8:30 - 5:00 RASSP Design for Test Methodology, John Evans, Martin 8:30 - 5:00 Ptolmey Tutorial, Ed Lee, UCB =============== Tuesday July 25 =============== RASSP PROGRAM SUMMARY Session 1A: Plenary 8:30 - 9:30 Keynote TBD 9:30 - 10:00 RASSP Program Introduction Randolph Harr, ARPA/ESTO 10:00 - 10:30 Break Session 1B: Introduction to RASSP and 2nd Year Overview 10:30 - 11:15 Sanders RASSP Program Overview Bill Hood, Sanders 11:15 - 12:00 RASSP Second Year Overview Jim Saultz, Martin Session 2: Demonstrations of the RASSP Process 1:30 - 1:55 The Road to 4X Larry Scanlon, Hughes 2:00 - 2:25 On the Road to 4X Improvements Jeff Pridmore, Martin 2:30 - 2:55 RASSP Demonstration Experiences Using VHDL Virtual Prototype Michael Vahey, Hughes 3:00 - 3:25 TRW RASSP Model Year 1 Spread Spectrum Processor Carolyn Kuttner, TRW ================== Wednesday July 26 ================== Session 3: Projecting RASSP Benefits 8:30 - 8:50 RASSP: Current Practice (1993), Challenges and Roadmap, Vijay Madisetti, Georgia Tech 8:55 - 9:15 Projecting RASSP Benefits James Anderson, MIT LL 9:20 - 9:40 The Application of Rapid Prototyping to Underwater Acoustic Modem R & D, Paul Fiore, Sanders 9:45 - 10:10 KINDLING: A RASSP Application Case Study Robert Paulson, Martin 10:10 - 10:25 Break Session 4: System Performance Modeling in RASSP 10:30 - 10:50 VHDL Based Performance Modeling and Virtual Prototyping, Carl Hein, Martin 10:55 - 11:15 Evaluating Distributed Multiprocessor Designs, Fred Rose, Honeywell 11:20 - 11:40 VHDL Based Performance Modeling of Multi Processor Computer Architectures, Gail Gray, VA Tech 11:45 - 12:05 Integrated Reliability and Performance Evaluation Using Information Flow Models, Ramesh Rao, U VA Session 5: RASSP HW/SW Development Process 1:30 - 1:50 Environment and Tools for an Integrated RASSP Rick Ong, Sanders 1:55 - 2:1 Hardware/Software Codesign Design Environment in RASSP, Bernard Schaming, Martin 2:20 - 2:40 Autocoding in the MM Labs RASSP HW/SW Codesign Process, Christopher Robbins, MCCI 2:45 - 3:05 Creating a Plug and Play Architecture to Support Hierarchical Virtual Prototyping, Scott Majhdecki, MGC 3:10 - 3:25 Break Session 6: VHDL Modeling in RASSP 3:30 - 3:50 VHDL Modeling, Test and Distribution, Vincent Sanders, Miss State U 3:55 - 4:15 A framework for the Development of Hybrid Models, James Aylor, U VA 4:20 - 4:40 Collaborative VHDL Modeling w/in the RASSP Program Demonstration Project, Ray Dreiling, Sanders 4:45 - 5:05 Automated RASSP Model Generation in VHDL, Vijay Madisetti, Georgia Tech ================= Thursday July 27 ================== Session 7: RASSP Benchmark Results 8:30 - 8:50 RASSP Benchmark 1 Results Eric Rundquist, Sanders 8:55 - 9:15 RASSP Technology Insertion into the SAR Image Processor Application Junius Pridgen, Martin 9:20 - 9:40 A Preliminary Evaluation of RASSP Benchmarks 1 and 2 A. H. Anderson, MIT LL 9:45 - 10:05 Real Time Implementation of the RASSP SAR Benchmark on the Intel Paragon Curtis Brown, MITRE 10:10 - 10:25 Break Session 8: Model Year Upgrade Concepts 10:30 - 10:50 A Reuse Oriented Model Year Architecture Implementation G. Caracciolo, Martin 10:55 - 11:15 Architecture for a RASSP Signal Processor Fred Shirley, Sanders 11:20 - 11:40 Support for Model Year Upgrades in VHDL Test Benches Geoff Frank, RTI 11:45 - 12:05 Integration of DFT into RASSP John Evans, Martin Session 9: Design Process Management in RASSP 1:30 - 1:50 International Processor Control and Data Management in RASSP Enterprise Systems John Welsh, Martin 1:55 - 2:15 Managing the RASSP Virtual Enterprise Mark Hoffman, ISX Corporation 2:20 - 2:40 Workflow Modeling for Implementing Complex CAD Based Design J. Stavash, Martin 2:45 - 3:05 RASSP Process Management J. Malley, Sanders 3:10 - 3:25 Break Session 10: Design 3:30 - 3:50 VHDL to Hardware - A TIREP Success Story L. J. Cedar, NRL, Crane 3:55 - 4:15 Rapid Design and Exploration of Signal Processing Systems using a VHDL Model Generator Paradigm, Scott Powell, dQdt 4:20 - 4:40 RASSP VHDL Modeling Terminology and Taxonomy Update Carl Hein, Martin 4:45 - 5:05 Approximate Processing and Incremental Refinement Concepts Hamid Nawab, MIT 5:00 Closing Remarks Randolph Harr, ARPA/ESTO Registration information on URL http://rassp.scra.org *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*. 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Authors are invited to submit contributions in the areas of, but not limited to: * Power spectrum analysis * Higher-order spectra in signal processing * Detection and estimation theory * Sensor array processing * Performance analysis * Nonlinear and chaotic signals and systems * Non-stationary processes: Time-frequency and time-scale representations; evolutionary spectra * Cyclo-stationary signal analysis * Signal processing for communications * Computational and implementation issues * Applications in all areas Prospective authors should submit four copies of a hundred word abstract and a two to four page extended summary to G.B. Giannakis (see below). The summary should include affiliations, addresses, tel/fax numbers and e-mail addresses, and keywords identifying one of the above topics. IMPORTANT DATES: December 1, 1995 ........ Submission of extended summary February 1, 1996 ........ Notification of acceptance March 15, 1996 ........ Camera-ready paper For updated information, check out the Workshop's home page: http://watt.seas.virginia.edu/~spirit/ssap96/ You can reach us by e-mail at: ssap96@spirit.ee.virginia.edu Organizers and Co-Chairs ------------------------ Georgios B. Giannakis Ananthram Swami Dept. of Electrical Engineering Malgudi Systems University of Virginia 1046 Redondo Blvd Charlottesville, VA 22903-2442, USA Los Angeles, CA 90019-6701, USA Fax: (804) 924-8818 Fax: (213) 931-0914 e-mail: georgios@virginia.edu e-mail: a.swami@ieee.org European Liaison Austral-Asian Liaison ---------------- --------------------- Mats Viberg Yujiro Inouye Chalmers Inst. of Tech. Osaka University Sweden Japan Technical Committee ------------------- Moeness Amin, Villanova University, USA Sergio Barbarossa, University of Rome, Italy Pierre Comon, Thomson-Sintra, France Zhi Ding, Auburn University, USA Petar Djuric, SUNY at Stony Brook, USA Yingbo Hua, Univ. of Melbourne, Australia Fu Li, Portland State University, USA Hagit Messer, Tel-Aviv University, Israel Eric Moulines, Telecom-Paris, France Boaz Porat, Technion, Israel Surendra Prasad, I.I.T.-Delhi, India Lang Tong, Univ. of Connecticut, USA Michael Zoltowski, Purdue University, USA Local Arrangements ------------------ Nicholas Kalouptsidis, Univ. of Athens, Greece Maria Rangoussi, National Technical Univ. of Athens, Greece e-mail: maria@theseas.ntua.gr Publications ------------ Brian Sadler, Army Research Labs, USA Publicity --------- Guotong Zhou, Georgia Inst. of Tech, USA Treasurer --------- Michail Tsatsanis, University of Virginia, USA *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*. Contributed by NEUAAP@ttuhsc.edu ADVANCE PROGRAM The 8th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems June 9-11, 1995 Holiday Inn Lubbock Plaza Hotel Lubbock, Texas Symposium organizers: General Chair - Sunanda Mitra, Ph.D.,Texas Tech U. Program Co-Chairs: Murray Loew - George Washington University Timothy Kriewell - Sarns 3M Publicity Co-Chairs: Arthur Petrosian, Ph.D. - Texas Tech U. Health Sci. Center Mary Baker - Texas Tech University Tutorial Chair: Yao-Yang Shieh, Ph.D. - Texas Tech U. Health Sci. Center Friday, June 9 FM1 9:00-10:00 a.m. Keynote Address: PACS - Intra and Inter. Samuel J. Dwyer, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center FM2A 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Image Analysis I: Co-Chairs: N. Kehtarnavaz, H. Longbotham Mechanical Introscopy - A New Modality of Medical Imaging for Detection of Breast and Prostate cancer. Armen P. Sarvazyan , Andrei R. Skovoroda, Yuri P. Pyteev (Invited Paper), Rutgers University, NJ. Application of Multi- Dimensional Quality Measures to Reconstruct Medical Images. A. M. Eskiciolglu, University of North Texas, Denton TX. Computer Assisted Detection of Microcalcifications in Mammograms. L. Esteves, N. Kehtarnavaz, R. Wendt III, Texas A&M University. X-Ray Stereo Imaging for Disparity Analysis. Harold G. Longbotham, Hemal N. Kothari, Yan Ping, University of Texas at San Antonio, Conceptual MindWorks, Inc. Enhancement of Computed Radiographic Images. Roger S. Gaborski, Ben K. Jang, Eastman Kodak. FM2B 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Medical Informatics I: Co-Chairs: Margaret Peterson, Richard Fries The Use of Reliability Index B (BETA) in a Hospital Safety System. Jen Chen, Kuo-Lane Chen, National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan. PACS and Teleradiology in the Department of Defense. David K. Lyche, John Weiser, John Romlein, Fred Goeringer, Steve Scotti, MATMO, MDIS Office, Frederick, MD. The Probability of Failure Depends on Who is Asking. Margaret G. E. Peterson, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY. Validation of a Large Medical Database. Guido Rovetta, Patrizia MonteForte, Gerolamo Bianchi, Stefano Rovetta, Rodolfo Zunino, University of Genova, Genova, Italy Choosing the Right RIS to Survive the Health Care Reform. Yao-Yang Shieh, Glenn Roberson, Texas Tech University Health Science Center. LUNCH BREAK FA1A 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Image Analysis II: Co-Chairs: A. Khotanzad, R. Krishnapuram Simple Cyropreservation Techniques to Preserve Cellular Ultrastructure Prior to Image Analysis. Candace H. Haigler, Texas Tech University. A Fuzzy-Rule-Based Image Enhancement Method for Medical Applications. YoungSik Choi, Raghu Krishnapuram, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Elastic Body Splines: A Physics Based Approach to Coordinating Transformation in Medical Image Matching. Malcolm H. Davis, Alireza Khotanzad, Duane P. Flamig, Steven E. Harms, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX. Manipulation of Graphics Objects in the Volume Visualization of Medical Imaging. Zhenghong Lee, Pedro Diaz, Errol Bellon, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. Prostate Ultrasound Image Analysis: Localization of Cancer Lesions to Assist Biopsy. S. B. A. Premkumar, Glen Houston, R. J. Babaian, University of Houston. FA1B 1:30 p.m.-3:.30 p.m. Fuzzy/Neural Based Systems: Chair: James Keller Speeding Up Small Sized Self Organizing Maps for Use in Visualization of Multispectral Medical Images. Gaute Myklebust, Jon G. Solheim, Erik Steen, The Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim, Norway. Prototyping Neural Networks Learn Lyme Borreliosis. Laura Buffrini, Guido Rovetta, Stefano Rovetta, Rodolfo Zunino, University of Genova, Genova, Italy. A Self-organizing Neural Net Clustering Parkinson Patients and Control Persons Using Motoric Data. Thomas Fritsch, P. Koltz, P. H. Kraus, University of Wuerzgurg, F.R.G. A Fuzzy Logic Rule-Based System for Chromosome Recognition. James M. Keller, Paul Gader, Ozy Sjahputera, C. William Caldwell, Hui-Ming Tim Huang, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Use of Neural Networks for Prediction of Graft Rejection Following Liver Transplantation. Sheri Matis, Howard Doyle, Ignazio Marino, Edward Uberbacher, Oak Ridge Notional Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN. GENERAL POSTER SESSION Co-ordinators: L. Schovanec, A. Petrosian Multi-resolution Wavelet Decomposition and Neuro-fuzzy Clustering for Segmentation of Radiograghic Images. S. Pemmaraju, S. Mitra, Texas Tech University, Y.Y. Shieh, and Glenn Roberson, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. In-vivo Tissue Characterization of Brain by Synthetic MR Proton Relaxation Parameter Maps. Kwan Hon Cheng, Texas Tech University. A Comparison of Techniques for the Prediction of Epileptic Seizures. Dongying Qin, Bryan Houchins, M. E. Parten, Nichole Parker, Texas Tech University, Richard Homan, Arthur Petrosian, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center: PC-based Medical Data Acquisition and Analysis. Tom Green, M. E. Parten, Texas Tech University. Environmental Control in Hospitals Employing Fuzzy Logic. Emre Kaymaz, Texas Tech University. A Study on the Knowledge Based Thinning Algorithm that Preserve the Shape of the Korean Character Image. Yoonsik Kwak, Texas Tech University. Improved Huffman Code Tables for JPEGs. Gopal Lakhani, Vamsi Ayyagari, Texas Tech University. Fatigue Effects in Models of Muscular Control. Clyde F. Martin, Lawrence Schovanec, Texas Tech University. Visual Fidelity of Reconstructed Radiographic Images Using Wavelet Transform Coding and JPEG. Richard Muyshondt, Sunanda Mitra, Texas Tech University. Remote Respirator Monitor. Randall D. Peters, Texas Tech University. Kolmogorov Complexity of Finite Sequences and Recognition of Different Preictal EEG Patterns. Arthur Petrosian, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Enhancement of CCD Film Digitizer by Adaptive Calibration. Yao-Yang Shieh, Glenn H. Roberson, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Sunanda Mitra, Texas Tech University. Comparison of Complexity of Laproscopy and Laprotomy Operations by Estimation of Patients Stress Using a Non-invasive Computerized Method. T-Y. Slonim, M. Slonim, G. Daychman, I. Ovsyshcher, L. Roytblat, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. Diagnostic Process Optimization: A Two-Levelled Approach. P. Kokol, J. Zavrsnik, K. Kancler, I. Malcic, University Maribor. Computer Aided Simulation System for Orthognathic Surgery. J. Xia, F. Qi, W. Yuan, D. Wang, L. Yao, Shanghai Jiaotong University. Spectrocopic Imaging of Tissues using Micro-Endoscopy. M.P. Houine, D.J. Bornhop, Texas Tech University. Saturday, June 10 SM1 9:00 a.m.-9:45 a.m. Keynote Address: Virtual Library. George Thoma, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. SM2 9:55 a.m.-11:35 a.m. Plenary Session: Medical Imaging Applications Co-Chairs: Murray Loew, Sunanda Mitra Quantitative Methods in Medical Image Processing. Murray Loew, George Washington University. VOXAR-All ATM Distributed Biomedical Visualization: 1) Local OC-3 Linked Workstation Clusters, 2) Remote OC-3 Linked 40 GFlops CRAY T3D MPP. Wolfgang Kraske, Northrop- Grumman. Electronic Image Management in Radiology. Byrn Williamson, Mayo Clinic. Primary Interpretation of Medical Imagery by Teleradiology. Glenn H. Roberson, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. PANEL DISCUSSION 11:40 a.m.-12:15 p.m. 12:30 p.m. -- LUNCH BANQUET Welcome Address: Dr. Robert Lawless, President, Texas Tech University and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center SA1A 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Design/Methodology: Co-Chairs: Rodney Long, M. Tasher Design by Documentation: A Method and Case Study. Mark L. Manwaring, Veljko D. Malbasa, Kim H. Manwaring, Washington State University, Pullman, WA. Problems of Optimal Design with Application to Prosthetic Design and Stress Fracture Prediction. Clyde F. Martin, Carroll Nunn, Lawrence Schovanec, Texas Tech University. Client/Server Design for Fast Retrieval of Large Images on the Internet. L. Rodney Long, Lewis E. Berman, George R. Thoma, Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, NLM. Design of a Tele-ultrasound System for Real Time Remote Diagnosis. John W. Sublett, Alfred C. Weaver, University of Virginia. An Automatic Data Accuisition System for 3D Reconstruction in Echocardiography. M. Tasler, J.P. Lethor, Y. Granjon, Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy, France. SA1B 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Signal Processing/Data Acquisition: Chair: J. Auqsn A Weighted Space Restoration Algorithm Using the Aperiodic Model of Deconvolution. Z. Mou- yan, R. Unbehauren, Universitdt Erlangen-N|rnberg, Germany. Evoked Potentials and Intersensory Information Processing. George I. Auqsn, Tomas Aljama, Texas Tech University. A Low-cost Speech-Synthesis System for Translation of ASCII Text to Oral Language as a Vision Impaired Aid. Guillermo Bolanos, Juan Manuel Ramirez, David Baez-Lopez, Universidad de las Americas, Mexico. Karhunen-Loeve-like Expansions. Ashot K. Matevosyan, Institute of Problems of Informatics and Automation, National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan, Armenia. Automated Rapid Seizure Detection in the Human ECoG. Ivan Osorio, Mark Frei, David Lerner, Steven Wilkinson, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. 4.30 p.m.-6.30 p.m. WORKSHOP ON SOFTWARE SAFETY Summary of the 94 CBMS Symposiums Software Safety Worksho Lon D. Gowen, Mississippi State University REGISTRATION Name Address City/State/Zip Country Conference Registration Fees IEEE Members Non-Member IEEE Full-time Student Member Advance (Prior 05/08/95) $295 $370 Late and On-Site $335 $445 $125 Tutorials Advance Registration $125 $155 Late/On-Site $175 $220 Registration includes Proceedings, Coffee Breaks, Lunches, and Saturday Social. Send Registration form along with check or money order payable on a U.S. bank to: CBMS, Attn: Sandi Willingham, Department of Electrical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Box 43102, Lubbock, TX 79409-3102. Telephone: 806-742-3533; Fax -806-742-1245; e-mail: sandiw@coe2.coe.ttu.edu. We regret that CBMS can not accept credit cards. Cancellation policy: Registration will be refunded less $50 processing fee if cancellations are made in writing prior May 23. Travel to Lubbock: Fly into the Lubbock International airport. Lubbock is served by American Eagle Airlines, Delta Connection-Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Continental Express. Transportation to Hotel: Holiday Inn Lubbock Plaza Hotel has shuttle available. Lubbock is serviced by Advantage Rent-A-Car, Alamo Rent-A-Car, Avis Rent-A-Car, Budget Rent-A-Car, Hertz Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental. If you need a map of Lubbock, please contact Sandi Willingham. Accommodations: Holiday Inn Lubbock Plaza Hotel and Convention Center, 3201 Loop 289 South, Lubbock, TX 79423; Telephone: 806-797-3241; Fax 806-793-1203. Please state that you are attending the IEEE-CBMS Symposium, Texas Tech-Electrical Engineering. The Symposium rate is $49.00. Deadline: May 8, 1995. