IAIF 1997 Program

Day 1:   6 November 1997

Session 1: Opening
Moderator: Dr. Heping Pan, CSSIP
Time: 9:00am - 10:30am

• Signal, Image and Information Processing
  (Welcoming Speech)
  H. d'Assumpcao, Director of CSSIP
  
  
• Intelligent Agents with Belief, Intention and Desire
  M. Georgeff, Director of Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute of Melbourne
  Current Chair of International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI)
  
  
• Modelling and Representation Issues for Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Machine Vision
  J. Trinder* and A. Sowmya
  *Secretary General of ISPRS, 1996-2000
  University of New South Wales, Sydney
  
  

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Tea/Coffee Break
Time: 10:30am - 10:50am

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Session 2: Camera Calibration in Photogrammetry and Robotics
Moderator: Prof. John Fryer, University of Newcastle
Time: 10:50am - 12:30am

• Full Automation of Sensor Calibration, Exterior Orientation and Triangulation in Industrial Vision Metrology
  C.S. Fraser, University of Melbourne
  
  
• The Kernel of A Direct Closed-Form Solution to General Relative Orientation
  H.P. Pan, CSSIP
  
  
• 3D Reconstruction From Optical Flow Generated By An Uncalibrated Camera Undergoing Unknown Motion
  M.J. Brooks, W. Chojnacki, A. van den Hengel, L. Baumela*
  University of Adelaide, *Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain
  
  
• A Method for Automatic Segmentation of Fiducial Marks
  C.M. Sun and X.L. Wu*
  CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences, NSW, Australia
  *CSIRO Division of Exploration and Mining, WA, Australia
  
  

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Lunch
Time: 12:30 - 13:30
Room: GBR, Hotel Adelaide

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Session 3: Feature Extraction and Image Analysis
Moderator: Prof. Wolfgang Foerstner, University of Bonn
Time: 13:30 - 15:00

• Knowledge-based Analysis of RS Data and the Integration of GIS and RS, the Twente Experience
  N.J. Mulder, University of Twente, The Netherlands
  
  
• Automatic Road Extraction from Aerial Images
  J. Trinder and Y.D. Wang, University of New South Wales, Sydney
  
  
• Comparison of Corner Extractors for Tracking Features in Long Image Sequences
  P. Tissainayagam and D. Suter, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria
  
  
• A New Criterion for Automatic Multi-Level Thresholding
  S.M. Guo and S. Ozawa, Keio University, Yokohama-Shi, Japan
  
  

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Tea/Coffee Break
Time: 15:10 - 15:30

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Session 4: Imaging Geometry, Feature Extraction and Image Matching
Moderator: Prof. John Trinder, University of New South Wales
Time: 15:30 - 17:30
(Oral Briefing: 15:30 - 16:15, Poster Presentation: 16:15 - 17:30)

• Automated Retro-reflective Target Recognition and Geometric Validation for Camera Calibration, Pose Determination and 3D Object Surface Reconstruction
  J.L. Shao, University of Melbourne
  
  
• Camera Geometries for Depth Determination in Active Vision
  K.K. Do, K.H. Lee*
  Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Taejon, Korea
  *Sogang University
  
  
• Development of A Sun Centred Sky Camera for Use in UV Measurements
  J. Sabburg, J. Wong*, University of Southern Queensland
  *Queensland University of Technology
  
  
• A New Approach to Edge Detection - The Zero-Crossing Hybrid Edge Detector
  M. Bennamoun[1], L. Hapgood, S. Mullens, and G. Nicol
  Queensland University of Technology
  
  
• An Edge Thinning Method for Extracting Edges of Ambiguous Boundaries
  K.K. Do, K.H. Lee
  Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Taejon, Korea
  *Sogang University
  
  
• Extension of Area-based Stereo-Matching in Photogrammetric Measurement using Simple Surface Models
  H.L. Mitchell and M. Mustaffar*
  University of Newcastle, Australia
  *Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
  
  
• Fast and Robust Stereo Matching Algorithms for Mining Automation
  J. Banks, M. Bennamoun, P. Corke*
  Queensland University of Technology
  *CSIRO Manufacturing Technology, Brisbane
  
  
• Towards an Image Matching Strategy for JPEG Compressed Images
  R. Reeves, K. Kubik, Queensland University of Technology
  
  
• Automatic Real-Time Registration of Detection Images using Geometry Sensors
  H.P. Pan, D.W. McMichael, D.H. Tang, CSSIP
  
  
• Range Image Segmentation Through Pattern Analysis of The Multi-Scale Wavelet Transform
  S.G. Burgiss, R.T. Whitaker, M.A. Abidi
  University of Tennessee, Knoxville, U.S.A.
  
