Facial Biometrics System Capable of Creating a Facial 'DNA' Nov 17, 2009
"Our way to describe a person is through some traits that the others don't have, such as the tall woman with blue eyes, or the bald guy with a beard. We try to apply this idea to our algorithm," remarked Professor Delgado, who has been carrying out this research with Federico Sukno, Kaushik Pavani and Alejandro Frangi from the CISTIB Group of Universidad Pompeu Fabra of Barcelona, and Bjarne Ersboll and Jens Fagertun from the mathematical modelling group of Technical University of Denmark, which... (Science Daily)
Douglas Coupland: 'Generation A' loneliness Nov 13, 2009
"Storytelling is ultimately a creative act of pattern recognition," Coupland says. "Through characters, plot and setting, a writer creates places where previously invisible truths become visible. Or the storyteller posits a series of dots that the reader can connect. In times of information upheaval like right now, the attempt to locate patterns is one of the few ways to survive and not be dragged into the churn.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Does modernization affect children's cognitive development? Nov 13, 2009
Children in communities with more modern resources performed better in some areas of cognitive functioning, such as certain types of memory and pattern recognition, and they took part in more complex sequences of play. The researchers note that these differences don't mean that children from more modern communities are more advanced intellectually; rather, the findings reflect the cognitive skills that are valued and promoted in the communities where the children live. (EurekAlert!)
Isle 'warrior monk' inspired role in 'Goats' Nov 11, 2009
"So, we began to pick up that extended hearing and observation and pattern recognition that skilled hunters have.". As months passed, Channon said, some soldiers pushed intuition further with instances of extra-sensory perception, also called "remote-viewing," during which they claimed to see figures hidden from their line of vision. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Scientists Build First 'Frequency Comb' To Display Visible 'Teeth' Oct 31, 2009
In addition, the new comb could be useful in a NIST project to develop optical signal-processing techniques, which could dramatically expand the capabilities of communications, surveillance, optical pattern recognition, remote sensing and high-speed computing technologies. The laser was built by Albrecht Bartels at the Center for Applied Photonics of the University of Konstanz. (Science Daily)
Neuroscientists: Why is the brain deceived as if by magic? Oct 20, 2009
"That's just pattern recognition, and it's part of survival.". Why are we drawn to magic even though we know on an intellectual level we're going to be hoodwinked. (USA Today -- News)
SRA enlisted to help USDA fight fraud Oct 17, 2009
SRAs solution includes advanced analytics, data mining and pattern recognition to increase the volume of fraud detection. The company also has proposed a geographic information system solution that would give investigators the ability to detect fraud based on geospatial analysis. (FCW.com)
St. Philip Neri School gets a boost from memorial fund Oct 15, 2009
Pattern recognition is just one application among many. Spinelli can access games for each major subject from her PC and beam them onto the screen with a ceiling-mounted digital projector, engaging her students instantly. (Conshohocken Recorder, PA)
List of Top 5 Most Innovative Ninte... Oct 7, 2009
Using pattern recognition software similar to Palm Pilots, in Pac-Pix, players draw Pac-Man by starting with the iconic mouth and creating a half circle backwards. If successful, Pac-Man will spring to life and chomp away. (Suite101.com)
Airplanes, oxygen and the media Sep 26, 2009
TSA has in fact been training staff in the finer points of behavioral pattern recognition, but I reckon that screeners remain a lot more adept at picking out hobby knives and scissors than picking out criminals or terrorists. Give us good intelligence gathering and law enforcement, together with on-site random searches, thorough explosives scanning, and smartly managed profiling, and what have we got. (Salon)
Computer algorithm to decipher ancient texts Sep 5, 2009
The program uses a pattern recognition algorithm similar to those law enforcement agencies have adopted to identify and compare fingerprints ... The team published its work, which is being further developed, most recently in the academic journal Pattern Recognition due out in December but already available online. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
* World News Quick Take Sep 4, 2009
The program uses a pattern recognition algorithm similar to those law enforcement agencies have adopted to identify and compare fingerprints. But in this case, the program identifies letters, words and even handwriting styles, saving historians and liturgists hours of sitting and studying manuscripts. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Newsweek: The role of 'police intuition' Sep 2, 2009