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*. Contributed by msnikos@pythagoras.mas.ucy.ac.cy (Nikolaos Stylianopoulos) Call for Participation 3rd IEEE Mediterranean Symposium on New Directions in Control and Automation 11-13 July 1995, Limassol, Cyprus TECHNICAL PROGRAM AND REGISTRATION FORM ********************************************************** MONDAY JULY 10, 1995 Welcoming reception : 6:30-8:30 pm ********************************************************** TUESDAY JULY 11, 1995 PLENARY SESSION I: 8:15-9:15 am Speaker: T.H. Banks, North Carolina State University "Nonlinear Elastomers: Modeling and Estimation" ========================================================== MORNING SESSIONS ========================================================== SESSION TUA1 INFINITE DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS I Chairman : S. Reich, The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Co-Chairman : M. Demetriou, North Carolina State University 9:30-10 G. Weiss, Ben-Gurion University, Israel "The Lyapunov Equation for Unbounded Control Operators" 10-10:30 R.F. Curtain, University of Groningen, The Netherlands "Riccati Equations and Normalized Coprime Factorizations for Strongly Stabilizable Infinite Dimensional Systems" 10:30-11 S. Reich, The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology "Convergence and Approximation of Nonlinear Algorithms, Operators and Semigroups" 11-11:30 S.L. Cambell, North Carolina State University "The Index of an Infinite Dimensional Implicit System" 11:30-12 R. Rebarber, University of Nebraska "Robustness with Respect to Delays for Stabilization of Diffusion Equations" ----------------------------------------------------------- SESSION TUA2 ROBOTICS Chairman : N. Papanikolopoulos, University of Minnesota Co-Chairman : E. Kosmatopoulos, Technical University of Crete 9:30-10 P. Lucibello and S. Panzieri, Universita di Roma "La Sapienza" "Cyclic Control of Robot Arms" 10-10:30 N.P. Papanikolopoulos, University of Minnesota "Controlled Active Vision and Vision-Based Control of Robotic Manipulators" 10:30-11 A.T. Vemuri, S.A. Diakourtis and M.M. Polycarpou, University of Cincinnati "Neural Network Based Fault Diagnosis and Accommodation in Robotic Manipulators" 11-11:30 A. DeLuca, R. Mattone and M. Sciandrone, Universita di Roma "La Sapienza" "Direct Kinematics of Articulated Parallel Manipulators Using Neural Networks" 11:30-12 A.C. Nearchou and N.A. Aspragathos, University of Patras, Greece "Obstacle Avoidance Control of Redundant Robots Using Genetic Algorithms" 12-12:30 R. Kolluru, K.P. Valavanis, A. Steward and M.J. Sonnier, University of Southwestern Louisiana "A Sensor-Based Robotic Gripper for Limp Material Handling" ----------------------------------------------------------- SESSION TUA3 ROBUST CONTROL I Chairman : N. Seube, Ecole National Superieure des Ingenieurs des Etudes et Techniques d'Armement, France Co-Chairman : M. Khammash, Iowa State University 9:30-10 Yaniv and I. Chepovetsky, Tel-Aviv University "Robust Feedback Synthesis for Disturbance Rejection with Preferred Control Efforts" 10-10:30 E. DeSantis, University of L4 Aquila, Italy "On Maximal Invariant Sets for Discrete Time Linear Systems with Disturbances" 10:30-11 N. Seube,Ecole National Superieure des Ingenieurs des Etudes et Techniques d'Armement, France "Stabilization of Nonlinear Uncertain Systems by Dynamical Closed Loops" 11-11:30 H. Frankowska and M. Quincampoix, Universite Paris-Dauphine "Nonlinear H-inf Problem: An Approach by Storage Functions" 11:30-12 M. Khammash, Iowa State University "Robust Steady-State Tracking in the Presence of Time-Varying Uncertainty" ----------------------------------------------------------- SESSION TUA4 NEURAL AND FUZZY SYSTEMS Chairman : M. Jamshidi, LAAS-CNRS, France Co-Chairman : G. Vachtsevanos, Georgia Institute of Technology 9:30-10 M. Jamshidi and A. Titli, LAAS-CNRS, France "Stability of Fuzzy Control Systems via Interval Matrix Method" 10-10:30 Y.J. Cao and Q.H. Wu, Loughborough University of Technology, UK "A Sufficient Condition for Stability of a Analog Neural Networks with Delay" 10:30-11 G. Ambrosino, U. Ciniglio, F. Ferrara, E. Filippone and L. Verde, CIRA SCpa, Italy "An Adaptive Guidance Technique for the Aeroassisted Re-Entry of a Space Vehicle" 11-11:30 G.J. Vachtsevanos, S.S. Kim, J.R. Echauz and V.K. Ramani, Georgia Institute of Technology "Neuro-Fuzzy Approaches to Decision Making: An Application to Check Authorization from Incomplete Information" ========================================================== AFTERNOON SESSIONS ========================================================== SESSION TUP1 LINEAR SYSTEMS I Chairman : A.I.G. Vardulakis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Co-Chairman : G.F. Fragulis, Techological Institute Of Education, Kozani, Greece 2-2:30 N.P. Karampetakis, A.C. Pugh and G.E. Haton, Loughborough University of Technology, UK "Notes on a Hierarchical Theory of Systems and Applications" 2:30-3 G.F. Fragulis, Techological Institute Of Education, Kozani, Greece "A Division Algorithm for Arbitrary Polynomial Matrices" 3-3:30 G.F. Fragulis and B.C. Mertzios, Techological Institute Of Education, Kozani, Greece "Computation of the Impulsive Behavior of Multivariable Linear Systems Using a Division Algorithm" 3:30-4 BREAK 4-4:30 G.F. Fragulis, Techological Institute Of Education, Kozani, Greece "Reachability/Controllability Properties of Internally Proper PMDs" 4:30-5 N.P. Karampetakis and A.I.G. Vardulakis, Loughborough University of Technology, UK "A Closed Formula for the Solution of ARMA Representations" 5-5:30 S. Boussaid, A. Benamara and J.P. Guerin, Laboratoire d4 Automatique de Grenoble, France "Two-parameter Compensation Scheme: Application to the Minimum Number of Unstable Zeros Decoupling Problem" 5:30-6 G. Miminis, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada "Improving the Performance of Certain Algorithms in Eigenstructure Assignment" ----------------------------------------------------------- SESSION TUP2 MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS I Chairman : K.P. Valavanis, University of Southwestern Louisiana Co-Chairman : A.I. Kokkinaki, University of Cyprus 2-2:30 A. Gurel, O.C. Pastravanu and F.L. Lewis, University of Texas at Arlington "Deadlock Avoidance in Flexible Manufacturing Systems: A Matrix Approach" 2:30-3 G. Liberatore, S. Nicosia, and P. Valigi, Universita di Roma "Tor Vergata" "Dynamic Control of Buffering Capacity in Discrete Event Systems" 3-3:30 A.I. Kokkinaki and K.P. Valavanis, University of Cyprus "Error Specification, Tracking and Recovery in Computer Integrated Manufacturing" 3:30-4 BREAK 4-4:30 S.P. Sethi and X.Y. Zhou, The Chinese University of Hong Kong "Optimal Feedback Controls in Deterministic Dynamic Two-Machine Flowshops" 4:30-5 H-H. Huang, E. Del-Castillo, and F.L. Lewis, University of Texas at Arlington "An FMS Controller Design for Job Shop Scheduling and Production Control" 5-5:30 J. Melendez, J.L. de la Rosa, J. Colomer, C. Pous, and J. Vehi, Universitat de Girona, Spain "Modular Integration of Tools for Real-Time Process Supervision" 5:30-6 W. Zhang, B. Salunkhe, P.G. Charalambides and U. Tasch, University of Maryland "Optimal Fixturing of Rigid and Deformable Bodies" ----------------------------------------------------------- SESSION TUP3 PROCESS CONTROL Chairman : C. Doumanidis, Tufts University Co-Chairman : B. Dahhou, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France 2-2:30 C.B. Youssef and B. Dahhou, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France "Multivariable Adaptive Control and Estimation of a Nonlinear Wastewater Treatment Process" 2:30-3 C. Doumanidis and N. Fourligkas, Tufts University "Distributed-Parameter Process Control in Thermal Rapid Prototyping" 3-3:30 T. Catfolis and K. Meert, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium "Adaptive Process Control using Recurrent Neural Networks: a Feasibility Study" 3:30-4 BREAK 4-4:30 J.L. de la Rosa, J. Melendez, J. Colomer, J. Vehi and C. Pous, Universitat de Girona, Spain "An Application of Heuristic Co-operation to Process Control" 4:30-5 M. Maher, B. Dahhou, and G. Roux, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France "Multivariable Adaptive Control of Bioprocess" ----------------------------------------------------------- SESSION TUP4 IDENTIFICATION AND ADAPTIVE CONTROL Chairman : A.H. Sayed, University of California Santa-Barbara Co-Chairman : K.S. Tsakalis, Arizona State University 2-2:30 S.S. Tabaii, F. El-Hawary and M. El-Hawary, BH Engineering Systems, Canada "Self-Optimizing Control Signal Bound Algorithm and Adaptive Control of AUV Under Thrust Constraint" 2:30-3 Y. Theodor, U. Shaked and N. Berman, Tel-Aviv University "Time-Domain H-infinity Identification" 3-3:30 A.H. Sayed and M. Rupp, University of California Santa-Barbara "A time-Domain Feedback-Analysis of Recursive Identification Schemes" 3:30-4 BREAK 4-4:30 K.S. Tsakalis, Arizona State University "Bursting Scenaria and Performance Limitations of Adaptive Algorithms in the Absence of Excitation" 4:30-5 S. Commuri and F.L. Lewis, University of Texas at Arlington "A New Methodology for the Design of Adaptive Controllers Using "State-Strict Passivity" 5-5:30 A.L. Fradkov, Academic Science of Russia "Adaptive Synchronization of Hyper-Minimum-Phase Systems With Nonlinearities" ********************************************************** ********************************************************** WEDNESDAY JULY 12, 1995 PLENARY SESSION II: 8:15-9:15 am Speaker: P. Kokotovic, University of California Santa-Barbara "Recent Advances in Robust and Adaptive Nonlinear Control" ========================================================== MORNING SESSIONS ========================================================== SESSION WA1 INFINITE DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS II Chairman : M.A. Demetriou, North Carolina State University Co-Chairman : R.C. Smith, Iowa State University 9:30-10 Y. Wang, Armstrong Laboratory, Texas "Modeling of Conversion of Electromagnetic Energy to Acoustic Energy in the Tissues" 10-10:30 A.S. Ackleh, North Carolina State University "Inverse Problems in Nonautonomous Distributed Parameter Systems" 10:30-11 R.C. Smith, Iowa State University "Modeling and Parameter Estimation for Imperfectly Clamped Structures" 11-11:30 T.L. Herdman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University "Identification of Parameters in Hereditary Systems" 11:30-12 M.A. Demetriou, North Carolina State University "Results on the Adaptive Estimation of Stiffness in Nonlinear Beam Models" ----------------------------------------------------------- SESSION WA2 NEURAL NETWORKS AND ROBOTICS Chairman : M. Christodoulou, Technical University of Crete Co-Chairman : G. Rovithakis, Technical University of Crete 9:30-10 G. Bekey, University of Southern California "Autonomous Robots: From Biological Inspiration to Hardware Realization" 10-10:30 N.J. Dimopoulos and S. Neville, University of Victoria, Canada "Asymptotically Stable Recurrent Neural Networks and their Use: An Overview" 10:30-11 E. Kosmatopoulos and M. Christodoulou, Technical University of Crete "Neural Networks for Learning of Robot Contact Surfaces and Forces" 11-11:30 C.M. Kwan and F.L. Lewis, University of Texas at Arlington "Robust Backstepping Control of Induction Motors Using Neural Networks" 11:30-12 G. Rovithakis and M. Christodoulou, Technical University of Crete "Neural Adaptive Control: The Presence of Modeling Error with Unknown Growth" 12-12:30 A.G. Chassiakos, C. Oralla and H. Boussalis, California State University "Neural Network Modeling of a Large Segmented Space Reflector" ----------------------------------------------------------- SESSION WA3 CONTROL OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS Chairman : M. Cotsaftis, LTME/ECE, France Co-Chairman : A.L. Fradkov, Academic Science of Russia 9:30-10 A.L. Fradkov, Academic Science of Russia "Swing Control of Rotating Pendulum" 10-10:30 G. Ambrosino, G. Celentano and R. Setola, Universita degli Studi di Napoli, Italy "Optimal Vibration Control of Flexible Systems" 10:30-11 Y. Halevi, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology "Order Reduction of Lightly Damped Systems by Approximated Balanced Realization" 11-11:30 A. Tornambe, Universita di Roma "Tor Vergata" "Modelling and Controlling Two-Degree-of-Freedom Impacts" 11:30-12 S.A. Burton, I.K. Konstantopoulos, N. Makris and P.J. Antsaklis, University of Notre Dame "Modeling the Response of a Fluid Damper: Constitutive Models and Neural Networks" 12-12:30 M. Cotsaftis, LTME/ECE, France "Global Control of Flexural and Torsional Deformations of One-Link Mechanical System" ----------------------------------------------------------- SESSION WA4 STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS Chairman : A. Spanias, Arizona State University Co-Chairman : U. Shaked, Tel-Aviv University 9:30-10 C.E. deSouza and U. Shaked, Tel-Aviv University "Optimal Robust Filtering for Uncertain Linear Systems with Measurable Inputs" 10-10:30 R. Nikoukhah and B.C. Levy, INRIA, France "LEQG Control Formulated as Recursive Estimation Problem" 10:30-11 K. Kitsios, A. Spanias and B. Welfert, Arizona State University "Optimum Block Modified Covariance Algorithms for Spectral Analysis" 11-11:30 E.K. Boukas, A. Swierniak, and H. Yang, Silesian Technical University, Poland "Robust Control of Complex Systems with Jumps - Decentralized Versus Centralized JLQ Approach" 11:30-12 Q.H. Wu and Y.J. Cao, Loughborough University of Technology, UK "Learning Control of Chaotic Dynamical Systems" ========================================================== AFTERNOON SESSIONS ========================================================== SESSION WP1 LINEAR SYSTEMS II Chairman : V.L. Syrmos, University of Hawaii Co-Chairman : C.E. deSouza, University of Newcastle 2-2:30 C.E. deSouza and X. Li, University of Newcastle "Delay-Dependent Stability of Linear Time-Delay Systems: An LMI Approach" 2:30-3 J. Klamka, Technical University Poland "Controllability of Retarded Dynamical Systems" 3-3:30 R. Rabah, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, France "On Observability of Linear Delay Systems with Unknown Input" 3:30-4 BREAK 4-4:30 A. Cohen and Y. Halevi, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology "Reduced Order Observer with Steady State Gain Preservation" 4:30-5 J.S. Shamma and E. Tu, University of Texas at Austin "Guaranteed State Estimation for Linear Time-Varying Systems" 5-5:30 S. Dasgupta and B.D.O. Anderson, The University of Iowa "The Square Root of Linear Time Varying Systems with Applications" 5:30-6 R. Aripirala and V.L. Syrmos, University of Hawaii "Balancing of Systems with Periodic Jumps" ----------------------------------------------------------- SESSION WP2 SAMPLED DATA SYSTEMS AND NUMERICAL METHODS Chairman : B. Bamieh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Co-Chairman : C.A. Karybakas, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 2-2:30 L. Mirkin and H. Rotstein, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology "Stability of Infinite-Dimensional Sampled-data Systems" 2:30-3 C.A. Karybakas and C.A. Barbargires, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki "Explicit Conditions for Ripple-Free Dead-Beat Control, 3-3:30 B. Bamieh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign "Optimal Samplers and Optimal Hold Functions for the L-1 Sampled- Data Problem" 3:30-4 BREAK 4-4:30 N. Ostojic, University "Nikola Tesla" "An Approach to the Optimization of High-speed Integer Algorithms" 4:30-5 Q. Memon, T. Kasparis, and N. Tzannes, University of Central Florida "An Approximate Fourier Expansion with Uncorrelated Coefficients" ----------------------------------------------------------- SESSION WP3 ROBUST CONTROL II Chairman : Z.J. Palmor, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Co-Chairman : M. Dahleh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2-2:30 M. Shergei and U. Shaked, Tel-Aviv University "Robust H-infinity Estimation of Nonlinear Discrete-Time Processes" 2:30-3 M.V. Salapake, M. Dahleh and P.G. Voulgaris, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign "Controller Design to Minimize a Composite Measure of the L-1 and the H-2 Norms" 3-3:30 M. Sebek and F.J. Kraus, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology "Sub-Optimum H-infinity Problem for 2-D MIMO Systems" 3:30-4 BREAK 4-4:30 A. Cohen and U. Shaked, Tel-Aviv University "Robust Discrete-Time H-infinity - Optimal Tracking with Preview" 4:30-5 L. Mirkin and Z.J. Palmor, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology "Sampled-Data H-2 Optimal Control with Mixed Discrete/Continuous Specifications" 5-5:30 R. Nikoukhah, F. Delebecque and L. ElGhaoui, INRIA, France "LMITOOL: a Package for LMI Optimization" ----------------------------------------------------------- SESSION WP4 COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKS Chairman : I. Chrysochos, University of Patras, Greece Co-Chairman : I.E. Pountourakis, National Technical University of Athens 2-2:30 Z.S. Dobrosavljevic, M.L. Dukic, Z.D. Stojanovic and I.S. Stojanovic, University of Belgrade "Performance Analysis of the DSSS Receiver Using Two-Stage DFB Filter Under the Narrowband AR Interference" 2:30-3 A.J. Zejak and M.L. Dukic, University of Belgrade "Mismatched filters in spread spectrum communication systems" 3-3:30 I. Chrysochos and G. Kokkinakis, University of Patras, Greece "SLC: An ATM Line Concentrator" 3:30-4 BREAK 4-4:30 I.E. Pountourakis, National Technical University of Athens "Performance of Multichannel Multiaccess Protocols with Receiver Collisions" 4:30-5 G. Castellini, E.DelRe and L. Pierucci, University of Florence "Use of the GSM Synchronization Systems for Vehicle Localization Services" 5-5:30 F. Argenti, A. DeAngeli, E. DelRe, R. Genesio, P. Pagni and A. Tesi, University of Florence "Secure Communications Based on Discrete Time Chaotic Systems" 5:30-6 M. Pejanovic, Z. Veljovic, and Z. Petrovic "Trellis Coded DPSK Modulation in Time-Selective Fading Channels" 6-6:30 A. Pitsillides and P. Ioannou, University of Cyprus "Combined Nonlinear Control of Flow Rate and Bandwidth for Virtual Paths in ATM based Networks" THURSDAY JULY 13, 1995 PLENARY SESSION III: 8:15-9:15 am Speaker: M. Athans "Control: The Adventure Continues... An Update of the 1993 Bode Lecture" ========================================================== MORNING SESSIONS ========================================================== SESSION THA1 INFINITE DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS III Chairman : B. Duncan, University of Kansas Co-Chairman : C. Charalambous, Idaho State University 9:30-10 B.L. Rozovski, University of Southern California "Solving Hidden Markov Problem by Spectral Approach" 10-10:30 C. Charalambous, Idaho State University "Explicit Solutions for Nonlinear Partially Observable Stochastic Control Problems" 10:30-11 B. Duncan, University of Kansas "Some Approaches to Adaptive Control of Stochastic Linear Distributed Parameter Systems" 11-11:30 K. Ito, North Carolina State University "Approximation of Stochastic Evolution Equations in Hilbert Space" 11:30-12 F. Fakhroo, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, USA "Optimum Damping Design for an Abstract Wave Equation" ----------------------------------------------------------- SESSION THA2 AUTOMATED HIGHWAY SYSTEMS Chairman : M. Parent, INRIA, France Co-Chairman : A. Polydoros, University of Southern Carolina 9:30-10 A. Polydoros, P. Panagiotou, A. Anastasopoulos, T.K. Liu, C. Sun and R. Gerges, University of Southern California "Communication Technologies for AHS" 10-10:30 Pierre-Yves Texier, LCCP, France "A Zero Headway Platoon System for Automated Highways" 10:30-11 C. Chien, Y. Zhang, A. Stotsky, S. Dharmasena and P. Ioannou, University of Southern California "Macroscopic Roadway Traffic Controller Design" 11-11:30 M. Parent and P. Daviet, INRIA, France "Platooning Techniques for the Intelligent Highway: How close can we get?" ----------------------------------------------------------- SESSION THA3 DISCRETE-TIME SYSTEMS Chairman : S. Tzafestas, National Technical University of Athens Co-Chairman : Antsaklis, University of Notre Dame 9-30:10 J.R. Gossner, B. Kouvaritakis and J.A. Rossiter, Loughborough University of Technology, UK "Cautious Stable Predictive Control: A Guaranteed Stable Predictive Control Algorithm with Low Input Activity and Good Robustness" 10-10:30 N. Sharav-Schapiro and Z.J. Palmor, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology "Robust Output Stabilizing Control for Discrete Uncertain MIMO Systems" 10:30-11 J.A. Rossiter and B.G. Grinnell, Loughborough University of Technology, UK "Extended Input Horizon Generalized Predictive Control - a GPC Algorithm with Better Tracking" 11-11:30 K. Hrissagis