ECCV 2022 Advances in Image Manipulation (AIM) workshop and challenges

CALL FOR PAPERS  & CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS IN 8 CHALLENGES
AIM: 4th Advances in Image Manipulation workshop and challenges on compressed/image/video super-resolution, learned ISP, reversed ISP, Instagram filter removal, Bokeh effect, depth estimation

In conjunction with ECCV 2022, Tel-Aviv, Israel

Website: https://data.vision.ee.ethz.ch/cvl/aim22/
Contact: radu.timofte@uni-wuerzburg.de

TOPICS

Papers addressing topics related to image/video manipulation, restoration and enhancement are invited. The topics include, but are not limited to:

Image-to-image translation
● Video-to-video translation
Image/video manipulation
● Perceptual manipulation
Image/video generation and hallucination
Image/video quality assessment
Image/video semantic segmentation
● Saliency and gaze estimation
● Perceptual enhancement
● Multimodal translation
● Depth estimation
Image/video inpainting
Image/video deblurring
Image/video denoising
Image/video upsampling and super-resolution
Image/video filtering
Image/video de-hazing, de-raining, de-snowing, etc.
● Demosaicing
Image/video compression
● Removal of artifacts, shadows, glare and reflections, etc.
Image/video enhancement: brightening, color adjustment, sharpening, etc.
● Style transfer
● Hyperspectral imaging
● Underwater imaging
● Aerial and satellite imaging
● Methods robust to changing weather conditions / adverse outdoor conditions
Image/video manipulation on mobile devices
Image/video restoration and enhancement on mobile devices
● Studies and applications of the above.

SUBMISSION

A paper submission has to be in English, in pdf format, and at most 14 pages (excluding references) in single-column, ECCV style. The paper format must follow the same guidelines as for all ECCV 2022 submissions.
The review process is double blind.
Dual submission is not allowed.
Submission site: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/AIMWC2022/

WORKSHOP DATES

● Submission Deadline: July 25, 2022
● Decisions: August 15, 2022
● Camera Ready Deadline: August 22, 2022

AIM 2022 has the following associated challenges (ONGOING!):

  1. Compressed Input Super-Resolution
  2. Reversed ISP
  3. Instagram Filter Removal
  4. Video Super-Resolution (Evaluation platform: MediaTek Dimensity APU) – Powered by MediaTek
  5. Image Super-Resolution (Eval. platform: Synaptics Dolphin NPU) – Powered by Synaptics
  6. Learned Smartphone ISP (Eval. platform: Snapdragon Adreno GPU) – Powered by OPPO
  7. Bokeh Effect Rendering (Eval. platform: ARM Mali GPU) – Powered by Huawei
  8. Depth Estimation (Eval. platform: Raspberry Pi 4) – Powered by Raspberry Pi

PARTICIPATION

To learn more about the challenges and to participate:

CHALLENGES DATES

● Release of train data: May 24, 2022
● Validation server online: June 1, 2022
● Competitions end: July 30, 2022

DeepLearn 2022 Autumn: early registration June 16

7th INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ON DEEP LEARNING
DeepLearn 2022 Autumn
Luleå, Sweden
October 17-21, 2022
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Co-organized by:
Luleå University of Technology
EISLAB Machine Learning
Institute for Research Development, Training and Advice – IRDTA
Brussels/London
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Early registration: June 16, 2022
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SCOPE:
DeepLearn 2022 Autumn will be a research training event with a global scope aiming at updating participants on the most recent advances in the critical and fast developing area of deep learning. Previous events were held in Bilbao, Genova, Warsaw, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Guimarães and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Deep learning is a branch of artificial intelligence covering a spectrum of current frontier research and industrial innovation that provides more efficient algorithms to deal with large-scale data in a huge variety of environments: computer vision, neurosciences, speech recognition, language processing, human-computer interaction, drug discovery, health informatics, medical image analysis, recommender systems, advertising, fraud detection, robotics, games, finance, biotechnology, physics experiments, biometrics, communications, climate sciences, bioinformatics, etc. etc. Renowned academics and industry pioneers will lecture and share their views with the audience.
  