"In a lot of ways, it's a form of pattern recognition, done in a way that it becomes unconscious." Over the course of our lifetimes, we develop a sense of what is normalwhat our house ought to look like when we come home from work, for example, or what to anticipate from an interaction with a colleague or a typical visit to the dentist. Our intuition kicks in when something in the well-worn pattern is different, even if we can't pinpoint what exactly it is. (MSNBC -- Crime)
LifeLock unveils new services after ruling Aug 31, 2009
The company said it developed new algorithms to spot identity theft, that would look at pattern recognition, and mine for more data sources than credit bureaus, including retailers, banks, mortgage lenders and auto lenders. The new system will replace the company s fraud alert system, which was dealt a blow on Friday, when U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Guilford upheld a preliminary ruling in a case brought against LifeLock by , one of the three main credit reporting bureaus. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Neural nets make a comeback at Darpa Aug 11, 2009
Current systems for pattern recognition of enemy tanks, for example, depend on hand-crafted algorithms, but SyNAPSE aims to automate pattern recognition by mimicking the human brain ... Besides developing a working synapse, the project will also simulate synaptic components in special-purpose cores that support the adptaive learning architecture needed for automatic pattern recognition systems ... If successful, follow-on funding will be provided to develop neuromorphic hardware systems, design... (EETimes)
PNC Using ACH Archive to Aid Searches, Fraud Detection Aug 4, 2009
In the future, he said, PNC could use the data for other things, such as pattern recognition, fraud detection or even identifying customers' shopping preferences. "I don't know what all we're going to do with the data," he said, "but there's a lot of data out there we can start to look at.". (American Banker)
Game Utilizes Human Intuition To Help Computers Solve Complex Problems Jul 31, 2009
They lack the human capacities for intuition and visual pattern recognition that could yield a better or even optimal design. That's where FunSAT comes in. (Science Daily)
Fast, Flexible And Strong: Building Better Automated Workplace Assistants Jul 24, 2009
The automated protein pattern recognition tool and its. (Jan. (Science Daily)
Conquering The Traveling Salesman Problem Jul 16, 2009
31, 2006) Researchers at Ohio State University have found a way to boost the development of pattern recognition software by taking a different approach from that used by most experts in the field. This work. (Science Daily)
Fishy research Jul 15, 2009
It is, Agler said, a matter of visual pattern recognition ... Pattern recognition is a theme for Agler, who studied finback whales in Maine for 17 years and found ways to identify them from their unique scars and asymmetries. (Juneau Empire)
Meddling with the process Jul 5, 2009
June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Parascript, LLC, the image analysis and pattern recognition technology provider, today announced that it has partnered with the Moscow Law Firm "Gareev, Muslov, and Partners" to implement Parascript SignatureXpert software in formal arbitration proceedings. Recently, Parascript's signature verification software was used to detect fraudulent signatures on certain financial documents in a major debt collection case in Moscow, Russia leading to the recovery of $160,000 from... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Chemical Nose May Sniff Out Cancer Earlier Jun 24, 2009
Chemical receptors in the nose plus the brain s pattern recognition skills together are incredibly sensitive at detecting subtly different combinations, Rotello notes. We routinely detect the presence of tiny numbers of bacteria in meat that s going bad, for instance. (Science Daily)
Human Eye Inspires Advance In Computer Vision Jun 23, 2009
Jiang will present the team's findings at the IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2009, which takes place June 20-25 in Miami ... 31, 2006) Researchers at Ohio State University have found a way to boost the development of pattern recognition software by taking a different approach from that used by most experts in the field. (Science Daily)
Human eye inspires advance in computer vision from Boston College researchers Jun 18, 2009
Jiang will present the team's findings at the IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2009, which takes place June 20-25 in Miami. . (EurekAlert!)
Pitt melanoma researchers present novel findings at ASCO May 31, 2009
"They contain thousands of genes, and every gene has a switch that turns it on or off. Neural Network Analysis, which utilizes pattern recognition algorithms, helped us identify a signature of eight genes and their switches that predict a patient's likelihood of responding to treatment for metastatic melanoma.". The results of this study are being validated in a larger sample of 80 patients. (EurekAlert!)
