Tuesday 8th July
Time & Venue: 8:00 - 9:00, Plaza Ballroom
Speaker: Prof. Yaakov Bar-Shalom
Title: "Data Fusion in Tracking: Architectures and Performance."
Abstract: TBA
Wednesday 9th July
Time & Venue: 8:00 - 9:00, Plaza Ballroom
Speaker: Prof. Robin J. Evans, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne
Title: "Dynamic Sensor Scheduling for Data Fusion."
Abtract: This talk discusses a number of sensor control and sensor scheduling problems which arise in the context of target tracking and multi-sensor data fusion. The problems are formulated as sequential stochastic optimization problems using structures such as partially observed Markov decision processes and hidden Markov model multi-armed bandits. The tools and techniques of discrete time stochastic optimal control including stochastic dynamic programming and stochastic gradient methods are employed to develop real-time computable solutions.
Thursday 10th July
Time & Venue: 8:00 - 9:00, Plaza Ballroom
Speaker: Prof. Madhyam Srinivasan, Centre for Visual Sciences, Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University
Title: "Small Brains, Smart Minds: Insect Navigation and Robotic Applications."
Abstract: Anyone who has watched a fly make a flawless landing on the rim of a teacup, or marvelled at a honeybee speeding home after collecting nectar from a flower patch several kilometres away, would know that insects possess visual systems that are fast, reliable and accurate. Insects cope remarkably well with their world, despite possessing a brain that carries fewer than 0.01% as many neurons as ours does. This talk will explore the secrets of their success, by describing research aimed at understanding the mechanisms underlying visual perception, navigation, learning, memory and "cognition" in honeybees. The application of insect-based principles to the design of novel, autonomous land-based and aerial vehicles will also be described.
Updated: 20 June 2003
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