Most deep learning subareas will be displayed, and main challenges identified through 24 four-hour and a half courses and 3 keynote lectures, which will tackle the most active and promising topics. The organizers are convinced that outstanding speakers will attract the brightest and most motivated students. Face to face interaction and networking will be main ingredients of the event. It will be also possible to fully participate in vivo remotely.
      
An open session will give participants the opportunity to present their own work in progress in 5 minutes. Moreover, there will be two special sessions with industrial and recruitment profiles.
      
ADDRESSED TO:
Graduate students, postgraduate students and industry practitioners will be typical profiles of participants. However, there are no formal pre-requisites for attendance in terms of academic degrees, so people less or more advanced in their career will be welcome as well. Since there will be a variety of levels, specific knowledge background may be assumed for some of the courses. Overall, DeepLearn 2022 Autumn is addressed to students, researchers and practitioners who want to keep themselves updated about recent developments and future trends. All will surely find it fruitful to listen to and discuss with major researchers, industry leaders and innovators.
      
VENUE:
DeepLearn 2022 Autumn will take place in Luleå, on the coast of northern Sweden, hosting a large steel industry and the northernmost university in the country. The venue will be:
Luleå University of Technology
 
 
STRUCTURE:
3 courses will run in parallel during the whole event. Participants will be able to freely choose the courses they wish to attend as well as to move from one to another.
Full live online participation will be possible. However, the organizers highlight the importance of face to face interaction and networking in this kind of research training event.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Wolfram Burgard (University of Freiburg), Probabilistic and Deep Learning Techniques for Robot Navigation and Automated Driving
Tommaso Dorigo (Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics), Deep-Learning-Optimized Design of Experiments: Challenges and Opportunities
Elaine O. Nsoesie (Boston University), AI and Health Equity
      
PROFESSORS AND COURSES:
Sean Benson (Netherlands Cancer Institute), [intermediate] Deep Learning for a Better Understanding of Cancer
      
Daniele Bonacorsi (University of Bologna), [intermediate/advanced] Applied ML for High-Energy Physics
      
Thomas Breuel (Nvidia), [intermediate/advanced] Large Scale Deep Learning and Self-Supervision in Vision and NLP
      
Hao Chen (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), [introductory/intermediate] Label-Efficient Deep Learning for Medical Image Analysis
      
Jianlin Cheng (University of Missouri), [introductory/intermediate] Deep Learning for Bioinformatics
      
Nadya Chernyavskaya (European Organization for Nuclear Research), [intermediate] Graph Networks for Scientific Applications with Examples from Particle Physics
      
Peng Cui (Tsinghua University), [introductory/advanced] Towards Out-Of-Distribution Generalization: Causality, Stability and Invariance
 
Sébastien Fabbro (University of Victoria), [introductory/intermediate] Learning with Astronomical Data
       
Efstratios Gavves (University of Amsterdam), [advanced] Advanced Deep Learning
      
Quanquan Gu (University of California Los Angeles), [intermediate/advanced] Benign Overfitting in Machine Learning: From Linear Models to Neural Networks
      
Jiawei Han (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), [advanced] Text Mining and Deep Learning: Exploring the Power of Pretrained Language Models
      
Awni Hannun (Zoom), [intermediate] An Introduction to Weighted Finite-State Automata in Machine Learning
      
Shirley Ho (Flatiron Institute), [intermediate] Structured Machine Learning for Simulations
      
Tin Kam Ho (IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center), [introductory/intermediate] Deep Learning Applications in Natural Language Understanding
      
Timothy Hospedales (University of Edinburgh), [intermediate/advanced] Deep Meta-Learning
      
Shih-Chieh Hsu (University of Washington), [intermediate/advanced] Real-Time Artificial Intelligence for Science and Engineering
 
Andrew Laine (Columbia University), [introductory/intermediate] Applications of AI in Medical Imaging
      
Tatiana Likhomanenko (Apple), [intermediate/advanced] Self-, Weakly-, Semi-Supervised Learning in Speech Recognition
      
Peter Richtárik (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology), [intermediate/advanced] Introduction to Federated Learning
      
Othmane Rifki (Spectrum Labs), [introductory/advanced] Speech and Language Processing in Modern Applications
      
