*** ISMAR 2007 Call for Participation
*** 6th IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality
*** Tue, Nov. 13 to Fri, Nov. 16, 2007
*** Nara-Ken New Public Hall in Nara, Japan
*** http://www.ismar07.org/

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== ADVANCE REGISTRATION already open ==
== (Deadline Oct. 15)
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*** HIGHLIGHTS ***

- 2 Workshops & 2 Tutorials
- 2 Keynote speeches
- 1 Dinner talk
- 9 paper sessions
- Posters
- Demos
- Noh Performance & Banquet

*** AIMS AND SCOPE ***

Mixed Reality (MR) and Augmented Reality (AR) allow the creation of fascinating
new types of user interfaces, and are beginning to show significant impact on
industry and society. The field is highly interdisciplinary, bringing together
signal processing, computer vision, computer graphics, user interfaces, human
factors, wearable computing, mobile computing, computer networks, displays,
sensors, to name just some of the most important influences. MR/AR concepts are
applicable to a wide range of applications.

Since 1998, ISMAR and its forerunner events have been the premier forums in
this vital field (http://www.augmented-reality.org/iwar/). This year we are
proud to present the 6th IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and
Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2007). The symposium will be held on Nov. 13-16, 2007,
in historical Nara, Japan. We invite you all to participate in this great event
for the exchange of new ideas in this exciting field!

*** INVITED SPEAKERS ***

(please refer to the ISMAR homepage for more information:
http://www.ismar07.org/program)

** Keynote speakers

o Dieter Schmalstieg,
Graz University of Technology, Austria
http://www.icg.tu-graz.ac.at/Members/schmalstieg/

o Seiki Inoue
NHK Science & Technical Research Laboratories, Japan

** Dinner talk

o Mark Billinghurst
Human Interface Technology Laboratory New Zealand,
University of Canterbury, New Zealand
http://www.hitlabnz.org/route.php?r=ppl-view&ppl_id=40

*** PROGRAM OVERVIEW ***

o Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007
Workshop 1 (full day): Tangible Space Initiative
Workshop 2 (full day): Mixed Reality Entertainment and Art
Tutorial 1 (full day): Designing and Developing
Handheld Augmented Reality Systems
Tutorial 2 (half day): Rigid and Deformable Tracking using
Markers or Scene Features

o Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007
Keynote by Dieter Schmalstieg
Sessions: Applications, Interaction, Scene Modeling, Human Factors
Noh Performance (Japanese Traditional Dance), Reception

o Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007
Keynote by Seiki Inoue
Sessions: Applications, Tracking & Sensors
Poster/Demo session
Conference Dinner
Dinner talk by Mark Billinghurst

o Friday, Nov. 16, 2007
Sessions: Information Presentation, Architecture, Tracking & Sensors
Poster/Demo session

*** PROGRAM ***

(please refer to the ISMAR homepage for more information:
http://www.ismar07.org/program))

o Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007

Workshop 1 (full day): Tangible Space Initiative
Tobias Hollerer (University of California)
Heedong Ko (Korea Institute of Science and Technology)

Workshop 2 (full day): Mixed Reality Entertainment and Art
Adrian David Cheok (National University of Singapore)
Michael Haller (Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences)

Tutorial 1 (full day): Designing and Developing
Handheld Augmented Reality Systems
Daniel Wagner (Graz University of Technology, coordinator)
Mark Billinghurst (University of Canterbury, lecturer)
Blair MacIntyre (Georgia Institute of Technology, lecturer)
Istvan Barakonyi (Imagination Computer Services GmbH, lecturer)

Tutorial 2 (half day): Rigid and Deformable Tracking using Markers
or Scene Features
Selim Benhimane (Technische Universitat Munchen, coordinator)
Vincent Lepetit (EPFL, coordinator)
Adrien Bartoli (LASMEA, coordinator)
Mark Fiala (NRC Canada, lecturer)
Nassir Navab (Technische Universitat Munchen, lecturer)

o Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007

09:00 Opening Remarks
09:15 Keynote Talk by Dieter Schmalstieg
10:45 Session: Applications 1
- Laser Pointer Tracking in Projector-Augmented Architectural
Environments
- Urban Sketcher: Mixed Reality on Site for Urban Planning
and Architecture
- Augmented Reality-based Factory Planning - an Application Tailored
to Industrial Needs
13:35 Session: Interaction
- Face-to-Face Tabletop Remote Collaboration in Mixed Reality
- Visual Hints for Tangible Gestures
- A 3D Flexible and Tangible Magic Lens in Augmented Reality
- AR-Jig: A Handheld Tangible User Interface for Modification of 3D
Digital Form via 2D Physical Curve
15:35 Session: Scene Modeling
- Semi-automatic Annotations in Unknown Environments
- Automatic Reconstruction of Wide-Area Fiducial Marker Models
- Automatic Contour Model Creation Out of Polygonal CAD Models for
Markerless Augmented Reality
- Automatic Generation of Appearance-based Edge Models from
Image Sequences
17:20 Session: Human Factors
- Visual Longitudinal and Lateral Driving Assistance in the Head-Up
Display of Cars
- Evaluating Display Types for AR Selection and Annotation
- An Evaluation of Graphical Context as a Means for Ameliorating the
Effects of Registration Error
18:45 Noh Performance (Japanese Traditional Dance)
19:30 Reception

o Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007

09:00 Keynote Talk by Seiki Inoue
10:30 Session: Applications 2
- An Industrial Augmented Reality Solution For Discrepancy Check
- Visualization of Spatial Sensor Data in the Context of Automotive
Environment Perception Systems
- Laparoscopic Virtual Mirror for Understanding Vessel Structure:
Evaluation Study by Twelve Surgeons
- Contextual Anatomic Mimesis: Hybrid In-Situ Visualization Method
for Improving Multi-Sensory Depth Perception in Medical
Augmented Reality
13:40 Session: Tracking & Sensors 1
- Feature Tracking for Mobile Augmented Reality Using Video Coder
Motion Vectors
- Real-Time Object Tracking for Augmented Reality Combining Graph
Cuts and Optical Flow
- Ninja on a Plane: Automatic Discovery of Physical Planes for
Augmented Reality Using Visual SLAM
- A Method for Predicting Marker Tracking Error
- Initialisation for Visual Tracking in Urban Environments
16:10 Demo & Poster Teaser
17:00 Demos & Posters
19:30 Banquet
Dinner Talk

o Friday, Nov. 16, 2007

09:00 Session: Information Presentation
- Hear-Through and Mic-Through Augmented Reality: Using Bone
Conduction to Display Spatialized Audio
- Human-Centered Development of an AR Handheld Display
- Dynamic Adaptation of Projected Imperceptible Codes
- Interactive Focus and Context Visualization for Augmented Reality
10:40 Demos & Posters
13:40 Session: Architecture
- A Two-by-Two Mixed Reality System That Merges Real and Virtual
Worlds in Both Audio and Visual Senses
- A Wide Field-of-view Head Mounted Projective Display using
Hyperbolic Half-silvered Mirrors
- A System Architecture for Ubiquitous Tracking Environments
- Measurement of Absolute Latency for Video See-through
Augmented Reality
15:30 Session: Tracking & Sensors 2
- Precise Geometric Registration by Blur Estimation for Vision-based
Augmented Reality
- Parallel Tracking and Mapping for Small AR Workspaces
- Deformable Surface Augmentation in Spite of Self-Occlusions
- A Fast Initialization Method for Edge-based Registration Using an
Inclination Constraint
- Retexturing in the Presence of Complex Illumination and Occlusion
17:40 Closing Remarks

*** POSTERS ***

(please refer to the ISMAR homepage for more information:
http://www.ismar07.org/program))

- Initializing Markerless Tracking Using a Simple Hand Gesture
- Visually Elegant and Robust Semi-Fiducials for Geometric Registration in
Mixed Reality
- Webtag: A World Wide Internet Based AR System
- Mosaicing a Wide Field of View for Effective Interaction in Desktop
Tangible Augmented Reality
- Adaptive Augmented Reality Using Context Markup and Style Maps
- A High-level Event System for Augmented Reality
- Accelerating Template-Based Matching on the GPU for AR Applications
- ARMO: Augmented Reality based Reconfigurable MOck-up
- Overlay what Humanoid Robot Perceives and Thinks to the Real-world by
Mixed Reality System
- Vesp'R - Transforming Handheld Augmented Reality
- Reliving Museum Visiting Experiences on-and-off the Spot
- Identifying differences between CAD and physical mock-ups using AR
- A Framework for Tangible User Interfaces within Projector-based
Mixed Reality
- Visualizing Occluded Physical Objects in Unfamiliar Outdoor Augmented
Reality Environments
- Efficient Extraction of Robust Image Features on Mobile Devices

*** DEMOS ***

(please refer to the ISMAR homepage for more information:
http://www.ismar07.org/program))

We have more than 30 demo submissions. Accepted demo list will be soon
available online.

If you have any questions, please contact { kato[at]sys.es.osaka-u.ac.jp }.

Hope to see you in Nara!
* Tom Drummond
* Hirokazu Kato
* Mark A. Livingston
ISMAR 2007 Program Co-Chairs

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Kiyoshi KIYOKAWA, Ph.D.
Cybermedia Center, Osaka University
Toyonaka Educational Research Center 517
1-32 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
Tel: +81-6-6850-6821 / Fax: +81-6-6850-6829
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