CAMP 2000: Padova, Italy

• Message from the Chairpersons.
  
• Conference Organizers.
  
• Referees.
  
• Author Index.
  

Vision Systems

• A. Chihoub, Y. J. Bai, Visvanathan Ramesh:
  An Imaging Library for a TriCore Based Digital Camera. 3-11
  
• Frank Amiot, Edwige Pissaloux:
  FreeTIV Parallel Computer: Architecture and Environment. 12-17
  
• Dietrich Paulus, Christopher Drexler, Michael Reinhold, Matthias Zobel, Joachim Denzler:
  Active Computer Vision System. 18-
  

VLSI Architectures

• Gooitzen S. van der Wal, Michael W. Hansen, Michael R. Piacentino:
  The Acadia Vision Processor. 31-40
  
• Idaku Ishii, Takashi Komuro, Masatoshi Ishikawa:
  Method of Moment Calculation for a Digital Vision Chip System. 41-48
  
• Takashi Komuro, Idaku Ishii, Masatoshi Ishikawa, Atsushi Yoshida:
  High Speed Target Tracking Vision Chip. 49-56
  
• Jinsang Kim, Tom Chen:
  A VLSI Architecture for Image Sequence Segmentation using Edge Fusion. 57-
  

Invited Lecture

• Pieter Jonker, Jie Han:
  On Quantum and Classical Computing with Arrays of Superconducting Persistent Current Qubits. 69-
  

Neural Networks

• Virginio Cantoni, Alfredo Petrosino:
  2-D Object Recognition by Structured Neural Networks in a Pyramidal Architecture. 81-86
  
• Bimal Gisutham, Thambipillai Srikanthan, Vijayan K. Asari:
  A High Speed Flat CORDIC Based Neuron with Multi-Level Activation Function for Robust Pattern Recognition. 87-94
  
• Didier Dulac, Gilles Bertrand, Saloua Guezguez:
  Parallel Segmentation Based on Topology with the Associative Net Model. 95-
  

Poster Session

• George A. Rovithakis, M. Maniadakis, Michalis E. Zervakis:
  A Genetically Optimized Artificial Neural Network Structure for Feature Extraction and Classification of Vascular Tissue Fluorescence Spectrums. 107-111
  
• Cesar Torres-Huitzil, Miguel Arias-Estrada:
  An FPGA Architecture for High Speed Edge and Corner Detection. 112-116
  
• Silvio P. Sabatini, P. Cavalleri, Fabio Solari, Giacomo M. Bisio:
  Recovering 3-D Egomotion Parameters from Optic Flow: From Structural Principles to Analog Architectures. 117-121
  
• Fernando Pardo, I. Llorens, F. Mico, Jose Antonio Boluda:
  Space Variant Vision and Pipelined Architecture for Time to Impact Computation. 122-126
  
• S. Bouaziz, M. Fan, Roger Reynaud, T. Maurin:
  Multi-Sensors and Environment Simulator for Collision Avoidance Applications. 127-130
  
• F. Verdier, Alain Mérigot, Bertrand Zavidovique:
  Fast Stable Matching Algorithm using Asynchronous Parallel Programming Model. 131-135
  
• Maria Grazia Albanesi, Alessandro Giancane:
  Fast Retrieval on Compressed Images for Internet Applications. 136-141
  
• Wael M. Badawy, Magdy Bayoumi:
  A Scalable Affine Core for Video Object Motion Compensation. 142-146
  
• Roberto A. Reyna, Daniel Esteve, Dominique Houzet, Marie-France Albenge:
  Implementation of the SVM Neural Network Generalization Function for Image Processing. 147-
  

Architectures

• M. Aberbour, Habib Mehrez, François Durbin, Jacques Haussy, P. Lalande, André Tissot:
  A System-On-A-Chip for Pattern Recognition Architecture and Design Methodology. 155-162
  