Mayank Vatsa (Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur), [introductory/intermediate] Small Sample Size Deep Learning
      
Yao Wang (New York University), [introductory/intermediate] Deep Learning for Computer Vision
      
Zichen Wang (Amazon Web Services), [introductory/intermediate] Graph Machine Learning for Healthcare and Life Sciences
      
Alper Yilmaz (Ohio State University), [introductory/intermediate] Deep Learning and Deep Reinforcement Learning for Geospatial Localization
      
OPEN SESSION:
      An open session will collect 5-minute voluntary presentations of work in progress by participants. They should submit a half-page abstract containing the title, authors, and summary of the research to david@irdta.eu by October 9, 2022.
      
INDUSTRIAL SESSION:
      A session will be devoted to 10-minute demonstrations of practical applications of deep learning in industry. Companies interested in contributing are welcome to submit a 1-page abstract containing the program of the demonstration and the logistics needed. People in charge of the demonstration must register for the event. Expressions of interest have to be submitted to david@irdta.eu by October 9, 2022.
      
EMPLOYER SESSION:
Organizations searching for personnel well skilled in deep learning will have a space reserved for one-to-one contacts. It is recommended to produce a 1-page .pdf leaflet with a brief description of the organization and the profiles looked for to be circulated among the participants prior to the event. People in charge of the search must register for the event. Expressions of interest have to be submitted to david@irdta.eu by October 9, 2022.
      
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Nosheen Abid (Luleå)
Sana Sabah Al-Azzawi (Luleå)
Lama Alkhaled (Luleå)
Prakash Chandra Chhipa (Luleå)
Saleha Javed (Luleå)
Marcus Liwicki (Luleå, local chair)
Carlos Martín-Vide (Tarragona, program chair)
Hamam Mokayed (Luleå)
Sara Morales (Brussels)
Mia Oldenburg (Luleå)
Maryam Pahlavan (Luleå)
David Silva (London, organization chair)
Richa Upadhyay (Luleå)
REGISTRATION:
It has to be done at
      
The selection of 8 courses requested in the registration template is only tentative and non-binding. For logistical reasons, it will be helpful to have an estimation of the respective demand for each course. During the event, participants will be free to attend the courses they wish.
      
Since the capacity of the venue is limited, registration requests will be processed on a first come first served basis. The registration period will be closed and the on-line registration tool disabled when the capacity of the venue will have got exhausted. It is highly recommended to register prior to the event.
      
FEES:
Fees comprise access to all courses and lunches. There are several early registration deadlines. Fees depend on the registration deadline. The fees for on site and for online participants are the same.
 
ACCOMMODATION:
Accommodation suggestions will be available in due time at 
 
 
 
CERTIFICATE:
 
A certificate of successful participation in the event will be delivered indicating the number of hours of lectures.
      
 
QUESTIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION:
      
 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:
 
Luleå University of Technology, EISLAB Machine Learning
      
 
Rovira i Virgili University
 
 
 
Institute for Research Development, Training and Advice – IRDTA, Brussels/London
      

Call for Demos until June 13

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Call for Demos
Demo Track of the 47th IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (IEEE LCN 2022)
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Edmonton, Canada, September 26-29, 2022 http://www.ieeelcn.org

# Scope
IEEE LCN 2022 will feature a demo session with the aim of providing demonstrations that validate important research issues and/or show innovative prototypes. Authors are invited to submit technical demonstrations (no more than 3 pages) showing innovative and original research. The authors are encouraged to highlight the research component of the demo and explicitly mention the novelty of the showcased technology/solution. The proposal should include one page that describes what conference participants will be able to see or experience during the demonstration. IEEE LCN is looking for demonstrations in all topics covered by the main conference and/or the symposium held in conjunction with LCN 2022. Research prototypes as well as commercial products are welcome.

All accepted papers will be published in the IEEE LCN 2022 proceedings.

