[sci.med.imaging 351] IV ECCOMAS Thematic Conference VipIMAGE 2013: LAST CALL

[sci.med.imaging 350] IV ECCOMAS Thematic Conference VipIMAGE 2013: SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED

[sci.med.imaging 349] IV ECCOMAS Thematic Conference VipIMAGE 2013: SUBMISSION REMINDER

[sci.med.imaging 348] IV ECCOMAS Thematic Conference VipIMAGE 2013: CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

[sci.med.imaging 347] IV ECCOMAS Thematic Conference VipIMAGE 2013: FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

[sci.med.imaging 346] New Taylor & Francis Int. Journal “CMBBE: Imaging & Visualization”: Announcement and CfP

[sci.med.imaging 344] Medical Imaging / GPU internship 2012

Intuitive Surgical has an immediate opening for internship in the area
of medical imaging. We are seeking a talented individual to
participate in cutting edge research and development using medical
imaging. Expected contributions include

Development and unit testing of medical imaging and geometry
processing algorithms.
Development of GUI for integration testing of imaging algorithms.
Software/hardware acceleration of image analysis pipelines.

Competency Requirements
Competency is based on: education, training, skills and experience. In
order to adequately perform the responsibilities of this position the
individual must:
Passion for developing technologies aimed at improving the lives of
millions of people.
MS/PhD students or professionals in Computer Science/ Electrical
Engineering/Computer Graphics areas preferred. Other exceptional
candidates will also be considered. Prior industrial experience highly
desired.
Desired knowledge set: Solid working knowledge of GPU based medical
image analysis algorithms (e.g. segmentation, registration, geometry/
mesh processing), GUI development. Hands-on experience in one or more
of these areas is strongly preferred.
Desired skill set: C/C++ on Linux and Windows, GPU based image/
geometry analysis, itk/vtk, OpenGL, pixel/vertex shaders, CUDA, GLSL,
Cg, GUI development in Qt.
Ability to perform fast prototyping and testing iterations and
thinking outside the box to solve practical problems.

Please apply here:

http://intuitivesurgical.hodesiq.com/job_detail.asp?JobID=2900801&user_id

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[sci.med.imaging 343] CompIMAGE 2012 - Call for Papers

Dear Colleague,

We would like to call your attention to the International Symposium
CompIMAGE 2012 - Computational Modeling of  Objects Presented in
Images: Fundamentals, Methods and Applications (www.dis.uniroma1.it/
compimage2012), that will be held in Rome, ITALY, in September 5-7,
2012.

MAIN TOPICS
- image processing and analysis
- image segmentation
- 2D and 3D reconstruction
- data interpolation
- registration and acquisition
- objects tracking
- scientific data visualization
- satellite data
- shape modeling
- simulation
- biometric person identification
- medical imaging
- motion and deformation analysis
- material science
- large set data visualization
- vision in robotics and automation

INVITED LECTURERS
- Lorenzo Bruzzone,  University of Trento, ITALY
- Jorge Marques,  Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, PORTUGAL
- Fiorella Sgallari,  University of Bologna, ITALY
- Bertrand Thirion, INRIA, FRANCE
- Luminita Vese, UCLA, USA

THEMATIC SESSIONS
 Proposals to organize Thematic Session within CompIMAGE2012 are
welcome and should be submitted by email to:
compimage2012@...

PUBLICATIONS
- The proceedings book will be published by the  Taylor & Francis
Group and indexed by Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation
Index, IET Inspect and Elsevier Scopus.
- A book with 20 invited works from the best ones presented in
CompIMAGE 2012 (extended versions) will be published by Springer.
- The organizers will encourage the submission of extended versions of
the accepted papers to related International Journals; in particular,
for special issues dedicated to CompIMAGE 2012.

IMPORTANT DATES
- Deadline for Extended Abstract (or Full Paper) Submission: February
15, 2012
- Authors Notification: March 16, 2012
- Final camera-ready papers: April 20, 2012

AWARDS
"Best paper award" and "Best student paper award" are going to be
given to the author(s) of two papers presented at CompIMAGE 2012,
selected by  the Organizing Committee based on the best combined marks
from the Scientific Committee and Session Chairs.

Kind regards,
Paolo Di Giamberardino
Daniela Iacoviello
Renato M. Natal Jorge
João Manuel R. S. Tavares

PS. For further details, please, see CompIMAGE 2012 website at:
www.dis.uniroma1.it/compimage2012

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[sci.med.imaging 342] CMBBE2012 – Special Session on “Computational Methods for Bio- Imaging and Visualization”

Dear Colleague,

Within the 10th International Symposium on Biomechanics and Biomedical
Engineering - CMBBE2012 (http://www.cmbbe2012.cf.ac.uk), to be held in
Berlin, Germany, on April 11-14, 2012, we are organizing the Special
Session on “Computational Methods for Bio- Imaging and Visualization”.
Due to your research activities in the related fields, we would like
to invite you to submit an abstract to our special session. Your
contribution is mostly welcomed, and we would be honoured if you could
accept this invitation.

