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From: Joi Ito Subject: Re: Geometric Algebra Crash Course Sent: Wednesday, October 1, 2014 11:40:41 PM To: Jeffrey Epstein <jeevacation©gmail.com> sianature.asc I probably won't understand it will I? On Oct 1, 2014, at 20:38 , jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes > On Wednesday, October 1, 2014, Joi Ito wrote: > I should really take this huh? > Begin forwarded message: » From: Micha Feigin » Subject: Geometric Algebra Crash Course » Date: October 1, 2014 at 19:54:35 -0300 » To: ' » The Camera Culture group is hosting Prof. Eduardo Bayro Corrochano for the upcoming year. » He is a world expert in geometric algebra (GA) and its applications (see biography below) » Starling October 15th (Wednesday) he will do a crash course on the topic (see attached summary) for 8-10 weeks. It is not for credit. » We will meet every week on Wednesday between 3-5pm (room to be announced) » If you wish to attend please contact Dan Raviv (darav@mit.edu) >> » Best, » Dan » Dan Raviv, PhD » Camera Culture Group, » Media Lab, MIT. >•>, ›.> » EDUARDO JOSE BAYRO-CORROCHANO gained his Ph.D. in Cognitive Computer » Science in 1993 from the University of Wales at Cardiff. >> » From 1995 to 1999 he has been Researcher and Lecturer at the Institute for » Computer Science, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany, working on » applications of geometric Clifford algebra to cognitive systems. At present he is a » full professor at CINVESTAV Campus Guadalajara, Mexico, Department of » Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. >> » His current research interest focuses on geometric methods for artificial » perception and action systems. It includes geometric neural networks, » visually guided robotics, humanoids, color image processing, Lie bivector » algebras for early vision and robot maneuvering. He developed the » quatemion wavelet transform for quaternion multi-resolution analysis » using the phase concept. >> EFTA_R1_00045950 EFTA01749356 » He is associate editor of the Journal of Robotica, Journal of Mathematical » Imaging and Vision, IEEE Trans. Neural Networks and Learning Systems and » member of the editorial board of Journal of Pattern Recognition and Journal » Of Theoretical And Numerical Approximation. » He is editor and author of the following books: » Geometric Computing for Perception Action Systems, E. Bayro-Corrochano, Springer Verlag, 2001 » Geometric Algebra with Applications in Science and Engineering, E. Bayro-Corrochano and G. Sobczyk (Eds.), Birkhauser 2001 » Handbook of Geometric Computing for Pattern Recognition, Computer Vision, Neurocomputing and Robotics, E. Bayro-Corrochano, Springer Verlag, 2005. » Geometric Algebra Computing in Engineeringa and Computer Science, E. Bayro-Corrochano and G. Scheuermann (Eds.), Springer Verlag 2010; » Geometric Computing for Wavelet Transforms, Robot Vision, Learning, Control and Action, Springer Verlag, 2010. >> » He has published over 220 refereed journal papers, book chapters and conference » papers. He is a IEEE senior member and fellow of the IAPR society. He » acted as general chair of CIARP'2009, AGACSE'2008, CIARP'2014 and for the » next IAPR ICPR'2016 and IEEE Humanids'2016. » He recently built the humanoids Mexone 110 cm with 39 DOF and CINVESROB » 166cm with 40 DOF, a system for intelligent guidance of visually impaired » people, a versatile and economical neuro-navigator and a 3 » manipulator-robot system for minimal invasive surgery. >> > -- > please note > The information contained in this communication is > confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may > constitute inside information, and is intended only for > the use of the addressee. It is the property of > JEE > Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this > communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited > and may be unlawful. If you have received this > communication in error, please notify us immediately by > return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and > destroy this communication and all copies thereof, > including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved Please use this email for confidential mail only. For general Media Lab email, please use EFTA_R1_00045951 EFTA01749357