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Today's Topics:
Regularization effects on the covariance matrix
Where can I find digital texture images?
Optical Drives
Maxvideo 20 of Datacube.
3D Convex Hull
Table of Contents. Machine Vision and Applications
Mammographic Image Analysis Society (MIAS)
Job opening
CFP: Biomedical Image Processing III and 3-D Microscopy
Looking for a job opening
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Date: Wed, 12 JUN 91 12:58 N
From: ATTOLICO%ASTRBA.BA.CNR.IT@ICINECA.CINECA.IT
Comments: INFN.IT domain is equivalent to BITNET domain: INFNET;
INFNET has been disestablished Dec 31, 1988
Subject: Regularization effects on the covariance matrix
I'm trying to understand the effects of smoothing by regularization
on a depth map obtained by a dynamic reconstruction process using
the Kalman filter. In particular I'm looking for any material on the
regularization effects on the covariance matrix. Please send any
reference to the E-Mail:
attolico%astrba.cnr.it@MITVMA..MIT.EDU
I can reports a summary of the answers to any interested person ...
Thanks in advance
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Date: Wed, 12 Jun 91 15:38:02 +0200
From: John Husoy-stip <jonh@tele.unit.no>
Subject: Where can I find digital texture images?
Hi!
I am planning in the near future to embark on a research effort
into classification of texture images. As we do not have any digital
texture images available I would be grateful if anybody could give me
access to their digtal texture images, -- or tell me where I can get
hold of such images. I am in particular interested
in images from the Brodatz album and other common images used in the
``texture literature''.
Thanks in advance!
John Haakon Husoy
The Norwegian Institute of Technology
Department of Electical and Computer Engineering
7034 Trondheim - NTH
NORWAY
email: jonh@tele.unit.no
tel: ++ 47 + 7 + 594453
fax: ++ 47 + 7 + 944475
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Date: 12 Jun 91 21:44:47 GMT
From: cote@dino.UCSD.EDU (Brad Cote)
Subject: Optical Drives
Hello,
Our project is currently reviewing optical storage technology.
We need to store large (app. 1 meg) images for a medical diagnostic
application. The system is a 386 PC (MS-DOS) computer, a Compaq
386/25 Deskpro. We are using Compaq's DOS 3.31. We are
looking for any information from anyone who has used optical drives
in their work, or has any opinions which we might find usefull.
We do not require the ability to store different operating systems,
boot from the optical drive, or read the disk on other platforms. We
are requiring DOS compatible file system.
The new magnetic-optical (MO) drives from the following
companies have recieved good reviews:
Peripheral Infinity Optical
Ocean Tidalwave 650
MicroNet SB-SMO/DOS
Pinnacle REO-650
The last machine has also been selected by JPL as their
standard optical drive. Does anyone have any information about
reliability of these or other drives? I will be gratefull for any
comments.
Thanks
Brad Cote' STARE Project
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Date: Fr 14 June 91 10:15:58-AM
From: A.de la Escalera <escalera@disam.upm.es>
Subject: Maxvideo 20 of Datacube.
Hello,
We are going to buy the MAXVIDEO-20 and the IMAGEFLOW of
Datacube. We would like to know the opinion of someone with experience
about these products.
Thanks in advance,
Arturo de la Escalera.
DISAM
Universidad Politecnica de Madrid/ETSII.
SPAIN.
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Date: Wed, 12 Jun 91 11:06:55 -0500
From: Chiun-Hong Chien <chien@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>
Subject: 3D Convex Hull
I am looking for C codes (or algorithms) for computing 3D Convex Hull
(from, say, a set of points). Any pointers will be highly
appreciated. Please respond by e-mail. Thanks in advance.
C. H. Chien
chien@aio.jsc.nasa.gov
Lockheed Engineering and Sciences
2400 NASA Road 1 / MC C19
Houston, TX 77058
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Date: Wed, 12 Jun 91 13:54:33 PDT
Subject: Table of Contents. Machine Vision and Applications
From: springer%engrhub@hub.ucsb.edu
MACHINE VISION AND APPLICATIONS, An International Journal
This journal is published four times a year and has a personal subscription
rate of $50.00 (including postage and handling). The institutional rate is
$112.00 (including postage and handling. If you would like a sample copy,
subscription information, or information on submitting a paper for publication,
please write to:
Paul Manning
Journal Promotion
Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.
