Call for papers

The IEEE International Conference on Advanced Video and Signal-Based Surveillance (AVSS) is a forum bringing together participants from the worlds of research, industry and government agencies sharing interest in various forms of surveillance. It was previously held in Genoa, Italy (2009), Santa Fe, USA (2008), London, UK (2007) and Sydney, Australia (2006).

It is financially and technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society (PAMI TC) and IEEE Signal Processing Society (IVMSP TC), with in-kind contributions from Boston University.

AVSS focuses on underlying theory, methods, systems, and applications of surveillance and welcomes contributions in areas listed below; cross-disciplinary and game-changing contributions are of particular interest. The list of topics of interest includes, but is not limited to:

Sensors & data fusion Sensor networks Microphone arrays Infrared/milliwave/teraherz/visible/3D imaging Heterogeneous sensor processing Multisensor calibration/association/estimation Distributed/cognitive/bio-inspired data fusion Processing, detection & recognition Multidimensional signal processing Change & motion detection Feature extraction Target tracking Sound, object, scene recognition Pattern recognition & machine learning Analytics, behavior & biometrics Sound, video, multimodal analytics Activity analysis & monitoring Event, situation, behavior, threat modeling/recognition Analysis for static & mobile environments Biometrics: face, iris, fingerprint, ear, gait, voice

Data management & human-machine interfaces Metadata management Archival & retrieval Multimodal displays Advanced interfaces & visualization tools Object- & situation-based coding Wireless, mobile interfaces Applications Reactive & preventive environments Integrated physical & cyber security Transports (rail, road, air, maritime) Unmanned vehicles & robotics Ambient intelligence Protection of infrastructures Systems, performances & privacy Industrial, civilian, military systems Research prototypes Hardware & software architectures User requirements Performance evaluation Privacy in surveillance

Paper Submission

Full-length papers, 4-8 pages long, are being solicited. Detailed submission instructions will be posted on the conference website in due time. Each submission will be double-blind peer-reviewed by at least two experts. The conference proceedings will be published by the IEEE Computer Society.

Call for AVSS-NIST Challenge

AVSS 2010 will include a special session covering an open evaluation. Video sequences, provided by NIST and Home Office UK, will be distributed and performance evaluation will be carried out. Motion tracks of a designated people as they traverse a multi-camera field in airport surveillance videos will be judged.

PETS 2010 Workshop

This year Performance Evaluation of Tracking Systems (PETS) workshop will be held in conjunction with the AVSS 2010. PETS is a full-day workshop on Sunday August 29. For participation and contributions contact to James Ferryman.

Call for Workshops

AVSS 2010 will include a number of workshops before the conference on Sunday August 29. Proposals for workshops should be submitted to Andrea Cavallaro by March 19, 2010. Proposals should include the list of authors who have agreed to participate the workshop, the list of organizers, abstract of each paper, and submission deadlines.

Location

Currently, in its 7th edition, the conference will be held in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the premier academic hubs in the world, at Boston University's Photonics Center.