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Monday May 8, 2006

All Tracks

8:15 am to 12:15 pm
Plenary Session
Session Chair(s): Gary Einhaus, Eastman Kodak Company
8: 15 AM Congress Opening and Welcome
8: 25 AM The New Consumer Rules for Digital Imaging: Meeting the Challenge (plenary)
Pierre Schaeffer, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
9: 15 AM Medical Imaging Futures -- Confluence of Biology, Technology, and Economics (plenary)
Kai E. Thomenius, GE Global Research (USA)
10: 05 AM Coffee Break
10: 35 AM Ubiquitous Imaging: Are We There and What are the Challenges? (plenary)
Siddhartha Dalal, Xerox Corporation (USA)
11: 25 AM Digitizing Hollywood - Why Did It Take So Long? (plenary)
Glenn Kennel, Texas Instruments (USA)
12: 15 PM Lunch Break (on your own)

Track 1: Digital & Analog Capture

1:30 to 4:55 pm
Optics & Digital Processing for Cameras
Session Chair(s): Makoto Banno, Konica Minolta and Sean Kelly, Eastman Kodak Company
1: 30 PM Design and Optimization of a Wavefront Coded® Miniature Camera (focal)
Hans B. Wach, Ramkumar Narayanswamy, Kenneth Kubala and Edward R. Dowski Jr., CDM Optics Inc. (USA)
2: 05 PM Optics Beyond Optical Barriers - General Approach
Alex Alon, Irina Alon, Anatoly Litvinov, and Guy Nevo Michrowski, Dblur Technologies (Israel)
2: 25 PM Axial All-Optical Super Resolved Imaging
Zeev Zalevsky, Alexander Zlotnik, Amir Shemer, Eyal Ben-Eliezer and Emanuel Marom, Xceed Imaging Ltd. (Israel)
2: 45 PM 3MPixels Autofocus Imager Using Liquid Lens for Mobile Applications
Pierre Craen¹, Nicolas Tallaron¹, and Bruno Berge¹,², ¹Varioptic and ²ENS-Lyon (France)
3: 25 PM Ultra Compact Zoom Lens Unit Which Uses Glass-Mold Lenses
Sou Ozawa, Keiji Matsusaka, Ryuichi Yoshida, and Tomoyuki Yuasa, KonicaMinolta Opt, Inc. (Japan)
3: 05 PM Coffee Break
3: 55 PM Anti-Aliasing Filter Analysis for Digital Cameras
Russ Palum, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
4: 15 PM Adaptive Lens-Dependent Hue-Shift Correction
Bruce H. Pillman and Russell J. Palum, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
4: 35 PM Camera-Motion and Effective Spatial Resolution
Feng Xiao, Motorola, Inc., Amnon Silverstein, HP Labs, and Joyce Farrell, Stanford University (USA)
1:30 to 5:50 pm
Silver Halide Materials and Systems
Session Chair(s): Jeff Hansen, Eastman Kodak Company and Mitsuo Kawasaki, Kyoto University
1: 30 PM AgX Photographic Technologies: Present and Future (invited)
Tadaaki Tani, Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. (Japan)
2: 05 PM Advances In Low Speed Imaging: KODAK VISION2 50D Color Negative Film 5201 and KODAK VISION2 Color Negative Film 7201
Anabisdally I. Bodden and Drake M. Michno, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
2: 25 PM A High Speed Color Reversal Film with High Color Saturation and Image Qualities"Fujichrome PROVIA 400X"
Fumitaka Ueda, Masatoshi Goto, Shigeru Kuwashima, Kimiyasu Morimura, Nobuyuki Haraguchi, Masayoshi Toyoda, Hiroshi Fukuzawa and Hideo Ikeda, Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. (Japan)
2: 45 PM Probing of Electronic and Optical Properties of Silver Halide Micro- and Nanocrystals by Cryo-EFTEM and EELS Techniques
Vladimir P. Oleshko, University of Virginia (USA)
3: 05 PM Photoelectric and Photographic Processes in AgCl, AgBr, and AgI Grains
Tadaaki Tani, Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. (Japan)
3: 25 PM Coffee Break
3: 50 PM Light Capture Enhancement for Thin Films of Photosensitive Materials by Multilayer Design with a Diffuse-Reflecting Metal Interface
Mitsuo Kawasaki, Kyoto University (Japan)
4: 10 PM New Transition Metal Dopants with FED Ligands: Incorporating Two-Electron Sensitization Technology within the AgX Matrix
Thomas Pawlik, Jeffrey Hansen, Annabel Muenter, Donald Diehl, W. Gordon McDugle, Jerome Lenhard, and Raymond Eachus, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
4: 30 PM Kinetic Study of the Ultrafast Electron Transfer from Sensitized Dyes to Silver Halide Microcrystals
Shaopeng Yang, Shanshan Fan, Chunlei Li, Xiaowei Li, and Guangsheng Fu, Hebei University (China)
5: 10 PM Identification of Nuclear Fragments Formed During Fragmentation Reaction with Heavy Ion Beam Using Hybrid System of Silver Halide Photography and Plastic Track Detector CR-39
Ken'ichi Kuge¹, Kentaro Hayashi¹, Yusuke Endo¹, Nakahiro Yasuda², Chika Fukushima³, Hiroshi Shibuya³, Akira Hasegawa¹, and Hiroshi Kumagai¹, ¹Chiba University; ²National Institute of Radiological Sciences and ³Toho University (Japan)
5: 30 PM Fabrication of AgCl and Ag Nanowires
Chenghua Sun, Shuyun Zhou, and Ping Chen, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)

