edited by K Inoue (Yamaguchi Univ.) , A Nakamura (Meiji Univ.) , M Nivat (Univ. Paris VII) , A Saoudi (Univ. Paris VII) , & P S P Wang (Northeastern Univ.)

This review volume contains a selection of papers by leading experts in the areas of Parallel Image Analysis, 2-D, 3-D Grammars and Automata and Neural Nets and Learning.

• From Equations to Hardware. Towards the Systematic Mapping of Algorithms onto Parallel Architectures (F Charot et al.)
• Manipulations of Octrees and Quadtrees on Multiprocessors (V Chaudhary et al.)
• Parallel Algorithms for Multi-Dimensional Image Template Matching (A Saoudi & M Nivat)
• Mesh Algorithms for Finding Repetitions and Partial Symmetries in Arrays (S L Tanimoto & R Miller)
• Path-Controlled Graph Grammars for Syntactic Pattern Recognition (K Aizawa & A Nakamura)
• A Characterization of Recognizable Picture Languages (K Inoue & I Takanami)
• Constant Leaf-Size Hierarchy of Two-Dimensional Alternating Turning Machines (A Ito et al.)
• Context-Sensitivity of Puzzle Grammars (P Laroche et al.)
• Parallel Generations and Parsing of Array Languages Using Reversible Cellular Automata (K Morita & S Ueno)
• Three-Dimensional Sequential/Parallel Universal Array Grammars for Polyhedral Object Pattern Analysis (P S P Wang)
• Shape Recovery and Error Correction Based on Hypothetical Constraints by Parallel Network for Energy Minimization (K Kakusho et al.)
• Use of Gradated Patterns in an Associative Neural Memory for Invariant Pattern Recognition (K Kobara et al.)
• Learning of Recognizable Picture Languages (R Siromoney et al.)
• Learning Equal Matrix Grammars Based on Control Sets (Y Takada)