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Intelligent Cognitive Assistants (ICA) Workshop Summary and Research Needs Collaborative Machines to Enhance Human Capabilities
February 7, 2018 Intelligent Cognitive Assistants (ICA) Workshop Summary and Research Needs Collaborative Machines to Enhance Human Capabilities Abstract: The research needs and opportunities to create physico-cognitive systems which work collaboratively with people are presented. Workshop Dates and Venue: November 14-15, 2017, IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, CA Workshop Websites: https://www.src.org/program/ica https://www.nsf.gov/nano Oakley, John / SRC [email protected] [Feb 7, 2018] ICA-2: Intelligent Cognitive Assistants Workshop Summary and Research Needs Table of Contents Executive Summary .................................................................................................................... 2 Workshop Details ....................................................................................................................... 3 Organizing Committee ............................................................................................................ 3 Background ............................................................................................................................ 3 ICA-2 Workshop Outline ......................................................................................................... 6 Research Areas Presentations ................................................................................................. 7 Session 1: Cognitive Psychology ........................................................................................... 7 Session 2: Approaches to Artificial -
Guide to the Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers
Guide to the Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans papers Tyler Stump and Adam Fielding Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund. December 2015 National Anthropological Archives Museum Support Center 4210 Silver Hill Road Suitland, Maryland 20746 [email protected] http://www.anthropology.si.edu/naa/ Table of Contents Collection Overview ........................................................................................................ 1 Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1 Biographical / Historical.................................................................................................... 2 Scope and Contents........................................................................................................ 5 Arrangement..................................................................................................................... 5 Bibliography...................................................................................................................... 6 Names and Subjects ...................................................................................................... 6 Container Listing ............................................................................................................. 8 Series 1: Personal, 1893-2012................................................................................. 8 Series 2: Writings, 1944-2011............................................................................... -
Image Recognition by Spiking Neural Networks
TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Faculty of Information Technology Nikolai Jefimov 143689IASM IMAGE RECOGNITION BY SPIKING NEURAL NETWORKS Master's thesis Supervisor: Eduard Petlenkov PhD Tallinn 2017 TALLINNA TEHNIKAÜLIKOOL Infotehnoloogia teaduskond Nikolai Jefimov 143689IASM KUJUTISE TUVASTAMINE IMPULSI NÄRVIVÕRKUDEGA Magistritöö Juhendaja: Eduard Petlenkov PhD Tallinn 2017 Author’s declaration of originality I hereby certify that I am the sole author of this thesis. All the used materials, references to the literature and the work of others have been referred to. This thesis has not been presented for examination anywhere else. Author: Nikolai Jefimov 30.05.2017 3 Abstract The aim of this thesis is to present opportunities on implementations of spiking neural network for image recognition and proving learning algorithms in MATLAB environment. In this thesis provided examples of the use of common types of artificial neural networks for image recognition and classification. Also presented spiking neural network areas of use, as well as the principles of image recognition by this type of neural network. The result of this work is the realization of the learning algorithm in MATLAB environment, as well as the ability to recognize handwritten numbers from the MNIST database. Besides this presented the opportunity to recognizing Latin letters with dimensions of 3x3 and 5x7 pixels. In addition, were proposed User Guide for masters course ISS0023 Intelligent Control System in TUT. This thesis is written in English and is 62 pages long, including 6 chapters, 61 figures and 4 tables. 4 Annotatsioon Kujutise tuvastamine impulsi närvivõrkudega Selle väitekiri eesmärgiks on tutvustada impulsi närvivõrgu kasutamisvõimalused, samuti näidata õpetamise algoritmi MATLAB keskkonnas. -
20180006281.Pdf
