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Today's Topics:

 Image compression
 CVNet- SERC Image Interpretation Initiative
 Open Post: CS Manager for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing Group
 Computer Vision, Graphics, and Image Processing, Vol. 52, No. 3, Dec. 1990
 CFP: Avignon 91

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Date: Wed, 24 Oct 90 21:34:34 GMT
From: arnone@ucselx.sdsu.edu (Nancy Arnone)
Subject: image compression
Organization: San Diego State University Computing Services


I am looking for any information, publications, articles,
research...done in the area of image compression via
neural networks. If anyone has any good and/or new
information, would you please send it to me by way
of e-mail? ( I don't read world news often, so if you
would please e-mail it to me - arnone@titan.sdsu.edu -
I will greatly appreciate it!) Thanks!

[ Please also post to the List.
		phil...]

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Date: 	Fri, 19 Oct 90 16:29:24 EDT
From: Color and Vision Network <CVNET%YORKVM1.bitnet@ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca>
Subject: CVNet- SERC Image Interpretation Initiative

   UK Researchers in Biological and Machine Vision and Hearing

   The SERC Image Interpretation Initiative

  This initiative is intended to fund research, particularly
  interdisciplinary research, into the processes by which biological
  sensors build representations of the environment.  The closing
  date for receipt of applications for the 1991 funding session is
  1st December 1990.  We are trying to compile an electronic mailing
  list for the circulation of information about the initiative, to
  promote interaction between interested groups, and to receive
  feedback on the running of the initiative.  If you would like to
  be added to the list please contact the initiative secretary, Dr
  Steve Milsom, on IMAGINE@uk.ac.rl.ib (or IMAGINE@ib.rl.ac.uk).
: Andrew.D newcastl 10/19/90
: Andrew Derrington   CVNET@YORKVM1       10/19/90 A message to circulate on CVN

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Date: Tue, 23 Oct 90 11:47:42 BST
From: J.Illingworth@ee.surrey.ac.uk
Subject: Open Post: CS Manager for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing Group

    UNIVERSITY OF SURREY: Dept of Electronics and Electrical Engineering.

                      COMPUTER SUPPORT MANAGER for 
              VISION, SPEECH AND SIGNAL PROCESSING GROUP

  The post is with an active research group in Vision, Speech and 
  Signal Processing. The group comprises about 35 members and has 
  extensive computing resources including SUN Sparc stations, 
  VAX and Masscomp computers as well as specialised image and speech
  processing facilities.

  The successful candidate will be required to provide both hardware,
  software and managerial support for all computing facilities in
  the group. They will be required to install and maintain equipment,
  assist in development of software libraries and packages and implement 
  administrative procedures to create an efficent, user friendly
  computing environment for research scientists.
  The department has several other computer support staff and 
  training in specific areas can be given.
  The post offers much diversity and responsibility. An ideal candidate
  would have a first degree in a technical subject area and have had 
  exposure to and knowledge of several computer systems.
  Previous experience in the research area is not a prerequisite although
  an interest in it would be of benefit. Candidates are asked to submit
  applications in the form of a C.V. to Dr J. Kittler, Head of
  Vision, Speech and Signal Processing Group, Dept of Electronics and 
  Electrical Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 5XH.
  (email: J.Kittler@uk.ac.surrey.ee).

  Further information may be obtained from Dr J Kittler, 
  on (0483) 509294 or from Dr J Illingworth on (0483) 571281 ext. 2299. 

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Date: Wed, 24 Oct 90 14:44:21 -0700
From: graham@cs.washington.edu (Stephen Graham)
Subject: Computer Vision, Graphics, and Image Processing, Vol. 52, No. 3, Dec. 1990

COMPUTER VISION, GRAPHICS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING			              .  	
Volume 52, Number 3, December 1990

CONTENTS

Chia-Hoang Lee and Thomas Huang.  Finding Point Corespondences and Determining
	Motion of a Rigid Object from Two Weak Perspective Views, p. 309.

Jean Ponce.  On Characterizing Ribbons and Finding Skewed Symmetries, p. 328.

Behrooz Kamgar-Parsi, Behzad Kamgar-Parsi, and Harry Wechsler.  Simultaneous
	Fitting of Several Planes to Point Sets Using Neural Networks, p. 341.

Patrice Y. Simard and Guy E. Mailloux.  Vector Field Restoration by the Method 
	of Convex Projections, p. 360.

NOTES

	Douglas J. Hunt, Loren W. Nolte, Amy R. Reibman, and W. Howard
	  Ruedger.  Hough Transform and Signal Detection Theory Performance
	  for Images with Additive Noise, p. 386.

	P. Comon, Y. Robert, and D. Trystram.  Systolic Implementation of the 
	  Adaptive Solution to Normal Equations, p. 402.

	Gabor T. Herman.  On Topology as Applied to Image Analysis, p. 409.

	William I. Grosky and Rajiv Mehrotra.  Index-Based Object Recognition in
	  Pictorial Data Management, p. 416.

