=========================================================================== = INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON VOLUME GRAPHICS = = Wednesday - Thursday, 24 - 25 March 1999 = = Swansea, United Kingdom = =========================================================================== CALL FOR PAPERS ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- The advances in volume visualisation over the past decades, coupled with the rapid increase in computer power, suggest that volume visualisation may be developed into volume graphics, as a general purpose graphics technology. In order to explore further the potential of volume-based techniques, especially beyond the scope of volume visualisation, it is necessary to bring together researchers and applications developers from both the academic and industry sectors who are working, or wish to work, on volume-based graphics techniques. The objective of this workshop is therefore to provide the international computer graphics community with a platform to: o review and assess the developments of techniques for volume-based modelling, rendering, manipulation and applications. o develop a scientific framework for the research and development in volume graphics as an emerging sub-field of computer graphics, and compile a clear picture of existing knowledge and topics for further investigation. o challenge researchers in areas of volume visualisation and other volume-based graphics work to develop their work further in order to impact on the mainstream computer graphics, and to explore a wider range of applications. --------------- WORKSHOP THEMES --------------- The programme committee of the workshop is seeking research papers and proposals for panel discussions concerning all aspects of volume graphics. Contributions that review the existing techniques in certain aspects and provide forward looking into the future development are also welcome. Topics of interest for the workshop include (but are not limited to): o Volume-Based Modelling - Complex scenes composed of volumetric datasets - Image-based 3D modelling - Frequency-domain modelling - Physically based modelling - Motion and Deformation - Mathematical Foundations - Standards for volume-based representations o Volume Rendering - Volume rendering hardware - Direct volume rendering - Voxel-based radiosity - Illumination - Reflection and refraction - Shadowing - Texture mapping - Non-photorealistic rendering - Parallel and distributed rendering o Acquisition and Manipulation of Volumetric Data - Digitisation - Voxelisation and surface reconstruction - Segmentation and feature extraction - Compression - Distortion and morphing - Interaction and GUI design o Applications and Case Studies - Medical imaging and surgical planning - Forensic science - Scientific computation - Entertainment industry - Internet-based applications - Collaborative visualisation ----------------------- INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS ----------------------- Prospective authors are invited to send FOUR copies of an extended abstract (3~4 pages), by 30 September 1998, to the workshop secretariat: VG99 Secretariat, Department of Computer Science, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea SA2 8PP, United Kingdom. Email: vg99@swansea.ac.uk Tel: (+44) 1792 295663 Fax: (+44) 1792 295708 URL: http://www.swan.ac.uk/compsci/vg99 Abstracts by fax or email will also be accepted, though hardcopies are preferred. Each abstract should be accompanied by a cover page containing the name, address, telephone, fax and email address of the author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by 30 November 1998. The deadline for full papers in a camera-ready form is 15 January 1999. Papers presented in the workshop will be included in a book subject to editorial satisfaction. The final modification for the inclusion in the book should be completed by 1 May 1999. --------------- IMPORTANT DATES --------------- Today Email the VG99 Secretariat to be included in the mailing list. 30 September 1998 Deadline for receipt of extended abstracts. 30 November 1998 Notification of acceptance/rejection. 15 January 1999 Deadline for full camera-ready papers. 24-25 March 1999 Workshop. 1 May 1999 Deadline for chapters in an editorial book. ------------ ORGANISATION ------------ General Conference Chair: Arie Kaufman (State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA) Programme Committee Co-Chairs: Roni Yagel (BMed, Israel) Min Chen (University of Wales Swansea, UK) Programme Committee: Nicholas Ayache (France) Ken Brodlie (UK) Daniel Cohen-Or (Israel) David Duce (UK) Jose L. Encarnajao (Germany) Henry Fuchs (USA) Issei Fujishiro (Japan) Sara Gibson (USA) Andrew Grant (UK) Pat Hanrahan (USA) Chuck Hansen (USA) Karl H. Hšhne (Germany) Roger Hubbold (UK) Nigel John (UK) Mark W. Jones (UK) Bill Lorensen (USA) Tom Malzbender (USA) Nelson Max (USA) Greg Nielson (USA) Frits Post (Netherlands) Georgios Sakas (Germany) Hans-Peter Seidel (Germany) Wolfgang Strasser (Germany) Jean-Philippe Thirion (France) Philip J. Willis (UK) Brian Wyvill (Canada) Local Organisers: Mark W. Jones (University of Wales Swansea, UK) Nigel John (University of Manchester, UK) Andrew Grant (Silicon Graphics, UK) Main Sponsor: University of Wales Main Organisers: University of Wales Swansea and Silicon Graphics UK ---------------------------- KEYNOTE AND INVITED SPEECHES ---------------------------- Arie Kaufman (USA): State of the art in volume graphics Roni Yagel (Israel): Volume rendering: victories, defeats, and future challenges Wolfgang Strasser (Germany): Survey on high performance volume graphics hardware Greg Nielson (USA): Volume-based modelling techniques Ken Brodlie (UK): Volume Graphics and the Internet