and O.D. Crisalle, University of Florida "Robust Predictive Regulator Design for Unstable Plants with Input Saturation" 11:30-12 S. Tzafestas, E. Kyriannakis and G. Kapsiotis, National Technical University of Athens "Decentralized Model Based Predictive Control of Large Scale Systems" 12-12:30 I.K. Konstantopoulos and P.J. Antsaklis, University of Notre Dame "Optimal Design of Robust Controllers for Uncertain Discrete-Time Systems" ----------------------------------------------------------- SESSION THA4 VEHICLE CONTROL AND MOBILE ROBOTS Chairman : J. Ackermann, Institute for Robotics and System Dynamics, Germany Co-Chairman : P.S. Shiakolas, University of Texas at Austin 9:30-10 J. Ackermann, Institute for Robotics and System Dynamics, Germany "Automatic Car Steering Control Bridges Over the Driver Reaction Time" 10-10:30 D. Jaume, M. Verg and A. Rault, Laboratoire d4Automatique des Arts et Mtiers, France "Autonomous Intelligent Cruise Control (AICC) for PSA Peugeot Citro n Cars: A Prometheus Project" 10:30-11 G. Oriolo, G. Ulivi and M. Vendittelli, Universita di Roma "La Sapienza" "Path Planning via Skeletons on Grey-Level Maps" 11-11:30 P.S. Shiakolas and S. Jagannathan, University of Texas at Austin "Control of a Mobile Robot with an On-board Arm Using Neural Networks" ========================================================== AFTERNOON SESSIONS ========================================================== SESSION THP1 LINEAR SYSTEMS III Chairman : A. Tornambe, Universita di Roma "Tor Vergata" Co-Chairman : N. Mastorakis, National Technical University of Athens 2-2:30 A. Tornambe, Universita di Roma "Tor Vergata" "On the Analysis of Periodic Linear Systems" 2:30-3 A. Tornambe and P. Valigi, Universita di Roma "Tor Vergata" "Asymptotic Observers for Continuous-Time Linear Periodic Systems" 3-3:30 L. Jetto and S. Longhi, Universita di Ancona, Italy "A Polynomial Approach to the Solution of the Invariant Polynomials Assignment Problem for Periodic Systems" 3:30-4 BREAK 4-4:30 O.M. Grasselli, A. Tornambe and P. Valigi, Universita di Roma "Tor Vergata" "Input-Output Relations of Linear Discrete-Time Periodic Processes: State-Space Representation and Causality" 4:30-5 Y. Halevi, Z.J. Palmor and T. Efrati, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology "Automatic Tuning of Decentralized PID Controllers for two MIMO Processes" 5-5:30 N. Mastorakis, National Technical University of Athens "Generalizing the Bode Diagrams" ----------------------------------------------------------- SESSION THP2 NONLINEAR SYSTEMS Chairman : H. Michalska, McGill University Co-Chairman : A. Pitsillides, University of Cyprus 2-2:30 M. Oumoun, INRIA, France "Feedback Stabilization of Homogeneous Systems of Odd Degree" 2:30-3 C.D. Charalambous and R.J. Elliott, Idaho State University "Finite Dimensional Nonlinear Output Feedback Disturbance Attenuation Control Problems" 3-3:30 H. Michalska and F.U. Rehman, McGill University "Relay and Time Delay In Set Point Control of Drift-Free systems" 3:30-4 BREAK 4-4:30 H. Michalska and A. DeRobillard, McGill University "Switching Strategies for Stabilization of a Class of Nonlinear Systems" 4:30-5 M.W. Vandegrift, F.L. Lewis, S. Zhu, and K. Liu, University of Texas at Arlington "Fuzzy Logic Control of a Class of Feedback Linearizable Nonlinear Dynamical Systems" 5-5:30 M.V. Druzhinina and A.L. Fradkov, Academic Science of Russia "Iterative Design of Nonlinear Adaptive Stabilizers" ----------------------------------------------------------- SESSION THP3 MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS II Chairman : T. Jordanides, California State University Co-Chairman : E. Kosmatopoulos, Technical Univeristy of Crete 2-2:30 G.A. Rovithakis and M. Christodoulou, Technical Univeristy of Crete "On Modeling the Factory Dynamics" 2:30-3 E. Kosmatopoulos and M. Christodoulou, Technical Univeristy of Crete "A New Model Used for Suboptimal Solutions in Control of Manufacturing Processes" 3-3:30 B. Janusz, W. Reithofer and J. Raczowsky, University of Karlsruhe, Germany "Simulation for Hierarchical Management and Control in Manufacturing Systems" 3:30-4 BREAK 4-4:30 F. Donati, E. Canuto and M. Vallauri, Politecnico di Torino, Italy "An Algebra for Modeling Manufacturing Processes" 4:30-5 F. Donati, E. Canuto and M. Vallauri, Politecnico di Torino, Italy "An Approach to Factory Dynamics Based on Manufacturing Algebra" 5-5:30 R.J. Williams and T. Jordanides, California State University "Innovations in Manufacturing Engineering Education: The Southern California Coalition" 5:30-6 M.K. Das, California State University "Manufacturing Engineering Curriculum in the 21st Century" ----------------------------------------------------------- SESSION THP4 BIOENGINEERING Chairman : S. Thomopoulos, The Pennsylvania State University Co-Chairman : S. Shah, University of Alberta - Edmonton, Canada 2-2:30 N. Mastorakis, N.J. Theodorou and E.S. Rota, National Technical University of Athens "EKG.PRO: An Expert system for ECG Analysis" 2:30-3 G. Braught and S.. Thomopoulos, The Pennsylvania State University "Adaptive Control of Leg Coordination in a Hexapod Robot Using a Biologically Inspired Heterogeneous Neural Network" 3-3:30 S. Thomopoulos and G. Braught, The Pennsylvania State University "A Biologically Inspired Architecture of Machine Perception and Intelligent Control for Multi-Robot Coordination" 3:30-4 BREAK 4-4:30 K. Kroschel, University of Karlsruhe, Germany "Speech Signal Enhancement Using Masking Effects of Hearing Physiology" 4:30-5 S. Shah, G.K. Kwong, K.E. Kwok and B.A. Finegan, University of Alberta - Edmonton, Canada "Clinical Evaluation of a Computerized Drug Delivery System" 3RD IEEE MEDITERRANEAN SYMPOSIUM ON CONTROL AND AUTOMATION July 11-13 1995 - Limassol, Cyprus REGISTRATION FORM AND HOTEL RESERVATIONS - Please complete this form using BLOCK CAPITOLS or Type - TITLE (Please check) ( ) Prof. ( ) Dr. ( ) Mr. ( ) Miss. ( ) Ms. SURNAME: __________________________ FIRST NAME: __________________ ORGANIZATION/INSTITUTION: _________________________________________ MAILING ADDRESS:___________________________________________________ - ------------------------------------------------------------------- ___________________________POSTCODE:_______________COUNTRY:________ TEL: _______________ FAX: ___________________ email:_______________ ACCOMPANYING PERSON'S NAME(S): ____________________________________ REGISTRATION FEES (CYP : Cyprus Pounds, 1 CYP = about 2.18 US$) Early (before June 15, 1995)............................ 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Box 537, Nicosia, Cyprus Tel no: (357) 2 360589, Fax no: 357 2 360881 email: dsp95@turing.cs.ucy.ac.cy 17 May 1995 Dear Colleague, As long last, after weeks of meticulous work, the advance program of DSP95 is ready and attached herein. Also included are the social program, information about Cyprus as well as the registration form. Furthermore, I would like to take this opportunity to inform you about the following: 1. Registration fee The organizing committee has decided to keep the registration fee to CYP 125. This will also cover the welcome cocktail, the Monday afternoon tour of Nicosia, and the Gala Dinner, Cyprus meze on Tuesday night (rate 1CYP is approximately 2.16USD). 2. Hotel accommodation at Hawaii Beach Hotel, Limassol Please make sure that you have completed the hotel accommodation slip. If you have not done so yet, please send the accommodation slip by fax at your earliest convenience, as June is the tourist season and hotels are heavily booked. 3. 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Opening ceremony The opening ceremony as well as the keynote lecture will take place in June 25, 1995 at 20:00 at Congress Hall A. Cocktails will follow. Everybody is welcome. 8. Registration desk There will be a registration desk next to the congress halls on the following days: .June 25, 1995 18:15-20:15 .June 26-28, 1995 07:15-17:30. 9. Length of presentations The length of presentations is 20 minutes for the special sessions (sessions 1,2,6,8,9,10,16,19), and 15 minutes for the rest of the sessions. Speakers are advised to allocate a few minutes for questions. 10. Information about Cyprus More Information about Cyprus can be found by accessing WWW at http://cville-srv.wam.umd.edu/~cyprus/ Please feel free to let us know if we can assist you in any way. Looking forward to seeing you in Cyprus. Regards, Costantinos S. 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Demetriou, CYDEM TOURS LTD, P.O.BOX 4134, NICOSIA - CYPRUS Tel: 357-2-451223 Fax: 357-2-457297 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Program DSP 95 International Conference on Digital Signal Processing June 26-28, 1995 Limassol, CYPRUS DSP 95 International Conference on Digital Signal Processing June 26-28, 1995 Limassol, CYPRUS Organized and Sponsored by Department of Computer Science University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus In Cooperation with Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE Cyprus Section) European Association for Signal Processing (EURASIP) Cyprus Computer Society Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEE Cyprus Centre) Co-Sponsoring Organisations The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Cyprus Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, UK University of Florence, Italy Venue Hawaii Beach Hotel, Limassol, Cyprus ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chairman's Message Conference Commitee Technical Program Schedule Preliminary Technical Program Social Program Useful Information Author Index Registration Form ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Colleagues: We celebrated in 1993 the 25th anniversary of the first ever international meeting on Digital Signal Processing which was organised in London in 1968. This first meeting was followed by others initially in London every two years and subsequently in Florence every three years. To mark the 25 years of this event we held the conference in Cyprus where it was a resounding success. As a result it was decided that the next international conference will be held in Cyprus again. The successful format of the earlier events will be followed again, namely that we have a significant number of special sessions organised by internationally recognised experts in the areas. There are 9 such sessions cited below with the session organisers. The role of the session organiser is crucial in that he or she will be entirely responsible for the invitation of 8 - 10 speakers, for the quality of the contributions and for the general theme of the session. Each of such Special Seminars is a little like a mini-symposium and the session organiser is the symposiarch. The names of the special sessions and their respective symposiarchs (in parentheses) are: Image and Video Coding (A. Katsaggelos, Northwestern University, USA), Speech Processing (A. Spanias, Arizona State University, USA), Adaptive Filters and Analysis (C. Cowan, Loughborough University of Technology, UK), Filter Banks, Wavelets and Sub-Band Coding (P.P. Vaidyanathan, California Institute of Technology, USA; T.Q. Nguyen, University of Wisconsin, USA), Parallel Algorithms and Graph Modeling (F. Harary, New Mexico State University, USA; S.D. Nikolopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus), Neural Network Theory and Applications (S. Kollias, National Technical University of Athens, Greece; C.N. Schizas, University of Cyprus, Cyprus), Non-Linear Image Processing (K. Mitra, University of California, USA), Morphological Techniques (A.N. Venetsanopoulos, University of Toronto, Canada) and Towards the Integration of Two Domains: Parallel Vision Algorithms and Optical Computing Architecture (J. Cornelis, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium). The length of presentations in these sessions is 20 minutes. Furthermore, 79 papers will be presented in regular sessions. The names of these sessions are: Multimedia Systems, Computer Vision, Image Compression and Video Coding, Image and Scene Analysis, Time-Frequency and Wavelet Representation, Image and Multidimensional Signal Processing, DSP Algorithms and Architectures I & II, Neural Networks, Biosignal Analysis, and Digital Communications and Computer Communication Networks. The length of presentations in these sessions is 15 min. A total of 150 papers will be presented by scientists from the United States, Canada, China, United Kingdom, Denmark, France, Germany Spain, Austria, Bulgaria, Portugal, Poland, Norway, Yogoslavia, Slovenia, Netherlands, Italy, Belgium,Israel, Switzerland, Romania, Sweden, Greece, and Cyprus. The technical program is highlighted by the keynote lecture on Renewals Revisited by A. Papoulis, Polytecnic University, USA, as well as the three plenary lectures on Very Low Bit Rate Video Coding, by A. Katsaggelos, Northwestern University, USA, A Tutorial on Filter Banks and Wavelets, by T.Q. Nguyen, University of Wisconsin, USA, and Multimedia Applications and what Makes them a Reality, by P. Papamichalis, Texas Instruments, USA. Furthermore we would like to thank Elena Polycarpou for her exceptional work and technical assistance in managing the paper handling, and in preparing the final program. In addition, we would like to extend out thanks to Christina Hadjiyianni and Irene Sevasti, for their dedicated secretarial work and general support. We hope that this conference will offer opportunities for professional growth, and establishing new contacts with colleagues. Our intension is to do all we can to make your participation in the conference worthwhile and your stay in Cyprus enjoyable. Please feel free to let us know if we can assist you in any way. A.G. Constantinides Conference General Chair ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DSP95 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Chair A.G. Constantinides Dept of Electrical Engineering, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine London, SW7 2BT, UK Tel: 44 171 5946233 Fax: 44 171 5946234 email: a.constantinides@ic.ac.uk Co-Chairs V. Cappellini University of Florence, 50139 Florence Via S. Marta 3, Italy Tel: 39 554769380 Fax: 39 55494569 C.N. Schizas University of Cyprus Kallipoleos 75 Nicosia, Cyprus Tel: 357 2 360589 Fax: 357 2 360881 email: schizas@turing.cs.ucy.ac.cy Program Chair M. Bellanger CNAM/Electronique, 292, Rue Saint-Martin 75141 Paris France Local Arrangements Chair C.S. Pattichis University of Cyprus Kallipoleos 75 Nicosia, Cyprus Tel: 357 2 360589 Fax: 357 2 360881 email: pattichi@turing.cs.ucy.ac.cy Steering Commitee A.G. Constantinides Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, UK V. Cappellini University of Florence, Italy G. Carayannis National Technical University of Athens, Greece C.S. Pattichis University of Cyprus, Cyprus E.N. Protonotarios National Technical University of Athens, Greece C.N. Schizas University of Cyprus, Cyprus Internationa/Technical Programme Commitee A. Antoniou University of Victoria, Canada C. Charalambous University of Cyprus, Cyprus T.S. Durrani Strathclyde University, UK F.J. Evans South Bank Polytechnic, UK A.R. Figueiras-Vidal ETSI Telecom-UPM, Ciudad Univerrsitaria, Spain G. Garibotto Elsag Bailey spa, Italy G. Giannakis University of Virginia, USA C. Halatsis University of Athens, Greece F. Harary New Mexico State University, USA F.J. Harris San Diego State University, USA T.S. Huang Universtiy of Illinois, USA M. Kunt EPFL, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland B. Liu Princeton University, USA E. Micheli-Tzanakou Rutgers University, USA S.K. Mitra Universtiy of Southern California, USA C.C. Neocleous Higher Technical Institute, Cyprus A.V. Oppenheim MIT, USA P. Papamichalis Texas Instruments, USA H.W. Schussler University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany A. Spanias Arizona State University, USA N.M. Timotheou Cyprus Telecommunications Authority, Cyprus C. Tsouros University of Macedonia, Greece A. Varelias Cyprus Airways, Cyprus A.N. Venetsanopoulos University of Torondo, Canada Local Arrangements Commitee Chairman C.S. Pattichis Secretariat S.D. Nikolopoulos Organization E. Polycarpou C. Hadjiyianni I. Sevasti Social Program A. Marangos ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DSP TECHNICAL PROGRAM SCHEDULE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday 25/6 8:00 Opening Ceremony (Congress Hall A) 8:15 Keynote Lecture: Renewals Revisited, Prof. A. Papoulis, Polytechnic University, USA Monday Morning 26/6 8:00 Plenary Talk: Very Low Bit Rate Video Coding, Prof. A. Katsaggelos, Northwestern University, USA (Congress Hall A) 1. Image and Video Coding (Congress Hall A) 2. Speech Processing (Congress Hall B) 3. Multimedia Systems (Congress Hall B) 4. Computer Vision (Congress Hall C) Monday Afternoon 26/6 5. Image Compression and Video Coding (Congress Hall A) 6. Adaptive Filters and Analysis (Congress Hall B) 7. Image and Scene Analysis (Congress Hall C) Tuesday Morning 27/6 8:00 Plenary Talk: Filter Banks and Wavelets, Prof. T.Q. Nguyen, University of Wisconsin, USA (Congress Hall A) 8. Towards the Integration of Two Domains: Parallel Vision Algorithms and Optical Computer Architecture (Congress Hall A) Region 8 Student Paper Contest 9. Filter Banks, Wavelets and Sub-Band Coding (Congress Hall B) 10. Parallel Algorithms & Graph Modeling (Congress Hall A) 11. Time-Frequency and Wavelet Representation (Congress Hall B) Tuesday Afternoon 27/6 12. Image and Multidimensional Signal Processing (Congress Hall A) 13. Neural Network Theory and Applications (Congress Hall B) 14. DSP Algorithms and Architectures I (Congress Hall C) 15. Neural Networks (Congress Hall B) Wednesday Morning 28/6 8:00 Plenary Talk: Multimedia Applications and What Makes them a Reality, Prof. P. Papamichalis, Texas Instruments, USA (Congress Hall A) 16. Non linear Image Processing (Congress Hall A) 17. DSP Algorithms and Architectures II (Congress Hall B) 18. Biosignal Analysis (Congress Hall C) ECO CREA meeting Wednesday Afternoon 28/6 19. Morphological Techniques (Congress Hall A) 20. Digital Communications and Computer Communications (Congress Hall B) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRELIMINARY TECHNICAL PROGRAM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday Morning, July 26 Special Session 1: Image and Video Coding Chairperson and Organizer: A. Katsaggelos, Northwestern University, USA 1.1 Rate Distortion Theory for Image and Video Coding G. Tziritas University of Crete, Greece 1.2 New Approaches to Texture Coding in Segmentation and Feature-Based Image Coding Schemes L. Torres, J.R. Casas Universitat Polit cnica de Catalunya, Spain 1.3 Progressive Image Transmission Using Entropy Constrained Subband Coding F. Kossentini, W.C. Chung, M.J.T. Smith Georgia Institute of Technology, USA 1.4 Line Process Based Reconstruction of Compressed Images Using Projections Onto Convex Sets Y. Yang, N.P. Galatsanos Illinois Institute of Technology, USA 1.5 A Testbed for Color Imaging and Compression K. Konstantinides, H.H. Lee, G.B. Beretta, A.H. Mutz Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, USA 1.6 Region Based Image and Video Compression R. Leonardi University of Brescia, Italy 1.7 Super High Definition Image Coding for Medical Applications S. Ono, J. Suzuki, N. Ohta NTT Optical Network Systems Laboratories, Japan 1.8 Object-Based Monoscopic/Stereoscopic Image Coder S. Panis1,2, M. Ziegler1, J.P. Cosmas2 1Siemens AG, Germany; 2Queen Mary and Westfield College, UK 1.9 Depth Map and Disparity Field Coding for