3R's of Computer Vision:
Recognition, Registration, Reconstruction

The school aims to provide a stimulating opportunity for young researchers and Ph.D. students. The participants will benefit from direct interaction and discussions with world leaders in Computer Vision. Participants will also have the possibility to present the results of their research, and to interact with their scientific peers, in a friendly and constructive environment.

LIST OF SPEAKERS
• Lourdes Agapito, Queen Mary University of London, UK
• Francis Bach, INRIA, France
• Michael Bronstein, Università della Svizzera Italiana, CH
• Andrew Davison, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
• Alberto Del Bimbo, University of Firenze, Italy
• Rob Fergus, New York University, USA
• Graham Finlayson, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom
• Jan Koenderink, Utrecht University, Netherlands
• Jitendra Malik, University of California at Berkeley, USA
• Marcello Pelillo, University of Venice, Italy
• Deva Ramanan, University of California at Irvine, USA
• Daniel Rueckert, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
• Julia Schnabel, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
• Amnon Shashua, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
• Stefano Soatto, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

SCHOOL DIRECTORS
• Roberto Cipolla, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
• Sebastiano Battiato, University of Catania, Italy
• Giovanni Maria Farinella, University of Catania, Italy

SCHOOL APPLICATION
The school will be open to about 100 qualified, motivated and pre-selected candidates.

Master Students, Ph. D. students, Post-Docs, young researchers (both academic and industrial), senior researchers (both academic and industrial) or academic/industrial professionals are encouraged to apply.

POSTER SUBMISSION
Accepted students may submit a poster to present their research activity. The poster should be submitted before 15 May 2012, GMT +1 , 23:59. Suitable space will be reserved to students for showing their posters. The electronic version of the posters will also be available from the ICVSS web site.

BEST PRESENTATION PRIZE
A selected subset from the submitted posters will be selected by the school committee for short oral presentation. A best presentation prize of 700 € (supported by Toshiba Research Europe) will be given to the best presentation selected by the school committee.

SCHOLARSHIP
A scholarship of 600 € (supported by IAPR) will be awarded to the best PhD student attending the school. The decision will be made by the school committee at the time of the school, taking into account candidates'cv, poster and oral presentation. All PhD students attending the school will be considered for the grant.

READING GROUP (WITH PRIZE!)
During a typical PhD and subsequent research year, students will read probably more than 100 papers. Reading research papers is a skill that can be acquired and that is very different from reading a novel. This session is to introduce students to that skill.

Good ideas have deep roots. Understanding such roots is key to being able to generate new ideas moving forward. The main goal of the Reading Group is to practice ways in which exploration of these roots can be performed. The homework prior to the commencement of the school consists in studying (not just reading) one or more of the references provided by the school commitee, and tracing the ideas as far back as you can.

Detailed instructions will be sent to students after acceptance notification.

The Brady Prize : Essay Competition
Deadline for submission is: 15 June 2012

The Social Impact of Computer Vision
This essay competition is a tribute to Prof. Sir Michael Brady’s extensive contribution to the field of computer vision. In parallel to his outstanding track record as an academic at MIT and Oxford, Prof. Brady’s passion for engineering real-world solutions has also made him a prolific inventor and serial entrepreneur. This essay competition reflects the importance of considering the “real world” social impact of technology alongside the fundamental goals of basic R&D.

Computer Vision is an area of scientific and technological development that will continue to have a profound impact on society. It will redefine the way in which information technology intersects and interfaces with medicine, it will play a key role in the care of an ageing population and it is already a fundamental aspect of modern security and warfare technology.

Participants in the competition may write a piece of original work on either of the two questions (one topic only). There are no style guidelines, or “correct answers”. You may reference any sources you wish (from any field of thought / endeavor). Through an entirely subjective, qualitative and irreproducible selection process, two successful essayists will have their €600 attendance fees at the 2012 ICV Summer School reimbursed.

See the rules of engagement here.

SCHOOL DEADLINES
Student Application: 21 March 2012
Notification Acceptance: 31 March 2012
Early Registration: 15 April 2012
Late Registration (with extra payment of 150 €): After 15 April 2012
Accommodation Reservation at Hotel Village Baia Samuele: 15 April 2012
Poster Submission: 15 May 2012
Local Arrangements Information: 15 June 2012
Notification of Decision for Oral Presentation: 20 July 2012 (same day of the presentation)
Submission for Reading Group Competition: 16 July 2012

LOCATION OF ICVSS 2012
ICVSS 2012 will be hosted by Hotel Village Baia Samuele in Punta Sampieri - Scicli (Ragusa), Sicily from 15-21 July 2012. Sicily is one of the most beautiful islands of the Mediterranean. The island is very rich in archeological sites from various Ancient Civilizations. The sea, weather, food and the wine are excellent.
In particular Punta Sampieri - Scicli (RG) is located in the south east of Sicily in a late Baroque area called Val di Noto. The Val di Noto area is included in the Unesco World Heritage List and includes eight nearby towns: Caltagirone, Militello Val di Catania, Catania, Modica, Noto, Palazzolo, Ragusa and Scicli.
The location of the school rises in the middle of an ample bay delimited on the west from Sampieri and on the east from a cliff, on which is founded an ancient furnace, rare example of industrial archaeology. The Hotel Village “Baia Samuele” stretches in a gentle slant to the beach: 120 thousand square meters delimited from rows of secular cypresses. An ultramodern village with an original architecture, pleasant design and all comforts you can imagine. The frame of plants and flowers, typical of this angle of Sicily, in front of the island of Malta, completes this gilded dream of the Mediterranean.

ACCOMMODATION RESERVATION AT HOTEL VILLAGE BAIA SAMUELE
ICVSS participants will be hosted at Hotel Village Baia Samuele (school location) at very special rates. ICVSS participants must make reservations for accommodation no later than 15 April 2012, using the accommodation reservation form (Accommodation Reservation Module) to be sent by email directly to Baia Samuele reception (Mrs. Stefania Di Stefano: baiasamueleicvss@baiasamuele.it). After 15 April 2012 there is no guarantee for reservations in Hotel Village Baia Samuele.

The prices for ICVSS participants are the following:

SCHOOL BUS SERVICE
The following bus service will be provided by the school (without charge):

SHUTTLE SERVICE
A shuttle service is available provided by Eraclea Travels Staff. Reservation can be done directly on site during the school or by email to info@eracletravels.it (To the attention of Dr. Barbara Iurato)

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
The following indications can be used for participants who want to use public transportation:

BY CAR
Route 1 (From Catania to School Location through Ragusa):
Catania - Ragusa (SS 194), go on in direction Marina di Modica, go out at the exit for Sampieri-Marina di Modica. 2 Km after Marina di Modica you arrive to the village.
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Route 2 (From Catania to School Location through Siracusa):
Catania - Siracusa (SS 114), Siracusa-Gela (A18), go on in direction Pozzallo (SS 115), go on direction Sampieri-Marina di Modica. 2 Km after Marina di Modica you arrive to the village.
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Route 3 (From Palermo to School Location through Caltanissetta):
Palermo - Caltanissetta (A 19), Exit SS 626 Caltanissetta/Gela/Agrigento, go on in direction Modica by SS 115, go on direction Sampieri-Marina di Modica. 2 Km after Marina di Modica you arrive to the village.
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FLIGHTS TO SICILY AND CAR RENTAL
Useful informations on Flights and Car Rental can be found here.

Red markers indicate Catania Airport and the School Location.