Track 2:Hardcopy & Photographic Printing

1:30 to 4:35 pm
Electrophotography
Session Chair(s): Koji Hirakura, Ricoh Company, Ltd. and Wei Koh, Hewlett-Packard Company
1: 30 PM Color Imaging Technology with Amorphous Silcon Drum (focal)
Hideki Fujita and Koji Masuda, Canon, Inc (Japan)
2: 05 PM High Image Quality and Stability of Electrophotographic System Using Full Color Chemical Toner
Takamasa Ozeki, Akira Azami, Masumi Sato, Fumihiro Sasaki, Tomio Kondoh, and Akihiro Kotsugai, Ricoh Company, Ltd. (Japan)
2: 25 PM Effects of Media Non-Uniformity on Electrostatic Transfer in Electrophotography
Inan Chen and Ming-Kai Tse, Quality Engineering Associates, Inc. (USA)
2: 45 PM Control Oriented Modeling of a Hybrid Two-Component Development Process for Xerography
Feng Liu and George T. C. Chiu, Purdue University; Eric S. Hamby, Yongsoon Eun, and Palghat Ramesh, Xerox Corporation (USA)
3: 05 PM Coffee Break
3: 35 PM Analysis of Paper Feeding for Reliability by Simulation.
Yuko Hayama and Osamu Takehira, Ricoh Company Ltd. (Japan)
3: 55 PM Low Cost LED Based Spectrophotometer
Lalit K. Mestha, Fred F. Hubble III, Tonya L. Love, Gary Skinner, Kenneth J. Mihalyov, Daniel A. Robbins, and Dennis Diehl, Xerox Corporation (USA)
4: 15 PM A Method for Assessing the Color Stability Requirements for a Printing Device
Mary Nielsen, Eyal Shelef, Norman Burningham, Shlomo Harush, Eyal Duzy, Indigo Division, Hewlett-Packard Company (Israel)

Track 3: Image Science

1:30 to 4:40 pm
Color Science, Perception & Quality
Session Chair(s): Ethan Montag, Rochester Institute of Technology; Stephen Westland, University of Leeds; Roy Berns, Rochester Institute of Technology and Norimichi Tsumura, Chiba University
1: 30 PM Extending Color Gamut and Improving Color Constancy for Printing Through Synthetic Ink Design
Yongda Chen, Roy S. Berns, and Lawrence A. Taplin, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)
1: 50 PM Spectral Reproduction Using LabPQR: Inverting the Fractional-Area-Coverage-to-Spectra Relationship
Shohei Tsutsumi, Canon Inc. (Japan) and Rochester Institute of Technology (USA); and Mitchell R. Rosen and Roy S. Berns, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)
2: 10 PM Simulated Abridged Spectral Fluorescence Imaging
Mahnaz Mohammadi and Roy S. Berns, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)
2: 30 PM Perceptual Color Scales for Univariate and Bivariate Data Display
Hongqin Zhang and Ethan D. Montag, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)
2: 50 PM Coffee Break
3: 20 PM Explaining Multivariate Image Quality – Interpretation-Based Quality Approach
Jenni Radun, Toni Virtanen, and Göte Nyman, University of Helsinki; and Jean-Luc Olives, Audio-Visual Entity, Nokia-Group (Finland)
3: 40 PM Perceptual Color Graininess of Printed Pages via Flatbed Scanner
Yee S. Ng, Chunghui Kuo, and Di Lai, NexPress Solutions, Inc. (USA)
4: 00 PM An Investigation of the Effect of Image Size on the Color Appearance of Softcopy Reproductions.
Mahdi Nezamabadi, Roy S. Berns, and Ethan D. Montag, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)
4: 20 PM Extension of SCIELAB for a Virtual Image Chain
Cédric Marchessoux, François Laharrague, and Jürgen Jung, Agfa-Gevaert N.V. (Belgium)

