From: thalmann@uni2a.unige.ch
Newsgroups: news.announce.conferences
Subject: Computer animation '92 Program
Date: 8 Apr 92 20:48:44 GMT
Expires: Fri, 22 May 1992 07:00:00 GMT
Organization: University of Geneva, Switzerland


COMPUTER ANIMATION '92
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, MAY 20-22, 1992

Organized by the Computer Graphics Society, The Swiss Federal Institute
of technology and the University of Geneva

Development of Computer Animation is continuing in numerous areas and are
witnesses to a veritable explosion of applications. Computer Animation '92 is
the fifth international conference held in Geneva. This annual event attracts
research scientists from all over the world because of the quality of its
program. A committee of well-known international experts has carefully
selected the best papers from those submitted. Several recognized
international speakers will present the latest techniques in computer
animation. This year it is interesting to note that most conferences are
linked to human animation and simulation. Apart from the conferences, a
tutorial (only in French) is dedicated to animation and virtual reality; the
tutorial will also focus on computer simulation of plants, flowers and
trees. There is also the traditional computer-generated film festival.

Conference Chair:
Nadia Magnenat Thalmann, University of Geneva, Suisse

International Program Committee:
Daniel Thalmann, Program chairman, EPFL, Suisse
Norman BADLER, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Eugene FIUME, University of Toronto, Canada
David HAUMANN, IBM TJ Watson Research Center, USA
Tosiyasu L. Kunii, University of Tokyo, Japan
Nadia Magnenat Thalmann, Universite of Geneva, Switzerland
Gavin Miller, Apple Computer, Cupertino, USA
Frederic PARKE, IBM, Austin, USA
Peter STUCKI, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Demetri Terzopoulos, University of Toronto, Canada

Wednesday May 20
Course on Animation and Virtual Reality (in French)
with Philippe QUEAU, INA, France
and Rene LECOUSTRE, CIRAD, France

Thursday May 21
Conferences

9:00-9:15 Opening Session
Message from Nadia MAGNENAT THALMANN, Conference Chair, Universite de
Geneve (Suisse)
Message from the Founder and Past President of the Computer Graphics Society,
Tosiyasu L. KUNII, University of Tokyo (Japan)

9:15-10:00 Session 1: Invited Speaker
David HAUMANN, IBM T.J.Watson Research Center
Chair:  Geoff WYVILL, University of Otago (New Zealand)
The Control of Hovering Flight for Computer Animation
David Haumann, Jessica K. HODGINS, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center (USA)

Pause / Coffee break

10:30-11:15 Session 2: Animation Techniques
Chair: Michael KASS, Apple Computers, Cupertino (USA)
Automating Virtual Camera Control for Computer Animation
Tsukasa NOMA, Naoyuki OKADA, Kyushu Institute of Technology (Japan)
A Video Editor for Teaching and Research in Computer Animation
Neil VAN DOMSELAAR, Kevin G. SUFFERN, Iain D. SINCLAIR, University of
Technology, Sydney (Australia)

11:15-12:00 Session 3: Invited Speaker
Philippe DE REFFYE, CIRAD
Chair: Tosiyasu L. KUNII, University of Tokyo (Japan)
Controlling the Architectural Geometry of a Plant's Growth - Application to
the Begonia Genus
Rene LECOUSTRE, Philippe DE REFFYE, Marc JAEGGER, Pierre DINOUARD, Cirad
(France)

13:00-13:45 Session 4: Invited Speaker
Peter STUCKI, University of Zurich
Chair: Tosiyasu L. KUNII, University of Tokyo (Japan)
3D Copying of Natural and Synthetics Objects
Peter STUCKI, A. GHEZAL, H. STUCKI, University of Zurich, (Switzerland)

13:45-15:00 Session 5: Human Animation I
Chair: Daniel THALMANN, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Switzerland)
Path Planning and its Application to Human Animation System
Ryozo TAKEUCHI, Munetoshi UNUMA, Koji AMAKAWA, Hitachi Research Laboratory
(Japan)
FAERIE: A CAD/CAM Tool for Voluntary Movement and Ergonomic Simulation
Olivier COPPIN, Andre CLEMENT, ISMCM/CESTI (France)
Extraction of 3D Shapes from the Moving Human Face Using Lighting Switch
Photometry
Hitoshi SAJI, Hirohisa HIOKI, Yoshihisa SHINAGAWA, Kensyu YOSHIDA, Tosiyasu L.
KUNII, University of Tokyo (Japan)

Pause / Coffee break

15:30-16:15 Session 6: Invited Speaker
Tosiyasu L. KUNII, University of Tokyo
Chair: Geoff WYVILL, University of Otago (New Zealand)
Algorithmic Animation of Constructing Surfaces from Cells
Yoshihisa SHINAGAWA, Tosiyasu L. KUNII, Shigeo TAKAHASHI, University of Tokyo
(Japan)

17:30-19:00 Cocktail
This reception is hosted by the City of Geneva. It will take place at the
Palais Eynard, 4 rue de la Croix-Rouge (near the main university building).



