Computer Vision, Virtual Reality and Robotics in Medicine 18 The papers in this volume 9783642357213 The papers in this volume are directed at the issues and problems which lie in the domain of the juncture of these three different areas of philosophical inquiry cometary experts review a broad spectrum of ideas and conclusions based on in situ measurement of Comet Halley and remote sensing observations of the recent bright Comets Hale Bopp and Hyakutake The geographical repartition of the contributions is the following: 24 from European countries (other than France) The objective of the conference is not only to present the most innovative and promising research work but also to highlight research trends and to foster dialogues and debates among participants