Tuesday May 9, 2006

Track 1: Digital & Analog Capture

8:15 to 11:40 am
Imagers for photography, video, and high dynamic range applications
Session Chair(s): Junichi Nakamura, Micron Technology, Inc. and Gloria Putnam, Eastman Kodak Company
8: 15 AM CMOS Image Sensors - Past, Present, and Future (focal)
Boyd Fowler, Xinqiao (Chiao) Liu, and Paul Vu, Fairchild Imaging (USA)
8: 50 AM Automotive Scene Viewing CMOS Camera-on-a-Chip with NTSC/PAL Output
Atif Sarwari, Steinar Iversen, Mark Seiders, and Mike Brading, Micron Technologies (USA)
9: 30 AM Imagers for Professional Digital Photography
Jan Bosiers, Bart Dillen, Cees Draijer, and Inge Peters, DALSA Professional Imaging (The Netherlands)
9: 50 AM Coffee Break
10: 20 AM 10 Mp APS Format Color Full-Frame CCD Image Sensor
Eric J. Meisenzahl, William F. DesJardin, Robert Kaser, and John P. Shepherd, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
10: 40 AM Dark Current Reduction Techniques for Wide Dynamic Range Logarithmic CMOS Pixels
Bhaskar Choubey and Steve Collins, University of Oxford (UK); Dileepan Joseph, University of Alberta (Canada) and Satoshi Ayoyama, Shizuoka University (Japan)
11: 00 AM An Over 200 dB Dynamic Range Image Capture using a CMOS Image Sensor with Lateral Overflow Integration Capacitor and Current Readout Circuit in a Pixel
Nana Akahane, Rie Ryuzaki, and Shigetoshi Sugawa, Tohoku University; Satoru Adachi and Koichi Mizobuchi, Texas Instruments (Japan)
11: 20 AM Display of HDR Images from Logarithmic CMOS Sensors
Stephen O. Otim and Steve Collins, Oxford University (UK)
11: 40 AM Lunch Break (on your own)
1:30 to 4:55 pm
Digital Cameras and Systems
Session Chair(s): Seishi Ohmori, Samsung and Bruce Pillman, Eastman Kodak Company
1: 30 PM Digital Cameras and Expanding Mobile Handset Functions: Competing Value Chains in the Consumer Imaging Industry (focal)
Yuri Park, Seoul National University (Korea) and Milton L. Mueller, Syracuse University (USA)
2: 05 PM Digital Imaging Trends in Consumer Astronomical Photography
Alan Hodgson, Alan Hodgson Consulting; and Peter Wise, Cape Instruments (UK)
2: 25 PM Development Challenges of a New Image Capture Technology: Foveon X3 Image Sensors
Richard M. Turner and Rudolph J. Guttosch, Foveon, Inc. (USA)
2: 45 PM CMOS Image Sensor with Organic Photoconductive Layer having Narrow Absorption Band and Proposal of Stack Type Solid-State Image Sensor
Shunji Takada, Mikio Ihama, and Masafumi Inuiya, Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. (Japan)
3: 05 PM Coffee Break
3: 35 PM Digital Imaging Systems Evaluations: Matching the Analysis to the Imaging Requirements.
Michael Allen Kriss, Consultant (USA)
3: 55 PM In-Camera, All-Digital Video Stabilization
Aaron Deever, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
4: 15 PM Spectrally Tunable Solid-State Light Source
Richard M. Vogel, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
4: 35 PM High Color-Fidelity Imaging System Using B/W Digital Camera and Rotary Color Filters
Masayuki Kuramoto, Yasuharu Iwaki, and Hitoshi Urabe, Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., and Hiroaki Sugiura, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Japan)

Track 2:Hardcopy & Photographic Printing

8:15 am to 2:10 pm
Photothermography
Session Chair(s): David Whitcomb, Eastman Kodak Compnay and Katushisa Ohzeki, Fuji Photo Film, Inc.
8: 15 AM Recent Progress in Understanding the Mechanisms of Development of Photothermographic Imaging Media (focal)
M. R. V. Sahyun, Consultant (USA)
8: 50 AM Modeling the Impact of Silver Particle Size and Morphology on the Covering Power of Photothermographic Media
Steven H. Kong and Joel D. Shore, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
9: 10 AM Fine Control of Electron-Transfer Properties of Bisphenol Developing Agents for Silver Salt Photothermographic Materials by Hydrogen Bonding Substituents
Hiromi Akahori, Kenji Ohnuma, Hideki Komatsu, Tetsuya Suzuki, and Tsuyoshi Mitsuhashi, Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc. (Japan) and Kei Ohkubo, Takashi Nanjo and Shunichi Fukuzumi, Osaka University, SORST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (Japan)
9: 30 AM On the Mechanism of Phthalazine Toner Chemistry in Controlling Silver Nanoparticle Growth in Photothermographic Imaging Films
Samuel Chen, Barbara J. Stwertka, Peter J. Cowdery-Corvan, David R. Whitcomb, and Lelia P. Burleva, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
9: 50 AM Silver Coordination Chemistry in Thermally Developed Imaging Systems, V: The Role of Phthalazine in Photothermographic Imaging
David R. Whitcomb, Andrea Hansen, Lilia P. Burleva, Kui Chen-Ho, and Manju Rajeswaran, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
10: 10 AM Coffee Break
10: 35 AM Silver Coordination Chemistry in Thermally Developed Imaging Systems, VI: Direct Thermal Imaging Materials
David R. Whitcomb, Manju Rajeswaran, Samuel Chen, Peter Cowdery-Corvan, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
10: 55 AM A High-Speed, Direct Positive Photothermographic System
Michael R. Roberts, Paul B. Gilman, and Donald L. Black, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
11: 15 AM Ionic and Electronic Properties of Silver Iodide Grains
Hiroyuki Mifune, Tadaaki Tani, Seiji Yamashita, Satoshi Aiba, Tomoyuki Ohzeki, and Katutoshi Yamane, Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd. (Japan)
11: 35 AM Photothermographic Materials with Nano-Particles of Silver Iodide
Hiroyuki Mifune, Katutoshi Yamane, Tomoyuki Ohzeki, Fumito Nariyuki, Katsuyuki Watanabe, Mitsuo Yoshikane, Masatoshi Nakanishi, and Toshihiko Maekawa, Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd. (Japan)
11: 55 AM Photothermographic Materials with Tabular Silver Iodide Grains
Takeshi Funakubo, Hiroyuki Mifune, Tomoyuki Ohzeki, Katsuhisa Ohzeki, and Katutoshi Yamane, Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd. (Japan)
12: 15 PM Lunch Break (on your own)
1: 30 PM Beyond the Nutting Formula: Evaluation of Methods for Calculating Optical Density from Absorption and Scattering Cross Sections
Steven H. Kong and Joel D. Shore, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
1: 50 PM The Formation of an Epitax between Silver Carboxylates and Silver Bromide in the Initial Stages of Silver Soap Crystallization
D. R. Whitcomb, Eastman Kodak Company; Jingshan Dong, Bin Lin, Alon McCormick, and H. Ted Davis, University of Minnesota (USA)
2:10 to 5:15 pm
Silver Halide and Photofinishing
Session Chair(s): Gary House, Eastman Kodak and Steve Howe, Fuji Photo Film, Inc. (USA)
2: 10 PM Evolution in Future Digital Services (focal)
Kurt H. Freund, IMAGING POWER Picture + Print (Switzerland)
2: 45 PM Regional Preference for the Rendition of People
Karin Töpfer, Elaine Jin, Scott O'Dell, and Jayme Ribeiro, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
3: 05 PM Coffee Break
3: 35 PM New Fujifilm Image Intelligence: The Next Generation of Automatic Image Quality Optimization
Dale Mutza, Fuji Photo Film (USA)
3: 55 PM Kodak Perfect Touch Technology "Everywhere": Expansion of Kodak Image Enhancement Algorithms Across All Product Platforms
John T. Keech, Brian Mittelstaedt, and Tom Murray, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
4: 15 PM Development of a New 1,1-Dioxo-1,2,4-Benzothiadiazine Type Yellow Coupler
Kiyoshi Takeuchi, Shigeki Uehira,and Yasuaki Deguchi, Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. (Japan)
4: 35 PM Rapid Process with New Fujicolor Paper
Kazuaki Yoshida, Yasuaki Deguchi, and Kiyohito Takada, Fuji Photo Film Co.,Ltd. (Japan)
4: 55 PM Glass Plate Applications; Past, Present, and Future
Alan Hodgson, Alan Hodgson Consulting (UK)

