MMM'93
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The International Conference on Multi-Media Modeling November
9-12, 1993 Singapore |
Address: MMM'93,
Dept of IS/CS, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore
0511. Fax: (65)-779-4580
FINAL PROGRAMME
Content:
MMM'93 |
MMM'93 provides a forum to discuss
the efficient representation, processing, interaction, integration and
retrieval of multimedia information. The theme of the conference is modeling.
In particular, MMM'93 will concentrate on common modeling frameworks for integrating
the diverse fields of visual information (graphics, image and video) and audio
information (speech, music and sound effects). MMM'93 will be held on November
9-12, 1993. Future MMM conferences are planned for November 1995 and 1997.
CONFERENCE CHAIR'S MESSAGE
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The Department of
Information Systems and Computer Science, National University of
Singapore, has the honour of acting as the main organizer for the International
Conference on Multi-Media Modeling (MMM), perhaps the very first conference on
this exciting new area of research and development around the world. Following
closely upon the conferences on Geographic Information Systems and Large
Spatial Databases held here in June, MMM will further enhance the visibility of
the Department before a regional and international audience.
As Multi-Media systems have reached a certain level
of maturity and many commercial products are already available, rigorous and
well verified methods for the modeling of Multi-Media information will come
into high demand. We hope this conference will go some way towards establishing
the current stage of knowledge in this field, heighten awareness of the need
for further research, and generate exchanges of ideas on new developments and
methodologies.
Prof C.K. Yuen
Conference General Chair
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Organized and Sponsored By: Department of Information
Systems and Computer Science, National
University of Singapore, Singapore IEEE Singapore Section,
Computer Chapter Computer Graphics Society
(CGS), Geneva, Switzerland In
Cooperation With: Association for Computing
Machinery IEEE Computer Society
Technical Committee on Computer Graphics Information Processing
Society of Japan Institute of Electronics,
Information & Communication Engineers of Japan Corporate
Sponsors: Chartered Electronics
Industries (S) Pte Ltd IBM (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Northern Telecom (Asia) Ltd
SiliconGraphics Computer Systems Official
Publication: IT Asia |
Organizing Committee
General
Chair:
Yuen,
Chung-Kwong (NUS, Singapore)
Tutorial
and Audio Visual Chair:
McCallum,
John C. (NUS, Singapore)
Finance
Chair:
Tai,
Chiew-Lan (NUS, Singapore)
Local
Arrangements Chair:
Chionh,
Eng-Wee (NUS, Singapore)
Chin,
Wei-Ngan (NUS, Singapore)
Publicity
Chair:
Teh,
Hung-Chuan (NUS, Singapore)
Video
& Demonstration Chair:
Seah,
Hock-Soon (NTU, Singapore)
Exhibition
Chair:
Pung,
Hung-Keng (NUS, Singapore)
Conference
Secretary:
Ho,
Veronica (NUS, Singapore)
International Advisory Committee
R.A.
Earnshaw (UK)
K.
Fujimura (USA)
A.E.
Kaufman (USA)
T.L.
Kunii (Japan)
J.
O'Callaghan (Australia)
P.
Roosen-Runge (Canada)
H.
Samet (USA)
D.
Thalmann (Switzerland)
Program Committee
Co-Chairs:
Chua,
Tat-Seng (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Kunii,
Tosiyasu L. (University of Aizu, Japan)
Members:
E.W.
Chionh (Singapore), S. Christodoulakis (Greece), G. Coulson (UK), M. Fry
(Australia), K. Fujimura (USA), S.
Gerhard (USA), S. Gibbs (Switzerland), S. Hashimoto (Japan), B. Jansen
(Australia), T. Kaeppner (Germany), A.E. Kaufman (USA), S.L. Lee (Singapore),
C. Leung (UK), T. Noma (Japan), J. O'Callaghan (Australia), B.C. Ooi
(Singapore), M. Prateek (USA), T. Oren (USA), P. Roosen-Runge (Canada), R.
Sacks-Davis (Australia), H.S. Seah (Singapore), S. Shimojo (Japan), S.Y. Shin
(Korea), Y. Shinagawa (Japan), S. Smoliar (Singapore), Y. Suenaga (Japan), S.L.
