Please read and follow carefully the directions provided below to insure that your paper is appropriately formatted in an IEEE-compliant pdf file. Note that the deadline for submission of the pdf paper file and the IEEE copywrite form is June 2, 5pm US Central Time.
File name: Authors will submit the final manuscript under the same file name that was assigned to them for the paper summary (the version of your paper that was used for review). Recall that the summary filenames were made of the first four letters of the author's last name followed by the paper number. For example an author by the last name of 'Davis' with paper number '0048' will submit the final manuscript using the filename 'davi0048.pdf'. An author by the name of 'Li' with paper number '0125' will submit with file name 'li0125.pdf'.
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Use the following guidelines when preparing your document:
LENGTH: You are allowed a total of 5 pages for your document. This is the maximum number of pages that will be accepted, including all figures, tables, and references. Any material beyond the 5 page limit will be excluded.
LANGUAGE: All papers must be in English.
MARGINS: Documents should be formatted for standard letter-size (8-1/2" by 11") paper. Documents may not exceed five (5) pages. Any text or other material outside the margins specified below will not be accepted:
TYPEFACE: We strongly encourage authors to use Times-Roman or Computer Modern fonts. If a font face is used that is not recognized by the submission system, your paper will not be reproduced correctly. Use a font size that is no smaller than 9 points throughout the paper, including figure captions. In 9-point type font, capital letters are 2 mm high. For 9-point type font, there should be no more than 3.2 lines/cm (8 lines/inch) vertically. This is a minimum spacing; 2.75 lines/cm (7 lines/inch) will make the paper much more readable. Larger type sizes require correspondingly larger vertical spacing.
TITLE: The paper title has to appear in boldface CAPITAL letters. The authors' name(s) and affiliation(s) appear below the title in capital and lower case letters. Papers with multiple authors and affiliations may require two or more lines for this information.
ABSTRACT: Each paper should contain an abstract of 100 to 150 words that appears at the beginning of the document. Use the same text that is submitted electronically along with the author contact information.
BODY: Major headings appear in boldface CAPITAL letters, centered in the column. Subheadings appear in capital and lower case, either underlined or in boldface. They start at the left margin of the column on a separate line. Sub-subheadings are discouraged, but if they must be used, they should appear in capital and lower case, and start at the left margin on a separate line. They may be underlined or in italics.
REFERENCES: List and number all references at the end of the document. The references can be numbered in alphabetical order or in order of appearance in the paper. When referring to them in the text, type the corresponding reference number in square brackets as shown at the end of this sentence [1]. The end of the document should include a list of references containing information similar to the following example:
[1] D. E. Ingalls, "Image Processing for Experts," IEEE Trans. ASSP, vol. ASSP-36, pp. 1932-1948, 1988.
ILLUSTRATIONS & COLOR: Illustrations must appear within the designated margins. They may span the two columns. If possible, position illustrations at the top of columns, rather than in the middle or at the bottom. Caption and number every illustration. All halftone illustrations must be clear in black and white. Be sure that your images are acceptable when printed in black and white (the CDROM proceedings will show the colors in your document, but many will print your paper in black and white).
PAGE NUMBERS: Do not put page numbers on your document. We will add appropriate page numbers to accepted papers when the conference proceedings are assembled.
The following style files and templates are available for users of LaTeX and Microsoft Word:
We recommend that you use the Word file or LaTeX files to produce your document, since they have been set up to meet the formatting guidelines listed above. When using these files, double-check the paper size in your page setup to make sure you are using the letter-size paper layout (8.5" X 11"). The LaTeX environment files specify suitable margins, page layout, text, and a bibliography style. Although this environment has been extensively tested, there may be rare instances when it is not fully robust.
IMPORTANT: The 'IEEE Requirements for PDF Documents' MUST be followed EXACTLY. The conference is required to ensure that documents follow this specification. The requirements are enumerated in:
Papers must be submitted in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) format. PDF files must not have Adobe Document Protection enabled, as this prevents us from processing the file. These submissions must be formatted to 8.5" x 11" page size, and in first-page-first order. Please verify that the final version of your PDF file prints correctly to a PostScript printer before submission. Documents that do not print correctly cannot be processed. Also, make sure to disable ALL document security. For best results, authors should avoid the use of custom half tones, bitmap pattern fills, and bitmap fonts. Use standard half tones and solid color or grey fills instead. The paper submission system will convert all papers into PDF. If you are able to create a PDF file yourself, you are encouraged to do so. Be sure that you embed all fonts that are used when you create the PostScript or PDF file. For best PDF document quality, you may want to read Adobe's recommendations for generating PostScript and PDF files.
IMPORTANT: ALL FONTS MUST be embedded in the PDF file. There is no guarantee that the viewers of the paper have the same fonts used in the document. If fonts are not embedded in the submission, your file will not be accepted and given the strict timing for the conference, your paper may not appear in the proceeding. Please refer to your PDF or PS file generation utility's user guide to find out how to embed all fonts.
LaTeX Users: Generating a PostScript file is straightforward for all LaTeX packages we are aware of. When preparing the paper under LaTeX, it is preferable to use scalable fonts such as Type I, Computer Modern. However, quite good results can be obtained with the fonts defined in the style file recommended above (spconf.sty).
IMPORTANT: PDF files with Postscript Type 3 fonts WILL NOT be accepted. PDF and PostScript files utilizing Type 3 fonts are typically produced by the LaTeX system. It is possible to perform a few simple changes to the configuration or command-line to produce files that use PostScript Type 1 fonts. An excellent set of instructions is found at:
Creating quality Adobe PDF files from TeX with DVIPS
Windows users: To save a document as a PostScript file:
Macintosh users: To save a document as a PostScript file: