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Today's Topics:
Help on 2D vision software/hardware
Pointers to simultaneous contrast models?
Two questions: half-tone to Postscript, and, VICOM-VME
University of Toronto, Research Associate in Vision/Robotics
Preprint available: Morphological shape and region description
Call for papers
Neural Net Course and Conference
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Date: Thu, 17 Jan 91 11:36 +1300
From: "Grant English N.Z.A.E.I Lincoln College" <ENGLISH@lincoln.ac.nz>
Subject: Help on 2D vision software/hardware
help wanted:
working on automating tissue culture procedures, specifically cutting
and transportation of small pieces of plant tissue. It is intended
that a small robot arm (mitsubishi) be directed by a simple vision
system to the centroid of the plantlet.
Assistance is required with the vision system:
suggestions for a suitable software/hardware configuration
for a PC based environment.
Comments on experience with the Mitsubishi RV1-MING robot would also
be appreciated.
thanx.
Grant English Agricultural Engineering Institute
Lincoln University
Canterbury
New Zealand
Internet: english@lincoln.ac.nz
fax : (0064) 3 252754
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Date: Wed, 16 Jan 91 16:33:21 -0500
From: matt@thrush.umesve.maine.edu (Matt McGranaghan)
Subject: Pointers to simultaneous contrast models?
I am looking for pointers to literature on modeling simultaneous color
contrast effects. The application is this: In choropleth maps, each
enumeration district (states on a map of the U.S.) is colored to signify
some data value for each district. But the appearance of each district
is modified by the colors of the states around it, potentially making
map reading quite difficult. I want to predict the amount and direction
of modification of each color, and then "correct" for the contrast
effects by building a display in which the predicted apparent colors
signify the data values, rather than the "naive" colors. My initial
attempts have dealt with achromatic maps but I hope to work with color.
The modeling style of several retinex researchers seems relevant:
choropleth maps are much like the set of colored areas in the mondrian
images often used in retinex work. Indeed, simultaneous color contrast
seems to be the annoying flip side of a color constancy mechanism.
If you are aware of any efforts to model (i.e. predict) simultaneous
contrast effects, please point me to them. Thanks.
Matt McGranaghan matt@thrush.umesve.maine.edu
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Date: Wed, 16 Jan 91 16:37:06 CST
From: keith@vision.ee.utexas.edu (Keith Bartels)
Subject: Two questions: half-tone to Postscript, and, VICOM-VME
I have 2 questions:
1) Does anyone have or know of anyone who has a public domain
half-toning program that will give 100dpi PostScript output?
2) Has anyone out there had any experience using a
VICOM-VME image processing system? If so, did you have as terrible an
experience with it as we have?
Thanks,
Keith Bartels
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From: "John K. Tsotsos" <tsotsos@vis.toronto.edu>
Subject: University of Toronto, Research Associate in Vision/Robotics
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 1991 13:34:12 -0500
University of Toronto
Research Associate in Vision/Robotics
The successful applicant must hold a PhD in Computer Science or
Electrical Engineering with specialty in areas related to robot
vision and must possess a strong research record. Experience with
stereo-vision robot heads would be an important asset. Ideal
candidates will have broad interests and talents across such
areas as biological models of vision and motor control,
computational vision and image understanding, attention and active
perception, robot navigation, and planning.
Applications should be sent by March 15, 1991 to:
Professor John K. Tsotsos
Department of Computer Science
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A4
In accordance with Canadian immigration regulations, priority
will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada
The University of Toronto encourages both women and men to apply
for positions.
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Date: Tue, 15 Jan 91 14:49:41 +0100
From: ronse@prlb.philips.be
Subject: Preprint available: Morphological shape and region description
Morphological shape and region description
by C. Ronse and B. Macq
Philips Research Laboratory Belgium
Abstract.
A new algorithm for multiscale description of binary digital regions is
given. A region is represented by a growing sequence of subsets
approximating it; each approximation is obtained from the previous one
by addition of the opening by a structuring element chosen in a finite
family. The structuring elements vary in size and shape, and are chosen
at each step according to two criteria: largest structuring element size
and greatest increment in the size of the approximation. The algorithm
satisfies meaningful algebraic properties and converges to a final
result in a bounded number of steps. It allows also an economical
representation of shape in terms of structuring elements, and so it can
be applied in binary image coding.