Vendredi 22 mai / Friday, May 22 : Conferences
==============================================

9:00-9:45
Session 7: Invited Speaker
Michael KASS, Apple Computers
Chair:  Daniel THALMANN, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
(Switzerland)
Inverse Problems in Computer Graphics
Michael KASS, Apple Computers, Cupertino, California (USA)

9:45-11:00 Session 8: Languages and Systems
Chair: Toki TAKAHASHI, NTT (Japan)
A Language for Animating Scene Descriptions
Scott HOPWOOD, Iain SINCLAIR, Kevin G. SUFFERN, University of Technology,
Sydney (Australia)
Intersection and Minimal Distance of 3D Object
Frank KLINGSPORF, Dietmar LUHOFER, Thomas ROTTKE, Fern Universit
(Germany)
Risk and QFD Guided Prototyping of Graphical Animation Software
Marko HEIKKINEN, Raino LINTULAMPI, Petri PULLI, Technical Research Center VTT,
Oulu (Finland)

Pause / Coffee break

11:30-12:15 Session 9: Invited speaker
Zesheng TANG, Tsinghua University, Beijing
Chair: Nadia MAGNENAT THALMANN, University of Geneva (Switzerland)
Computer Animation of Robot Motion with Collision Free Path Planning
Yongcheng LI, Weimin DU, Zesheng TANG, Bo ZHANG, Tsinghua University, Beijing
(China)

13:30-14:15 Session 10: Physics-based Animation
Chair: David HAUMANN, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center (USA)
NPSNET: Physically-based Modeling Enhancements to An Object File Format
Michael J. ZYDA, James G. MONAHAN, David R. PRATT, Naval Postgraduate School,
Monterey, California (USA)
A New Method for Approximative Interactive Dynamics
Ulrich LEINER, Bernhard PREIM, Siemens AG (Germany)

14:15-15:00 Session 11: Invited speaker
Geoff WYVILL, University of Otago
Chair: Zesheng TANG, Tsinghua University, Beijing (China)
Hierarchy, Labels and Motion Description
Geoff WYVILL, Ann WITBROCK, Andrew TROTMAN, University of Otago (New Zealand)

Pause / Coffee break

15:30-16:45 Session 12: Human Animation II
Chair: Nadia MAGNENAT THALMANN, University of Geneva (Switzerland)
Hand Motion Coding System for Algorithm Recognition and Generation
Jintae LEE, Tosiyasu L. KUNII, University of Tokyo (Japan)
An Interactive Tool for the Design of Human Free-Walking Trajectories
Laurent BEZAULT, Ronan BOULIC, Nadia MAGNENAT THALMANN, Daniel THALMANN,
University of Geneva, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Switzerland)
Achilles - A System for Visualizing Non Standard Human Gait
Homero L. PICCOLO, Kentaro TAKAHASHI, Marcus G. DE AMORIM, Andre C. DE SA
CAMEIRO, Universidade de Brasilia (Brazil)

16:45-16:50 Closing session



International Film Festival
===========================

The Fifth Computer-Generated Film Festival will present a selection of films
coming from all over the world. The films, selected by a committee, will
compete for several awards, including the Award of the City of Geneva, le Jet
d'Or.  The official selection will be shown on May 20 and 21 from 20:30 to
22:00. A third show will take place Friday, May 22 with the Awards Ceremony.
Please note : the Computer-Generated Film Festival will take place in salle
Piaget, UNI-DUFOUR, 24 rue du General-Dufour, Geneva.

Information
===========

Convention location
Battelle, Batiment / Building A (near the cafeteria), 7 route de Drize,
CH-1227 Carouge (Geneve)

Secretariat
Evelyne Kohl, Centre Universitaire d'Informatique, Universite de Geneve, 12
rue du Lac, CH-1207 Geneve, tel. (+4122)7876580, fax (+4122)7353905

Registration fees (in SFr)

I) Course May 20 1992 (in French only)
                                     Before         After
				     April 30       April 30
   Partcipant (CGS members)             220.-          270.-
   Participant (non-members)            250.-          300.-
   Student			         60.-          100.-


II) Conferences (May 21-22)


