SESSIONS SCHEDULE

Tuesday 10

REI Image Restoration I AE Acoustic Echo FI Filtering I MFI Multirate Filtering I SSP Seismic Signal Processing SR Speech Recognition SS.1 Special Session- Multispectral Image Processing and Applications AS Adaptive Systems EI Estimation I I Implementation PIC Image Coding (poster) PBP Biomedical Processing (poster)

Wednesday 11

PL.2 Plenary Lecture - S.K. Mitra, J.E. Franca SS.2 Special Session-Very Low Bit-Rate Video Coding SP Speech Processing M Modelling AP Array Processing IE Image Enchancement PC Communications (poster) PDE Detection and Estimation (poster) VCI Video Coding I SS.3 Special Session-Recent Trends in Multirate Signal Processing EII Estimation II NN Neural Networks REII Image Restoration II PAP Array Processing (poster) PSP Speech Processing and Coding (poster)

Thursday 12

PL.3 Plenary Lecture - E.D. Dickmanns SAS Speech Analysis and Synthesis ME Motion Estimation SS.4 Special Session-Systems for Acoustic Echo and Noise Control IC Image Coding MFII Multirate Filtering II PAS Adaptive Systems (poster) PI Implementation (poster) VCII Video Coding II SS.5 Special Session-Efficient Algorithms for Adaptive Systems HOS High-Order Statistics A Architectures IR Image Recognition PFT Filtering and Transforms (poster) PSR Speech Recognition (poster)

Friday 13

PL.4 Plenary Lecture - A.R. Figueiras-Vidal SC Speech Coding ET Emerging Techniques SS.6 Special Session-Fuzzy Signal and Image Processing FII Filtering II MV Machine Vision PSO Sonar and Radar (poster) PIP Image Processing (poster) NLP Nonlinear Processing C Communications SE Spectral Estimation D Detection BI Blind Identification MDSP MDSP

TECHNICAL PROGRAMME

TUESDAY MORNING

Image Restoration I

11.10 - 12.50 Room: Saturnia Chairman: V. CAPPELLINI, University of Florence, Italy REI.1 Joint Interpolation, Motion and Parameter Estimation for Image Sequences with Missing Data Godsill S.J. and Kokaram A.C., University of Cambridge, U.K. Abstract and Paper REI.2 Detection and Removal of Line Scratches in Degraded Motion Picture Sequences Kokaram A.C., University of Cambridge, U.K. Abstract and Paper REI.3 Curved Surface Reconstruction Using Monocular Vision Puech W. and Chassery J.M., Institut A. Bonniot, La Tronche, France Abstract and Paper REI.4 Image Sequence Restoration for Removing Space-Variant Motion Blur Hong K.P., Kim D.W., and Paik J.K., Chung-Ang University, Korea Abstract and Paper REI.5 Coherent Model-Based Optical Resolution and SNR den Dekker A.J., Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Abstract and Paper TUESDAY MORNING

Acoustic Echo

11.10 - 12.50 Room: Oceania A Chairman: A.G.CONSTANTINIDES, Imperial College, London, UK AE.1 Residual Signal in Sub-Band Acoustic Echo Cancellers Tanrikulu O., Baykal B., Constantinides A.G. and Chambers J.A., Imperial College of Science, London, U.K. Abstract and Paper AE.2 An Improved Echo Shaping Algorithm for Acoustic Echo Control Martin R. and Gustafsson S., Aachen University of Technology, Germany Abstract and Paper AE.3 Acoustic Echo Cancellation and Noise Reduction in the Frequency-Domain: a Global Optimisation Capman F., Boudy J. and Lockwood P., Matra Communication, Bois d'Arcy, France Abstract and Paper AE.4 Realization of an Acoustic Echo Canceller (AEC) on a Single DSP Egelmeers G.P.M., Sommen P.C.W. and de Boer J.H., Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands Abstract and Paper AE.5 Subband Acoustic Echo Control Using Non-Critical Frequency Sampling Naylor P.A. and Hart J.E., Imperial College of Science, London, U.K. Abstract and Paper

Filtering I

11.10 - 12.50 Room: Oceania C Chairman: T.S. DURRANI, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, U.K. FI.1 Linear Filtering and Irregular Sampling Martin R.J., GEC Hirst Research Centre, Herts, U.K. Abstract and Paper FI.2 Multiresolution Analysis Using Orthogonal Polynomial Approximation Kumar R. and Sircar P., Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India Abstract and Paper FI.3 Performance Evaluation of da-Filters Tabiza M. and Bolon Ph., LAMII/CESALP, Annecy, France Abstract and Paper FI.4 Nonlinear Dynamics of Bandpass Sigma-Delta Modulation Feely O. and Fitzgerald D., University College Dublin, Ireland Abstract and Paper FI.5 Elimination of Limit Cycles in a Direct Form Delta Operator Filter Kauraniemi J., Helsinki Univ. of Technology, Espoo, Finland; and Laakso T.I., SEMSE, University of Westminster, London, U.K. Abstract and Paper TUESDAY MORNING

Multirate Filtering I

11.10 - 12.50 Room: Vulcania I Chairman: E. DEPRETTERE, University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands MFI.1 Efficient Design of Low Delay IIR QMF Banks for Speech Subband Coding Kleinmann T. and Lacroix A., University of Frankfurt, Germany Abstract and Paper MFI.2 Subspace Method in Time-Varying Biorthogonal Filter Banks Lemma A. N. and Deprettere E.F., Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Abstract and Paper MFI.3 Symmetric Delay Factorization: a Generalized Theory for Paraunitary Filter Banks Rault P. and Guillemot C., CCETT, Cesson-Sevigne, France Abstract and Paper MFI.4 A New Design Method of Linear-Phase Paraunitary Filter Banks with an Odd Number of Channels Muramatsu S. and Kiya H.,Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan Abstract and Paper MFI.5 Two-Dimensional Diamond-Shaped Filter Banks from One- Dimensional Filters Kok C.W. and Nguyen T.Q., University of Wisconsin, Madison, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper

Seismic Signal Processing

11.10 - 12.50 Room: Vulcania II Chairman: F. ROCCA, Politecnico di Milano, Italy SSP.1 Analytical Links between Steering Vectors and Eigenvectors Thirion N., Mars J., and Lacoume J.L., CEPHAG-ENSIEG, St. Martin d'Heres, France Abstract and Paper SSP.2 Separation of Seismic Signals: a New Concept Based on a Blind Algorithm Thirion N., Mars J., and Boelle J.L., CEPHAG-ENSIEG, St. Martin d'Heres, France Abstract and Paper SSP.3 Multichannel Distance Filtering of Seismic Electric Signals Economou G., Ifantis A., and Sindoukas D., University of Patras, Greece Abstract and Paper SSP.4 Higher Order Statistics Applied to Wavelet Identification of Marine Seismic Signals Boujida M. and Boucher J.M., Telecom Bretagne, Brest, France Abstract and Paper SSP.5 Fresnel Rays and the Resolution of Tomographic Imaging Chiaruttini C., Pregarz A. and Priolo E., University of Trieste, Italy Abstract and Paper TUESDAY AFTERNOON

Speech Recognition

14.20 - 18.00 Room: Saturnia Chairman: E. MUMOLO, University of Trieste, Italy SR.1 A New Training Algorithm for Hybrid HMM/ANN Speech Recognition Systems Bourlard H., Faculte Polytechnique de Mons, Belgium; Konig Y., Morgan N., International Computer Science Institute, Berkeley, U.S.A. and Ris C., Faculte Polytechnique de Mons, Belgium Abstract and Paper SR.2 Automatic Discovery of Word Classes Through Latent Semantic Analysis Bellegarda J.R., Butzberger J.W., Chow Y-L., Coccaro N., and Naik D., Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper SR.3 Continuous Speech Recognition Using a New Neural Network with Two Different Structures Ohtsuki N., Kushiro National College of Technology, Japan; Miyanaga, Y. and Tochinai K., Hokkaido University, Japan Abstract and Paper SR.4 Speech Recognition with a Neural Network Trace-Segmentation Cabral E.F.Jr., University of Sao Paolo, Brazil Abstract and Paper SR.5 Recognition of Voiced Speech from the Bispectrum Delopoulos A., Rangoussi, M., National Technical University of Athens, Greece; and Andersen J., Aalborg University, Denmark Abstract and Paper SR.6 Extraction of LP-Based Features from One-Bit Quantized Speech Signals for Recognition Purposes Felici M., Ferrari A., Borgatti M., and Guerrieri R., University of Bologna, Italy Abstract and Paper SR.7 Blind Equalization for Robust Telephone Based Speech Recognition Mauuary L., France Telecom, Lannion, France Abstract and Paper SR.8 Connected Word Recognition in Extreme Noisy Environment Using Weighted States Probabilities (WSP) Vaich T. and Cohen A., Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel Abstract and Paper SR.9 Handling Disynchronization Phenomena with HMM in Connected Speech Jourlin P., Universite d'Avignon, France Abstract and Paper SR.10 Statistical Lip Modelling for Visual Speech Recognition Luettin J., Thacker N.A., and Beet S.W., University of Sheffield, U.K. Abstract and Paper TUESDAY AFTERNOON

Special Session Multisprectral Image Processing and Applications

A.N. Venetsanopoulos, University of Toronto, Canada 14.20 - 18.00 Room: Ocenia A SS.1.1 A MRF Based Approach to Color Image Restoration Regazzoni C.S., Stringa E., University of Genova, Italy; and Venetsanopoulos A.N., University of Toronto, Canada Abstract and Paper SS.1.2 Resolution Enhancement of Color Video Tom B.C. and Katsaggelos A., Northwestern University, Evanston, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper SS.1.3 Noise Modeling for Smoothing the Colour Histogram Shafarenko L., Petrou M., and Kittler J., University of Surrey, Guilford, U.K. Abstract and Paper SS.1.4 Adaptive Multichannel L Filters Based on Reduced Ordering Nikolaidis N. and Pitas I., University of Thessaloniki, Greece Abstract and Paper SS.1.5 Nearest Neighbour Multichannel Filters for Image Processing Plataniotis K.N., Androutsos D., and Venetsanopoulos A.N., University of Toronto, Canada Abstract and Paper SS.1.6 Color Image Filtering Using Generalized Cost Functions Sindoukas D., Fotopoulos S., and Economou G., University of Patras, Greece Abstract and Paper SS.1.7 Morphological Like Operators for Color Images Vertan C., Popescu V. and Buzuloiu V., Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania Abstract and Paper SS.1.8 Image Segmentation by Area Decomposition of HSV Components Impey S.J. and Bangham J.A., University of East Anglia, Norwich, U.K. Abstract and Paper SS.1.9 Classification of Multispectral Remote-Sensing Images by Neural Networks Roli F., University of Cagliari, Italy; Serpico S.B., Bruzzone L., University of Genoa, Italy; andVernazza G., University of Cagliari, Italy Abstract and Paper SS.1.10 Neural Processing of Multispectral and Multitemporal AVHRR Data Benvenuti M., Fini S., Fondazione per la Meteorologia Applicata, Florence, Italy; Di Chiara C., Centro di Studi per Informatica Applicata in Agricoltura, Florence, Italy; and Cappellini V., University of Florence, Italy Abstract and Paper TUESDAY AFTERNOON

Adaptive Systems

14.20 - 18.00 Room: Oceania C Chairman: N.J. BERSHAD, University of California, Irvine, USA AS.1 A New Robust Adaptive Step Size LMS Algorithm Pazaitis D.I. and Constantinides A.G., Imperial College, London, U.K. Abstract and Paper AS.2 A Non Stationary LMS Algorithm for Adaptive Tracking of a Markov Time-Varying System Turki M. and Jaidane-Saidane M., L.S. Telecoms, Tunis, Tunisia Abstract and Paper AS.3 Analysis of an LMS Adaptive Feedforward Controller for Periodic Disturbance Rejection: Non-Wiener Solutions for the LMS Algorithm with a Noisy Reference - Revisited Bershad N.J., University of California, Irvine, U.S.A.; Bermudez J.C.M., Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil Abstract and Paper AS.4 A Design Method for Oversampled Paraunitary DFT Filter Banks Using House Holder Factorization Kajita K., Kobayashi H., Muramatsu S., Yamada A., and Kiya H., Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan Abstract and Paper AS.5 Adaptive + Darwinian Approach for the Estimation and Tracking of Time Delays Malanda A., UPNA, Pamplona, Spain; Figueiras-Vidal A.R., DSSR.ETSIT.UPM, Madrid, Spain; Cain G., University of Westminster, London, U.K. Abstract and Paper AS.6 An Adaptive Filter Coefficients Adjustment Algorithm Stable against Reference Signal Power Fluctuation Available for Acoustic Echo Canceller Systems Fujii K. and Ohga J., FUJITSU Lab. Ltd., Kawasaki, Japan Abstract and Paper AS.7 A Cost Function for Constant Amplitude Signals Based on a Statistical Reference Sala-Alvarez J., Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain Abstract and Paper AS.8 On the Problem of Blind Equalization Considering Abrupt Changes in the Channel Charateristics Carlemalm C. and Wahlberg B., Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden Abstract and Paper AS.9 Source Independent Blind Equalization with Fractionally-Spaced Sampling Gomes J. and Barroso V., ISR, Lisboa, Portugal Abstract and Paper AS.10 Soft Decision Solution to ILL Convergence of Blind Decision Feedback Equalizers Cherif S., Jaidane-Saidane M., ENIT, Belvedere, Tunisia; and Marcos S., CNRS-ESE, Plateau de Moulon, France; Abstract and Paper TUESDAY AFTERNOON

