Technical Program ISSCS 2007

Special Session: "Digital Processing and Analysis of Medical X-Ray Images"

                       Organizer:
                       Constantin VERTAN, Image Processing and Analysis Lab,
                       Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania

Digital image processing and analysis is widely used in medical sciences, from clinical data gathering, to medical archives management, assistance to diagnosis and medical procedure support. Volumetric data (CT and MRI, in particular) seem to gain most of the recent research attention. Still, classical X-ray imaging remains the main information source for several medical areas, such as orthopedy, traumatology, ORL and oncology.

We feel that there is still place for significant contributions in the field of digital X-ray processing and analysis, exploiting its particularities of visualization of mineralized structures, cost-effectiveness and geographical availability. Telemedicine, medical diagnosis support systems, specialized X-ray databases and the use of X-ray images for prevention and screening are topics of particular interest. Contributions in all these areas (as well as related topics), presenting both engineering and medical views and approaches, are welcomed.

The accepted papers will be included in the ISSCS 2007 Conference Proceedings (indexed by IEEE, INSPEC and ISI Proceedings).

Please send your contribution, formatted according to the conference guidelines (4 pages, IEEE SPS style) in due time (before February 5th, 2007) directly to the session organizer, Ph.D. Constantin VERTAN, email: cvertan@alpha.imag.pub.ro.

Special Session: "Advanced Design Techniques for Wireless Communications"

                       Organizer:
                       Dr. Ana Rusu, Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm, Sweden,
                       Prof. Mohammed Ismail, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

As we move beyond 3G for higher data rates at shorter distances, wireless solutions where cellular and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) coexist in the same handheld, will emerge as a major trend in 4G wireless systems. Dual mode handhelds that integrate cellular and WLAN have already been introduced to the market, but emerging standards such as Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) have to be considered as well. WiMAX fills a gap between WLANs at hotspots and cellular coverage in wide area networks (WANs). This represents a considerable challenge to the power consumption in these battery operated handheld devices like mobile phones and PDAs. In the effort of providing the user with an “always best connected experience”, handhelds are to roam among these coexisting standards in a seamless manner. Thus, the system will adapt to the environment offering the best available quality of service for the different applications (data, voice, multimedia) the mobile terminal is running at a given time. Today’s state-of-the-art technology can make this adaptive approach power efficient by applying digital solutions to analog problems. This comes in the form of reconfigurable analog and RF blocks that can be digitally programmable to provide, thus, multi-standard capabilities to the system.

New architectures and topologies for emerging wireless technologies have to be explored and the design challenges have to be addressed: low-noise amplifiers (LNA), mixers, filters, power amplifiers, phase-locked loops (PLLs) and ADCs/DACs. In this session contributions in all these areas and related topics, presenting implementations for advanced radio transceivers that address the challenges of modern communication systems are welcome.

The accepted papers will be included in the ISSCS 2007 Conference Proceedings (indexed by IEEE, INSPEC and ISI Proceedings).

Please send your contribution, formatted according to the conference guidelines (4 pages, IEEE SPS style) in due time (before February 5th, 2007) directly to the session organizer, Dr. Ana Rusu, email: arusu@kth.se.

Special Session: "Circuits and Systems for Non-Binary Code Signal Processing"

Organizer:
A.S.Korotkov, St. Petersburg, State Technical University, Russian Federation

Non-binary signal processing, in particular multiple valued systems, offers some advantages in comparison to classical signal processing and systems. Potentially among the advantages are increased functional complexity per unit silicon area, lower power consumption with same dynamic range, higher noise immunity. Possible ways for the design of non-binary logic circuits and systems as well as all theoretical aspects of non-binary computations and algorithms comprise the main content of the proposed Session. Wide spectrum of devices including non-binary A-to-D converters, logic cells, and other blocks are planed for discussion.

Please submit your contributions, formatted according to the conference guidelines (4 pages, IEEE SPS style) to the session organizer, A.S.Korotkov, email korotkov@rphf.spbstu.ru The accepted papers will be included in the ISSCS 2007 Conference Proceedings (indexed by IEEE, INSPEC and ISI Proceedings). You may want to find out more about the conference and the submission format at http://scs.etc.tuiasi.ro/isscs2007/proceedings.html. Deadline for this special session is February 5th, 2007.

