mack@ubc-visi.UUCP (11/22/83)
The Institute of Manufacturing Technology is a new NRC Research Laboratory to be located in Winnipeg. The facility is planned to be in operation by spring of 1986. The research activities of this new laboratory will include com- puter aided design, robots and mechanisms, sensors, integrated manufacturing, and artifical intelligence, with AI proposed as the largest core group in the laboratory. Staffing is expected to commence within the next couple of months, the plan being to assist the start-up by locating and integrating these new researchers into related research activities of existing laboratories in NRC, Ottawa and pos- sibly elsewhere. The current plan includes the accomodation of up to 6 researchers in NRC/DEE in the field of AI, with emphasis in knowledge representation, expert systems, knowledge based sensory interpretation (primarily vision), and planning and decision making. Computer facility support consists of several VAX computers, (or equivalent) and a LISP machine (on order). The related activities include graphics, image processing, vision sensor development, intelligent robotics and computer assisted training. Simi- lar opportunities in other areas such as CAD/CAM, FMS, micro- processor control, etc., will also be available. In advance of the commencement of the formal staffing process, potential candidates could forward a letter of enquiry re. employment (with CV) to V.P. Regional Labora- tories NRC, Bldg M-58, Montreal Rd., Ottawa, K1A 0R8. This information comes from Nestor Burtnyk, Head of the Computer Graphics Section, NRC. 9 9