Track 3: Image Science

8:15 to 11:50 am
Image Enhancement, Display & Rendering
Session Chair(s): Gaurav Sharma, University of Rochester; Sabine Susstrunk, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne; Garrett Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology and Shoji Tominaga, Osaka Electro-Communication University
8: 15 AM Evaluation of HDR Image Rendering Algorithms Using Real-World Scenes
Jiangtao Kuang, Changmeng Liu, Garrett M. Johnson, and Mark D. Fairchild, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)
8: 35 AM Adaptive Exponential Mapping for Displaying High Dynamic Range Images
Weixiang Zhang and Bingfeng Zhou, Peking University (China)
8: 55 AM Removing Highlight Spots in Visual Hull Rendering
Jie Feng, Liang Chen, and Bingfeng Zhou, Peking University (China)
9: 15 AM Memory Color Enhancement Algorithm
Karen M. Braun, Xerox Corporation (USA)
9: 35 AM Face Color Constancy: Towards Illumination Invariant Face Recognition
Rajkiran Gottumukkal and Vijayan K. Asari, Old Dominion University (USA)
9: 55 AM Coffee Break
10: 30 AM Spherical Panoramic Mosaics with the Image Division and Warping Methods
Weihua An and Bingfeng Zhou, Peking University (China)
10: 50 AM Evaluation of Linear Models for Spectral Reflectance Dimensionality Reduction
Zhaojian Li and Roy S. Berns, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)
11: 10 AM Estimation of Reflection Properties of Paintings and its Application to Image Rendering
Shogo Nishi and Shoji Tominaga, Osaka Electro-Communication University and Norihiro Tanaka, Nagano University (Japan)
11: 30 AM Image Segmentation and Pigment Mapping in Spectral Imaging
Yonghui Zhao, Roy S. Berns, and Lawrence A. Taplin, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)
11: 50 PM Lunch Break (on your own)
1:30 to 5:00 pm
Information Extraction and Exploitation Algorithms
Session Chair(s): Carl Salvaggio, Rochester Institute of Technology and Xiuping Jia, University of New South Wales
1: 30 PM Hyperspectral Image Classification Using a Geometrical Model and Stepwise Unmixing
David W. Messinger, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)
1: 50 PM Class Modeling and Remote Sensing Image Classification Using Selected Spectral and Spatial Features
Xiuping Jia, The University of New South Wales (Australia)
2: 10 PM Two Dimensional Decision Spaces Generated from Physics-Based Target Detection as Applied to Hyperspectral Imagery
Emmett J. Lentilucci, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)
2: 30 PM A Performance Comparison of Unsupervised Clustering Techniques for Classification of Spitzer Space Telescope Infrared Spectra
Bo Mu, Joel H. Kastner, and Catherine L. Buchanan, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)
2: 50 PM Vegetation Index Derived from the AVIRIS Hyper-Spectral Airborne Imagery
Lifu Zhang¹,² , Lei Yan¹, and Shaowen Yang², ¹Peking University and ²China Natioanl Guizhou Aviation Industry (Group) Co. Ltd. (China)
3: 10 PM Coffee Break
3: 40 PM An Automated Defect Classification Algorithm for Printed Documents
Onome Augustine Ugbeme and Eli Saber, Rochester Institute of Technology and Wencheng Wu, Xerox Corporation (USA)
4: 00 PM Vectorization of a Statistical Segmentation Algorithm.
Mohammed El Hassani and Delphine Rivasseau, Philips Semiconductors (France); Marc Duranton, Philips Research (The Netherlands); and Stephanie Jehan-Besson, David Tschumperlé, Luc Brun, and Marinette Revenu, Caen University (France)
4: 20 PM Partial 3D Component Retrieval from 2D Image Slices Using Contour Structure
Yong Li, Saeid Belkasim, and Xiujuan Chen, Georgia State University (USA)
4: 40 PM A Comparison of Pupil-Locating Algorithms in Video-Based Eyetrackers
Feng Li and Jeff B. Pelz, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)