Special Session: "Software tools for digital photography"

Organizer:
Vasile Buzuloiu, "Politehnica" University of Bucharest, Romania

Digital Photography has known exponential growth in the last years due to obvious advantages and to the increase of spatial resolution. Thanks to the increasing power of camera processors, many in-camera image processing/correcting operations are now possible on line. Software tools such as red eye correction, camera motion correction, and many others make a new era in photography. The session is intended to bring this new field of problems to the attention of the research community.

This special session is supported by FOTONATION company and National University of Galway, Ireland. The papers have to be sent, before April 13, to the e-mail address: buzuloiu@alpha.imag.pub.ro because, for the whole conference, the deadline is over and the submission is blocked.

Special Session: "Algorithms for 3D time-of-flight cameras"

                       Organizer:
                       Vasile Buzuloiu, "Politehnica" University of Bucharest, Romania
                       Erhardt Barth, "Institute for Neuro- and Bioinformatics" University of Luebeck, Germany

Unlike a conventional video camera, the 3D time-of-flight (TOF) camera delivers not only an intensity image but also a range map that contains a distance measurement at each pixel, obtained by measuring the time required by light to reach the object and return to the camera. 3D TOF cameras have a large potential for various applications like for example human-machine interaction, robotics and automation, automotive, safety and surveillance, medical technology, graphics, and gaming. However, the development of algorithms for TOF cameras is in an early stage and we here provide an overview of current developments.

This special session is supported by the European project ARTTS. The manuscripts have to be sent, before April 15, to the e-mail address: buzuloiu@alpha.imag.pub.ro since the online submission system for the conference has been already closed.

A tutorial on "MOS-miracle-A Behind-the-Scenes Look" given by Daniel Foty, Gilgamesh Associates, USA, is planned for 11 July 2007, in the afternoon (the hour will be announced later).

Tutorial Description:

Albert Einstein once famously said that "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler." As the MOS transistor approaches its golden (50th) anniversary as a practical electronic device, it is appropriate to examine this ubiquitous contrivance and our views of it.

This tutorial will examine the historical evolution of the MOS transistor and CMOS technology - with the intention of addressing "Why?" as much as "What?". Consideration will be given to process technology, device physics, and circuit/system applications - and how those have interacted to regularly change the focus of engineering efforts. Emerging changes in emphasis will also be considered.

