The International Journal of Computer Vision (IJCV) provides a forum for the dissemination of new research results in the rapidly growing field of computer vision. Now publishing 12 issues a year, International Journal of Computer Vision presents high-quality, original contributions to the science and engineering of this rapidly growing field. · Regular articles (up to 25 journal pages) present major technical advances of broad general interest. · Short articles (up to 10 pages) provide a fast publication path for novel research results. · Survey articles (up to 30 pages) offer critical reviews of the state of the art and/or tutorial presentations of pertinent topics. · Book reviews, position papers, and editorials by leading scientific figures will from time to time complement the technical content of the journal. · Additional, on-line material such as still images and video sequences, data sets, and software is encouraged.