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Call for Papers
SIGMAP is sponsored by INSTICC – Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication
Scope

The purpose of SIGMAP 2012, the International Conference on Signal Processing and Multimedia Applications, is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested on information systems and applications in the context of Signal Processing, including theory and practice in the field of telecommunications, image, video, audio, biometrics, etc., and Multimedia Applications related to representation, storage, authentication and communication of multimedia information.

The signal processing field, when combined with multimedia information encompasses a large number of research topics and emerging applications. A list of relevant topics is provided below, though many other topics could be listed.

Ideas on how to analyse and apply signal processing techniques to solve problems involving multimedia information and technology, either in the scope of R&D projects, engineering or business applications, are welcome. Papers describing new methods or technologies, advanced prototypes, systems, tools and techniques and general survey papers indicating future directions are also encouraged.

Papers describing original work are invited in any of the areas listed below. Accepted papers, presented at the conference by one of the authors, will be published in the Proceedings of SIGMAP, with an ISBN. Acceptance will be based on quality, relevance and originality. Both full research reports and work-in-progress reports are welcome. There will be both oral and poster sessions.

The best papers will be selected to appear either in an international journal or in a book to be published by Springer-Verlag.

Special sessions, case-studies and tutorials dedicated to technical/scientific topics related to the main conference are also envisaged: researchers interested in organizing a special session, companies interested in presenting their products/technology or researchers interested in holding a tutorial are invited to contact the conference secretariat.

Conference Areas

Each of these topic areas is expanded below but the sub-topics list is not exhaustive. Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following main topic areas:

1. MULTIMEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
2. MULTIMEDIA SIGNAL PROCESSING
3. MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS


AREA 1: MULTIMEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS

  • Digital Audio and Video Broadcasting
  • Architecture and Protocols
  • Performance Measurement and Evaluation, QoS.
  • Mobile Multimedia (GSM, GPRS, RF, Wi-Fi,…)
  • Multimedia Security and Cryptography
  • MPEG Standards and related issues
  • Interactive Multimedia: Games and Digital Television
  • Multimedia Devices
AREA 2: MULTIMEDIA SIGNAL PROCESSING

  • Image and Video Processing, Compression and Segmentation
  • Multidimensional Signal Processing
  • Multimodal Signal Processing
  • Biometrics and Pattern Recognition
  • Education in Signal Processing
  • Neural Networks, Spiking Systems, Genetic Algorithms and Fuzzy Logic
  • Perceptual/Human Audiovisual System Modeling
  • Sensors and Multimedia
AREA 3: MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS

  • Design and Implementation of Signal Processing Systems
  • Authentication and Watermarking
  • Distributed Multimedia Systems
  • Multimedia Authoring, Editing and Sharing
  • Human-Machine Interface
  • Multimedia Databases, Indexing, Recognition and Retrieval
  • Audio and Video Quality Assessment
  • E-Learning, E-Commerce and E-Society Applications
  • Semantic Analysis of Multimedia Data
  • Biomedical Applications
  • Location Based Applications
  • 3D Virtual Environments and Surveillance Applications
Keynote Speakers

SIGMAP 2012 will have several invited keynote speakers, who are internationally recognized experts in their areas. Their names are not yet confirmed.

Paper Submission

Authors should submit an original paper in English, carefully checked for correct grammar and spelling, using the on-line submission procedure. The initial submission must have between 3 to 13 pages otherwise it will be rejected without review. Please check the paper formats page so you may be aware of the accepted paper page limits.
The guidelines for paper formatting provided at the conference web ought to be used for all submitted papers. The preferred submission format is the same as the camera-ready format. Please check and carefully follow the instructions and templates provided. Each paper should clearly indicate the nature of its technical/scientific contribution, and the problems, domains or environments to which it is applicable.

Papers that are out of the conference scope or contain any form of plagiarism will be rejected without reviews. Please read INSTICC's ethical norms regarding plagiarism and self-plagiarism.

Remarks about the on-line submission procedure:
1. A "double-blind" paper evaluation method will be used. To facilitate that, the authors are kindly requested to produce and provide the paper, WITHOUT any reference to any of the authors. This means that is necessary to remove the authors personal details, the acknowledgements section and any reference that may disclose the authors identity.
LaTeX/PS/PDF/DOC/DOCX/RTF format are accepted.
2. The web submission procedure automatically sends an acknowledgement, by e-mail, to the contact author.

Paper submission types:
Regular Paper Submission
A regular paper presents a work where the research is completed or almost finished. It does not necessary means that the acceptance is as a full paper. It may be accepted as a "full paper" (30 min. oral presentation) , a "short paper" (20 min. oral presentation) or a "poster".

Position Paper Submission
A position paper presents an arguable opinion about an issue. The goal of a position paper is to convince the audience that your opinion is valid and worth listening to, without the need to present completed research work and/or validated results. It is, nevertheless, important to support your argument with evidence to ensure the validity of your claims. A position paper may be a short report and discussion of ideas, facts, situations, methods, procedures or results of scientific research (bibliographic, experimental, theoretical, or other) focused on one of the conference topic areas. The acceptance of a position paper is restricted to the categories of "short paper" or "poster", i.e. a position paper is not a candidate to acceptance as "full paper".

