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Today's Topics:
Q&A : DSKcam - Low cost TI C6000DSK camera daughter card
Q&A : CVonline + Ballard & Brown's Computer Vision
Q&A : Looking for a 3D curve library
JOB : Video Performance Analyst - ObjectVideo - Reston, VA
JOB : Instructor - Univ Texas - Galveston, TX
JOB : Scientist - Fujifilm - San Jose, CA
JOB : Research Fellow - Univ Surrey - Guildford UK
JOB : Postdoc - Bristol Univ - UK
JOB : Researcher - Univ of Girona - Girona, Spain
JOB : PhD Studentship - Heriot Watt Univ - Edinburgh, UK
REFS : IEEE VLSM'03 Proceedings Available ON-LINE
CFP : Math. Methods in Imaging and Vision - - Jan 2004
CFP : 6th Euro WS Evolutionary Comp in IASP - Portugal - Nov 14 2003
CFP : 8th ICCNS - Boston, MA - Jan 30 2004
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From: "BiTEC Ltd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Q&A : DSKcam - Low cost TI C6000DSK camera daughter card
BiTEC Ltd are pleased to announce the launch of DSKcam. DSKcam is a new
daughter card for the Texas Instruments C6000 and C5000 development
kits. It gives developers and researchers the opportunity to delve
deeper into machine vision applications at a fraction of the cost
currently available.
Visit BiTECs website for more information and access to the datasheet.
http://www.bitec.ltd.uk
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From: Bob Fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Q&A : CVonline + Ballard & Brown's Computer Vision
Dear Vision people:
1) Many of you know CVonline - a free computer vision
"encyclopedia": http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/CVonline/
There have been several improvements over the past year:
- folding the content into a database so that the tree of topics is more
easily visible
- 200 additional topics with content (now 1100 topics out of 1400 have
content).
- a keyword search facility.
Weekly access is about 2000 users. Please mention to your students and
colleagues.
2) I have been able to scan the out of print Ballard & Brown "Computer Vision"
book, put it up on the web and index it into CVonline:
http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/rbf/BANDB/
Many thanks to Chris, Dana, the British Machine Vision Association
and the ECVision vision network for support!
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From: "Nigel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Q&A : Looking for a 3D curve library
I have a project that requires 3D curve functionality and I'm looking
for a good, fast, (hopefully free) library. I'd like it to have a lot of
robust curve manipulation features, and be portable to the Mac. Here are
some general requirements of the lib:
-cutting a curve into sections, join two curves, etc.
-functions to match curves, e.g. a similarity rating
-intersections of two curves, normals, derivatives,
-can maintain a network of curves such that nearest curve to a point
can be detected quickly
-calculate closest curve to a query point
-can generate an in-between "warp" of one curve to another
It would also be nice to have some kind of 2D snake capability to track
2D image features. Does anyone know wher I might look ?
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From: "Kalagher, Melissa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: JOB : Video Performance Analyst - ObjectVideo - Reston, VA
Video Performance Analyst
ObjectVideo is a state-of-the-art computer vision company, specializing
in the development of intelligent, automated, video surveillance
systems.
We are currently looking for a video performance analysis Analyst.
Responsibilities include analyzing the performance of computer vision
algorithms during productization and commercial system deployment;
developing software analysis tools; and performing custom system
analyses in support of pre-sales and post-sales activities. Requires a
B.S. in Computer Engineering or Computer Science and experience in image
processing, software development, and statistical data analysis. The
successful candidate will have experience with computer vision
algorithms, scientific analysis, and software engineering using
object-oriented design principles using C++. Excellent communication
skills are also required. Familiarity with Matlab and the MS .NET
platform is preferred.
Forward resume with salary requirements to: HR, ObjectVideo, 11600
Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 290, Reston, VA 20191, or
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
ObjectVideo is an equal opportunity employer.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: JOB : Instructor - Univ Texas - Galveston, TX
The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The University of
Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas is seeking applicants to be
part of an exciting research project to establish a comprehensive
framework for optimal acquisition and deployment of digital imagery in
computer-assisted eye disease evaluation. This is a faculty level
position (Instructor). Applicants should have a master or doctoral
degree or be pursuing either degree in a related area and have a strong
background in medical image analysis. Remuneration will be
commensurate with skills and experience. For consideration, please
submit (by email) a full C.V., the names of three references, and a
summary of research interests and career objectives to Helen K. Li,
M.D., Associate Professor, Director, Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery
( mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ).
