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Today's Topics:
Mobile Robot Information Request
image processing machine learning
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND COMMUNICATING PROCESS ARCHITECTURE
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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
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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. .
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Date: Thu, 23 Mar 89 20:56:37 GMT
From: Steven Zenith <zenith%inmos.co.uk@NSS.Cs.Ucl.AC.UK>
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.
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