Tanimoto (USA), H.C. Teh (Singapore), D. Thalmann (Switzerland), B. Wyvill
(Canada)
PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE |
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Evening |
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9 Nov (Tue) |
Tutorial A |
Tutorial B |
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10 Nov (Wed) |
Tutorial C |
Tutorial D |
Welcome Reception |
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11 Nov (Thu) |
Technical Sessions |
Conference Dinner |
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12 Nov (Fri) |
Technical Sessions |
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9-10 November 1993 |
Venue:
NUS S16 (DISCS Building), Level 3, Multi-Purpose Hall
Tutorial A: 9 November (Tue): 0900-1230
Title:
Virtual Reality and Multimedia for Animation
Instructor: Prof Daniel Thalmann (Swiss
Federal Inst. of Technology, Switzerland)
In
this tutorial, we review the impact of VR and multimedia devices and techniques
on the animation process. We will explain the most important techniques of
animation and how 3D interaction and multi-modal interfaces could improve the
design of animation sequences. The impact on human animation will be emphasized.
Tutorial B: 9 November (Tue): 1400-1730
Title:
MPEG Standard
Instructor: Dr Guo-Jun Lu (National
Uni. of Singapore, Singapore)
MPEG
is a digital video standard for multimedia applications. This tutorial will
discuss the principle and techniques used in MPEG for video compression. Topics
to be covered include: MPEG overview; principle of video compression;
compression techniques used in MPEG; applications and current products; and
future development (MPEG II).
Tutorial C:
10 November (Wed): 0900-1230
Title:
Modeling for Virtual Reality
Instructor: Prof Tosiyasu L. Kunii
(Uni. of Aizu, Japan)
Creating virtual worlds inside the
computers so that human beings can conceptually identify the virtual and real
worlds is one of the ultimate goals of multimedia. It requires a powerful
abstraction mechanism of virtual worlds, particularly of complex shapes. This
tutorial focuses on how to establish powerful models to handle virtual visual
reality. Examples include wide variety of virtual worlds such as sports expert
systems, simulation of rain forest growth, and topographical guiding system.
Tutorial D:
10 November (Wed): 1400-1730
Title:
Spatial and Visual Databases
Instructor: Dr Beng-Chin Ooi (National
Uni. of Singapore, Singapore)
In
this tutorial, we examine the requirements for visual applications from the
database backend. Conventional database systems were not designed to handle
these new applications. Certain areas need to be re-addressed. We will cover
topics such as query languages, indexing mechanisms, storage structures and
query processing. More coverage will be given to spatial databases, which are
collections of raster, vector, and alphanumeric data.
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10 November 1993 |
Venue: Golden
Landmark Hotel, Landmark Room, Level 6
Time: 1830-2030
(please
check the activity board at the hotel for details)
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TECHNICAL
PROGRAMME - Thursday |
11 November 1993 |
Venue:
NUS S16 (DISCS Building), Level 3, Science Auditorium
0900-0945: Opening
Welcome
Address: Prof C.T. Chong (Head, DISCS, NUS)
Opening
Address: Prof Bernard Tan (Dean, Faculty of Science, NUS)
0945-1030: Invited Session 1
(Session
Chair: Prof C.T. Chong, National Uni. of Singapore, Singapore)
Visualizing
Highly Abstract Mathematical Concepts: A Case Study in Animation of Homology
Groups - T.L. Kunii, H. Hioki and
Y. Shinagawa (Uni. of Aizu/Tokyo Uni., Japan)
1030-1100: Tea
1100-1150: Paper Session 1 -
Process Visualization and Geometric Modeling
(Session
Chair: Prof D. Thalmann, Swiss Federal Inst. of Technology, Switzerland)
Event
Modeling for Process Visualization - H. Baba, T. Noma, M.R. Jung and N. Okada (Kyshu Inst. of Technology, Japan)
DEVI: A 3-D
Constraint-based Geometric Editor that Infers Constraints - S.
Thennarangam and G. Singh (Inst.
of Systems Science, Singapore)
1150-1240: Paper Session 2 - User
Interface and Usability
(Session
Chair: Prof Y. Shinagawa, Uni. of Tokyo, Japan)
A User
Interface Generator for Visual Databases - B.C.
Ooi, C. Zhao and H.J. Lu (National
Uni. of Singapore, Singapore)
Information
Landscapes, User Interface and Simulation: Improving Learning Outcomes - B.M.
