The Visual ComputerDecember 2011, Volume 27, Issue 12, pp 1037–1037 | Cite asEditorial introduction to the special issueAuthorsAuthors and affiliationsSharat ChandranEmail authorP. J. NarayananA. N. RajagopalanEditorialFirst Online: 11 November 2011 194 Downloads Download to read the full article textCopyright information© Springer-Verlag 2011Authors and AffiliationsSharat Chandran1Email authorP. J. Narayanan2A. N. Rajagopalan31.Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbaiIndia2.International Institute of Information Technology GachibowliHyderabadIndia3.Indian Institute of Technology MadrasChennaiIndia