CALL FOR PARTICIPATION – IbPRIA 2013

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
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IbPRIA 2013 – 6th Iberian Conference on Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis Madeira, Portugal June 4-7, 2013

http://www.ibpria.org/2013

The Iberian Conference on Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis
(IbPRIA) is an international event co-organised every two years, by the Portuguese and Spanish Associations for Pattern Recognition.

For this edition, the conference venue will be the outstanding Pestana Casino Park Hotel, part of the most emblematic tourist complex of Madeira Island.

Further information can be found on the conference website:
http://www.ibpria.org/2013

PROGRAM OF THE CONFERENCE:
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We are very pleased to announce that invited speakers Prof. J.K, Aggarwal, Prof. Joachim M. Buhmann and Prof. Fernando Lopes da Silva will be giving talks at IbPRIA 2013:

Prof. J.K. Aggarwal (University of Texas, USA) Human Activity Recognition

Prof. Joachim M. Buhmann (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) Big Data: where is the information?

Prof. Fernando Lopes da Silva, (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Analysis and modeling of brain signals dynamics: some insights and many queries

Apart from the invited speakers, the programme will mainly consist of oral and poster presentations given by authors of accepted papers. A preliminary program can be found here:
http://www.ibpria.org/2013/?page=preliminaryprogram

In addition, two tutorials and two special sessions will be held at IbPRIA 2013:
http://www.ibpria.org/2013/?page=tuts
http://www.ibpria.org/2013/?page=spsessions

REGISTRATION:
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Full registration includes: conference sessions, proceedings, lunches, coffee breaks and conference dinner.
Student registration includes: conference sessions, proceedings, lunches and coffee‐breaks. Conference dinner is not included.
For AERFAI/APRP members tutorial registration is free of charge.

Discounts for early registration is open to 25 of March 2013:
https://pco.abreu.pt/CLIENTES/abreu/formularios/form_9003509078.php

ORGANISATION:
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General Chairs :
João M. Sanches , Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Portugal Luisa Micó, University of Alicante, Spain

Local Chair:
Jaime S. Cardoso, INESC TEC and Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, Portugal

Local Committee:
Pedro Quelhas, INEB and Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, Portugal Luis F. Teixeira, Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, Portugal Lucian Ciobanu, INESC TEC, Portugal Ines Domingues , INESC TEC and Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, Portugal

Co-Chairs Area 1. Computer Vision:
Filiberto Pla, University Jaume I, Spain Majid Mirmehdi, University of Bristol, United Kingdom

Co-Chairs Area 2. Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning Nuno Vasconcelos, University of California, San Diego, USA J. K. Aggarwal, University of Texas, USA

Co-Chairs Area 3. Image and Signal Processing José Príncipe, University of Florida, USA Mario Figueiredo, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Portugal

Co-Chairs Area 4: Applications
Aurélio Campilho, University of Porto, Portugal Jelena Kovacevic, Carnegie Mellon University, USA