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New Investigators
3 – Computing and
Humans
Location: Dunwoody
Mentor: Ellen Walker (Hiram College)
What Do Random Matrices Tell Us
About The Brain?
Presenter: Kanaka Rajan (Princeton
University)
Networks of neurons are often simulated
using models in which interconnections
are represented by a matrix of
synaptic strengths and network dynamics
are determined by the spectrum of eigenvalues
of the connectivity matrix. Elements
of synaptic connectivity matrices can be
chosen randomly from different distributions,
making results from random matrix theory
highly relevant. My paper explores how the
physics of random matrices informs us of
behavior at the network level.
Iris Recognition Using Speeded Up
Robust Features
Presenter: Hunny Mehrotra (National
Institute of Technology Rourkela)
This paper proposes robust key-point
descriptor that considers various issues
which degrades the performance of iris
biometrics. To overcome the effect of
aliasing the localised image is transformed
into rectangular block using scale-based
normalisation. The normalised iris image
is enhanced using gamma correction to
overcome the effect of non-uniform illumination.
Local features are extracted from
enhanced image using SURF. The proposed
system is showing an accuracy of more than
99%.
p r O G r a m d e Ta i L
WEDNESDAY | SEPT 29
A Mobile-Cloud Collaborative
Approach for Context-Aware Blind
Navigation
Presenter: Pelin Angin (Purdue University)
Context-awareness is a critical aspect
of safe navigation, especially for the
blind in unfamiliar environments. Existing
devices for context-aware navigation fall
short due to their dependence on infrastructure
requirements and limited access to
resources of contextual clues. In this paper,
we propose a mobile-cloud collaborative
approach for context-aware navigation by
exploiting resources of Cloud Computing
providers and location-specific resources
on the Internet. We propose an extensible
architecture allowing for wide usability.
1:00-2:00 pm
CRA-W Career
Mentoring
Workshops Session
#1
CRA-W Undergrad Track
What is Research?
Location: Regency Ballroom VII
Presenters: Nancy M. Amato (Texas A&M
University), Dilma Da Silva (IBM, T. J.
Watson Research Center), and Katie Wolf
(University of Minnesota)
Research leads to advances that improve
the world and how we live and work in
it. But, what is research? How does it lead to
new and better technologies? It is simply an
“Aha!” experience that some people have,
instantly giving us new results, or is there a
process involved? What do researchers do
and how do they do it? This session introduces
you to the exciting world of research
and the career paths that you might pursue
there.
This session focuses on first and second year
undergraduate students. More advanced
students are invited to share their experience
or to attend the first session of the
Graduate Student Workshop.
CRA-W Grad Track
How Do I Enjoy and Succeed in
Graduate School?
Location: Hanover CDE
Presenters: Elizabeth Mynatt (Georgia
Institute of Technology), Erika Shehan
Poole (Pennsylvania State University), and
Jane Prey (Microsoft Research)
This session will address strategies for
thriving in graduate school and developing
the necessary knowledge, experience
and skills for a successful career. Topics
include setting realistic goals and expectations,
the differences between getting a
M.S. and Ph.D. degree, selecting advisors
and mentors, setting research goals,
working as part of a research team, tracking
and maintaining your research and academic
progress, and building self confidence.
This session will include the importance of
carefully choosing advisors and mentors and
the differences between the two, how to
get the most out of your interactions with
your advisor/mentor, responsibilities of both
student and advisor/mentor in making the
graduate research experience successful,
and working through problems with the
advisor/mentor relationships. This session
focuses on concerns of first and second year
graduate students. More advanced students
are invited to share their experience or to
attend the first session of the Early Career
Workshop.
CRA-W Early Career Researchers Track
How Do I Start My Own Research
Program?
Location: Hanover FG
Presenters: Andrea Danyluk (Williams
College), Lise Getoor (University of
Maryland, College Park), and Ashley W.
Stroupe (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
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