Sonic the Hedgehog iPhone Review May 22, 2009
Defeating the ever-menacing robots of Dr. Eggman (then Dr. Robotnik) took classic gaming skills like pattern recognition. But mastering the skills needed to beat Sonic is just beyond reach thanks to the problems with this port. (IGN Wireless Games)
Anticipating your (almost) every need May 18, 2009
"The much broader question behind all this . . . is can you incorporate a significant amount of sensing and pattern recognition into small, inexpensive consumer products?" said Bove, who thinks the answer is yes. Marlene Bourne, president of Bourne Research LLC, a market research firm that focuses on emerging technologies, said she has been paying attention to such innovations, including electronic skins that can sense heat and cold. (Boston Globe)
Editorial: School music program hits the right notes May 17, 2009
A 2005 story in The Washington Post quoted Nick Rabkin, then director of the Center for Arts Policy at Columbia College in Chicago and now a researcher with the National Opinion Research Center, saying that the arts "develop the tools of thinking itself: careful observation of the world, mental representation of what is observed or imagined, abstraction from complexity, pattern recognition and development, symbolic and metaphoric representation, and qualitative judgment. We use these same... (Athens Banner-Herald)
A fast approach to the right decision May 16, 2009
Gut is pattern recognition. I'm not going to denigrate gut. (CNN)
Stewart seeks causes of fires Apr 30, 2009
In 2000, the year before she would officially join the fire and explosion investigation section, she attended seminars on fire pattern recognition, techniques for fire accelerants and heating system fires. The decision to work on fire investigations, she said, was far from a mistake. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Behind the Bets: Use the Zig Zag theory Apr 28, 2009
It's a philosophy combining pattern recognition and bettor's logic (aka, insanity) that dictates how every spread is made and how every sharp bets pro hoops for the next eight weeks. Getty Images. (ESPN -- Basketball)
Levon Resources Update at the Cordero Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc Project, Mexico Apr 16, 2009
All the past project data is now being compiled, scanned and digitized for importing into high end Gocad 3D pattern recognition software, developed in the petroleum industry and adapted to mining and metal exploration modeling. The digital 3D will enable all the project exploration data to be integrated and assessed together for the first time. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
The Pentagon's Bionic Arm Apr 15, 2009
I should say first that the pattern recognition technology presented in the video is merely a tool of my research, and not something that I developed. Kevin Englehart's group at the University of New Brunswick in Frederickton, Canada, has been doing this stuff for more than 20 years, and is in fact what enables the recent targeted reinnervation patients to do anything with their rearranged nerves and muscles (http://www. (CBS News)
Cancer Genomics Browser gives cancer researchers a powerful new tool Apr 1, 2009
Because humans excel at visual pattern recognition, correlations in the data tend to jump out as the user manipulates the browser display. "The ideas behind it are simple, but the result is a pretty powerful tool. It makes it a lot easier to see patterns in the data," Wang said. (EurekAlert!)
Siemens Demonstrates Workflow Efficiency in Echocardiography at ACC 2009 Mar 30, 2009
Designed to support advanced cardiovascular applications, the knowledge-based workflow software uses learned pattern recognition technology and an expert database of real clinical cases. This enables the system to recognize anatomical patterns and landmarks, as well as to perform automatic measurements further streamlining clinical workflow. (PR Newswire)
Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain containing 1 (NOD1) haplotypes and single nucleotide polymorphisms modify susceptibility to inflammatory bowel diseases in a New Zealand caucasian population: a case-control study Mar 28, 2009
The nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain containing 1 (NOD1) gene encodes a pattern recognition receptor that senses pathogens, leading to downstream responses characteristic of innate immunity. We investigated the role of NOD1 haplotypes and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on IBD risk in a New Zealand Caucasian population, and studied Nod1 expression in response to bacterial invasion in the Caco2 cell line. (BioMed Central)
Clarke clarifies pattern recognition theory Mar 27, 2009
Recent commentary has suggested that the extent to which anomaly theories have become ingrained in the minds of academics and popular commentators alike has led to certain common assumptions and misconceptions about Clarke's pattern recognition theory of humour ... "This is a major departure from prior theories and turns the whole received wisdom about both the mechanism and function of humour on its head. When we talk of pattern recognition, this does not include the recognition of deviation... (EurekAlert!)