Harper, J.G. Hedberg, C. Brown
and R. Corderoy (Uni. of Wollongong, Australia)
1240-1400: Lunch
1400-1445: Invited Session 2
(Session
Chair: Dr H.K. Pung, National Uni. of Singapore, Singapore)
Computer
Compose Music, But Do We Listen?, S.W. Smoliar (Inst. of Systems Science, Singapore)
1445-1540: Paper Session 3 -
Multimedia Data Model and Framework
(Session
Chair: Prof M. Fry, Uni. of Technology, Sydney, Australia)
A Data
Model for Multimedia Information Retrieval - J. Gu and E.J. Neuhold (Integrated Publication and Infor Systems Inst.,
Germany)
A
Script-based Approach for Interactive Multimedia Applications - M.
Vazirgiannis and M. Hatzopoulos
(Uni. of Athen, Greece)
1540-1610: Tea
1610-1700: Paper Session 4 -
Multimedia Authoring
(Session
Chair: Prof S. Shimojo, Osaka Uni, Japan)
Authoring
Tool for Hypermedia Medical Record - H.H.S.
Ip, S.L. Chan and K.C.K. Law (City
Polytechnic of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
Structure
Management in the Collaborative Multimedia Editing System IRIS - U.M.
Borghoff and G. Teege (Technische
Uni. Munchen, Germany)
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11 November 1993 |
Venue: Golden Landmark Hotel, Galaxy
Bar, Pool Side, Level 5
Time: 1930-2200
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12 November 1993 |
Venue:
NUS S16 (DISCS Building), Level 3, Science Auditorium
0915-1000: Invited Session 3
(Session
Chair: Dr K. Sung, National Uni. Singapore, Singapore)
A
Multimedia Testbed for Facial Animation Control - P. Kalra, E. Gobbetti, N.
Magnenat-Thalmann and D. Thalmann (Uni. of Geneva/Swiss Federal Inst. of
Technology, Switzerland)
1000-1030: Tea
1030-1120: Paper Session 5: Video
Encoding and Indexing
(Session
Chair: Prof T.L. Kunii, Uni. of Aizu, Japan)
A Video
Coding Scheme for Interactive Multimedia based on a Computer Graphics Model - R.
Gonzalez and A. Ginige (Uni. of Technology, Sydney, Australia)
Towards
Automating Content-based Video Indexing and Retrieval - H.J. Zhang, S.W. Smoliar and Y.H. Tan (Inst. of
Systems Science, Singapore)
1120-1150: Paper Session 6: JPEG
Compression and Distribution
(Session
Chair: Prof N. Magnenat-Thalmann, Uni. of Geneva, Switzerland)
Retrieving
(JPEG) Pictures in Portable Hypermedia Documents - D.C.A. Bulterman (CWI, The Netherlands)
1150-1330: Lunch
1330-1420: Paper Session 7 -
Networked Multimedia
(Session
Chair: Prof P. Senac, LAAS/ ENSICA, France)
A Review
of Inter-Media Synchronization Schemes - V.
Saparamadu, A. Seneviratne and M. Fry
(Uni. of Technology, Sydney, Australia)
Service
Primitives for Multimedia Transfer Protocol for Multimedia Applications - S.C. Kim, T.K. Park, Y.H. Joo, C.Y. Jeong,
C.H. Kim and J.Y. Lee (POSTECH,
Korea)
1420-1510: Paper Session 8 -
Multimedia Synchronization
(Session
Chair: Prof D.C.A. Bulterman, CWI, The Netherlands)
Time
Stream Petri Nets: A Model for Multimedia Streams Synchronization - M. Diaz and P. Senac (LAAS/ENSICA, France)
The
Synchronization Mechanism of Multimedia Information in the Distributed
Hypermedia System "Harmony" - K. Fujikawa, S. Shimojo, T. Matsuura, S. Nishio and H. Miyahara (Osaka Uni.,
Japan)
1510-1540: Tea
1540-1630: Paper Session 9 -
Distributed Multimedia and Sound Classification
(Session
Chair: Prof T. Noma, Kyshu Inst. of Technology, Japan)
MultiGossip
-a General Object Distribution Package in Smalltalk - B. Eiderback and P. Hagglund (IPLab, NADA, KTH, Sweden)
Classifying
Everyday Sounds in Video Annotation - S.W. Smoliar (Inst. of Systems Science, Singapore)
1630-1645: Closing
Tosiyasu L. Kunii is
currently President and Professor of the University of Aizu. At the University
of Tokyo, he started his work in raster computer graphics in 1968 which led to
the Tokyo Raster Technology Project. He authored and edited more than 32
computer science books, and published more than 120 refereed academic/technical
papers in computer science and applications areas. Dr Kunii is the Founder of
the Computer Graphics Society, Editor-in-Chief of The Visual Computer: An
International Journal of Computer Graphics (Springer-Verlag), Associate
Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Visualization and Computer Animation (John
Wiley & Sons), and on the Editorial Board of IEEE Transactions on Knowledge
and Data Engineering, VLDB Journal, and IEEE Computer Graphics and
Applications. He is on the IFIP Modeling and Simulation Working Group, the IFIP
Data Base Working Group and the IFIP Computer Graphics Working Group. He is on the board of directors of
Japan Society of Sports Industry and also of Japan Society of Simulation and
Gaming. Dr Kunii received the BSc, MSc, and DSc degrees in chemistry from the
University of Tokyo in 1962, 1964, and 1967 respectively. He is a fellow of IEEE and member of
ACM, BCS, IPSJ and IEICE.