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From: Thomas Leung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: JOB : Scientist - Fujifilm - San Jose, CA
Company:
Fujifilm Software (California) "FSCA" is the software and research
development subsidiary of Tokyo-based Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd. FSCA is
located in San Jose.
Job Title: Research Scientist
Job Descriptions:
Research into computer vision and machine learning technologies for
computer-aided diagnosis in medical imaging.
Detailed Descriptions:
1) Research and develop new technologies in computer vision and machine
learning for medical imaging.
2) Play an active role in defining future research direction for Fuji.
3) Interact with teams throughout Fuji's family to make research results
into products.
Qualifications:
1) Ph.D. or M.S. in CS, EE, Math or equivalent.
2) 3+ yrs of experience with computer vision or machine learning
research; both preferred. Experience with medical imaging preferred,
but not necessary.
3) Demonstrated publication record.
Interested Candidates please send resume and cover-letter to
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Adrian Hilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: JOB : Research Fellow - Univ Surrey - Guildford UK
Centre for Vision, Speech & Signal Processing
School of Electronics and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey
Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow in Computer Vision & Graphics
(Ref: 4089 )
Salary up to £30,660 per annum (subject to qualifications and
experience)
Applications are invited for a Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow
post within the Visual Media Research Group (VMRG). The successful
applicant will join a new three-year project, in collaboration with the
BBC and Sony, to investigate studio production technologies for
broadcast and interactive entertainment. Research will develop novel
computer vision and animation techniques for producing video-quality
animated models of real-world dynamic scenes such as people. VMRG is
recognised internationally for leading-edge research in visual content
production and has unique state-of-the-art HDTV studio facilities for
multiple view video capture and analysis.
The successful applicant is expected to have a very good mathematical
and programming background, with a PhD related to computer vision,
graphics or image/signal processing. Appointment as a Senior Research
Fellow requires post-doctoral experience and a track record of
international publication related to the proposed research. A Senior
Research Fellow would be expected to support the 3D studio research and
participate in future development of research in this area.
The Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP) is part of
the Department of Electronics which received the highest 6* research
rating in the UK Research Assessment Exercise and 23 out of 24 in the
Teaching Quality Assessment. CVSSP is one of the largest groups of its
kind in the world, comprising more than 70 researchers working on many
aspects of Pattern Recognition, Computer Vision and Graphics. For
further information see: http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Research/CVSSP/
The post is initially for a period of 3 years (commencing 1st March
2004).
Informal professional enquiries may be made to Dr. Adrian Hilton,
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
For an application pack and details of how to apply please contact
Miss Julie Boatfield, School Human Resources Assistant,
School of Electronics and Physical Sciences (SEPS),
University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH.
Tel:+44 (0) 1483 686125 answer phone/fax or 689135 during office hours,
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or download application documents from:
http://www.surrey.ac.uk under "Employment Opportunities". Please quote
Post Reference Number 4089 , supply your postal address and where you
saw this advertisement.
Closing date for applications is 12th January 2004.
Interviews will take place during the week commencing 26th January 2004.
For further information about the University of Surrey, please visit
http://www.surrey.ac.uk .
Details about this role and other public sector vacancies also can be
found at: http://www.surreyjobs.info
The University is committed to an Equal Opportunities Policy
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From: Tom Troscianko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: JOB : Postdoc - Bristol Univ - UK
Applications are invited for a 36-month project funded by the
prestigious EPSRC Adventure Fund. The aim of the project is to attempt
to build a conscious robot, which will be able to inspect scenes with a
visual system made similar to that of humans (e.g. with fovea and
saccadic eye movements), and act on the visual information - by moving
itself to within grasping range of objects, and grasping these using an
arm with fingers. The project is a collaboration between the University
of Bristol (Prof Tom Troscianko and Dr Iain Gilchrist) and the
University of Essex (Owen Holland). This is an advertisement for the
University of Bristol post, which is for a post-doctoral researcher in
the Department of Experimental Psychology including its wider links to
the Cognition and Information Technology Research Centre, COGNIT - see
http://cognit.psy.bris.ac.uk/ . The aim of this post is to write
computer software (on a Linux or UNIX platform) to analyse the visual
input to the robot, and use this to formulate control outputs to the
motoric systems of the eye, body, arm, and fingers. Job requirements for
this post include a PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or
allied disciplines, and an ability to understand the neuroscience of
vision, attention, and action. Informal enquiries to
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
You can download the job application form from our web site at
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/vacancies To access the form simply enter the
vacancy reference number in the search facility.
