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Today's Topics:
Information needed on computer vision research on reading lips
Kodak Eikonix slide scanner
Disparity papers?
Looking for blueprint line-extraction software/papers
Help on system that that shoots clay pigeons
Cognitive Science at Birmingham
Conference Announcement: CAMP 91 in Paris, France
Application of Machine Vision in the Food Industry
Update on Hotel, Air, Car Rental for CVPR-91
Machine Vision and Applications, Volume 4, Issue 1
TR available: now by anonymous FTP.
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Date: Sat, 23 Mar 91 05:02:43 GMT
From: martin@eola.cs.ucf.edu (Glenn Martin)
Subject: Information needed on computer vision research on reading lips
I'm looking for information regarding computer vision research
in reading lips. This would include both current work and any articles
that have been published on the subject. Any other help would also
be appreciated.
Glenn Martin
University of Central Florida
martin@eola.cs.ucf.edu
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Date: Wed, 20 Mar 91 15:27:24 GMT
From: mackeown@compsci.bristol.ac.uk
Subject: Kodak Eikonix slide scanner
If anyone is using or has used a Kodak Eikonix 1435 colour slide
scanner successfully with a Sun workstation, we would really
appreciate any useful advice you can offer on the following problems.
1) Which colour filter (R,G or B) should we use in the calibration
phase? 2) The the 12-bit scan software does not seem to work properly.
Each scan produces no data. 3) How can we ensure consistent colour
balance over successive slide digitisations using the Automatic or
Manual Exposure Control menus? 4) How can we reduce excessive local
saturation and/or compression effects when scanning high contrast
slides? From the supplier we have very poor documentation and about
8000 lines of C source to study.
MANY THANKS in advance for any help!!
William Mackeown, Advanced Computing Research Centre, University of Bristol
Bristol UK, BS8 1TR
mackeown@compsci.bristol.ac.uk
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Date: Fri, 22 Mar 1991 22:40:45 GMT
From: hougen@uirvli.ads.com (Darrell Roy Hougen)
Subject: Disparity papers?
Summary: Paper references wanted.
Keywords: disparity
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
I am interested in finding landmark papers about disparity estimation
by any technique, e.g. feature matching, differential techniques,
correlation. Which papers introduced the ideas? What papers does
everyone reference?
I am also interested in papers that critique these techniques. Under
what conditions do they work? When do they fail and why?
I would appreciate any pointers.
Please reply to
Darrell Hougen
hougen@uirvld.csl.uiuc.edu
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From: lansd@dgp.toronto.edu (Robert Lansdale)
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 91 04:14:12 EST
Subject: Looking for blueprint line-extraction software/papers
I am in need of some advice on how to go about implementing a
"cheap and dirty" line extraction algorithm to turn scanned blue prints
into "fairly recognizable" line drawings. At the moment, I'm loading
large 24-bit scanned images into a CAD package to be used as background
templates. To save on memory, I would like to convert the scanned blueprint
into a wireframe file and load that into the CAD package instead (this
speeds up the CAD system considerably even though there may be a large
number of vectors).
My speciality is 3D computer graphics and not computer vision.
Nevertheless, I've spent a couple of days researching the area of feature
extraction from blueprints and have found it to be a most complex area.
My needs are somewhat simpler than those described in the papers, yet
still require a fair deal of work to implement.
Does anyone have any suggestions on the route I should take to
implement this system, where I may find some existing source code on
the Internet, or any reference papers that might help me out? Thanks in
advance.
Robert Lansdale - (416) 978-6619 Dynamic Graphics Project
Internet: lansd@dgp.toronto.edu Computer Systems Research Institute
UUCP: ..!uunet!dgp.toronto.edu!lansd University of Toronto
Bitnet: lansd@dgp.utoronto Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A4, CANADA
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Date: Wed, 20 Mar 91 10:56:26 GMT
From: Peter Hickman <peterhi@syma.sussex.ac.uk>
Subject: Help on system that that shoots clay pigeons
I'm looking for some references to help me with my second year ( sorry
I don't know what that's called in American ) Artificial Intelligence
project. In a moment of pure insanity I submitted my project as to
"Design and build a system that that shoots clay pigeons" the basis of
the design is that everything can be done with a single camera and no
more information than a shooter would have. There are three broad
areas that I have to look at.
1) Looking at the whole sky I need to detect significant notion ( other
than that of the clouds or trees etc ) where in therory a clay pigeon
is flying.