Track 4: Display Technologies

8:15 to 11:00 am
Display Technologies
Session Chair(s): John Agostinelli, Eastman Kodak and Jin Jang, Kyung Hee University
8: 15 AM Past, Present, and Future of Organic Light Emitting Diodes (invited)
Ching Tang, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
8: 50 AM Prospect of LCD Technologies (invited)
Jin Jang, Kyung Hee University (Korea)
9: 25 AM Microdisplay Projection HDTV (invited)
Robert L. Melcher, Syntax-Brillian Corporation (USA)
10: 00 AM Coffee Break
10: 25 AM The Recent Progress on Field Emission Displays (invited)
Masayuki Nakamoto, Shizuoka University (Japan)
11:00 am to 2:45 pm
E-Paper and Flexible Display
Session Chair(s): Kars-Michiel Lenssen, Philips Research and John Agostinelli, Eastman Kodak Company
11: 00 AM Technologies for Electronic Paper Displays (invited)
Kars-Michiel H. Lenssen, Mark T. Johnson and Guofu Zhou, Philips Research (The Netherlands)
11: 35 AM Flexible Cholesteric LCDs by Colloidal Self-Assembly
Krishnan Chari, Charles M. Rankin, David M. Johnson, Thomas N. Blanton, and Robert G. Capurso, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
11: 55 AM Microencapsulated Electrophoretic Films for Electronic Paper Displays
Karl Amundson and Theodore Sjodin, E Ink Corporation (USA)
12: 15 PM Lunch Break (on your own)
1: 30 PM Recent Progress of Organic TFT Active Matrices for Large-Area Electronics Applications (invited)
Takao Someya, Tsuyoshi Sekitani, and Takayasu Sakurai, University of Tokyo (Japan)
2: 05 PM Active Matrix Electrophoretic E-Book Display
Guofu Zhou and Mark T. Johnson, Philips Research (The Netherlands); Karl Amundson and Robert W. Zehner, E Ink Corporation (USA) and Alex Henzen and Jan van der Kamer, Irex Technologies BV (The Netherlands)
2: 25 PM Monochrome and Area Color Microcup® EPDs by Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing Processes
HongMei Zang, Wanheng Wang, Chenhang Sun, Haiyan Gu and Yajuan Chen, SiPix Imaging Inc. (USA)
2: 45 PM Coffee Break
3:15 to 5:30 pm
3-D Display
Session Chair(s): John Agostinelli, Eastman Kodak Company
3: 15 PM 3D Throughout the Video Chain (invited)
Bart Barenbrug, Philips 3D Solutions (The Netherlands)
3: 50 PM Tolerance of Misalignment in Stereoscopic Systems
Elaine W. Jin, and Michael E. Miller, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
4: 10 PM Performance Evaluation of 2-D and 3-D TV-Systems
Ingrid Heynderickx,Philips Research Laboratories (The Netherlands)
4: 30 PM Depth Perception of 3-D Images Displayed by Two Stereoscopic Displays at Different Depths
Kazutake Uehira, Kanagawa Institute of Technology (Japan)
4: 50 PM The Arius3D Solution
Vika Kravchyna and Susan Dineen, Aruis 3D Inc. (Canada)
5: 10 PM 3D Display Technique of Web3D Images Using Screen Pixel Access
Kazuhisa Yanaka, Hideo Kasuga, and Kazutake Uehira, Kanagawa Institute of Technology; Osamu Nishikawa, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. (Japan)

Wednesday May 10, 2006

Track 1: Digital & Analog Capture

8:15 to 11:20 am
Digital Methods for Medical Image Capture
Session Chair(s): Sreeram Dhurjaty, Eastman Kodak Company
8: 15 AM The Evolution of CT Acquisition (focal)
Bruce Whiting, Washington University (USA)
8: 50 AM Ultrasonic Methods for Imaging the Elastic Properties of Tissue
Kenneth Hoyt, Kevin J. Parker, and Deborah J. Rubens, University of Rochester (USA)
9: 10 AM An Inhomogeneous Field Surface MRI System
Christina L. Bray and Joseph P. Hornak, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)
9: 30 AM Flat Panel Detectors for Cone Beam CT: The Complete Package of Large Area, Resolution, Wide Dynamic Range and High Speed
Richard E. Colbeth, Ivan P. Mollov, Pieter G. Roos, Edward G. Shapiro, and Carlo A. Tognina, Varian Medical Systems (USA)
9: 50 AM Coffee Break
10: 20 AM Rapid Acquisition Tomosynthesis System for 3D Mammography
Jeffrey W. Eberhard, Paul Staudinger, Andrea Schmitz, Julie McCoy, Michael Rumsey, Cynthia E. Landberg, and Bernhard E. H. Claus, GE Global Research; Paul Carson, Mitchell Goodsitt, Heang-Ping Chan, and Marilyn Roubidoux, University of Michigan; Jerry Thomas and Jacqueline Osland, Via Christi Regional Medical Center (USA)
10: 40 AM Recent Trends in Medical Image Registration Methods
B. S. Mahanand, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering and M. Awatha Kumar, Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering - Shimoga (India)
11: 00 AM Super Resolution in Medical Imaging for an Automated Proficient Process
Varsha Patil, K.K. Wagh Institute of Engineering Education and Research and Dattatraya Bormane, Bharti Vidyapeeth's College of Engineering for Women (India)
11: 20 AM Lunch Break (on your own)