Please ensure that you quote the reference number 9763.
The closing date for applications is 9.00am, 17th November 2003. The likely
start date will be in February 2004.
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From: "Rafael Garcia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: JOB : Researcher - Univ of Girona - Girona, Spain
A full-time position as researcher is available at the Computer Vision
and Robotics Group of the University of Girona (Spain).
This position is funded for the first 5 years by the European Union, and
after 5 years the position becomes permanent (funded by the Catalan
government through an agreement with our University).
The successful candidate must have a PhD in Computer Vision or Image
Processing. He/She will be involved in on-going projects related to
motion detection, mosaicking, medical imaging or application of Computer
Vision techniques to the navigation of autonomous vehicles.
For further information, please e-mail or mail CVs to:
Dr. Rafael Garcia, Computer Vision and Robotics Group
University of Girona, Spain
Av. Lluis Santal=F3, Edif. P-4, 17003 Girona, Spain
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Emanuele Trucco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: JOB : PhD Studentship - Heriot Watt Univ - Edinburgh, UK
PhD (CASE) STUDENTSHIP AVAILABLE ON
EYE TRACKING FOR WIDE-FIELD-OF-VIEW RETINAL IMAGING
Applications are invited for a CASE PhD studentship with the Image and
Signal Processing research group of the School of Engineering and
Physical Sciences, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, in collaboration
with OPTOS plc (www.optos.com).
The award covers tuition fees and the standard EPSRC PhD stipend, plus a
top-up of 5K per annum contributed by OPTOS (total stipend 15k/year).
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The project aims to develop novel computer vision techniques for an
innovative, automated retinal imaging device with mobile components.
The sensor will be capable of ultra-wide-field retinal imaging (avg
20% more than current technology), without pupil dilation, and with
automatic viewpoint adjustment. Envisaged, specific areas of work
include:
(1) automatic, robust eye and iris tracking with free-moving patients,
(2) detection of correct eye and iris position for retinal snapshots,
and
(3) 3-D eye measurements via passive stereo.
WORKPLACE
The normal place of work will be Heriot Watt University, but some
periods, distributed over the project life and totalling a minimum of
3 months, will be spent with the company. The successful candidate
will join an expanding, visible research group engaged in a variety
of national and international projects on computer vision, image
processing and imaging sensors for medical applications, defence,
communications, and crime detection. Heriot Watt University is
situated at the outskirt of Edinburgh, one of the most attractive
cities in the UK.
ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must be UK residents, have a first degree in computer
science, electronic engineering or allied disciplines (minimum 2:1 or
equivalent), excellent mathematical and programming skills, and a
strong motivation to pursue a research degree in computer vision.
Previous experience of computer vision or image processing is
desirable, although not mandatory.
APPLICATION AND DEADLINE
Applicants should send
1. full CV including degrees and grades, relevant experience, and names
and contact details of two referees,
2. completed application form (www.hw.ac.uk/prosp/pg/apply/form.pdf),
to arrive on or before Fri 5th December 2003.
Informal enquiries and applications to:
Dr Emanuele Trucco, EECE-EPS
Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS
phone 0131 451 3437, fax 0131 451 4155
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Paragios, Nikos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: REFS : IEEE VLSM'03 Proceedings Available ON-LINE
The 2nd IEEE workshop on Variational, Geometric and Level Set
Methods was successfully held at Nice with approx 85 participants.
for those of you who couldn't travel to Nice, proceedings are
available ON-LINE FREE of CHARGE through the workshop page at:
http://www.scr.siemens.com/vlsm03/
On behalf of the organizing committee, Nikos Paragios
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From: "Paragios, Nikos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: CFP : Math. Methods in Imaging and Vision - - Jan 2004
Workshop on Mathematical Methods in Imaging and Vision
http://www.math.ufl.edu/special03/workshop1.html
Jan. 24-27, 2003
REGISTRATION (50$):
http://www.math.ufl.edu/special03/workshop1/wksp1_registration.html
Organizers:
* Yunmei Chen, Mathematics , UF
* Randy Duensing, MRI Devices
* Tim Olson, Mathematics , UF
* Nikos Paragios, Siemens Corporate Research
* David Wilson, Mathematics , UF
SCOPE:
Current developments in the technology of imaging have led to an
explosive growth in the interdisciplinary research across the
disciplines of mathematics, engineering, biology, medicine, physics
and statistics. A wide variety of mathematical and computational
frameworks have been proposed to deal with the problems arising from
imaging and image science. This workshop will bring together
mathematicians, engineers and researchers to share their new ideas
and findings in the area of mathematical imaging and analysis.