Estimation I

14.20 - 18.00 Room: Vulcania I Chairman: P.M. GRANT, University of Edinburgh, UK EI.1 Adaptive Neural Networks for Robust Estimation of Parameters of Noisy Harmonic Signals Cichocki A., Kostyla P., Lobos T., and Waclawek Z., Technical University of Wroclaw, Poland Abstract and Paper EI.2 Maximum Likelihood Estimation of AR Modulated Signals Ghogho M., ENSEEIHT/GAPSE, Toulouse, France Abstract and Paper EI.3 Time Delay and Motion Estimators Based on Digital Fast Time-Scaling of Random Signals Giunta G., University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy Abstract and Paper EI.4 A Super-Resolution Method Based on the Discrete Cosine Transform Sakane H., Nishikawa K. and Kiya H., Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan Abstract and Paper EI.5 Robust Parameter Estimation for Periodic Point Process Signals Using Circular Statistics Elton S.D., DSTO Salisbury, Australia and Slocumb B.J., Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper EI.6 A Method for Computing the Information Matrix of Stationary Gaussian Processes Dias J.M.B. and Leitao J.M.N., Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisboa, Portugal Abstract and Paper EI.7 Fully Bayesian Analysis of Hidden Markov Models Doucet A., LETI-CEA, Gif sur Yvette, France; and Duvaut P., ETIS-ENSEA, Cergy-Pontoise, France Abstract and Paper EI.8 Performance Analysis of a Wavelet Based WBCAF Method for Time Delay and Doppler Stretch Estimation Niu X.X., Ching P.C., Chinese University of Hong Kong; and Chan Y.T., Royal Military College of Canada Abstract and Paper EI.9 A New Method for Wavelets Generation Martinez-Gonzalez A., Ortiz-Balbuena L., Perez-Meana H., Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Iztapalapa, Mexico; Sanchez-Sinencio E., Texas A&M, College Station, U.S.A.; and Sanchez-Garcia J.C., Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Iztapalapa, Mexico Abstract and Paper EI.10 1-D Sampled Data Recognition with Augmented Programmed Grammar Grant P.M., Lin D.T., Hannah J.M., and Pringle R.D., University of Edinburgh, U.K. Abstract and Paper TUESDAY AFTERNOON

Implementation

14.20 - 18.00 Room: Vulcania II Chairman: S. CARRATO, University of Trieste, Italy I.1 A Real Time Processing TCELP Coder/decoder at 4.8 kbit/sec Using LSP Split Vector Quantization Naja N., E.M.I., Rabat-Agdal, Morocco; Goalic, A., ENST-Br. , Brest, France; El Kesri A., E.M.I., Rabat-Agdal, Morocco; Boucher J.M. and Saoudi S., ENST-Br., Brest, France Abstract and Paper I.2 SGS-Thomson DSP D950-Core Audio Compression Alvarez A.M., George S., Yang, H. and Das K., SGS-Thomson Microelectronics, Singapore Abstract and Paper I.3 The Implementation of a High-Speed Data Acquisition System for a DSP-Based Instrument Operating in Real-Time Bucci G., D'Innocenzo P., and Landi C., University of L'Aquila, Italy Abstract and Paper I.4 A Dataflow Language for Signal Processing Modeling with Parallel Implementation Issues de Wailly G. and Boeri F., Universite de Nice -Sophia Antipolis, France Abstract and Paper I.5 Motion Compensated De-Interlacer Bagni D., Lo Muzio P., Carrai, P. Riva V., and Vedani S., Philips Research, Monza, Italy Abstract and Paper I.6 Multiscale Edges Detection Algorithm Implementation Using FPGA Devices Paindavoine M., Universite de Bourgogne, Dijon, France; Sarifuddin C., STMIK GUNADARMA, Jakarta, Indonesia; - Milan C. and Grapin J.C., Universite de Bourgogne, Dijon, France Abstract and Paper I.7 Design and Implementation of a Digital Down Converter Chip Sjostrom U., National Defence Research Establishment, Linkoping, Sweden; Carlsson M. and Horlin M., Linkoping University, Sweden Abstract and Paper I.8 Morphological Structuring Element Decomposition: Implementation and Comparison Razaz M., Hagyard D.M.P., University of East Anglia, Norwich, U.K; and Atkin P., Synoptics Ltd., Cambridge, U.K. Abstract and Paper I.9 Implementation of a European Paging System Receiver Using CORDIC Algorithm Vuori J. and Skytta J., Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland Abstract and Paper I.10 Evolutionary Design of Analog FIR Filters with Variable Time Delays for Optically Controlled Microwave Signal Processors Neubauer A., G.-Mercator-University, Duisburg, Germany Abstract and Paper TUESDAY AFTERNOON

Image Coding

14.20 - 18.00 Upper Hall - Poster Session Chairman: T. EBRAHIMI, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland PIC.1 A Mathematical Model for Coding Hand-Drawn Letters Kamada M., Yonezawa K.Y., and Abe Y., Ibaraki University, Hitachi, Japan Abstract and Paper PIC.2 Comparison of Mean-Square and Absolute Value Distortion Measures in Fractal Coding of Still Images Cesbron F.C. and Malassenet F.J., The European Extension of Georgia Institute of Technology, Metz, France Abstract and Paper PIC.3 Fractal Coding of Image Sequence Using Extended Circular Prediction Mapping Kim C.-S., Kim R.-C. and Lee S.-U., Seoul National University, Korea Abstract and Paper PIC.4 Embedded Zero - Tree Coding of Images Employing Soft-Thresholding Muller F., Aachen University of Technology, Germany Abstract and Paper PIC.5 Embedded Image Coding Based on Laplacian Pyramids with Quantization Feedback Aiazzi B., Baronti S., IROE-CNR, Florence, Italy; Lotti F. and Alparone L., University of Florence, Italy Abstract and Paper PIC.6 Error Detection and Concealment in JPEG Images Abdat M., Al Kachouh Z. and Bellanger M.G., CNAM, Paris, France Abstract and Paper PIC.7 Dual Set Arithmetic Coding and Its Applications to Image Coding Zhu B. and Yang E., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper PIC.8 On the Design of an Image Compression Scheme Based upon a Priori Knowledge about Imaging System and Image Statistics Slump C.H., de Bruijn F.J., and Hagendoorn P.J.A., University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands Abstract and Paper PIC.9 Object-Scalable Dynamic Coding of Visual Information Le Buhan C., Reusens, E., and Ebrahimi T., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland Abstract and Paper PIC.10 A New Contour Simplification Filter for Region-Based Coding Christopoulos V.A., Christopoulos C.A., Cornelis J., Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium; and Skodras A.N., University of Patras, Greece Abstract and Paper PIC.11 Interblock Redundancy Reduction Using Quadtrees Faundez M. and Domingo X., ETSE Telecomunicacio, Barcelona, Spain Abstract and Paper PIC.12 Vector Quantization Clustering Using Lattice Growing Search Comaniciu D. and Comaniciu C., Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania Abstract and Paper PIC.13 On the Sizes of Voronoi Cells in Entropy-Constrained Vector Quantization Simon S.F., RWTH, Aachen, Germany Abstract and Paper PIC.14 Generalized Gain-Shape Vector Quantization for Multispectral Image Coding Canta G.R., University of Neaples, Italy; Paura L., II University of Neaples, Aversa, Italy; and Poggi G., University of Neaples, Italy Abstract and Paper PIC.15 Region Based KLT for Multispectral Image Compression Fernandez G., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland; and Wittenbrink C.M., University of California, Santa Cruz, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper TUESDAY AFTERNOON

Biomedical Processing

14.20 - 18.00 Upper Hall - Poster Session Chairman: J. VESIN, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland PBP.1 Modified Fourier Transform Recognition of Echographic Images Sirotti P., University of Trieste, Italy; Zanchetti M., Alcatel Italia, Trieste, Italy; Rizzatto G., General Hospital of Gorizia, Italy; and F. Stacul, Ospedale di Cattinara, Trieste, Italy Abstract and Paper PBP.2 Textural 3-Dimensional Multiscale Analysis of MRI Volumes of the Brain Hatzakis H., Roberts S.J., and Matalas I., Imperial College, London, U.K. Abstract and Paper PBP.3 Filtering by Approximated Densities Applied to Texture Modelling for Mammography Ruiz V., CNRS URA, Caen, France; and Constantinides A.G., Imperial College, London, U.K. Abstract and Paper PBP.4 An Oriented Fractal Analysis for the Characterization of Texture. Application to Bone Radiographs Loussot T., Harba R., Jacquet G., Benhamou C.L., Lespessailles E., and Julien A., Universite d'Orleans, France Abstract and Paper PBP.5 New Approaches to Robust Gaussian Mixture Estimation for Brain MRI Schroeter P. and Vesin J.M., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland Abstract and Paper PBP.6 Vascular Network Tracking in SLO Ocular Fundus Images for Static and Dynamic Parameter Extraction Bufalini T., Fort A., Masotti L., and Pini R., University of Florence, Italy Abstract and Paper PBP.7 Image Quality Evaluation for Radiation Dose Optimization in CR by Shape and Wavelet Analyses Xuan J., Adali T., University of Maryland Baltimore County, U.S.A.; Siegel E., Baltimore VA Medical Center, U.S.A.; and Wang Y., University Medical Center, Washington, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper PBP.9 Matched Meyer Neural Wavelets for Clinical and Experimental Analysis of Auditory and Visual Evoked Potentials Samar V.J., Rochester Institute of Technology, U.S.A.; Begleiter H., SUNY Health Science Centre, Brooklyn, U.S.A.; Chapa J., Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachussetes, U.S.A.; Raghuveer M., Rochester Institute of Technology, U.S.A; Orlando M., University of Rochester Medical Center, U.S.A.,and Chorlian D., SUNY Health Science Centre, Brooklyn, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper PBP.10 Double Tree Decomposition of Lung Sounds Ademovic E., Pesquet J.C., CNRS-ESE, Gif sur Yvette, France; and Charbonneau G., Universite de Paris-Sud, France Abstract and Paper PBP.11 Foetal ECG Extraction Using Blind Source Separation Methods Bacharakis E., Nandi A.K. and Zarzoso V., University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, U.K. Abstract and Paper PBP.12 Influence of the Sinusoidal and Gaussian Noises in the Estimation of the EEG Fractal Dimension Accardo A., University of Trieste, Italy; Affinito M., Carrozzi M., I.R.C.S.S. Ospedale Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy Abstract and Paper PBP.13 Fuzzy-Weighted Averaging for High-Resolution ECG Based on Exploratory Data Analysis Laskaris N., Fotopoulos S., Bezerianos A., and Manolis A., University of Patras, Greece Abstract and Paper PBP.14 Fast and Accurate Parameter Estimation of Noisy Complex Exponentials with Use of Prior Knowledge Vanhamme L., van den Boogaart A., and Van Huffel S., ESAT -K.U.L., Heverlee, Belgium Abstract and Paper PBP.15 Statistical Study of the Delay Variance Estimation for the Individual and Global Methods Meste O., Bataillou E., and Rix H., I3S-CNRS-URA, Valbonne, France Abstract and Paper WEDNESDAY 11

Invited Lecture

8.30 - 9.10 Room: Saturnia S.K. Mitra, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA J.E. Franca, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal PL.2 Mixed Analog-Digital Multirate Signal Processing Abstract and Paper

Special Session: Very Low Bit-Rate Video Coding

Luis Torres, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain 9.10 - 12.50 Room: Saturnia SS.2.2 Video Coding Using Adaptive Global MC and Local Affine MC Jozawa H., Kamikura K., Yanaka K. and Watanabe H., NTT Human Interface Laboratories, Kanagawa, Japan Abstract and Paper SS.2.3 Standards Based Video Communications at Very Low Bit-Rates Girod B., Faerber N. and Steinbach E., University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany Abstract and Paper SS.2.4 Selective Coding by Focus of Attention: a New Tool to Achieve VLBR Video Coding Nguyen E. and Labit C., IRISA, Rennes, France Abstract and Paper SS.2.5 Low Bit-Rate Coding for Mobile Multimedia Communications Lagendijk R.L. and Biemond J., Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Abstract and Paper SS.2.6 A Very Low Bit-Rate Video Codec with Optimal Trade-Off Among DVF, DFD and Segmentation Schuster G and Katsaggelos A., Northwestern University, Evanston, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper SS.2.7 Selective Use of Model-Based Coding for Large Moving Object Pearson D., University of Essex, Colchester, U.K. Abstract and Paper SS.2.8 Very Low BitRate Video Coding and MPEG-4: Still a Good Relation Pereira F., Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisboa, Portugal Abstract and Paper SS.2.9 Dynamic Coding for Visual Communications Reusens E., Ebrahimi T., Castagno R., Le Buhan C., and Kunt M., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland Abstract and Paper SS.2.10 Segmentation-Based Video Coding: Temporal Linking and Rate Control Salembier P. Marques F. and Pardas, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain Abstract and Paper WEDNESDAY MORNING

Speech Processing

9.10 - 12.50 Room: Oceania A Chairman: U. HEUTE, C. Halbrechts University of Kiel, Germany SP.1 Nonlinear Prediction of Speech Signals Using Radial Basis Function Networks Birgmeier M., Vienna University of Technology, Austria Abstract and Paper SP.2 Nonlinear Formant-Pitch Prediction Using Recurrent Neural Networks Varoglu E. and Hacioglu K., Eastern Mediterranean University, Mersin, Turkey Abstract and Paper SP.3 Speech Enhancement for Hearing Aids Campbell D.R., University of Paisley, U.K. Abstract and Paper SP.4 On Speech Enhancement Algorithms Based on MMSE Estimation Scalart, P., France Telecom, Lannion, France; Vieira Filho J., UNESP, Brazil; and Chiquito J.G., UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil Abstract and Paper SP.5 Evaluation of Digital Hearing Aid Algorithms on Wearable Signal Processor Systems Rass U. and Steeger G.H., Fachhochschule Nurnberg, Germany Abstract and Paper SP.6 Reduced-Rank Noise Reduction: a Filterbank Interpretation Jensen S.H., Aalborg University, Denmark; and Hansen P.C., Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark Abstract and Paper SP.7 Speaker Localization and Its Application to Time Delay Estimators for Multi-Microphone Speech Enhancement Systems Drews M., Technische Universitat Berlin, Germany Abstract and Paper SP.8 A Wide-Band Speech-Model Process as a Test Signal Serafat M.R. and Heute U., University of Kiel, Germany Abstract and Paper SP.9 Quadratic Classifier with Sliding Training Data Set in Robust Recursive Identification of Nonstationary AR Model of Speech Markovic M.Z., Institute of Applied Mathematics and Electronics, Belgrade, Yugoslavia Abstract and Paper WEDNESDAY MORNING

