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Florida Center of Excellence in Pattern Recognition (CEPR)

Florida Center of Excellence in Pattern Recognition (CEPR). Rangachar Kasturi and David Morgan Directors Dmitry Goldgof, Bruce Lindsey and Sudeep Sarkar Associate Directors Presentation made to the Florida Technology, Research, and Scholarship Board 2006 Centers of Excellence

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Florida Center of Excellence in Pattern Recognition (CEPR)

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  1. Florida Center of Excellence in Pattern Recognition (CEPR) Rangachar Kasturi and David Morgan Directors Dmitry Goldgof, Bruce Lindsey and Sudeep Sarkar Associate Directors Presentation made to the Florida Technology, Research, and Scholarship Board 2006 Centers of Excellence November 13, 2006

  2. The Science of Pattern Recognition • Humans have Outstanding Abilities to Interpret Patterns in Data Captured by Our Senses • Machines are Notoriously Inept in Pattern Recognition Abilities Leading to Frustrations We All Experience • The Field of Pattern Recognition Strives to Solve this Problem

  3. Voice activated phones Biometric authentication Scanning barcodes Common Examples of Pattern Recognition Technology Hurricane path predictionKatrina (Aug 2005) Brain Tumor Segmentation Image sources: Various publications and internet web sites

  4. Common Examples of Pattern Recognition Technology DNA profiling DNA profile from crime scene (2) matches with suspect (4) Fingerprint matching Handwritten Address Interpretation Image sources: Various publications and internet web sites

  5. Our Research Focus in Pattern RecognitionEnhancing Quality of Life Understanding the Formation of Red Tide Leading to Methods of Prevention or Ameliorationwith Potential for Tremendous Economic Impact on Tourism Industry Brain Computer Interface To Improve Quality of Life of Paralyzed Citizens Image sources: Various publications and internet web sites

  6. Our Research Focus in Pattern RecognitionEnhancing Domestic Security Automated Detection of Suspicious Activities Image sources: Various publications and internet web sites

  7. Our Research Focus in Pattern RecognitionImproving Healthcare Image sources: Various publications and internet web sites

  8. Research Focus in a Nutshell

  9. Our Vision for the Center of Excellence The Florida Center of Excellence in Pattern Recognition Invents Technologies Resulting in Commercial Products that Enhance the Security, Health and Quality of Life of Our Citizens

  10. World-class Research Leadership of USF in Pattern Recognition • Disruptive Technology Office (DTO) has chosen USF to evaluate research progress in its Video Analysis and Content Extraction (VACE) Program • DTO is an office under the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) • In his letter endorsing this proposal, DTO Director Dr. Michael Macedonia comments on our contributions as follows: “We feel that through this effort, the VACE program has now been elevated to a world-class computer vision research program… By establishing USF as a Center of Excellence in this discipline, it would no doubt expand its capabilities to support the U.S. Government research that addresses our national security interests… Therefore, we the undersigned, fully and emphatically endorse this proposal…”

  11. Carnegie Mellon Univ. (2) (Robotics Inst.) (Informedia) . IBM T. J. Watson Center Univ. of Washington Wright State Univ. Univ. of Chicago Univ. of Illinois- Urbana-Champaign Univ. of Illinois- Urbana-Champaign (2) Boeing Phantom Works Purdue Univ. Virage TASC AFIT MIT BBN SRI Salient Stills BAE (Alphatech) Columbia Univ. Univ. of Southern California Sarnoff Corp (2) Univ. of Maryland Univ. of Maryland (2) Univ. of Southern California / Info. Science Inst. UC-Irvine Pittsburgh Pattern Recognition Telcordia Technologies Univ. of Central Florida Prime Contractors (13) Sub Contractors (14) US Government has Chosen USF to Evaluate Research Progress at the Following Research Centers for its VACE Program In a sense, these are our competitors

  12. World-class Research Leadership of USF in Pattern Recognition • In a World-wide Competition, USF was Chosen to Host the 2008 International Conference on Pattern Recognition (www.ICPR2008.org) • This Premier International Conference has not been held in the USA since 1990 • This is a Great Opportunity for Florida-based Companies to Showcase their Products to some 2,000 Delegates from Around The World

  13. Leadership of USF in Pattern Recognition • Rangachar Kasturi Served as the President of the International Association for Pattern Recognition during 2002-04; He has been elected to serve as the President of IEEE Computer Society in 2008. • Lawrence Hall is Serving as the President of IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society • David Morgan is the Director of Alzheimer Research Laboratory and Director of Basic Neuroscience Research at the USF College of Medicine

  14. Leadership and Management

  15. Plans for Technology Transfer and Workforce Development • Create a Centralized Facility for Testing, Evaluation, and Comparison of New Products • Develop Software and Algorithms in the Information Technology, Security, and Healthcare Industries. • Build Prototype Systems to Accelerate Transfer of Technologies to Florida-based Companies • Train a High-Technology Workforce through • Distance Learning Programs • Collaboration with Community Colleges • Educate Graduate Students • Offer Research Opportunities to Undergraduates

  16. Collaborations: Our Partners • STS International, St. Petersburg, Florida • SRI International, California • Video Mining, Pennsylvania (expressed interest in move to FL) • Nielsen, Oldsmar, Florida • Phillips & Jordan, Zephyrhills, Florida • Scientific Systems Co., Woburn, Massachusetts • Stereology Resources Center, Maryland (considering move to FL) • Neuro Imaging Research, Alachua, Florida • Disruptive Technology Office, US Department of Defense • Sandia National Laboratories, US Department of Energy • Florida Environmental Research Institute • Florida High tech Corridor • Hillsborough Community College • Hillsborough County • Tampa Port Authority

  17. Our Track Record and Expected Return on Investments • Our Track Record Since 2003: • Extrenally Funded Research Grants: $16.2 Million • (Details on Next Page) • Disclosures: 16 • Applications: 31 • Patents: 2 • Two Current Collaborators with Some 40 Employees have Expressed Interests in Moving to Florida: • VideoMining, Pennsylvania • Stereology Resources Center, Maryland • President and CEO is a USF Graduate and former Tampa resident • Two Year ROI: • 40 High Wage Jobs • $ 3 Million in Direct Wages • Significant Indirect Economic Impact

  18. Leveraging Resources • $16.2 Million External Research Funding Since 2003 • $9 Million Projected New Funding Over Next 3 Years • $19.8 Million University and Partners Match • $40 Million University Interdisciplinary Research and Partnership Building

  19. Budget Elements and Potential Cuts

  20. Here is One Final Example of Pattern Recognition Technology Image taken and sent to server through wireless connection Output & video redirected from PDA to eyewear Resulting output sent back to PDA Server for data processing Sony Glasstron Eyewear Oh, My Gosh, I Can’t Recall His Name! This is the work of an Undergraduate Honors Student

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