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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
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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.
Applications of Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development (JCR IF 2.592)
April 28th, 2020 
Daniela Lopez de Luise ;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial”>Special Issue "Applications of Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development (AAISD)"
Sustainability (MDPI) – 2018 JCR Impact Factor 2.592
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in general and some of its subfields in particular are being perceived as some of the most promising technologies today. Furthermore, they are being successfully applied to a wide variety of problems in both academia and industry. There has been a constantly growing flow of related research papers, as well as a substantial progress being achieved in real-world, cutting-edge applications.
On the other hand, sustainability has been and still is one of the major concerns at the present time. As a result, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by the United Nations Member States as the path to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. Urgent action is required to address the global challenges we face, such as environmental issues.
The present Special Issue aims at exploring the synergies of these two fields by studying cases of AI being used for social good and its latest advances. It is open to research papers on practical applications of AI for Sustainable Development, based on empirical experiments. Original contributions, including both data and knowledge-driven AI solutions, are cordially welcome. By means of this Special Issue, some fundamental concepts and associated AI techniques applied for sustainability will be further dealt with and promoted.
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2020.
- Artificial neural networks (deep and shallow)
- Case-based reasoning
- Evolutionary computing
- Fuzzy computing
- Hybrid intelligent systems
- Image processing Intelligent agents and multiagent systems
- Logics and causal models
- Machine/automated learning
- Metaheuristics
- Natural language processing
- Probabilistic computing
- Reasoning under uncertainty
- Smart planning.
The application fields of interest cover but are not limited to:
- Biodiversity protection
- Climate change
- Desertification and degradation of ecosystems
- Global warming
- Green processes and technologies
- Natural resource management
- Pollution
- Sustainable industrial and energy development
- Disaster risk reduction
- Geosciences
- Clean water and sanitation
- Quality education
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Editors
Dr. Álvaro Herrero
GICAP Research Group, University of Burgos, Burgos, Spain
Dr. Carlos Cambra
GICAP Research Group, University of Burgos, Burgos, Spain
Dr. Carlos Alonso de Armiño
GICAP Research Group, University of Burgos, Burgos, Spain
Dr. Paweł Ksieniewicz
Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland
Dr. Paolo Gastaldo
Department of Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunication Engineering and Naval Architecture, DITEN, University of Genoa
