Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!ADS.COM!Vision-List-Request From: Vision-List-Request@ADS.COM (Vision-List moderator Phil Kahn) Newsgroups: comp.ai.vision Subject: Vision-List delayed redistribution Message-ID: <9004120400.AA13991@deimos.ads.com> Date: 11 Apr 90 23:02:17 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: Vision-List@ADS.COM Distribution: inet Organization: The Internet Lines: 317 Approved: vision-list@ads.com Vision-List Digest Wed Apr 11 15:02:18 PDT 90 - Send submissions to Vision-List@ADS.COM - Send requests for list membership to Vision-List-Request@ADS.COM Today's Topics: Info wanted about 3D reconstruction Looking for a frame grabber board (MacIIx) Post-Doctoral Research Positions Research Associate Position In Robot Vision Re: Job wanted in Computer Vision area Neural Network Chips ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 10 Apr 90 10:57 EST From: V079SPF5@ubvmsc.cc.buffalo.edu Subject: Info wanted about 3D reconstruction Dear Colleagues, I just begin studying 2D and 3D image reconstruction and am particularly interested in cone-beam algorithms. I would be deeply grateful should you recommend some papers (specially good review papers) to me. Also, It is said that there are a lot of public domain software on the network. People can get the software using FTP (File Transform Protol). Does anyone know such kind of stuff for image reconstruction in C? Thank you very much! Best wishes. Sincerely yours, Wang, Ge Email Addr: ge@sun.acsu.buffalo.edu V079SPF5@UBVMS.BITNET ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Apr 90 11:20 N From: David Roessli Subject: Looking for a frame grabber board (MacIIx) Hello everybody, We are looking for a frame grabber board (color), for capturing, processing and displaying color images on a Macintosh IIx. The main features would be - "real-time" capture from color video cameras and VCRs (grab speed of 1/25s or more). - Multiple input connections (PAL). - "genLock" output (CCIR RGB, PAL 50Hz preferred). - High pixel resolution (something >= 768x512). - Graphic/text overlay. - Supported by TIFF24-compatible softwares packages (Studio/8, PhotoShop, ..). Any suggestions, proposals, comments, experiences, criticisms, ideas and invitations will receive a warm welcome ! David C. Roessli Email: roessli@sc2a.unige.ch (preferred) Dpt. Anthropologie et Ecologie roessli@CGEUGE52.BITNET University of Geneva david@scsun.unige.ch 12, rue Gustave-Revilliod Phone: +41(22)436.930 CH-1227 SWITZERLAND Fax: +41(22)3000.351 'Any program that as been fully debugged is probably obsolete' [Murphy et al.] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Apr 90 11:31:50 CDT From: Dan Kersten Subject: Post-Doctoral Research Positions UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH POSITIONS Two research positions available to study the linkages between the initial stages of human perception and later recognition. The research uses psychophysical and computational methods to understand these problems. Applicants must have a Ph.D. Background in computer modeling, psychoacoustics, visual psychophysics, perception, or supercomputers is highly desirable. Applicants capable of forging links between audition and vision will be given consideration. The research will be conducted at the Center for the Analyses of Perceptual Representations (CAPER) at the University of Minnesota . This Center encompasses four vision laboratories and one hearing laboratory in the Psychology and Computer Science departments, and includes ample facilities for simulation and experimental studies. Center faculty members are: Irving Biederman, Gordon Legge, Neal Viemeister, William Thompson, and Daniel Kersten. Salary level: $26,000 to $32,000 depending on the candidate's qualifications and experience. Appointment is a 100% time, 12-month appointment as post-doctoral fellow. (Appointment may be renewable, contingent on satisfactory performance and AFOSR funding.) Starting date is July 1, 1990 or as soon as possible. Candidates should submit a vita, three letters of reference, representative reprints and preprints, and a statement of long-term research interests to: Professor Irving Biederman, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, 75 East River Road, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455. Applications must be received by June 15, 1990. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer and specifically invites and encourages applications from women and minorities. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Apr 90 15:18:14 EDT From: Jean Gray Subject: Research Associate Position In Robot Vision UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO RESEARCH ASSOCIATE IN ROBOT VISION The Government of Canada has established a Network of Centres of Excellence named IRIS (Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems), with one of its projects ("Active Vision for Mobile Robots") based in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto. A research associate position is available, funded by this project, with funding guaranteed for up to four years. The successful applicant must hold a PhD in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering with specialty in areas related to robot vision, and must possess a strong research