MAIN TOPICS:
Variational, Probabilistic, statistic, and Geometric methods in image
analysis and vision Biomedical Imaging and Analysis,-new encoding and
imaging techniques in MRI Pattern recognition and statistical
classification Computer Graphics
LIST OF INVITED SPEAKERS
* James H. Akao, MRI Devices Corporation
* Tony Chan, UCLA * Rachid Deriche, INRIA
* Edward Dougherty, Texas A&M
* George R. Duensing, MRI Devices Corporation
* James Duncan, Yale * Paul Gader, UF
* Mark Griswold , University of Wurzburg , Germany
* Xianfeng David Gu, UF * Dennis Healy, Maryland
* Feng Huang, UF * Taufiquar Khan Clemson University
* Andrew Laine, Columbia * Stacey Levine, Duquesne
* Jian Li, UF * Ravi Malladi, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
* Dimitris Metaxas, Rutgers * Stanley Osher, UCLA
* Ulf Osterberg, Dartmouth * Nikos Paragios, Siemens Corporate Research
* Carey Priebe, Johns Hopkins * Anand Rangarajan, UF
* Gerhard Ritter, UF * Dan Rockmore, Dartmouth
* Milan Sonka, Univ. of Iowa * Anuj Srivastava, FSU
* Lawrence Staib, Yale * Hemant Tagare, Yale
* Allen Tannenbaum, Georgia Tech * Demetri Terzopoulos, NYU
* Baba Vemuri, UF * Joachim Weickert,Saarland , Germany
* Anthony Yezzi, Georgia Tech
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stefano Cagnoni)
Subject: CFP : 6th Euro WS Evolutionary Comp in IASP - Portugal - Nov 14 2003
CALL FOR PAPERS
EVOIASP2004
Sixth European Workshop on Evolutionary Computation in Image Analysis
and Signal Processing
Coimbra, Portugal, 5 April 2004
Evolutionary algorithms have been shown to be tools which can be used
effectively in the development of systems (software or hardware) for
image analysis and signal processing in complex domains of high
industrial and social relevance.
EvoIASP is the first European event specifically dedicated to the
applications of evolutionary computation (EC) to image analysis and
signal processing (IASP) and gives European and non-European
researchers in those fields, as well as people from industry, an
opportunity to present their latest research and to discuss current
developments and applications, besides fostering closer future
interaction between members of the three scientific communities.
The previous editions of the Workshop were held in Goteborg, Sweden
(1999), Edinburgh, UK (2000), Como, Italy (2001), Kinsale, Ireland
(2002), and Colchester, UK (2003).
The workshop is sponsored by EvoNet, the Network of Excellence in
Evolutionary Computing, and is one of the activities of EvoIASP, the
EvoNet working group on Evolutionary Computation for Image Analysis
and Signal Processing. It will be part of EvoWorkshops2004 and will be
held in conjunction with EuroGP2004, the European Conference on
Genetic Programming, and EvoCOP2004, the 4th European Conference on
Evolutionary Computation in Combinatorial Optimization.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
applications of evolutionary computation to real-life IASP problems,
evolvable vision and signal processing hardware,
evolutionary pattern recognition,
hybrid architectures for machine vision and signal processing
including evolutionary components,
theoretical developments,
comparisons between different evolutionary techniques and between
evolutionary and non-evolutionary techniques in IASP applications,
time series analysis by means of EC techniques.
Submissions
Send your manuscript, at most 10 A4 pages long, in Springer LNCS
format (instructions downloadable from
http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/instruct/typeinst.pdf) to the
programme chair, Stefano Cagnoni, in gzipped PostScript or pdf
format by email no later than November 14, 2003. The papers will be
peer reviewed by at least two members of the program committee.
Authors will be notified via email on the results of the review by
December 19, 2003.
The authors of accepted papers will have to improve their paper on
the basis of the reviewers' comments and will be asked to send a
camera ready version of their manuscripts, along with text sources
and pictures, by January 16, 2003. The accepted papers will appear
in the workshop proceedings, published in Springer LNCS Series,
which will be available at the workshop.