Modelling

9.10 - 12.50 Room: Oceania C Chairman: B. MULGREW, University of Edinburgh, U.K. M.1 Multichannel Time-Series Modelling and Prediction by Wavelet Networks Prochazka A., Prague University of Chemical Technology, Czech Republic; and Smith J.H., South Bank University, London, U.K. Abstract and Paper M.2 L-inf Blind Deconvolution for the Generalized AR Model Xu W. and Kaveh M., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper M.3 Extension of Autocovariance Coefficients Sequence for Periodically Correlated Random Processes by Using the Partial Autocorrelation Function Lambert S., LMC/IMAG, Grenoble, France Abstract and Paper M.4 Several Synthesis Techniques of Fractional Brownian Motion (fbm) Magre O. and Guglielmi M., Universite de Nantes, France Abstract and Paper M.5 Algebraic Lattice Realization of Passive Transmission Line Systems Monden Y., Nagamatsu M. and Okamoto S., Shimane University, Matsue, Japan Abstract and Paper M.6 Model Reduction by Kautz Filters den Brinker A.C., Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands Abstract and Paper M.7 Characterisation of the Wigner-Ville Distribution of K-Noise Rodriguez M.A. and Vergara L., Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain Abstract and Paper M.8 Minimal Continuous State-Space Parametrizations van der Veen A.J., Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands; Viberg M., Chalmers University of Technology, Goteborg, Sweden Abstract and Paper M.9 AM-FM Expansions for Images Pattichis M.S. and Bovik A.C., University of Texas, Austin, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper WEDNESDAY MORNING

Array Processing

9.10 - 12.50 Room: Vulcania I Chairman: J.F. BOHME, Ruhr Universitat Bochum, Germany AP.1 Simultaneous Schur Decomposition of Several Matrices to Achieve Automatic Pairing in Multidimensional Harmonic Retrieval Problems Haardt M., Huper K., Technical University of Munich, Germany; Moore J.B., Australian National University, Canberra, Australia; and Nossek, J.A.Technical University of Munich, Germany Abstract and Paper AP.2 A Unified Approach to Robust Adaptive Beamforming in Moving Jammer Environment Gershman A. B., Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany; Nickel U., FFM FGAN, Wachtberg-Werthhoven, Germany; and Bohme J. F., Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany Abstract and Paper AP.3 An Adaptive ESPRIT Algorithm Based on Perturbation of Unsymmetrical Matrices Liu Q.-G. and Champagne B., Universite du Quebec, Canada Abstract and Paper AP.4 An Algorithm for Multi-Source Beamforming and Multi-Target Tracking: Further Results Affes S., INRS, Verdun, Canada; Gazor S., Isfahan University of Technology, Iran; and Grenier Y., Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications, Paris, France Abstract and Paper AP.5 Array Self Calibration: Identifiability Issues Comon P. and Deruaz L., Thomson-Sintra ASM, Sophia-Antipolis, France Abstract and Paper AP.6 Multiple Signal Detection and Parameter Estimation Using Sensor Arrays with Phase Uncertainties Maiwald D. and Nickel U., FGAN-EFM, Wachtberg, Germany Abstract and Paper AP.8 A Generalized Correlation Function for Magnified / Reduced Signals Busboom A., Schotten H.D., and Elders-Boll H., RWTH Aachen, Germany Abstract and Paper AP.9 Optimal Time Invariant and Widely Linear Spatial Filtering for Radiocommunications Chevalier P., THOMSON-CSF, Gennevilliers, France Abstract and Paper WEDNESDAY MORNING

Image Enhancement

9.10 - 12.50 Room: Vulcania II Chairman: I. PITAS, University of Thessaloniki, Greece IE.1 Bit-Based Weighted Mean Filter Kar B.K., Motorola, Tempe, U.S.A.; Chatterjee M. and Pradhan D.K., Texas A&M University, College Stn., U.S.A. Abstract and Paper IE.2 A Rational Filter for the Removal of Blocking Artifacts in Image Sequences Coded at Low Bitrate Castagno R., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland; and Ramponi G., University of Trieste, Italy Abstract and Paper IE.3 Spectral Estimation Filters for Noise Reduction in X-Ray Fluoroscopy Imaging Aach T. and Kunz D., Philips GmbH Research Laboratories, Aachen, Germany Abstract and Paper IE.4 Nonlinear Unsharp Masking for the Enhancement of Document Images Chiandussi S. and Ramponi G., University of Trieste, Italy Abstract and Paper IE.5 Neural Network Approach to Blind Separation and Enhancement of Images Cichocki A., Kasprzak W. and Amari S., RIKEN, Saitama, Japan Abstract and Paper IE.6 Non Causal Adaptive Quadratic Filters for Image Filtering and Contrast Enhancement Guillon S. and Baylou P., ENSERB and GDR 134 - CNRS, Talence, France Abstract and Paper IE.7 Locally Adaptive Techniques for Stack Filtering Petrescu, D., Tabus, I. and Gabbouj, M., Pori Tampere University of Technology, Finland Abstract and Paper IE.8 LMS Registration of Rigid Transformations Smith C. and Campbell D.R., University of Paisley, U.K. Abstract and Paper IE.9 A New Stabilized Zero-Crossing Representation in the Wavelet Transform Domain and Its Application to Image Processing Watanabe S., Komatsu T. and Saito T., Kanagawa University, Yokohama, Japan Abstract and Paper WEDNESDAY MORNING

Communications

9.10 - 12.50 Upper Hall - Poster Session Chairman: A.K. NANDI, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow , U.K. PC.1 Using Orthogonalized Voice for Simultaneous Transmission of Voice and Data Goren M., Tirosh O., Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel; Kishon-Rabin L., Tel-Aviv University, Israel; and Wulich D., University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel Abstract and Paper PC.2 Modelling Man-Computer Oral Dialogue in Noisy Environment Psutka J., Kepka J., Muller L., and Tychtl Z., University of West Bohemia, Plzen, Czech Republic Abstract and Paper PC.3 An Adaptive Blind Equaliser with Automatically Controlled Step-Size Toh B.E. and McLernon D.C., University of Leeds, U.K. Abstract and Paper PC.4 Efficient Clustering Techniques for Superwised and Blind Channel Equalization in Hostile Environments Theodoridis S. and Georgoulakis K., University of Athens, Greece Abstract and Paper PC.5 Performance of an Adaptive Kalman Equaliser on Time Variant Multipath Channels Shimamura T. and Cowan C.F.N., Loughborough University of Technology, U.K. Abstract and Paper PC.6 Unbiased MMSE Decision-Feedback Equalization for Packet Transmission Slock D.T.M. and De Carvalho E., EURECOM, Sophia-Antipolis, France Abstract and Paper PC.7 Blind Maximum Likelihood Sequence Detection over Fast Fading Channels Reader D.J. and Cowley W.G., University of South Australia Abstract and Paper PC.8 Combined Matched Filter/Interpolator for Digital Receivers Ries S., Universitat-GH Paderborn, Meschede, Germany; and Roeckerath-Ries M.Th., Markische Fachhochschule, Hagen, Germany Abstract and Paper PC.9 Blind Multiuser Adaptive Combining for Asynchronous CDMA Systems Munoz-Medina O. and Fernandez-Rubio J.A., Universitat Polytecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain Abstract and Paper PC.10 Evolutionary ARMA Modelling for Aeronautical Communications Bakkoury J., Castanie F. and Roviras D., National Polytechnics Institute of Toulouse, France Abstract and Paper PC.11 New Techniques for the Baud Duration Estimation Azzouz E.E. and Nandi A.K., University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, U.K. Abstract and Paper PC.12 A Soft Receiver Using Recurrent Networks Favalli L., Mecocci A. and Pizzi R., University of Pavia, Italy Abstract and Paper PC.13 Self Calibrating Low IF Digital Image Rejection Receiver for Mobile Communications Paez-Borrallo J.M. and Casajus Quiros F.J., Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain Abstract and Paper PC.14 Classification of Linear Modulations by Mean of a Fourth Order Cumulant Boiteau D., CESTA, Bruz, France; and Le Martret C., Centre Electronique de l'Armement, Bruz, France Abstract and Paper PC.15 Some New ARQ Protocols for Personal Communication Systems Andreadis A., Benelli G., and Garzelli A., University of Siena, Italy Abstract and Paper WEDNESDAY MORNING

Detection and Estimation

9.10 - 12.50 Upper Hall - Poster Session Chairman: M. NAJIM, ENSERB et GDR-134, CNRS, Talence, France PDE.1 Performance of an Optimal Multiplicative Jump Detector Based on the Continuous Wavelet Transform Chabert M., Tourneret J.-Y., and Castanie F., National Polytechnics Institute of Toulouse, France Abstract and Paper PDE.2 Line Spectrum Pairs in Pattern Recognition Tourneret J.-Y. and Ghogho M., National Polytechnics Institute of Toulouse, France Abstract and Paper PDE.3 CFAR Detector for Background Noise with Two-Parameter Distribution de Miguel Vela G., Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain; Martinez Madrid J.J., Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio, Madrid, Spain; and Portillo Garcia J.I., Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain Abstract and Paper PDE.4 Asymptotic Performance Analysis of the Single-Cycle Detector Rostaing P., Thierry E., and Pitarque T., Universite de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France Abstract and Paper PDE.5 Use of Fourth-Order Statistics for Non-Gaussian Noise Modelling: the Generalized Gaussian pdf in Terms of Kurtosis Tesei A. and Regazzoni C.S., University of Genoa, Italy Abstract and Paper PDE.6 Discrete HMM's for Classification of Mixtures of Signals Couvreur C., Fontaine V., and Leich H., Faculte Polytechnique de Mons, Belgium Abstract and Paper PDE.7 Model Order Selection in Unknown Correlated Noise: a Supervised Approach Costa P., Grouffaud J., Larzabal P., and Clergeot H., URA CNRS D 1375, Cachan, France Abstract and Paper PDE.8 Equalizer Evaluation in Integrated Data and Channel Estimation D'Ambrosio L., University of L'Aquila, Italy; Marchesani R., ALCATEL TELSPACE, Nanterre, France; and Ruggieri M., University of L'Aquila, Italy Abstract and Paper PDE.9 A Modified Filterbank for Tracking Multiple Sinusoidal Signals Sun H.W., Yardim A. and Cain G.D., University of Westminster, London, U.K. Abstract and Paper PDE.10 Wigner Transform Instantaneous Phase Estimator Zielinski T.P., University of Mining and Metallurgy, Krakow, Poland Abstract and Paper PDE.11 Source Separation Using Second Order Statistics Lindgren U., Sahlin, H., and Broman H., Chalmers University of Technology, Goteborg, Sweden Abstract and Paper PDE.12 Constrained Deconvolution: a Game Theory Approach in an H-inf Setting Sekko E. and Thomas G., UCBL LAGEP, Villeurbanne, France Abstract and Paper PDE.13 Application of the Structured Total Least Norm Technique in Spectral Estimation Chen H., Van Huffel S., Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium; and van Ormondt D., Delft Univertisy of Technology, The Netherlands Abstract and Paper PDE.14 A Short Way to Compute WT from STFT Rusu C., Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania Abstract and Paper PDE.15 Subband Decomposition Based on the Hilbert Transform Applied to Radar Imaging Rouquette S., Berthoumieu Y., and Najim M., ENSERB et GDR-134, CNRS, Talence, France Abstract and Paper WEDNESDAY AFTERNOOON

Video Coding I

14.20 - 18.00 Room. Saturnia Chairman: G.A. MIAN, University of Padua, Italy VCI.2 A Testbed for the Evaluation of MPEG Video Transmission on ATM Networks van den Branden Lambrecht C.J. and Basso A., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland Abstract and Paper VCI.3 A Perfomance Model for the MPEG Coder Calvagno G., Mian G.A., Moro A., and Rinaldo R., University of Padua, Italy Abstract and Paper VCI.4 Feed-Forward Buffering and Rate Control Based on Scene Change Features for MPEG Video Coder Saw Y-S., Grant P.M., and Hannah J.M., University of Edinburgh, U.K. Abstract and Paper VCI.5 Tree-structured Lattice Vector Quantization Ricordel V. and Labit C., IRISA/INRIA Rennes, France Abstract and Paper VCI.6 Improving Bit-Rate and Quality Control for MPEG-2 Video Sources Cicalini G., Favalli L., and Mecocci A., University of Pavia, Italy Abstract and Paper VCI.7 Cell Delay Variation Performance of CBR and VBR MPEG-2 Sources in an ATM Multiplexer Zamora J., Anastassiou D., and Ly K., Columbia University, New York, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper VCI.8 A Temporal Mode Selection in the MPEG-2 Encoder Scheme Piron L., EPFL DE/LTS, Lausanne, Switzerland Abstract and Paper VCI.9 Region Based Coding Scheme with Scalability Features Egger O., Bossen F. and Ebrahimi T., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland Abstract and Paper VCI.10 A Modified MPEG-1 System Based on GenLOT Oguz S.H., Nguyen T.Q. and Hu Y.H., University of Wisconsin, Madison, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper WEDNESDAY AFTERNOOON

