DIMACS Workshop: Modeling Motion

[Pankaj Kumar Agarwal]

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DIMACS Workshop on Algorithmic Issues in Modeling Motion

Date: November 18 - 20, 2002
Location: DIMACS Center, Rutgers University, Piscataway NJ, 08854-8018
	

Organizers:

	Pankaj K. Agarwal, Duke University, pankaj at cs.duke.edu
	Leonidas J. Guibas, Stanford University, guibas at cs.stanford.edu


Presented under the auspices of the DIMACS Special Focus on
Computational Geometry and Applications.


Rationale:

Motion, like shape, is one of the fundamental modalities to be modeled
in order to represent and manipulate the physical world in a
computer. As such, motion representations and the algorithms that
operate on them are central to all computational disciplines dealing
with physical objects: computer graphics, computer vision, robotics,
etc. Modeling motion is also crucial for other disciplines dealing
with temporally varying data, including mobile networks, temporal data
bases, etc.  Motion algorithms require computational resources, and
frequently sensing and communication resources as well, in order to
accomplish their task. Despite the prominent position that motion
plays in so many computer disciplines, little has been done to date to
provide a clean conceptual framework for representing motion,
describing algorithms on moving objects, and analyzing their behavior
and performance.


Scope and Format:

This workshop aims to bring together people from the different
research communities interested in algorithmic issues related to
moving objects.  The workshop will address core algorithmic issues as
well as aspects of modeling and analyzing motion.  The goal is to
debate and discuss the issues in representing, processing, reasoning,
analyzing, searching, and visualizing moving objects; to identify key
research issues that need to be addressed, and to help establish
relationships which can be used to strengthen and foster collaboration
across the different areas.


Call for Participation:

Authors are invited to submit abstracts for talks to be given at the
workshop. Please send the organizers an abstract (up to 2 pages) and a
draft of a paper (if you have one). (Since there are no formal
proceedings for the workshop, submission of material that is to be
submitted to (or to appear in) a refereed conference is allowed and
encouraged.) Submissions will be due October 15, 2002. 
Notification of acceptance: October 31, 2002.


Invited Speakers:
	Mark de Berg, Utrecht University
	David Mount, University of Maryland
	Dinesh Pai, University of British Columbia
	Ileana Streinu, Smith College
	Carlo Tomasi, Duke University
	Feng Zhao, Xerox Corporation
	

Registration: (Pre-registration date: November 11, 2002)

Regular rate
Preregister before deadline $120/day
After preregistration deadline $140/day

Reduced Rate*
Preregister before deadline $60/day
After preregistration deadline $70/day

Postdocs
Preregister before deadline $10/day
After preregistration deadline $15/day

DIMACS Postdocs $0

Non-Local Graduate & Undergraduate students
Preregister before deadline $5/day
After preregistration deadline $10/day

Local Graduate & Undergraduate students $0
(Rutgers & Princeton)

DIMACS partner institution employees** $0

DIMACS long-term visitors*** $0

Registration fee to be collected on site, cash, check, VISA/Mastercard
accepted.

Our funding agencies require that we charge a registration fee for the
workshop. Registration fees cover participation in the workshop, all
workshop materials, breakfast, lunch, breaks, and any scheduled social
events (if applicable).

* College/University faculty and employees of non-profit organizations
will automatically receive the reduced rate. Other participants may
apply for a reduction of fees. They should email their request for the
reduced fee to the Workshop Coordinator at
workshop at dimacs.rutgers.edu. Include your name, the Institution you
work for, your job title and a brief explanation of your
situation. All requests for reduced rates must be received before the
preregistration deadline. You will promptly be notified as to the
decision about it.

** Fees for employees of DIMACS partner institutions are
waived. DIMACS partner institutions are: Rutgers University, Princeton
University, AT&T Labs - Research, Avaya, Bell Labs, NEC Research
Institute and Telcordia Technologies.

***DIMACS long-term visitors who are in residence at DIMACS for two or
more weeks inclusive of dates of workshop.

Information on participation, registration, accommodations, and travel
can be found at:

	http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/Workshops/Issues/index.html

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