Texture Synthesis: An Approach Based on GPU UseMichel Alves
This theme has as main objective to provide a study of capacity of the fastest methods of procedural texture generation using the parallel architecture of current video cards and their respective graphical process- ing units. In this work, the focus of study will concentrate primarily for the generation of textures through the use of noise functions, but we will certainly consider other well known techniques. We outline recent advances in research on this topic, discussing and comparing recent and well-established methods.
Intelligent Transfer of Thematic Harmonic Color PalettesMichel Alves
This theme has as main objective to introduce a method of "smart" transfer of harmonic color palettes based on a particular theme or color expression model. The "smart" part would be shaped by the retention ca- pability information of the original input image, ie, the number of percep- tible colors must not be changed beyond be combined with other existing color model. The "thematic" part would be for the account of a research core of palettes that would read a certain base of images and would ex- tract the n best ranked palettes in the base.
A Framework for Harmonic Color MeasuresMichel Alves
This theme has as main objective to introduce a quality comparison scale for color images that takes into account the balance or harmony existing between set of colors of the input model/image. The main idea is to measure the "harmonic distance" of the input model in relation to a particular scheme but not perform the harmonization proccess.
Effectiveness of Image Quality Assessment IndexesMichel Alves
The main objective of this theme is to provide a study of effectiveness of the main image quality indexes in relation to the detection of distor- tions introduced after processes of acquisition, compression, filtering or sampling, as well as introducing a range of "admissibility" of distortions and degradation classes (like classes of noise, classes of blocking, classes of compression, classes of fusion/blending, classes of watermarking, etc.).
In non-parametric statistics, a kernel is a weighting function used in non-parametric estimation techniques. A kernel is a non-negative real-valued symmetric and integrable function K. Several types of kernel functions are commonly used: uniform, triangle, Epanechnikov, quartic (biweight), tricube, triweight, Gaussian, quadratic and cosine. In this presentation we will talk about the properties and applications of kernel functions.
About Perception and Hue Histograms in HSV SpaceMichel Alves
About Perception and Hue Histograms in HSV Space. In this presentation we will talk about the perception of colors and the measurement of this perception through the employment of hue histograms. In addition, we will show a brief comparison between the techniques of construction of hue histogram finishing with a histogram that employs a method called 'spatial color coherence'.
In this presentation we present some results using a technique developed by Daniel Cohen-Or (Color Harmonization, Cohen-Or et al., 2006) for matching colors in digital images, which has as base the templates or harmonic groupings developed in the works of Masataka Tokumaru (Color Design Support System Considering Color Harmony, 2002) and Yutaka Matsuda (Matsuda's Color Coordination, 1995).
Texture Synthesis: An Approach Based on GPU UseMichel Alves
This theme has as main objective to provide a study of capacity of the fastest methods of procedural texture generation using the parallel architecture of current video cards and their respective graphical process- ing units. In this work, the focus of study will concentrate primarily for the generation of textures through the use of noise functions, but we will certainly consider other well known techniques. We outline recent advances in research on this topic, discussing and comparing recent and well-established methods.
Intelligent Transfer of Thematic Harmonic Color PalettesMichel Alves
This theme has as main objective to introduce a method of "smart" transfer of harmonic color palettes based on a particular theme or color expression model. The "smart" part would be shaped by the retention ca- pability information of the original input image, ie, the number of percep- tible colors must not be changed beyond be combined with other existing color model. The "thematic" part would be for the account of a research core of palettes that would read a certain base of images and would ex- tract the n best ranked palettes in the base.
A Framework for Harmonic Color MeasuresMichel Alves
This theme has as main objective to introduce a quality comparison scale for color images that takes into account the balance or harmony existing between set of colors of the input model/image. The main idea is to measure the "harmonic distance" of the input model in relation to a particular scheme but not perform the harmonization proccess.
Effectiveness of Image Quality Assessment IndexesMichel Alves
The main objective of this theme is to provide a study of effectiveness of the main image quality indexes in relation to the detection of distor- tions introduced after processes of acquisition, compression, filtering or sampling, as well as introducing a range of "admissibility" of distortions and degradation classes (like classes of noise, classes of blocking, classes of compression, classes of fusion/blending, classes of watermarking, etc.).
In non-parametric statistics, a kernel is a weighting function used in non-parametric estimation techniques. A kernel is a non-negative real-valued symmetric and integrable function K. Several types of kernel functions are commonly used: uniform, triangle, Epanechnikov, quartic (biweight), tricube, triweight, Gaussian, quadratic and cosine. In this presentation we will talk about the properties and applications of kernel functions.
