Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!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: <8903280700.AA02682@deimos.ads.com> Date: 28 Mar 89 00:00:35 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: Vision-List@ADS.COM Distribution: inet Organization: The Internet Lines: 188 Approved: vision-list@ads.com Vision-List Digest Mon Mar 27 16:00:35 PDT 89 - Send submissions to Vision-List@ADS.COM - Send requests for list membership to Vision-List-Request@ADS.COM Today's Topics: Mobile Robot Information Request image processing machine learning ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND COMMUNICATING PROCESS ARCHITECTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 22 Mar 89 18:01:36 GMT From: yamauchi@cs.rochester.edu (Brian Yamauchi) Subject: Mobile Robot Information Request Keywords: mobile robot vision robotics Organization: U of Rochester, CS Dept, Rochester, NY Our Robotics / Computer Vision research group is looking into the possibility of getting a mobile robot for our lab. We are looking for recommendations from mobile robot researchers regarding what types of robots have worked well for them. In particular, we are considering the Denning robots and (less likely) the Heath Hero robots. We limited access to mechanical / electrical engineering facilities, so we are thinking in terms of a commercially available robot as opposed to one that would have to be built from scratch. We envision mounting CCD video cameras on the robot and having it communicate through a MaxVideo image processor to a Sun 3/260 that would be controlling the robot. Both cables and radio/TV links are being considered for communication, though (depending on the amount of hardware required) the radio/TV links would be more desireable. My particular research interests are in the area of behavior-based robotics, so I would be particularly interesting in hearing from people who are doing mobile robot work in this area. Also, does anyone have the address / phone number of Denning Mobile Robots? Are they on the net? Thanks in advance, [ I have seen some literature on the Vectrobot by Real World Interface, (603)654-6334. Brooks has used it in some of his work. Retails for $3400 for the base unit (warning: this was the price on 1/88). Has synchronous drive. Any others anyone knows of which are applicable for vision work? phil... ] Brian Yamauchi University of Rochester yamauchi@cs.rochester.edu Computer Science Department ------------------------------ Date: 25 Mar 89 22:35:49 GMT From: nealiphc@blake.acs.washington.edu (Phillip Neal) Subject: image processing machine learning Keywords: image processing machine learning classification Organization: Univ of Washington, Seattle I have been trying to do image processing on fish otoliths. Essentially, counting the rings on otoliths to determine the age of the fish. The age is then used for management purposes. However, when I look through the literature, most of the articles seem to be on triangles, or f-15's/Mig-23's or wrenches or other images without a lot of noise in them. Furthermore, a lot of the articles seem to be about theoretical or algorithmic type subjects with very little discussion of classification results whenapplied to real world data. Does anybody else sense this ? Or do I have the wrong paradigm /weltschmertz (sp) . Is anybody else doing image/learning work on biological images that aren't kidneys or acres of corn ? My name is Phil Neal. I am new on the net. I am at nealiphc@blake.washington.edu in the USA. . ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Mar 89 20:56:37 GMT From: Steven Zenith Subject: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND COMMUNICATING PROCESS ARCHITECTURE International conference ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND COMMUNICATING PROCESS ARCHITECTURE 17th/18th of July 1989, at Imperial College, London UK. Keynote speaker Prof. Iann Barron Invited speakers Prof. Igor Aleksander Neural Computing Architectures. Prof. Colin Besant Programming of Robots. Prof. David Gelernter Information Management in Linda. Dr. Atsuhiro Goto The Parallel Inference Machine. Prof. Tosiyasu Kunii Primitive Image Understanding. Dr. Rajiv Trehan Parallel AI Systems. Prof. Alan Robinson Functional and Relational reasoning. Prof. Les Valiant] Bulk-synchronous Parallel Computing. * Parallel Processing and AI * Parallel Processing and Artificial Intelligence are two key themes which have risen to the fore of technology in the past decade. This international conference brings together the two communities. Communicating Process Architecture is one of the most successful models for exploiting the potential power of parallel processing machines. Artificial Intelligence is perhaps the most challenging applications for such machines. This conference explores the interaction between these two technologies. The carefully selected programme of invited talks and submitted papers brings together the very best researchers currently working in the field. * Topics include * Robotics Neural Networks Image Understanding Speech Recognition Implementation of Logic Programming Languages Information management The Japanese Fifth Generation Project Transputers and Occam [ Detailed conference program omitted. Please contact the conference organizers for more information. phil... ] * Proceedings * The edited proceedings includes invited and submitted papers and is intended for publication in a new book series on Communicating Process Architecture published by John Wiley and Sons. * The conference organising committee * Organising committee, programme editors and conference chairmen: Dr. Mike Reeve Imperial College, London, UK. Steven Ericsson Zenith INMOS Limited, Bristol, UK. The programme and organising committee: J.T Amenyo Ctr. Telecoms Research, Columbia University. Jean-Jacques Codani INRIA, France. Dr. Atsuhiro Goto Institute for New Generation Computer Technology (ICOT), Japan. Dr.med.Ulrich Jobst Ostertal - Klinik fur Neurologie und Klinische Neurophysiologie Dr. Peter Kacsuk Multilogic Computing, Budapest, Hungary. Pasi Koikkalainen Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland. Prof. T. L. Kunii The University of Tokyo, Japan. Dr. Heather Liddell Queen Mary College, London. Prof. Y. Paker Polytechnic of Central London Prof. L. F. Pau Technical University of Denmark. Prof. Bernd Radig Institut Fur Informatik, Munchen. Prof. Alan Robinson Syracuse University, USA. Kai Ming Shea University of Hong Kong. Prof. David Warren Bristol University, UK. Chung Zhang Brighton Polytechnic. UK. * Registration * Registration should be received by June 16th. Late registration will incur a 20 pound surcharge. All enquiries should be addressed to the conference secretary: The Conference Secretary, OUG AI Conferences, INMOS Limited, 1000 Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol BS12 4SQ, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. 0454 616616 x503 email: zenith@inmos.co.uk This conference is underwritten by INMOS Limited, to whom the organising committee wish to extend their thanks. ------------------------------ End of VISION-LIST ********************