TOPICS OF INTEREST (not restricted to):

- Applications of Bio- Imaging and Visualization;
- Computational Vision;
- Computer Aided Diagnosis, Surgery, Therapy, and Treatment;
- Image Acquisition;
- Image Processing and Analysis;
- Image Segmentation, Matching and Registration;
- Medical Imaging;
- Motion and Deformation Analysis;
- Physics of Bio-Imaging;
- Scientific Visualization;
- Shape Reconstruction;
- Simulation and Animation;
- Software Development;
- Telemedicine Systems and their Applications.

IMPORTANT DATES:

- Abstract submission cut off: December 16, 2011;
- Meeting: April 11-14, 2012.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION:

Please, go to the abstract submission page (http://
www.cmbbe2012.cf.ac.uk/abstract%20-%20author.asp) and select the
Special Session “SS5 - Computational Methods for Bio- Imaging and
Visualization”.

With kind regards,

João Manuel R. S. Tavares, University of Porto, Portugal,
tavares@...
(Organizer of the Special Session on “Computational Methods for Bio-
Imaging and Visualization”)

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[sci.med.imaging 341] [Research Internship] Intuitive Surgical Inc.

[Intuitive Surgical Research Intern]

Do you want to work on a computer vision project that potentially
improves the lives of millions? Intuitive Surgical has an immediate
opening for internship in the area of computer vision. We are seeking
a talented individual to participate cutting edge research and
development in using computer vision to assist surgical navigation.
Expected contributions include concept formation, fast algorithm
prototyping /evaluation iterations, solution ranking, implementation
of product quality software modules and documentation.

Requirements:
• A passion for working with a high energy team to develop
technologies aimed at improving the
lives of millions of people.
• Advanced MS or PhD students in Computer Science or Electrical
Engineering preferred. Other
exceptional candidates will also be considered.
• Solid knowledge in model‐based computer vision (3d rendering, image
matching, camera pose
estimation), visual object tracking, image search, sensor fusion,
volumetric medical imaging and
probabilistic analysis. Hands‐on experience in one or more of these
areas is strongly preferred.
• Strong programming skill with C/C++ and Matlab and familiarity with
OpenCV and OpenGL.
• Good knowledge of computer‐vision related hardware (camera hardware,
graphics accelerators,
drivers, and etc).
• Ability to perform fast prototyping and testing iterations and
thinking outside the box to solve
practical problems.

Start time: immediately; both full‐time and part‐time are considered.
Period: typically 3 months of full time; extension will be considered.

Please send a resume and a cover letter to:
Tao Zhao
Intuitive Surgical Inc.
1266 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Tao.Zhao@...

Intuitive Surgical (www.intuitivesurgical.com), located in Sunnyvale,
CA, is engaged in designing, manufacturing and marketing robotic
surgical systems that are revolutionizing surgery. Its da Vinci
Surgical system includes six manipulator arms with a total of 41
degrees of freedom, along with a stereo endoscope and 3D video
display. With over 2000 installations worldwide, surgeons perform over
two hundred thousand minimally‐invasive surgeries per year. The da
Vinci system represents an outstanding platform for the development
and application of new technologies for surgery.

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[sci.med.imaging 340] Symposium "Image Processing and Visualization in Solid Mechanics Processes" within ESMC2012 - Announce & Call for Papers

Dear Colleague,

Within the 8th EUROMECH Solid Mechanics Conference - ESMC2012
(www.esmc2012.tugraz.at), to be held in Graz University of Technology,
Austria, July 9-13, 2012, we are organizing the Symposium “Image
Processing and Visualization in Solid Mechanics Processes”.
Examples of topics that will be considered in the symposium “Image
Processing and Visualization in Solid Mechanics Processes” are: Image
Analysis; Image Restoration, Compression, Segmentation and
Description; Object Tracking, Matching, Recognition, and
Reconstruction; Visual Inspection; 3D Vision; Medical Imaging; Data
Processing, Modeling and Analysis; Scientific Visualization; Enhanced
Visualization; Human Computer Interaction; Virtual Reality; Simulation
and Animation; Software Development for Image Processing and
Visualization; Grid Computing in Image Processing and Visualization;
and Applications of Image Processing and Visualization.
Due to your research activities in those fields, we would like to
invite you to submit your work and participate in the Symposium “Image
Processing and Visualization in Solid Mechanics Processes”.

For instructions and submission, please, access to the conference
website at: www.esmc2012.tugraz.at

Please note that, when submitting your work you should select the
Symposium “Image Processing and Visualization in Solid Mechanics
Processes”.

Important dates:

- Abstract submission (two-page): November 30, 2011;
- Notification of acceptance: February 28, 2011.

Kind regards,

João Manuel R. S. Tavares (University of Porto, Portugal,
tavares@...)
Renato Natal Jorge (University of Porto, Portugal, rnatal@...)
(Symposium organizers)

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