Special Session Recent Trends in Multirate Signal Processing

Sanjit K. Mitra, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA 14.20 - 18.00 Room: Oceania A SS.3.1 Chinese Remainder Theorem: Recent Trends and New Results in Filter Bank Design Kok C.W. and Nguyen T.Q., University of Wisconsin, Madison, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper SS.3.2 On Perfect-Reconstruction FIR Filter Banks Kofidis E., University of Patras, Greece; and Theodoridis S., Kalouptsidis N., University of Athens, Greece Abstract and Paper SS.3.3 Lattice Structure for Two-Channel Filter Banks with Complex Coefficients, which Yield Symmetric Wavelet Bases Cooklev T., University of Toronto, Canada; Nishihara A. and Kato M., Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Abstract and Paper SS.3.4 FIR Oversampled Filter Banks and Frames in l2 (Z) Cvetkovic Z. and Vetterli M., University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper SS.3.5 An Adaptive Projection Algorithm for Multirate Filter Bank Optimization Huang D.Y. and Regalia P.A., Institut National des Telecommunications, Evry, France Abstract and Paper SS.3.6 Considerations in the Design of Optimum Compaction Filters for Subband Coders Lin Y-P. and Vaidyanathan P.P., California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper SS.3.7 Orthogonal Transmultiplexer: a Multiuser Communications Platform from FDMA to CDMA Akansu A.N. and Tazebay M.V., New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper SS.3.8 On Efficient Implementation of Multidimensional Multirate Filters Derived from One-Dimensional Filters Chen T., AT&T Research, Holmdel, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper SS.3.10 Measurement and Symbolic Analysis of Implemented Multirate Systems Schuessler H.W. and Heinle F., University of Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany Abstract and Paper SS.3.11 Efficient IIR Switched-Capacitor Decimators and Interpolators Baruqui F.A.P., Petraglia A., Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Mitra S.K., University of California, Santa Barbara, U.S.A.; Franca J.E., Istituto Superior Tecnico, Lisboa, Portugal Abstract and Paper WEDNESDAY AFTERNOOON

Estimation II

14.20 - 18.00 Room: Oceania C Chairman: B. PICINBONO, Ecole Superieure d'Electricite, Gif sur Yvette, France EII.1 Order Determination of State Space Systems Place, A.G. and Allen, G.H., James Cook University, Townsville, Australia Abstract and Paper EII.2 The Best Order of Long Autoregressive Models for Moving Average Estimation Broersen P.M.T., Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands Abstract and Paper EII.3 A Class of Real-Time AR Identification Algorithms in the Case of Missing Observations Mirsaidi S. and Oksman J., Ecole Superieure d'Electricite, Gif sur Yvette, France Abstract and Paper EII.4 Unsupervised Restoration of Generalized Multisensor Hidden Markov Chains Giordana N. and Pieczynski W., Institut National des Telecommunications, Evry, France Abstract and Paper EII.5 Application of Hidden Markov Models to Blind Channel Estimation and Data Detection in a GSM Environment Anton-Haro C., Fonollosa J.A.R. and Fonollosa J.R., Dept. of Signal Theory and Communications, Barcelona, Spain Abstract and Paper EII.6 Estimating Piecewise Linear Models Using Combinatorial Optimization Techniques Mattavelli M., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland; and Amaldi E., Cornell University, Ithaca, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper EII.7 Structured Total Least Squares Methods in Signal Processing Lemmerling P., Van Huffel S., and De Moor B., Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium Abstract and Paper EII.8 Bayesian Deconvolution of Cyclostationary Processes Based on Point Processes Andrieu C., Duvaut P. and Doucet A., ENSEA - ETIS, Cergy-Pontoise, France Abstract and Paper EII.9 Differential Cepstrum Defined on Interpolated Sequences Zazula D., Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Maribor, Slovenia Abstract and Paper EII.10 Modulation Classification - A Unified View Nagy P.A.J., National Defence Research Establishment, Linkoping, Sweden Abstract and Paper WEDNESDAY AFTERNOOON

Neural Networks

14.20 - 18.00 Room: Vulcania I Chairman: D. DOCAMPO, Universidad de Vigo, Spain NN.1 Fast Self-Organizing of n-Dimensional Topology Maps Haese K. and vom Stein H.D., University of the Federal Armed Forces, Hamburg, Germany Abstract and Paper NN.2 Bounding the Errors in Constructive Function Approximation Docampo D. and Abdallah C.T., Universidade de Vigo, Spain Abstract and Paper NN.3 A Novel Constructive Neural Network that Learns to Find Discriminant Functions Alba J.L. and Docio L., Universidade de Vigo, Spain Abstract and Paper NN.5 RBF Networks for Density Estimation and Complexity Analysis Sardo L. and Kittler J., University of Surrey, Guildford, U.K. Abstract and Paper NN.6 Optimization of a Neural Network Applied to Pulsed Radar Detection Andina D. and Sanz-Gonzalez J.L., Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain Abstract and Paper NN.7 Neural Networks to Predict Ozone Pollution in Industrial Areas Arena P., Baglio S., Fortuna L. and Nunnari G., University of Catania, Italy Abstract and Paper NN.8 Multi-Stage Nonlinear Classification of Respiratory Sounds Guler E.C., Sankur B., and Kahya Y.P., Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey; and Raudys S., Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Vilnius, Lithuania Abstract and Paper NN.9 A Neural Network for Calculating Adaptive Shift and Rotation Invariant Image Features Kroner S., Technische Universitat Hamburg-Harburg, Germany Abstract and Paper NN.10 ROI-Based Image Coding Using Multiresolution Neural Networks Alexopoulos V. and Kollias S., National Technical University of Athens, Greece Abstract and Paper WEDNESDAY AFTERNOOON

Image Restoration II

14.20 - 18.00 Room: Vulcania II Chairman: M. GABBOUJ, Tampere University of Technology, Pori, Finland REII.1 Discrete B-Spline Functions Ichige K. and Kamada M., University of Tsukuba, Japan Abstract and Paper REII.2 2-D Neural Hybrid Filters Using Adaptive Windows and Layered Median Filters Muneyasu M., Maeda T. and Hinamoto T., Hiroshima University, Japan Abstract and Paper REII.3 Vector Median-Vector Directional Hybrid Filter for Color Image Restoration Gabbouj M. and Cheikh F.A., Tampere University of Technology, Finland Abstract and Paper REII.4 Regularized Image Deconvolution in a Wavelet Scheme Burdeau J.-L., INT, Evry, France; and Prost R., CREATIS, Villeurbanne, France Abstract and Paper REII.5 A Blind Deconvolution Algorithm for Simultaneous Image Restoration and System Characterisation Razaz M. and Kampmann-Hudson D., University of East Anglia, Norwich, U.K. Abstract and Paper REII.6 Multiresolution Image Decomposition with Complex Steerable Pyramids Jacovitti G., Manca A., University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy; and Neri A., University of Rome III, Italy Abstract and Paper REII.7 An Algorithm for Reconstructing Positive Images from Noisy Data de Villiers G.D., Defence Research Agency, Malvern, U.K. Abstract and Paper REII.8 Identification of a Degraded Image by a Multiplicative or Additive Noise Beaurepaire L. and Chehdi K., ENSSAT, Lannion, France Abstract and Paper REII.9 A Multiresolution Speckle Reduction Algorithm with Application to SAR Images Galdi C., University of Neaples, Italy; and Soraghan J.J., University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, U.K. Abstract and Paper REII.10 SAR Images Reconstruction via Phase Retrieval Isernia T., University of Neaples "Federico II", Italy; Pascazio V., Istituto Universitario Navale, Neaples, Italy; Pierri R., II University of Neaples, Italy; and Schirinzi G., CNR, Neaples, Italy Abstract and Paper WEDNESDAY AFTERNOOON

Array Processing

14.20 - 18.00 Upper Hall - Poster Session Chairman: D. SLOCK, EURECOM Institute, Sophia Antipolis, France PAP.1 A Cyclic Coherent Method for Wideband Source Location Gelli G., II University of Neaples, Italy and Izzo L., University of Neaples Federico II, Italy Abstract and Paper PAP.2 Comparison of DOA Estimation Performance for Various Types of Sparse Antenna Array Geometries Abramovich Y.I., Gray D.A., Technology Park, The Levels, Australia; Gorokhov A.Y., Telecom, Paris, France; and Spencer N.K., Technology Park, The Levels, Australia Abstract and Paper PAP.3 Eigenvector Peeling Approach to Coherent Multiple Source Location Problem Reddi S.S., Signal Research Laboratory, Irvine, U.S.A.; and Gershman A.B., Ruhr University Bochum, Germany Abstract and Paper PAP.5 New Geometrical Results about 4-th Order Direction Finding Methods Permormance Chevalier P., Ferreol A. and Denis J.P., THOMSON-CSF, Gennevilliers, France Abstract and Paper PAP.6 Passive Identification of Multipath Channel Grouffaud J., LESiR-E.N.S. de Cachan, France; Ferreol A., THOMSON CSF, Gennevilliers, France; Larzabal P. and Clergeot H., LESiR-E.N.S. de Cachan, France Abstract and Paper PAP.7 Criteria for Complex Sources Separation Moreau E., Universite de Toulon et du Var, France Abstract and Paper PAP.8 Robust Beamforming for Interference Rejection in Mobile Communications Riba J., Goldberg J., and Vazquez G., E.T.S.E. Telecomunicacio, Barcelona, Spain Abstract and Paper PAP.9 Adaptive Array Beamforming for Frequency Hopping Modulation Najar M. and Lagunas M.A., Universitat Polytecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain Abstract and Paper PAP.10 Algorithms and Structures for Source Separation Based on the Constant Modulus Property Cerquides J.R. and Fernandez-Rubio J.A., Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain Abstract and Paper PAP.11 Partially Adaptive Generalized Sidelobe Canceller with Prescribed Zeros Saric Z.M. and Cetina M., Institute of Mathematics, Beograd, Yugoslavia Abstract and Paper PAP.12 A Realizeable Parallel RLS Parameter Estimator Gaston F.M.F., University of Birmingham, U.K.; and Brown D.W., Queen's University of Belfast, U.K. Abstract and Paper PAP.13 Wideband Array Processing Using a Partitioned Spectral Matrix Bourennane S. and Frikel M., CNRS-URA 2053, Corte, France Abstract and Paper PAP.14 Fast Algorithm for the Wideband Array Processing Using a Two-Sided Correlation Transformation Bourennane S. and Frikel M., CMCS. URA CNRS, Corte, France Abstract and Paper WEDNESDAY AFTERNOOON

Speech Processing and Coding

14.20 - 18.00 Upper Hall - Poster Session Chairman: P. LAFACE, Politecnico di Torino, Italy PSP.1 Extended Spectral Subtraction Sovka P., Pollak P. and Kybic J., Czech Technical University, Praha, Czech Republic Abstract and Paper PSP.2 Noise Reduction of Speech Signals Using the Rank-Revealing ULLV Decomposition Hansen P.S.K., Hansen, P.C., Hansen S.D., and Sorensen J.A., Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark Abstract and Paper PSP.3 Speech Enhancement Using a Wiener Filtering Under Signal Presence Uncertainty Akbari Azirani A., Le Bouquin Jeannes R., and Faucon G., Universite de Rennes 1, France Abstract and Paper PSP.4 Improved Spectral Subtraction for Speech Enhancement Malca Y. and Wulich D., University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel Abstract and Paper PSP.5 A Single Microphone Noise Canceller Based on Adaptive Kalman Filter Gabrea M., Mandridake E., and Najim M., ENSERB et GDR-134, CNRS, Talence, France Abstract and Paper PSP.6 Two Microphones Speech Enhancement System Based on a Double Fast Recursive Least Squares (DFRLS) Algorithm Gabrea M., Mandridake E., ENSERB et GDR-134, CNRS, Talence, France; Menez M., LASSY-I3S, Nice, France; Najim M., ENSERB et GDR-134, CNRS, Talence, France; and Vallauri A., Texas-Instruments, Villeneuve-Loubet, France Abstract and Paper PSP.7 Signal Restoration of Broad Band Speech Using Nonlinear Processing Yasukawa H., NTT Optical Network Systems Labs, Yokosuka, Japan Abstract and Paper PSP.8 Adaptive Digital Filtering for Signal Reconstruction Using Spectrum Extrapolation Yasukawa H., NTT Optical Network Systems Labs., Yokosuka, Japan Abstract and Paper PSP.9 Combination of Two-Channel Spectral Subtraction and Adaptive Wiener Post-filtering for Noise Reduction and Dereverberation Dorbecker M. and Ernst S., Aachen University of Technology, Germany Abstract and Paper PSP.10 Lip Movements Synthesis Using Time-Delay Neural Networks Curinga S., Lavagetto F., and Vignoli F., University of Genoa, Italy Abstract and Paper PSP.11 Speech Segmentation Using Multilevel Hybrid Filters Faundez M. and Vallverdu F., ETSE Telecomunicacio, Barcelona, Spain Abstract and Paper PSP.12 A Backward - Adaptive Perceptual Audio Coder Rodrigues J.M. and Tome A.M., Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Abstract and Paper PSP.13 Sample-by-Sample Gain Adaptive CELP Coding of Wideband Audio Chu M.T. and Chan C.F., City University of Hong Kong Abstract and Paper PSP.14 Split-Band LD-Celp Wideband Speech Coding at 24 Kbit/s Santilli A., Aethra Telecomunicazioni, Ancona, Italy; Uncini A. and Piazza F., University of Ancona, Italy Abstract and Paper PSP.15 Innovation Coding with a Cross-Correlated Quantization Noise Model Andersen S.V., Olesen M., Jensen S.H. and Hansen E., Aalborg University, Denmark Abstract and Paper THURSDAY MORNING

Invited Lecture

Room: Saturnia 8.30 - 9.10 E.D. Dickmanns, Universitat der Bundeswehr-Munchen, Germany PL.3 Expectation-Based Multi-Focal Vision for Vehicle Guidance Abstract and Paper

Speech Analysis and Synthesis

Room: Saturnia 9.10 - 12.50 Chairman: D. SERENO, CSELT, Torino, Italy SAS.1 Waveform Interpolation Technique for Text-to-Speech Synthesis Larreategui M. and Carrasco R.A., Staffordshire University, U.K. Abstract and Paper SAS.2 Improved Phonotactic Analysis in Automatic Language Identification Navratil J., Technische Universitat Ilmenau, Germany Abstract and Paper SAS.3 Automatic Language Identification: Using Intonation as a Discriminating Feature Leavers V.F., Whiehler K., and Burley C.E., Manchester University, U.K. Abstract and Paper SAS.4 Prosody Generation by Means of a Syntactic Approach and its Application in a Text to Speech System Mumolo E. and Teia M., University of Trieste, Italy Abstract and Paper SAS.5 A Text-to-Speech System for the Slovenian Language Gros J., Pavesic N. and Mihelic F., University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Abstract and Paper SAS.6 Speaker Recognition Based on a Weighted Acoustic Discrimination Garcia-Mateo C. and Rodriguez-Linares L., Universidad de Vigo, Spain Abstract and Paper SAS.7 Speaker Recognition with Artificial Neural Networks and Mel-Frequency Cepstral Coefficients Soria R.A.B. and Cabral E.F.Jr., University of Sao Paolo, Brazil Abstract and Paper SAS.8 Improved Vocal Tract Model for Speech Synthesis Liu M. and Lacroix A., University of Frankfurt, Germany Abstract and Paper SAS.9 Vowel-non Vowel Classification of Speech Using an MLP and Rules Sirigos J., Darsinos V., Fakotakis N., and Kokkinakis G., University of Patras, Greece Abstract and Paper SAS.10 A Wavelet Representation Evaluation for Stop-Consonants Classification Gerard C., Baudry M. and Rogozan A., Universite du Maine, Le Mans, France Abstract and Paper THURSDAY MORNING

