SPBEI 2013 aims to be an excellent platform to facilitate international exchange of state-ofthe-
art research and practice in image, video, and signal processing, biomedical engineering,
informatics, and their cross-intersection to catalyze innovative research ideas and to dissimilate
new scientific discoveries. The nature of the research demands collaboration in medicine,
biology, physics, engineering, computer science, and statistics; and SPBEI attempts to expedite
and strengthen the exploration and systemization of interdisciplinary knowledge.
This year, the conference received a large number of submissions around the globe, and all
papers have been rigorously reviewed by a large number of peer reviewers who have spent
tremendous amount of time and effort on the evaluations, with each paper receiving three to six
reviews. We would like to thank all those who submitted papers for considerations, and we
extend our sincere gratitude to all those who devoted their time and effort professionally to
ensuring the high standards of the technical program, including the authors, committee members,
peer reviewers, and session chairs.