Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns : 7th International Conference CAIP 97 Kiel Germany September 10 12 1997 Proceedings This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns CAIP 97 held in Kiel Germany in September 1997. The volume presents 92 revised papers selected during a double blind reviewing process from a total of 150 high quality submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on pattern analysis object recognition and tracking invariants applications shape texture analysis motion calibration low level processing structure from motion stereo and correspondence segmentation and grouping mathematical morphology pose estimation and face analysis