Track 3

Track 3: Multimedia, Computer Vision and Image Processing

Track 3 Chairs:

•    Mohammed El Hassouni: University Mohammed V of Rabat, Morocco
•    Hamid Tairi: USMBA – Fes, Morocco
•    El ANSARI Mohamed: Départ. Informatique, Faculté des Sciences Agadir, Morocco

The track focuses on recent researches in multimedia, computer vision and image processing. It will pay a particular attention in developments of machine learning, coding and understanding techniques for multimedia contents, 2D/3D images and video signals. The track aims to bring together researchers from academia and industry, to identify and discuss technical challenges, exchange novel ideas, explore enabling technologies, and report latest research efforts in this field.


The topics of interest of the track include, but are not limited to:
Object recognition
Shape, Illumination, Shading and Texture  
Data-Driven Geometry, Lighting and Materials
Surface representations
3D reconstruction
3D face analysis an facial rigging
3D navigation and interfaces
3D imaging, visualization, animation, virtual reality and 3DTV  
Multimedia indexing, search, retrieval and browsing on the Web
Multimedia content analysis and understanding
Advanced descriptors and similarity metrics for Multimedia
Multimedia communication, networking and mobility
Multimedia vision, security, content protection and forensics
Multimedia quality assessment  
Multimedia summarizing and visualization
Feature extraction and selection  
Classification and clustering  
Image/video enhancement and  segmentation  
Color, texture and motion analysis  
Image/video compression, coding and watermarking
Tracking and real-time imaging  
Pattern recognition     
Machine learning   
Medical imaging


PC Members:
• Driss Aboutajdine, CNRST, Morocco
• Abdellah Adib, University of Hassan II, Morocco
• Atiqur Rahman Ahad, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Naveed Ahmed, University of Sharjah, UAE
• Abdelkaher Ait Abdelouahad, Ibn Zohr University, Morocco
• Rachid Alaoui, Ibn Zohr University, Morocco
• Abbes Amira, University of the West of Scotland, UK
• M'Hamed Bakrim, University of Cadi Ayyad, Morocco
• Georgios Bebis, University of Nevada, USA
• Med Hedi Bedoui, LABTIM, Monastir, Tunisia
• Chokri Ben Amar, University of Sfax, Tunisia
• Ahmed Ben Hamida, University of Sfax, Tunisia
• Abdessamad Ben Hamza, Concordia University, Canada
• Azeddine Beghdadi, University Paris 13, France
• Yannick Berthoumieu, University of Bordeaux, France
• Lionel Bombrun, University of Bordeaux, France
• Saida Bouakaz, University of Lyon
• Kadi Bouatouch, IRISA, France
• Boubakeur Boufama, University of Windsor, Canada
• Mohamed Slim Bouhlel, ENIS, Tunisia
• Abdelhani  Boukrouche, University of Guelma, Algeria
• Salim Bouzerdoum, University of Wollongong, Australia
• Hocine Cherifi University of Burgundy, France
• Aladine Chetouani, University of Orleans, France
• Ahmed Drissi El Maliani, USMBA, Fez, Morocco
• Mohamed El Ansari, Ibn Zohr University, Morocco
• Mohammed El Hassouni, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco
• Ayman El-Baz, University of Louisville, USA
• Ahmed Fouad Elouafdi, Ibn Zohr University, Morocco
• Abderrahmane Elyousfi, Ibn Zohr University, Morocco
• Sebti Foufou, Qatar University, Qatar
• Rachid Jennane, University of Orleans, France
• Mohammed Khalil, University of Hassan II, Morocco
• Mohamed-Chaker Larabi, University of Poitiers, France
• Masmoudi Lhoussaine, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco
• Driss Mammass, Ibn Zohr University, Morocco
• Alamin Mansouri, University of Burgundy, France
• Alexandre Meyer, University of Lyon, France
• Khalid Minaoui, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco
• Stephane Mousset, INSA of Rouen, France
• Rachid Oulad Haj Thami, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco
• Benjamin Renoust, NII, Tokyo, Japan
• Mohammed Rziza, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco
• Abderrahim Saaidi, USMBA, Fez, Morocco
• Mohamed Sadgal, University of Cadi Ayyad, Morocco
• Hamid Tairi, USMBA, Fez, Morocco
• Ezzeddine Zagrouba, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia