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VISION-LIST Digest Fri Feb 07 10:19:23 PDT 92 Volume 11 : Issue 6
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Today's Topics:
3D modeling and object motion
Touching blobs
3-D image analysis
Why digest the VISION-LIST?
Bulletin Board on Geographic Information Systems?
E-mail address wanted for Prof. Ardeshir Goshtasby
Possible position at Columbia
Final CFP - Cognitive Science Society Conference
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Date: 20 Jan 92 23:39:51 GMT
From: rkc@xn.ll.mit.edu
Organization: MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Subject: 3D modeling and object motion
I have an upcoming project in which I will need images that were generated by
a program that allows me to model simple objects and the motion that they are
experiencing. (No, that is not the project, that is the _input_ to the
project.) Are there any public domain cad programs for X-based machines that
will do this for me, or could be easily modified to make this work? I am
envisioning simple things like cubes and spheres undergoing translation and
rotation. I would also like to put together a more complicated scene, and
suspect that this task would be made easier by a program that someone spent
some time building an interface for.
Any pointers would be valuable to me, as I am unaware of any public domain
software that does this.
e-mail to rkc@ll.mit.edu is preferred.
Thanks for any help you can provide,
-Rob
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Date: 4 Feb 92 19:02:08 GMT
From: cristy@brahms.udel.edu ( Cristy)
Organization: University of Delaware
Subject: Touching Blobs
I have a problem which I have so far been unable to solve. I have
images that have 4 types of blobs each distinguished by their color
(black, dark gray, light gray, and white). I need to segment each
blob by their type and measure the size in pixels of their
perimeter. What makes it difficult is that many of the blobs are
touching. I am currently using Khoros but am not having any
success. Can anyone recommend any software that might solve this
problem. References, books, etc, are also welcome.
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Date: 5 Feb 92 16:56:10
From: kimple@tractus.hut.fi (Kimmo Valkealahti)
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Subject: 3-D IMAGE ANALYSIS
3-D images have been a popular research goal during last decades
(medical imaging, nondestructive testing, geosciences). Can anybody
help me and tell if there are any public domain 3-D image analysis
software available? I have some 3D-images but I have no software tools
to process them. Can anybody inform me where some research work have
been done earlier in this field?
Thanks for help
Ari_Visa@hut.fi
Kristityt leijonille.
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Date: Tue, 4 Feb 92 17:30:14 EST
From: kevin-kreeger@orl.mmc.com
Subject: Why digest the VISION-LIST?
Phil, I'm kinda new here, but why does this group have all
postings grouped to one post and then sent out. I noticed that
almost all of the postings are requests. I'm assuming that
people reply directly to the authers via e-mail. Sometimes
I'd be somewhat interested in what kinds of replies they got.
I'm curious the reasoning. If the idea is to keep it
moderated how about a format like comp.ai.parallel where
the postings still must be approved, but the post seperatly
and as soon as they get approved. Alot of times I was not
very into posting because of this.
I'm not trying to make problems, that's just my opinion.
I was more curious what the reasoning was. (actually I did
figure that there was most likely a pretty good idea)
C-YA
[ Good points. There are several reasons for ganing them up. First,
many recipients do not have access to a USENET newsgroup, and getting
many individual postings would likely scare them off. Second, digesting
allows volume and number referencing. Also, I can order them to speed
rapid scanning. Third, I've noticed that digesting tends to reduce the
info to that which is minimally required to get the point across (it reduces
net bandwidth). It is crucial to keep Vislist bandwidth down if the
key vision workers are going to continue to read it and participate.
Answers of general interest are usually posted, and you are encouraged
to directly contact the poster requesting further information.
I am fairly committed to the digestified mode of the Vision List, but
I am open to change if the majority of you wish it changed. I have
received suggestions to split digests up into questions and responses,
as well as other methods, but none appealed to me. As you may have noticed,
the postings are ordered by me: questions and answers lead the list (roughly
ordered by generality of interest), then job postings, then calls papers
and conference announcements, then reference and abstracts.
In addition, the Vision List Archive disk space is about to be doubled.
Ideas, software, and imagery are solicited.
cheers,
phil... ]
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 92 10:16:40 +0100
From: h_stork@cen.jrc.it (hans-georg stork)
Subject: Bulletin Board on Geographic Information Systems?
A special interest group an Geographic Information Systems has recently
been set up at the Joint Research Centre of the European Communities in
Ispra (Italy).
QUESTION; Does anybody out there know about something similar to the
VSION-LIST Digest in the field of Geographic Information Systems?
Please reply to: h_stork@cen.jrc.it
Hans-Georg Stork
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 92 16:22:34 EST
From: geb@engr.ucf.edu (Georgios Bebis)
Subject: E-mail address wanted for Prof. Ardeshir Goshtasby
Hi,
I am looking for the E-mail address of Prof. Ardeshir Goshtasby from
the University of Kentucky (Computer Science Dept.), Lexington.
Any help should be greatly appreciated ..
George Bebis
Dept. of Electrical Engineering
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL 32816
E-mail bebis@engr.ucf.edu
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 92 7:40:02 EST
From: "John R. Kender" <jrk@division.cs.columbia.edu>
Subject: Possible position at Columbia
Action on February 2 by our Dean has possibly removed a hiring freeze
in our department. He will consider "a single truly exceptional
individual in an area of vital departmental need". The following ad
was prepared in the Fall by the faculty; it was meant to run in CACM
and Computer but never appeared. Thus, taken together, the Dean's
statement, the sense of our faculty as stated in the ad, and the
audience of this news group mean: truly exceptional people with
vision- or robotic-related hardware interests are encouraged to apply.
Note that the stress is clearly on hardware, and any applicant would
be wise to emphasize it.
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
We are anticipating the possibility of one or more tenure track openings.
We invite applications from exceptional candidates at all ranks. While we will
consider applicants in all areas, we are particularly interested in hardware,
including but not limited to VLSI, performance modeling and analysis, computer
architecture, and influence of computer architecture on operating systems and
compiler software.
Our department of nineteen tenure-track and two lecturers emphasizes
research, and attracts excellent Ph.D. students, virtually all of whom are
fully supported. Departmental facilities include several Sun 4 servers,
realtime 3D shaded graphics systems, numerous Sun, HP, Digital, IBM, and NeXT
workstations, state-of-the-art equipment for vision and robotics, plus
equipment designed and built at Columbia for parallel computation. The
department is in the first year of an NSF CISE infrastructure grant and we
expect to purchase several parallel processors during the next five years. We
are within an hour's drive of the research laboratories of IBM, AT&T, Bellcore,
Siemens, Philips, NYNEX, and other leading industrial companies.
Columbia University is one of the oldest universities in the United
States, and New York City is one of the cultural, financial, and communications
capitals of the world. Columbia has an enclosed campus with grass and
tree-lined walks in the Morningside Heights enclave on the Upper West Side.
The department is housed in its own building, and in 1992 we will acquire
additional space and facilities in the interdisciplinary Center for Engineering
and Physical Science Research now in final stages of construction.
University-subsidized housing and parking is readily available.
Candidates for assistant professor should exhibit exceptional research
promise, while those seeking a more senior position should have an outstanding
record of research achievement. Interest and ability in teaching
undergraduates and graduates is necessary. For consideration, we require the
submission of a summary of research interests, resume, email address, and the
names of at least three references to: Prof. Kathleen McKeown, Faculty Search
Chairperson, Department of Computer Science, 450 Computer Science Building,
Columbia University, New York, New York 10027.
Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
We encourage applications from women and minorities.
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Date: Tue, 4 Feb 92 16:35:29 GMT
From: cshertze@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Candace Shertzer)
Organization: Indiana University
Subject: FINAL CfP - Cognitive Science Society Conference
FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
The Fourteenth Annual Conference of
The Cognitive Science Society
July 29 -- August 1, 1992
Indiana University - Bloomington
THE CONFERENCE
The Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society brings together
researchers studying cognition in humans, animals or machines. The
1992 Conference will be held at Indiana University in Bloomington.
Plenary speakers for the conference are:
Elizabeth Bates John Holland
Daniel Dennett Richard Shiffrin
Martha Farah Michael Turvey
Douglas Hofstadter
The Conference will also feature evening entertainments: a welcoming
reception (Wed.), banquet (Thurs.), poster reception (Fri.), and
opera performance (Sat.).
PAPER SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Paper and poster submissions are encouraged in the areas of cognitive
psychology, artificial intelligence, linguistics, cognitive anthropology,
connectionist models, cognitive neuroscience, education, cognitive
development, philosophical foundations, as well as any other area of
relevance to cognitive science.
Authors should submit five (5) copies of their papers in hard copy form
to:
Cognitive Science 1992 Submissions
Attn: Candace Shertzer
Cognitive Science Program
Psychology Building
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405
All accepted papers will appear in the conference Proceedings.
Presentation format (talk or poster) will be decided by a review panel,
unless the author specifically requests consideration for only one
format. Electronic and FAX submissions cannot be accepted.
DAVID MARR MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR EXCELLENT STUDENT PAPERS
To encourage even greater student participation in the Conference, papers
that have a student as first author are eligible to compete for one of
four David Marr Memorial Prizes. Student-authored papers will be judged
by reviewers and the Program Committee for excellence in research and
presentation. Each of the four Prizes is accompanied by a $300
honorarium. The David Marr Prize is funded by an anonymous donor.
APPEARANCE AND LENGTH
Papers should be a maxumum of six (6) pages long (excluding cover page,
described below), have at least 1 inch margins on all sides, and use no
smaller thatn 10pt. type. Camera-ready versions will be required only
after authors are notified of acceptance.
COVER PAGE
Each copy of the paper must include a cover page, separate from the body
of the paper, that includes (in order):
1. Title of paper.
2. Full names, postal addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses (if
available) of all authors.
3. An abstract of no more than 200 words.
4. The area and subarea in which the paper should be reviewed.
5. Preference of presentation format: Talk or poster; talk only; poster
only.
6. A note stating whether the first author is a student and should be
considered for a Marr Prize.
PAPER SUBMISSION DEADLINE
Papers must be *received* by March 2, 1992
Notifications of acceptance or rejection will be made by April 10.
Camera ready versions of accepted papers are due May 8.
TRAVEL
By air, fly to Indianapolis (not Bloomington) where pre-arranged,
inexpensive charter buses will take you on the 1-hour drive to
Bloomington. Discount airfares are available from the conference
airline, USAir, which has flights from Europe and Canada as well as
within the continental US. Full details regarding travel, lodging and
registration will be given in a subsequent announcement.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
John K. Kruschke, Conference Chair
e-mail: cogsci92@ucs.indiana.edu
Candace Shertzer, Cognitive Science Program Secretary
phone: (812)855-4658
e-mail: cshertze@silver.ucs.indiana.edu
Cognitive Science Program
Psychology Building
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405
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