the Communication of Multiview Images M.G. Strintzis, D. Tzovaras, N. Grammalidis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece 1.10 Bidirectional Backward Motion Compensation for Video Coding M.T. Orchard, R. Rajagopalan University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Monday Morning, July 26 Special Session 2: Speech Processing Chairperson and Organizer: Andreas Spanias, Arizona State University, USA 2.1 Wideband Speech Coding with 1-2 bit per sample J.W. Paulus RWTH Aachen, University of Technology, Germany 2.2 MPEG Audio Compression: Algorithms and Implementation P. Papamichalis Texas Instruments, USA 2.3 Classification of Consonants Using Wigner Distribution Features M. Rangoussi1, A. Delopoulos2 1Aalborg University, Denmark; 2National Technical University of Athens, Greece 2.4 Robust Speech Recognition in a Car Environment C. Xydeas, L. Cong University of Manchester, UK 2.5 Improved Speech Recognition Using the Weighted Average Divergence Measure P. Loizou, A. Spanias Arizona State University, USA 2.6 A Safety Net Approach for Improved Exploitation of Speech Correlations T. Eriksson, J. Linden, J. Skoglund Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden 2.7 Speech Endpointing in Noisy Environment Using Neural Networks E. Dermatas, G. Kokkinakis University of Patras, Greece 2.8 Adaptive Interference Mitigation Based on Higher Order Statistics D.C. Shin, C.L. Nikias University of Southern California, USA Monday Morning, July 26 Session 3: Multimedia Systems Chairpersons: C. Halatsis, University of Athens, Greece A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus 3.1 Run-time Optimisation for Multimedia Query Processing over Low Resources M. Spiliopoulou1, M. Hatzopoulos2 1Humboldt Universitt zu Berlin, Germany; 2University of Athens, Greece 3.2 A Multimedia Information System for the Description of Scenes R. Bahgat Cairo University, Egypt 3.3 The Interactive Multimedia Marketing System (IMMS) P. Kalagiakos, K. Bacomihalis, B. Serepisos, D. Pavlakis, N. Sphiris Ethnodata S.A., Greece 3.4 The Framework for Multimedia Presentation Scheduling Using Synchronisation Patterns J. Dospisil1, E. Kendall2, T. Polagar3 1Monash University, Australia; 2Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia; 3UNICO Pty, Ltd, Australia Monday Morning, July 26 Session 4: Computer Vision Chairperson: To be announced 4.1 Locating Facial Features Using Genetic Algorithms A. Lanitis, A. Hill, T.F. Cootes, C.J. Taylor University of Manchester, UK 4.2 Surface-Curvature and Gibbs-Markov Random Fields Based Approach to Image Segmentation I. Hussain, T.R. Reed University of California, Davis, USA 4.3 A Comparison of Image Sequence Representations Based on 2-D and 3-D Segmentation G.K. Wu, T.R. Reed University of California, Davis, USA 4.4 A Selective Matching Approach for Optimal Flow Estimation T. Lilas, S. Kollias National Technical University of Athens, Greece 4.5 Recovering and Representing Three Dimensional Objects for Computer Vision or Computer Graphic Applications A. Milanova, I. Alexandrov, R. Kunchev, S. Fotev Technical University, Bulgaria 4.6 Self-Learning Image Classification System Inspired by Neurophysiological Findings N. Petkov University of Groningen, The Netherlands 4.7 Calibration of an Airborne Camera N.E. Bryson, J.P. Oakley, C.S. Xydeas University of Manchester, UK 4.8 A Methodology for Detecting Man-Made Structures in Sequences of Airport Aerial Images D. Sarantis, C.S. Xydeas University of Manchester, UK Monday Afternoon, July 26 Session 5: Image Compression and Video Coding Chairperson: To be announced 5.1 A New Layered Coding Method for High Resolution Still Images T. Kondo, Y. Fujimori, K. Takahashi, K. Kawaguchi Sony Corporation, Japan 5.2 Low Bit-Rate Video Coding Using Iterative Affine Motion Estimation and Quadtree Segmentation O. Reshef, D. Malah Israel Institute for Technology, Israel 5.3 Progressive Very Low Bit Rate Image Coding C.A. Christopoulos1, A.N. Skodras2, W. Philips3, J. Cornelis1, A.G. Constantinides4 1Vrije Universiteit Brussel, VUB-ETRO (IRIS), Belgium; 2University of Patras, Greece 3University of Gent, Belgium; 4Imperial College, UK; 5.4 A Comparison of Entropy Constrained Still Image Subband Coding and Transform Coding J.M. Lervik, T.A. Ramstad The Norwegian Institute of Technology, Norway 5.5 Integrating Different Coding Schemes for High-quality High-Compression Predictive Hybrid Visual-Pattern Coding L. Favalli, A. Mecocci, A. Poli Universita di Pavia, Italy 5.6 Video Compression Based on Partitioned Iterated Function Systems G. Lu Deakin University, Australia 5.7 Motion Compensation: The Selection of Optimal Motion Estimation Technique and Quantization Levels K. Zhang, M. Bober, J. Kittler University of Surrey, UK 5.8 Multiplierless Design of Sampling Structure Conversiton Systems J.J. Shyu, S.C. Pei, Y.C. Lin Tatung Institute of Technology, Rep. of China 5.9 Suboptimal Diagonal Quantizer for Discrete Orthogonal Transforms J. Polec, J. Pavlovi~ov , R. Mr z Slovak Technical University Bratislava, Slovak Republik Monday Afternoon, July 26 Special Session 6: Adaptive Filters and Analysis Chairperson and Organizer: C. Cowan, Loughborough University of Technology, UK 6.1 Evolution and Annealing Approaches to Adaptive IIR Filtering R. Nambiar, M.J. Bradley, P. Mars University of Durham, UK 6.2 Self-Adaptive Source Separation by Direct of Recursive Networks O. Macchi, E. Moreau Laboratoire des Signaux et Syst mes, CNRS-Supelec, France 6.3 Mixing and Switching the Norms of Adaptive Filter Algorithms S. Lambotharan, J.A. Chambers, O. Tanrikulu Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, University of London, UK 6.4 On the Convergence Behaviour of the Multistage Constant Modules Array A.V. Keerthi, A. Mathur, J.J. Shynk University of California, USA 6.5 Stochastic Gradient Adaptive Step Size Algorithms for Adaptive Filtering S.C. Douglas, V.J. Mathews University of Utah, USA 6.6 Steady State Genetic Algorithm Approach to the Adaptation of IIR Filters Q. Ma, C.F.N. Cowan Loughborough University of Technology, UK Monday Afternoon, July 26 Session 7: Image and Scene Analysis Chairperson: To be announced 7.1 A High-Speed Hough Transform Using CORDIC F. Zhou, P. Kornerup Odense University, Denmark 7.2 Texture Features Based on Visual Perception W. Qin, R.A. King Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, UK 7.3 Risk Detection for Outdoor Mobile Robots using 3D Scene Analysis Algorithms N.I. Katevas, A.C. Voutsas Zenon SA, Greece 7.4 Patch Matching and Stereopsis in a General Stereo Viewing Geometry B.J. Super, W.N. Klarquist University of Texas, Austin, USA 7.5 Improving Ship Trajectory and Shape Estimation by Means of Multiradar Data Fusion L. Favalli Gatti, A. Mecocci Universit di Pavia, Italy 7.6 Image Interpretation using Fuzzy Expert Systems W. Mess Royal Military Academy, Belgium Tuesday Morning, July 27 Special Session 8: Towards the Integration of Two Domains: Parallel Vision Algorithms and Optical Computer Architectures Chairperson and Organizer: J. Cornelis, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium 8.1 A VLSI Architecture for the 2-D Wavelet Transform with Novel Image Scan G. Lafruit1, F. Catthoor2, J. Cornelis1, H. De Man2 1Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels; 2IMEC, Belgium 8.2 Parallel Image Compression Algorithms C.A. Christopoulos1, A.N. Skodras2, J. Cornelis1 1Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels; 2University of Patras, Greece 8.3 Progress in the Simulation and Implementation of Parallel Optical Computing Architectures H. Thienpont1, A. Kirk1, A. Loge2, J. Fernandez3, P. Heremans4, N. Langloh5, R. Vounckx1, I. Veretennicoff1 1Vrije University Brussel, Belgium; 2LEMO/ENSERG Grenoble; 3UPC Barcelona, Italy; 4IMEC Leuven, Belgiium; 5 VUB-ETRO, Belgium 8.4 Optical Computers, System Aspects, Architectures and Simulator Environment N. Langloh1, H. Sahli1, A. Kirk1, V. Christopoulos1, S. Van Langendonck1, A. Damanakis1, F. Catthoor2, T. Stouraitis3, S. Orphanoudakis4, J. Cornelis1 1Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium; 2IMEC, Belgium; 3University of Patras, Greece; 4Forth-Hellas, Greece 8.5 Parallelisation of the Cavity Detector Algorithm A.K. Damianakis1,2, H. Sahli1, J. Cornelis1 1Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium; 2FORTH- Hellas, Greece 8.6 Chinese Remainder Theorem-Based Algorithm for Convolution C. Dre1, G. Lafruit2, T. Stouraitis1, J. Cornelis2, C. Goutis1 1University of Patras, Greece; 2Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Tuesday Morning, July 27 Special Session 9: Filter Banks, Wavelets and Sub-Band Coding Chairpersons and Organizers: P.P. Vaidyanathan, California Institute of Technology, USA T.Q. Nguyen, University of Wisconsin, USA 9.1 A Tutorial on Filter Banks, Wavelets and Sub-Band Coding T.Q. Nguyen University of Wisconsin, USA 9.2 Optimized Design of MDFT Filter Banks N.J. Fliege1, G. Roesel2 1Hamburg University of Technology, Germany; 2Hochschule fur Technik Wirtschaft, Germany 9.3 Image Recovery Experiments from Multiscale Energy Maxima H. Kikuchi, M. Nakashizuka Niigata University, Japan 9.4 An Enhanced Method for Measuring the Performance of Multirate Systems F.A. Heinle, H.W. Schuessler Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany 9.5 Fast Cosine-Modulated Filter Banks Z. Jiang, A.N. Willson University of California, Los Angeles, USA 9.6 Time-Varying Lapped Orthogonal Transforms S-M. Phoong, P.P. Vaidyanathan California Institute of Technology, USA 9.7 Design of Linear Phase M-channel Perfect Reconstruction FIR Filter Banks T. Nagai, T. Fuchie, M. Ikehara Keio University, Japan 9.8 Regular Wavelet Filters: A New Design Method, its Implementation and Properties T. Cooklev1, A. Nishihara1, M. Sablatash2 1Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan; 2Communications Research Centre, Canada 9.9 Polyphase and Modulation Descriptions of Multirate Systems - A Systematic Approach R.L. Reng Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany Tuesday Morning, July 27 Special Session 10: Parallel Algorithms and Graph Modeling Chairpersons and Organizers: F. Harary, New Mexico State University, USA S.D. Nikolopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus 10.1 An Application of Logic Programming to Dynamic Graphs G. Gupta, F. Harary New Mexico State University, USA 10.2 The Design of a Portable Software Platform and its Application in Parallel Signal Processing G. Manis, P. Tsanakas, G. Papakonstantinou National Technical University of Athens, Greece 10.3 Waveletfront Implementation of Self Organizing Maps on RENNS G. Myklebust, J.G. Solheim, E. Steen The Norwegian Institute of Technology, Norway 10.4 Computing the QR Decomposition of a Block Diagonal Matrix Arising in the Estimation of SURE Models on a SIMD Array Processor E.J. Kontoghiorhes1,2, G. Dickinson1, E. Dinenis1 1City University Business School, UK; 2Queen Mary and Westfield College, UK 10.5 Graph Isomorphism Problem for Small Graphs F. Harary1, S.D. Nikolopoulos2 1New Mexico State University, USA; 2University of Cyprus, Cyprus 10.6 Prescribed Multiple Domination in Graphs M. Satratzemi, K. Margaritis, C. Tsouros University of Macedonia, Greece Tuesday Morning, July 27 Session 11: Time-Frequency and Wavelet Representation Chairperson: To be announced 11.1 Shift Operation in Orthonormal Wavelet Bases Suitable for Filter Bank Implementation A. Gottsheber, A. Nishihara Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan 11.2 A Systolic Realization of Cyclic Wavelet Transform and Cyclic Wavelet Packet transform J.W. Wang, C.H. Chen National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, R.O.C. 11.3 Time Frequency Representation for ATC Primary Radar Signal Analysis S. Cuomo, M. Marconi, P.F. Pellegrini, E. Piazza University of Florence, Italy 11.4 A Distribution for Time-Frequency Signal Analysis L. Stankovi~ University of Montenegro, Yugoslavia 11.5 A New Approach Between STFT and WT Derived From Mallat's Algorithm C. Rusu, L. Rusu Facultatea de Electroni~ ~i Telecomunica~ii, Romania 11.6 The Discrete Quasi-Eigenfunction Approximation J.P. Havlicek1, A.C. Bovik1, M.D. Desai2, D.S. Harding1 1University of Texas, Austin, USA; 2University of Texas, San Antonio, USA 11.7 Multi-Dimensional Modulation in Texture Images M.S. Pattichis, A.C. Bovik University of Texas, Austin, USA Tuesday Afternoon, July 27 Session 12: Image and Multidimensional Signal Processing Chairperson: To be announced 12.1 Realization of 2-D IIR Digital Filters with Hypercomplex Coefficients Using Spectral Transformations K. Taguchi, K. Ueda, S. Takahashi Keio University, Japan 12.2 Application of Deformable Structures to Signature Identification I. Pavlidis, N. Papanikolopoulos University of Minnesota, USA 12.3 Scale Space Analysis Applied to 3-Dimensional Object Recognition A. Khashman, K.M. Curtis University of Nottingham, UK 12.4 Spatially Invariant Object Recognition Using Fractal Transformations G. Neil1, K.M. Curtis1, T. Skodras2 1University of Nottingham, UK; 2University of Patras, Greece 12.5 Edge Detection Using Neural Networks: A Comparison M.A.S.N. Romalho, K.M. Curtis University of Nottingham, UK 12.6 A Spatial Scalability Technique in Quantized DCT Domain A. Menozzi1, A. Neri2, G. Russo1, G. Scarano3, P. Talone1 1Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Italy; 2University of Rome III, Italy; 3University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy 12.7 Applications of Colour Image Processing V. Cappellini1, K.N. Plataniotis2, A.N. Venetsanopoulos3 1University of Florence, Italy; 2University of Toronto, Canada 12.8 Colour Image Processing Using Fuzzy Vector Rank Filters A. Androutsos, K.N. Plataniotis, A.N. Venetsanopoulos University of Toronto, Canada 12.9 Colour Image Interpolation Using Nonlinear Filters N. Herodotou, A.N. Venetsanopoulos University of Torondo, Canada 12.10 Edge Oriented Motion Estimation Based on the Composite Image Model and B-Spline Approximation A.N. Delopoulos, I.L. Metalas Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, UK Tuesday Afternoon, July 27 Special 13: Neural Network Theory and Applications Chairpersons: S. Kollias, National Technical University of Athens, Greece C.N. Schizas, University of Cyprus, Cyprus 13.1 Learning Bernoulli Distribution on a pRAM A. Apolloni1, D. de Falco1, J.G. Taylor2 1University of Milano, Italy; 2King's College, UK 13.2 Confidence Intervals for Neural Networks T. Heskes, B. Kappen, A. Pastoors, C. Gielen University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands 13.3 Psychological Inputs to Research on Neural Computing R. Cowie, G. Orchard Queen's University, UK 13.4 Intelligent Search for the Radio Links Frequency Assignment Problem A. Bouju1, J.F. Boyce1, C.H.D. Dimitropoulos1, G. vom Scheidt1, J.G. Taylor1, A. Likas2, G. Papageorgiou2, A. Stafylopatis2 1King's College London, UK; 2National Technical University of Athens, Greece 13.5 Postsynaptic Delay Training For Temporal Pattern Recognition Using Hebbian Learning C. Christodoulou, T.G. Clarkson King's College London, UK 13.6 Application of a Recent Training Algorithm in Biosignal Analysis C.S. Pattichis1, C. Charalambous1, M. Pattichis2 1University of Cyprus, Cyprus; 2University of Texas, Austin, USA Tuesday Afternoon, July 27 Session 14. DSP Algorithms and Architectures I Chairperson: To be announced 14.1 Data Interleaving and c-slow Automata for Linear re-usable Systolic Arrays T.H. Kaskalis1, K.G. Margaritis1, D.J. Evans2 1University of Macedonia, Greece; 2University of Technology, UK 14.2 A Fast and Cheap Device for Pattern Prepocessing and Its Application to the Handwritten Character Preprocessing Task M. Gioiello, F. Pipitone, F. Sorbello Universita degli Studi di Palermo, Italy 14.3 Pipelined Filter Structures for Adaptive Eigenvalue and Singular Value Decompositions M. Moonen1, E. Deprettere2, I.K. Proudler2, J.G. McWhirter2 1K.U. Leuven, Belgium; 2T.U. Delft, The Netherlands; 2Defence Research Agency, UK 14.4 Fault-Tolerant Computation in Semigroups and Semirings C.N. Hadjicostis, G.C. Verghese MIT, USA 14.5 Design of Minimum Phase FIR Filters Derived from Linear Phase Filters Using Polynomial Factorization M.Z. Komodromos Frederick Institute of Technology, Cyprus 14.6 Finite Wordlength Design of Complex FIR Digital Filters J.J. Shyu, Y.C. Lin, Y.P. Yu Tatung Institute of Technology, Rep. of China 14.7 Some Exchange Algorithms Complementing the Parks-McClellan Program for Filter Design I.W. Selesnick, C.S. Burrus Rice University, USA 14.8 Numerical Stability of All pole Models I. Dologlou1, T. Stathaki1, G. Carayannis2 1Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, UK, 2Institute for Language and Speech Processing, Greece 14.9 An Improved Approach to the Signal Interpolation Using the FFT J.J. Shyu, Y.C. Lai, Y.P. Yu Tatung Institute of Technology, Republic of China 14.10 Radix-3 Fast Discrete Cosine Transform Algorithm A.N. Skodras1, G. Constantinides2 1University of Patras, Greece; 2Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, UK 14.11 New Tensor Product Factorization For Toom's Algorithm A. Elnaggar, H.M. Alnuweiri, M.R. Ito University of British Columbia, Canada Tuesday Afternoon, July 27 Session 15: Neural Networks Chairperson: To be announced 15.1 Performance Analysis of Stable Two-Dimensional Estended Fuzzy Cognitive Maps A.K. Tsadiras, K.G. Margaritis University of Macedonia, Greece 15.2 Time Series Reconstruction of Rainfall Data Using Artificial Neural Networks S. Michaelides1, C.C. Neocleous2, C.N.Schizas3 1Meteorological Service, Cyprus; 2Higher Technical Institute, Cyprus, 3University of Cyprus, Cyprus 15.3 Neural Network Based Selection of Region of Interest for Low Bitrate Image Coding D. Kalogeras, S. Kollias National Technical university of Athens, Greece 15.4 The Psychology of Catastrophic Interference in Backpropagation Nets G. Orchard, R. Cowie The Queen's University of Belfast, UK 15.5 Positron Emission Tomography Image Reconstruction Using Artificial Neural Networks S. Pavlopoulos, D. Koutsouris National Technical University of Athens, Greece 15.6 Using a Neural Net and Simulated Annealing for Myocardial Infarct Quantification of PET Images Y.Vander Haeghen1, I. Lemahieu1, F. Colardyn2 1University of Ghent, Belgium; 2University Hospital, Belgium 15.7 Continuous Recognition of Cantonese Words K.K. Shin, J.C.H. Poon, K.C.Li Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 15.8 Occluded Objects Recognition Using Multiscale Features and Hopfield Neural Network J.S. Lee, G.S. Tseng, C.H. Chen, Y.N. Sun National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, R.O.C. 15.9 Artificial Neural Network and Higher Order Statistics Based Classification of Rotating Machine Conditions A.K. Nandi, J. Smith, J.R. Dickie University of Strathclyde, UK Wednesday Morning, July 28 Special Session 16: Non-Linear Image Processing Chairperson and Organizer: S.K. Mitra, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA 16.1 Sobel-Laplacian Image Sharpening for Noisy Data G. Ramponi, G.L. Sicuranza DEEI, University of Trieste, Italy 16.2 High-Speed Algorithms and Architecture for Running Stack Filters J.T. Atola1, S.S. Agaian2, K.O. Egiazarian1, O. Vainio1, D.Z. Gevorkian1 1Tampere University of Technology, Finland; 2Tufts University, USA 16.3 Segmentation-Based Image Processing T.R. Reed University of California, Davis, USA 16.4 A Fast Conjugade Gradient Algorithm for 2-D Nonlinear Adaptive Filtering K.S. Joo, T. Bose University of Colorado, USA 16.5 Designing Quadratic Volterra Filters for Nonlinear Edge