Month: September 2011

Abstract The human visual system is extraordinary powerful, but it is not a perfect seeing device. In this talk I will use the example of binocular vision to explore visual processing. I will describe some of the biology of the binocular visual system, some of the limitations that the biology presents, and I will describe … Quantifying human vision: perception of depth and shape by Julie Harris

Abstract Despite Moore’s “law”, uniprocessor clock speeds have now stalled. Rather than using single processors running at ever higher clock speeds, it is common to find dual-, quad- or even hexa-core processors, even in consumer laptops and desktops. Future hardware will not be slightly parallel, however, as in today’s multicore systems, but will be massively … ParaForming: Forming Parallel Haskell Programs using Novel Refactoring Techniques by Prof Kevin Hammond

Abstract: Opportunistic networks provide an ad hoc communication medium without the need for an infrastructure network, by leveraging human encounters and mobile devices. Routing protocols in opportunistic networks frequently rely upon encounter histories to build up meaningful data to use for informed routing decisions. This seminar presents work showing it is possible to use pre-existing … Friendlists, Followers and Contacts: Using Self-Reported Social Networks to Improve Opportunistic Networks by Gregory Bigwood

Abstract: I describe a mathematical systems modelling framework that is motivated by a desire to represent and reason about properties of (large-scale) systems situated in dynamic environments. Motivated by the concepts of distributed systems theory, the framework has at its core mathematical treatments of environment, location, resource, and process, and comes along with a separating … Systems and Security Modelling: From Theory to Practice (Really) by Professor David J. Pym