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Subject: [CFP] Multisensor Fusion and Integration for Intelligent Systems 
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[ This is also available at http://www.k2.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/MFI96 -MB ]

The following is the final CFP of MFI'96.

Please pay attention to the Yokogawa Awards, keynote speaker, plenary 
speakers, and one-day tutorial.

Masatoshi Ishikawa, University of Tokyo
MFI'96 General Chair

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                    FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
	
	1996 IEEE/SICE/RSJ International Conference on
  Multisensor Fusion and Integration for Intelligent Systems 
                         ( MFI'96 )

                    December 8-11, 1996 
          Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington D.C., U.S.A. 
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Sponsors
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    IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
    Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE)
    Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ)

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Chairpersons
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    General Chair :   
        Masatoshi Ishikawa (Univ. of Tokyo, Japan)
    General Co-Chair :  
        Ren C. Luo  (North Carolina State Univ., U.S.A.)
    Organizing Co-Chairs : 
        Hiro Yamasaki  (Yokogawa Res. Inst. Corp., Japan)
        Ruzena Bajcsy  (Univ. of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.)
    Program Co-Chairs : 
        Thomas C. Henderson  (Univ. of Utah, U.S.A.)
        Takashi Matsuyama (Kyoto Univ., Japan) 

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Scope
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    MFI'96 is an IEEE, SICE, RSJ jointly sponsored international
    conference devoted entirely to multisensor fusion and integration.
    The objective of the conference is to report and explore the
    technical achievements in the field of multisensor fusion and
    integration, and it will provide a forum for the exchange of ideas 
    and discussions of future directions in multisensor fusion and
    integration.

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Yokogawa Awards
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    Prizes and certificates will be presented for papers judged on     
    their theoretical and application merits. A $1,500 prize will be    
    awarded to the best paper in each category.

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Topics
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    Papers with new research results are encouraged for submission.    
    Topics of interest include but are not limited to

    * Algorithms for Sensor Fusion and Integration
        Representation of uncertainty
        Signal processing and probabilistic methods
        Knowledge engineering and databases
        World model representations
        AI, neural networks, and fuzzy logic

    * Sensing Architectures
        Active, behavior-based, and task-directed sensing
        Placement, registration, and selection of sensors
        Sensing system evaluation and performance modelling
        Sensorimotor integration
        Fusion of active and passive sensors
        Hierarchical architectures

    * Implementation
        Parallel and distributed processing
        Real-time processing
        Micro sensors and integrated sensors
        Network architectures
        Distributed multisensor systems
        Software architectures

    * Applications
        Target detection, tracking, and recognition
        Fusion-based manipulation	
        Virtual reality and human interfaces
        Mobile robot navigation
        Inspection and automation
        Spatial understanding

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Paper Submissions
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    Papers are limited to 25 double-spaced pages. Each paper should be
    completed with illustrations. Upon acceptance, authors will be
    requested to prepare a camera-ready manuscript in IEEE format 
    (limited to 8 pages).


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Deadlines
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    Paper submission due :  April 30, 1996 
        (four copies of each complete paper to Program Co-Chair for 
        peer review) 
    Acceptance notification : July 25, 1996
    Final camera-ready manuscript : September 20, 1996 

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Submit papers to either of the following Program Co-Chairs : 
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    Thomas C. Henderson
        Department of Computer Science
        University of Utah
        3190 Merrill Engineering Bldg., Salt Lake City
        Utah 84112, U.S.A.
        Phone : +1-801-581-3601 Fax : +1-801-581-5843
        E-mail : tch@cs.utah.edu

    Takashi Matsuyama
        Department of Electronics and Communication
        Kyoto University 
        Yoshida-Honmachi, Sakyo-ku
        Kyoto 606-01, Japan
        Phone : +81-75-753-4891 Fax : +81-75-751-1576
        E-mail : tm@kuee.kyoto-u.ac.jp

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If you want to get more information, please contact
                        http://www.k2.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/MFI96 . 
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
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    Computational Sensors 
        Takeo Kanade,  Carnegie Mellon University

    While much progress has been made in computer vision, the 
    underlying paradigm has been the same - a "camera" sees the world 
    and a computer runs an "algorithm" to recognize objects.  
    Advancement of VLSI technologies, however, now makes it possible to 
    integrate the sensing and processing phases onto a single chip, a 
    computational sensor, which results in lower latency and higher 
    adaptation in computer vision.

