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NEW: - Tutorial announced - httphttp://www.isif.org/fusion2009paper_tutorial.htm. 12th International Conference on Information Fusion Grand Hyatt, Seattle Washington, USA, 6-9 July 2009 http://www.fusion2009.org Important Deadlines: Papers submission 2 March 2009 Acceptance of papers 10 April 2009 Final papers 15 May 2009 Early registration 15 May 2009 Overview - The 12th International Conference on Information Fusion will be held in Seattle, Washington, USA, at the Grand Hyatt Seattle Hotel. Authors are invited to submit papers describing advances and applications in information fusion, with submission of non-traditional topics encouraged. Conference Site - Pacific Northwest is one of the most scenic parts of United States and Seattle is the home of some of the world's biggest technology companies such as Boeing and Microsoft. Seattle is easily accessible from other parts of North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. The Grand Hyatt Seattle has been selected as the site for Fusion 2009. Nestled conveniently in the heart of downtown's thriving retail and theatre district, Grand Hyatt Seattle redefines luxury, design and technology. Organizing Committee: General Co-Chairs Robert Lynch, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, USA Chee-Yee Chong, BAE Systems, USA Executive Chair Robert Lobbia, Boeing, USA Technical Co-Chairs Kuo-Chu Chang, George Mason University, USA Mahendra Mallick, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Finance Chair Dale Blair, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Administrative Chair Tammy Blair, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Publications Chair Wayne Blanding, York College of Pennsylvania, USA Tutorials/Awards Chair Ivan Kadar, Interlink Systems Sciences, Inc., USA Special Sessions Chair Chris Hempel, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, USA Publicity Chair Shanchieh Jay Yang, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA Contact Information Robert Lynch lync...@npt.nuwc.navy.mil 401-832-8663 Chee Chong chee.ch...@baesystems.com 650-210-8822 Topics of interest include (but not limited to) the following: 1. Foundational tools Probability theory; Bayesian, neural, set-membership and Dempster-Shafer approaches; random sets; fuzzy logic; risk-sensitive approaches; fusion modeling; agents; genetic optimization. 2. Technological advances Sensor modeling (radar, active and passive sonar, acoustic, seismic, magnetic, optical, visual); fusion-related hardware, software and communications technology. 3. Algorithmic developments Classification; data mining; nonlinear filtering and smoothing; target tracking and localization; contact-based tracking algorithms; combined detection/tracking; sensor resource management; distributed fusion; active and passive data fusion; data registration; image fusion; database fusion. 4. Application Areas Situation awareness and decision support in defense and intelligence; public security; aerospace; computer security; robotics and automation; intelligent transportation; logistics; automotive; manufacturing; economics and financial; environmental monitoring; medical care, etc.. Paper Submissions. Prospective authors are invited to submit papers electronically through the conference website (http://www.fusion2009.org), where paper templates and submission instructions will be available in late 2008. Papers submissions are due by 2 March 2009 and cannot exceed 8 pages. Student Paper Program. Fusion 2009 is featuring a student paper program to encourage the involvement of young engineers and scientists in information fusion. Conference fees will be discounted for the lead (student) authors of the papers. Further details are available at the conference website. _______________________ Shanchieh Jay Yang Associate Professor Department of Computer Engineering Rochester Institute of Technology Room 09-3425, (O) 1-585-475-6434 http://www.ce.rit.edu/~sjyeec _______________________________________________ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