Track 2:Hardcopy & Photographic Printing

8:15 to 11:25 am
Image Permanence & Digital Media
Session Chair(s): Alan Hodgson, Consultant
8: 15 AM Rf Method of Reciprocity Performance Testing – A Statistical Approach to Reducing the Time Needed to Reach Accurate Conclusions – Part I
Adam R. Bush, Brian L. Lindstrom, Joseph E. LaBarca, Douglas E. Bugner, Jon A. Kapecki, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
8: 35 AM Determination and Validation of the Spectral Power Distribution (SPD) of Artificial Weathering (Lightfastness) Instruments
Matthew McGreer, Atlas Material Testing Technology LLC and George Coonley, KHS Technical Lighting Systems (USA)
8: 55 AM Gloss, Matte, and Semi-Gloss Finish in Thermal Dye Transfer System
Kenichi Hirota and Masafumi Hayashi, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (Japan)
9: 15 AM Human Gloss Perception of Unprinted Inkjet Media
Cheryl Cheng, Michelle Oakland and Douglas Bugner, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
9: 35 AM Improvements in Document Security - The Next Generation
Sani Muke, Phillip Fox, and Wayne Jackson, Note Printing Australia (Australia)
9: 55 AM Coffee Break
10: 25 AM The Synthesis of Functional Nanostructures Using the Ink Jet Method
Scott A. Williams and Aaron Bodell, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)
10: 45 AM The 3D Multiplexer Data Registration Architecture for High Performance Inkjet Printhead
Jian-Chiun Liou and Fan-Gang Tseng, National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan)
11: 05 AM Light-Sensitive Organic Recording Media for 3D Optical Memory
Valery A. Barachevsky, Russian Academy of Sciences (Russia)
11: 25 AM Lunch Break (on your own)

Joint Track 3 and 4: Image Science and Display Technologies

8:15 to 11:40 am
Measuring, Modeling and Specifying Display Image Quality
Session Chair(s): Mark Fairchild, Rochester Institute of Technology
8: 15 AM E-Paper: Paper-Like or Paper Envy? (focal)
John C. Brewer and Scott O'Dell, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
8: 50 AM Image Quality Comparison Between LCD and PDP Based on Subjective and Objective Evaluation
Keita Hirai, Shinichi Sano, Jie Bai, Masayuki Ukishima, Toshiya Nakaguchi, Norimichi Tsumura, and Yoichi Miyake, Chiba University (Japan)
9: 10 AM Perfecting the Color Reproduction of RGBW OLED
Michael J. Murdoch, Michael E. Miller, Paul J. Kane, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
9: 30 AM Display Characterization for Mobile LCD Based on Modeling Electro-Optical Transfer Functions for Channels and Inter-Channels
Kee-Hyon Park, Myong-Young Lee, Kyung-Woo Ko and Yeong-Ho Ha, Kyungpook National University (Korea)
9: 50 AM Coffee Break
10: 20 AM Quality of Small Images
Karin Töpfer, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
10: 40 AM Meaningful Measurements and Metrics for Reflective Displays
Jack Timmons, Richard G. Failing, and John C. Brewer, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
11: 00 AM Lightness Perception on Noisy Backgrounds Considering Background Frequency and Stimulus Size
Changmeng Liu, Jiangtao Kuang, Garrett M. Johnson, and Mark D. Fairchild, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)
11: 20 AM A Model to Predict Effect of Inactive Areas on Display Contrast and Brightness
Esther Betancourt, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
11: 40 AM Lunch Break (on your own)

All Tracks


ICIS at RIT (bus transportation and box lunches provided)
Session Chair(s): Stefi Baum, Rochester Institute of Technology
1: 00 PM Tours of selected facilities at RIT
2: 30 PM Panel Discussion on the Future of Imaging
4: 30 PM The Vision for Space Exploration (plenary)
James Crocker, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company (USA)
5: 30 PM Reception Featuring buffet dinner and RIT student poster presentations

Thursday May 11, 2006

All Tracks

8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Frontiers in Imaging
Session Chair(s): Carl Schauffele, University of Rochester
8: 00 AM Style Robust Invisible Watermarking (invited)
Majid Rabbani and Chris Honsinger, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
8: 35 AM Novel Image-Processing Tools for the Digital Revolution (invited)
Rodney Shaw and Paul Johnson, White Rose Digital (USA)
9: 10 AM Exploiting Context for Semantic Scene Content Understanding (invited)
Jiebo Luo, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
9: 45 AM Coffee Break
10: 15 AM Frontiers in Computer Vision (invited)
Mark Grabb, GE Global Research (USA)
10: 50 AM Quantitative Medical Imaging (invited)
Edward A. Ashton, VirtualScopics, Inc. (USA)
11: 25 AM Explorations in Immersive Entertainment (invited)
Douglas Trumbull, Consultant (USA)

All Tracks

Noon to 2:00 pm
Interactive Session (Lunch Provided)
Session Chair(s): Jon Arney, Rochester Institute of Technology

