By tech | February 10, 2018 | Category Uncategorized
Abstract Indoor Localization is a primary task for social robots. We are particularly interested in how to solve this problem for a mobile robot using primarily vision sensors. This work examines a critical issue related to generalizing approaches for static environments to dynamic ones: (i) it considers how to deal with dynamic users in the […]
Read MoreBy tech | June 2, 2017 | Category Uncategorized
Bao Chen, Raghavendar Sahdev and John Tsotsos were co-recipients of the 2017 CIPPRS/ACTIRF Best Robotics Paper at the Conference on Computer and Robot Vision (CRV). Their paper describes efforts to develop a person following robot using stereo cameras. More details about the paper are available here.
Read MoreBy tech | May 30, 2017 | Category Uncategorized
Abstract: In this paper we introduce a stereo vision based CNN tracker for a person following robot. The tracker is able to track a human in real time using an online convolutional neural network. Our approach enables the robot to follow a target under challenging situations like occlusions, appearance changes, pose changes, crouching, illumination changes […]
Read MoreBy tech | May 28, 2017 | Category Uncategorized
The Interaction of Target-Distractor Similarity and Visual Search Efficiency for Basic Features Authors: Calden Wloka, Sang-Ah Yoo, Rakesh Sengupta, and John K. Tsotsos Abstract: Visual search efficiency is commonly measured by the relationship between subject response time (RT) and display set size. Basic features are visual features for which a singleton target can be found […]
Read MoreBy tech | February 12, 2017 | Category Uncategorized
Abstract: Person following behaviour is an important task for social robots. For letting robots to follow a person, we have to track the target in real time without critical failures. There are many situations where the robot will potentially loose tracking in a dynamic environment, e.g. occlusion, illumination, pose-changes, etc. Often, people use a complex […]
Read MoreBy tech | January 23, 2017 | Category Uncategorized
J.K. Tsotsos, Y. Kotseruba, and C. Wloka (2016) A cluster of conspicuity representations for eye fixation selection. Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Abstract: A computational explanation of how visual attention, interpretation of visual stimuli, and eye movements combine to produce visual behavior seems elusive. Here, we focus on one component: how selection is accomplished for […]
Read MoreBy tech | January 3, 2017 | Category Uncategorized
JAAD is a new dataset (by I. Kotseruba, A. Rasouli, J.K. Tsotsos) for studying joint attention in the context of autonomous driving. It contains an annotated collection of short video clips representing scenes typical for everyday urban driving in various weather conditions. JAAD dataset contains 346 high-resolution video clips (most are 5-10 sec) extracted from […]
Read MoreBy tech | December 27, 2016 | Category Uncategorized
The dataset contains 17 different places built from 2 different robots, the virtualMe and Pioneer. (Raghavender Sahdev, John K. Tsotsos.) More details at: http://www.raghavendersahdev.com/place-recognition.html
Read MoreBy tech | December 23, 2016 | Category Uncategorized
R. Sengupta, J.K. Tsotsos, S-A. Yoo, C. Wloka, and T. Kunic (2016) Beyond slots and resources: an integrative approach to visual working memory. Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Abstract: In order to perform everyday visual tasks we store temporary sensory information in visual working memory (VWM). In spite of considerable neurophysiological and psychophysical data, the actual […]
Read MoreBy tech | June 20, 2016 | Category Uncategorized
Title: Creating Intelligence: A NeuroTechTO Debate Date: June 23rd, 2016 Panel: Francis Jeanson, Nick Frosst, Calden Wloka, and Luca Pisterzi Calden Wloka, along with lab alumnus Nick Frosst (now at Google Canada), Francis Jeanson (Ontario Brain Institute), and Luca Pisterzi (Canadian Partnership Against Cancer), took part in a panel discussion on the role of AI […]
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