Applied Imagery Pattern Recognition 2011

2011 2011 IEEE Applied Imagery Pattern Recognition Workshop (AIPR)  
Many decisions of national and international importance require critical information fr om imaging. These range fr om measuring the impact of deforestation, to assessing the severity of chemical spills and natural disasters, to identifying threats based on surveillance, to screening large populations fo r disease. Many of the problems are hard; fo r example, recent oil spill issues included an extremely large search area, low concentrations and submerged bodies of oil, low signal-to-noise
more » ... , and the need fo r repeated monitoring. Decision-making can depend on obtaining reliable imagery observations under these kinds of conditions, often with urgency. A second challenging aspect arises fr om the need to communicate results to the public in highly politicized environments: making clear the effect of uncertainties on the overall conclusions, and dealing with public perceptions of the role and biases of science and engineering, may be as important as the actual work being carried out. The Applied Imagery Pattern Recognition Workshop promotes and encourages the interdisciplinary interchange of ideas. The purpose of the annual AIPR workshops is to bring together researchers fr om government, industry, and academia in an elegant setting conducive to technical interchange across a broad range of disciplines. AIPR is Abstract: The history of x-ray imaging is generally regarded as beginning with the discoveries of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen in 1895. What began as the fluorescence of a piece of paper coated with a phosphor when exposed to a light-shielded high-voltage discharge tube has grown into the predominant medical imaging technique. The path of history between initial discovery and modem application has been anything but straight. Propelled along by the demands of medicine, radiographic imaging has been the beneficiary of discoveries in virtually all the scientific and engineering disciplines and has taken some interesting, and at times unexpected, Applied Imagery Pattern Recognition 2011 turns. As an example, there is a direct relationship between astrophysics and the development of computed tomography. My talk will describe the major trends in the progress of x-ray imaging in medicine. I will also examine some of the spinoffs that have resulted in unexpected novel or improved imaging techniques. Since medical imaging is also cited as a major reason fo r increasing costs of healthcare, I will include some discussion of the cost tradeoffs that are increasingly a consideration in imaging decision making. Radiographic imaging has "branched sideways" from the healthcare path; industrial radiography has also advanced along with medical imaging and I will include some aspects of this where relevant. No discussion of radiographic imaging would be complete without a discussion of the impact of information technology on medical imaging. Since this has been an area of major research interest fo r me, I will conclude my talk with a description of the ideas and trends that have revolutionized the field of radiology. Dr. Bruce Davis will be our second keynote on Tuesday, October 11, 2011. Biography: Dr. Bruce Davis is currently a Senior Program Manager in the Science and Technology Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security. In this role he leads a new initiative fo cused on the use earth observing remote sensing and geographic information science fo r improved infrastructure protection and disaster management. Prior to this Dr. Davis helped create and served as Director of the Interagency Modeling and Atmospheric Assessment Center (IMAAC) to coordinate the fe deral respond to atmospheric hazards. Dr. Davis also currently serves as the DHS S&T representative to the OSTP Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction. Abstract: Remote sensing imagery has been used in disaster response since Hurricane Camille in 1969; however limitations on the technology or our effective use of the information have prevented us from full utilization of this critical information source. In a world of rapidly changing technology as well as improving disaster response capabilities, how will remote sensing fit into the new response plans? This presentation will review some of the issues associated with the use of remote sensing and highlight ongoing efforts use this technology more effectively. Dr. David Stork will be our banquet speaker on Wednesday, October 12, 2011. Abstract: In the past few years, a handful of scholars worldwide trained in computer vision, pattern recognition, image processing and art history have applied the techniques of computer vision and computer graphics to problems in the history and interpretation of art. These new computer methods, guided by art historical knowledge, are shedding new light on art works, artistic praxis, and more. Again and again, we see that for some problems these computer methods are more sensitive, more perceptive, than even a trained artist or art historian, at least for a handful of problems. For instance, visual psychologists have shown that most of us trained art scholars and artists included-are not particularly good at judging perspective or the location of illumination in a photograph, and, by extension, in a painting but these new computer methods can be extremely good at just such tasks. Likewise, computer image processing methods can detect the subtlest variations in brush strokes, variations that elude most trained eyes. The computer methods do not supplant connoisseurship, of course, but enhance it, much like a microscope empowers a biologist. Moreover, some highly sophisticated methods, such as fractal analysis of Jackson Pollock's drip paintings, introduce new visual measures never considered by the art community. Computer methods also dewarp distorted images in curved mirrors depicted within paintings and thereby provide new views into the artists' studios. Finally, computer graphics reconstructions of artists' studios allow scholars to explore "what if' scenarios and thus better understand the working methods of some artists. As such, conservators, curators and art historians may find these computer methods to be valuable tools, once the strengths and limitations of these methods are fully understood. Dr. Jill Crisman will be our keynote speaker on Thursday, October 13, 2011. Abstract: The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARP A) invests in high risklhigh-payoff research programs that have the potential to provide our nation with an overwhelming intelligence advantage over future adversaries. One such program is Finder which aims to develop technology that, with the aid of an analyst, geolocates an outdoor image or video from anywhere on the land surface of the world, via the use of publicly available information.
doi:10.1109/aipr.2011.6176381 fatcat:7bbefbxrnnfjvdtun4zixrckjy