Motion Estimation

9.10 - 12.50 Room: Oceania A Chairman: K. FAZEKAS Technical University, Budapest, Hungary ME.1 An Efficient Matching Approach to Motion Analysis of Images Girtis K., University of Piraeus, Greece; Lilas T. and Kollias S., University of Athens, Greece Abstract and Paper ME.2 Parameter Estimation of Non-Translational Motion Fields Dimou C. and Pitas I., University of Thessaloniki, Greece Abstract and Paper ME.3 Joint Motion Estimation/Segmentation for Object-Based Video Coding Han S.C., Boroczky L., and Woods J.W., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,Troy, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper ME.4 A Spiral Search Algorithm for Fast Estimation of Block Motion Vectors Zahariadis T. and Kalivas D., INTRACOM S.A., Peania, Greece Abstract and Paper ME.5 Motion Connected Operators for Image Sequences Salembier P., Oliveras A. and L. Garrido, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain Abstract and Paper ME.6 Effective Motion Field Description Based on Affine Models and Global Motion Information Barbieri M. and Lancini R., CEFRIEL, Milano, Italy Abstract and Paper ME.7 Multivector Motion Description for Region-Based Very Low Bit-Rate Video Coding Salgado L., Ronda J.I., Menendez J.M., Rendon E., and Sanz A., Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain Abstract and Paper ME.8 Motion Vector Optimization of Control Grid Interpolation and Overlapped Block Motion Compensation Using Iterative Dynamic Programming Chen M.C. and Willson A.N.Jr., University of California, Los Angeles, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper ME.9 Motion Compensation in Block DCT Coding Based on Perspective Warping Capodiferro L., Puledda, S, Fondazione U. Bordoni, Rome, Italy; and Jacovitti G., University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy Abstract and Paper ME.10 Mean Field Approximation to Multimodal Motion Estimation Problem Thanh Dang N. and Fazekas K., Technical University, Budapest, Hungary Abstract and Paper THURSDAY MORNING

Special Session Systems for Acoustic Echo and Noise Control

Eberhard Hansler, Technische Hochschule Darmstadt, Germany 9.10 - 12.50 Room: Oceania C SS.4.1 Combined Acoustic Echo Control and Noise Reduction for Hands-Free Telephony - State of the Art and Perspectives Martin R. and Vary P., Aachen University of Technology, Germany Abstract and Paper SS.4.2 Binaural Analysis Methods and Their Relationship to Quality Evaluation of Hands-Free Telecommunication Equipment Gierlich H.W., HEAD Acoustics GmbH, Herzogenrath, Germany Abstract and Paper SS.4.3 Implementation and Evaluation of an Acoustic Echo Canceller Using Duo-Filter Control System Haneda Y., Makino S., Kojima J. and Shimauchi S., NTT Human Interface Laboratories, Tokyo, Japan Abstract and Paper SS.4.4 Identifying the True Echo Path Impulse Responses in Stereophonic Acoustic Echo Cancellation Amand F., CEFRIEL, Milan, Italy; Gilloire A., CNET LAA/TSS/CMC, Lannion, France; and Benesty J., Bell Labs. Innovations, Murray Hill, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper SS.4.5 Analysis of Two Structures for Combined Acoustic Echo Cancellation and Noise Reduction Guelou Y., Benamar A. and Scalart P., CNET/LAA/TSS/CMC, Lannion, France Abstract and Paper SS.4.6 Performance of Adaptive Dereverberation Techniques Using Directivity Controlled Arrays Marro C., Mahieux Y., CNET/LAA/TSS/CMC, Lannion, France; and Simmer K.U., Houpert Digital Audio, Bremen, Germany Abstract and Paper SS.4.7 A Hands-Free Phone System Based on a Partitioned Frequency-Domain Adaptive Echo Canceller Estermann P., Kaelin A., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland Abstract and Paper SS.4.8 Echo-Compensation and Noise Suppression for Speech Recognition Applications Stammler W., Schulz, M. and Scheppach F., Daimler Benz Aerospace AG, Ulm, Germany Abstract and Paper SS.4.9 Hands-Free Speaking for Communication Terminals Matt H.J. and Walker M., ALCATEL TELECOM, Stuttgart, Germany Abstract and Paper THURSDAY MORNING

Image Coding

9.10 - 12.50 Room: Vulcania I Chairman: R.J. CLARKE, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, U.K. IC.1 Time-Varying Wavelet Transform for Image Coding Xiang Y. and Dai R., Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China Abstract and Paper IC.2 Lossless Image Compression with Wavelet Transform Jiang J., Loughborough University of Technology, U.K. Abstract and Paper IC.3 Invariance Properties of Integral Transforms of Images Ferraro M., University of Turin, Italy; and Giulianini F., Northeastern University, Boston, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper IC.4 Matched Block Transform Design Techniques Caglar H., Gunturk S., Anarim E., and Sankur B., Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey Abstract and Paper IC.5 Progressive Image Coding for Visual Surveillance Applications Based on Statistical Morphological Skeleton Foresti G.L., Regazzoni C.S., and Teschioni A., University of Genoa, Italy Abstract and Paper IC.6 Enhanced Initialization Method for LBG Codebook Design Algorithm in Vector Quantization of Images Lo K-T. and Cheng S-M., The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Abstract and Paper IC.7 Fractal Coding of Subbands Using an Oriented Partition Belloulata K., Baskurt A., Benoit-Cattin H., and Prost R, CREATIS, Villeurbanne, France Abstract and Paper IC.8 Low Complexity Synthesis Filter Bank for Subband Coding of Images Sundsbo I. and Ramstad T.A., The Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim, Norway Abstract and Paper IC.9 Perceptual Quality Metric for Digitally Coded Color Images van den Branden Lambrecht C.J., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland; and Farrell J.E., Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Palo Alto, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper THURSDAY MORNING

Multirate Filtering II

9.10 - 12.50 Room: Vulcania II Chairman: M. BELLANGER, C.N.A.M., Paris, France MFII.1 The Optimum Approximation in Generalized Time-Frequency Domains and Application to Numerical Simulation of Partial Differential Equations (Invited) Kida T., Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Abstract and Paper MFII.2 Computationally Efficient Realization of MDFT Filter Banks Karp T. and Fliege N.J., Hamburg University of Technology, Germany Abstract and Paper MFII.3 MMSE Filter Banks with Reduced Complexity Karp T., Gosse K., Mertins A., and Duhamel P., Hamburg University of Technology, Germany Abstract and Paper MFII.4 Simplified Design of Linear Phase Prototype Filters for Modulated Filterbanks Kliewer J., University of Kiel, Germany Abstract and Paper MFII.5 A New Algorithm for Designing Prototype Filters for M-Band Pseudo QMF Banks Rossi M., Zhang J-Y., and Steenaart W., BNR 2Y81, Ottawa, Canada Abstract and Paper MFII.6 Shift Error in Iterated Rational Filter Banks Blu T., France Telecom, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France Abstract and Paper MFII.7 Weighted Lagrangian Interpolating FIR Filter Hermanowicz E., Technical University of Gdansk, Poland Abstract and Paper MFII.8 Two-Stage Polyphase Interpolators and Decimators for Sample Rate Conversions with Prime Numbers Johansson H., and Wanhammar L., Linkoping University, Sweden Abstract and Paper MFII.9 Equalizers for Transmultiplexers in Orthogonal Multiplecarrier Data Transmission Wiegand T., University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany; and Fliege N.J., Hamburg University of Technology, Germany Abstract and Paper MFII.10 Crosstalk Cancellation and Memory Truncation in Transmultiplexer Filter Banks - Transmission over Non-Ideal Channels Mertins A., Hamburg University of Technology, Germany Abstract and Paper THURSDAY MORNING

Adaptive Systems

9.10 - 12.50 Upper Hall: Poster Session Chairman: O. MACCHI, CNRS-Supelec, Gif-sur-Yvette, France PAS.1 Cascaded All-Pass Sections for LMS Adaptive Filtering Belt H.J.W. and Butterweck H.J., Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands Abstract and Paper PAS.2 An Approach to LMS Adaptive Filtering without Use of the Independence Assumption Butterweck H.J., Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands Abstract and Paper PAS.3 Does Fractionally-Spaced CMA Converge Faster than LMS? Touzni A. and Fijalkow I., ENSEA/ETIS, Cergy-Pontoise, France Abstract and Paper PAS.4 Convergence Analysis of a Variable Step-Size Normalized LMS Adaptive Filter Algorithm Qin L. and Bellanger M.G., CNAM 292, Paris, France Abstract and Paper PAS.5 A Novel Givens Rotation Based Fast SQR-RLS Algorithm Carini A., University of Trieste, Italy Abstract and Paper PAS.6 On the Adaptation of the Pole of Laguerre-Lattice Filters Oliveira e Silva, T., Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Abstract and Paper PAS.7 Convergence Behavior of Two-Dimensional Least-Squares Lattice Algorithm Nakachi T., Keio University, Yokohama-shi, Japan; Yamashita K., University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa-ken, Japan; and Hamada N., Keio University, Yokohama-shi, Japan Abstract and Paper PAS.8 Chaotic Time-Series Prediction and the Relocating-LMS (RLMS) Algorithm for Radial Basis Function Networks Saranli A. and Baykal B., Ankara, Turkey Abstract and Paper PAS.9 Cyclostationary Spectral Analysis of Subband Adaptive Filters Sakai H. and Hirayama N., Kioto University, Japan Abstract and Paper PAS.10 Single-Layer Perceptron Based Communication Channel Equalisation with Least-Mean-Absolute Error Adaptive Algorithm Shang C., Cowan C.F.N., and Holt M.J.J., Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, U.K. Abstract and Paper PAS.11 Sub-Band, Dual-Channel Adaptive Noise Cancellation Using Normalised LMS Darlington D.J. and Campbell D.R., University of Paisley, U.K. Abstract and Paper PAS.12 Adaptive Noise Cancellation of Doppler Shifted Noise Signals: a Linear Framework Weiss S. and Stewart R.W., University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, U.K. Abstract and Paper PAS.13 Unsupervised Separation of Discrete Sources Using an Extended Anti-Hebbian Adaptation Malouche Z. and Macchi O., CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France Abstract and Paper PAS.14 Extension of a Hyperstable Adaptive Line Enhancer for Tracking of Multiple Cisoids Padmanabhan M., IBM, Yorktown Heights, U.S.A. and Tichavsky P., Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic Abstract and Paper PAS.15 Analysis of an Adaptive IIR Filter for Multipath Time Delay Estimation So H.C. and Ching P.C., The Chinese University of Hong Kong Abstract and Paper THURSDAY MORNING

Implementation

9.10 - 12.50 Upper Hall: Poster Session Chairman: C. COSTANTINI, Alcatel Corporate Research Centre, Vimercate, Italy PI.1 A/D Conversion with Fuzzy Membership Function Di Cataldo G., University of Catania, Italy; Liberali V., Maloberti F., University of Pavia, Italy and Palumbo G., University of Catania, Italy Abstract and Paper PI.2 Memory Aspect in Signal Processing and HLS Tool: Some Results Philippe J.L., Chillet D., Sentieys O., and Diguet JP., LASTI/ENSSAT, Lannion, France Abstract and Paper PI.3 A 650 MHz Pipelined MAC for DSP Applications Using a New Clocking Strategy Fraternali F., Masera G., Piccinini G., and Zamboni M., Politecnico di Torino, Italy Abstract and Paper PI.4 Design of a Fast and Area Efficient Filter Astrom P., Nilsson P. and Torkelson M., Lund University, Sweden Abstract and Paper PI.5 A Real Time ISO/MPEG2 Multichannel Encoder Costantini C., Parladori G., and Stanzani M., Alcatel Italia, Telettra Division, Vimercate, Italy Abstract and Paper PI.6 Programmable Bit-Serial Reed-Solomon Encoders Fenn S.T.J., Benaissa M., Taylor D., and Luty J., University of Huddersfield, U.K. Abstract and Paper PI.7 Rational Approximant Architecture for Neural Networks Frattale Mascioli F.M. and Martinelli G., University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy Abstract and Paper PI.8 A New Structure for Video-Rate 2D SC FIR Filters Cortelazzo G.M., Malavasi E., Gerosa A. Neviani, A., University of Padua, Italy; and Baschirotto A., Univesity of Pavia, Italy Abstract and Paper PI.9 Parallel Implementation of Image Coding Using Wavelet Transform: SynDEx Software Environment Application Cudel C., LTI-IUT de Troyes, France; and Vigouroux, B., IUT d'Angers, France Abstract and Paper PI.10 GFLOPS Computer: an Image Processing Parallel Architecture Houzet D. and Fatni A., IRIT-ENSEEIHT, Toulouse, France Abstract and Paper PI.11 A Novel Sorting Algorithm and Its Application to a Gamma-Ray Telescope Asynchronous Data Acquisition System Colavita A., ICTP-INFN, Trieste, Italy; Mumolo E. and Capello G., University of Trieste, Italy Abstract and Paper PI.12 A Fast Algorithm for Morphological Erosion and Dilation Pye J.C. and Bangham J.A., University of East Anglia, Norwich, U.K. Abstract and Paper PI.13 Combined Block Code and Diversity Over a Rayleigh Fading Channel with Soft Decision Decoding Hashimi S.B. and Carrasco R.A., Staffordshire University, Stafford, U.K. Abstract and Paper PI.14 HERMES: An Object-Oriented Multitasking System for Concurrent Digital Signal Processing Applications Anagnostopoulos A. and Kouroupetroglou G., University of Athens, Greece Abstract and Paper THURSDAY AFTERNOON