2) Locate the clay in the area of activity and find it's centre.
3) Calculate its trajectory and predict where it will be.
4) Blast the ****** out of the sky.
Point 3 seems to me to be the easiest and point 4 could well be academic as I
have only 15 weeks as of Monday but what I should do for points 1 and 2 is
much more open and I would greatly appreciate any references that you may feel
that could be of help to me. The books I have gone through here on Computer
Vision and Image Processing do not seem to cover the ground that I require in
that they all assume static images of toy worlds. I need a mechanics outlook
on the problems not a theorists at this stage.
Any help greatfully received,
Peter "You're doing computing as an ARTS degree!" Hickman
COGS U/G PH, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QH
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 91 15:19:09 GMT
From: PetersonDM@computer-science.birmingham.ac.uk
Subject: Cognitive Science at Birmingham
UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Graduate Studies in COGNITIVE SCIENCE
The Cognitive Science Research Centre at the University of Birmingham
comprises staff from the Departments/Schools of Psychology, Computer
Science, Philosophy and Linguistics, and supports teaching and
research in the inter-disciplinary investigation of mind and
cognition. The Centre offers both MSc and PhD programmes.
MSc in Cognitive Science
The MSc programme is a 12 month conversion course, including a 4 month
supervised project. The course places a particular stress on the
relation between biological and computational architectures.
Compulsory courses: AI Programming, Overview of Cognitive
Science, Knowledge Representation Inference and Expert Systems,
General Linguistics, Human Information Processing, Structures for Data
and Knowledge, Philosophical Questions in Cognitive Science,
Human-Computer Interaction, Biological and Computational
Architectures, The Computer and the Mind, Current Issues in Cognitive
Science.
Option courses: Artificial and Natural Perceptual Systems,
Speech and Natural Language, Parallel Distributed Processing.
It is expected that students will have a good degree in
psychology, computing, philosophy or linguistics.
Funding is available through SERC and HTNT.
PhD in Cognitive Science
For 1991 there are 3 SERC studentships available for PhD level
research into a range of topics including:
o computational modelling of emotion
o computational modelling of cognition
o interface design
o computational and psychophysical approaches to vision
COMPUTING FACILITIES
Students have access to ample computing facilities, including networks
of Apollo, Sun and Sparc workstations in the Schools of Computer
Science and Psychology.
CONTACT
For further details, contact: Dr. Mike Harris CSRC, School of
Psychology, University of Birmingham, PO Box 363, Edgbaston,
Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
Phone: (021) 414 4913
Email: HARRIMWG@ibm3090.bham.ac.uk
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Date: Mon, 18 Mar 91 08:46:02 +0100
From: Fortunel Christian <fortunel@etca.fr>
Subject: Conference Announcement: CAMP 91 in Paris, France
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT: CAMP 91 in PARIS, FRANCE ____________
/ PARIS \
CALL FOR PAPERS | ______ |
| / \ |
Title: Computer Architecture for Machine Perception (CAMP 91) | | | |
Date: 16, 17, 18 December 1991 | | | |
Place: PARIS, FRANCE (Hotel Forest Hill) |__| |__|
Topics: CAMP 91 will focus on new architectures, both hardware and software,
associated programming environments and algorithms designed for
research and industrials applications of Artificial Intelligence,
Vision, and more generally Machine Perception (including Decision,
Control, Image Processing, Advanced Signal Processing, Sensor Fusion,
Simulation, etc.).
The emphasis of the program will be the presentation of significant
new contributions (VLSI, programming and execution models of
parallelism, parallel and massively parallel operating system,
routing, agorithmics, etc.), plus panel discussion sessions in which
attendees can actively compare and contrast their methods.
The commitee will endeavor to preserve the spirit of CAPAMI.
Commitee:
B. Zavidovique (FR) L. Wendel (FR) M. Bayoumi (USA)
R. Brodersen (USA) V. Cantoni (IT) P.E. Danielsson (SW)
F. Devos (FR) M. Ejiri (JP) J. Gallice (FR)
J. Little (USA) P. Matherat (FR) J. Sanz (USA)
S. Tanimoto (USA)
Submission:
Authors should submit four (4) copies of an extended abstract (1500
words) by July 1st, 1991 to:
Louis Wendel
Ecole Nationale Superieure de Physique de Strasbourg - LSIT
7 rue de l'Universite
67000 Strasbourg
France
or by fax to:
Louis Wendel
Ecole Nationale Superieure de Physique de Strasbourg - LSIT
Fax #: 33-88-35-31-76
or by electronic mail to:
zavido@etca.fr
Authors are requested to furnish an electronic mail address or
a fax number.
