Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!att!bu.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!ucsd!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: <9011010500.AA08677@deimos.ads.com> Date: 31 Oct 90 20:22:21 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: Vision-List@ADS.COM Distribution: inet Organization: The Internet Lines: 305 Approved: vision-list@ads.com Vision-List Digest Wed Oct 31 12:22:21 PDT 90 - Send submissions to Vision-List@ADS.COM - Send requests for list membership to Vision-List-Request@ADS.COM Today's Topics: Call for Suggestions: Workshop on Shape Description/Representation Optical Flow in Realtime Image-restoration and image reconstruction software? Paper needed! Canny's edge detector CVNet- Open house during OSA Annual Meeting Abstract: Neural Network System for Histological Image Understanding CNS Program at Boston University Hiring 2 Assistant Professors Submission for comp-ai-vision research post CVNet- Two tenure track positions ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 30 Oct 90 14:08:20 +0100 From: henkh@cwi.nl Subject: Call for Suggestions: Workshop on Shape Description/Representation CALL FOR SUGGESTIONS We are intending to organise a workshop on shape description and representation of 2-D (binary and greylevel) images. The emphasis will be put on the underlying theory by (contemporary) mathematics and algorithms for application. Keywords are: theory of shape, category theory, scale space methods, differential geometry and topology, mathematical morphology, graph representation, computational geometry. If you have any suggestions regarding the topics or persons working on the subject, please let us know. Kind regards, O Ying-Lie, Lex Toet, Henk Heijmans. Please e-mail your suggestions to: Henk Heijmans CWI Kruislaan 413 NL-1098 SJ Amsterdam The Netherlands e-mail: henkh@cwi.nl ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Oct 90 18:53:25 +0100 From: jost@bmwmun.uucp.dbp.de (Jost Bernasch) Subject: Optical Flow in Realtime Help! Is there anybody who could give me some hints or answers to the following questions: 1. Is there any company or research lab which could compute on grey images (256x256) image flow in real time? Is a chip or a board anywhere available? 2. Has anybody *practical* experience in computing qualitative depth information from optical flow? How sensitive is optical flow (from image sequences) to noise?. Are there any basic problems? 3. Computing depth information from *normal* flow, is this theoretically possible? We at BMW are developing a lateral and longitudinal controlled car, which should (for experiments) drive automatically and which might be in the future an intelligent assistent to the driver, in which form soever. We will use (if available) this techniques to detect obstacles, that are lying or driving on the street, by comparing the expected optical flow or the expected depth of the plane (we assume, the street is a plane) to the computed optical flow or depth. From the differences we will conclude to obstacels NOT being in the plane. Any help is very much welcomed! Yours Jost Bernasch, BMW AG Muenchen, Dep. EW-13, Tel. ()89-3183-2822 P.O. BOX 40 02 40, FAX ()89-3183-4767 D-8000 Muenchen 40, Germany jost@bmwmun.uucp.dbp.de ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Oct 90 08:06:42 +0100 From: Reiner Lenz Subject: Image-restoration and image reconstruction software? Are there any (public domain or commercial) software packages for image restoration and image reconstruction available? If there is enough response I will summarize. "Kleinphi macht auch Mist" Reiner Lenz | Dept. EE. | | Linkoeping University | email: reiner@isy.liu.se | S-58183 Linkoeping/Sweden | ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Oct 90 12:34:57 -0700 From: zeitzew@CS.UCLA.EDU (Michael Zeitzew) Subject: Paper needed! Hello, I am looking for a paper from the conference "Speech Technology" 1985.... J.F. Mari and S. Roucos, "Speaker Independent Connected Digit Recognition Using Hidden Markov Models", Proc. Conf. "Speech Technology", New York, April 1985 I know the publisher is Media Dimensions, but they won't sell or give me just one paper, I'd have to buy the entire proceedings ($150+). I you have it, or know where to get it and wouldn't mind mailing it to me, I'll be glad to pay for postage, etc. If you know a library that has it, please let me know. Mike Zeitzew zeitzew@cs.ucla.edu ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Oct 90 22:36:42 EST From: namuduri@ziggy.cmd.usf.edu (Kameswara Namuduri) Subject: Canny's edge detector I need the program for Canny's edge detector. I appreciate it if some one can send it to the following adress. namuduri@ziggy.usf.edu Thanks in advance -namuduri ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Oct 90 06:31:48 EST From: Color and Vision Network Subject: CVNet- Open house during OSA Annual Meeting Open House with the MIT Media Lab Vision Group: For those of you who will be attending the OSA meeting in Boston, the Vision and Modeling group of the MIT Media Lab invites you to visit on Wednesday, Nov. 7, from 10:0am to 1:00pm. We will be showing our current work on such topics as face recognition, motion analysis, image coding, physical modeling, and 3-D sensing. The Media Lab is in the Wiesner Building (also known as E15), at 20 Ames St., in Cambridge. It is near the Kendall subway stop on the Red Line. From the conference, take the Green Line to Park Station, then change for the Red Line toward Harvard. Get off at Kendall, walk 1/2 block to Legal Seafoods Restaurant, then turn left and go 3/4 block on Ames. Hope to see you! Ted Adelson Sandy Pentland ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Oct 90 17:43:30 +0000 Subject: Abstract: Neural Network System for Histological Image Understanding From: P.Refenes@cs.ucl.ac.uk The following pre-print (SPIE-90, Boston, Nov. 5-9 1990) is available. (write or e-mail to A. N. Refenes at UCL) AN INTEGRATED NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEM for HISTOLOGICAL IMAGE UNDERSTANDING A. N. REFENES, N. JAIN & M. M. ALSULAIMAN Department of Computer Science, University College London, London, UK. This paper describes a neural network system whose architecture was designed so that it enables the integration of heterogeneous sub-networks for performing specialised tasks. Two types of networks are integrated: a) a low-level feature extraction network for sub-symbolic computation, and b) a high-level network for decision support. The paper describes a non trivial application from histopathology, and its implementation using the Integrated Neural Network System. We show that with careful network design, the backpropagation learning procedure is an effective way of training neural networks for histological image understanding. We evaluate the use of symmetric and asymmetric squashing functions in the learning procedure and show that symmetric functions yield faster convergence and 100% generalisation performance. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Oct 90 14:43:52 -0500 From: mike@park.bu.edu Subject: CNS Program at Boston University Hiring 2 Assistant Professors Boston University seeks two tenure track assistant or associate professors starting in Fall, 1991 for its M.A. and Ph.D. Program in Cognitive and Neural Systems. This program offers an intergrated curriculum offering the full range of psychological, neurobiological, and computational concepts, models, and methods in the broad field variously called neural networks, connectionism, parallel distributed processing, and biological information processing, in which Boston University is a leader. Candidates should have extensive analytic or computational research experience in modelling a broad range of nonlinear neural networks, especially in one or more of the areas: vision and image processing, speech and language processing, adaptive pattern recognition, cognitive information processing, and adaptive sensory-motor control Candidates for associate professor should have an international reputation in neural network modelling. Send a complete curriculum vitae and three letters of recommendation to Search Committee, Cognitive and Neural Systems Program, Room 240, 111 Cummington Street, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, preferably by November 15, 1990 but no later than January 1, 1991. Boston University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Boston University (617-353-7857) Email: mike@bucasb.bu.edu Smail: Michael Cohen 111 Cummington Street, RM 242 Center for Adaptive Systems Boston, Mass 02215 Boston University ------------------------------ Date: 30 Oct 90 16:38:08 GMT From: Paul Lewis Subject: research post University of Southampton Department of Electronics and Computer Science Research Post in Image Understanding Applications are invited for a research fellow at post-doctoral level to work on a SERC funded project entitled "Enhanced Methods of Extracting Features of Engineering Significance from Remotely Sensed Images". The aim of the project is to develop and apply recent work on knowledge based feature extraction to the provision of tools for extractiong features such as roads and river networks from satellite images. The work will be set in a GIS context and will make use of transputer based imaging workstations. Applicants should be post-doctoral or similar level, ideally having recent research experience in image understanding, artificial intelligence and software development in C, Prolog and Lisp. The appointment will be for one year in the first instance with the expectation of remnewal for two further years. The starting salary will be 13495 pounds per annum and the post is available from January 1st 1991. Applications, including a curriculum vitae and the names and addresses of two referees, should be sent to Mr H. F. Watson, Staffing Department, the University, Southampton, UK, SO95NH, to arrive before November 23rd 1990. Preliminary informal enquiries may be made to Dr Paul Lewis by telephone (0703 593715 or 0703 593649). Dr Paul H. Lewis, Dept. of Electronics and Computer Science, The University of Southampton, Southampton, U.K., SO95NH. e-mail phl@ecs.soton.ac.uk Tel. 0703 593715 Fax. 0703 593045 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Oct 90 10:19:26 EST From: Color and Vision Network Subject: CVNet- Two tenure track positions The Department of Psychology of the Ohio State University seek Asst. Prof applications for two tenure-track positions, starting in September of 1991. One position is in visual perception and one is for a scientist interested in the relation of visual cognition to neuroscience. Salary will be in the range of $34,080 to $40,920 and considerable start-up funds are available. Research areas might include visual electrophysiology, object recognition, visual attention and memory, visual/neural modeling and/or visuo-motor coordination. Candidates should send vita, work sample, and five reference letters to Mari Riess Jones, Chair Visual Perception Search, 142 Townshend Hall, Dept Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 43210. The deadline for applications is December 15, 1990. ------------------------------ End of VISION-LIST ********************