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VISION-LIST Digest Mon Aug 24 10:16:21 PDT 92 Volume 11 : Issue 30
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Today's Topics:
3D Grasp Planning
CFP: IEEE Workshop on Qualitative Vision
CFP: Wavelet Special Issue (deadline extended to 7/15)
AI CD-ROM product announcement
Reminder- ACNN'93 Deadline a week away!
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Date: 20 Aug 92 17:02:58 GMT
From: johnson@akula.llnl.gov ( Robert Johnson )
Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Subject: 3D Grasp Planning
Hi,
I am looking for references (and/or software) on 3D representations
and algorithms suitable for robot grasp planning from range (or stereo)
images.
We are currently using stereo vision to reconstruct the 3D
surface of an object and then performing a 2D grasp analysis by simply
projecting the surface data into the xy plane. This provides a constrained
grasp pose with the gripper oriented parallel to the xy plane. We are now
interested in unconstrained grasping in which the 3D data is used to
determine grasps with arbitrary gripper orientations.
Please respond by E-mail [and post to the List]. Thank you!
Robert K. Johnson
Lawrence Livermore National Lab
Phone: (510) 422-8375
Email: johnson@akula.llnl.gov
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From: pkahn (Phil Kahn)
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 92 10:09:17 -0700
Subject: CFP: IEEE Workshop on Qualitative Vision
CALL FOR PAPERS
IEEE WORKSHOP ON QUALITATIVE VISION
Omni Park Central -- New York City
Monday, June 14, 1993
PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
Philip Kahn
Advanced Decision Systems, a division of Booz*Allen & Hamilton Inc.
1500 Plymouth Street, Mountain View, CA 94043-1230
email: pkahn@ads.com, PH: (415) 960-7457, FAX: (415) 960-7500
Daphna Weinshall
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
H1-B47, 30 Saw Mill River Rd., Hawthorne, NY 10532
email: dwe@watson.ibm.com, PH: (914) 784-7549, FAX: (914) 784-7455
Yiannis Aloimonos
Computer Science Department
University of Maryland
College Park MD 20742-3411
email: yiannis@alv.umd.edu, PH: (301) 405-4526, FAX: (301) 314-9115
WORKSHOP THEME:
Understanding, representing and incorporating information on object
qualities from disparate sources is key to building more general
and functional computer vision systems. Effective representation is
affected by various considerations:
o the quality of the object that is captured by a representation or
description
o the interplay and synthesis of these qualities when multiple
descriptions are available for an object
o the computational aspect of object qualities that participate in
an effective representation
o functional object qualities that guide visual reasoning.
The IEEE Workshop on Qualitative Vision will focus on qualitative
descriptions and representations of the visual environment, and new
algorithms for their computation.
WORKSHOP PROGRAM:
The goal of the IEEE Workshop on Qualitative Vision is to bring
together researchers from different disciplines for the active
discussion of the technical issues and problems related to the
development of qualitative vision techniques. This one day Workshop
will be held in New York City preceeding CVPR93. Sessions will be led
by an invited talk, and refereed papers selected from those submitted
will be presented and published in a Workshop proceedings distributed
by IEEE.
We invite the submission of papers on topics that include:
o the synthesis of multiple visual qualities (e.g., perceptual
grouping, evidential reasoning over disparate sources)
o the study of salient features or object qualities (e.g., robust
features which are invariant under image transformations)
o efficient and innovative visual qualities to support purposive
operations (e.g., as exploited by active vision systems)
o direct perception
o discussion of differences between qualitative and reconstructive
approaches.
This list of topics is not intended to be exhaustive, and inquiries
should be directed to the program committee.
PAPER SUBMISSION:
Papers should be limited to 20 double-space pages, including figures
and references. Papers should include a title page containing the
names and addresses of the authors, and an abstract of up to 200 words.
An additional page titled "Summary Page" should be included which
briefly describes the contribution of the paper. Five copies should be
received at the address below by Friday, December 9, 1992:
Philip Kahn
Advanced Decision Systems, a division of Booz*Allen & Hamilton Inc.
1500 Plymouth Street, Mountain View, CA 94043-1230.
Decisions on acceptance of papers will be made by March 1, 1993.
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Date: Sat, 22 Aug 92 21:59:00 -0400
From: "Andrew Francis Laine" <laine@ocean.cis.ufl.edu>
Subject: CFP: Wavelet Special Issue (deadline extended to 7/15)
/****** FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS ******/
EXTENDED DEADLINE: September 15, 1992
Papers focusing on wavelets and their applications including but
not limited to the topics listed below are solicited:
- image pyramids
- frames and overcomplete representations
- multiresolution algorithms
- wavelet-based noise reduction and restoration
- multiscale edge detection
- wavelet texture analysis and segmentation
- wavelet-based fractal analysis
- multiscale random processes
- image representations from wavelet maxima or zero-crossings
- wavelet coding and signal representation
- wavelet theory and multirate filterbanks
The aim of special issue is to emphasize the role of mathematics
as a rigorous basis for imaging science. Regular papers should
present innovative or established mathematical techniques applied
to vision and imaging problems in a novel way, including
new developments (and problems) in mathematics arising from
these applications. Expository articles, and short
articles (no longer than 10 pages) are also encouraged.