                                     Before      After
                                   April 30      April 30
    Students                          100.-      100.-
    CGS members                       390.-      460.-
    Others                            420.-      490.-
    One day pass                      290.-      290.-


These fees cover :
- welcome cocktail on Thursday, May 21, at 17:30
- access to all talks
- the book "Computer Animation '92", with full integrated color (except for
  beneficiaries of student price)
- coffee breaks
- admission to the International Computer-Generated Film Festival

The registration to one day pass includes :
- welcome cocktail Thursday, May 21, at 17:30
- attendance to any talk and panel during the selected day
- coffee breaks
- admission to the International Computer-Generated Film Festival

III) Entrance fee to the International Computer-Generated Film Festival  10.-

IV) Book (full integrated color) Computer Animation '92   200.-


Registration procedures
=======================

Prospective participants should complete the enclosed registration form and
return it to :

      Evelyne Kohl
      Universite de Geneve
      Centre Universitaire d'Informatique
      12, rue du Lac
      CH-1207 Geneve (Switzerland)
      fax:  (+4122)7353905

Registration form without payment will not be taken into account.



Paiement / Payment
==================

All payments should be made in Swiss Francs. For Switzerland : by CCP
12-9778-3, Universite de Geneve, Fondations Universitaires, for deposit to CGI
account number 118176. For other countries : by bank transfer only (no check)
to Union Bank of Switzerland, Geneva, UNI II 472-319-00D, CGI account number
118176. Don't forget to mention your name and the account number.



Registration time :
===================

Local registration will start on Wednesday, May 20 , from 8:00 to 17:30, in
Battelle.


Be a member of the Computer Graphics Society
============================================

Participants in Computer Animation '92 have the unique opportunity of joining
the Computer Graphics Society, organizer of Computer Animation '92. By paying
a small fee of SFr 30.-, you get discounts at CGS conferences like Computer
Graphics International (CGI) and Computer Animation. You also receive the CGS
Newsletter, published four times a year. As a member of the Computer Graphics
Society, you can subscribe, at a discounted rate, to the "Journal of
Visualization and Computer Animation", published by John Wiley and Sons and
"The Visual Computer", published by Springer-Verlag. This offer is valid only
during  Computer Animation '92.


Hotel Reservation
=================

Please make your hotel reservation per fax directly to the selected hotel
before May 10, 1992, mentioning Computer Animation '92.

Hotel                                        room rate in Swiss Francs
-----                                        -------------------------
HOLIDAY INN****                                   Single      180.-
airport, Voie de Moens 26
CH-1218 Grand-Saconnex
phone : (+41 22) 791 00 11
fax : (+41 22) 798 92 73

TIFFANY****                                       Single      170.-
downtown, rue de l'Arquebuse 18                   Double      210.-
CH-1204 Geneva                                  (including breakfast)
phone : (+41 22) (3)29 33 11
fax : (+41 22) (3)20 89 91

D'ALLEVES***                                      Single      130.-
downtown, rue Kleberg 13                          Double      170.-
CH-1211 Geneva 11                                 Breakfast    10.-
phone : (+41 22) 732 15 30
fax : (+41 22) 738 43 69

All prices are in Swiss Francs per room per night including services and
taxes. All rooms have a private bathroom or a shower.
Please indicate to the hotel :
- your name
- your address (including phone and fax)
- accompagnying persons
- your arrival date
- number of nights

Please use credits cards (no check) and give the name, card number and
expiration date. The participants are responsible for paying their own hotel
bill before departure.


Registration Form
Computer Animation '92, Geneva, Switzerland, May, 20-22, 1992
=============================================================

Name

Firstname

Company

Address

Zip Code

Country

City

Phone

Fax

E-mail


Registration fees (in SFr)

Course (Only in French May 20) : before April 30 (220.-/250.-)
                                 After April 30 (270.-/300.-)
                       students: before April 30 (60.-)
                                 After April 30 (100.-)
Conferences (May 21-22)
before April 30 (390.-/420.-)
after April 30 (460.-/490.-)
students (100.-)
One day pass (290.-)
selected day
Subscription to Computer Graphics Society (30.-)
                                                            Total

The registration form is to be returned to
   Evelyn Kohl,
   CUI, Universite de Geneve,
   12 rue du Lac,
   CH-1207 Geneve,
   Switzerland

All payments should be made in Swiss Francs (mention your name and account
number). For Switzerland : by CCP 12-9778-3, Universite de Geneve, Fondations
Universitaires, for deposit to CGI account number 118176; For other countries
: by bank transfer only (no check) to Union Bank of Switzerland, Geneva, UNI
II 472-319-00D, CGI account number 118176

Registration form without payment will not be taken into account.