Haytham Mohtasseb VIVA – DONE…..

Haytham Mohtasseb has passed his viva this Tuesday (subject to amendments). Well done Dr Mohtasseb….

Haytham has been working with me (and Dr David Cobham) analysing blogs for users’ writing styles,  grouping, and Authorship identification. He had 7 publications, including a Journal and a Book Chapter and several international conferences. {automatic list of publications can be found her: http://amrahmed.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/publications/ }

A celebration is going on Thursday 12:30-13:30.

All the best.

Amr

(iNET) Intelligent Mobility: Making it a Commercial Reality – National Space Centre

 
Amr Presenting a Poster at the National Space Centre, Leicester. iNET Transport, Mobility Scooter with Navigation System

Amr Ahmed has been invited for this iNET Transport event at the National Space Centre, as has been a partner in one of the iNET Transport projects. During the day, Amr presented a Poster, with support from Tony Daniel, about his iNET project; Mobility Scooter with navigation system (Demo video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGQm4GKfgN0 and list of Projects at http://amrahmed.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/projects/ )

 

 

Amr Presenting a Poster at the National Space Centre, Leicester. iNET Transport, Mobility Scooter with Navigation System
National Space Centre - Leicester

V&L Network workshop, Brighton

Dr Amr Ahmed attended the Vision & Language Netowork Workshop in Brighton last Thursday 15th September, where 2 posters and oral presentation were presented from the DCAPI group.

DCAPI poster at the V&L Network workshop - Sept'11 - Brighton
DCAPI poster at the V&L workshop

 

Over 40 researchers, from vision and language areas, attended and it was a good opportunity for networking and exchange of contacts and ideas. Posters and sides will be available on the network’s website in the near future

Amr and a keynote speaker
Amr and a keynote speaker
Amr and a keynote speaker
Amr and one of the keynote speaker

 

Mr Amjad Altadmri also attended and presented in the event.

Some nice photos in Brighton,

Amr in Brighton Pier
Amr in Brighton Pier

with some Icereame! 🙂

ECM9 and Audit meeting for SUS-IT project

Dr Amr Ahmed participated in the 9th Executive Committe Meeting (ECM) of his SUS-IT project, at Loughborough, on 9th Septmeber. This was immediately followed by an Audit meeting with an NDA representative.

Very interesting to see the work of such a large consortium coming together during the final year of the project, with experienced researchers/professors.  An excellent experience.

ECM of the SUS-IT Project

Amr attended the Executive Committee Meeting of the SUS-IT project (as a partner and Lincoln’s PI in the SUS-IT Project), in Loughborough earlier in June.

Leaders of workpackages represented progress and findings so far, in supporting elderly people, and the plan for the remaining part of the project.

SUS-IT Project Write-Up workshop

Amr participated in the Write-UP workshop of  the SUS-IT project consortium (which Amr is a partner in), on 17th and 18th May in Loughborough. Interesting to meet most of the partners, from all over the UK. Many discussions across the work-packages, especially with completion of the project (started in Jan 2009) expected ~mid next year.

QR Context-aware mobile navigation (in/out door)

Mobile in-door navigation (iPhone App, QR)
Path found, instructions shown. Mobile in-door navigation (iPhone App, QR)
Path drawn in red, Mobile in-door navigation (iPhone App, QR)

 

This project develops a mobile phone for navigation.QR codes, read through the mobile camera, provides localised information on current position (especially in-door, where other navigation technologies are problematic).

This initial prototype is utilised initially for in-door and around the campus navigation. But futher functionalities (e.g. link with timetable, seminar rooms, other sevices) will be added provide PoI, planning, notifications (what is going on nearby), in addition to the navigation (with interactive maps).

It is envasaged to be flexable and can be adapted t other places like City Centre shopping, tourist guidance, and event like Christmas Market and the Air Show…..

For further details, please contact:

Contact details On the Web:
Dr Amr Ahmed
School of Computer Science
University of Lincoln
Brayford Pool
Lincoln LN6 7TS
United Kingdom
On Academia:
http://ulincoln.academia.edu/AmrAhmed
On ResearchID:
http://www.researcherid.com/rid/A-4585-2009
Email: aahmed@lincoln.ac.uk
Tel.: +44 (0) 1522 837376
Fax.: +44(0) 1522 886974
My Web Pages:
http://webpages.lincoln.ac.uk/AAhmed

Visit to Xidian University

Amr was invited to visit Xidian University, by the Director of International Cooperation and Exchange.

Nice tour around the university and research labs.

Exhanged information on research interests and projects.

Discussion on potential collaboration.

Amr was invited for another visit (to be hosted by Xidian University) in the near future, for research presentation.

Nice present, and delicious dinner.