The central focus of this journal is the computer analysis of pictorial information. Computer Vision and Image Understanding publishes papers covering all aspects of image analysis from the low-level, iconic processes of early vision to the high-level, symbolic processes of recognition and interpretation. A wide range of topics in the image understanding area is covered, including papers offering insights that differ from predominant views.Research Areas Include:? Theory ? Early vision ? Data structures and representations ? Shape ? Range ? Motion ? Matching and recognition ? Architecture and languages ? Vision systems