About Perception and Hue Histograms in HSV SpaceMichel Alves
About Perception and Hue Histograms in HSV Space. In this presentation we will talk about the perception of colors and the measurement of this perception through the employment of hue histograms. In addition, we will show a brief comparison between the techniques of construction of hue histogram finishing with a histogram that employs a method called 'spatial color coherence'.
In this presentation we present some results using a technique developed by Daniel Cohen-Or (Color Harmonization, Cohen-Or et al., 2006) for matching colors in digital images, which has as base the templates or harmonic groupings developed in the works of Masataka Tokumaru (Color Design Support System Considering Color Harmony, 2002) and Yutaka Matsuda (Matsuda's Color Coordination, 1995).
Wave Simulation Using Perlin Noise. In this short demo we use the technique called fractal noise generation 'Perlin Noise' for obtaining an effect of waves in a tank with water. Perlin noise is a computer-generated visual effect developed by Ken Perlin, who won an Academy Award for Technical Achievement for inventing it. It can be used to simulate elements from nature, and is especially useful in circumstances where computer memory is limited. Essentially, perlin noise is a procedural texture primitive, a type of gradient noise used by visual effects artists to increase the appearance of realism in computer graphics. The function has a pseudo-random appearance, yet all of its visual details are the same size. Perlin noise is most commonly implemented as a two-, three- or four-dimensional function, but can be defined for any number of dimensions. In this short demo we use the technique called fractal noise generation 'Perlin Noise' for obtaining an effect of waves in a tank with water.
TMS - Schedule of Presentations and ReportsMichel Alves
Ten Minute Speech - Schedule of Presentations and Reports. Subjects: dissertation themes, results using capacity-constrained distribution, image-based reconstruction with color consistency, seamless montage and stats from slideshare!
[My Gallery of Graphs] Mastering the art of building classic and stylish graphics in R: Color Palettes in R. This document constains some examples of color palettes that can be used in R graphs.
Capacity-Constrained Point Distributions :: Video SlidesMichel Alves
In this presentation, we will show the slides used for the construction of video where we display some results obtained with the technique called 'Capacity-Constrained Point Distribution'.
Capacity-Constrained Point Distributions :: Density Function CatalogMichel Alves
In this presentation, we will show a catalog of density functions used in our work. We applied four kinds of density functions: constant, non-constant, image as boundary, and image as density function.
Capacity-Constrained Point Distributions :: Complementary ResultsMichel Alves
In this presentation, we will show some complementary results obtained by applying the method described in the article entitled 'Capacity-Constrained Point Distributions: A Variant of Lloyd's Method'.
Capacity-Constrained Point DistributionsMichel Alves
In this presentation, we will speak about the main idea of the article entitled 'Capacity-Constrained Point Distributions: A Variant of Lloyd's Method' [Balzer, M. et al. 2009] and we will show some results obtained by applying of this method. In the aforementioned article the authors present a new general-purpose method for optimizing existing point sets. The resulting distributions possess high-quality blue noise characteristics and adapt precisely to given density functions. Among the results we can highlight the generation of distributions using samples guided by functions of type z=f(x, y) and samples from images (simulating stippling technique).
Five Minute Speech: An Overview of Activities Developed in Disciplines and Gu...Michel Alves
Five Minute Speech: An Overview of Activities Developed in Disciplines and Guided Studies. In this presentation, I showed an overview of works and activities developed in the last disciplines and guided studies. Among these activites I can highlight the results obtained by applying the CCPD method (Capacity-Constrained Point Distributions, a varyant of Lloyd's method), increase of proficiency in the use of scientific tools for numerical computation and selection of major bibliographies for possible dissertation themes.
Central core of the proposed framework. The library is composed of a core of generic representation of images (RGB or RGBA type), a core of spatial filtering, a core for manipulating borders (used mostly by the spatial filter) and a core of similarity metrics. The cores related to spectral filters and metrics for evaluating the quality of images, still in development, should be added in an upcoming release. The implementation of 'MyImageLibrary' has, in principle, purely didactic intent.
Lex is a computer program that generates lexical analyzers ("scanners" or "lexers"). Lex is commonly used with the yacc parser generator. Lex, originally written by Mike Lesk and Eric Schmidt and described in 1975, is the standard lexical analyzer generator on many Unix systems, and a tool exhibiting its behavior is specified as part of the POSIX standard.
Bootstrap Evaluation in R - Source CodeMichel Alves
In statistics, bootstrapping is a method for assigning measures of accuracy to sample estimates. This technique allows estimation of the sampling distribution of almost any statistic using only very simple methods. Generally, it falls in the broader class of resampling methods.