Camera-ready:
After the reviewing process is completed, the contact author (the author who submits the paper) of each paper will be notified of the result, by e-mail. The authors are required to follow the reviews in order to improve their paper before the camera-ready submission.

Publications

All accepted papers (full, short and posters) will be published in the conference proceedings, under an ISBN reference, on paper and on CD-ROM support.
All papers presented at the conference venue will be available at the SciTePress Digital Library (http://www.scitepress.org/DigitalLibrary/).
SciTePress is member of CrossRef (http://www.crossref.org/).
A short list of presented papers will be selected so that revised and extended versions of these papers will be published by Springer-Verlag in a CCIS Series book.
A short list of papers presented at the conference will be selected for publication of extended and revised versions in the Journal of Information Processing Systems (JIPS).
A short list of papers presented at the conference will be selected for publication of extended and revised versions in the Journal of Networks (JNW).
The proceedings will be submitted for indexation by Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index (ISI), INSPEC, DBLP and EI (Elsevier Index).

Important Dates

Conference Date: 24 - 27 July, 2012

Regular Paper Submission: March 5, 2012
Authors Notification (regular papers): April 24, 2012
Final Regular Paper Submission and Registration: May 7, 2012
Secretariat

SIGMAP Secretariat
Address: Av. D. Manuel I, 27A, 2º esq.
             2910-595 Setubal - Portugal
Tel.: +351 265 520 185
Fax: +44 203 014 5432
e-mail: sigmap.secretariat@insticc.org
Web: http://www.sigmap.icete.org/

Venue

The Meliá Roma Aurelia Antica is a magnificent modern building surrounded by 10 hectares of Mediterranean forest in a quiet area near the airport Fiumicino and just a few kilometers away from Vatican City.
Rome is one of Europe's leading business travel destinations and one of the most attractive destinations in the world for congresses, meetings and incentives.

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS

Enrique Cabello, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
Maria Virvou, University of Piraeus, Greece

Program Committee

Harry Agius, Brunel University, United Kingdom
João Ascenso, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
Oscar Au, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Arvind  Bansal, Kent State University, United States
Alejandro Linares Barranco, University of Seville, Spain
Adrian Bors, University of York, United Kingdom
Enrique Cabello, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
Wai-Kuen Cham, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Chin-Chen Chang, Feng Chia University, Taiwan
Shu-Ching Chen, Florida International University, United States
Wei Cheng, Manovega Pte. Ltd., Singapore
Ryszard S. Choras, University of Technology & Life Sciences, Poland
Cristina Conde, University Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
Javier Del Ser, TECNALIA, Spain
Rob Evans, University of Melbourne, Australia
Jianping Fan, It College, the University of North Carolina At Charlotte, United States
Quanfu Fan, IBM, United States
Wu-Chi Feng, Portland State University, United States
William Grosky, University of Michigan - Dearborn, United States
Malka Halgamuge, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Hermann  Hellwagner, Klagenfurt University , Austria
Richang Hong, Hefei University of Technology, China
Wolfgang Hürst, Utrecht University, Netherlands
Razib Iqbal, Bridgewater Systems, Canada
Mohan Kankanhalli, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Sokratis Katsikas, University of Piraeus, Greece
Brigitte Kerherve, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
Constantine Kotropoulos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Tayeb Lemlouma, IRISA / Iut of Lannion (University of Rennes 1), France
Zhu Li, Huawei Technology, United States
Jing Li, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Zhu Liu, AT&T, United States
Mathias Lux, Klagenfurt University, Austria
Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology, United States
Isaac Martín De Diego, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
Ketan Mayer-Patel, University of North Carolina, United States
Daniela Moctezuma, Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain
Luis Alberto Morales, Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Misantla, Mexico
Arturo Morgado-Estevez, University of Cadiz, Spain
Chamin Morikawa, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Alejandro Murua, University of Montreal, Canada
Mokhtar Nibouche, University of the West of England, United Kingdom
Ioannis Paliokas, University of Western Macedonia, Greece
Gang Qian, NeoMotion Research, United States
Maria Paula Queluz, Instituto Superior Técnico - Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
Rudolf Rabenstein, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Matthias Rauterberg, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
Pedro Real, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
Gerardo Reyes, CENIDET - Centro Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico, Mexico
Timothy K. Shih, National Central University , Taiwan
Mei-Ling Shyu, University of Miami, United States
Oscar S. Siordia, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
George Tsihrintzis, University of Piraeus, Greece
Andreas Uhl, University of Salzburg, Austria
Steve Uhlig, TU Berlin/Deutsche Telekom Laboratories, Germany
Michael Weber, University of Ulm, Germany
Xiao-Yong Wei, Sichuan University, China
Lei Wu, University of Pittsburgh, United States
Kim-hui Yap, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Yongxin Zhang, Qualcomm R&D, United States
Chengcui Zhang , University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States
Tianhao Zhang, University of Pennsylvania, United States

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