Center for Vision Research

The great group of people at Brown are now part of a Center for Vision Research http://cvr.brown.edu

Vision List

The Brown-Vision mailing list is the primary source of information on talks and events of interest to vision researchers at Brown. To subscribe to the Brown-Vision mailing list visit the web page http://listserv.brown.edu/archives/brown-vision.html

You can post to the list by sending email to brown-vision@listserv.brown.edu.

Events, Talks, Etc.

Pattern/Information Theory Lunch.
Population coding reading group.
Computer Science Dept. Colloquia.
Brain Sciences Events

Vision in Computer Science

Vision, graphics, theory, and AI researchers whose work relates to computer vision:

Michael J. Black: optical flow estimation, human motion, motion-based recognition
Chad Jenkins: human-robot interaction, machine learning, human tracking, human dynamics
John Hughes: non-photorealistic rendering, plausible motion simulation
Philip Klein: shape representation, graph matching, analysis of algorithms
David Laidlaw: graphics, scientific visualization, computational geometry, animation
Andy van Dam: computer graphics, user-computer interaction, virtual environments

Vision at Brown

Partial list of people working on computer vision or computational models of vision:

Elie Bienenstock, Division of Applied Math

David B. Cooper, Division of Electrical Engineering
Fulvio Domini, Cognitive & Linguistic Sciences
Stuart Geman Division of Applied Math
Ulf Grenander Division of Applied Math
Benjamin B. Kimia, Division of Electrical Engineering
David Mumford Division of Applied Math

Joe Mundy, Division of Electrical Engineering
Michael A. Paradiso Dept. of Neuroscience
Michael Tarr Cognitive & Linguistic Science
William H. Warren, Jr. Cognitive & Linguistic Science
Leslie Welch, Dept. of Psychology

Vision at Brown: Departments, Centers, Resources

Learning and Action in the Face of Uncertainty: Cognitive, Computational and Statistical Approaches. IGERT Program.
Brain Sciences Program
Cave system (Center for Advanced Computation and Visualization)
Department of Computer Science
Cognitive & Linguistic Sciences
Laboratory for Engineering Man/Machine Systems (LEMS), Division of Engineering
Department of Neuroscience
Pattern Theory Group, Division of Applied Math
TarrLab, Cognitive & Linguistic Sciences
Vision at Brown (needs updating)

Life in Providence

Cognitive Science's description of Providence with useful links.
Providence city page.
Providence Arts & Culture
Calendar of Events
Convergence International Arts Festival
Capital Arts organization
Rhode Island Historical Society (including summer walks)
Theater in Providence 

Production Workshop. Student Theater at Brown.
Trinity Repertory Company
Brown University, Dept of Theater, Speech, and Dance
Film in Providence
Avon Theater
Cable Car Cinema & Cafe
Brown Film Society
Providence Rhode Island International Film Festival
Literature
Gallery Night
Providence Restaurants
RISD Museum of Art
Museum Concerts, early music concerts.