The four best papers will be published in Machine Vision and
Applications.
Authors will be notified of the acceptance of their papers by
September 20th. Final camera ready papers are due October 30th.
Registration:
Information regarding the registration will be available at a
latter date in the same way through electronic mail.
For further information:
Email: zavido@etca.fr
Phone: Sylvette / 33-1-42-31-97-21
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Date: 18 March 1991 17:11:40 CST
From: "John F. Reid" <JFREID@UIUCVMD.ads.com>
Comment: Phone:(217) 333-2738
Comment: Address: 360T Ag Engineering Sciences Bldg
Comment: University of Illinois;Urbana, IL 61801
Subject: Application of Machine Vision in the Food Industry
SUBJECT: Machine Vision for the Food Processing Industry
A session is being sponsored at the 1991 meeting of the American
Society of Agricultural Engineers titled "Machine Vision for the
Food Processing Industry". The meeting is December 17-20, 1991 in
Chicago, Illinois at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. This years meeting
is devoted to the topic "Design for Safety in the Food Chain".
The focus of the machine vision session is on general experiences
with the application of machine vision in the food industry.
Papers on experiences in materials handling, illumination, image
formation, image processing, feature extraction and classification,
and application response will be considered. Papers on equipment
selection, feasibility, and system performance will also be
considered. Individuals with an interest in this topic can
contact me by e-mail (jfreid@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu) or call (217) 333-2738.
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Date: Mon, 18 Mar 91 14:49:36 PST
From: Gerard Medioni <medioni@iris.usc.edu>
Subject: Update on hotel,car rental airfare for CVPR-91 in Hawaii
"Some Information about Hotel, Airline, and Rental Car Rates"
Hotel:
The conference hotel is MAUI MARIOTT on KAANAPALI RESORT. It is a very nice
and confortable hotel offering you kind HAWAIIAN hospitality. The conference
rate is $110 for single and double occupancy ($25 for each additional person),
some $50-90 lower than the lowest rates on this resort. The rate is good
from MAY 30 until JUNE 10 (12 days). Somewhat cheaper rates may be available
in Lahaina, which is about 7-10 miles south on Kaanapali resort, but I do not
think it is enough to make it worth the inconvenience of driving, parking,
etc.).
(MY SUGGESTION: Pick Mariott on Kaanapali resort. Kaanapali is THE PRIME resort
location in Hawaii, and the rate is great for this resort. This would be a
memorable trip.)
Air:
We have established some discounts airfares:
1) 5% from discounted and 45% from regular fares on UNITED. Call
(800) 521-4041 for reservations, and give the group code 449RB
for special rates. These rates start as early as five days before
up to five days after the conference dates.
2) 5% from discounted and 40% from regular fares on AMERICAN. Call
(800) 433-1790 for reservations, and give the group code 06617E
for special rates. These rates start as early as two days before
up to two days after the conference dates.
There are two airports in Maui, the INTERNATIONAL and WEST MAUI airports.
The first is within 30 minutes of the MARIOTT HOTEL. The seond is within
3 miles (about 10 minutes). Ther are free shuttle buses from and to the
hotels and WEST MAUI airport (so you do not need to take a cab or rent
a car, if you do not wish to do so). The trip from MAUI INTERNATIONAL
to MARIOTT could get bad if there is a traffic jam (created by the
tourists who stop abruptly to take pictures and may cause an accident),
since you drive on a two-lane "high-way".
Both AMERICAN and UNITED airlines fly directly (from LA, Chicago, or Dallas)
to MAUI INTERNATIONAL without stopping in HONOLULU first. You can save some
time and/or money this way. If you need to go to other islands later, you can
catch an inter-island flight on HAWAIIAN and ALOHA from MAUI. There are good
OVERNIGHTER packages (AIR+CAR+HOTEL) for about $120 single/$200 double, and
about $80 for extra day of HOTEL+CAR. These are only available once you get
in Hawaii, and available through mainland Travel agencies. Travel Partners
(see below) can help you on these.
HAWAIIAN and ALOHA airlines have flights from HONOLULU to WEST MAUI airport.
