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VISION-LIST Digest 1989 06 29
Vision-List Digest Thu Jun 29 13:30:10 PDT 89
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Today's Topics:
NSF announcement for PRC researchers
Testing 3-D Vision Nets: Call for help
Transputer based frame grabbers
Travel fellowships for graduates students in vision research
Post-doctoral position in human and machine vision
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From: Ken Laws <klaws@note.nsf.gov>
Subject: NSF announcement for PRC researchers
Recently, in response to events in the People's Republic of
China (PRC), President Bush offered a one-year delayed departure
to all PRC students, scholars and other visitors now in the
United States.
Many visitors from the PRC currently receive support through NSF
awards, particularly as graduate students and postdoctoral
researchers. Effective immediately, NSF will entertain requests
for supplements if the duration of the stay of a PRC student or
other researcher supported on an existing award is altered as the
result of the President's initiative.
For the remainder of FY 1989, reserve funds will be made
available to cover these supplements. Program reference code
9284, "PRC Scientist Supplements," should be cited.
Information regarding the opportunity for these supplements will
be provided to the university community by the Division of Grants
and Contracts [(202) 357-9496].
-- Ken Laws
(202) 357-9586
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Date: Thu, 22 Jun 89 19:31:16 gmt
From: Ziqung Li <zql%aipna.edinburgh.ac.uk@NSFnet-Relay.AC.UK>
Subject: Testing 3-D Vision Nets: Call for help
The VisionNets is for 3-D object recognition and location
from range image. There is no limit for the types of surface
in an image, i.e. it is expected to deal with free-form objects
(but not those like tree leaves). It consists of 3 levels of
neural nets based on the Hopfield models:
1. Low level net: from a range image to surface
curvature images (work finished, tested using
real range data, well)
2. Intermediate level net: from the suface curvature
images to invariant surface descriptions in
attributed grapghs (work finished, tested using
real range data, well)
3. High level net: from the invariant surface
descriptions to object classification and
location (programs go through, tested in the
recognition phase, work; but not the location
phase owing to lack of a 3-D object model)
I am looking for geometric models to test the VisionNets as well
as the 3rd level net. Any information about available existing 3-D object
models, such as CAD models of free-form objects or any other explicit
models, would be greatly appreciated. I am also interested in a
working environmant in which this work can be carried on.
Thanks in advance.
Ziqing Li
Graduate Student
A.I. Department
Edinburgh University
U.K.
zql@aipna.ed.ac.uk
zql%uk.ac.edinburgh.aipna@ucl.cs.nss
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Date: 23 Jun 89 07:55:06 GMT
From: munnari!latcs1.oz.au!suter@uunet.UU.NET (David Suter)
Subject: transputer based frame grabbers
Organization: Comp Sci, La Trobe Uni, Australia
I am interested in details of frame grabber cards that are transputer based.
Any info. - particularly regarding throughput data to transputers
would be appreciated.
d.s.
David Suter ISD: +61 3 479-2393
Department of Computer Science, STD: (03) 479-2393
La Trobe University, ACSnet: suter@latcs1.oz
Bundoora, CSnet: suter@latcs1.oz
Victoria, 3083, ARPA: suter%latcs1.oz@uunet.uu.net
Australia UUCP: ...!uunet!munnari!latcs1.oz!suter
TELEX: AA33143
FAX: 03 4785814
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Date: Mon, 26 Jun 89 17:06:48 EDT
From: Color and Vision Network <CVNET%YORKVM1.BITNET@psuvax1.psu.edu>
From: suzanne@skivs.ski.org
Subject: Travel fellowships for graduates students in vision research
Westheimer Symposium Travel Fellowships
August 10 - 12, l989
Thanks to additional support from an NSF grant, we are able to
offer five travel fellowships to graduate students in vision research.
To apply for support send a CV with a letter describing your present
research, and a supporting letter from your graduate advisor.
Fellowships will cover airfare (up to $500.00) and accommodations at
the Clark Kerr Campus. Both those students who are presently
registered for the symposium and those who will be registering are
eligible for these travel fellowships. Unregistered students who are
applying for the fellowships should submit a registration form (but no
money) with their application. Registered students selected for the
fellowships will receive a refund.
You can receive additional registration forms by calling (415)
561-1637 or (415) 561-1620.
We have the pleasure to announce that three additional scientists
have agreed to speak at the symposium: Dr. Russell DeValois, Dr.
Barrie Frost, and Dr. Ralph Freeman.
Anyone who will be submitting a paper to the Westheimer
Festschrift edition of Vision Research is reminded that the deadline
for submission is August 10, l989. Papers may be sent to either Ken
Nakayama or to Suzanne McKee at Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research
Institute, 2232 Webster St., San Francisco, CA, 94115, USA.
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Date: Wed, 28 Jun 89 08:52:09 EDT
From: Color and Vision Network <CVNET%YORKVM1.BITNET@psuvax1.psu.edu>
Subject: Post-doctoral position in human and machine vision
POST-DOCTORAL POSITION
Applications are invited for a 2.5 year post-doctoral
position to work on a European Community funded ESPRIT
project on human and machine vision. The project is
interdisciplinary (psychophysics, computation and
electrophysiology) and involves collaboration between some
fifteen major laboratories in Europe. The successful
applicant for this post will take part in experimental and
theoretical studies of binocular disparity, texture and optic
flow as sources of information about 3-D structure and
layout. Salary will be in the range 10,500 - 16,700 U.K.
pounds.
Please contact Dr B.J.Rogers, Department of Experimental
Psychology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford.
Phone: (44) 865 271368 or email BJR@vax.oxford.ac.uk
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