Image Processing and Analysis Working Seminar
2004-2005

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The Image Processing and Analysis Working Seminar (iPAWS) at the University of Minnesota ran during the 2004-05 schoold year. It was a weekly research seminar on the general topics of imaging, image processing, and vision. The goal was to bring together researchers from various scientific disciplines to share knowledge and make connections across departments. Participants and speakers hailed from Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Psychology, Radiology, and other fields involved in the study of imaging science. This seminar was supported by the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) and was intended as a lead-in to the IMA's 2005-06 theme on imaging. During the year, we heard some great talks, helped make connections between departments, and drummed up interest in the IMA imaging year.

Talks were held Thursday 12:20 - 1:10 in Lind 409, in line with the university 50-minute course schedule. Participants were encouraged to bring a lunch (BYOL) and gather at noon to discuss their work and dine in an informal, friendly atmosphere. Some refreshements were provided, courtesy of a generous donation by Prof. Jackie Shen. The seminar was organized by math PhD student Todd Wittman.

SPRING 2005 SCHEDULE
All talks are Thursday 12:20 - 1:10 in Lind 409 (BYOL).
1/27 Zhi-Quan Luo
Electrical Engineering
University of Minnesota
Convex Optimization Techniques for Signal Processing
Room Change: Tate 150
2/3 Kelvin Lim
Center for Magnetic Resonance Research
University of Minnesota
Clinical Research Applications of Diffusion Tensor Imaging
2/10 Amit Shesh
Computer Science, UMN
SMARTPAPER: Reconstruction of Line Drawings by Optimization
12:20-12:45
Liron Yatziv
Electrical Engineering, UMN
Fast Image and Video Colorization Using Chrominance Blending
12:45-1:10
2/17 George Kamberov
Computer Science
Stevens Institute of Technology
Topology and Geometry of Unorganized Point Clouds
2/24 Emad Ebbini
Electrical Engineering
University of Minnesota
Noninvasive Two-dimensional Temperature Estimation Using Diagnostic Ultrasound
3/3 Paul Schrater
Computer Science & Psychology
University of Minnesota
Natural Cost Functions for Contact Point Selection in Grasping
Time Change: 11:15-12:05
3/10 Rebecca Willett
Electrical Engineering
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Multiscale Photon-Limited Image Analysis
Slides: ppt
3/17 Will not meet this week. SPRING BREAK
3/24 Xiaochuan Pan
Radiology
University of Chicago
Volumetric Computed Tomography and Its Applications
Room Change: Tate 150
Before: Lunch catered by Subway, Lind 4th floor
3/31 Qiang Du
Mathematics
Penn State University
Centroidal Voronoi Tesselations and Their Applications
4/7 Curt Vogel
Mathematics
Montana State University
Estimation and Control in Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes
Slides: pdf
4/14 Armando Manduca
Diagnostic Radiology
Mayo Clinic
Magnetic Resonance Elastography
4/21 Bojan Guzina
Civil Engineering
University of Minnesota
Can You Hear the Shape of a Drum?
Time Change: 11:15-12:05
4/28 Gary Meyer
Computer Science
University of Minnesota
Visual Difference Metrics and Computer Graphics
5/5 Michael Hofer
Electrical Engineering
University of Minnesota
Variational Curve Design on Surfaces


FALL 2004 SCHEDULE
All talks are Thursday 12:20 - 1:10 in Lind 409 (BYOL).
9/23 Jamylle Carter
Mathematics
University of Minnesota
A Dual Model for Total Variation-Based Image Reconstruction
9/30 Baoquan Chen
Computer Science
University of Minnesota
Image Processing and Math are Closed Allies of Computer Graphics - From 3D Sketching to 3D Digitization to Visualization
Slides: ppt
Before: 3D Sketching Tool interactive demo
10/7 Steen Moeller
Center for Magnetic Resonance Research
University of Minnesota
Parallel Imaging Methods for Brain Imaging at 7 Tesla
Slides: html, pdf, ps, ppt
Before: Lunch catered by Quiznos Subs.
10/14 Alberto Bartesaghi
Electrical Engineering
University of Minnesota
3D Segmentation of Cellular Tomograms Obtained Using Electron Microscopy and its Application to HIV Research
10/21 Erik Schlicht
Psychology
University of Minnesota
Statistical Decision Theory for Human Perception-Action Cycles
Slides: pdf
10/28 Liron Yatziv
Electrical Engineering
University of Minnesota
Light Field Completion
Slides: ppt
11/4 Dan Kersten
Psychology
University of Minnesota
Computational Approaches to Human Object Perception
Paper: "Object Perception as Bayesian Inference" pdf
Before: Lunch catered by Pizza Hut
11/11 Xiaoru Yuan
Computer Science
University of Minnesota
Procedural Image Processing for Non-photorealistic Rendering and Visualization
Slides: pdf
11/18 Bin He
Biomedical Engineering
University of Minnesota
Electrophysiological Neuroimaging
Reference: www.tc.umn.edu/~binhe/cit.htm
Before: Lunch catered by Subway Sandwiches.
12/2 Cheri Shakiban
Mathematics
University of St. Thomas
Classification of Signature Curves Using Latent Semantic Analysis
Slides: html pdf ppt ps
12/9 David Rottenberg
Neurology & Radiology
VA Medical Hospital
Cortical Surface Extraction and Conformal Flattening with Minimal Metric Distortion