Video Coding II

14.20 - 18.00 Room: Saturnia Chairman: M. KUNT, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland VCII.1 Partition Prediction for Segmentation-Based Coding Techniques Marques F., Llorens B., and Gasull A., Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain Abstract and Paper VCII.2 Biorthogonal B-Spline Filter Banks for Low Bit Rate Video Coding de Faria S.M.M. and Ghanbari M., University of Essex, Colchester, U.K. Abstract and Paper VCII.3 Scalable Video Coding at Very Low Bit Rates Employing Resolution Pyramids Illgner K., RWTH Aachen, Germany Abstract and Paper VCII.4 Adaptive Subband VQ for Very Low Bit Rate Video Coding Voukelatos S.P. and Soraghan J.J., University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, U.K. Abstract and Paper VCII.5 Vector Representation of Chrominance for Very Low Bit Rate Coding of Video Bartkowiak M., Domanski M., Poznan University of Technology, Poland; and Gerken P., University of Hannover, Germany Abstract and Paper VCII.6 A Low Bit Rate Hierarchical Video Codec Zhang K., Bober M., and Kittler J., University of Surrey, Guildford, U.K. Abstract and Paper VCII.7 3-D Subband Coding of Video Using Recursive Filter Banks Domanski M. and Swierczynski R., Poznan University of Technology, Poland Abstract and Paper VCII.8 Moving Picture Fractal Coding Using a Mixed Approach I.F.S. and Motion Dugelay J.-L. and Sadoul J.M., EURECOM, Sophia Antipolis, France Abstract and Paper VCII.9 A Novel Method in Reducing the Complexity of Fractal Encoding Ma L.K., Au O.C., and Liou M.L., Hong Kong University Abstract and Paper VCII.10 Automatic Frame Fitting for Semantic-Based Moving Image Coding Using a Facial Code-Book Antoszczyszyn P., Hannah J.M., and Grant P.M., University of Edinburgh, U.K. Abstract and Paper THURSDAY AFTERNOON

Special Session Efficient Algorithms for Adaptive Systems

Sergios Theodoritidis, University of Athens, Greece 14.20 - 18.00 Room: Oceania A SS.5.1 An Improved Fully Parallel Stochastic Gradient Algorithm for Subspace Tracking Dehaene J., Harvard University, Cambridge, U.S.A.; Moonen M. and Vandewalle, J., Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Abstract and Paper SS.5.2 A Minimal Givens Rotation Based FRLS Lattice Algorithm Desbouvries F. and Regalia P.A., Institut National des Telecommunications, Evry, France Abstract and Paper SS.5.3 A New Highly Parallel Multichannel Fast QRD-LS Adaptive Algorithm Rontogiannis A.A. and Theodoridis S., University of Athens, Greece Abstract and Paper SS.5.4 Increasing the Performance of the LMS Algorithm Using an Adaptive Preconditioner Proudler I.K., Skidmore I.D. and McWhirter J.G., DRA, Malvern, U.K. Abstract and Paper SS.5.5 Stabilizing the LFTF Algorithm by Leakage Control Nitsch B. and Binde S., Technische Hochschule Darmstadt, Germany Abstract and Paper SS.5.6 Past Input Reconstruction in Backward Consistent Fast Least-Squares Algorithms Regalia P.A., Institut National des Telecommunications, Evry, France Abstract and Paper SS.5.7 Asymptotic Analysis of the Underdetermined Recursive Least-Squares Algorithm Baykal B., Tanrikulu O. and Constantinides A.G., Imperial College, London, U.K. Abstract and Paper SS.5.8 Robustness and Convergence of Adaptive Schemes in Blind Equalization and Neural Network Training Sayed A.H. and Rupp M., University of California, Santa Barbara, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper SS.5.9 Multi-Channel Adaptive Filtering Applied to Multi-Channel Acoustic Echo Cancellation Benesty J., Bell Labs Innovations, Murray Hill, U.S.A.; Duhamel P. and Grenier Y., ENST, Paris, France Abstract and Paper SS.5.10 A New Frequency Domain Equalizer for Channels with Long Impulse Response Berberidis K., Computer Technology Institute, Patras, Greece and Palicot J., C.C.E.T., Cesson Sevigne, France Abstract and Paper THURSDAY AFTERNOON

High-Order Statistics

14.20 - 18.00 Room: Oceania C Chairman: S. McLAUGHLIN, University of Edinburgh, U.K. HOS.1 ARMA Model Identification Using Higher Order Statistics and Fisher Information Concepts Le Carpentier E. and Vuattoux J.L., Universite de Nantes, France Abstract and Paper HOS.2 ARMA Parameter Estimation Through Enhanced Double MA Modelling Stogioglou A.G. and McLaughlin S., University of Edinburgh, U.K. Abstract and Paper HOS.3 Detection and Classification of Noisy AR and ARMA Processes Tourneret J.-Y, Vareille K. and Coulon M. ENSEEIHT/GAPSE, Toulouse, France Abstract and Paper HOS.4 Higher Order Detection Test for Deterministic Signals Chichereau C., Flament B., and Blanpain R., DSYS-CEN/G, Grenoble, France Abstract and Paper HOS.5 Determining the False-Alarm Performance of HOS-Based Quadratic Phase Coupling Detectors Fackrell J.W.A. and McLaughlin S., University of Edinburgh, U.K. Abstract and Paper HOS.6 Linear Time-variant Processing of Higher-order Almost-periodically Correlated Time-series Izzo L. and Napolitano A., University of Neaples, Italy Abstract and Paper HOS.7 A Higher-order Cumulant Based DOA Estimation Algorithm Lai W.K. and Ching P.C., he Chinese University of Hong Kong Abstract and Paper HOS.8 Some Properties and Algorithms for Fourth Order Spectral Analysis of Complex Signals Huet C. and Le Roux J., Universite de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Valbonne, France Abstract and Paper HOS.9 Stationary Moments of a Polynomial Phase Signal, Application to Parameter Estimation Ferrari A., Theys C., and Alengrin G., Universite de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France Abstract and Paper HOS.10 Deterministic Estimation of the Bispectrum and its Application to Image Restoration Kang M.G., University of Minnesota, Duluth, U.S.A.; and Katsaggelos A.K., Northwestern University, Evanston, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper THURSDAY AFTERNOON

Architectures

14.20 - 18.00 Room: Vulcania I Chairman: S. BROFFERIO, Politecnico di Milano, Italy A.1 Efficient Implementation on Multiprocessor: the Problem of Signal Processing Applications Modelling Kwiatkowski L., Boeri F. and Stromboni J.-P., UNSA - Universite de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France Abstract and Paper A.2 Processor Architecture for Extended Lapped Transform Akopian D. and Astola J., Tampere University of Technology, Finland Abstract and Paper A.3 Real-Time Obstacle Detection Using Stereo Vision Bertozzi M., Broggi A., and Fascioli A., University of Parma, Italy Abstract and Paper A.4 Implementation of a Fast MPEG-2 Compliant Huffman Decoder Karlsson Rudberg M. and Wanhammar L., Linkoping University, Sweden Abstract and Paper A.5 Implementation of Kogbetliantz's SVD Algorithm Using Orthonormal m-Rotations Gotze J., Rice University, Houston, U.S.A.; Rieder P. and Nossek J.A., Technical University of Munich, Germany Abstract and Paper A.6 A VLSI Architecture for Real Time Object Detection on High Resolution Images Cavadini M., Wosnitza M., Thaler M., and Troster G., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland Abstract and Paper A.7 A Single Chip Motion Estimator Dedicated to MPEG2 MP@HL Onoye T., Fujita G., Takatsu M., Shirakawa, I., Osaka University, Japan; and Matsumura K., KCS Co, Ltd., Osaka, Japan Abstract and Paper A.8 VLSI Design of a Parallel Architecture 2-D Rank Order Filter Roncella R., Saletti R. and Savoia G., University of Pisa, Italy Abstract and Paper A.9 A Novel VLSI Architecture for Block Matching Algorithms Lee C.-Y., National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, Republic of China Abstract and Paper A.10 Synthesis of Memory-Based VLSI Architectures for Discrete Wavelet Transforms Choi S., Bae J., and Prasanna V.K., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper THURSDAY AFTERNOON

Image Recognition

14.20 - 18.00 Room: Vulcania II Chairman: F. CASTANIE, ENSEEIHT, Toulouse, France IR.1 A Set of Multiresolution Texture Features Suitable for Unsupervised Image Segmentation Matalas I., Roberts S., and Hatzakis H., Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, U.K. Abstract and Paper IR.2 Structural Fault Detection in Random Macro Textures Mirmehdi M., Marik R., Petrou M., and Kittler J., University of Surrey, Guildford, U.K. Abstract and Paper IR.3 Texture Analysis: Comparison of Autocorrelation-Based with Cumulant-Based Approaches Murino V., University of Udine, Italy; Ottonello C., University of Genoa, Italy; Pagnan S., IAN-National Research Council of Italy, Genoa, Italy; and Trucco, A., University of Genoa, Italy Abstract and Paper IR.4 Optimal Neural Networks Combination for Handwritten Character Recognition Gosselin B., Faculte Polytechnique de Mons, Belgium Abstract and Paper IR.5 Facial Feature Extraction Using Genetic Algorithms Esme B., Sankur B., and Anarim E., Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey Abstract and Paper IR.6 Eliminating Target Shadows for Improved Tracking and Shape Estimation in Outdoor Monocular Diurnal Sequences Gamba P., Lilla M., and Mecocci A., University of Pavia, Italy Abstract and Paper IR.7 Sensor Integration in Associative Visual Structures Ancona F., Parodi G., and Zunino R., University of Genoa, Italy Abstract and Paper THURSDAY AFTERNOON

Filtering and Transforms

14.20 - 18.00 Upper Hall: Poster Session Chairman: G. ORLANDI, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy PFT.1 Damped Sinusoidal Signal Reconstruction Using Higher-Order Correlations Ruiz D.P., Carrion M.C., and Gallego A., Universidad de Granada, Spain Abstract and Paper PFT.2 The Synthesis of Higher Order Digital Bandpass Filters with Tunable Centre Frequency and Bandwidth Petrovsky A.A., Belarussian State University, Minsk, Republic of Belarus Abstract and Paper PFT.3 Higher-Order Statistics for QAM Signals: a Comparison Between Cyclic and Stationary Representations Marchand P., URA CNRS, St. Martin d'Heres, France; and Boiteau D., CESTA, Bruz, France Abstract and Paper PFT.4 The Modulated Filter Banks: a Folding Approach Gharbi M., Nicot F., Gozalet M.G., and Coudoux F.-X., Universite de Valenciennes, France Abstract and Paper PFT.5 Correction of Residual Phase Distortions in Seismic Data Mansar S. and Glangeaud F., TOTAL-CEPHAG, Saint Remy les Chevrenses, France Abstract and Paper PFT.6 An Algorithm for Robust Stability of Discrete Systems Barret M., SUPELEC, Metz, France; and Benidir, M., Universite Paris-Sud, France Abstract and Paper PFT.7 Generalized Time-Frequency Distributions and Applications Benidir M. and Ouldali A., Universite Paris-Sud, Gif-sur-Yvette, France Abstract and Paper PFT.8 The Properties of Floating Point Single Quantization including Under - and Overflow Hartwig F. and Lacroix A., University of Frankfurt, Germany Abstract and Paper PFT.9 Identification and Prediction of Nonlinear Systems Using Orthonormal Functions Scott I. and Mulgrew B., University of Edinburgh, U.K. Abstract and Paper PFT.10 A New Least Squares-Based Approach for Fast Learning in Recurrent Neural Networks Parisi R., Di Claudio E.D., Rapagnetta A., and Orlandi G., University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy Abstract and Paper PFT.11 On the Determination of the Optimal Center and Scale Factor for Truncated Hermite Series Oliveira e Silva T., Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal and Belt H.J.W., Technical University of Eindhoven, The Netherlands Abstract and Paper PFT.12 On the Approximation of Nonbandlimited Signals by Nonuniform Sampling Series Ferreira P.J.S.G., Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Abstract and Paper PFT.13 A Running Walsh-Hadamard Transform Algorithm and Its Application to Isotropic Quadratic Filter Implementation Deng G. and Ling A., La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia Abstract and Paper THURSDAY AFTERNOON

Speech Recognition

14.20 - 18.00 Upper Hall: Poster Session Chairman: A. RICCIO, Alcatel Telecom, Vimercate, Italy PSR.1 Minimum Classification Error Transformations for Improving Speech Recognition Systems de la Torre A., Peinado A.M., Rubio A.J., Segura J.C. and Sanchez V.E., Universidad de Granada, Spain Abstract and Paper PSR.2 Towards Subband-Based Speech Recognition Bourlard H., Dupont S., Faculte Polytechnique de Mons, Belgium; Hermansky H., Oregon Graduate Institute, Portland, U.S.A.; and Morgan N., Computer Science Institute, Berkeley, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper PSR.3 Nonlinear Discriminant Analysis with Neural Networks for Speech Recognition Fontaine V., Ris C., and Leich H., Faculte Polytechnique de Mons, Belgium Abstract and Paper PSR.4 Robust Speech Recognition Using Fuzzy Matrix Quantisation, Neural Networks and Hidden Markov Models Xydeas C.S. and Cong L., University of Manchester, U.K. Abstract and Paper PSR.5 Locally Recurrent Neural Networks for Efficient Realization of a Speech Recognizer Kasper K., Reininger H., Wolf D. and Wust H., University of Frankfurt, Germany Abstract and Paper PSR.6 Text-Independent Off-Line Writer Recognition Using Neural Networks Valkaniotis D.A., Sirigos J., Fakotakis N. and Kokkinakis G., University of Patras, Greece Abstract and Paper PSR.7 Segmental LVQ3 Training for Phoneme-Wise Tied Mixture Density HMMS Kurimo M., Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland Abstract and Paper PSR.8 Third-Order Cumulant-Based Wiener Filtering Algorithm Applied to Robust Speech Recognition Salavedra J.M. and Hernando J., Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain Abstract and Paper PSR.9 Comparison of Several Preprocessing Techniques for Robust Speech Recognition over both PSN and GSM Networks Mokbel C., Mauuary L., Jouvet D. and Monne J., France Telecom, Lannion, France Abstract and Paper PSR.10 Consistent Subsets in Speech Recognition Systems Grocholewski S., Poznan University of Techonology, Poland Abstract and Paper PSR.11 Vocabulary Independent Acoustic-phonetic Modeling for Continuous Speech Recognition Fissore L., CSELT, Torino, Italy; Laface P., Politecnico di Torino, Italy; Micca G. and Ravera F. CSELT, Torino, Italy Abstract and Paper PSR.12 Asynchronous Integration of Audio and Visual Sources in Bi-Modal Automatic Speech Recognition Deleglise P., Rogozan A., and Alissali M., University of Maine, Le Mans, France Abstract and Paper PSR.13 New Time-Frequency Derived Cepstral Coefficients for Automatic Speech Recognition Wassner H. and Chollet G., IDIAP, Martigny, Switzerland Abstract and Paper PSR.14 Recognition of Phonemes from Estimation Errors Baghai-Ravary L. and Beet S.W., University of Sheffield, U.K. Abstract and Paper PSR.15 Words on Lips: How to Merge Acoustic and Articulatory Informations to Automatic Speech Recognition Andre-Obrecht R., Jacob B., and Senac C., IRIT-Universite P. Sabatier, Toulouse, France Abstract and Paper FRIDAY MORNING