Enhancement S. Thurnhofer, S.K. Mitra University of California, Santa Barbara, USA 16.6 A New Robust Adaptive Order Filter for Nonlinear Image Processing R. Oten1, R.J.P. deFiguiredo2 University of California, Irvine, USA 16.7 Nonlinear Shrinkage of Undecimated DWT for Noise Reduction and Data Compression H. Guo, M. Lang, J.E. Odegard, C.S. Burrus Rice University, USA 16.8 Fast Parallel Nonlinear Filtering Based on the FFT D. Schonfield University of Illinois at Chicago, USA Wednesday Morning, July 28 Session 17: DSP Algorithms and Architectures II Chairperson: To be announced 17.1 Threshold Analysis of a New Spatial Filtering Approach for Narrowband Coherent Signals A. Delis, G. Papadopoulos University of Patras, Greece 17.2 HOS-based symmetric and asymmetric statistical models of non-Gaussian noise for signal detection optimization A. Tesci, C.S. Regazzoni 17.3 Speech Enhancement Using State Based Estimation and Sinusoidal Modeling M. Deisher, A. Spanias Arizona State University, USA 17.4 A Software Tool For Understanding and Evaluating Standardized Speech Coding Algorithms T. Painter, A. Spanias Arizona State University, USA 17.5 Adaptive Techniques for Suppressive Impulsive Noise from Audio Signals T. Kasparis, J. Lane University of Central Florida, USA 17.6 Automatic Detection of Change-Points in Univariate Datasets S.MacDougall, A.K. Nandi University of Strathclyde, UK 17.7 Fast Adjacency Refinement Algorithm S.D. Stoichev Technical University-Sofia, Bulgaria 17.8 Path to Chaos for Flow-Induced Vibrations in Tubes Conveying Fluid M. Gregory Intercollege, Cyprus Wednesday Morning, July 28 Session 18: Biosignal Analysis Chairperson: To be announced 18.1 Heart Interference Elimination in MagnetoEncephaloGraphic Signals M. Samonas, M. Petrou University of Surrey, UK 18.2 Error-Free Decomposition of Transient Evoked Brain Potentials: Towards Single-Trial Analysis D.H. Lange, G.F. Inbar Technion, Israel 18.3 Warped Polynomial Approximation for Adaptive Filtering of Biomedical Signals W. Philips University of Gent, Belgium 18.4 A New Technique for the Classificaiton and Decomposition of EMG Signals C.I. Christodoulou, C.S. Pattichis University of Cyprus, Cyprus 18.5 Results on Using a Kohonen Type Neural Network for the EMG Signal Recognition M. Tarata, P. Badca The University of Craiova, Romania 18.6 A New Method of Generating Pattern Dependent Parameters to Describe Signals M. Tarata The University of Craiova, Romania 18.7 A Fuzzy Approach to the Process of Classifying Signals M. Tarata The University of Craiova, Romania Wednesday Afternoon, July 28 Special Session 19: Morphological Techniques Chairperson and Organizer: A.N. Venetsanopoulos, University of Toronto, Canada 19.1 Difference of Estimates Approach to Edge Detection Using Composite Soft Morphological Filters H. Huttunen, P. Koivisto, P. Kuosmanen, J. Astola Tampere University of Technology, Finland 19.2 Recovering Poorly Preserved Palimpsests Though Morphological Reconstruction A. Alparone, M. Barni, V. Cappellini, M. Donatini University of Florence, Italy 19.3 Coding of Noisy Binary Images by Using Statistical Morphological Skeleton C.S. Regazzoni1, G.L. Foresti1, A.N. Venetsanopoulos1,2 1University of Genoa, Italy; 2University of Toronto, Canada 19.4 Image Segmentation by Component Labelling B. Cramarluc, A. Moga, M. Gabboouj Tampere University of Technology, Finland 19.5 Greyscale Morphology with a Non-Linear Structuring Element W. Bestian, M. Petrou, X. Leng University of Surrey 19.6 A Circular Geometric Correlation Function for Planar Shape Recogniton A.C. Loui1, M. Lau1, A.N. Venetsanopoulos2 1Bell Communications Research, USA; 2University of Toronto, Canada 19.7 Object Extraction using Fuzzy Erosion M. Ghadiali, J.C.H. Poon, G.M.T. Man Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 19.8 Optimal Nonflat Structuring Element Morphological Filter Design D. Petrescu, I. T~bu~, M. Gabbouj Tampere University of Technology, Finland Wednesday Afternoon, July 28 Session 20: Digital Communications and Computer Communication Networks Chairperson: To be announced 20.1 A Comparison Between Pilot Symbol Assisted Square-16QAM with Near-Optimal Rayleigh Flat-Fading Channel Estimaion and Differentially Detected Star-16QAM P. Koufalas, M. Rice University of South Australia, Australia 20.2 Pruning FFT Algorithm with Frequency Shift for Comb Spectrum Evaluation S. He, M. Torkelson Lund University, Sweden 20.3 Complex Approximation for IIR Digital Filters Based on Remez-Type Algorithm M. Okuda, M. Ikehara, S.Takahashi Keio University, Japan 20.4 Another Three New Best [37,9,15] Codes P. Farkas Slovak Technical University in Bratislava, Slovak Republic 20.5 Sample Timing Conversion in Single DSP Implementation of Modems W. Hodgkiss Signal & Software Ltd, UK 20.6 Least-Mean-Lower-Order Adaptive Algorithm in Communication Channel Equalisation C. Shang, C.F.N. Cowan, M.J.J. Holt Loughborough University of Technology, UK 20.7 An Approximation for Performance Evaluation of a Finite Receiver Buffer in Multichannel Multiaccess Protocols I.E. Pountourakis National Technical University of Athens, Greece 20.8 Stability and Throughput Optimization of Multichannel Slotted Non-Presistent CSMA Random Choice Protocol I.E. Pountourakis, E.D. Sykas National Technical University of Athens, Greece Wednesday Morning 28/6 ECO-CREA SATELLITE SESSION 1. Science as Culture for the XXI Century P. Manzelli University of Florence, Italy 2. Humanities 2000 International Cooperation in the Cultural Heritage Area V. Cappellini University of Florence, Italy 3. Remote Multimedia Systems for Science Diffusion A. Mecocci University of Florence, Italy 4. Diffusion of Science: Information and Learning A. Busico Scientific Journalist Roma, Italy 5. Time, Uncertainty and Knowledge A.G. Constantinides Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, UK 6. Teaching Predivide Techniques to Engineering Students C. Neocleous Higher Technical Institute, Cypurs 7. The Net-MUSIS project for a scientific museum in Rome L. Campanella University of Roma, Italy 8. New Iscriptions to speak on the general Issue: Communicating science to the Public L. Laouris1 S. Sorbl2 1Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute, Cyprus 2SECOS - Teleeducation International Project GEM-European Group for Mediterranean Regions-Regione Toscana ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOCIAL PROGRAM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25/6 Sunday Welcome cocktail 26/6 Monday Afternoon guided tour of the old part of Nicosia A visit is planned to the old part of Nicosia. This is surrounded by a Venetian Wall with many bastions. Within the wall numerous narrow streets beg to be explored with many shops, market places, churches taverns and picturesque houses. A visit to the Archaeological Museum will also be attempted if time permits. Souvlaki will be enjoyed out in the open. 27/6 Tuesday Gala dinner - Cyprus night All delegates and accompanying persons are invited to a spectacular Cyprus Night organised at a local tavern. Here you will get the chance to taste the delicious Cypriot meze -a rich selection of mouthwatering local specialities served plate after plate- and of course plenty of local wine. Live band and a local folkloric show for out entertainment. 28/6 Wednesday Afternoon guided tour to Lefkara Lefkara is situated 8 km from Skarinou, off the Nicosia-Limassol road, 40 km from Larnaca. It is a picturesque village, partly restored and protected, famous for its local lace known as 'Lefkaritika' and for its silver - ware. According to tradition, Leonardo Da Vinci visited the village and bought an altar cloth, which he donated to the Milan cathedral. 'Lefkaritika' is easily available from shops in all towns, which are ordered from the lacemakers in the village direct at a very competitive prices. The House of Patsalos, which is being restored, houses the Lace and Silver-ware Museum of Lefkara. The church of the Archangel Michael in Kato Lefkara is of the single-aisled domed type and has wall paintings of the late 12th century. At Pano Lefkara, there is the church of the Holy Cross with a beautiful 18th century iconostasi and a unique 13th century silver cross. A religious fair takes place on the 13th-14th September, day of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Fish dinner at 'SKAROS' restaurant at Germasoyia. 29/6 Thursday Day trip to Kourion and Pafos Some miles out of Limassol is the ancient city of Kourion in a beautiful setting with a Graeco-Roman theatre and magnificent mosaics. Pafos, in the southwest of the island, holds many treasures. Pafos focuses around an attractive little harbour. It nestles in the foot of the Troodos Mountains which adds to the beauty of the area. Pafos combines modern charms with history. The area which was once the ancient capital of the island is entwined with Greek mythology and the legendary birth of Aphrodite on her shores. Sites associated with this are the chunky rocks of her birthplace known as the Aphrodite Rocks, sanctuaries, the Baths of Aphrodite at Polis and the Fountain of Love or Fontana Amorosa at the Akamas peninsula. Fresh fish will be waiting for us at a seaside restaurant. Cruises to the Holyland and Egypt Short 2-3 day cruises are offered. Contact the official travel agent of the conference. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- USEFUL INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT CYPRUS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cyprus is situated at the north - eastern end of the east Mediterranean basin, Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean, with an area of 3572 square miles. It is an island of contrasting scenery and topography where the crystal clear waters of her many beaches and the pine scented air of her mountains have inspired poets. Although the island is predominantly Greek, more than 80% of the population are Greeks, it is a place with its own unique character. The civilisation and cultre of Cyprus can visibly be traced back over 8000 years. It is a place where all the major civilisations in the Mediterranean contributed to the shaping of it's turbulent history, a story as dramatic and compelling as any in the world. Modern day Cyprus is an upmarket holiday destination offering the visitor a variety of qualtiy accommodation, top class international and local cuisina and entertainment, inexpensive shopping and a wide choice of sightseeing to satisfy the most discerning of people. More information about Cyprus can be found by accessing WWW at http://cville-srv.wan.umd.edu/~cyprus/ Limassol Town. The island's major holiday resort and second largest city, Limassol is only 45 minutes on the motorway from Larnaca airport. Conveniently located in the centre of the island's southern coast, this exciting and lively city offers the visitor a wide choice of luxury accommodation and top class entertainment. Limassol Hawaii Beach Hotel. A 5 star luxury hotel on the beach in the Amathus area of Limassol and probably one of the most luxurious properties on the Island. Transfer time from Larnaca International Airport is 45 min. Facilities: Outdoor pool, indoor pool, gym, sauna, jacuzzi, steambath, tennis squash, water sports, restaurants, bars. Travelling to Hawaii Beach Hotel in Limassol from Larnaca Airport is by Taxi and costs about CYP 17-20 each way per taxi (4 seater). Taxis can easily be found at any time through the airport's taxi rank. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CYPRUS AIRWAYS: OFFICIAL CARRIER ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CYPRUS AIRWAYS is the Official Carrier of DSP95. The following special discounted fares apply for the participants to this conference who shall be travelling on the Cyprus Airways scheduled on-line flights, in June 1995: Special Discounted Fares - June 1995 London Monday-Friday (day flights) GBP 215 Monday-Thursday (night flights) GBP 185 Saturday-Sunday (day flights) GBP 235 Friday-Sunday (night flights) GBP 213 Machester & Monday-Friday (day flights) GBP 200 Birmingham Monday-Thursday (night flights) GBP 185 Saturday-Sunday (day flights) GBP 220 Friday-Sunday (night flights) GBP 205 Frankfurt ) Munich ) DEM 717 Berlin ) Hamburg ) Paris FRF 2.300 Amsterdam NLG 625 Brussels BEF 15.000 Vienna ATS 3.900 Zurich & Geneva CHF 700 Rome ITL 400.000 New-York USD 627 Athens GRD 45.200 Thessaloniki GRD 45.200 Notes: 1. All the above special fares are net and exclusive of all applicable airport/security taxes which must be paid for additionally at the time of the issurance of the tickets. 2. All the above special fares are subject to seat availability on the Cyprus Airways scheduled on-line flights at the time of firm reservations. 3. The tickets at the above special fares must be issued directly by the Cyprus Airways offices. Prices: Per room per night including American Breakfast. Single room (1 person): CYP 45.00 per nigh (Normal rate (CYP 88.00 per night) Double room (2 persons):CYP60.00 per night (Normal rate CYP 104.00 per night) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER AIRLINES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- In addition to Cyprus Airways, there are more than 30 Airlines that operate scheduled flights from and to Larnaca International Airport (5 km from Larnaca town centre), and Pafos International Airport (15 km east of Pafos town). - Reconfirmation of flights must be made by passengers 72 hours prior to departure. - Airlines do not provide transport between the airports and the town terminals. Besides Airlines, travel Agencies in Cyprus provide booking services and assist visitors in all matters concerning air travel. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AIRPORT ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visitors arriving in Cyprus by air, may enter the Republic only through the International airports of Larnaca and Pafos. All airports in the part of the Republic illegally occupied by the Turkish invasion forces, have been declared by the Government of Cyprus as prohibited ports of entry and exit, and no visitor should enter or leave the Republic through these ports. NOTE: THE AIRPORT TAX IS INCLUDED IN THE AIRFARE. 1. Larnaca International Airport The airport is: 5 km (3miles) from Larnaca town 49 km (31 miles) from Nicosia 70 km (44 miles) from Limassol 46 km (29 miles) from Agia Napa 139 km (89 miles from Pafos) Services offered to travellers at Larnaca International Airport include: - Tourist Information (24 hours service) - Foreign Exchange - Hotel Reservation (Cyprus Hotel Association) - Card and Coin-Operated Telephones - Duty-free shops - Cafeterias - News-stands, kiosk and souvenir shop - Transportation services (mainly private taxis; rates are based on taximeter between C12,00-15,00 to Nicosia). - Car rental offices - Special facilities for handicapped travellers such as truck-lifts for their embarkation and disembarkation from the aircraft, whell chair, special washrooms, automatic doors etc. - Post Office (closed on Sandays and Public Holidays) - Health Inspectrors's Office - Car Park C5,00 per day (for over 12 hrs) Minimum charge 15 cents for the first hour. 2. Pafos International Airport The Airport is: 15 km (9 miles) east of Pafos town 63 km (39 miles) from Limassol 129 km (81 miles) from Larnaca 50 km (30 miles) from Polis 146 km (91 miles) from Nicosia Services offered to travellers at Pafos International Airport include: - Tourist Information (service to all flights) - Foreign Exchange - Card and Coin-operated telephones - Duty free shops - Cafeteria - Transportation service (private taxis; rates are based on taximeter between C30,00-35,00 to Nicosia) - Hotel reservations and bookings for self-drive cars can be arranged through the Trourist Information Office. - Special facilities for handicapped travellers, such as truck-lifts, for their embarkation and disembarkation from the aircraft, wheel chairs and special washrooms. - Health Inspector's Office. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANKING ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Banking hours for the public: Monday - Friday: 0815 - 1230 - Centrally located Banks provide "afternoon tourist services" from Monday to Friday (not on Tuesday afternoon) - Banks at Larnaca and Pafos International airports provide services throughout the day, as well as a night service for most flights. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUSINESS / SHOPPING HOURS AND SHOPPING ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Public Service Hours Winter Period (Sep. 1 - June 30) Monday - Friday 0730 - 1430 Thursday 0730 - 1430, 1500 - 1800 Summer Period (July 1 - Aug. 31 Monday - Friday 0730 - 1430 Business / Shopping Hours Winter Period (Oct. 1 - April 30) Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 0800 - 1300 1430 - 1730 (1500 - 1800 offices) Wednesday, Saturday 0800 - 1300 Summer Period (May 1 Sept 30 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 0800 - 1300, 1600 - 1900 Wednesday, Saturday 0800 - 1300 Shopping Products of Cyprus which are of special appeal to visitors include leather goods, woven goods, (curtains and tablecloths), ceramics, copperware, silverware (especially filigree), baskets, and the famous traditional hand-made Lefkaritika lace. These can be purchased from the many souvenir shops found throughout the island and the Cyprus Handicraft Centres. Cyprus wines and spirits which have been famous for centuries, are also high on visitors' shopping lists, and can be purchased from supermarkets or grocery shops. Shoes, shirts, imported textiles and spectacles are also good buys. In most of the tourist areas, both souvenir shops and supermarkets remain open unitil late in the evenings, and all day of Sunday. Shops are closed all day on Sunday and on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. Just before Christmas and Easter, shops usually stay open until late in the evenings. Supermarkets stay open one hour later on Friday evening and on Saturday. Chemists / Pharmacies / Drug Stores They stay open during normal business hours. Names (addresses and telephone numbers) of chemists which stay open throughout the night, on public holidays and on Sunday are listed in the daily papers. They can also be reached through 192 (telephone information). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAR DRIVING ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Driving is undoubtedly one of the best ways to explore Cyprus at will, as regular transport service is not available to remoter areas where many places of interest and beauty are to be found. Fairly good surfaced roads complying with International traffic requirements, link the towns and the various villages, and four-lane motorways connect the capital, Nicosia, with the coastal towns of Limassol and Larnaca. Minor roads and forest roads are still largely unsurfaced but in good to fair condition. Appropriate care should be taken when using these roads, especially during wet weather. Visitors wishing to bring their car to Cyprus can do so, provided the car has a valid registration licence of the country of its origin. In such a case, the car can circulate in Cyprus for a period of 3 months. Driving Licence Visitors can drive in Cyprus, as long as they are in possession of either a valid International Driving licence, or of their National driving licence, provided this is valid for the class of vehicle they wish to drive. Temporary Driving Licence for visitors only: CYP3,00 (for a period of six months). The Green Insurance card is not accepted in Cyprus. A visitor must be either in possession of an insurance issued by an insurance company authorised to transact motor insurance business in Cyprus or obtain insurance cover upon arrival at Limassol and Larnaca Ports. By law it is compulsory the full third party. However the full comprehensive insurance is advisable. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAR RENTAL - HIRE CARS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self-drive car rental firsm have offices in all towns, as well as at Larnaca International Airport, with English-speaking personnel. A list of firs supplying self drive cars can be found in the Cyprus Tourism Organisation's annual "Guide to Hotels, Travel Agencies and other Tourist Services" obtainable from all Cyprus Tourissm Organisation Offices in Cyprus and abroad. "Self-drive cars" are known in Cyprus also as Z cars because their registration number A Category: up to 1000 cc B Category: 1000 - 1100 cc C Category: 1101 - 1300 cc D Category: over 1301 cc which is shown on red plates, starts with the letter "Z". Categories of cars available for hiring: Some companies also offer full automatic cars, full air conditioning cars and 4wheel drive cars. i. Prices range from C13,00 for a small car to C23,00 for a large Car for one day. ii. In case of damage to a car, the customer is responsible for the first C300,00 in categories A, B and C and the first C500,00 in category D. Certain companies offer a waiver of collision-damages (including third-party property) for an additional payment of: C3,00 for categories A, B and C and C4,000 for category D. iii. Unlimited kilometrage (mileage). iv. The car can be delivered and collected at the airports by prior arrangement. v. The car is usually delivered to the customer with a full tank paid for by the customer. When the car is returned, the customer receives a refund according to the amount of petrol left in the tank, unless stated otherwise in the contract. vi. It should be noted that, owing to insurance regulation, some companies do not hire cars to persons under 21 years of age. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLIMATE, WEATHER FORECAST TEMPERATURES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cyprus enjoys an intense mediterranean climate, with long dry summers from mid-May to mid-October and with mild winters from December to February which are separated by short autumn and spring seasons. Summer is a season of high temperatures with cloudless skies, but the sea breeze creates a pleasant atmosphere in the coastal areas. Winters are mild with some rain and snow on Troodos Mountains (usually starting before Christmas). In Cyprus there is abundant sunshine. Even in December and January, there is an average of six hours of bright sunshine per day. The island of Cyprus enjoys almost constant sunshine throughout the year. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CREDIT CARDS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visitors holding any of the following international credit cards may contact the appropriate bank for the withdrawal of cash. Visa: Bank of Cyprus, Cyprus Popular Bank Ltd., Hellenic Bank and Barclays Bank Dinners Club, Carte Blanche: Bank of Cyprus Master Card: Bank of Cyprus and the National Bank of Greece Euro Card: Bank of Cyprus and the National Bank of Greece American Express: Cyprus Popular Bank Air Plus: Bank of Cyprus J.B.: National Bank of Greece More than 7.000 shops, restaurants, and Hotels accept at least one of these Credit ds. Usually the d symbol will be displayed in the shop-window or at Reception. Eurocheques and travellers cheques are also accepted by all Banks and in shops, restaurants etc. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CURRENCY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The currency of the Republic is the Cyprus pound - CYP, which is divided into 100 cents. Notes and coins currently in circulation are as follows: Coins = 1 cent, 2 cents, 5 cents, 10 cents, 20 cents, 50 cents, Notes = 1 pound, 5 pounds, 10 pounds, 20 pounds. The Cyprus Pound is not traded internationally; its only market kaker is the Central Bank of Cyprus. The Central Bank quotes daily the Cyprus Pound vis-a-vis the U.S. Dollar, and three other currencies so that its exchange value remains stable. The approximate buying rates against the major currencies are as follows: C 1,00 = US 2,08 C 1,00 =  1,35 C 1,00 = DM 3,34 C 1,00 = Lt. 3067,90 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DUTY-FREE SHOPS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Larnaca and Pafos International Airports have duty-free shops: - For tabacco products, liquers, perfumery, watches, electrical appliances etc., in which commodities are exhibited for sale, exclusively to departing passengers by air. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- EMERGENCIES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- In case of emergency, immediate response will be given by the following telephone numbers, at all of which English is spoken: ALL OVER THE ISLAND Ambulance :199 Fire Service :199 Police :199 Night Pharmacies :192 Hospitals: Nicosia General Hospital (02) 451111, 452750 Limassol General Hospital (05) 330156 Larnaca General Hospital (04) 630322 Pafos General Hospital (06) 240111 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PASSPORTS AND VISAS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valid pass port without visa, for bona fide tourists is required for a stay of up to 3 months for nationals of: AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, BAHAMAS, BAHRAIN, BARBADOS, BELGIUM, BELIZE BERMUDA, BOTSWANA, CANADA, DENMARK, DOMINICA, FIJI, FILAND, FRANCE, GAMBIA, GHANA, FEDERAL REP. OF GERMANY, GREECE, GRENADA, GUYANA, HUNGARY (for a stay of one month) ICELAND, INDIA, IRELAND, ITALY, JAMAICA, JAPAN, KENYA, KIRIBATI, KUWAIT, LESOTHO, LIECHTENSTAIN, LUXEMBOURG, MALAWI, MALAYSIA, MALTA, MAURITIUS, NAYRU NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NIGERIA, NORWAY, OMAN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, QATAR, ROMANIA, SAN MARINA, SAMOA, SAUDI ARABIA, SEYCHELLES, SIERRA LEONE, SINGAPORE, SOLOMON ISLANDS, SPAIN SRI LANKA, ST. CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS, SAINT LUCIA, SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN SWITZERLAND, TANZANIA, TONGA, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TUVALU, VANUATU UGANDA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, YUGOSLAVIA, ZAMBIA AND ZIMBABWE. Other Countries: Valid passport with visa. Note 1: Collective passports; admitted. Visas required except if the holder belongs to a country mentioned as A above. Note 2: Passengers holding a transit visa may stay up to 5 days in Cyprus in in possession of a through ticket and valid visa for the country of destination. Note 3: Application for visa should be made to a Consulate of the Republic or if none, to the nearest British Consulate. Note: 4: Free visa for national of: BULGARIA, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, ISRAEL, ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC AND COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (C.I.S). Fee for visas: C5,00. Transit visas: Free. Note 5: Persons entering as visitors are not allowed to take up any form of employment or engage in business. Persons wishing to enter Cyprus for employment or business should normally be in possession of entry permits prior to their departure for Cyprus. Note 6: For any further information regarding Passports and visas please apply to the Migration Department Nicosia, Tel. (02) 303138, Telex 6433, Telefax: 449221 or 366944. Note 7: Travellers arriving in the Republic of Cyprus may enter the Republic only through the legal ports of entry Larnaca and Pafos International Airports, or the ports of Larnaca, Limassol and Pafos. 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Approximate charges for: a) Meze for two in a Taverna with a bottle of local wine: from C12,00 b) Meal for two in a Restaurant with a bottle of local wine: from C15,00 Restaurant price-list are approved by the Cyprus Tourism Organisation. A 10% service charge and 3% C.T.O. tax are added to the bill. As from 1st July 1992, V.A.T. at the standard rate of 5% is levied on all customer's Bills. A small tip is always appreciated. The restaurants which have been registered and classified by C.T.O. as Catering and Entertainment Tourist Establishments can be identified by a characteristic sticker (the C.T.O. emblem) which is affixed at the entrance of these establishments. Lunch is served in restaurants between 12.00' and 14.30' and dinner from 19.00' till late in the evening. Cypriots eat their lunch at around 13.00 hrs and dinner at around 20.30 hrs. Discos, night-clubs and other entertainment centres can be found in all towns in Cyprus, where one can enjoy an excellent meal, dance and listen to live or disco music. Visitors are also welcome to the local boites where they can listen to guitar music and Greek songs, and enjoy the cosy atmosphere. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*. Contributed by "Christine K. Lincke" International Conference on COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTING, CONTROL and SIGNAL PROCESSING to honor the contributions of Professor Thomas Kailath June 22-26, 1995 Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA The traditional systems disciplines of communications, computation, control and signal processing are becoming increasingly important in addressing major technological challenges of the coming century, in fields such as materials processing, highway automation, and ubiquitous personal communications, among many others. Moreover the boundaries between these separate disciplines are rapidly being blurred by the many demands of these applications. This conference will highlight several of these recent trends and results, presented by leading scientists and engineers from around the world. Invited speakers include: N. Abramson, B. Anderson, K. Astrom, B. Atal, A. Bruckstein, S. Boyd, J. Cioffi, T. Cover, B. De Moor, P. Dewilde, T. Durrani, C. Foias, D. Forney, R. Gallager, M. Gevers, I. Gohberg, G. Golub, H. Kimura, P. Kokotovic, S.Y. Kung, R-W. Liu, L. Ljung, D. Mayne, S. Meerkov, D. Messershmitt, S.K. Mitter, A. Netravali, B. Ottersten, A. Paulraj, E. Robinson, V. Roychowdhury, R. Schafer, G. Verghese, N. Viswanadham, A. Viterbi, J. Willems, G. Xu, L. Zadeh, For further information, fax: 415-723-8473 or e-mail: chris@isl.stanford.edu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.. Contributed by marney@ai.mit.edu (Marney Smyth) 1995 IEEE WORKSHOP ON ---------------------- NEURAL NETWORKS FOR SIGNAL PROCESSING ------------------------------------- August 31 - September 2, 1995, Royal Sonesta Hotel Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. The full program for NNSP95 is now available, and you can get the information here, or by consulting our WWW Homepage at this URL: http://www.cdsp.neu.edu/info/nnsp95.html, or by anonymous ftp at site ftp.cdsp.neu.edu public directory /pub/NNSP95. NNSP95 is sponsored by the Neural Networks Technical Committee of the IEEE Signal Processing Society, in cooperation with the IEEE Neural Network Council and with co-sponsorship from ONR/ARPA and NSF (through CBCL, the Center for Biological and Computational Learning at MIT). The Workshop is designed to serve as a regular forum for researchers from universities and industry who are interested in interdisciplinary research on neural networks for signal processing applications. NNSP95 offers a showcase for current research results in key areas, including learning algorithms, network architectures, speech processing, image processing, computer vision, adaptive signal processing, medical signal processing, digital communications and other applications. GENERAL CHAIRS -- Federico Girosi Center for Biological and Computational Learning, Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, MIT, E25-201, Cambridge, MA 02139 Tel: (617)253-0548, Fax: (617)258-6287, email: girosi@ai.mit.edu -- John Makhoul BBN Systems and Technologies 70 Fawcett Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel: (617)873-3332, Fax: (617)873-2534, email: makhoul@bbn.com PROGRAM CHAIR -- Elias S. Manolakos Communications and Digital Signal Processing (CDSP) Center for Research and Graduate Studies 409 Dana Build., Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115 tel: (617)373-3021, fax: (617)-373-4189, email: elias@cdsp.neu.edu PROCEEDINGS CHAIR -- Elizabeth J. Wilson, Raytheon Co. Marlborough, MA, email: bwilson@sud2.ed.ray.com FINANCE CHAIR -- Judy Franklin, GTE Laboratories Incorporated Waltham, MA 02254, email: jfranklin@gte.com PUBLICITY CHAIR -- Marney Smyth , MIT, email: marney@ai.mit.edu LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS CHAIR -- Mary Pat Fitzgerald , MIT, email: marypat@ai.mit.edu TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE Joshua Alspector (Bellcore, USA) Charles Bachmann (Naval Research Lab., USA) Alice Chiang (MIT Lincoln Lab., USA) A. Constantinides (Imperial College, UK) Lee Giles (NEC Research, USA) Federico Girosi (CBCL, MIT, USA) Lars Kai Hansen (Tech. U. of Denmark, Denmark) Yu-Hen Hu (U. of Wisconsin, USA) Jenq-Neng Hwang (U. of Washington, USA) Bing-Huang Juang (AT&T Bell Lab., USA) Shigeru Katagiri (ATR Japan) George Kechriotis (Thinking Machines Inc., USA) Stephanos Kollias (National Tech. U. of Athens, Greece) Sun-Yuan Kung (Princeton U., USA) Gary M. Kuhn (Siemens Corp. Research, USA) Richard Lippmann (MIT Lincoln Lab., USA) John Makhoul (BBN Lab., USA) Elias Manolakos (CDSP, Northeastern U., USA) P. Takis Mathiopoulos (U. of British Columbia, Canada) Mahesan Niranjan (Cambridge U., UK) Tomaso Poggio (CBCL, MIT, USA) Jose Principe (U. of Florida, USA) Wojtek Przytula (Hughes Research Lab., USA) John Sorensen (Tech. U. of Denmark, Denmark) Andreas Stafylopatis (National Tech. U. of Athens, Greece) John Vlontzos (Intracom S.A., Greece) Raymond Watrous (Siemens Corp. Research, USA) Christian Wellekens (Eurecom, France) Ron Williams (Northeastern U., USA) Barbara Yoon (ARPA, USA) Xinhua Zhuang (U. of Missouri, USA) TENTATIVE ADVANCE PROGRAM OF NNSP'95, CAMBRIDGE MA, USA ------------------------------------------------------- ****** THURSDAY AUGUST 31st, 1995 ****** 8:30 am -- 8:45 am -------------------- OPENING REMARKS: Federico Girosi 8:45 am -- 9:30 am -------------------- PLENARY TALK 1: "Learning from Hints" -- Yaser Abu-Mostafa, Caltech, USA 9:30 am -- 9:50 am Coffee Break -------------------- 9:50 am -- 10:50 am -------------------- THEORY 1: (Oral Presentations) Missing Data in Nonlinear Time-Series Prediction -- Volker Tresp -- Central Research,Siemens AG, Germany Non-Linear Time Series Modeling with Self-Organization Feature Maps -- Jose C. Principe, Ludong Wang -- University of Florida, USA Neural Networks for Function Approximation -- H.N. Mhaskar, L. Khachikyan -- California State University Los Angeles, USA 10:50 am -- 11:30 am -------------------- THEORY 2: (3-minute oral preview of poster presentations) Simultaneous Design of Feature Extractor and Pattern Classifier Using the Minimum Classification Error Training Algorithm -- K.K.Paliwal, M. Bacchiani, Y. Sagisaka -- ATR Interpreting Communications Laboratories, Japan Discriminative Subspace Method for Minimum Error Pattern Recognition -- Hideyuki Watanabe, Shigeru Katagiri -- ATR Interpreting Telecommunications Research Labs, Japan A unifying view of Stochastic Approximation Kalman Filter and Backpropagation -- Enrico Capobianco -- Statistics Department, University of Padua, Italy Globally-Ordered Topology-Preserving Maps Achieved with a Learning Rule Performing Local Weight Updates Only -- Marc M. Van Hulle -- Laboratorium voor Neuro-en Psychofysiologie, K.U. Leuven, Belgium A Self-Organizing System for the Development of Neural Network Parameter Estimators -- Michael Manry -- The University of Texas at Arlington, USA Recognition of Oscillatory Signals Using a Neural Network Oscillator -- Masakazu Matsugu, Chi-Sang Poon -- Imaging Research Center, Canon Inc., Japan Principal Feature Classification -- Donald W. Tufts, Qi Li -- University of Rhode Island, USA A Habituation Based Neural Network Structure for Classifying Spatio-Temporal Patterns -- Bryan W. Stiles, Joydeep Ghosh -- The University of Texas at Austin, USA A Numerical Approach for Estimating Higher Order Spectra Using Neural Network Autoregressive Model -- Naohiro Toda, Shiro Usui -- Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan Fuzzy Neural Network Approach Based on Dirichlet Tesselations for Nearest Neighbor Classification of Patterns -- K. Blekas, A. Likas, A. Stafylopatis -- National Technical University of Athens, Greece The Dynamics of Associative Memory with a Self-Consistent Noise -- Ioan Opris -- Department of Physics, University of Bucharest, Romania Recursive Nonlinear Identification using Multiple Model Algorithm -- Visakan Kadirkamanathan -- University of Sheffield, UK 11:30 am -- 12:30 pm -------------------- THEORY 2: (poster presentations) 12:30 pm -- 2:00 pm LUNCH BREAK -------------------- 2:00 pm -- 2:45 pm -------------------- PLENARY TALK 2: "Regularization: Theory and New Algorithms" -- John Moody, Oregon Graduate Institute, USA 2:45 pm -- 4:05 pm -------------------- SPEECH PROCESSING: (Oral Presentations) Speaker Verification using Phoneme-Based Neural Tree Networks and Phonetic Weighting Scoring Method -- Han-Sheng Liou, Richard J. Mammone -- CAIP Center, Rutgers University, USA Scaling Down: Applying Large Vocabulary Hybrid HMM-MLP Methods to Telephone Recognition of Digits and Natural Numbers -- Kristine Ma, Nelson Morgan -- International Computer Science Institute, Berkeley, USA Combining Local PCA and Radial Basis Function Networks for Speaker Normalization -- Cesare Furlanello, D. Giuliani -- Instituto per La Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica, Italy Discriminatory Measures for Speaker Recognition -- Kevin R. Farrell -- Dictaphone Corporation, Stratford, CT, USA 4:05 pm -- 4:25 pm Coffee Break -------------------- 4:25 pm -- 4:50pm -------------------- THEORY AND SPEECH PROCESSING: (3-minute oral preview of poster presentations) Mutual Information in a Linear Noisy Network -- Alessandro Campa, Paolo Del Giudice, Nestor Parga, Jean-Pierre Nadal -- Istituto Superiore di Sanita and INFN Sezione Sanita, Italy Constrained Pole-Zero Filters as Discrete-Time Operators for System Approximation -- Andrew D. Back,Ah Chung Tsoi -- University of Queensland, Australia Prior Knowledge and the Creation of "Virtual" Examples for RBF Networks -- F. Girosi, N. Chan -- MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, USA From Artificial Neural Network Inversion to Hidden Markov Model Inversion: Application to Robust Speech Recognition -- Seokyong Moon, Jenq-Neng Hwang -- University of Washington, USA Hierarchical Mixtures of Experts Methodology Applied to Continuous Speech Recognition -- Ying Zhao, Richard Schwartz, Jason Sroka, John Makhoul -- BBN Systems and Technologies, Cambridge, MA, USA A Speech Recognizer with Low Complexity Based on RNN -- Claus Kasper, Herbert Reininger, Dietrich Wolf, Harald Wust -- J.W. Goethe-Universitat Frankfurt, Germany Automatic Speech Segmentation Using Neural Tree Network (NTN) -- Manish Sharma, Richard Mammone -- CAIP Center, Rutgers University, USA 4:50pm -- 5:30 pm -------------------- THEORY AND SPEECH PROCESSING (Poster Presentations) 7:30pm -- 9:30 pm -------------------- PANEL DISCUSSION: "Why Neural Networks are not Dead" -- Moderator: Gary Kuhn (Siemens,Princeton, NJ) -- Participants: T.Poggio, MIT S. Grossberg, BU J. Makhoul, BBN P. Ienne, EPFL N. Morgan, ICSI S. Katagiri, ATR ****** FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 1st, 1995 ****** 8:30 am -- 9:15 am -------------------- PLENARY TALK 3: "Neural Networks for Electronic Eyes" -- S.Y. Kung, Princeton University, USA 9:15 am -- 9:35 am Coffee Break -------------------- 9:35 am -- 10:55 am -------------------- IMAGE PROCESSING / COMPUTER VISION (Oral Presentations) Motion Estimation and Segmentation using a Recurrent Mixture of Experts Architecture -- Yair Weiss,Edward H. Adelson -- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, MIT, USA Using perceptron-like algorithms for the analysis and parameterization of object motion -- M. Mattavelli,E. Amaldi -- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland A Multiple Scale Neural System for Boundary and Surface Representation of SAR Data -- Stephen Grossberg, Ennio Mingolla, James Williamson -- Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems, Boston University, USA A Neural Network Approach to Face/Palm Recognition -- S.Y. Kung, M. Fang, S.H. Lin -- Princeton University, USA 10:55 am -- 11:30 am -------------------- IMAGE PROCESSING / COMPUTER VISION (3-minute oral preview of poster presentations) A Probabilistic DBNN with Applications to Sensor Fusion and Object Recognition -- Shang-Hung Lin, Long-Ji Lin, S.Y. Kung -- Princeton University, USA Sample Weighting when Training Self-Organizing Maps for Image Compression -- Jari Kangas -- Helsinski University of Technology, Finland Estimating Image Velocity with Convected Activation Profiles: Analysis and Improvements for Special Cases -- Robert K. Cunningham, Allen M. Waxman -- Machine Intelligence Group, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, USA Pruning Projection Pursuit Models for Improved Cloud Detection in AVIRIS Imagery -- Charles M. Bachmann, Eugene E. Clothiaux, John W. Moore, Dong Q. Luong -- Airborne Radr Branch Code 5365, Naval Research Laboratory, USA A New Learning Scheme for the Recognition of Dynamic Handwritten Characters -- Fidimahery Andrianasy, Maurice Milgram -- PARC/UPMC, France Velocity Measurement of Granular Flow with a Hopfield Network -- Jingeol Lee, Jose C. Principe, Daniel M. Hanes -- University of Florida, USA Neural Network Based Image Segmentation for Image Interpolation -- Stefano Marsi, Sergio Carrato -- University of Trieste, Italy Learning a Distribution-based Face Model for Human Face Detection -- Kah-Kay Sung, Tomaso Poggio -- MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, USA Action-Based Neural Networks for Effective Recognition of Images -- Vassilios N. Alexopoulos, Stefanos D. Kollias -- National Technical University of Athens, Greece Feature-Locked Loop and its Application to Image Databases -- Alex Sherstinsky, Rosalind W. Picard -- Media Laboratory, MIT, USA An Error Diffusion Neural Network for Digital Image Halftoning -- Barry L. Shoop, Eugene K. Ressler -- United States Military Academy, USA 11:30 am -- 12:30 pm -------------------- IMAGE PROCESSING / COMPUTER VISION (Poster Presentations) 12:30 pm -- 2:00 pm LUNCH BREAK -------------------- 2:00 pm -- 2:45 pm -------------------- PLENARY TALK 4: "Learning algorithms for probabilistic trees, chains, and networks" -- Michael I. Jordan, MIT, USA 2:45 pm -- 4:05 pm -------------------- OTHER APPLICATIONS (Oral Presentations) Estimation of the Glucose Metabolism from Dynamic PET-Scans Using Neural Networks -- Claus Svarer, Soren Holm, Niels Morch, Olaf Paulson and L.K. Hansen -- Department of Neurology, The University of Kopenhagen, Denmark Nonlinear Echo Cancellation Using a Partial Adaptive Time Delay Neural Network -- A.N. Birkett, R.A. Goubran -- Carleton University, Canada Customized ECG Beat Classifier Mixture of Experts -- Yu Hen Hu, Surekha Palreddy, Willis J. Tompkins -- University of Wisconsin, USA Semiautomated Extraction of Decision Relevant Features from a Raw Data Based Artificial Neural Network Demonstrated by the Problem of Saccade Detection in EOG Recordings of Smooth Pursuit Eye Movements -- Peter K. Tigges, Norbert Kathmann, Rolf R. Engel -- Psychiatric Clinic, University of Munich, Germany 4:05 pm -- 4:25 pm Coffee Break -------------------- 4:25 pm -- 5:05 pm -------------------- OTHER APPLICATIONS / IMPLEMENTATIONS (3-minute oral preview of poster presentations) EEG Signal Classification with Different Signal Representations -- Charles W. Anderson, Saikumar V. Devulapalli, Erik A. Stolc -- Colorado State University, USA Design and Evaluation of Neural Classifiers - Application to Skin Lesion Classification -- Mads Hintz-Madsen, Lars Kai Hansen, Jan Larsen, Eric Olesen and -- Krzysztof T. Drzewiecki -- Technical University of Denmark, Denmark A Study of the Application of the CMAC Artificial Neural Network to the Problem of Gas Sensor Array Calibration -- Parag M. Bajaria, Bruce E. Segee -- University of Maine, USA Classification of Gamma Ray Signals Using Neural Networks -- N.G. Bourbakis, A. Tacsillo, M. Tacsillo -- AAAI LAb., Binghamton University, USA Adaptive Preprocessing for On-Line Learning with Adaptive Resonance Theory (ART) Networks -- Harald Ruda, Magnus Snorasson -- Cognitive and Neural Systems Department, Boston University, USA Intelligent Network Monitoring -- Cynthia S. Hood, Chuanyi Ji -- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA A Robust Backward Adaptive Quantizer -- Dominique Martinez, Woodward Yang -- Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University, USA A Maximum Partial Likelihood Framework for Channel Equalization by Distribution Learning -- Tulay Adali, Xiao Liu, Kemal Sonmez -- University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA Constructive Neural Network Design for the Solution of Two State Classification: Problems with Application to Channel Equalization -- Catherine Z.W. Hassell Sweatman, Gavin J. Gibson, Bernard Mulgrew -- University of Edinburgh, UK A Parallel Mapping of Backpropagation Algorithm for Mesh Signal Processor -- Shoab A. Khan, Vijay K. Madisetti -- Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Digital Neuroimplementations of Visual Motion-Tracking Systems -- Anna Maria Colla, Luca Trogu, Rodolfo Zunino -- University of Genova, Italy Level Crossing Time Interval Circuit for Micropower Analog VLSI Auditory Processing -- Nagendra Kumar, Gert Cauwenberghs, Andreas G. Andreou -- Johns Hopkins University, USA 5:05 pm -- 6:05 pm -------------------- OTHER APPLICATIONS / IMPLEMENTATIONS (Poster Presentations) 7:00 pm GALA DINNER: Grand Clam Bake -------------------- ****** SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 2nd, 1995 ****** 8:30 am -- 9:15 am -------------------- PLENARY TALK 5: "Structure of Learning Theory" -- Vladimir Vapnik, AT@T Bell Labs, USA 9:15 am -- 9:35 am Coffee Break -------------------- 9:35 am -- 10:35 am -------------------- COMMUNICATIONS (Oral Presentations) Optimum Lag and Subset Selection for Radial Basis Function Equaliser -- Eng-Siong Chng, Bernard Mulgrew, Shen Chen, Gavin Gibson -- The University of Edinburgh, UK Channel Equalization by Finite Mixtures and EM Algorithm -- Lei Xu -- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Comparison of a Neural Network based Receiver to the Optimal and Multistage CDMA Multiuser Detectors -- George Kechriotis, Elias S. Manolakos -- Northeastern University, USA 10:35 am -- 11:55 am -------------------- THEORY 3 (Oral Presentations) Empirical Generalization Assessment of Neural Network Models -- Jan Larsen, Lars Kai Hansen -- Technical University of Denmark, Denmark Active Learning the Weights of a RBF Network -- Kah-Kay Sung, Partha Niyogi -- MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, USA A Novel Approach to Pattern Recognition Based on Discriminative Metric Design -- Hideyuki Watanabe, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Shigeru Katagiri -- ATR Interpreting Telecommunications Research Laboratories, Japan A Maximum Entropy Approach for Optimal Statistical Classification -- David Miller, Ajit Rao, Kenneth Rose, Allen Gersho -- University of California Santa Barbara, USA ******************** END OF ADVANCE TECHNICAL PROGRAM ***************** NNSP95 REGISTRATION FORM ------------------------------ 1995 IEEE Workshop on Neural Networks for Signal Processing August 31, 1995 - September 2, 1995 Cambridge, Massachusetts USA Please complete this form (type or print) Name ___________________________________________________ Last First Middle Firm or University ______________________________________ Mailing Address _________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Country Phone FAX __________________________________________________________ email Fee payment must be made by MONEY ORDER or PERSONAL CHECK. 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Payment of late registration must be in US Dollar amounts, by Money Order or Check (preferably drawn on a US Bank account). *************************************************************************** HOTEL ACCOMMODATION NNSP95 will be held at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, Cambridge, MA. The hotel is centrally located overloooking the Charles River, and offers very nice views of Boston and Cambridge. Hotel accommodations are the responsibility of each participant. The Royal Sonesta Hotel has reserved a block of rooms for this event. The special room rates for NNSP95 participants are: Single U.S. $130.00 per night+ Double U.S. $130.00 per night+ Please be aware that these prices do not include Massachusetts State tax (5.7%) and a city tax (4%). There are a number of important points to be aware of with regard to hotel reservations for the Workshop: * All reservation will be held until 6pm on the day of arrival, unless guaranteed for late arrival. 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To make reservations, call the hotel directly at: 617-491-3600 The address of the hotel is: Royal Sonesta Hotel 5 Cambridge Parkway Cambridge, MA 02142 phone: 617-491-3600 fax: 617-661-5956 **************************************************************************** TRAVEL INFORMATION Possible ways to get to the Royal Sonesta are: * From the North via Route 93 South: Take 93 South to Exit 26, "Cambridge/Somerville & Storrow Drive", Follow directions below "From the South". * From the Airport:Take the main airport roadway (one way) and follow the signs for "Sumner Tunnel, Boston/Rt. 93 North." Go through the tunnel and take an immediate right onto 93 North. Follow directions below "From the South" * From the South via route 93 north: Take 93 North through Boston to Exit 26, "Cambridge/Somerville & Storrow Drive." Go down and around exit ramp and stay to the far right, following signs for Cambridge. DO NOT GET ON STORROW DRIVE. At the end of the ramp, at a set of lights, take a left onto Nashua Street (you will pass beneath the bridge on which there is a sign for the Museum of Science) and take immediate right on Rt. 28 North/O'Brien Highway. Go past the Museum of Science and at the first set of lights take a left on Edwin Land Blvd. The Royal Sonesta is on the left, across the street from the Cambridgeside Galleria Mall. * From the West via Mass. Turnpike/Route 90 East: Take the Mass. Turnpike to Exit 18, "Allston/Cambridge" (left-sided exit). Go through the toll booth and bear right, following signs for Cambridge and Somerville. Proceed through two sets of lights and go straight over the River Street Bridge, crossing over the Charles River, and take an immediate right on Memorial Drive East (the Mobil Gas station will be in front of you). At the first split stay in the left lane and proceed over the bridge ("Cars Only"). At the second split, shortly after the Hyatt Regency Hotel on left, stay left and go under the overpass ("Cars Only"). Move immediately to the right lane and bear to the right at the last split. Memorial Drive now turns into Edwin Lane Blvd. Proceed under the Longfellow Bridge and the Royal Sonesta Hotel will be on your right at the second set of lights. * From the West via Route 2 East: Take Rt. 2 East and follow signs for "Watertown/Boston & Rt. 3." You will pass the Alewife train station on the right. At the rotary stay to the left and continue on Route 3; merge onto Memorial Drive East (the CHarles River will be on the right). Follow directions according to "From the West via Mass Pike" (above). Parking: The Royal Sonesta has two parking garages to accommodate guests and visitors. If the internal garage is full, the parking attendant in the booth will direct you across the street to the Cambridgeside Galleria Mall, in which the hotel has a small parking section. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*. Contributed by Thomas R Gardos SPIE Still-Image Compression 1996 January 27 - February 2, 1996 San Jose Convention Center San Jose, CA, USA Abstracts Due: July 3, 1995 Conference Chairs: Robert L. Stevenson, Univ. of Notre Dame Alexander I.Drukarev, Hewlett-Packard Co. Thomas R. Gardos, Intel Corp. Recent advances in digital image capture and hard copy, coupled with breakthroughs in the price/performance of digital hardware and firmware, have resulted in an ever increasing need for storage and transmission of digital images. Diverse applications include consumer imaging, color facsimile, image archiving, remote sensing, medical imaging, education, and entertainment. Image compression refers to the techniques that aim at reducing the statistical redundancy and/or the irrelevancy of the digital image data to save transmission time (channel bandwidth), storage space, or to improve data transfer and access rate. This conference serves as a forum where advances in still-image compression techniques and associated software and hardware implementations, in addition to international standards, can be presented and discussed. 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You may also call SPIE at 800/483-9034, a temporary number for use during this transition to the new area code. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.* >From icip95@ccr-p.ida.org Mon Jun 12 01:14:41 1995 _______ IEEE SIGNAL PROCESSING SOCIETY /| /| / |ICIP / | 1995 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IMAGE PROCESSING /__|____/ | October 23-26, 1995 | |____|__| Hyatt Regency Crystal City | / | / Washington, D.C., USA | / 95 | / |/______|/ ON-LINE INFORMATION NEW Information: Session Titles, Tutorials, Registration, Hotels *************************************************************************** WWW address: http://www.ee.princeton.edu/~icip95 ftp site: ftp.ee.princeton.edu/pub/ICIP95 information: icip95@ieee.org See instructions at end of message. *************************************************************************** Mail to icip95@ieee.org or icip95@ccr-p.ida.org is processed by procmail. 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If you wish to be removed from the mailing list, send a message containing the email address through which you received our mail with Subject: delete - Request to be deleted from the ICIP mailing list Conference Manager: Billene Mercer Conference Management Services mercer@conf-mgmt.com 2553 Texas Avenue South Suite C-283 College Station, TX 77840 Tel: 409-696-6596 Fax: 409-696-6653 ************************************************************************ ICIP-95 PLENARY SESSIONS Coding with Embedded Functionality - MPEG4 Content-Based Coding Dr. Cliff Reader Recent Developments in Medical Imaging and Image Processing Prof. Gabor Herman Image Processing and Analysis: What, Why, and How Prof. Azriel Rosenfeld *************************************************************************** SPECIAL SESSIONS Video on ATM Networks Digital Libraries Tele-Medicine Color and Printing Non-linear Dynamics in Image Processing Image Processing in Manufacturing and Materials Research Document Image Processing Signal and Image Processing Education *************************************************************************** TECHNICAL SESSIONS Monday, October 23, 1995 Morning Afternoon Multiresolution Non-Linear and Multi-Resolution Filters Architectures and Software Structure and Motion Estimation Vector Quantization I Applications I Real and Synthetic Aperture Radar Restoration/Enhancement Image Enhancement Morphology Motion Estimation I Motion-Based Video Coding Image Analysis Wavelet Compression Image Coding I Computed Imaging Tuesday, October 24, 1995 Image Restoration I Stereo and Shape Image Coding II Low Bit Rate Video Coding Parallel Algorithms Tomographic Theory and Algorithms Multi-Dimensional Filtering Medical Applications I Edge Detection Image Restoration II Motion Estimation II Video Compression I Multimedia Applications Facial Image Processing Image Models Object Recognition Wednesday, October 25, 1995 Image Segmentation Object Recognition Vector Quantization II Wireless and Video Rate Control Image Rendering and System Design Document Image Processing Hardware Implementation Medical Applications II Motion Segmentation and Estimation Video Compression II Applications II Fusion and Registration Image Segmentation Applications Fractal Coding Image Coding III Image Analysis II ************************************************************************ TUTORIAL DAY - Thursday, October 26, 1995 SESSION SA1: Markov Random Fields and Stochastic Image Models Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 noon Lecturer: Charles A. Bouman Purdue University In recent years, Markov random field (MRF) image models have been successfully applied in a wide variety of Bayesian image processing applications. The two primary advantages of MRF's are simple structure and accurate modeling of non-Gaussian image characteristics such as edges. This tutorial will review the history, current research and future directions of MRF's and other related stochastic image models in image processing applications. Specific topics will include causal AR models, simultaneous AR models, Ising and other discrete MRF models, critical temperature behavior, continuous MRF models, MRF parameter estimation, simulation and annealing, regularization and MAP estimation, and multiscale stochastic models. SESSION SA2: Splines, Atomic Spaces, and Wavelets Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 noon Lecturer: Akram Aldroubi National Institutes of Health Polynomial spline functions and atomic representations in general result in a characterization of continuous functions by discrete signals that is well adapted for digital processing. These representations provide a generalization of Shannon's sampling theory that is useful for implementing continuous operators using fast digital filtering algorithms. In particular, we will show how to design efficient algorithms for image interpolation, edge detection, noise reduction, and geometric image transformations such as rotation and scaling. The nested structure of spline spaces is also well adapted for constructing fast multi-scale processing algorithms that start their computations at low resolution and refine the solution as they switch to finer scales. This is related to multigrid processing and is useful in solving problems with high computational cost such as 3-D image registration. The multiresolution properties of splines can also be used to construct wavelet bases or frames with various prescribed properties (e.g. optimal time-frequency localization). SESSION