Important Dates:
Submission deadline: 14 November 2003
Notification of acceptance: 19 December 2003
Camera ready papers due: 16 January 2004
Workshop: 5 April 2004
Web Address:
http://evonet.dcs.napier.ac.uk/eurogp2004/evoiasp
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Program Chair, Stefano Cagnoni, Univ of Parma, Italy
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Local Chair, Ernesto Costa, Univ of Coimbra, Portugal
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
EvoWorkshops2004 Co-Chairs
Guenther Raidl, Vienna Univ of Technology, Austria
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Stefano Cagnoni, Univ of Parma, Italy
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
Giovanni Adorni (Italy), Lucia Ballerini (Sweden), Bir Bhanu (USA),
Dario, Bianchi (Italy), Alberto Broggi (Italy), Stefano Cagnoni
(Italy), Ela Claridge (UK), Marc Ebner (Germany), Terry Fogarty (UK),
Daniel Howard (UK), Mario Koeppen (Germany), Evelyne Lutton (France),
Peter Nordin (Sweden), Gustavo Olague (Mexico), Riccardo Poli (UK),
Conor Ryan (Ireland), Jim Smith (UK), Giovanni Squillero (Italy),
Ankur M. Teredesai (USA), Andy Tyrrell (UK), Hans-Michael Voigt
(Germany)
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From: "Cynthia Bradford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: CFP : 8th ICCNS - Boston, MA - Jan 30 2004
***** Call for Abstracts and Confirmed Invited Speakers *****
EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON COGNITIVE AND NEURAL SYSTEMS
May 19 - 22, 2004
Boston University, 677 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02215 USA
http://www.cns.bu.edu/meetings/
Sponsored by Boston University's Center for Adaptive Systems
and Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems
with financial support from the Office of Naval Research
This interdisciplinary conference is attended each year by approximately
300 people from 30 countries around the world. As in previous years, the
conference will focus on solutions to the questions:
HOW DOES THE BRAIN CONTROL BEHAVIOR?
HOW CAN TECHNOLOGY EMULATE BIOLOGICAL INTELLIGENCE?
The conference is aimed at researchers and students of computational
neuroscience, cognitive science, neural networks, neuromorphic
engineering, and artificial intelligence. The conference includes
tutorial and invited lectures, and contributed lectures and posters, by
experts on the biology and technology of how the brain and other
intelligent systems adapt to a changing world. Single-track oral and
poster sessions enable all presented work to be highly visible.
Three-hour poster sessions with no conflicting events will be held on
two of the conference days. Posters will be up all day, and can also be
viewed during breaks in the talk schedule.
TUTORIAL LECTURE SERIES
Stephen Grossberg (Boston University): "Linking brain to mind." See
below for details.
CONFIRMED INVITED AND PLENARY SPEAKERS
Ehud Ahissar (Weizmann Institute of Science): "Encoding and decoding of
vibrissal active touch"
John Anderson (Carnegie Mellon University): "Using fMRI to track the
components of a cognitive architecture"=20
Alan D. Baddeley (University of Bristol): "In search of the episodic
buffer"
Moshe Bar (Massachusetts General Hospital): "Top-down facilitation of
visual bject recognition"
Gail A. Carpenter (Boston University): "Information fusion and
hierarchical knowledge discovery by ARTMAP neural networks"
Stephen Goldinger (Arizona State University): "Generalization gradients
in perceptual memory"
Daniel Kersten (University of Minnesota): "How does human vision resolve
ambiguity about objects?"
Stephen M. Kosslyn (Harvard University): "The imagery debate 30 years
later: Can neuroscience help resolve the issue?"
Tai-Sing Lee (Carnegie Mellon University): "Inference and prediction in
the visual cortex"
Eve Marder (Brandeis University): "Plasticity and stability in rhythmic
neuronal networks"
Bartlett W. Mel (University of Southern California): "The pyramidal
neuron: What sort of computing device?"
Miguel Nicolelis (Duke University): "Real-time computing with neural
ensembles"
Jeffrey D. Schall (Vanderbilt University): "Neural selection and control
of visual guided eye movements"
Chantal Stern (Boston University): "Sequence? What sequence? fMRI
studies of the medial temporal lobe in sequence learning"
Mriganka Sur (Massachusetts Institute of Technology): "Plasticity and
dynamics of visual cortex networks"
Joseph Z. Tsien (Princeton University): "Temporal analysis of memory
process"
William H. Warren Jr. (Brown University): "Behavioral dynamics of
locomotor path formation"
Jeremy Wolfe (Harvard Medical School): "Has "preattentive vision"
reached the end of the road?"
