==== Special Session on Variational Approaches in Image Processing (VAIP) ==== This special session on Variational Approaches in Image Processing focuses on presentation of new results related to modeling, application and extensions of variational like approaches in image processing. Especially, the session welcomes submissions of theoretical or applications related papers employing variational approach in the context of, but not limited to: * Image filtering and restoration * Image reconstruction * Image deconvolution * Object tracking * Image segmentation **Program committee** ^ ^ |Mourad Oussalah (United Kingdom )| |Khalifa Djemal (France)| |Bala Amavasai (United Kingdom )| |Fabio Caparrelli (United Kingdom )| |Nabil Aouf (United Kingdom ) | |Mike Spann (United Kingdom ) || **Sponsors** Will be available soon