11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 (12) United States Patent (io) Patent No.: US 10,083,523 B2 Versace et al. (45) Date of Patent: Sep. 25, 2018 (54) METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR (56) References Cited AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC CONTROL U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS (71) Applicant: Neurala, Inc., Boston, MA (US) 5,063,603 A * 11/1991 Burt ................... GO6K 9/00255 382/115 (72) Inventors: Massimiliano Versace, Boston, MA 5,136,687 A 8/1992 Edelman et al. (US); Anatoly Gorshechnikov, (Continued) Newton, MA (US) FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS (73) Assignee: Neurala, Inc., Boston, MA (US) EP 1 224 622 BI 7/2002 (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this WO WO 2014/190208 11/2014 patent is extended or adjusted under 35 (Continued) U.S.C. 154(b) by 6 days. (21) Appl. No.: 15/262,637 OTHER PUBLICATIONS Berenson, D. et al., A robot path planning framework that learns (22) Filed: Sep. 12, 2016 from experience, 2012 International Conference on Robotics and (65) Prior Publication Data Automation, 2012,9 pages [retrieved from the internet] URL:http:// users.wpi.edu/-dberenson/lightning.pdf US 2017/0024877 Al Jan. 26, 2017 (Continued) Related U.S. Application Data Primary Examiner Li Liu (63) Continuation of application No. (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm Smith Baluch LLP PCT/US2015/021492, filed on Mar. 19, 2015. (Continued) (57) ABSTRACT (51) Int. Cl. Sensory processing of visual, auditory, and other sensor G06K 9/00 (2006.01) information (e.g., visual imagery, LIDAR, RADAR)is con- G06T 7/70 (2017.01) ventionally based on "stovepiped," or isolated processing, (Continued) with little interactions between modules. -
A Prototyping of Bobi Secretary Robot
Future Technologies Conference (FTC) 2017 29-30 November 2017 | Vancouver, Canada A Prototyping of BoBi Secretary Robot Jiansheng Liu Bilan Zhu Shanghai NewReal Auto-System Co., Ltd, NewReal Department of Computer and Information Sciences Shanghai, China Tokyo University Agriculture and Technology, TUAT [email protected] Tokyo, Japan [email protected] Abstract—We describe here a prototyping of intelligent Humanoid robots Pepper developed by Aldebaran Robotics personal robot named BoBi secretary. When it is closed, BoBi is a and SoftBank [9]-[10] and Nao developed by Aldebaran rectangular box with a smart phone size. Owner can call to BoBi Robotics [11]-[13] have been designed to talk and make to open to transform from the box to a movable robot, and then it communication with people where their communication will perform many functions like humans such as moving, talking, abilities are very simple compared to humans. emoting, singing, dancing, conversing with people to make people happy, enhance people’s lives, facilitate relationships, have fun In this paper, we propose an intelligent assistant robot: with people, connect people with the outside world and assist and BoBi secretary as shown in Fig. 1. When it is closed, BoBi is a support people as an intelligent personal assistant. We consider rectangular box with a smart phone size. We consider it as a BoBi is a treasure and so call the box moonlight box that is “月 moonlight box. It automatically opens to transform from the 光宝盒” in Chinese. BoBi speaks with people, tells jokes, sings moonlight box to a robot when its owner calls to it, “open,” and dances for people, understands the owner and recognizes and then it performs functions like humans such as moving, people’s voices. -
Parrots in the Wild
Magazine of the World Parrot Trust May 2002 No.51 PsittaScene PsittaSceneParrots in the Wild Kakapo chicks in the nest (Strigops habroptilus) Photo by DON MERTON The most productive season since Kakapo have been intensively managed, 26 chicks had hatched by April. The female called Flossie Members’had two. Seen here are twoExpedition! young she hatched in February 1998. Our report on page 16 describes how she feeds her chicks 900 rimu fruits at each feed - at least four times every night! Supporting parrot conservation in the wild and promoting parrot welfare in captivity. Printed by Brewers of Helston Ltd. Tel: 01326 558000. ‘psittacine’ (pronounced ‘sit a sin’) meaning ‘belonging or allied to the parrots’ or ‘parrot-like’ 0 PsittaPsitta African Grey Parrot SceneScene Trade in Cameroon Lobeke National Park Editor By ANASTASIA NGENYI, Volunteer Biologist, Rosemary Low, WWF Jengi SE Forest Project, BP 6776, Yaounde, Cameroon Glanmor House, Hayle, Cornwall, The forest region of Lobeke in the Southeast corner of Cameroon has TR27 4HB, UK been the focus of attention over the past decade at national and international level, owing to its rich natural resource. Its outstanding conservation importance is due to its abundance of Anastasia Ngenyi. fauna and the rich variety of commercial tree species. Natural CONTENTS resources in the area face numerous threats due to the increased demand in resource exploitation by African Grey Parrot Trade ..................2-3 the local communities and commercial pressure owing to logging and poaching for the bush meat trade. Palm Sunday Success ............................4 The area harbours an unusually high density of could generate enormous revenue that most likely Conservation Beyond the Cage ..............5 forest mammals' particularly so-called "charismatic would surpass present income from illegal trade in Palm Cockatoo Conservation ..............6-7 megafauna" such as elephants, gorillas and parrots. -
SOURCES, FATE and EFFECTS of MICROPLASTICS in the MARINE ENVIRONMENT: a GLOBAL ASSESSMENT Science for Sustainable Oceans
