For your information:

This is a call for papers for our MICCAI Workshop on Shape and/or Spectral Analysis (SESAMI) Oct. 21, Athens, Greece !

It would be great if you could *disseminate our call-for-papers* among your students and colleagues.

Looking forward to seeing you, maybe in Athens.

Thank you and best regards, Martin, Christian and Hervé

****************************************************************** *MICCAI SESAMI** **Workshop on Spectral & Shape Analysis in Medical Imaging* Athens, Oct 21st, 2016 https://sites.google.com/site/sesami2016/ ******************************************************************

*Description*

We gladly announce the workshop for *Spectral & Shape Analysis in Medical Imaging* (SESAMI, https://sites.google.com/site/sesami2016/) held in conjunction with the conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Interventions (MICCAI) in Athens, Greece, on October 21st, 2016.

*Aim and Scope*

Today's image data often represents complex phenomena, usually with a geometric structure. Shape and geometry processing methods are receiving increased attention, for example, due to their higher sensitivity to local variations relative to traditional markers, such as the volume of a structure. Both Spectral and Shape Analysis provide a wealth of opportunities for studying complex data. This workshop targets *theoretical contributions* and *exciting applications* in medical imaging, including (but not limited to):

- Spectral Shape Analysis - Spectral Image and Mesh Segmentation - Spectral Classification and Dimensionality Reduction - Shape Representation, Processing and Modeling - Shape Segmentation and Registration - Statistical Shape Analysis - Longitudinal Shape Analysis and Processing - Medical applications focused on Spectral and/or Shape Analysis

This workshop will provide an invaluable opportunity for researchers to present recent work on spectral and shape analysis in medical imaging. Interactions among fellow researchers will foster a deeper understanding of the underlying concepts and will provide insights on the benefits of *incorporating spectral or shape analysis into medical imaging applications*. Researchers with no or little prior experience in spectral and shape analysis can especially profit from introductory talks that will cover basic background and give an overview of the field.

*** IMPORTANT DATES ***

- Deadline for paper submission: *** June 15th, 2016, 23:59PST *** - Notification of Acceptance: Mid July, 2016 - SESAMI Workshop on: October 21st, 2016

*Advisory Panel*

Stanley Durrleman, Inria Guido Gerig, NYU Ender Konukoglu, Harvard Medical School Julien Lefevre, Université Aix-Marseille Diana Mateus, Technische Universität München Washington Mio, Florida State University Marc Niethammer, UNC Chapel Hill Stephen Pizer, UNC Chapel Hill Robert Pless, Washington University Kilian Pohl, SRI Yonggang Shi, University Southern California Martin Styner, UNC Chapel Hill Ross Whitaker, University of Utah & More to be announced

For more information, contact the organizers directly: - Martin Reuter mreuter@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu, - Christian Wachinger wachinger@csail.mit.edu, - Herve Lombaert herve.lombaert@inria.fr