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V I S M A C (VISione delle MACchine)
[in English, "Machine Vision"]

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

https://math.unipa.it/~vismac2020
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VISMAC2020 is half a year away and hopefully the COVID-19 emergency will
be over by then. Otherwise the option of postponing VISMAC2020 will be
considered, as the safety and well-being of all participants has the
highest priority. Further updates will be discussed later.

=== 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, Cultural Heritage, Image forensics.

=== List of Speakers ===

Bio-imaging
– Carlo Sansone, UNINA Federico II
– Elena Casiraghi, UNIMI
– Paolo Soda, UCBM
– 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 ===

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.

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.