Research on medical imaging and video analysis
Amr participated in the 2nd part of the SandPit 4 event within his SUS-IT project (funded by the NDA program, 5 research councils). One of the interesting topics is around how help (automated/semi-automated…) provided to elderly while using ICT to enable them to stay longer and have better life style at their own homes.
The 1st part was held earlier in July.
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.
Amr presented the DHS prototype, from the “Mastering DHS” project {Dynamic Hip Screw surgery}, to the participants of the “Evolutoin of Knee Replacement Surgery” Meeting, hold earlier in June, within the University of Lincoln.
This project looks at computer-based virtual training for the junior surgeon, for improving the hands-eye-brain coordination for the DHS surgery, with benefits to patients, trainees, and the NHS.
Amr was invited by Prof. Maqsood, Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon.
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.
The Lincoln School of Computer Science (LSoCS) is proud to host this year’s CGVIA summer school, in collaboration with the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport (AASTMT), London International Office. Poster, details, program and registration online at www.lincoln.ac.uk/summerschools/CS
This is an excellent opportunity to have a taste of studying and living in the UK, in the historic city of Lincoln.
The Summer School 2011 will provide a challenging combination of taught, practical and hands-on activities, with concluding mini projects and presentations. There will be an emphasis on the Computer Graphics and vision with focus on interactive applications such as games and virtual reality. Participants will be exposed to a range of technologies, including MotionCapture, and research activities carried out in Lincoln. They will also be fully supported and have access to the School’s computing and research laboratories as well as other University’s facilities. The overall program falls within the following topics:
• Introduction to Computer Graphics. • Interactive Graphics and Visualisation applications. • Introduction to Image Processing/Computer Vision. • Non-conventional Interactions (e.g. WiiMote, Vision-based interaction).
The program will also include:
• Local/regional tours/trips, including scientific sites, and Guest Speakers. • Career Advice, Employability and Skills development. (e.g. Academic Writing, CV writing, Interview tips)
The Summer School is designed for students and recent graduates who are interested in computer graphics, computer vision, visualisation, games, and virtual reality. Tutors include research-active academics and researchers with various cultural and international backgrounds. A certificate of attendance will be presented to all those who successfully complete the Summer School.
For the best benefits, participants are expected to have a good level of programming (C/C++) and Mathematics. Places will be limited on a first come first serve basis.
www.lincoln.ac.uk/summerschools/CS
Analyzing Patterns of Bloggers for Authorship Identification and Group Detection.
Haytham Mohtasseb, Amr Ahmed*, David Cobham
INTRODUCTION
Web 2.0 facilitates for individuals to easily generate contents. Blogs and online personal diaries are increasingly popular form of online user-generated contents (UGC).
That increasing volume of data need to be analysed and mined to benefit from it.
AIM
Analysing this unstructured and free-form text is important and useful in various applications including mood classification, identifying the identify and style of the author, detecting groups, suggesting friends, and targeting specific audiences (e.g. Marketing).
Building “User Profile” and “Group Profile”
User Profile: Using text analysis and Psycholinguistic categories to capture the writing style and patterns of each blogger.
Group Profile: Cluster bloggers together, based on their “User Profiles” to form groups of similar bloggers.
“Group Profile” Analysis
Automatic Semantic analysis and Psycholinguistic interpretation of commonality within detected groups (only from their written text).
Two-Layer Grouping and Authorship Identification
To an identify the author of a (anonymous) blog post, the system utilises the “Group Profiles” and “User Profiles”, respectively. First, the post is assigned to the relevant group (in Group Layer). Then, the post is attributed to a specific Author of that group (in the Author Layer).
CONCLUSION
Publications
Dr Amr Ahmed attended the Gulf Education Mission and Exhibition (for International Students) in Muscat, Oman, as an Academic representative of the University of Lincoln, and the Lincoln School of Computer Science.
Morning: Visits to various International Schools
Evening: Education Exhibition, Raddison Hotel, Muscat, Oman.
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:
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| Dr Amr Ahmed School of Computer Science University of Lincoln Brayford Pool Lincoln LN6 7TS United Kingdom |
On Academia: http://ulincoln.academia.edu/AmrAhmed |
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| Email: aahmed@lincoln.ac.uk Tel.: +44 (0) 1522 837376 Fax.: +44(0) 1522 886974 |
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This is an EU/EMDA iNET Transport funded project, in collaboration with DMU, The project aims to investigate improving the technology support for Mobility scooters for out of home activities. Addressing the out-of-home activities is important as it is considered a factor of reducing the social isolation and to help improving the independence and life style of elderly.
A monitoring and navigation system (including in-door) is developed and mounted on a standard scooter. A shopping show-case is demonstrated and trialled at one of the Co-op supermarkets. See a demo here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGQm4GKfgN0
This project, in particular, attracted a lot of media coverage, local, national, and international, and BBC interviews. Examples of that can be found in the list below:
National/Europe/Wider:
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Regional/Local:
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And various business pages including
We also received requests from BBC LookNorth and ITV for filming our system’s prototype, and this is in planning.
Always nice to attend the graduation ceremony and join my students in this important event.