175 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10010
Volume 4, Issue 2 contains the following articles:
AN OPTIMIZATION FRAMEWORK FOR FEATURE EXTRACTION
by P. Fua and A. J. Hanson
FULL-FRAME COSINE TRANSFORM IMAGE COMPRESSION FOR MEDICAL AND INDUSTRIAL
APPLICATIONS
by Bruce K. T. Ho, Johnny Chao, Chi Sharn Wu, and H. K. Huang
A CIRCLE-DETECTION ALGORITHM SIMULATING WAVE PROPAGATION
by Keishi Hanahara and Masao Hiyane
MACHINE VISION IN THE 1990s: APPLICATIONS AND HOW TO GET THERE
by D. Petkovic and J. Wilder
Volume 4, Issue 3 of MACHINE VISION AND APPLICATIONS is due out in August,
1991. You can look forward to the following articles:
AUTOMATIC INSPECTION OF DIODE PELLETS
by Y. Okawa and S. Mizuno
ANALYSIS OF AEROSOL IMAGES USING THE SCALE-SPACE PRIMAL SKETCH
by T. Lindeberg and J. Eklundh
INTERPRETATION OF LASER RADAR IMAGES BY A KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEM
by C. Chu and J. K. Aggarwal
A VLSI ARCHITECTURE FOR A HALF-EDGE BASED CORNER DETECTOR
by N. Ranganathan, S. Nichani, and R. Mehrotra
LEVELS OF KNOWLEDGE FOR OBJECT EXTRACTION
by A. Meisels
SURFACE PROFILE MEASUREMENT USING COLOR FRINGE PROJECTION
by D. Capson and C. Wust
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Date: Thu, 13 Jun 91 10:28 GMT
From: "MVUB::MVARGA%hermes.mod.uk"@relay.MOD.UK
Subject: Mammographic Image Analysis Society (MIAS)
MAMMOGRAPHIC IMAGE ANALYSIS SOCIETY (MIAS)
There is a group of people from the U.K. and Europe involved in
setting up a Mammographic Image Analysis Society (MIAS). The aims of
this society are firstly to keep both medical and image pattern
processing researchers informed and in contact. It is also intended
that the society will provide a forum for the development of future
collaborative projects. The first collaborative project is concerned
with creating a large database of mammographic images.
Anyone interested in participating/supporting the MIAS, please contact:
Dr. Sue Astley, Wolfson Image Analysis Unit, Dept. of Medical Biophysics,
University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT,
or email her at: sue@wiau.mb.man.ac.uk.
Dr. Margaret Varga,
Defence Research Agency, Electronics Division,
R.S.R.E., St. Andrew's Road, Malvern, U.K.
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Date: Wed, 12 Jun 91 13:28:49 PDT
From: tierney@george.lbl.gov (Brian Tierney)
Subject: Job opening
JOB OPENING
Image Processing and Visualization of Scientific Data
in a Distributed Computing Environment
JOB DESCRIPTION
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory is seeking an Imaging
Technologist / Computer Scientist to participate in the
Imaging Technologies Group. The job will involve identify-
ing, developing, and implementing techniques for image
analysis and the display of data arising from a wide range
of scientific imaging applications at the Laboratory. Work
will be done in a high performance computing, high-speed
networking environment.
The goal of the work is to provide reusable tools that
permit the exploration of large, complex, and frequently
time varying image data sets. These tools must couple
closely with the scientific application to permit interac-
tive exploration by users, but at the same time have suffi-
ciently general and well defined interfaces so that they
will provide a foundation for many types of scientific
applications.
DUTIES
The work will require understanding the scientific data
well enough to be able to identify and/or develop appropri-
ate techniques for enhancement, analysis, segmentation, and
understanding, particularly with respect to the the display
of complex 3D scalar fields (e.g. tomography derived data),
as well as traditional 2D images. In addition the work will
involve the incorporation of graphics visualization tech-
niques into working applications. Close cooperation with
the scientific community will be necessary in order to
ensure the applicability of the work.
REQUIREMENTS
The applicant must have experience in a wide range of
computing topics including image manipulation, display,
enhancement, modeling, and analysis; 3D graphics; distri-
buted computing; and window systems. The job requires
extensive C, and some Fortran language programming experi-
ence. Experience in developing window based applications
(preferably using the X window system), is desirable. Work-
ing familiarity with all aspects of the Unix environment is
required. Experience in developing distributed applications
in the BSD Unix environment is desirable. Experience and
educational background in mathematics, physics, optics,
chemistry, geosciences, or biochemical applications, and
video equipment and techniques is desirable. The job
requires an interest and experience in designing and imple-
menting software systems. An MS degree or PhD in one of the
scientific fields mentioned, computer science, or a related
discipline, or equivalent experience, is required.
Send a copy of your resume to: Brian Tierney, Lawrence
Berkeley Laboratory, Imaging Technologies Group, MS: 50B-
2239, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA, or email to
bltierney@lbl.gov.