Track 1: Digital & Analog Capture

Interactive: Silver Halide Materials and Systems

Investigation of Photoelectron Action in Cubic AgBr Emulsion Doped with Formate Ions (interactive)
Guang-Sheng Fu, Xian Zhou, Shao-Peng Yang, Xiao-Wei Li, Xiao-Dong Tian, and Li Han, Hebei University (China)
Study on Fog Development of Silver Halide Microcrystals (interactive)
Xinmin Yang, The Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)
Silver Halide and Silver Formation In AAO Template (interactive)
Wei Ju and Jin-pei Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)
Sulfur Sensitization of AgBr Emulsion: Nature of Sensitivity Centers (interactive)
Vitaliy M. Belous, Research Institute of Physics (Ukraine) and , Igor L. Kuskovsky, Queens College of CUNY (USA)
Reduction Sensitization of AgBr Emulsion: Photoluminescence Studies (interactive)
Vitaliy M Belous, Research Institute of Physics (Ukraine) and Igor L. Kuskovsky, Queens College of CUNY (USA)
Opportunities in Chemical Imaging (interactive)
Ingo H. Leubner, Rochester Institute for Fundamental Research (USA)
The Preparation of Quaternary Ammonium Silver Halide and Its Thermal Decomposition Property (interactive)
Xiaohong Luo, Xianhao Liu, Yucai Jiang, and Yanlei Wang, China Lucky Film Co. (China)
The Comparison of the Electron-Capture Cross-Sections of Different Impurity Centers of the AgBr(Ir n+) and AgBr(I, Ir n+) (n=3, 4) Emulsion Microcrystals (interactive)
A. Yu. Akhmerov, S. A. Zhukov, O. I. Sviridova, Z. N. Palamarchuk, and V. M. Belous, Odessa National University (Ukraine)
Preparation and Characterization of Ag/AgCl-Sensors with Higher Stability and Response (interactive)
Achim Winzer, Martin Luther Universität, Retired (Germany)
Effect of pBr on Luminescence and Photographic Characteristics of AgBr Microcrystals (interactive)
V. M. Belous, E. Rusinova, and S. A. Zhukov, Odessa National University (Ukraine) and Igor L. Kuskovsky, and Y. Gu, Queens College of CUNY (USA)
On Average Gradient of Negative Photographic Materials (interactive)
Anatoly V. Red’ko, State University of Moving Pictures and Television (Russia)

Interactive: Imagers for photography, video, and high dynamic range applications

A CMOS Image Sensor with Global Shutter and Extended Dynamic Range (interactive)
N. Bock, A. Krymski, A. Sarwari, M. Sutanu, N. Tu, K. Hunt, M. Cleary, N. Khaliullin, and M. Brading, Micron Technology, Inc. (USA)
Fixed Pattern Noise in Pixels with Combined Linear and Logarithmic Response (interactive)
Bhaskar Choubey and Steve Collins, University of Oxford (UK)

Interactive: Digital Cameras and Systems

Geopositioning from Airborne Three-Line Scanner Imagery Using Different Camera Orientation Models (interactive)
Tianhong Gan and Li Yan, Wuhan University (China)

Interactive: Digital Methods for Medical Image Capture

Uncertainties in Tooth Colour Measurement Using Digital Camera (interactive)
W. Luo and S. Westland, University of Leeds (UK); Roger Ellwood, Colgate-Palmolive and Iain Pretty University of Manchester (UK)

All Tracks

Noon to 2:00 pm
Interactive Session (Lunch Provided)
Session Chair(s): Jon Arney, Rochester Institute of Technology

Track 2:Hardcopy & Photographic Printing

Interactive: Photothermography

Light-Thermal Sensitive Imaging System (interactive)
Xiaoli Jiang¹,², Liqian Ma¹, and Xiaowei Li², ¹China Lucky Film Corp. and ²Heibei University (China)

Interactive: Image Permanence & Digital Media

Research on Photoinitiators for UV Curable Jet Ink (interactive)
Jie Wei, Zhi Tao, and Hongmei Shi, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (China)
Aging of Substrate and the Quality of Digital Prints (interactive)
Z. Bolanca, I. Bolanca, and I. Majinaric, University of Zagreb (Croatia)

Interactive: Imaging Chemistry

Synthesis and Properties of Water Soluble Phenolic Resin Bearing Side Groups of Tertiary Amino Oxide (interactive)
Zhong-Xiao Li, Xing-Zhou Han, Wei Xi, and Jia-Ling Pu, Beijing Institute of Graphical Communication (China)
Synthesis of Novel Triazine Derivatives and Their Properties as Photoacid Generator (interactive)
Wen-Guang Wang, Wei-Min Zhang, Jian Wang and Jia-Liang Pu, Beijing Institute of Graphical Communication (China)
A Novel Polymer Matrix Capable of Crosslinking and Decrosslinking Upon Thermal Irradiation (interactive)
Ti Wu, Yang Na, and Jia-Ling Pu, Beijing Institute of Graphical Communication (China)
Violet Sensitive Acid Generator and Its Photoacid Generation Efficiency (interactive)
Wei-Min Zhang, Jian Wang, Wen-Guang Wang, and Jia-Ling Pu, Beijing Institute of Graphical Communication (China)

All Tracks

Noon to 2:00 pm
Interactive Session (Lunch Provided)
Session Chair(s): Jon Arney, Rochester Institute of Technology

Track 3: Image Science

Interactive: Color Science, Perception & Quality

Physical Significance of Negative Yule-Nielsen n-value (interactive)
J. A. Stephen Viggiano, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)
Multispectral Image Acquisition of Paintings Drawn with Natural Mineral Pigments and its Application (interactive)
Hiroshi Kouno¹, Hideaki Haneishi¹,², and Masaru Tsuchida²,³, ¹Chiba University, ²Akasaka Natural Vision Research Center, NICT, and ³NTT Data (Japan)
Image Compression Algorithm Using Wavelet Packet Tree on Human Perception (interactive)
G. K. Kharate, Wagh Institute of Engineering Education and Research, A. A. Ghatol, DR Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, and P.P. Rege, Pune Institute of Engineering and Technology (India)
Region-Based Multiresolution Image Fusion for Visibility Improvement (interactive)
Li Tao and Vijayan K. Asari, Old Dominion University (USA)
Natural Color Representation using Ratio Learning Algorithm for Gray Level Enhancement Algorithm on Digital Color Images (interactive)
Ming-Jung Seow, Ming Z. Zhang, and Vijayan K. Asari, Old Dominion University (USA)
Structure and Color Based Comparison of Halftone Images (interactive)
Florica Mindru and Jürgen Jung, Agfa Gevaert N.V. (Belgium)
Considering Temporal Change of Eye Movement for Image Quality Evaluation (interactive)
Jie Bai, Keita Hirai, Masayuki Ukishima, Shinichi Sano, Toshiya Nakaguchi, Norimichi Tsumura, and Yoichi Miyake, Chiba University (Japan)
Hue Preservation Aspects of CMYK - CMYKcm Color Transformations (interactive)
Gregory Braverman, Shlomo Harush, Gennady Karvitsky, and Shaul Costis, Hewlett-Packard Company (Israel)
Measurement and Analysis of Sharpness of Printed Image on Silk Fabric by Inkjet Printer (interactive)
Chawan Koopipat, Apinya Janasak and Suda Kiatkamjornwong, Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)