The special issue will be published in early 1993.
Manuscripts should not exceed 40 pages, double spaced.
Please submit three copies of your manuscript to:
Professor Andrew Laine
Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Computer Science and Engineering Building (CSE)
Room 301
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611
Email: LAINE@CIS.UFL.EDU
Phone: (904) 392-1239
Fax: (904) 392-1220
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From: Steve.Rainwater@ocitor.fidonet (Steve Rainwater)
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 22:07:17
Subject: AI CD-ROM product announcement
NETWORK CYBERNETICS CORPORATION
PRESS RELEASE - September 1, 1992
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MS-DOS, Macintosh, Amiga, UNIX, and other operating systems are
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to keep it up to date with current developments in the field.
The disc is available directly from Network Cybernetics
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The AI CD-ROM includes collections of files that address many
specific AI/AL topics including:
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Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 09:44:15 +1000
From: marwan@ee.su.oz.au (Marwan A. Jabri, Sydney Univ. Elec. Eng., Tel: +61-2 692 2240)
Subject: Reminder- ACNN'93 Deadline a week away!
The deadline for ACNN93 is a week away (Friday August 28).
Below is the all for papers and instructions for submissions.
For interested locals, note the section about the ATERB scholarships.
Fourth Australian Conference On Neural Networks
(ACNN'93)
1st - 3rd February 1993
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Final Call For Papers
The fourth Australian conference on neural networks will be held in Melbourne
on February 1st-3rd 1993, at the University of Melbourne.
ACNN'93 is the annual national meeting of the Australian Neural Network
community. It is a multi-disciplinary meeting and seeks contributions from
Neuroscientists, Engineers, Computer Scientists, Mathematicians, Physicists
and Psychologists.
This meeting coincides with the national Cognitive Science and Neuroscience
conferences which will also be held in Melbourne in the same week. There is
co-operation and collaboration with these conferences which should make this
meeting a particularly exciting and memorable multi-disciplinary meeting.
ACNN'93 will feature an invited keynote speaker. The program will include
presentations and poster sessions. Proceedings will be printed and
distributed to the attendees.
Invited Keynote Speaker
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Prof Geoff Hinton, Dept of Computer Science, University of Toronto.
Call for Papers
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Papers on innovative applications of artificial neural networks and other
research topics in ANNS are sought. Research topics of interest include but
are not restricted to:
1. Neuroscience: Integrative function of neural networks in vision,
audition, motor, somatosensory and autonomic functions; Synaptic
function; Cellular information processing;
2. Theory: Learning; Generalisation; Complexity; Scaling; Stability;
Dynamics;
3. Implementation: Hardware implementation of neural nets; Analog and
digital VLSI implementation; Optical implementation;
4. Architectures and Learning Algorithms: New architectures and learning
algorithms; Hierarchy; Modularity; Learning pattern sequences;
Information integration;
5. Cognitive Science and AI: Computational models of cognition and
perception; Reasoning; Concept formation; Language acquisition; Neural
net implementation of expert systems;
6. Applications: Application of neural nets to signal processing and
analysis; Pattern recognition: Speech, machine vision; Motor control;
Robotics.
The conference will also include a poster stream which is designed as a forum
for presentation of practical work in an environment which will encourage
informal discussions about methodologies and techniques. The posters will be
displayed for a significant period of time and time will be allocated for
authors to be present at their poster for a full session.
Software demonstrations will be possible for authors who bring portable
computers. The organising committee will attempt to provide full-size
compatible screens. Limited video facilities may be available.
There is also a special forum for short presentations of preliminary findings
aimed at postgraduate students.
Initial Submission of Papers
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As this is a multi-disciplinary meeting, papers are required to be
comprehensible to an informed researcher outside the particular stream of the
author in addition to the normal requirements of technical merit.
Papers should be submitted as close as possible to final form and must not
exceed four single A4 pages (2-column format). The first page should include
the title and abstract, and should leave space for, but not include the
authors' names and affiliations. A cover page should be supplied giving the
title of the paper, the name and affiliation of each author, together with the
postal address, the e-mail address, and the phone and fax numbers of a
designated contact author. The type font should be no smaller than 10 point
except in footnotes. A serif font such as Times or New Century Schoolbook is
preferred.
Four copies of the paper and the front cover should be supplied. This initial
submission must be on hard copy to reach us by Friday, 28 August 1992.
Each manuscript should clearly indicate submission category (from the six
listed) and author preference for oral or poster presentations.
