Date: 25 Nov 92 16:03:18-PST
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VISION-LIST Digest    Wed Nov 25 16:03:18 PDT 92     Volume 11 : Issue 41

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Today's Topics:

 seeking collaboration, machine learning in vision
 Survey of Stereo Matching 
 SHAPE NUMBERS for closed or open boundaries
 Handling Interlaced Video
 Color database
 Inspection of Surface Defects
 Position Available: Research Associate
 CVNet- PostDoc Position
 CFP Hough transform Colloquium
  CFP
 yet another one

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From: Lawrence Chachere <chachere@cui.unige.ch>
Subject: seeking collaboration, machine learning in vision
Status: R

I am looking for contacts who are doing research similar to mine
in machine learning for computer vision.  My research involves
determination of characteristic features for object recognition.
For the past year and a half I have been developing a a knowledge-based 
approach, using natural language as the knowledge source to determine 
which attributes to extract from an image.  One of the major goals
is to enable learning on small numbers of examples for each target
class.  The majority of existing machine learning programs rely on
large numbers of training examples which is atypical of human learning.

Lawrence Chachere
chachere@cui.unige.ch

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Date: Wed, 25 Nov 92 16:35:29 EST
From: suchi@pollux.cs.uga.edu (Suchi Bhandarkar)
Subject: Survey of Stereo Matching 
Status: R


Could some one give the reference to a good and recent survey article 
or articles that deal(s) with the problem of 3-D surface reconstruction 
from binocular (or trinocular) stereo. Please reply to suchi@pollux.cs.uga.edu  
Thanks 
Suchi Bhandarkar 


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From: ibarroda@sol.UVic.CA (Ian  Barrodale)
Subject: SHAPE NUMBERS for closed or open boundaries
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Date: 24 Nov 92 16:34:18 GMT
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Q: Has anyone used ''SHAPE NUMBERS'' to measure differences in
closed or open boundaries?  SHAPE NUMBERS are described in 'How
to describe pure form and how to measure differences in shapes
using shape numbers', by Ernesto Bribiesca and Adolfo Guzman,
Pattern Recognition Vol 12, pp. 101-112, 1980. Is there a more
recent reference to the use of this technique than the 1980 paper?

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Date: Tue, 24 Nov 92 10:50:04 PST
From: wilbur@constitution.ucr.edu (Wilhelm Burger)
Subject: Handling Interlaced Video
Status: R

Frame interlacing is a traditional nuisance when working with standard
TV motion sequences, but it's apparently hardly ever addressed in the
motion analysis literature (?). I was wondering if someone on this list
could give an answer to the following:

(1) Are there any CCTV systems (cameras, VCRs, monitors) that support
    non-interlaced video at full TV resolution?

(2) What is the "standard" method to remove interlace flicker from
    still images used by professional TV studios (or in good VCRs)?

Any additional hints (references) are appreciated.

W. Burger
College of Engineering
Univ. of California
Riverside, CA 92521-0425

Tel: (714) 787 2299
Email: wilbur@constitution.ucr.edu


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Subject: Color database
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 92 08:08:31 +0100
From: Reiner Lenz <reiner@isy.liu.se>
Status: R


Has someone a database with spectral reflectance data of Munsell color chips?
Perhaps with the description in other systems like RGB, IHS, YIQ?

---
"Kleinphi macht auch Mist"
Reiner Lenz | Dept. EE.                 |
            | Linkoeping University	| email:	reiner@isy.liu.se
            | S-58183 Linkoeping/Sweden |



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Subject: Inspection of Surface Defects
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 92 15:01:46 +0100
From: herbert@efads1.tuwien.ac.at
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Status: R


Hello,
I have just started my doctoral thesis. The topic is Automatic
Inspection of Surface Defects on Metals (e.g. cast metals).

I am looking for paper references about this topic - segmentation
techniques, connected component labeling algorithms, already existing
applications...

Any suggestions are also welcome.