Interactive: Image Enhancement, Display & Rendering

A New Solution for Correcting Nonuniformity of Scanning -Type Infrared Sensors (interactive)
Jing Sui, Weiqi Jin, Liquan Dong,and Yayuan Zhang, Beijing Institute of Technology (China)
Improved Low-Light Camera Performance Using Multiple Captures (interactive)
Aaron T. Deever and Efrain O. Morales, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)
An Optimization of Progressive Transmission Based on a Variable Frequency Band Division Method (interactive)
Tomonori Kanazawa, Shun Ido, Masanori Izumida, and Kenji Murakami, Ehime University (Japan)
Efficient Volumetric Medical Image Compression Using Wavelet Transform with SPIHT Algorithm (interactive)
K. Rajakumar, N. P. Sendhil Kumar and R. Murugesan, Anna University (India)
Contour-Based Object Segmentation Using Phase Congruency (interactive)
Yong Li, Saeid Belkasim, Xiujuan Chen, and Xuezheng Fu, Georgia State University (USA)

Interactive: Information Extraction and Exploitation Algorithms

Study of Neural Networks in Remote Sensing Image Restoration (interactive)
Jing-jing Liu, Peking University and University of Mining and Technology (China); Lei Yan, and Kai He, Peking University; and Shu-nian Ning, University of Mining and Technology (China)
A Novel Algorithm for Detecting Streaks in Mottled and Noisy Images (interactive)
Hector Santos Rosario and Eli Saber, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA) and Wencheng Wu, Xerox Corporation (USA)
XML-Based Map Web Publication Technologies (interactive)
RuiZhi Shi and ChangZhi Wu, Zhengzhou Institute of Surveying and Mapping (China)
Scanned Color Document Image Segmentation Using the EM Algorithm (interactive)
John C. Handley, Xerox Corporation (USA)
Shadow Extraction of Remote Sensing Images Based on Fractal and Texture Analysis (interactive)
Kai He, Lei Yan, and Hong-ying Zhao, Peking University and Jing-jing Liu, University of Mining and Technology (China)

Interactive: Measuring, Modeling and Specifying Display Image Quality

Effect of Picture Quality Improvement in Integral Photography with Lens Mask (interactive)
Hideo Kasuga, Kazuhisa Yanaka, and Kazutake Uehira, Kanagawa Institute of Technology (Japan)
Factors Affecting the Text Quality of Low-Resolution Information Displays (interactive)
Scott O'Dell, Eastman Kodak Company (USA)

All Tracks

Noon to 2:00 pm
Interactive Session (Lunch Provided)
Session Chair(s): Jon Arney, Rochester Institute of Technology

Track 4: Display Technologies

Interactive: Display Technologies

Fabrication of Field Emission Display with a Novel Emitter of CNX (interactive)
H. X. Wang¹, N. Jiang¹,², H. Hiraki¹,², M. Haba¹, and A. Hiraki¹,²; ¹Dilight-Japan Co., Ltd., and ²Kochi University of Technology (Japan)

Interactive: E-Paper and Flexible Display

OTFT on Plastic Substrate for AMOLED Driving (interactive)
Junhee Kim, Seung Hoon Han, Sun Hee Lee, Young Rae Son, Ki Jung Lee, Wan Sun Kim, Tae Jin Park, Yong Kyun Lee, , Dong Joon Choo, and Jin Jang, Kyung Hee University; Sang Mi Cho, Kyung Hee University and Dankook University and Myung Hwan Oh, Dankook University (Korea)

Interactive: 3-D Display

Technique for Synchronizing Two Asynchronous Images for 3-D Display Using SPA by Optical Time Marking (interactive)
Takuya Hasegawa, T. Akiyama, Hiroshi Unno, Kazutake Uehira, Hideo Kasuga, and Kazuhisa Yanaka, Kanagawa Institute of Technology (Japan)

All Tracks

8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Frontiers in Imaging
Session Chair(s): Carl Schauffele, University of Rochester
6: 00 PM Conference Closing
2: 00 PM Frontiers in High-Resolution Retinal Imaging (invited)
Jason Porter, University of Rochester (USA)
2: 35 PM What to Lose Sleep Over in Digital Color Imaging… (invited)
Raja Bala, Xerox Corporation (USA)
3: 10 PM Image Chain Analysis for Space Systems (invited)
Robert D. Fiete, ITT (USA)
3: 45 PM Coffee Break
4: 15 PM Nano-Lithography for Integrated Circuits - Challenges for Continued Scaling (invited)
David R. Medeiros, IBM (USA)
4: 50 PM Frontiers in Low Power Wireless Remote Viewing (invited)
Mark Bocko and Zeljko Ignjatovic, University of Rochester (USA)
5: 25 PM THz Wave Imaging (invited)
X.-C. Zhang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (USA)


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