G.I. Joe Preview Mar 26, 2009
That means a focus on pattern recognition in battles against enemies, something that developers have tended to move away from over the past few years, but fits into the old-school design of G.I. Joe. Designed as a couch co-op game (sorry, no online play), G.I. Joe focuses on earning individual multipliers and racking up a higher score than your buddy. (IGN PS2)
Yeast Biology Yields Insights Into Human Knowledge Expansion Mar 22, 2009
(July 12, 2004) University of Toronto microbiologists have used pattern recognition software to discover the function of yeast genes essential to cell life knowledge that could help scientists determine what. (Aug. (Science Daily)
All Humour is Caused by Just Eight Patterns Mar 21, 2009
"Clarke's findings are published today in a book entitled The Eight Patterns Of Humour, part of a series based on his Pattern Recognition Theory. A free eBook is available at for a period of 30 days."The book describes the eight patterns in detail and then goes on to explain precisely what people find amusing in more than a hundred different types of humour, demonstrating the unparalleled universality of the theory. "Clarke's research is based on the observation of many thousands of instances of... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
UK researcher identifies just 8 patterns as the cause of all humor Mar 20, 2009
Clarke explains: "One of the most beautiful things about the theory is that, while denying all previous theories, it also unites them for the first time. For decades researchers have concentrated on limited areas of humour and have each argued for causality based on their specific interest. Now that we have pattern recognition theory, all previous explanations are accommodated by a single over-arching concept present in all of them. "The eight patterns divide into two main categories ... "What... (EurekAlert!)
Basics: In one ear and out the other Mar 18, 2009
Really great jokes, on the other hand, punch the lights out of do re mi. They work not by conforming to pattern recognition routines but by subverting them. "Jokes work because they deal with the unexpected, starting in one direction and then veering off into another," said Robert Provine, a professor of psychology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and the author of "Laughter: A Scientific Investigation." "What makes a joke successful are the same properties that can make it... (International Herald Tribune)
Football.com Feature On UMass' Courtney Robinson: The Need For Speed Mar 18, 2009
As a defensive back, Robinson has a good understanding of receiver alignment and pattern recognition. With his tremendous speed and long arms, Robinson has the ability to read and react well to different coverages. (Umassathletics.com)
Tiger stripes used to ID poached pelts Mar 13, 2009
Pattern recognition software reveals code hidden in big cats' markings ... Pattern recognition software of this kind has been around for some time, and has been used to identify gray seals, cheetahs and whale sharks, among other animals. (MSNBC -- Technology)
More Trading Rules of Jesse Livermo... Mar 10, 2009
Fibonacci Ratios with Pattern Recognition , Rules in Appendix IV. Larry Pesavento. Traders Press Inc, Greenville, SC. 1997. (Suite101.com)
Boehringer Ingelheim uses Genomatix' Next Generation Sequencing data analysis systems Mar 3, 2009
The Genomatix Mining Station (GMS) is based on a proprietary genomic pattern recognition paradigm, or GenomeThesaurus, which allows for input of raw sequence reads plus optional quality files from any deep sequencing hardware. It provides ultra fast mapping of sequences of any length (starting from 8bp) with no practical limits on the number of point mutations and/or insertions and deletions that can be taken into account during the mapping process. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
New MegaMatcher Accelerator Boosts Speed for High-Volume Biometric Identification and Database Duplicate Searching Feb 23, 2009
Drawing from years of academic research in the fields of neuroinformatics, image processing and pattern recognition, Neurotechnology was founded in 1990 in Vilnius, Lithuania under the name Neurotechnologija and released its first fingerprint identification system in 1991. Since that time the company has released more than 40 products and version upgrades for identification and verification of objects and personal identity. (PR Newswire)
Pattern recognition, emotional tagging Feb 15, 2009
These processes are pattern recognition and emotional tagging ... But even when pattern recognition and emotional tagging work in tandem, reasoning determines which consciously overweighs the other ... With "Think Again" as a literary backdrop, here are seven ponderous suggestions for decision-making via pattern recognition and emotional tagging strategies. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
EMBL GeneCore purchases Genomatix's next generation sequencing data analysis solution Feb 7, 2009
The Genomatix Mining Station (GMS) is based on a proprietary genomic pattern recognition paradigm, or GenomeThesaurus, which allows for input of raw sequence reads plus optional quality files from any deep sequencing hardware. It provides ultra fast mapping of sequences of any length (starting from 8 bp) with no practical limits on the number of point mutations and/or insertions and deletions that can be taken into account during the mapping process. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
For Elderly, Blood Pressure Spikes Mar Thinking Feb 7, 2009
The tests assessed things like thinking abilities, pattern recognition and problem solving. For people whose systolic blood pressure was typically 130 or above, their cognitive scores suffered on days when they had blood pressure spikes, the researchers said. (MEDLINEplus)