Thank you, Herbert

Herbert Hufnagl
Technical University of Vienna
Institute of Flexible Automation
Gusshausstr. 27-29/361
A-1040 Vienna/AUSTRIA

Tel: ++43/1/58801/3681
Fax: ++43/1/5055983
Email: herbert@efads1.tuwien.ac.at


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Date: Wed, 25 Nov 92 14:01:51 EST
From: dwj@research.nj.nec.com	(David Jacobs)
Subject: Position Available: Research Associate
Status: R

I would like to post the following ad on the vision list.

Thank you, 
David Jacobs

POSITION AVAILABLE: RESEARCH ASSOCIATE 

The NEC Research Institute in Princeton, NJ has an immediate opening
for a Research Associate in the area of computer vision.  NECI was
established in 1989 to conduct long range fundamental research in the
physical and computer sciences.

We are looking for someone to work on research projects in such
areas of computer vision as: perceptual organization, motion
understanding and object recognition.  The type of contributions
expected of the research associate will depend on their background,
level of experience, and interests.  However, we hope to find someone
who can contribute to the development and testing of vision
algorithms, and who is capable of initiating new lines of research, or
of suggesting new approaches to problems arising in our current work.

While a background in computer vision is desirable for this
position, we are also interested in applicants with expertise in
related fields, such as computational geometry, AI, or psychology, as
long as such applicants have experience and an interest in
implementing experimental computational systems.  Software will be
developed using C and LISP on Unix workstations.

Interested applicants should send resumes, with references, to:
David Jacobs
NEC Research Institute
4 Independence Way
Princeton, NJ 08540
(email) dwj@research.nj.nec.com
(fax) (609) 951-2482


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Date:     Wed, 25 Nov 92 9:52:26 PST
From: pkahn@akbar.teleos.com
Status: R

Date: 	Wed, 25 Nov 1992 07:11:57 -0500
From: cvnet%yorkvm1.bitnet@utcs.utoronto.ca
Subject: CVNet- PostDoc Position
Status: R

Postdoctoral Position Available in Texture and Motion Processing
 (visual psychophysics, mathematical modelling, primate studies)

Contact: Jonathan Victor
         Department of Neurology and Neuroscience
         Cornell University Medical College
         1300 York Avenue
         New York, NY 10021

email: victor@rockvax.bitnet
voice: 212 746 2343
  fax: 212 746 8532

Term:    12 to 18 months, beginning 1/1/93 or 1/7/93
Salary:  negotiable; subsidized housing available

Please send statement of research interests,
term desired, salary/housing requirements,
and names of three references.

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From: Farzin Deravi <eederavi@pyr.swan.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 12:49:03 GMT
Subject: CFP Hough transform Colloquium
Status: R


                                   Call for Papers

                       Institution of Electrical Engineers
                                   Colloquium on

                                 HOUGH TRANSFORMS

                                     7 May 1993
                             IEE, Savoy Place, London


IEE Professional Group E4 (Image Processing and Vision) are organizing a
colloquium on "Hough Transforms" to be held at Savoy Place on Friday, 7
May 1993.

Contributions are invited from those engaged in research into Hough
transforms and related techniques for pattern recognition in digital
images and other multi-dimensional signals. Significant advances have
been made in this area in recent years, with the development of fast
and efficient algorithms, parallel hardware implementations and novel
applications.  The colloquium aims to bring together researchers active
in all of the above three areas of algorithms, architecture and
applications.

Those wishing to present a paper at the colloquium are asked to submit
a 200 word abstract to the Programme Co-ordinator:

Dr F Deravi
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
University of Wales
Swansea SA2 8PP
Wales, UK

Tel: 0792 295583
Fax: 0792 295686
Email: eederavi@pyr.swan.ac.uk

Please ensure all abstracts are received by Wednesday, 10  March 1993.

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Date:     Wed, 25 Nov 92 11:06:38 PST
From: pkahn@akbar.teleos.com
Subject:  CFP
Status: R

Date: Wed, 25 Nov 92 10:14:40 -0800
From: Tod Levitt <levitt@flamingo.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: yet another one
Status: R


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	Todd,
	
	I just noticed that you are moderator of VISION-LIST@ADS.COM.
	If you think it's appropriate, please distribute the UAI
	call for papers.  It was great to see you and your work
	in St. Louis.
	