Nadia Magnenat Thalmann is
currently the full Professor of Computer Science at the University of Geneva,
Switzerland, and Adjunct Professor at HEC Montreal, Canada. She has served on a
variety of government advisory boards and program committees in Canada. She has
received several awards, including the 1985 Communications Award from the
Government of Quebec. In May 1987, she was nominated woman of the year in
sciences by the Montreal community. Dr Magnenat Thalmann received her BS in
psychology, MS in biochemistry, and PhD in quantum chemistry and computer
graphics from the University of Geneva. She has written and edited several
books and research papers in image synthesis and computer animation and was
co-director of the computer-generated films Dream Flight, Eglantine,
Rendez-vous a Montreal, Galaxy Sweetheart, IAD, Flashback and Still
Walking. She served as chairperson
of Graphics Interface' 85, CGI' 88, 93, and Computer Animation' 89, 90, 91 and
92.
Daniel Thalmann is currently
full Professor, Director of the Computer Graphics Laboratory and Head of the
Computer Science Department at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in
Lausanne, Switzerland. He is also adjunct Professor at the University of
Montreal, Canada. He received his diploma in nuclear physics and PhD in
Computer Science from the University of Geneva. He is coeditor-in-chief of the
Journal of Visualization and Computer Animation, member of the editorial board
of the Visual Computer and the CADDM Journal and cochairs the EuroGraphics
Working Group on Computer Simulation and Animation. Dr Thalmann's research
interests include 3D computer animation, image synthesis, virtual reality and
scientific visualization. He has published more than 100 papers in these areas
and is coauthor of several books including: Computer Animation: Theory and
Practice and Image Synthesis: Theory and Practice. He is also codirector of
several computer-generated films.
Stephen William Smoliar obtained
his PhD in Applied Mathematics and his BSc in Mathematics from MIT. He has taught Computer Science at both
the Technion, in Israel, and the University of Pennsylvania. He has worked on
problems involving specification of distributed systems at General Research
Corporation and has investigated expert systems development at both
Schlumberger and the Information Sciences Institute (University of Southern
California). Dr Smoliar also has extensive background in music and is the
member of the Society of Music Theory. His main areas of research are in
knowledge representation, perceptual categorization and cognitive models. He is
currently interested in applying artificial intelligence to advanced media
technologies. Stephen joined the Institute of Systems Science at the National
University of Singapore in May 1991 and is presently leading a project on video
classification. He is also exploring the possibility of using information
technology as a teaching medium in music school.
Beng-Chin Ooi received BSc
(Hon) and PhD in computer science from Monash University, Australia, in 1985
and 1989 respectively. He joined the National University of Singapore in 1989.
His research interests include database performance, database UI, multi-media
databases and GIS. He is the author of a monograph entitled "Efficient
Query Processing in Geographic Information Systems" (Springer-Verlag), and
co-editor of two books, "Advances in Spatial Databases"
(Springer-Verlag) and "GIS: Technology and Applications"
(World-Scientific). He was a program co-chair for SSD'93, and workshop co-chair
for FEGIS'93. He is a PC member of ACM SIGMOD'94 and ADC'94, and Track Advisor
of ACM SAC'94.
Guo-Jun Lu received his BEng
from Nanjing Institute of Technology, China, in 1984 and his PhD from
Loughborough University of Technology(LUT), UK, in 1990. After that, he was
with LUT for about two years working on a European RACE project: MultiMed. He
is currently with the National University of Singapore and is actively involved
in a project to develop distributed hypermedia system. His research interests
include image/video compression, and multimedia communication.