Invited Lecture

8.30 - 9.10 Room: Saturnia A.R. Figueiras-Vidal, DSSR/ETSI, Madrid, Spain PL.4 Adaptive Signal Processing: a Discussion of Trade-Offs from the Perspective of Artificial Learning Abstract and Paper

Speech Coding

9.10 - 12.50 Room: Saturnia Chairman: I. TRANCOSO, INESC. Lisbon, Portugal SC.1 An ATM Speech Codec with Improved Reconstruction of Lost Cells Cluver K., Technische Universitat Berlin, Germany Abstract and Paper SC.2 Multimode Spectral Coding of Speech for Satellite Communications Das A. and Gersho A., University of California, Santa Barbara, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper SC.3 CELP Coding Based on Signal Classification Using the Dyadic Wavelet Transform Stegmann J., Schroder G., and Fischer K.A., Deutsche Telekom AG, Darmstadt, Germany Abstract and Paper SC.4 An Algorithm for the Training of CELP Excitation Codebooks Balss U., Reininger H., Schalk H., and Wolf D., University of Frankfurt, Germany Abstract and Paper SC.5 Critical Band Quantisation Analysis for Masked Distortion Speech Coding McCourt P.M., Queen's University Belfast, U.K. Abstract and Paper SC.6 Perceptual Coding of Speech Using a Fast Wavelet Packet Transform Algorithm Carnero B. and Drygajlo A., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland Abstract and Paper SC.7 Subjective Performance of Spectral Excitation Coding of Speech at 2.4 Kb/s Lupini P. and Cuperman V.S., Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada Abstract and Paper SC.8 Robust Multiband Excitation Coding of Speech Based on Variable Analysis Frame Sizes Yu W.M.E. and Chan C.F., City University of Hong Kong Abstract and Paper SC.9 A Prototype Waveform Interpolation Low Bit Rate Speech Codec Menegaz G. and Mazzoleni M., CEFRIEL, Milan, Italy Abstract and Paper SC.10 Quantization of the LPC Model with the Reconstruction Error Distortion Measure Erkelens J.S. and Broersen P.M.T., Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Abstract and Paper FRIDAY MORNING

Emerging Techniques

9.10 - 12.50 Room: Oceania A Chairman: G. CORTELAZZO, University of Padua, Italy ET.1 Reconstruction of Structure and Texture of Planar Environments by Dynamic Vision Techniques Cossi M., Cortelazzo G.M., and Frezza R., University of Padua, Italy Abstract and Paper ET.2 Algorithms and Systems for Modeling Moving Scenes Bove V.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper ET.3 Region-Based Image Annotation Using Color and Texture Cues Saber E. and Murat Tekalp E., University of Rochester, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper ET.4 Orientation Radiograms for Indexing and Identification in Image Databases Michel S., Karoubi B., Bigun J., and Corsini S., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland Abstract and Paper ET.6 Digital Watermarks for Audio Signals Boney L., Tewfik A.H., and Hamdy K.N., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper ET.7 Embedding Parametric Digital Signatures in Images Bors A.G. and Pitas I., University of Thessaloniki, Greece Abstract and Paper ET.8 A New Speech Scrambling Method - Comparative Analysis and a Fast Algorithm Delic V.D., Senk V., and Milosevic V.S., University of Novi Sad, Yugoslavia Abstract and Paper FRIDAY MORNING

Special Session: Fuzzy Signal and Image Processing

Fabrizio Russo, University of Trieste, Italy 9.10 - 12.50 Room: Oceania C SS.6.1 Nonlinear Fuzzy Filters: an Overview Russo F., University of Trieste, Italy Abstract and Paper SS.6.2 Data-dependent Filtering Based on IF-THEN Rules and ELSE Rule Taguchi A. and Kimura T., Musashi Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan Abstract and Paper SS.6.3 Fuzzy Cell Hough Transform Chatzis V. and Pitas I., University of Thessaloniki, Greece Abstract and Paper SS.6.4 Fuzzy Center Weighted Median Filters Taguchi A. and Izawa N., Musashi Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan Abstract and Paper SS.6.5 A Fuzzy Expert System for Low Level Image Segmentation Barni M., Rossi S., University of Florence, Italy; Mecocci A., University of Siena, Italy Abstract and Paper SS.6.6 Integration of Linguistic Knowledge for Colour Image Segmentation Carron T. and Lambert P., Universite de Savoie, Annecy, France Abstract and Paper SS.6.7 Fusion of Data from Fuzzy Integral-Based Active and Passive Colour Stereo Vision Systems for Correspondence Identification Knoll A., Schroeder R., and Wolfram A, Universitat Bielefeld, Germany Abstract and Paper SS.6.8 Fuzzy Clustering of Digital Images by Exploiting Densitometric and Topological Information Mari M., Garcia C., and Dellepiane S., University of Genoa, Italy Abstract and Paper FRIDAY MORNING

Filtering II

9.10 - 12.50 Room: Vulcania I Chairman: W. MECKLENBRAUKER, Technische Universitat, Wien, Austria FII.1 ILL-Conditioning of Non-Minimum Phase Systems Hashemi S. and Hammond J.K., University of Southampton, U.K. Abstract and Paper FII.2 Flexible Nonuniform Filter Banks Using Allpass Transformation of Multiple Order Kappelan M., Strauss B., and Vary P., University of Technology, Aachen, Germany Abstract and Paper FII.4 Elimination of Cliks and Background Noise from Archive Gramophone Recordings Using the "Two Track Mono" Approach Niedzwiecki M., Technical University of Gdansk, Poland Abstract and Paper FII.5 Efficient Allocation of Power-of-Two Terms in Complex FIR Filter Design Ciloglu T., Middle East Tech. University, Ankara, Turkey; and Lee, Y.H., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea Abstract and Paper FII.6 Chebyshev Design of FIR Filters with Arbitrary Magnitude and Phase Responses Lang M., Technische Universitat Wien, Austria Abstract and Paper FII.7 Designing of Robust Stable Digital Filters Ziolko M., Inst. of Electronics, Krakow, Poland Abstract and Paper FII.9 Cepstral Synthesis of Minimum-Phase FIR and IIR Digital Filters Nagel P., Universitat Kaiserslautern, Germany Abstract and Paper FRIDAY MORNING

Machine Vision

9.10 - 12.50 Room: Vulcania II Chairman: M.J. HOLT, University of Loughborough, UK MV.1 Real-time Computation of 2-D Moments on Block Represented Binary Images on the Scan Line Array Processor Spiliotis I.M. and Mertzios B.G., Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece Abstract and Paper MV.2 Subpixel Edge Localization with Statistical Error Compensation Pedersini F., Sarti A. and Tubaro S,, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Abstract and Paper MV.3 A Comparison of Linear and Nonlinear Scale-space Filters in Noise Harvey R., Bosson A., and Bangham J.A., University of East Anglia, Norwich, U.K. Abstract and Paper MV.4 A Comparison of CFAR Strategies for Blob Detection in Textured Images Alberola-Lopez C., DTSCIT.ETSIT-UVA, Valladolid, Spain; Casar-Corredera J.R., DSSR.ETSIT-UPM, Madrid, Spain; and Ruiz-Alzola J., DSC. EUIT-ULPGC, Las Palmas G.C., Spain Abstract and Paper MV.5 Optimization of Spaceborne Imaging Sensors with an End to End Simulation System Reulke R. and Jahn H., Institute for Space Sensor Technology, Berlin, Germany Abstract and Paper MV.6 A Non-iterative Approach to Initial Region Estimation Applied to Color Image Segmentation Portillo-Garcia J., ETSI Tel.-UPM, Madrid, Spain; Alberola-Lopez C., ETSI Tel.-UVA, Valladolid, Spain; Tardon-Garcia L.J. and Trueba-Santader J.I., ETSI Tel.UPM, Madrid, Spain Abstract and Paper MV.7 Accurate 3-D Reconstruction from Trinocular Views through Integration of Improved Edge-matching and Area-matching Techniques Pedersini F. and Tubaro S, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Abstract and Paper MV.8 3D Tracking of Deformable Objects with Applications to Coding and Recognition Ruiz-Alzola J., EUIT, Tel.-ULPGC, Las Palmas G.C., Spain; Alberola-Lopez C., ETSI Tel.-UVA, Valladolid, Spain; Casar-Corredera J.R. and de Miguel-Vela G., ETSI Tel.-UPM, Madrid, Spain Abstract and Paper MV.9 Determining Hybrid Reflectance Properties and Shape Reconstruction by Using Indirect Diffuse Illumination Method Kim T.-E. and Choi J.-S., Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea Abstract and Paper MV.10 Three-Dimensional Inspection of Printed Circuit Boards Using Phase Profilometry Di Stefano L., University of Bologna, Italy; and Boland F., University of Dublin, Ireland Abstract and Paper FRIDAY MORNING

Sonar and Radar

9.10 - 12.50 Upper Hall - Poster Session Chairman: P. COMON, Thomson - Sintra, Sophia Antipolis, France PSO.1 Maneuvering Target Motion Analysis Using BSpline Representation Deruaz L., Thomson-Sintra, Sophia-Antipolis, France Abstract and Paper PSO.2 3D Tracking Sonars with High Accuracy of Range Measurements for Autonomous Mobile Robot Navigation Sabatini A.M., Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy Abstract and Paper PSO.3 Data Association and Tracking from Acoustic Doppler and Magnetic Measurements Dassot G., Chichereau, C. and Blanpain R., LETI, Grenoble, France Abstract and Paper PSO.4 Source Localization with Overlapping CW Intercepts Using Multipath Modeling Blanc-Benon P., Thomson-Sintra, Sophia-Antipolis, France Abstract and Paper PSO.5 Time Delay Estimation in a Multipath Context Comon P., Thomson-Sintra, Sophia-Antipolis, France, Emile B., I3S-CNRS, Sophia-Antipolis, France; and Bienvenu, G., Thomson-Sintra, Sophia-Antipolis, France Abstract and Paper PSO.6 Wideband Inverse Filtering to Improve Active Sonar Detection in Background Reverberation Delachartre P., Vray D., Ma N., Bacelar A., Gimenez G., CREATIS, Villeurbanne, France; and Ma Y.M., Northwester Polytechnical University, Xian, P.R. China Abstract and Paper PSO.7 Accurate Fish Position and Orientation Parameters Correlated to Wideband Echo: a New Approach for Classification of Fish Species Bacelar A., CREATIS, Lyon, France; Neyran B., Lyon 1 University, France; Delachartre P., Vray D. and Gimenez G., CREATIS, Lyon, France Abstract and Paper PSO.8 Radar Signal Extraction Using Correlation Lancon F., Hillion A., and Saoudi S., ENST-Bretagne, Brest, France Abstract and Paper PSO.9 Performance Indicators of the Correlation Process for Non Ambiguous Doppler Frequency Estimation in Multiple PRF Radars Berenguer C., Universite de Technologie de Troyes, France; and Alengrin G., Universite de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France Abstract and Paper PSO.10 Surveillance Radar Waveform Fitted for Anti-Stealthness and for Counter-countermeasures: Evaluation Gonget N., DCN/CTSN, Toulon, France; Arques P.Y., Universite de Toulon, France; and Martinet L., DCN/CTSN, Toulon, France Abstract and Paper PSO.11 Optimal Waveform Selection for Target Classification Sowelam S.M. and Tewfik A.H., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper PSO.12 Experimental Verification of a Generalized Multivariate Propagation Model for Ionospheric HF Signals Abramovich Y., Odessa State Polytechnic Institute, Ukraine; Demeure C., THOMSON-CSF, Gennevilliers, France; Gorokhov A., Odessa State Polytechnic Institute, Ukraine Abstract and Paper PSO.13 Ground Clutter Detection and Elimination for Dual-Polarized Weather Radar Using Multiparameter Thresholds Liu L., South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, P.R. China; and Bringi V.N., Colorado State University, Fort Collins, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper PSO.14 Time-Frequency Analysis of LIDAR Signal to Obtain Gravity Waves Characteristics Molinaro F., Bencherif H. and Bessafi M., Universite de la Reunion, Saint Denis, France Abstract and Paper PSO.15 Coherence Estimation of Interferometric SAR Images Gatelli F., Monti Guarnieri A., and Prati C., Politecnico di Milano, Italy Abstract and Paper FRIDAY MORNING

