DASIP 2012 - 2012 Conference on Design and Architectures for Signal and Image Processing (DASIP)

The DASIP 2012 will be organized in Karlsruhe, Germany. Karlsruhe, situated in the Rhine valley between the mountains of the Palatinate, the Vosges and the Black Forest, is a young and hospitable city in the heart of Europe. Joie de vivre, openness, Baden's traditional liberality and proverbial hospitality are among the most outstanding characteristics of its inhabitants. What used to be the capital and seat of the princes of Baden is now home to nearly 287,000 people. It also forms the centre of the Upper Rhine region and is known both in and even outside the Federal Republic as the "seat of justice". This last attribute is the result of its being home to Germany's highest courts, namely the Federal Supreme Court and the Federal Constitutional Court. This is why "taking a case to Karlsruhe" has long since become synonymous with the rule of law. Karlsruhe is also known as the "green city". One quarter of its land area is covered by forest and this woodland penetrates just as deep into the city as the Zoological Gardens. Indeed, the uncluttered and spacious urban landscape is full of extensive, carefully cultivated parks with magnificent old trees and beautiful gardens.
Of particular importance to the international art scene is Karlsruhe's Centre for Art and Media Technology (ZKM), Europe's largest producer of media art, which is housed in a 312-metre-long listed factory building. Among its special attractions for the public at large are the world's first media museum and a multimedia wonderland with all the cool charm of a Startrek set. Very unique is here, that the only existing original exemplar of a Konrad Zuses Z22 is in the exhibition of the ZKM. One the DASIP social events will be a visit of this computer with a demonstration. The computer is still working. The ZKM's neighbour inside this huge building on the Brauerstrasse boulevard is the City Art Gallery, which houses a number of treasures, including works by Hans Thoma and Markus Lüpertz.
High tech, high life and the European way of thinking "Baden style" ? this is the image Karlsruhe enjoys today. It is the image of a big, modern city which for all its dynamism, has lost nothing of its historical charm and appeal. It is a city worth living in and a city worth visiting. We look forward to welcoming the guests of the DASIP 2012.
Evening Event
During the DASIP 2012 Evening Event, universities and public research institutes will be invited to demonstrate their hardware platforms, prototypes and tools.