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Date: Wed, 12 Jun 91 11:08:46 EDT
From: Dmitry Goldgof <goldgof@screamer.csee.usf.edu>
Subject: CFP: Biomedical Image Processing III and 3-D Microscopy
CALL FOR PAPERS
BIOMEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING III AND 3-D MICROSCOPY
Part of 1992 SPIE/SPSE Symposium on Electronic Imaging
February 9-14, 1992, San Jose, California, USA
The large variety of imaging modalities for the exploration of objects
of biomedical interest has led to the necessity for solving many
problems related to the specific characteristics of the radiation and
sensing apparatus used. Acquired biomedical images typically suffer
from degradation related to the physical limitations of the imaging
device. These degradations serve to complicate the generic goals of
analysis and interpretation. This conference is devoted to the
presentation of new techniques directed towards the improved
interpretation (interactive or automated) of biomedical images
obtained from practical systems. Papers are colicited which detail
methods for reconstructing images from partial information, for
correcting image defects, or for effectively
extracting/analyzing/interpreting practical images of biomedical
interest.
This conference will also explore the rapidly developing field of three-
dimensional microscopy. Consideration will be given to the characteristics
of the overall system design, including the illuminating source, imaging
optics and electronics sensors as well as to digital methods for producing
and displaying the resulting 3-D reconstruction. Recent innovations in
microscopy are having a large impact especially in the biological and
medical fields. Because these microscopes are now fully integral systems
incorporating both optical and electronic elements, it is hoped that the
broad range of relevant topics being presented at this symposium will serve
to encourage interactions among instrumentation engineers, computer image
analysts and biological and medical researchers.
Papers are invited in the following and related areas:
Biomedical Image Processing
- Image reconstruction
- Image restoration and enhancement
- Feature enhancement and extraction in biomedical images
- Biomedical image analysis and interpretation
- Multi-dimensional biomedical image processing
- Motion analysis in biomedical images
3-Dimensional Microscopy
- Confocal Microscopy
- 3-D and time-resolved image acquisition systems
- Hybrid optical/electronic image processing systems
- 3-D image processing and analysis
- 3-D image reconstruction
- Spatio-temporal reconstruction of living cells and tissues
- Image visualization techniques for 3-D microscopy systems
Submissions:
Please send 4 copies of a 200-word abstract and a brief
biography by July 15, 1991 to:
SPIE/SPSE Technical Program Committee:
Electronic Imaging: Science and Technology 1992
P.O. Box 10, Bellingham, WA 98227-0010 USA
Shipping Address: 1000 20th St., Bellingham, WA 98225
Telephone: 206/676-3290 (Pacific Time); Telex 46-7053
Telefax: 206/647-1445; OPTO-LINK 206/733-2998
Please include the author(s) name(s), company name, complete address
and telephone/telex/telefax numbers (principal author first), and
clearly designate for which conference within symposium the abstract
is intended. For more information contact SPIE/SPSE or Conference
Chairs below.
Important dates:
Applicants will be notified of acceptance by mid-November.
Camera-ready abstact is due December 2, 1991
Manuscript is due January 13, 1992
Location:
The conference will be held in San Jose Convention Center, San Jose,
California USA, as a part of SPIE/IS&T Symposium on Electronic Imaging.
This symposium will provide rich interaction environment because of
numerous simultaneous conferences (Image Processing Algorithms, Image
Compression and Reconstruction, Image Processing Hardware, Nonlinear
Image Processing, etc.) and because of its location in the heart of the
Silicon Valley.
Conference Chairs:
Dr. Carol J. Cogswell
Physical Optics Department
The University of Sydney
NSW Australia 2006
Dr. Dmitry B. Goldgof
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida 33620-5350
Internet: goldgof@sol.csee.usf.edu
Dr. Raj Acharya
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
State University of New York at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York 14260
Internet: acharya@eng.buffalo.edu
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Date: Thu, 13 Jun 91 10:27:36 +0200
From: arbogast@ganymede.imag.fr (Emmanuel Arbogast)
Subject: Looking for a job opening
I am still in France, will move to the States early August, and it is
quite difficult to get in touch with people...
I am a freshly graduated Ph.D. student in computer vision, at LIFIA, Grenoble
France.
Experience shows that I have an inquisitive mind and am quick to learn. Highly
motivated, I enjoy working with a team equally high spirited and competent.
My current specialty is computer vision, but my interests range from robotics
and AI in general to human interfaces, real time systems and software design.
I want to find a challenging job position in research and development, in
computer vision preferably, anywhere on or near the west coast.
I will be in Seattle, WA, starting August 1st 1991, and will be a US permanent
resident.
I can send you my resume for more information on my background.
Thank you in advance,
Emmanuel
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
In Computer Vision
Emmanuel ARBOGAST Age: 28 years old
3 rue Auguste Gache' Birthdate: November 25, 1962
38000 GRENOBLE Birthplace: Strasbourg, FRANCE
FRANCE
Voice: (33) 76-63-00-20
Fax: (33) 76-57-46-02
e-mail: arbogast@lifia.imag.fr
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