  
• Automatic Target Recognition on Aerial Image Using Hybrid Matching
  J.Y. Kim, C.G. Yoo, J.W. Choi, and C.J. Hwang
  Chungnam National University, Taejon, Korea
  
  
• An Enhanced Iterative Regularization Algorithm for Depth Reconstruction with Integration of Discontinuities
  F.P. Lovergine and A. Distante, Instituto Elaborazione Segnali ed Immagini - C.N.R., BARI, Italy

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Banquet Dinner ,   including
Classical Guitar Duets by Alison Eastland and Cathy Waldron
Time: 19:00
Room: Adelaide Room, Hotel Adelaide

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Day 2:   7 November 1997

Session 5: Wavelets and Multiresolution Image Analysis Moderator: Dr. Garry Newsam, DSTO
Time: 9:00am - 10:30am

• Wavelets in Tomography
  B. Moran, Flinders University of South Australia
  
  
• Aspect Invariant Target Characterisation Based on Multiresolution Feature Extraction
  G.H. Watson and S.K. Watson
  Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, Hampshire, U.K
  
  
• Multiscale Autoregressive Models Discriminate Radar Images of Vehicle-Sized Objects from Natural Background
  D. Howard, DSTO
  
  

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Tea/Coffee Break
Time: 10:30am - 10:50am

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Session 6: Stereo Image Matching and Registration
Moderator: Prof. N.J. Mulder, University of Twente
Time: 10:50am - 12:30

• Improving the Resolution of Digital Images by Area-Based Matching of Multiple Images
  J. Fryer and K. McIntosh, University of Newcastle, Australia
  
  
• Some Remarks on Image Matching
  Y. Lue, GDE Systems, San Diego, USA
  
  
• Phase-based Bidirectional Stereo in Coping with Discontinuity and Occlusion
  H.P. Pan and J. Margarey, CSSIP
  
  
• Non-Linear Registration and Fusion of Elastic-Body Medical Images using Radial Basis Functions
  M.A. Wirth, C. Choi, J. Hulskamp and A. Jennings
  Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
  
  
  

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Lunch
Time: 12:30 - 13:30
Room: GBR, Hotel Adelaide

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Session 7: Image Sequence Analysis and Integrated Fusion Systems
Moderator: Prof. Clive Fraser, University of Melbourne
Time: 13:30 - 15:00

• Some Advanced Features of a High Precision Highway Inventory Data Acquisition System
  M.A. Chapman, C. Tao and B. Chaplin, University of Calgary, Canada
  
  
• Detecting Vehicles in Multi-Spectral Imagery Using an Integrated Fusion Approach
  J.F. Haddon and J.F. Boyce*
  Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, Hampshire, U.K
  *King's College, Strand, London
  
  
• Motion Segmentation Using Robust Statistics and Spatial Continuity
  A. Bab-Hadiashar and D. Suter, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria
  
  
• Motion based Segmentation using Perceptual Cues
  R. Beare and A. Bouzerdoum, University of Adelaide
  
  

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Tea/Coffee Break
Time: 15:10 - 15:30

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Session 8: Object Recognition and Information Fusion
Moderator: Prof. Daniel McMichael, CSSIP
Time: 15:30 - 17:30
(Oral Briefing: 15:30 - 16:30, Poster Presentation: 16:30 - 17:30)

• The Arabic Optical Character Recognition Systems: Statistical and Neural Network Approaches
  A. Cheung, M. Bennamoun and N.W. Bergmann
  Queensland University of Technology
  
  
• Enforcing Consistency of Interpretation by Integrating Spatio-Temporal Information in Image Sequence Analysis
  J.F. Haddon, J.F. Boyce*
  Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, Hampshire, U.K
  *King's College, Strand, London
  
  
• Modelling of a Neural Motion Detection Filter for Attentional Modulation
  E.W. Chong, C.-C. Lim and P. Lozo*
  University of Adelaide
  *also DSTO
  
  
• Hand Gesture Spotting using Hidden Markov Models
  H.-K. Lee and J.H. Kim, KAIST, Taejon, Korea
  
  
• Human Face Representation and Identification Using Wavelets and Fractals
  A.Z. Kouzani, F. He, and K. Sammut
  Flinders University of South Australia
  
  
• Multi-Source Image Fusion
  Sun Jiabing, Li Deren, Li Jun, Liu Jiling
  Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping, Wuhan
  
  
• Summarisation of Track Data Via Possibilistic Reasoning
  B. Hale, T. O'Neill, J. Skinner, M. Oxenham*, D. Kearney, and S. Halgamuge
  University of South Australia
  *DSTO
  
  
• Speckle Reduction In SAR Imagery
  J. Schroeder and A. Gunawardena, CSSIP
  
  
• Range Image Analysis for 3D-City Modeling
  X.Chen, T. Doihara, and S.Murai
  AAS Research Institute, ASIA AIR SURVEY CO., LTD, Japan
  
  
• Estimating the Structure of Bayesian Networks
  D. McMichael and H.P. Pan, CSSIP
  
  
• Study on Symbol Organization Method in Object-Oriented GIS
  Gong Jianya and Cheng Penggen*
  Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping (WTUSM), Wuhan, China, *East China Geological Institute, Jiangxi, China.
  