• G. Coldani, L. Cotrino, Giovanni Danese, Francesco Leporati, M. Maneri:
  Notacheck: A Parallel DSP-Based Architecture for Real Time High Resolution Inspection of Bank-Notes. 163
  
• Nuno Roma, Leonel Sousa:
  In the Development and Evaluation of Specialized Processors for Computing High-Order 2-D Image Moments in Real-Time. 170
  

Distributed systems

• Eugene Borovikov, Larry S. Davis:
  A Distributed System for Real-Time Volume Reconstruction. 183-189
  
• Vito Di Gesù, B. Lenzitti, Giosuè Lo Bosco, Domenico Tegolo:
  A Distributed Architecture for Autonomous Navigation of Robots. 190-194
  
• José Luis Bosque, Oscar David Robles, Angel Rodríguez, Luis Pastor:
  Study of a Parallel CBIR Implementation using MPI. 195-204
  
• Daisaku Arita, Satoshi Yonemoto, Rin-ichiro Taniguchi:
  Real-Time Computer Vision on PC-Cluster and Its Application to Real-Time Motion Capture. 205-
  

Configurable Computing

• Nalini K. Ratha, Anil K. Jain, Diane T. Rover:
  FPGA-Based Coprocessor for Text String Extraction. 217-221
  
• Bruce A. Draper, Walid A. Najjar, A. P. Wim Böhm, Jeffrey Hammes, Robert Rinker, Charlie Ross, Monica Chawathe, José Bins:
  Compiling and Optimizing Image Processing Algorithms for FPGAs. 222-231
  
• Sebastien Vagnier, Hassane Essafi, Alain Mérigot:
  A Configurable Processor Network for Document Management. 232-239
  
• Didier Demigny, Lounis Kessal, R. Bourguiba, N. Boudouani:
  How to Use High Speed Reconfigurable FPGA for Real Time Image Processing? 240-
  

Invited lecture

• Marco Ferretti:
  Multi-Media Extensions in Super-Pipelined Micro-Architectures. A New Case for SIMD Processing? 249-
  

Programming Environments

• Nicola Zingirian, Massimo Maresca:
  Loop Regularization for Image and Video Processing on Instruction Level Parallel Architectures. 261-269
  
• Eric Senn, Bertrand Zavidovique:
  Examples of Image Processing to Benefit from an Asynchronous Implementation. 270-279
  
• Bertrand Ducourthial, Alain Mérigot, Nicolas Sicard:
  Anet: A Programming Environment for Parallel Image Analysis. 280-
  

Hardware Supported Techniques

• Martin C. Herbordt, Jade Cravy, Honghai Zhang, Calvin Lin, Hong Rao:
  An Array Control Unit for High Performance SIMD Arrays. 293-301
  
• Gianni Conte, Stefano Tommesani, Francesco Zanichelli:
  The Long And Winding Road to High-Performance Image Processing with MMX/SSE. 302-310
  
• Rita Cucchiara, Massimo Piccardi, Andrea Prati:
  Hardware Prefetching Techniques for Cache Memories in Multimedia Applications. 311-319
  
• Andrzej Sluzek:
  Hardware Supported Technique for Detecting Multi-Corners In Digital Contours. 320-
  

Algorithms and Applications

• Toshikazu Wada, Xiaojun Wu, Shogo Tokai, Takashi Matsuyama:
  Homography Based Parallel Volume Intersection: Toward Real-Time Volume Reconstruction using Active Cameras. 331-339
  
• Luigi Cinque, Stefano Levialdi, Luca Lombardi, Steven L. Tanimoto:
  Handling Artifacts in Digitally Reproduced Documents. 340-346
  
• Beth Wilson, Magdy A. Bayoumi:
  Compressed-Domain Classification of Texture Images. 347-355
  
• Luigi di Stefano, Stefano Mattoccia:
  Fast Stereo Matching for the VIDET System using a General Purpose Processor with Multimedia Extensions. 356-