The purpose of SIGMAP 2013, the International Conference on Signal Processing and Multimedia Applications, is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested on information systems and applications in the context of Signal Processing, including theory and practice in the field of telecommunications, image, video, audio, biometrics, etc.

, and Multimedia Applications related to representation, storage, authentication and communication of multimedia information.

Conference AreasEach of these topic areas is expanded below but the sub-topics list is not exhaustive.

Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them.

Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following main topic areas:1.

MULTIMEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS2.

MULTIMEDIA SIGNAL PROCESSING3.

MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONSAREA 1: MULTIMEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS    MPEG Standards and related issues    Digital Audio and Video Broadcasting    Architecture and Protocols    Interactive Multimedia: Games and Digital Television    Mobile Multimedia (GSM, GPRS, RF, Wi-Fi,…)    Multimedia Devices    Multimedia Security and Cryptography    Performance Measurement and Evaluation, QoS.

AREA 2: MULTIMEDIA SIGNAL PROCESSING    Multidimensional Signal Processing    Multimodal Signal Processing    Biometrics and Pattern Recognition    Education in Signal Processing    Image and Video Processing, Compression and Segmentation    Neural Networks, Spiking Systems, Genetic Algorithms and Fuzzy Logic    Perceptual/Human Audiovisual System Modeling    Sensors and MultimediaAREA 3: MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS    Authentication and Watermarking    Distributed Multimedia Systems    Audio and Video Quality Assessment    Multimedia Databases, Indexing, Recognition and Retrieval    E-Learning, E-Commerce and E-Society Applications    Human-Machine Interface    Design and Implementation of Signal Processing Systems    Multimedia Authoring, Editing and Sharing    Semantic Analysis of Multimedia Data    3D Virtual Environments and Surveillance Applications    Biomedical Applications    Location Based ApplicationsIMPORTANT DATESConference Date: 29 - 31 July, 2013Regular Paper Submission: February 22, 2013Authors Notification (regular papers): May 6, 2013Final Regular Paper Submission and Registration: May 20, 2013Contacts:SIGMAP SecretariatAddress: Av.

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