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PLENARY SPEAKERS
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    Sensors for Autonomous Robots : Problems and Opportunities 
        George A. Bekey (University of Southern California)

    Toward Flexible Intelligent Systems in the Real World
    -- The RWC Program and Theoretical Foundation --
        Nobuyuki Otsu (Elecrotechnical Laboratory)

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SPECIAL SESSIONS
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    The following special sessions are planned:

    * Theoretical Basis of Multisensor Fusion and Integration 
        Organizer :  Gregory D. Hager (Yale University)

    * Applications of Multisensor Integration 
        Organizer :  Sukhan K. Lee (Jet Propulsion Laboratory 
                                  / University of Southern California)

    * Bio-Based Sensory Information Processing 
        Organizer : Eddie Grant (University of Strathclyde) 
                    Thomas C. Henderson(University of Utah)

    * Symbol and Signal Information Fusion and Integration 
        Organizer : Ryuichi Oka (RWCP)

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TUTORIAL
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    Conference registration fee includes the following one-day 
    tutorial:

    Theoretical Aspects of Sensor Invariants 
        Bruce Donald,  Cornell University

    Polynocular Stereo as a Robust Sensor Fusion 
        Yuichi Ohta,  University of Tsukuba

    Artificial Brain for Robots 
        Kaoru Nakano,  University of Tokyo

    Sensor Fusion in Mobile Robotics
        Eric Krotkov,  Carnegie Mellon University

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FORUM
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    Sensory Information Processing in Future

    This research forum will address the issues related on 
    architectures of sensory information processing including active 
    sensing, high level information fusion, representation of internal 
    models, and realtime processing with hierarchical and parallel 
    processing architectures. In this forum, various types of methods 
    to recognize the real world and their future research directions   
    will be discussed. The forum panelists may give a brief position 
    statement and will direct and interpret discussions among 
    participants. 

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PRELIMINARY AGENDA
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    Dec. 8, 1996      Registration 
       Sunday         Tutorial 
                      Welcome Early Bird Reception 

    Dec. 9, 1996      Registration 
       Monday         Plenary Session 
                      Program Sessions 
                      Forum

    Dec. 10, 1996     Program Sessions 
       Tuesday        Dinner Banquet 

    Dec. 11, 1996     Program Sessions 
       Wednesday      

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CONFERENCE LOCATION
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Washington, DC

Washington, D.C. is much more than a political hub - it is a mecca for
museums, historic sites, and home for more than half a million people.
It is one of the world's finest business and leisure travel
destinations. The city's marble monuments, numerous festivals and
celebrations, scores of international restaurants and many other
attractions make Washington a visitor's paradise. And best of all,
most of the attractions are open 7 days a week year 'round and are
free. 

The greater Washington area is identified as one of the nation's
leading cultural and performing arts center. In it are the John F.
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with its concert, opera, drama
and cinema halls; the National Theater (oldest theater still in
continuous operation in the US); the Warner Theater and historic
Ford's theater where Lincoln was shot, and many others.
 
The heart of the city is the Mall, a broad, two-mile long setting for
the nation's showpieces. This beautifully landscaped grass field
stretches from the foot of the Capitol past the Smithsonian
Institution museums and behind the White House, ending at the Lincoln
Memorial. Other nearby attractions include the Jefferson, Vietnam,
Korean, Marine and Navy memorials, Arlington National Cemetery with
its changing of the guards parade, Dunbarton Oaks, National Zoo and
National Arboretum.

Away from the national monuments and halls of power are Washington's
architecturally and culturally diverse neighborhoods, from the
ethnically rich Adams Morgan and Dupont Circle to Embassy Row,
Georgetown and the natural beauty of Rock Creek Park.

The Capital City is also a "shopper's heaven", from one-of-a-kind
treasures found in the numerous museum shops and art galleries to 
glittering downtown department stores and fabulous suburban shopping
malls.

Washington, the capital of the US .

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POST CONFERENCE TOUR
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A tour visiting laboratories around Washington D.C. is being planned.