Image Processing

9.10 - 12.50 Upper Hall - Poster Session Chairman: G. VERNAZZA, University of Cagliari Italy PIP.1 Segmentation of Color Still Images Using Voronoi Diagrams Itoh S. and Matsuda, I., Science University of Tokyo, Japan Abstract and Paper PIP.2 Textured Images Segmentation by a Multiresolution Morphological Decomposition Method Ploix A., Chen V., Leclere P., and Roussel M., Universite de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Troyes, France Abstract and Paper PIP.3 Unsupervised Texture Segmentation Using 2-D AR Modelling and a Stochastic Version of the EM Procedure Cariou C. and Chehdi K., ENSSAT, Lannion, France Abstract and Paper PIP.5 A Morphological Algorithm for Photomosaicking Francisco P.A.Jr and Leite N.J., DCC-IMECC-UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil Abstract and Paper PIP.6 Applying Multi-Angled Parallelism to Spanish Topographical Maps Cusco J.M. and Faundez M., ETSE Telecomunicacio, Barcelona, Spain Abstract and Paper PIP.7 Synthesis-by-Analysis of Complex Textures Campisi P., University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy; Neri A., University of Rome III, Italy; and Scarano G., University of Rome "La Sapienza, Italy Abstract and Paper PIP.8 Cork Pores and Defects Detection by Morphological Image Analysis Lopes F., Pereira H., University of Lisboa, Portugal; De Natale F.G.B., Tintrup F., Giusto D.D. and Vernazza G., University of Cagliari, Italy Abstract and Paper PIP.9 Textures Discrimination Enhancement by Fusion with Second and Fourth Order Statistics Aviles-Cruz C. and Guerin-Dugue A., INPG-TIRF, Grenoble, France Abstract and Paper PIP.10 Graph Matching by Relaxation Tecnique Cheong S.H. and Lee S.U., Seoul National University, Korea Abstract and Paper PIP.11 Using Color Distribution to Effectively Query Image Databases Barolo B., Gagliardi I., and Schettini R., CNR, Milan, Italy Abstract and Paper PIP.12 Modified Sigma Filter for Processing Images Corrupted by Multiplicative and Impulsive Noise Lukin V., Ponomarenko N., Kharkov Aviation Institute, Ukraine; Kuosmanen P. and Astola J., Tampere University of Technoloy, Finland Abstract and Paper PIP.13 Edge-Preserving Smoothing by Adaptive Nonlinear Filters with Layered Neural Networks Muneyasu M., Wada Y. and Hinamoto T., Hiroshima University, Japan Abstract and Paper PIP.14 2-D Adaptive Piecewise-Linear Filter for Image Enhancement Pahor V., Ramponi G., and Sicuranza G.L., University of Trieste, Italy Abstract and Paper PIP.15 Adaptive Weighted da-Filtering Issa I. and Bolon Ph., Universite de Savoie, Annecy, France Abstract and Paper FRIDAY AFTERNOON

Nonlinear Processing

14.20 - 18.00 Room: Saturnia Chairman: V.J. MATHEWS, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA NLP.2 Steady-state Performance Analysis of the LMS Adaptive Time-varying Second Order Volterra Filter Sayadi M., Fnaiech F., E.S.S.T.T., Tunis, Tunisia; and Guillon S., Najim M., ENSERB, Talence, France Abstract and Paper NLP.3 On Blind Identification of Quadratic Systems Koukoulas P. and Kalouptsidis N., University of Athens, Greece Abstract and Paper NLP.4 Recursive Volterra Filters with Stability Monitoring Mumolo E. and Carini A., University of Trieste, Italy Abstract and Paper NLP.5 Parallel-cascade Adaptive Volterra Filters Panicker T.M. and Mathews V.J., University of Utah, U.S.A.; and Sicuranza G.L., University of Trieste, Italy Abstract and Paper NLP.6 Generalized Adaptors with Memory for Nonlinear Wave Digital Structure Sarti A., Politecnico di Milano, Italy; and De Poli G., University of Padua, Italy Abstract and Paper NLP.7 Nonlinear Interference Cancellation Using a Radial Basis Function Network Strauch P. and Mulgrew B., University of Edinburgh, U.K. Abstract and Paper NLP.8 Periodicity Retrieval from Nonstationary Signals Using Joint Order Statistics Makarov A., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland Abstract and Paper NLP.9 Uses of Nonlinear Model-Based Time Series Analysis Martin R.J., GEC Hirst Research Centre, Herts, U.K. Abstract and Paper NLP.10 Signal Processing Via Synchronized Chaotic Systems with Feedback Control Kozlov A.K. and Shalfeev V.D., University of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Abstract and Paper FRIDAY AFTERNOON

Communications

14.20 - 18.00 Room: Oceania A Chairman: C.F. COWAN, Queen's University of Belfast, UK C.1 Voice Controlled Mobile Phone for Car Environment Bourmeyster I., Chaoui J., Alcatel Mobile Phones; Cucchi S., Griggio N., Guido A., Moroni G., Riccio A., Stanzani M., and Valente, F., Alcatel Italia Telettra, Vimercate, Italy Abstract and Paper C.2 A New Error Concealment Technique for Audio Transmission with Packet Loss Stenger A., Girod B., Younes K.B. and Reng R., University of Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany Abstract and Paper C.3 Transmission of Variable-rate Encoded Speech Samples on Packet Radio Networks Babich F., Carrato S., and Vatta F., University of Trieste, Italy Abstract and Paper C.4 Channel Equalization Using Partial Likelihood Estimation and Recurrent Canonical Piecewise Linear Network Liu X. and Adahli T., University of Maryland Baltimore County, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper C.5 Channel Estimation for Transform Modulations in Mobile Communications Lamarca M. and Vazquez G., Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain Abstract and Paper C.6 Detection and Compensation for Disruptive Non-linear Traffic-flow Dynamics in Communication Networks Greenwood D.P.A. and Carrasco R.A., Staffordshire University, Beaconside, U.K. Abstract and Paper C.7 Simulation of Land Mobile SATCOM Links Using Different Orbits and Modulation Modes Kohl M. and Jondral F., Universitat Karlsruhe, Germany Abstract and Paper C.8 Scrambling and Error Correction by Means of Linear Time-varying Filters Duverdier A. and Lacaze B., National Polytechnics Institute of Toulouse, France Abstract and Paper C.9 A Fast LUT+CMAC Data Predistorter Gonzalez-Serrano F.J., Universidad de Vigo, Spain; Figueiras-Vidal A.R. and Artes-Rodriguez A., DSSR-ETSI Telecomunicacion, Madrid, Spain Abstract and Paper C.10 Design of Pulse Shaping Filters and Their Applications in Radio Systems Shyu J.-J. and Lai Y.-C., Tatung Institute of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China Abstract and Paper FRIDAY AFTERNOON

Spectral Estimation

14.20 - 18.00 Room: Oceania C Chairman: M.A. LAGUNAS, ETSI de Telecomunicacion, Barcelona, Spain SE.1 Parameter Identification of Frequency-selective Noisy Fast-fading Rayleigh Digital Channels Via Nonlinear Yule-Walker-like Equations Cusani R. and Baccarelli E., University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy Abstract and Paper SE.3 Super-Resolution Spectrum Analysis Regularization: Burg, Capon & Ago-Antagonistic Algorithms Barbaresco F., THOMSON-CSF SDC, Bagneux, France Abstract and Paper SE.4 Spectral Analysis of Randomly Sampled Processes Ouahabi A., LUSSI - GIP Ultrasons, Tours, France; Depollier C., Simon, L., Universite du Maine, Le Mans, France; Kouame D., Roux J.F., LUSSI - GIP Ultrasons, Tours, France; and Patat, F. Universite du Maine, Le Mans, France Abstract and Paper SE.5 High Resolution Spectral Analysis Using a Combination of an Orthogonal Approach and a Genetic Algorithm Vesin, J.M., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland Abstract and Paper SE.6 An Enhanced Method for the Estimation of a Doppler Frequency Crestel J., Guitton M., and Chuberre H., ENSSAT /LASTI, Lannion, France Abstract and Paper SE.7 Gabor Transform and Zak Transform with Rational Oversampling Bastiaans M.J., Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, The Netherlands Abstract and Paper SE.8 Parameter Estimation of Exponentially Damped Sinusoids Using Second Order Statistics Abed Meraim K., University of Melbourne, Australia; Belouchrani A., University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A.; Mansour A., LTIRF-INPG, Grenoble, France; and Hua Y., University of Melbourne, Australia Abstract and Paper SE.9 Subspace-Based Parameter Estimation of Symmetric Non-causal Autoregressive Signals from Noisy Measurements Stoica P. and Sorelius J., Uppsala University, Sweden Abstract and Paper SE.10 Autoregressive Modelling of Irregularly-sampled Data Martin R.J., GEC Hirst Research Centre, Herts, U.K. Abstract and Paper FRIDAY AFTERNOON Detection

14.20 - 18.00

Room: Vulcania I Chairman: P. FLANDRIN, Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon, France D.1 Approximate Maximum Likelihood Estimation in Laser Velocimetry Besson O. and Galtier F., ENSICA, Toulouse, France Abstract and Paper D.2 Instrumental Variable Solution to an Extended Frisch Problem Stoica P., Cedervall M., Sorelius J. and Soderstrom T., Uppsala University, Sweden Abstract and Paper D.3 Bernoulli-Gaussian Deconvolution in Non-Gaussian Noise, Contribution of Wavelet Decomposition Rousseau H. and Duvaut P., ETIS / ENSEA, Cergy, France Abstract and Paper D.4 MMSE Equalizers for Multitone Systems without Guard Time Vandendorpe L., UCL, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium Abstract and Paper D.5 MSE-Based Regularization Approach to Rank Determination in CLS and TLS Estimation Kagiwada H., Aoki Y., Xin J., and Sano A., Keio University, Yokohama, Japan Abstract and Paper D.6 Robustness Analysis of MUSIC and ESPRIT Frequency Estimators for Sinusoidal Signals with Time-varying Amplitude Besson O., ENSICA, Toulouse, France; and Stoica P., Uppsala University, Sweden Abstract and Paper D.7 HOS Based Detectors for Periodic Signals White P.R. and Khalili N., University of Southampton, U.K. Abstract and Paper D.8 Detection of Abrupt Changes: a Time-frequency Approach Laurent H., Doncarli C., and Poignet P., Universite de Nantes, France Abstract and Paper D.9 Detection and Estimation of Changes in a Polynomial-phase Signal Using the DPPT Theys C., Ferrari A., and Alengrin G., Universite de Nice- Sophia Antipolis, France Abstract and Paper D.10 Symbol Decoding Based on Signal Subspace Decomposition in MSK Ruiz R. and Cabrera M., UPC University, Barcelona, Spain Abstract and Paper FRIDAY AFTERNOON

Blind Identification

14.20 - 18.00 Room: Vulcana II Chairman: J. VANDEWALLE, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium BI.1 Wideband Blind Identification and Separation of Independent Sources Wang J., Southeast University, Nanjing, P.R. China Abstract and Paper BI.2 Subspace Method for Blind Separation of Sources in Convolutive Mixture Mansour A., Jutten Ch., INPG-TIRF, Grenoble, France; and Loubaton Ph., Universite de Marne la Vallee, Noisy-Le-Grand, France Abstract and Paper BI.3 Blind Separation of Wide-band Sources: Application to Rotating Machine Signals Capdevielle V., Serviere Ch., and Lacoume J-L., CEPHAG-ENSIEG, Saint-Martin d'Heres, France Abstract and Paper BI.4 Blind Source Separation by Simultaneous Third-order Tensor Diagonalization De Lathauwer, L., De Moor, B., and Vandewalle, J., ESAT - SISTA, Leuven, Belgium Abstract and Paper BI.5 Second Order Blind Identification of Convolutive Mixtures with Temporally Correlated Sources: a Subspace Based Approach Gorokhov A., Telecom Paris, France; and Loubaton Ph., Universite de Marne la Vallee, Noisy Le Grand, France Abstract and Paper BI.6 Direction Finding after Blind Identification of Sources Steering Vectors: the Blind-MAXCOR and Blind-MUSIC Methods Chevalier P., Benoit G. and Ferreol A., THOMSON-CSF, Gennevilliers, France Abstract and Paper BI.7 Blind Beamforming in a Cyclostationary Context Using an Optimally Weighted Quadratic Cost Function Vignat Ch. and Loubaton Ph., Universite de Marne la Vallee, Noisy Le Grand, France Abstract and Paper FRIDAY AFTERNOON

MDSP

Room: Marconi 14.20 - 18.00 Chairman: T. KIDA, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan MDSP.1 Application Oriented Insights into the Gabor Transform for Acoustic Signals Processing Lukasik E., Poznan University of Technology, Poland Abstract and Paper MDSP.2 Use of Time-Frequency Representation for Time Delay Estimation of Non Stationary Multicomponent Signals Matacchione M., Lo Presti L., and Olmo G., Politecnico di Torino, Italy Abstract and Paper MDSP.3 Binary-Valued Wavelet Decompositions of Binary Images Swanson M.D. and Tewfik A.H., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, U.S.A. Abstract and Paper MDSP.4 Spatio-Temporal Wavelet Transforms for Image Sequence Analysis Leduc J.-P. and Labit C., IRISA/Centre INRIA, Rennes, France Abstract and Paper MDSP.5 Selection of Sampling Grid and Prefilter for Image Decimation Based on Spectral Extension Analysis Pedersini F., Sarti A., and Tubaro S., Politecnico di Milano, Italy Abstract and Paper MDSP.6 Discrete Models for Multidimensional System Simulation Rabenstein R., University of Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany Abstract and Paper MDSP.7 Directional Composite Morphological Filter in Image Processing Li W. and Ronsin J., INSA, Rennes, France Abstract and Paper MDSP.8 A New Two-Dimensional Block Least Mean Squares Adaptive Algorithm Attallah S., ENSERB, Talence, France Abstract and Paper MDSP.9 Design of 3-D Optimal FIR Filters which Extract Objects Moving along Linear Trajectory Kondo K. and Hamada N., Keio University, Japan Abstract and Paper MDSP.10 A Multivariable Steiglitz-McBride Method Ashari M., CNRS-ESE-UPS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France; Mboup M., Universite R. Descartes-Paris V, France; ; and Regalia P.A., Institut National des Telecommunications, Evry, France Abstract and Paper