	D. Ben-Tzvi, A. Naqvi, and M. Sandler.  Synchronous Multiprocessor
	  Implementation of the Hough Transform, p. 437.

	Amnon Meisels and Doron Mintz.  Symbolic Reasoning in Object Extraction,
	  p. 447.

AUTHOR INDEX FOR VOLUME 52, p. 460.


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Date: Sat, 20 Oct 90 17:54 EDT
From: IDE%vassar.bitnet@pucc.PRINCETON.EDU
Subject: CFP: Avignon 91

              AVIGNON '91: Expert Systems & their Applications
                      Eleventh International Workshop
                   Avignon - France, May  27  -  31, 1991

               Conference on Second Generation Expert Systems

                             CALL FOR PAPERS

For the third consecutive year, one of the AVIGNON conferences will be
devoted to the study of Second Generation Expert Systems.

The term "second generation" expert systems is used to characterize
knowledge-based systems able to solve problems by combining different types
of reasoning.  Such systems often use multiple representations of the
problem to develop different problem-solving strategies.

The first generation expert systems were largely based on heuristic,
associational rules. To overcome their limitations, a new line of
research was begun into the use of deeper knowledge, often referred
to as "model-based", "causal" or "qualitative" reasoning.
Since model-based and heuristic approaches appear to be largely
complementary, recent work has begun to combine these two reasoning
processes into a single problem-solver.

Another thread of research has been aimed at making the problem solving
methods used much more explicit and elaborating "task-specific architectures".
Research has then been conducted into designing particular problem-solvers by
combining multiple generic or primitive task-specific architectures.

Second Generation Expert Systems are intended to have those two approches
converge. Building systems that make explicit the tasks to be realized,
the problem solving methods to be implemented and the associated domain models
would appear to be the basic objective of this new field.
And because a non-trivial problem can only be solved by bringing a number
of different resolution methods and domain models into play, the cooperation
and integration of these methods and models is one of the key problems to be
met in the building of such systems.

TOPICS

The Program Committee is seeking papers on the following themes (list non
exhaustive):

        + combining different reasoning types
        + architectures integrating heuristic and model-based reasoning;
        + reasoning with multiple models;
        + multi-expert, multi-agent cooperation;
        + cooperation of distributed problem-solvers;
        + task-specific architectures;
        + knowledge acquisition, explanation, validation, in second generation
expert systems;
        + the use of qualitative, model-based, causal or temporal reasoning to
supplement heuristic reasoning;
        + integrating qualitative and quantitative reasoning;
        + applications of these techniques to real-world problems
(e.g. diagnosis, design, scheduling).

Papers describing applications should outline the strengths as well as
the weaknesses of the implemented systems. In particular, examples and
analysis of failures will be appreciated in order to delineate the
applicability of the methods.
Theoretical papers should be clearly related to previous work and should
enlighten the advantages and originality of the proposed approach.

SUBMISSION

Authors should submit 6 copies of their papers before January 7, 1991
to AVIGNON '91 general chairman:

        Jean-Claude Rault
        EC2
        269-287, rue de la Garenne ; 92000 Nanterre ; France
        tel: 33 - 1 - 47.80.70.00 ; fax: 33 - 1 - 47.80.66.29

Paper should be a minimum of 2000 words to a maximum of 5000 words
(about 10 pages single-spaced). Each submission should contain the
following information: title of paper; full name of all authors;
complete address of first author (including telephone, fax number
and e-mail address if available); abstract of 100-200 words; list of key-words.

Each submission will be reviewed by at least three referees.
Notifications of acceptance or rejection will be mailed from March 1, 1991.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

        Jean-Marc David (chairman)
        Renault ; Service Systemes Experts
        860, Quai Stalingrad; Bt J4-D14;
        92109 Boulogne Billancourt; France.
        e-mail: david@renault.uucp ;
        tel : 33 - 1 - 46.94.54.86
        fax : 33 - 1 - 46.94.50.23

Alice Agogino (University of California; Berkeley, USA);
Bert Bredeweg (University of Amsterdam; The Netherlands);
B. Chandrasekaran (Ohio State University; Columbus, USA);
Marie-Odile Cordier (Universite de Rennes; France);
Jean-Luc Dormoy (Etudes et Recherches EDF; Clamart, France);
Jacques Ferber (Universite Paris 6; France);
Massimo Gallanti (CISE; Segrate, Italy);
Jean-Paul Krivine (Etudes et Recherches EDF; Clamart, France);
Benjamin Kuipers (University of Texas; Austin, USA);
Roy Leitch (Heriot-Watt University; Edinburgh, UK);
Robert Milne (Intelligent Applications; Livingston, UK);
Richard Pelavin (Philips Laboratories; Briarcliff Manor, USA);
Olivier Raiman (XEROX Palo Alto Research Centre, USA);
Reid Simmons (Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh, USA);
Luc Steels (Vrije Universiteit; Brussels, Belgium);
Jon Sticklen (Michigan State University; East-Lansing, USA);
Pietro Torasso (Universita di Torino; Italy);
Louise Trave-Massuyes (LAAS - CNRS; Toulouse, France);
Walter van de Velde (Centre of Advanced Studies; Blanes, Spain).

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