  

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Session 9: Panel Discussion on Integrated Systems of Information Fusion and Image Exploitation
Moderator: Dr. Garry Newsam, DSTO
Panelists: Program Committee Members and Invited Speakers from Industry and DSTO
Time: 18:00
Room: Daniel O'Connell Room, Hotel Adelaide. Dinner and drinks will be served there.
            (Book your dinner in advance, fill in boxes on the registration form.)

Also including the following presentations with demo:

• Binary Image Analysis for Map Understanding
  X.Chen, T. Doihara, and S.Murai
  AAS Research Institute, ASIA AIR SURVEY CO., LTD, Japan
  
• The Design and Strategy of An Object Oriented GIS Software
  Jianya Gong, Xinyan Zhu, Aiqin Li, Huayi Wu and Xiangru Yuan
  The National Key Lab of Information Engineering on Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing, WTUSM, Wuhan, China
  
• Demo of Probanet - A Mother System for Causal Probabilistic Expert Systems
  Data and Information Fusion Program, CSSIP
  
• (more presentations and demos to be added here)
  
  

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Day 3:   8 November 1997

Session 10: Intelligent Agents, Knowledge Discovery and Recognition
Moderator: Dr. Mark Nelson, DSTO
Time: 9:00am - 10:30am

• Air Situation Assessment Using Multi-Agent Technology
  X.T. Nguyen, DSTO
  
  
• A Framework of Spatial Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
  Li Deren, Di Kaichang, Li Deyi*
  Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping, China
  *Institute of China Electronic System Engineering, Beijing
  
  
• Cooperative Self-Organizing Maps for Signature Verification
  A. Abu-Rezq and A.S. Tolba, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
  
  
• Color Recognition by Learning: ATR in Color Images
  S.D. Buluswar and B.A. Draper*
  University of Massachusetts, Amherst, U.S.A.
  *Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, U.S.A.
  
  

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Tea/Coffee Break
Time: 10:30am - 10:50am

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Session 11: Radar and Range Image Analysis
Moderator: Dr. Vittala Shettigara, DSTO
Time: 10:50am - 12:30

• Imaging with Arrays - Some Beamforming Perspectives
  Doug Gray, CSSIP
  
  
• A Volumetric Technique for 3-D Modelling Through Fusing Multiple Noisy Range Images
  D.L. Elsner, R.T. Whitaker, M.A. Abidi
  University of Tennessee, Knoxville, U.S.A.
  
  
• Image Analyst's Performance in Search Mode Target Detection with SAR Imagery
  G.J. Ewing, N.J. Redding, and D. Kettler, DSTO
  
  
• Ship Classification Using Low Resolution Maritime Radar Images
  D. Gibbins, M. Peake, D. Gray, I.Croser* and D. Dempsey*, CSSIP, *CEA Technologies, Canberra
  
  

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Lunch
Time: 12:30 - 13:30
Room: GBR, Hotel Adelaide

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Session 12: Information Fusion Theories and Applications
Moderator: Prof. Doug Gray, CSSIP
Time: 13:30 - 16:30

• Cool Fusion - Statistical Modelling for Data Fusion
  D.W. McMichael, G. Goodman and C. Abeynayake, CSSIP
  
  
• Information Fusion, Causal Probabilistic Network and Probanet
  H.P. Pan, D.W. McMichael and M. Lendjel, CSSIP
  
  
• Data Fusion, Uncertainty and Causal Probabilistic Networks for Monitoring the Salinisation of Farmland
  H. Kiiveri and P. Caccetta*
  CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences
  *DOLA, Remote Sensing Services, Floreat, West Australia
  
  
• Decision Making For Association in Data Fusion
  M. Nelson and M. Oxenham
  DSTO
  
  
• Fusion of Texture and Intensity Characteristics for Target Detection in SAR Images
  V.K.Shettigara, S.G.Kempinger, E.Kruzins, DSTO
  
  
• A Comparison of Methods of Data Fusion for Land-Mine Detection
  M. Roughan and D.W. McMichael*
  Software Engineering Research Centre, Carlton, Victoria
  *CSSIP
  
  

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Tea/Coffee
Time: 16:30

Contact:

For all inquiries on the technical Program of IAIF'97, please address to: IAIF'97 Program Committee, at: iaif@cssip.edu.au, or Dr. Heping Pan, Chair IAIF'97, at: heping@cssip.edu.au, or telepone: +61 8 83023925, Fax: +61 8 83023124.