LINKING BRAIN TO MIND: A Tutorial Lecture Series
by Stephen Grossberg ( mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] )
http://www.cns.bu.edu/Profiles/Grossberg
In 1983, Stephen Grossberg gave a week-long series of tutorial lectures
at an NSF-sponsored conference at Arizona State University. The lectures
included a self-contained introduction to principles, mechanisms, and
architectures whereby neural models link mind to brain and inspire
neuromorphic applications to technology. Many leaders of the
Connectionist Revolution which gained momentum during the mid-1980s
attended the conference. In 1990-1992, three additional tutorial lecture
series were given at the Wang Institute of Boston University.
Since 1992, major breakthroughs have occurred in the theoretical
understanding of how a brain gives rise to a mind. Models have begun to
quantitatively explain and predict the neurophysiologically recorded
dynamics of identified nerve cells, in anatomically verified circuits
and systems, and the behaviors that they control. Because these results
clarify how an intelligent system can autonomously adapt to a changing
world, they have also been used to develop biologically-inspired
solutions to technological problems.
Several research groups have asked Professor Grossberg to give another
lecture series to chart recent progress. Each morning session of the May
2004 conference will include one such tutorial lecture. The lectures
will introduce concepts, principles, and mechanisms of mind/brain
modeling and summaries of recent models about how brain development,
learning, and information processing control perception, cognition,
emotion, and action during both normal and abnormal behaviors.
Brain-inspired algorithms for solving difficult technological problems
will also be described.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Session Topics:
* vision
* image understanding
* audition
* speech and language
* unsupervised learning
* supervised learning
* reinforcement and emotion
* sensory-motor control
* cognition, planning, and attention
* spatial mapping and navigation
* object recognition
* neural circuit models
* neural system models
* mathematics of neural systems
* robotics
* hybrid systems (fuzzy, evolutionary, digital)
* neuromorphic VLSI
* industrial applications
* other
Contributed abstracts must be received, in English, by January 30, 2004.
Notification of acceptance will be provided by email by February 27,
2004. A meeting registration fee must accompany each Abstract. See
Registration Information below for details. The fee will be returned if
the Abstract is not accepted for presentation and publication in the
meeting proceedings. Registration fees of accepted Abstracts will be
returned on request only until April 16, 2004.
Each Abstract should fit on one 8.5" x 11" white page with 1" margins on
all sides in a single-spaced, single-column format with a font of 10
points or larger, printed on one side of the page only. Fax or
electronic submissions will not be accepted. Abstract title, author
name(s), affiliation(s), mailing, and email address(es) should begin
each Abstract. An accompanying cover letter should include: Full title
of Abstract; corresponding author and presenting author name, address,
telephone, fax, and email address; requested preference for oral or
poster presentation; and a first and second choice from the topics
above, including whether it is biological (B) or technological (T) work
[Example: first choice: vision (T); second choice: neural system models
(B)].
Talks will be 15 minutes long. Posters will be up for a full day.
Overhead, slide, VCR, and LCD projector facilities will be available for
talks.
Abstracts which do not meet these requirements or which are submitted
with insufficient funds will be returned. Accepted Abstracts will be
printed in the conference proceedings volume. No longer paper will be
required. The original and 3 copies of each Abstract should be sent to:
Cynthia Bradford, Boston University, Department of Cognitive and Neural
Systems, 677 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02215 USA.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Early registration is recommended. To
register, please fill out the registration form below. Student
registrations must be accompanied by a letter of verification from a
department chairperson or faculty/research advisor. If accompanied by an
Abstract or if paying by check, mail to the address above. If paying by
credit card, mail as above, or fax to +1 617 353 7755, or email to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] . The registration fee will help to pay for a conference
reception, 3 daily coffee breaks, and the meeting proceedings.
STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS: Fellowships for PhD candidates and postdoctoral
fellows are available to help cover meeting travel and living costs. The
deadline to apply for fellowship support is January 30, 2004. Applicants
will be notified by email by February 27, 2004. Each application should
include the applicant's CV, including name; mailing address; email
address; current student status; faculty or PhD research advisor's name,
address, and email address; relevant courses and other educational data;
and a list of research articles. A letter from the listed faculty or PhD
advisor on official institutional stationery must accompany the
application and summarize how the candidate may benefit from the
meeting. Fellowship applicants who also submit an Abstract need to
include the registration fee payment with their Abstract submission.
Fellowship checks will be distributed after the meeting.
REGISTRATION FORM
[ Please see http://www.cns.bu.edu/meetings/ for further info.
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