90 SOURCES, FATE AND EFFECTS OF MICROPLASTICS IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT: A GLOBAL ASSESSMENT Science for Sustainable Oceans ISSN 1020–4873 REPORTS AND STUDIES AND STUDIESREPORTS AND REPORTS 90 SOURCES, FATE AND EFFECTS OF MICROPLASTICS IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT: A GLOBAL ASSESSMENT REPORTS AND STUDIES REPORTS GESAMP_Report 90.indd 1 6/4/2015 7:18:34 AM Published by the INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR www.imo.org Printed by Polestar Wheatons (UK) Ltd, Exeter, EX2 8RP ISSN: 1020-4873 Cover photo: Microplastic fragments from the western North Atlantic, collected using a towed plankton net. Copyright Giora Proskurowski, SEA Notes: GESAMP is an advisory body consisting of specialized experts nominated by the Sponsoring Agencies (IMO, FAO, UNESCO-IOC, UNIDO, WMO, IAEA, UN, UNEP, UNDP). Its principal task is to provide scientific advice concerning the prevention, reduction and control of the degradation of the marine environment to the Sponsoring Agencies. The report contains views expressed or endorsed by members of GESAMP who act in their individual capacities; their views may not necessarily correspond with those of the Sponsoring Agencies. Permission may be granted by any of the Sponsoring Agencies for the report to be wholly or partially reproduced in publication by any individual who is not a staff member of a Sponsoring Agency of GESAMP, provided that the source of the extract and the condition mentioned above are indicated. Information about GESAMP and its reports and studies can be found at: http://gesamp.org ISSN 1020-4873 (GESAMP Reports & Studies Series) Copyright © IMO, FAO, UNESCO-IOC, UNIDO, WMO, IAEA, UN, UNEP, UNDP 2015 For bibliographic purposes this document should be cited as: GESAMP (2015). -
World Latin American Agenda 2010
World Latin American Agenda 2010 In its category, the Latin American book most widely distributed inside and outside the Americas each year. A sign of continental and global commuion among individual and communities excited by and commited to the Great Causes of the Patria Grande. An Agenda that expresses the hope of the world’s poor from a Latin American perspective. A manual for creating a different kind of globalization. A collection of the historical memories of militancy. An anthology of solidarity and creativity. A pedagogical tool for popular education, communication and social action. From the Great Homeland Digital English-Spanish Edition Printable by «Digital Printing» Our Cover image: «Let Us Save Ourselves Along with Our PLanet», of Maximino CEREZO BARREDO It was only 40 years ago that the Earth could be seen for the first time from outside, from space. Its image not only left us speechless, dazzled by its beauty; a transformation of awareness took place throughout humanity. The image of the planet was worth more than a million words and reflections. It became evident that we were embarked on a single and unique spaceship, hanging on to it and united with its destiny. But in only a few years that beauty has been transformed into anguish in the face of a planet with increasing signs of heating up, of fatigue, of incapacity to absorb our growing impact. Have we reached a moment when we need to take on a responsible way of co-piloting this ship? This 2010 Agenda presents this urgent, and extremely demanding theme that cannot be put off any longer. -
PAHOIMSEIHCOVID-1921017.Pdf
Ongoing Living Update of COVID-19 Therapeutic Options: Summary of Evidence. Rapid Review, 27 May 2021 PAHO/IMS/EIH/COVID-19/21-017 © Pan American Health Organization, 2021 Some rights reserved. This work is available under the Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO license (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO; https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo). Under the terms of this license, this work may be copied, redistributed, and adapted for noncommercial purposes, provided the new work is issued using the same or equivalent Creative Commons license and it is appropriately cited, as indicated below. In any use of this work, there should be no suggestion that the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) endorses any specific organization, product, or service. Use of the PAHO logo is not permitted. All reasonable precautions have been taken by PAHO to verify the information contained in this publication. However, the published material is being distributed without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. The responsibility for the interpretation and use of the material lies with the reader. In no event shall PAHO be liable for damages arising from its use. Disclaimer This document includes the results of a rapid systematic review of current available literature. The information included in this review reflects the evidence as of the date posted in the document. In recognition of the fact that there are numerous ongoing clinical studies, PAHO will periodically update this review and corresponding recommendations as new evidence becomes available. iii Contents Executive summary .................................................................................................................... iv Background ............................................................................................................................ iv Summary of evidence ............................................................................................................ -