SP1: Medical Imaging: Modalities and Performance Time: 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Lecturer: Oleh Tretiak Drexel University Image and signal processing has been a key element in the recent flourishing of medical imaging technologies. The presentation will review the modalities in medical imaging, both those in use at present and those under development. The review will include illustrative examples of x-ray, nuclear medicine, computer tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasound. New development areas such as impedance tomography and functional MRI will be described. ROC evaluation of imaging instruments will be reviewed. SESSION SP2: Introduction to Partial Differential Equations in Image Processing Time: 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Lecturer: Jean-Michel Morel CEREMADE, Universite de Paris 9 Dauphine, France By considering continuous image representations, most local filtering operations can be translated into differential operators. The simplest example is Gaussian smoothing which corresponds to the Laplacian. In the same way, we shall show that the median filter corresponds to the curvature of isophotes (iso-level curves), and the dilation operator to the modulus of the gradient. Iterating such local filters with a neighborhood that becomes infinitesimally small yields a partial differential equation (PDE). Thus, any iterative filtering process can be viewed as a partial differential evolution equation. What is gained by adopting the PDE methodology ? First, the elementary PDE formalism provides a new and independent means of classification of iterated filters; certain filters that appear to be different may have a similar structure that is only revealed by comparing their underlying PDEs. The formalism also provides a unification with "scale space" theories. Second, the discretization of PDE's yields new and more robust ways of implementing classical filters. Finally, some of the PDE's are new and not necessarily implementable through discrete filtering, although it is relatively easy to solve then numerically. The best example of this is the affine-invariant scale space representation which was discovered using PDE methods. The presentation will include many such image processing examples and provide a new viewpoint on several aspects of mathematical morphology. *************************************************************************** ############################################################################# REGISTRATION FORM (1/2) _______ /| /| IEEE SIGNAL PROCESSING SOCIETY / |ICIP / | 1995 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IMAGE PROCESSING /__|____/ | | |____|__| Hyatt Regency Crystal City | / | / Washington, D.C., U.S.A. | / 95 | / October 23-26, 1995 |/______|/ _______________________________________________________________________________ o Personal Information ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Please fill and mail one form per attendee, and, please, PRINT CLEARLY First (Personal) Name _________________________ Middle ________________________ Last (Family) Name .. _________________________________________________________ Title / Name on Badge _________________________ / _____________________________ Affiliation ......... _________________________________________________________ Mailing Address ..... _________________________________________________________ City / State / Zip .. _________________________ / ________ / __________________ Country ............. _________________________________________________________ Phone ............... (______)_________________ Fax (______)___________________ E-mail .............. _________________________________________________________ IEEE Member ......... [] No / [] Yes: Member number ___________________________ Student ............. [] No / [] Yes: Please attach a proof of your student status (a copy of the valid student ID or a letter from the Department Chair is required) _______________________________________________________________________________ o Tutorials ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Register early, tutorial space is limited. (Tutorial-only registration will be available exclusively on-site.) Please select from below, and note that some sessions are given in parallel. Tutorial day: Thursday October 26, 1995 AM Session SA1, 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon, Charles A. Bouman [] Markov Random Fields and Stochastic Image Models AM Session SA2, 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon, Akram Aldroubi [] Splines, Atomic Spaces, and Wavelets PM Session SP1, 1:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Oleh Tretiak [] Medical Imaging: Modalities and Performance PM Session SP2, 1:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Jean-Michel Morel [] Introduction to Partial Differential Equations in Image Processing _______________________________________________________________________________ o Mailing Address ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Registration by fax is accepted only if a credit card is the method of payment Conference Management Services Suite C - 283 2553 Texas Avenue South College Station, TX 77840 U.S.A. Phone (409) 696 65 76 Fax (409) 696 66 53 E-mail: Mercer@conf-mgmt.com % ############################################################################### ############################################################################# REGISTRATION FORM (2/2) _______ /| /| IEEE SIGNAL PROCESSING SOCIETY / |ICIP / | 1995 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IMAGE PROCESSING /__|____/ | | |____|__| Hyatt Regency Crystal City | / | / Washington, D.C., U.S.A. | / 95 | / October 23-26, 1995 |/______|/ _______________________________________________________________________________ o Registration Fee Schedule ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Avoid the higher on-site registration fee: be sure to register before Sept. 22! ========================= ============= ====== =============== =============== .........................|.............| Quan | Advance, bef. | On-site, or | .........................|.............| tity | Sept. 22 | aft. Sept. 22 | -------------------------+-------------+------+---------------+---------------+ All sessions, coffee | IEEE member |......| $350 USD ____ | $450 USD ____ | breaks, exhibits, 1 copy | Non-member |......| $450 USD ____ | $575 USD ____ | of the proc., 1 CD set | Student |......| $ 80 USD ____ | $100 USD ____ | -------------------------+-------------+------+---------------+---------------+ Tutorials (not included | Tut. (each) | ____ | $120 USD ____ | $150 USD ____ | in regular registration) | Student | ____ | $ 50 USD ____ | $ 50 USD ____ | -------------------------+-------------+------+---------------+---------------+ Hyatt Regency Crystal | Banquet | ____ | $ 55 USD ____ | $ 55 USD ____ | City, Tue. Oct. 24, 1995 | Vegetarian | ____ | $ 55 USD ____ | $ 55 USD ____ | -------------------------+-------------+------+---------------+---------------+ Extra proceedings | IEEE Member | ____ | $120 USD ____ | $120 USD ____ | Extra proceedings | Non-member | ____ | $145 USD ____ | $145 USD ____ | Extra CD set | CD set | ____ | $ 50 USD ____ | $ 50 USD ____ | -------------------------+-------------+------+---------------+---------------+ .........................| TOT PAYMENT |......| $ USD ____ | $ USD ____ | ========================= ============= ====== =============== =============== The proceedings and the CD set will be delivered on-site. Students receive a CD set, but no copy of the proceedings. Student fees are the same, irrespective of IEEE membership. Tutorial-only registration available exclusively on-site; space limitations may apply. The regular registration fees do not include tutorials nor banquet. _______________________________________________________________________________ o Registration Fee Payment ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Please include your payment along with the registration form No wire transfers or invoices will be accepted. If drawn on non-US banks, no checks or money orders will be accepted either. Each attendee must register separately. Delegates not using credit card facilities must forward a check or money order payable to ICIP-95 and drawn on a US bank or a US branch of a foreign bank for the total amount in USD. Refund policy: processing fee $50 before September 22, 1995; no refund after September 22, 1995. Method of Payment (Select one) [] Credit Card [] Check [] Money order Credit card type (Select one) [] Mastercard [] Visa [] American Express Check / Card Number ... _____________________________ Exp. Date __ / __ / _____ Cardholder's name ..... _______________________________________________________ Cardholder's signature: % ############################################################################### ICIP-95 HOTEL INFORMATION and RESERVATIONS Please mail or fax your reservation request on the attached form directly to: Conference Management Services Fax: (409) 696-6653 2553 Texas Avenue South, Suite C-283 College Station, TX 77840 Please indicate the hotel of your choice by 9/22/95 to ensure that a room will be available at special conference rates. Reservations received after the block of rooms reserved for ICIP-95 is filled will only be confirmed on a space available basis and may not have the special group rate. Reservations must be accompanied by the first night's deposit and 9.75% tax, or an accepted credit card number and signature. If you are planning to stay the weekend prior, PLEASE book your rooms EARLY to avoid conflict with other events. The ICIP-95 Conference Hotel is the Hyatt Regency Crystal City. All sessions, exhibits, and social events will be held at the Hyatt Regency. The Hyatt Regency Crystal City Single Rate - $129.00 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway Double Rate - $129.00 Arlington, Virginia 22202 The Hyatt Regency, the headquarters hotel for ICIP-95, is 1/2 mile from National Airport. Some rooms overlook the Potomac River with a breathtaking view of Washington's most familiar sights. With superior facilitites and 685 guest rooms, the Hyatt Regency boasts two restaurants, a health club, and concierge service. The Hyatt has complimentary transportation to and from Washington National Airport and the nearby Metro stop. The hotels below are located within a 500 yards or less of the Hyatt Regency. The Courtyard Marriott Single Rate - $ 112.00 2899 Jefferson Davis Highway Double Rate - $ 117.00 Arlington, Virginia 22202 The Crystal City/National Airport Courtyard by Marriott is adjacent to the Hyatt Regency. This three Star/Diamond hotel, one of the Nation's premier Courtyard properties, features 272 spacious guest rooms, a complete fitness and exercise center with a lap pool and a whirlpool. Enjoy complimentary transportation to and from National Airport. The Grille offers the taste of traditional Virginia cuisine for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Howard Johnson Hotel National Airport Single Rate - $ 105.00 2650 Jefferson Davis Highway Double Rate - $ 105.00 Arlington, Virginia 22202 The Howard Johnson Hotel National Airport offers easy access to the Crystal City Metro and business district. This modern 280 room high-rise is conveniently located close to Washington National Airport with a courtesy shuttle and indoor parking for overnight guests. The Howard Johnson also has an Exercise Facility and Restaurant. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ICIP-95 HOTEL RESERVATION FORM Please MAIL or FAX your reservation request by 9/22/95 to: Conference Management Services Fax: (409) 696-6653 2553 Texas Avenue South, Suite C-283 College Station, TX 77840 RESERVATION MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY FIRST NIGHT'S DEPOSIT PLUS 9.75% TAX, OR AN ACCEPTED CREDIT CARD NUMBER AND SIGNATURE. Last (Family) Name: _____________________________________________________ First (Personal) Name: _____________________________________________________ Company/Organization: _____________________________________________________ Mailing Address: _____________________________________________________ (Include Mail Stop) _____________________________________________________ City / State / Country / Postal Code Phone (Work): ______________________ Phone (Home): _______________________ FAX Number: ______________________ Email:________________________________ Arrival Date: ______________________ Expected Time of Arrival:_____________ Departure Date: ____________________ Room Desired: ___Single ___Double ___Triple ___Quad Special Request: ___nonsmoking ___smoking Number of people: _____________ Sharing a room with: ______________________________________________________ If sharing a room, please return only one reservation form. Special Requirements: ______________________________________________________ * Please indicate the order of your hotel preference (1 = First choice; 2 = Second choice; 3 = Third choice): ______ Hyatt Regency ______ Marriott ______ Howard Johnson I authorize this hotel to charge my account for one night's deposit, including all applicable taxes. Charge Credit Card: (Circle One) Master Card VISA American Express ________________________________ _____________________ Credit Card Number Expiration Date _______________________________________________________ Signature Reservations may be canceled 48 hours prior to arrival for a full refund. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.* Contributed by "Lake, Douglas" Office of Naval Research - Initiative Announcement Please consider the following announcement for submission for the next E-Letter on DSP. Time-Frequency / Time-Scale Analysis for Navy Applications The Office of Naval Research is pleased to announce a new initiative in the area of time-frequency and time-scale analysis. For stationary signals, short time Fourier transforms (STFT) or spectrograms have been used successfully by the Navy for many years for signal analysis. Time- frequency distributions have been shown to be effective representations for certain classes of nonstationary signals (e.g., chirp signals). Wavelet analysis techniques perform well in isolating features of nonstationary signals that occur at multiple scales and/or are compactly supported in time. These current time-frequency and time-scale analysis approaches have had mixed success with applications (i.e., real data) in the presence of noise and/or with signals composed of diverse multiple components. The objective of the initiative is to develop a unifying and mathematically rigorous theory of time-frequency analysis and apply new time-frequency techniques and methodologies to nonstationary, multiple component, noisy signals that occur in high priority Navy applications. Time-frequency analysis theory embodies both distributional and wavelet approaches and can be embedded and understood in mathematical frameworks utilizing statistical, operator- theoretic, and group theoretic methods (among others). Applications of interest include radar imaging (e.g., ISAR), vibrational and motor current analysis for mechanical diagnostics, and the classification of underwater mines from acoustic backscatter. Optimal and computationally efficient time-frequency processing (vice FFT) is needed for radar imaging to increase resolution for maneuvering (time- varying Doppler) targets. Time-frequency energy representations (preferably positive) are needed to isolate and characterize mechanical faults that occur in both time and frequency. Time-frequency analysis is needed to identify and extract nonstationary components (e.g., specular echo, resonant frequencies, etc.) from an acoustic response that discriminate mines from clutter (e.g. rocks). Interested parties are encouraged to submit short (5 pages) technical white papers to ONR describing their research by September 30, 1995 for initial evaluation. Selected authors will be encouraged to submit formal proposals by March 31, 1996. Successful proposals will be funded starting October 1, 1996. Submit technical material to and for additional information please contact: Dr. Douglas E. Lake Program Officer, Signal and Image Analysis Surveillance, Communications and Electronic Combat Division Office of Naval Research, Code 313 Arlington, VA 22217-5660 USA 703-696-6567 (Voice) 703-696-1331 (Fax) laked@onrhq.onr.navy.mil *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.* Contributed by antonia@ele.uri.edu (Antonia Papandreou-Suppappola) PH.D. THESIS ABSTRACT Title: New Classes of Quadratic Time-Frequency Representations with Scale Covariance and Generalized Time-Shift Covariance: Analysis, Detection, and Estimation Author: Antonia Papandreou-Suppappola Advisor: Prof. G. F. Boudreaux-Bartels Institution: University of Rhode Island Acceptance Date: May 1995 We propose new classes of quadratic time-frequency representations (QTFRs), e.g. the hyperbolic and power classes, that satisfy the scale and generalized time-shift covariance properties important in many signal analysis applications. Scale covariance is important for multiresolution analysis; generalized time-shift covariance is important for analyzing signals propagating through systems with group delay-dependent dispersion characteristics. We formulate the generalized QTFRs in terms of two-dimensional kernels, and provide QTFR properties with corresponding kernel constraints. We obtain generalized time-shift covariant QTFRs based on arbitrary group delays by using a generalized warping on Cohen's time-frequency shift covariant class or the affine class of scale and time-shift covariant QTFRs. We also derive the generalized version of the Wigner distribution that, like the well-known Wigner distribution, satisfies many desirable properties. We can derive the hyperbolic class (HC) axiomatically by satisfying the scale and hyperbolic time-shift covariance properties, or by applying a hyperbolic time-frequency warping to Cohen's class. We can also derive the family of power classes (PC), axiomatically by satisfying the scale and power time-shift covariance properties, or by using a power time-frequency warping of the affine class. We provide a formulation for both classes in terms of kernels, desirable QTFR properties and kernel constraints, and important QTFR members. We also study important subclasses with additional properties, simplified formulations and kernel constraints. The localized HC and localized PC satisfy a generalized time-frequency localization property. The HC-affine and HC-PC subclasses contain HC QTFRs that satisfy time-shift and power time-shift covariances, respectively, and the PC-affine subclasses contain time-shift covariant PC QTFRs. HC QTFRs can be used for the detection and estimation of nonstationary signals in noise. We propose a time-frequency formulation for the optimum detection of Gaussian signals in white Gaussian noise based on HC QTFRs, and obtain simple statistics for hyperbolic impulses. We also propose a general class of HC QTFR receivers that (1) unifies classical detectors and (2) provides new, easy to implement structures in the time-frequency plane. We consider the parameter estimation of hyperbolic impulses using high signal-to-noise ratio techniques that result in accurate and fast estimates. We also generalize the estimation techniques to generalized impulse parameters. =================================================================== Next issue on July 1, email all submissions by June 25, 1995