record. Experience with stereo-vision robot heads would be an important asset. Ideal candidates will have broad interests and talents across such areas as biological models of vision and motor control, computational vision and image understanding, attention and active perception, robot navigation, and planning. Applications should be sent by May 21, 1990 to:- Professor Derek G. Corneil, Chairman Department of Computer Science University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A4, Canada. In accordance with Canadian Immigration regulations, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. The University of Toronto encourages both women and men to apply for positions. ------------------------------ From: Nora Si-Ahmed Date: Mon, 9 Apr 90 14:08:27 EDT Subject: Re: Job wanted in Computer Vision area Hi, I am seeking for a researcher position, Area= Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence. I am, for the time being visiting scholar for a post-doc at RPI in the RAL lab. I will be available (and jobless) next July. I would like to find a Job in either USA, Canada, France (I speak fluently french and was graduated there) or UK. My resume will be sent on request. Thanks a lot Nora Phone num: 518-276-8042 & 276-2973 (work) 518-274-8735 (home) nora@ral.rpi.edu Nora Si-Ahmed RPI, CII8015 Troy NY 12180 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Apr 90 14:42:29 CDT From: shriver@usl.edu (Shriver Bruce D) Subject: Neural Network Chips There are several researchers who are using analog VLSI in vision research, e.g. Carver Mead at CalTech comes to mind. I thought the posting might also identify others. I am interested in learning what experiences people have had using neural network chips. In an article that Colin Johnson did for PC AI's January/February 1990 issue, he listed the information given below about a number of NN chips (I've rearranged it in alphabetical order by company name). This list is undoubtedly incomplete (no efforts at universities and industrial research laboratories are listed, for example) and may have inaccuracies in it. Such a list would be more useful if it would contain the name, address, phone number, FAX number, and electronic mail address of a contact person at each company would be identified. Information about the hardware and software support (interface and coprocessor boards, prototype development kits, simulators, development software, etc.) is missing. Additionally, pointers to researchers who are planning to or have actually been using these or similar chips would be extremely useful. I am interested in finding out the range of intended applications. Could you please send me: a) updates and corrections to the list b) company contact information c) hardware and software support information d) information about plans to use or experiences with having used any of these chips (or chips that are not listed) In a few weeks, if I get a sufficient response, I will resubmit an enhanced listing of this information. Thanks, Bruce Shriver (shriver@usl.edu) ================================================================= Company: Accotech Chip Name: AK107 Description: an Intel 8051 digital microprocessor with its on- chip ROM coded for neural networks Availability: available now Company: Fujitsu Ltd. Chip Name: MB4442 Description: one neuron chip capable of 70,000 connections per second Availability: available in Japan now Company: Hitachi Ltd. Chip Name: none yet Description: information encoded in pulse trains Availability: experimental Company: HNC Inc. Chip Name: HNC-100X Description: 100 million connections per second Availability: Army battlefield computer Company: HNC Chip Name: HNC-200X Description: 2.5 billion connections per second Availability: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract Company: Intel Corp Chip Name: N64 Description: 2.5 connections per second 64-by-64-by-64 with 10,000 synapses Availability: available now Company: Micro Devices Chip Name: MD1210 Description: fuzzy logic combined with neural networks in its fuzzy comparator chip Availability: available now Company: Motorola Inc. Chip Name: none yet Description: "whole brain" chip models senses, reflex, instinct- the "old brain" Availability: late in 1990 Company: NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Chip Name: none yet Description: synapse is charge on capacitors that are refreshed from RAM Availability: experimental Company: NEC Corp. Chip Name: uPD7281 Description: a data-flow chip set that NEC sells on PC board with neural software Availability: available in Japan Company: Nestor Inc. Chip Name: NNC Description: 150 million connections per second, 150,000 connections Availability: Defense Dept. contract due in 1991 Company: Nippon Telephone and Telegraph (NTT) Chip Name: none yet Description: massive array of 65,536 one-bit processors on 1024 chips Availability: experimental Company: Science Applications International. Corp. Chip Name: none yet Description: information encoded in pulse trains Availability: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract Company: Syntonic Systems Inc. Chip Name: Dendros-1 Dendros-2 Description: each has 22 synapses, two required by any number can be used Availability: available now ------------------------------ End of VISION-LIST ********************