ADAPTATION of FORESTS and PEOPLE to CLIMATE Change – a Global Assessment Report
International Union of Forest Research Organizations Union Internationale des Instituts de Recherches Forestières Internationaler Verband Forstlicher Forschungsanstalten Unión Internacional de Organizaciones de Investigación Forestal IUFRO World Series Vol. 22 ADAPTATION OF FORESTS AND PEOPLE TO CLIMATE CHANGE – A Global Assessment Report Prepared by the Global Forest Expert Panel on Adaptation of Forests to Climate Change Editors: Risto Seppälä, Panel Chair Alexander Buck, GFEP Coordinator Pia Katila, Content Editor This publication has received funding from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, the United Kingdom´s Department for International Development, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, and the United States Forest Service. The views expressed within this publication do not necessarily reflect official policy of the governments represented by these institutions. Publisher: International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) Recommended catalogue entry: Risto Seppälä, Alexander Buck and Pia Katila. (eds.). 2009. Adaptation of Forests and People to Climate Change. A Global Assessment Report. IUFRO World Series Volume 22. Helsinki. 224 p. ISBN 978-3-901347-80-1 ISSN 1016-3263 Published by: International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) Available from: IUFRO Headquarters Secretariat c/o Mariabrunn (BFW) Hauptstrasse 7 1140 Vienna Austria Tel: + 43-1-8770151 Fax: + 43-1-8770151-50 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.iufro.org/ Cover photographs: Matti Nummelin, John Parrotta and Erkki Oksanen Printed in Finland by Esa-Print Oy, Tampere, 2009 Preface his book is the first product of the Collabora- written so that they can be read independently from Ttive Partnership on Forests’ Global Forest Expert each other. -
[Pennsylvania County Histories]
#- F 3/6 t( V-H Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2018 with funding from This project is made possible by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniacoun71unse Tabors of the most noted Jesuits__ ; country, and there the first mass in the State was celebrated. The church dates i--tdelphi _ cally by Jesuit missionaries from" Mai-y- i-Jand. then the headquarters of Catholicism (in tms country.The arrival of a large num¬ ber of emigrants from Ireland gave a great impetus to Catholicism in this city,and the membership increased so rapidly that an l/dl, the -ecclesiastical authorities of Maryland sent Rev. Joseph Greaton, S J-, to Philadelphia to establish a church rather Greaton.when he came to this city had a letter of introduction to a vervactive Catholic who resided on Walnut’ Street above Third,and that fact led to the estab¬ lishment of St. Joseph’s Church in its present -locality. That the popular feeling in Philadel¬ phia was opposed to Catholicism at that The Venerable Edifice Was time ,s shown by the fact that when Founded a Century and & * x a Half Ago. iSlfX 5i?Ap«1g' ; primitive looking church hnitdTf11 and srtsaj*i' bbV™« IT MET WITH OPPOSITION. frame chapel,and in February3 ^7JV1 e"®f0 State oTp was celebrated 7n the Eminent Jesuits and Other Eeelesi- thaf asties Who Have Labored in i. 32* *»Xdgite SSLf “tv the Parish — Charities to Which the Church Ci * r.nS'.siTs;. -
Když Člověk Člověku Není Vlkem Přehlídka Sociálních Služeb
PŘÍDAVNÉ ADAPTÉRY KDYŽ SE NEOZVEME, budeme ZDRAVOTNÍ PROBLÉMY na mechanické vozíky sklízet, co politici zaseli! PLEGIKŮ: I. Inkontinence RADY, INSPIRACE A MOTIVACE PRO ŽIVOT NA VOZÍČKU č. 4/10 Soutěž: PROPAGFOTO VVOOZZKKAA Ročník XIII. Severomoravský magazín pro vozíčkáře a jejich přátele 20. prosince 2010 Milan Matejka – průkopník agility mezi vozíčkáři – str. 48 Vozíčkáři „roztočili kola“! Když člověk člověku není vlkem Více na str. 33 Přehlídka sociálních služeb Sociální služby dostaly hlavní slovo i s trvalým poškozením. v prostorách Domu kultury města Ost- Tato idea vedla k roz- ravy na třetím ročníku listopadové voji elastických pásků, akce nazvané Lidé lidem. Návštěvníci které po přilepení na tě- zde zhlédli nejrůznější taneční, hudební lo podporují svaly v je- a divadelní představení, výrobky z inter- jich činnosti. Ale nejen aktivních rukodělných dílen, laserovou to. V podkoží jsou záro- střelnici i ukázky práce terapeutických veň umístěny receptory, a záchranářských psů. Součástí akce byla krevní a lymfatické cévy, rovněž konference s podtitulem „Změny nervová vlákna i další a úskalí při pomoci lidem s handica- součásti našeho organis- pem“. mu. Proto se užitím tejpo- vacích technik dosahuje Kineziologické tejpování ozdravného účinku u mno- Jedno z (nepříliš známých) témat, ha různých zdravotních o kterém se na konferenci hovořilo, bylo potíží. i kineziologické tejpování. Jde o metodu Foto: archív OKOLO, o. s. vycházející z myšlenky, že k udržení Čtyřlístek k dispozici 405 míst pro lidi s kombinací zdraví a jeho znovunastolení je důležitá představil své služby mentálních, tělesných a smyslových svalová aktivita. Jak pro pohyb těla, tak Příležitost představit se veřejnosti vy- vad. Panuje tam snaha o respektování například pro krevní, lymfatický oběh užil mimo jiné Čtyřlístek – centrum pro citového života uživatelů a navazování a udržení tělesné teploty mají totiž svaly osoby se zdravotním postižením.