## Demo Submission
Proposals (no more than 3 pages) must be submitted via EDAS to the LCN Demo Track: https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=29289&track=110127
Papers must be registered on EDAS and submitted in PDF format following the appropriate templates.
Detailed submission instructions are available at the conference website.
Demonstrations will be selected based on their merits and expected interest from the LCN attendance. All demo proposals will be reviewed by the members of the Demo Board via an EDAS score sheet. The scores will be provided to the authors along with the notification.

## Demo Presentation
All accepted demo paper shall be presented. The presentation will be organised in a parallel session dedicated to face-to-face demo. Demo presenters will have the opportunity to perform live demos while also answering questions from the audience. In addition, authors of accepted demos will also be asked to record a video, which will be made available for attendees during the conference, to best showcase their demo.
A best demo award will be awarded to the demo with the most votes from the audience.

## Important Dates
Demo Abstract submission deadline: June 13, 2022
Acceptance Notification: June 23, 2022
Final camera ready: July 15, 2022

## Registration for Demos
For conference registration, a demo is regarded as a paper, i.e.,
* demo presenters with no accepted conference or symposium papers must select “demo-author registration” when registering for the conference
* demo presenters with accepted LCN or symposium papers incur no extra charge for a demo. The conference registration will cover their demo.

For each accepted demo, at least one author is required to register for the LCN 2022 main conference and present their demo at the scheduled demo session(s). The registration category must cover the presence of the author at the demo session.

Please feel free to contact the demo chair if you have any questions regarding the demo content or setup.

Demo Chair: Rahim Rahmani: rahim@dsv.su.se

CFP PE-WASUN 2022

“>NOTE:  Extended versions of selected best papers will be considered for publication in a Special Issue of Elsevier's Computer Networks journal.

Call for workshop proposals

We invite workshop proposals for the 2023 IEEE Winter Conference of
Applications on Computer Vision (WACV 2023). WACV 2023 is planned as an
in-person conference with associated in-person workshops in Waikoloa,
Hawaii, January 3-7, 2023. However, proposals for purely virtual
workshops will also be considered.

The workshop proposals should focus on topics related to computer vision
and its applications, interdisciplinary themes with other scientific and
application areas, as well as emerging challenges or competitions. We
encourage workshop proposals aimed at creating or strengthening
communities. The format, style, and content of accepted workshops are
under the control of the workshop organizers and largely autonomous from
the main conference. Workshop organizers are expected to manage their
technical programs, invite experts in the domain, and maintain a website
for the workshop. Workshop registration and logistics will be handled by
the main conference.

Accepted workshops will be held on either 3 January 2023 or 7 January
2023. The workshop paper submission, review, acceptance notification,
and final manuscript submission should all be handled between 10 October
2022 (tentative deadline for submission of workshop papers) and 19
November 2022 (firm camera-ready workshop paper due date).

Conference website: https://wacv2023.thecvf.com/

*** Submission Instructions ***

Proposals should clearly specify/discuss the following:

•    Workshop title, topic and tentative call for papers
•    Motivation, impact, and expected outcomes
•    Brief bios of organizers (including email and web pages)
•    Tentative program committee
•    Format (select either half or full day) and preliminary schedule
•    Type of workshop, i.e., in-person or virtual (the latter requires a
short justification)
•    Tentative invited speakers
•    Estimated number of submissions and attendees
•    Plans (if any) for a special journal issue or book
•    Social impact of the workshop

Workshop proposals should be submitted in the form of a single PDF
through CMT: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/WACVworkshops2023.
Proposals will be evaluated by the workshop chairs and conference
organizers, with an eye towards selecting high-quality workshops on a
diverse set of topics that will inform and inspire the community.

*** Diversity, equity and inclusion ***
We especially encourage proposals involving diverse organizing teams and
communities currently under-represented at WACV. We also welcome
workshop topics that address issues in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
in Computer Vision applications.

*** Contact and Queries ***
For questions and concerns, please contact
Adam Czajka (aczajka@nd.edu) and Vitomir Štruc (vitomir.struc@fe.uni-lj.si)
Workshops Co-Chairs WACV 2023

*** Important Dates ***
Workshop proposal deadline: August 8, 2022
Workshop acceptance notification: August 15, 2022
Workshop dates: 3 January or 7 January 2023

*** Submission ***
https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/WACVworkshops2023

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