If you want a (printed) copy, please send me your SNAIL MAIL (not
e-mail) address, including ZIP CODE and COUNTRY (unless Belgium), and
the TITLE of the preprint.
Christian Ronse
Internet: ronse@prlb.philips.be
BITNET: ronse%prlb.philips.be@cernvax
Philips Research Laboratory
Avenue Albert Einstein, 4
B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
Belgium
Tel: (32)(10) 470 611 (central)
(32)(10) 470 637 (direct line)
Fax: (32)(10) 470 699
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Date: Wed, 9 Jan 91 15:27:34 EST
From: RAKESH@IBM.COM
Subject: Call for papers
CALL FOR PAPERS
Progress In Neural Networks
Special Volume on Neural Networks In Vision
Significant progress has been made recently in the application of neural
networks to computational vision. To showcase this research, Ablex Publishing
is planning a special volume on "Neural Networks in Vision", scheduled for
1992. This volume will be a part of "Progress in Neural Networks", an annual
book series reviewing research in modelling, analysis, design and application
of neural networks.
Authors are invited to submit original manuscripts detailing recent progress
in neural networks for vision. The paper should be tutorial in nature, self
contained and preferably, but not necessarily, about fifty double spaced pages
in length. An abstract and an outline are due by January 31, 1991, the full
paper by Feburary 28, 1991. Make submissions to
Rakesh Mohan
Associate Volume Editor
IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
PO Box 704
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
email: rakesh@ibm.com
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Date: Wed, 16 Jan 91 12:20:13 -0500
From: mike@park.bu.edu
Subject: Neural Net Course and Conference
NEURAL NETWORKS COURSE AND CONFERENCE AT
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
NEURAL NETWORKS: FROM FOUNDATIONS TO APPLICATIONS
May 5-10, 1991
This self-contained 5-day course is sponsored by the Boston University
Wang Institute, Center for Adaptive Systems, and Graduate Program in
Cognitive and Neural Systems. The course provides a systematic
interdisciplinary introduction to the biology, computation,
mathematics, and technology of neural networks. Boston University
tutors are Stephen Grossberg, Gail Carpenter, Ennio Mingolla, Michael
Cohen, Dan Bullock, and John Merrill. Guest tutors are Federico
Faggin, Robert Hecht-Nielsen, Michael Jordan, Andy Barto, and Alex
Waibel. Registration fee: $985 (professional) and $275 (student).
Fee includes lectures, course notebooks, receptions, meals, coffee
services, and evening discussion sessions.
NEURAL NETWORKS FOR VISION AND IMAGE PROCESSING
May 10-12, 1991
This research conference at the Wang Institute will present invited
lectures and contributed posters, herewith solicited, ranging from
visual neurobiology and psychophysics through computational modelling
to technological applications. Invited speakers include: Stuart
Anstis, Jacob Beck, Gail A. Carpenter, David Casasent, John Daugman,
Robert Desimone, Stephen Grossberg, Robert Hecht-Nielsen, Ralph
Linsker, Ennio Mingolla, Alex Pentland, V.S. Ramachandran, Eric
Schwartz, George Sperling, James Todd, and Alex Waxman. A featured
Poster Session will be held on May 11. To present a poster, submit 3
copies of an abstract (1 single-spaced page), postmarked by March 1,
1991, for refereeing. Include with the abstract the author's name,
address, and telephone number. Mail to VIP Poster Session, Neural
Networks Conference, Wang Institute of Boston University, 72 Tyng
Road, Tyngsboro, MA 01879. Authors will be informed of abstract
acceptance by March 31, 1991. Registration fee: $95 (professionals)
and $75 (student). Fee includes lectures and poster session, abstract
book, reception, meals, and coffee services.
TO REGISTER: For one or both events by phone, call (508) 649-9731 with
VISA or MasterCard between 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (EST). For a meeting
brochure, call as above or write: Neural Networks, Wang Institute of
Boston University, 72 Tyng Road, Tyngsboro, MA 01879.
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