Papers should be sent to:
Agatha Shotam
Sydney University
Electrical Engineering
NSW 2006
Australia
Final Submission of Accepted Papers
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Accepted papers are to be submitted in final camera ready form, on hard copy
according to preparation guidelines to be provided upon notification of
acceptance. Authors will retain copyright but will be required to give
permission for publication of their papers in the conference proceedings.
ATERB Scholarships
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Australian Telecommunication and Electronics Research Board is providing
a number of scholarships for full-time postgraduate and academics from
Australian Universities. Applications will be considered on technical
merits and financial capacity. Application forms can be obtained from
Mrs Agatha Shotam (address above).
Submission Deadlines
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, 28 August 1992 Deadline for receipt of
paper submissions
Friday, 30 October 1992 Notification of
acceptance/rejection
Friday, 11 December 1992 Final papers ready in
camera-ready form for
printing
Venue
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University of Melbourne, Australia.
ACNN'93 Organising Committee
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chairman: Marwan Jabri (SU)
Technical Program Co-Chairs:
Andrew Jennings (TRL)
Stephen Pickard (SU)
Technical Committee Consultants:
Bill Levick (ANU)
Ah Chung Tsoi (UQ)
Technical Committee:
Max Bennett (SU) Marwan Jabri (SU)
Bob Bogner (UA) Adam Kowalczyk (TRL)
Joel Bornstein (UM) Bill Levick (ANU)
Angela Bowles (BHP) D Nandagopal (DSTO)
Terry Caelli (UM) Marimuthy Palaniswami (UM)
Max Coltheart (MU) Nick Redding (DSTO)
Phil Diamond (UQ) Mandyam Srinivasan (ANU)
Barry Flower (SU) Ah Chung Tsoi (UQ)
Bill Gibson (SU) Janet Wiles (UQ)
Richard Heath (UN) Bob Williamson (ANU)
Local Committee:
Joel Bornstein (UoM) Simon Goss (DSTO)
Angela Bowles (BHP) Andrew Jennings (TRL)
Terry Caelli (UoM) Adam Kowalczyk (TRL)
Victor Ciesielski (RMIT)
Registration
~~~~~~~~~~~
The registration fee to attend ACNN'93 is:
Full Time Students A$ 75.00
Academics A$200.00
Other A$300.00
A discount of 20% applies for advance registration. Registration forms must
be posted before December 11th, 1992, to be entitled to the discount. To be
eligible for the Full Time Student rate a letter from the Head of Department
as verification of enrolment is required.
Accommodation
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Accommodation has been block booked at Ormond College, University of
Melbourne. Bookings are through Conference Associates. B&B $32 for students, $42 for others.
Accommodation has also been booked at:
The Town House Standard: $98
701 Swanston St Executive: $110
Carlton (rates include continental breakfast)
Lygon Lodge Standard: $83
220 Lygon St Deluxe: $95
Carlton Standard 3 bed room: $95
Copies of this brochure and registration forms are available
from conference contacts and Conference Associates:
Conference Associates
13 Jeffrey St
Mt Waverley VIC 3149
Tel/Fax: +61 3 887 8003
Contact
~~~~~~
Technical Committee:
Dr Andrew Jennings Mrs Agatha Shotam
770 Blackburn Rd Sydney University Elec Eng
Clayton VIC 3168 NSW 2006
Tel: +61 3 253 6241 Tel: +61 2 692 4214
Fax: +61 3 253 6173 Fax: +61 2 660 1228
Email: a.jennings@trl.oz.au Email: agatha@ee.su.oz.au
Local Conference Committee:
Dr Simon Goss
506 Lorimer St
Fishermens Bend VIC 3207
Tel: +61 3 647 7274
Fax: +61 3 646 7868
Email: sy_goss@edsvax.dsto.oz.au
Sponsors
~~~~~~~
Australian Telecommunication & Electronics Board (ATERB)
Defence Science & Technology Organisation (DSTO)
Telecom Research Laboratories (TRL)
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ACNN 93
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POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS POSTER SESSION
------------------------------------
Due to unprecedented response, enthusiasm and the high standards
of the student session at ACNN this year, we have decided to host
another Postgraduate Students Poster Session at ACNN93. All
postgrads attending the conference are invited to participate.
The poster session will be conducted in the same format as last
year: Posters should describe work central to the student's
thesis topic. For students who are just starting, or unsure of
their ideas, posters can be short descriptions of thesis topics
and preliminary ideas. For more advanced students, detailed
outline of methodology and preliminary results are appropriate.
The main idea is for all students to participate.
If you intend to participate, please send your name,
institution, email address, poster title and 100-word abstract
to janetw@cs.uq.oz.au (or hardcopy to the address below)
by Friday 22nd January 1993. Abstracts and a list of participants
will be distributed at the session.
For more details, contact
Dr Janet Wiles
Departments of Computer Science and Psychology
University of Queensland
QLD 4072 Australia
or email janetw@cs.uq.oz.au
or phone (07)365-2902.
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