The First International Workshop

MATCHED FILTERING IN THE HUMAN VISUAL SYSTEM

30 November - 4 December 1998, St-Petersburg, Russia

Organized by St-Petersburg I.P. Pavlov Institute of Physiology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Researches (RFBR), USA Air Force,

The British Physiological Society 

The International workshop 'Matched Filtering in the Human Visual system' is aimed to discuss the most important problems of  matched filtering in the human visual system. 

TOPICS to be covered include, but are not limited to:

-Models and Theories of  Matched  Filtering;

-Multichannel Model and Matched  Filters;

-Psychophysics of Matched  Filtering;

-Neural Nets and Matched  Filters;

-External Noise, Internal Noise and Visual Perception;

-Natural Scene Perception;

-Selective Attention and Matched  Filters;

-Memory in the Visual System and Matched  Filtering Models;

-Matched filters in evolution of visual system;

-Dynamic characteristics of matched filters;

-Matched  Filtering and Clinical Applications;

-Matched  Filtering and  Computer-Human Interaction. 

LANGUAGE: English is the official language of the workshop.

SUBMISSION  PROCEDURE:

Authors should submit 1-page abstracts in English of no more than 300 words by e-mail (in ASCII format). Submissions should include a title, author's names, affiliations, address, telephone and fax numbers and e-mail addresses.

THE DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS  is 30 of September 1998 

EXHIBITS:

If you have a product (working model, demo program, electronic devices, commercial products, etc.), that  you would like to demonstrate, please contact the workshop secretariat by e-mail (see below) as soon as possible. 

SCIENTIFIC EXCURSIONS:

There will be possible excursions to some research and educational institutions of St.Petersburg. 

NATIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

Chair  Yu.E.Shelepin,   I.P.Pavlov Institute of Physiology of the Russian

Academy of Sciences, St-Petersburg.

Members:

N.N.Krasilnikov, Prof., State University of Aerospace Instrumentation,

St-Petersburg,

I.A.Shevelev, Member of Russian Academy of Sciences,

M.M.Miroshnikov, Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of Sciences

V.K.Pavlenko, Prof., St.Petersburg State University,

V.M.Bondarko, Dr, I.P. Pavlov Institute of Physiology of the Russian

Academy of Sciences, St- Petersburg,

V.N.Chihman, Dr, I.P.Pavlov Institute of Physiology of the Russian Academy

of Sciences, St-Petersburg,

M.V.Danilova, Dr, I.P.Pavlov Institute of Physiology of the Russian

Academy of Sciences, St-Petersburg,

O.I.Krasilnikova, Dr, State University of Aerospace Instrumentation,

St-Petersburg,

V.A. Prohorenko, Foreign department of Russian Academy of Sciences,

D.K. Donskoj , Foreign Department of Russian Academy of Sciences 

REGISTRATION:

Registration fee is arranged as following:  - $ 180. The fee include the Reception, a copy of the workshop materials, buses fromhotel to Conference hall and coffee break refreshments. 

ACCOMODATION:

Participants will be provided with accommodation at a discounted price in a comfortable hotel, situated in the historic centre of the city. 

INFORMATION CONTACT:

O.I. Krasilnikova

E-mail: <mailto:oik@knn.infran.ru>oik@knn.infran.ru

Tel.: + 7 812 218 4571

Fax : + 7 812 218 0501 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Dear participant(s),

The organizing committee is planning to apply for the International Science Foundation Travel Grant program. Due to the ISF rules, we kindly ask ALL the future participants to provide us with the following information BEFORE the deadline, not later than July 25th, by e-mail (<a href="mailto:oik@knn.infran.ru">oik@knn.infran.ru</a>).

1.  NAME OF SCIENTIST

2.  TITLE

3.  TITLE  OF PRESENTATION

4.  PLACE OF WORK

5.  ADDRESS

6.  PHONE#

7.  FAX#

8. Will you need the travel grant to participate in the workshop (definitely yes/maybe/no). 

Further information is presented at the web site

<a href = "http://www.infran.ru/labs/mf/Workshop.htm>http://www.infran.ru/labs/mf/Workshop.htm</a>