	Technical Program

ISSCS 2007 Program (Final) Special Session: "Digital Processing and Analysis of Medical X-Ray Images" Organizer: Constantin VERTAN, Image Processing and Analysis Lab, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania Digital image processing and analysis is widely used in medical sciences, from clinical data gathering, to medical archives management, assistance to diagnosis and medical procedure support. Volumetric data (CT and MRI, in particular) seem to gain most of the recent research attention. Still, classical X-ray imaging remains the main information source for several medical areas, such as orthopedy, traumatology, ORL and oncology. We feel that there is still place for significant contributions in the field of digital X-ray processing and analysis, exploiting its particularities of visualization of mineralized structures, cost-effectiveness and geographical availability. Telemedicine, medical diagnosis support systems, specialized X-ray databases and the use of X-ray images for prevention and screening are topics of particular interest. Contributions in all these areas (as well as related topics), presenting both engineering and medical views and approaches, are welcomed. The accepted papers will be included in the ISSCS 2007 Conference Proceedings (indexed by IEEE, INSPEC and ISI Proceedings). Please send your contribution, formatted according to the conference guidelines (4 pages, IEEE SPS style) in due time (before February 5th, 2007) directly to the session organizer, Ph.D. Constantin VERTAN, email: cvertan@alpha.imag.pub.ro. Special Session: "Advanced Design Techniques for Wireless Communications" Organizer: Dr. Ana Rusu, Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm, Sweden, Prof. Mohammed Ismail, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA As we move beyond 3G for higher data rates at shorter distances, wireless solutions where cellular and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) coexist in the same handheld, will emerge as a major trend in 4G wireless systems. Dual mode handhelds that integrate cellular and WLAN have already been introduced to the market, but emerging standards such as Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) have to be considered as well. WiMAX fills a gap between WLANs at hotspots and cellular coverage in wide area networks (WANs). This represents a considerable challenge to the power consumption in these battery operated handheld devices like mobile phones and PDAs. In the effort of providing the user with an “always best connected experience”, handhelds are to roam among these coexisting standards in a seamless manner. Thus, the system will adapt to the environment offering the best available quality of service for the different applications (data, voice, multimedia) the mobile terminal is running at a given time. Today’s state-of-the-art technology can make this adaptive approach power efficient by applying digital solutions to analog problems. This comes in the form of reconfigurable analog and RF blocks that can be digitally programmable to provide, thus, multi-standard capabilities to the system. New architectures and topologies for emerging wireless technologies have to be explored and the design challenges have to be addressed: low-noise amplifiers (LNA), mixers, filters, power amplifiers, phase-locked loops (PLLs) and ADCs/DACs. In this session contributions in all these areas and related topics, presenting implementations for advanced radio transceivers that address the challenges of modern communication systems are welcome. The accepted papers will be included in the ISSCS 2007 Conference Proceedings (indexed by IEEE, INSPEC and ISI Proceedings). Please send your contribution, formatted according to the conference guidelines (4 pages, IEEE SPS style) in due time (before February 5th, 2007) directly to the session organizer, Dr. Ana Rusu, email: arusu@kth.se. Special Session: "Circuits and Systems for Non-Binary Code Signal Processing" Organizer: A.S.Korotkov, St. Petersburg, State Technical University, Russian Federation Non-binary signal processing, in particular multiple valued systems, offers some advantages in comparison to classical signal processing and systems. Potentially among the advantages are increased functional complexity per unit silicon area, lower power consumption with same dynamic range, higher noise immunity. Possible ways for the design of non-binary logic circuits and systems as well as all theoretical aspects of non-binary computations and algorithms comprise the main content of the proposed Session. Wide spectrum of devices including non-binary A-to-D converters, logic cells, and other blocks are planed for discussion. Please submit your contributions, formatted according to the conference guidelines (4 pages, IEEE SPS style) to the session organizer, A.S.Korotkov, email korotkov@rphf.spbstu.ru The accepted papers will be included in the ISSCS 2007 Conference Proceedings (indexed by IEEE, INSPEC and ISI Proceedings). You may want to find out more about the conference and the submission format at http://scs.etc.tuiasi.ro/isscs2007/proceedings.html. Deadline for this special session is February 5th, 2007. Special Session: "Software tools for digital photography" Organizer: Vasile Buzuloiu, "Politehnica" University of Bucharest, Romania Digital Photography has known exponential growth in the last years due to obvious advantages and to the increase of spatial resolution. Thanks to the increasing power of camera processors, many in-camera image processing/correcting operations are now possible on line. Software tools such as red eye correction, camera motion correction, and many others make a new era in photography. The session is intended to bring this new field of problems to the attention of the research community. This special session is supported by FOTONATION company and National University of Galway, Ireland. The papers have to be sent, before April 13, to the e-mail address: buzuloiu@alpha.imag.pub.ro because, for the whole conference, the deadline is over and the submission is blocked. Special Session: "Algorithms for 3D time-of-flight cameras" Organizer: Vasile Buzuloiu, "Politehnica" University of Bucharest, Romania Erhardt Barth, "Institute for Neuro- and Bioinformatics" University of Luebeck, Germany Unlike a conventional video camera, the 3D time-of-flight (TOF) camera delivers not only an intensity image but also a range map that contains a distance measurement at each pixel, obtained by measuring the time required by light to reach the object and return to the camera. 3D TOF cameras have a large potential for various applications like for example human-machine interaction, robotics and automation, automotive, safety and surveillance, medical technology, graphics, and gaming. However, the development of algorithms for TOF cameras is in an early stage and we here provide an overview of current developments. This special session is supported by the European project ARTTS. The manuscripts have to be sent, before April 15, to the e-mail address: buzuloiu@alpha.imag.pub.ro since the online submission system for the conference has been already closed. A tutorial on "MOS-miracle-A Behind-the-Scenes Look" given by Daniel Foty, Gilgamesh Associates, USA, is planned for 11 July 2007, in the afternoon (the hour will be announced later). Tutorial Description: Albert Einstein once famously said that "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler." As the MOS transistor approaches its golden (50th) anniversary as a practical electronic device, it is appropriate to examine this ubiquitous contrivance and our views of it. This tutorial will examine the historical evolution of the MOS transistor and CMOS technology - with the intention of addressing "Why?" as much as "What?". Consideration will be given to process technology, device physics, and circuit/system applications - and how those have interacted to regularly change the focus of engineering efforts. Emerging changes in emphasis will also be considered.