Normal Labour/ Stages of Labour/ Mechanism of LabourWasim Ak
Normal labor is also termed spontaneous labor, defined as the natural physiological process through which the fetus, placenta, and membranes are expelled from the uterus through the birth canal at term (37 to 42 weeks
Wave Simulation Using Perlin Noise. In this short demo we use the technique called fractal noise generation 'Perlin Noise' for obtaining an effect of waves in a tank with water. Perlin noise is a computer-generated visual effect developed by Ken Perlin, who won an Academy Award for Technical Achievement for inventing it. It can be used to simulate elements from nature, and is especially useful in circumstances where computer memory is limited. Essentially, perlin noise is a procedural texture primitive, a type of gradient noise used by visual effects artists to increase the appearance of realism in computer graphics. The function has a pseudo-random appearance, yet all of its visual details are the same size. Perlin noise is most commonly implemented as a two-, three- or four-dimensional function, but can be defined for any number of dimensions. In this short demo we use the technique called fractal noise generation 'Perlin Noise' for obtaining an effect of waves in a tank with water.
TMS - Schedule of Presentations and ReportsMichel Alves
Ten Minute Speech - Schedule of Presentations and Reports. Subjects: dissertation themes, results using capacity-constrained distribution, image-based reconstruction with color consistency, seamless montage and stats from slideshare!
[My Gallery of Graphs] Mastering the art of building classic and stylish graphics in R: Color Palettes in R. This document constains some examples of color palettes that can be used in R graphs.
Capacity-Constrained Point Distributions :: Video SlidesMichel Alves
In this presentation, we will show the slides used for the construction of video where we display some results obtained with the technique called 'Capacity-Constrained Point Distribution'.
Capacity-Constrained Point Distributions :: Density Function CatalogMichel Alves
In this presentation, we will show a catalog of density functions used in our work. We applied four kinds of density functions: constant, non-constant, image as boundary, and image as density function.
Capacity-Constrained Point Distributions :: Complementary ResultsMichel Alves
In this presentation, we will show some complementary results obtained by applying the method described in the article entitled 'Capacity-Constrained Point Distributions: A Variant of Lloyd's Method'.
Capacity-Constrained Point DistributionsMichel Alves
In this presentation, we will speak about the main idea of the article entitled 'Capacity-Constrained Point Distributions: A Variant of Lloyd's Method' [Balzer, M. et al. 2009] and we will show some results obtained by applying of this method. In the aforementioned article the authors present a new general-purpose method for optimizing existing point sets. The resulting distributions possess high-quality blue noise characteristics and adapt precisely to given density functions. Among the results we can highlight the generation of distributions using samples guided by functions of type z=f(x, y) and samples from images (simulating stippling technique).
Five Minute Speech: An Overview of Activities Developed in Disciplines and Gu...Michel Alves
Five Minute Speech: An Overview of Activities Developed in Disciplines and Guided Studies. In this presentation, I showed an overview of works and activities developed in the last disciplines and guided studies. Among these activites I can highlight the results obtained by applying the CCPD method (Capacity-Constrained Point Distributions, a varyant of Lloyd's method), increase of proficiency in the use of scientific tools for numerical computation and selection of major bibliographies for possible dissertation themes.
Central core of the proposed framework. The library is composed of a core of generic representation of images (RGB or RGBA type), a core of spatial filtering, a core for manipulating borders (used mostly by the spatial filter) and a core of similarity metrics. The cores related to spectral filters and metrics for evaluating the quality of images, still in development, should be added in an upcoming release. The implementation of 'MyImageLibrary' has, in principle, purely didactic intent.
Lex is a computer program that generates lexical analyzers ("scanners" or "lexers"). Lex is commonly used with the yacc parser generator. Lex, originally written by Mike Lesk and Eric Schmidt and described in 1975, is the standard lexical analyzer generator on many Unix systems, and a tool exhibiting its behavior is specified as part of the POSIX standard.
Bootstrap Evaluation in R - Source CodeMichel Alves
In statistics, bootstrapping is a method for assigning measures of accuracy to sample estimates. This technique allows estimation of the sampling distribution of almost any statistic using only very simple methods. Generally, it falls in the broader class of resampling methods.
Normal Labour/ Stages of Labour/ Mechanism of LabourWasim Ak
Normal labor is also termed spontaneous labor, defined as the natural physiological process through which the fetus, placenta, and membranes are expelled from the uterus through the birth canal at term (37 to 42 weeks
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation and Q&A (May 2024).pdfTechSoup
In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.