	David
	
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	       NINTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON UNCERTAINTY IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
	
	                      July 9-11, 1993, Washington D.C.
	
	                               CALL FOR PAPERS
	
	The ninth annual Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence will be
	devoted to methods for reasoning under uncertainty as applied to problems in
	artificial intelligence.  The conference's scope covers the full range of
	approaches to automated and interactive reasoning and decision making under
	uncertainty, including both qualitative and numeric methods.  
	
	We seek papers on fundamental theoretical issues, on computational techniques
	for uncertain reasoning, and on the foundations of alternative paradigms of
	uncertain reasoning.  Topics of interest include:
	
	 -  Foundations of uncertainty concepts 
	 -  Representations of uncertain knowledge and their semantics
	 -  Knowledge acquisition
	 -  Construction of uncertainty models from data
	 -  Uncertainty in machine learning
	 -  Automated planning and decision making under uncertainty
	 -  Algorithms for uncertain inference
	 -  Pooling of uncertain evidence
	 -  Belief updating and inconsistency handling in uncertain knowledge bases 
	 -  Explanation and summarization of uncertain information
	 -  Control of reasoning and real-time architectures
	
	This year, we hope to attract more contributions that emphasize real-world
	applications of uncertain reasoning.  Questions of particular interest
	include:
	
	- Why was it necessary to represent uncertainty in your domain?
	- What kind of uncertainties does your application address?
	- Why did you decide to use your particular uncertainty formalism?
	- What theoretical problems, if any, did you encounter?
	- What practical problems did you encounter?
	- Did users of your system find the results or recommendations useful?
	- Did the introduction of your system lead to improvements in reasoning
	    or decision making?
	- What methods were used to validate the effectiveness of the systems?
	
	Papers will be carefully refereed for originality, significance, technical
	soundness, and clarity of exposition.  Papers may be accepted for presentation
	in plenary or poster sessions.  Some key applications oriented work may be
	presented both in a plenary session and in a poster session where more
	technical details can be discussed.  All accepted papers will be included in
	the published proceedings.  Outstanding student papers may be selected for
	special distinction.
	
	Five copies of each paper should be sent to one of the Program Co-Chairs by
	February 5, 1993.  The first page should include a descriptive title, the
	names, addresses, and student status of all authors, a brief abstract, and
	salient keywords or other topic indicators.  Acceptance notices will be sent
	by March 29, 1993.  Final camera-ready papers, incorporating reviewers'
	suggestions, will be due approximately five weeks later.  There will be an
	eight-page limit on proceedings papers, with a few extra pages available for
	a fee.
	
	Program Co-Chairs (paper submissions):
	
	David Heckerman
	Department of Computer Science, UCLA
	Boelter Hall, Room 3531
	405 Hilgard Avenue
	Los Angeles, CA 90024-1596
	tel: (310) 825-2695, fax: (310) 825-2273
	email: heckerman@cs.ucla.edu
	
	Abe Mamdani
	Deptartment of Electronic Engineering
	Queen Mary & Westfield College
	Mile End Road
	London E1 4NS
	tel: +44-71-975-5341, fax: +44-81-981-0259
	e-mail: e.h.mamdani@qmw.ac.uk
	
	General Co-Chair (conference inquiries):
	
	Michael P. Wellman
	Department of EECS, University of Michigan
	Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
	Ann Arbor, MI 48109
	tel: (313) 764-6894, fax: (313) 763-1260
	email: wellman@engin.umich.edu
	
	Conference Committee:  Piero Bonissone, Peter Cheeseman, Mike Clarke, Bruce
	D'Ambrosio, Didier Dubois, Max Henrion, John Fox, Rudolf Kruse, Henry Kyburg,
	John Lemmer, Tod Levitt, Ramon Lopez de Mantaras, Serafin Moral, Ramesh Patil,
	Judea Pearl, Enrique Ruspini, Ross Shachter, Glenn Shafer, Philippe Smets,
	Kurt Sundermeyer, Lotfi Zadeh.
	
	
	


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