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VISMAC ("VISione delle MACchine", in English "Machine Vision")

International Summer School
September 29th – October 2nd, Palermo, Italy

https://math.unipa.it/~vismac2020

*** Aim & Scope ***

The international summer school VISMAC "VISione delle MACchine" (in English, "Machine Vision") is organized every two years by the "Associazione Italiana per la ricerca in Computer Vision, Pattern recognition e machine Learning" (CVPL – ex-GIRPR) affiliated to International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR). It represents a stimulating opportunity for doctoral students, young researchers from universities, research institutions and industry. The primary objective of the Summer School is to provide a common scientific and cultural background on the subjects of computer vision and pattern recognition.

This edition of VISMAC will mainly focus on four renowned research topics: Bio-imaging, Automotive, Culture Heritage, Image forensics.

*** List of Speakers ***

BIO-IMAGING
– Carlo Sansone, UNINA Federico II
– Elena Casiraghi, UNIMI
– Paolo Soda, UCBM Campus Biomedico Roma
– Francesco Tortorella, UNISA

AUTOMOTIVE
– Alberto Broggi, UNIPR
– Sergio Saponara, UNIPI
– Roberto Vezzani, UNIMORE
– Alessandro Rizzi, UNIMI

CULTURAL HERITAGE
– Gabriele Guidi, POLIMI
– Carlo Colombo, UNIFI
– Andrea Fusiello, UNIUD
– Francesca Odone, UNIGE

IMAGE FORENSICS
– Francesco De Natale, UNITN
– Gian Luca Marcialis, UNICA
– Luisa Verdoliva, UNINA Federico II
– Jerian Martino, Amped Software

*** Registration fee ***

Early registration fee (by May 31, 2020):
– CVPL members: 500 euros
– non CVPL members: 550 euros

Late registration fee:
– CVPL members: 600 euros
– non CVPL members: 650 euros

The fee includes:
– accommodation in double or triple rooms (possible supplement for single rooms).
– social dinner
– coffee breaks
– learning materials

School registrations are limited to forty participants, on a FIFS basis. Registration instructions will come soon.

Accepted students can submit a poster to present their research activity. The best poster selected by the school committee will receive a prize sponsored by CVPL. Poster guidelines will be available soon.

*** Scientific Committee ***

– Domenico Tegolo, UNIPA
– Cesare Valenti, UNIPA
– Roberto Pirrone, UNIPA
– Filippo Stanco, UNICT

*** Local Committee ***

– Marco E. Tabacchi, UNIPA
– Fabio Bellavia, UNIPA

*** Sponsors ***

– CVPL – Associazione Italiana per la ricerca in Computer Vision, Pattern recognition e machine Learning
– Universita' degli Studi di Palermo
– Universita' degli Studi di Catania
– CTC – Centro Interdipartimentale di Tecnologie della Conoscenza, Universita' degli Studi di Palermo
– DMI – Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica, Universita' degli Studi di Palermo

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Contacts
https://math.unipa.it/~vismac2020
vismac2020@gmail.com