Since this is a private airport, the last flight leaves HONOLULU about 4:30pm
because of residential restrictions (I assume). You also have to pay
about $100 additional for this portion of your flight (If you fly on
AMERICAN or UNITED, the fare is the same to MAUI International or HONOLULU).
Rental Car:
Also, we have got good rates on HERTZ RENT A CAR from both MAUI airports
(West MAUI may be slightly higher). For reservations call Hertz meeting desk
at (800) 654-2240 or fax (800) 523-2040. Mention IEEE Computer Society Meeting
and group code number 8946. These rates, which are good from a week prior `
to until a week after the conference dates.
They refer 6 weeks advanced reservation, but the rates are available even as
late as when you arrive at the airport. AGAIN, do your booking EARLY since you
may not get the car you want if you wait till the last minute. You can always
make changes later.
Sometimes rental car companies in HAWAII run promotional rates. If they
happen to have one at the time of the conference, they will give you the
better of our GROUP RATE or their PROMOTIONAL RATE.
Convertible or sports cars, are available if you ask them.
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Date: Mon, 18 Mar 91 09:16:27 PST
From: springer%engrhub@hub.ucsb.edu
Subject: Machine Vision and Applications, Volume 4, Issue 1
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 if
$112.00 (including postage and handling. If you would like a sample copy,
subscription information, or information on submitting a paper for publication,
please send email to springer@engrhub.ucsb.edu.
Volume 4, Issue 1 is the second part of a two-part special issue devoted to
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF MACHINE VISION and is guest edited by Ekkehard Blanz
and Jorge L. C. Sanz. This issue contains the following articles:
THE APPLICATION OF COMPUTER VISION TO THE REMOVAL OF TIE-WIRES IN A LIVE-LINE
MAINTENANCE ROBOTICS MANIPULATION
by D. Laurendeau, Y. Trottier, D. Poussart, and J. Lessard
RECOGNITION AND LOCALIZATION OF OBJECTS WITH CURVED SURFACES
by Suchendra M. Bhandarkar and Minsoo Suk
AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION OF COLOR SEPARATION FILMS
G. Medioni, A. Huertas, and M. Wilson
Volume 4, Issue 2 of MACHINE VISION AND APPLICATIONS is due out in May, 1991.
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Date: Tue, 19 Mar 91 13:48:30 EST
From: len@retina.mqcs.mq.oz.au (Len Hamey)
Subject: TR available: now by anonymous FTP.
Due to the large number of requests received for the technical report
Object Recognition, A Survey of the Literature
Chris G Perrott and Leonard G C Hamey
Macquarie Computing Reports 91-0065C.
we are making it available for anonymous FTP. If you have requested
a copy to be sent by physical mail, but do not wish to wait, you can
obtain a copy by anonymous ftp instead. If you do so, we will assume
that you do not also want us to send you a copy by physical mail.
In fact, it would help us greatly if those who are able to obtain
a copy by anonymous FTP over the Internet would do so, as our mailing
budget is somewhat limited and is certain to be exceeded by the apparent
demand.
To obtain a copy by anonymous FTP, please use the following procedure.
% ftp vision.mqcc.mq.oz.au <--- or: 137.111.160.5--->
Connected to vision.mqcc.mq.oz.au
220-vision FTP server (local) ready.
You are connected to the FTP server in the Computer Vision Laboratory,
Macquarie University, Sydney NSW 2109 AUSTRALIA.
Guest login is accepted only if the FTP server can successful finger
your user name at your host.
220 Sydney time is: Tue Mar 19 13:27:16 1991
Name (vision:gil_p): anonymous
331 Guest login ok, send your user name as password.
Password: {---your user name here. e.g. len---}
230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
ftp> cd pub/tr
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> binary
200 Type set to I.
ftp> get perrott.objrec.ps.Z
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for perrott.objrec.ps.Z (124873 bytes).
226 Transfer complete.
local: perrott.objrec.ps.Z remote: perrott.objrec.ps.Z
124873 bytes received in 2.6 seconds (46 Kbytes/s)
ftp> quit
221 Goodbye.
% uncompress perrott.objrec.ps.Z
% lpr -P{---postscript-printer---} perrott.objrec.ps
Notes:
1. The Postscript file includes bitmap fonts and will render best on
a 300DPI laser printer.
2. Anonymous FTP is only accepted from hosts that are running the
finger daemon.
Len Hamey
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