IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics

Part B: Cybernetics

Special Issue on 3-D Image Analysis and Modeling

AIMS

Recently, 3D images are becoming widely used in a number of successful applications, including machine vision, robot vision, visualization, and virtual reality, to mention a few. This is mainly due to the increasing performances of the technology underlying 3D sensor systems that, coupled with their decreasing costs, are contributing to a wider diffusion of such devices in both industrial and academic environments. In fact, the vitality of this research is witnessed by the increasing number of papers being presented at the major international conferences in many disparate fields (e.g., SMC, CVPR, ICCV, ICPR, ICIP). Moreover, recent advances of computing capabilities has extended the scope of 3D image analysis and modeling techniques, which are becoming as almost largely diffused as traditional image processing and analysis methods and potentially more powerful. This trend is also contributing to disclose new possible applications, especially important in the context of the Information Technology society.

TOPICS

In this special issue, we call for papers reflecting recent research on the analysis and processing of 3D images and on the application of these techniques to the solution of real-world problems. Prospective papers should present either a novel methodological approaches or the application of existing techniques to new and relevant problems. Areas of interest are targeted on the use of 3D data and include, but are not limited to:

Basic theory and techniques:

SPECIAL ISSUE GUEST EDITORS

Dr. Hongbin Zha, Professor
Center for Information Science, Peking University
Beijing, 100871, China
Tel.(010)6275-5793 Fax (010)6275-5654
zha@cis.pku.edu.cn , zha@is.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Dr. Hideo Saito, Associate Professor
Department of Information and Computer Science, Keio University
3-14-1 Kohoku-ku Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
Tel: +81-45-566-1753, Fax: +81-45-566-1747
saito@ozawa.ics.keio.ac.jp

Dr. Vittorio Murino, Professor
Dipartimento di Informatica
Università degli Studi di Verona
Ca' Vignal 2, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy
Tel: +39 045 8027996, Fax: +39 045 8027068
Secretary: +39045 8027077
murino@sci.univr.it

Dr. Andrea Fusiello
Dipartimento di Informatica
Università degli Studi di Verona
Strada Le Grazie 15, I-37134 Verona, Italy
Tel: +39 (045) 802 7088, Fax +39 (045) 802 7068
fusiello@sci.univr.it
 

PROCEDURE

All manuscripts should be submitted to one of the guest editors at the addresses below. All manuscripts should conform
to the standard format as indicated in the Information for Authors of the IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and
Cybernetics. Prospective authors are invited to send an email to one of the guest editors indicating their interest in
submitting a paper and the specific topics addressed.

SCHEDULE

Paper submission: November 22, 2001  
Notification: March 15, 2002 -- delayed
Submission revised versions: July 30, 2002
Final notification: October, 2002
Tentative Publication Date: early 2003