The Sixth Stage

The Sixth Framework Programme

1. Project summary In this project we aim to invent and develop new techniques for the retrieval of figurative images (such as clip art, logos, signs) from large databases. Our techniques will be based on the extraction and matching of perceptually relevant shape features, thereby overcoming many of the limitations of existing methods. This project will develop and evaluate new algorithms for: ...

The Sixth Annual

The Sixth Annual Mlsp

For the Sixth Annual Machine Learning for Signal Processing competition, which is sponsored by Nokia and PASCAL2, entrants were asked to develop a classifier, with optional feature extraction, that uses only electroencephalography (EEG) data collected during an image presentation (visual oddball) task and optimally determines whether each image presented to a user contains or does not contain a...

The Sixth Annual

The Sixth Sense

In his article, "Neurogenic Inflammation and Sensitivity to Environmental Chemicals" (101:234-238), Meggs speculates that neuropeptide mediators of inflammation may be responsible for sick building syndrome and multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome (MCS). He invokes a novel sixth sense, the "common chemical sense," in the noses of such patients. Meggs's speculations greatly exceed the scientif...