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COMMITTEE MEMBERS
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    General Chairperson
       Masatoshi Ishikawa 
         Department of Mathematical Engineering and Information Physics 
         University of Tokyo 
         7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan 
         Phone: +81-3-5800-6569;  Fax: +81-3-5800-6969 
         E-mail: ishikawa@k2.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp 
    General Co-Chairperson
       Ren C. Luo,  North Carolina State University

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ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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    Chairperson 
       Fumio Harashima,  University of Tokyo 
    Members
       George A. Bekey,  University of Southern California
       Masakazu Ejiri,  Hitachi, Ltd.
       Hideo Hanafusa,  Ritsumeikan University
       Hirochika Inoue,  University of Tokyo
       Yoshiaki Shirai,  Osaka University 
       T. J. Tarn,  Washington University

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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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    Co-Chairpersons 
       Hiro Yamasaki,  Yokogawa Research Institute Corporation
       Ruzena Bajcsy,  University of Pennsylvania
    Members
       J. K. Aggarwal, The University of Texas at Austin
       Suguru Arimoto,  University of Tokyo
       W. Eric L. Grimson,  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
       Toshio Fukuda,  Nagoya University
       Avinash Kak,  Purdue University
       Paul S. Schenker,  Jet Propulsion Laboratory
       Susumu Tachi,  The University of Tokyo
       Kazuo Tanie,  Mechanical Engineering Laboratory

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TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE
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    Co-Chairpersons 
       Thomas C. Henderson,  University of Utah
       Takashi Matsuyama,  Kyoto University
    Members
       Mongi A. Abidi,  The University of Tennessee
       Peter K. Allen,  Columbia University
       Minoru Asada,  Osaka University
       J. Ross Beveridge,  Colorado State University
       Bir Bhanu,  University of California, Riverside
       Christopher Brown,  University of Rochester
       James L. Crowley,  LIFIA, INPG
       Ruediger Dillmann,  Universitaet Karlsruhe
       Aydan Erkmen,  Middle East Tech University 
       Gerard Giraudon,  INRIA
       Luc van Gool,  Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
       Eddie Grant,  University of Strathclyde
       Rod Grupen,  University of Massachusetts
       Gregory D. Hager,  Yale University
       Tomoyuki Hamada,  Hitachi, Ltd
       Hideki Hashimoto,  University of Tokyo
       Martial Hebert, Carnegie Mellon University
       Gerd Hirzinger,  DLR
       Seth Hutchinson,  University of Illinois
       Hiroshi Ishiguro,  Kyoto University
       X.-Y. Jiang,  University of Bern
       Toshio Kawashima,  Hokkaido University
       Michael G. Kay,  North Carolina State University
       Akio Kosaka,  Purdue University
       Yoshinori Kuno,  Osaka University
       Steven Lavalle,  Stanford University
       Sukhan K. Lee,  Jet Propulsion Laboratory
       Damian M. Lyons,  Philips Laboratories
       Worthy Martin,  University of Virginia
       Ryosuke Masuda,  Tokai University
       Amar Mitiche,  INRS-Telecom
       Robin R. Murphy,  Colorado School of Mines
       Shin-yo Muto,  NTT
       Shigemi Nagata,  Fujitsu Laboratories, Ltd.
       Yoshihiko Nakamura,  University of Tokyo
       Kaoru Nakano, University of Tokyo
       Yuichi Ohta,  University of Tsukuba
       Ryuichi Oka,  RWCP
       Takeo Oomichi,  Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
       Nageswara S. V. Rao,  Oak Ridge National Laboratory
       Daniela Rus,  Dartmouth College
       Kosuke Sato,  Nara Institute of Science and Technology
       Reid Simmons,  Carnegie Mellon University  
       Yoshinori Yamaguchi,  Elecrotechnical Laboratory

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LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS CHAIRPERSON
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       Larry Davis, University of Maryland

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MFI'96 Registration Form
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Please Return Form To:
    MFI'96  c/o  Masatoshi Ishikawa
    Dept. of Math. Eng. & Info. Phys.
    Univ. of Tokyo
    7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan
    Phone : +81-5800-6569;  Fax : +81-5800-6969
    E-mail : ishikawa@k2.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp

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Conference Registration (includes one-day tutorial)
                          Advance      After Oct. 31, 1996
* Member                    $380            $420 
   (IEEE, SICE, or RSJ)    
* Non-Member                $450            $480
* Student                   $250            $280
   (Student ID required)  
                                                         $___________ (A)
Additional Dinner Banquet Ticket(s)
                       $43 x __ persons  $43 x __ persons
                                                         $___________ (B)

Tutorial Only               $200                         $___________ (C)

Remittance                      Total (A)+(B)+(C)        $___________

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