Editorial: Letter from the Editors

  • Andreas Zick University of Bielefeld
  • Steven F. Messner University at Albany, US
  • Gary LaFree START
  • Ekaterina Stepanova
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4119/ijcv-3063

Abstract

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Published
2016-04-04
Issue
Vol 9 (2015)
Section
Editorial: Letter from the Editors

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