We would like to take this opportunity to thank all contributors of this book, and all
people working into the two involved research groups: Image Processing Lab (Catania
University) and Advanced System Technology, Catania Lab (STMicroelectronics). A
special thanks to Massimo Mancuso for having contributed with his extraordinary tenacity
and competence to establish an imaging R&D group in Catania. We also thank prof.
Giovanni Gallo for his invaluable help and support
