2018 UK JSPS Symposium - SHITSUKAN approach to digital colour sensing: human colour vision for material quality
| Dates: | 8 August 2018 |
|---|
| Times: | All day |
|---|
| What is it: | Symposium |
|---|
| Organiser: | Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
|---|
| Who is it for: | University staff, Adults, Alumni, Current University students |
|---|
|
SHITSUKAN is a Japanese word for human sensing of material quality, for example, gloss or wetness of surfaces, translucence of skin. Recognition of SHITSUKAN is an ability of the human brain to estimate the nature of objects and plays essential rules in value?based behaviour selection and body motor control in our everyday life. Sensing of SHITSUKAN is obtained through multiple modalities such as vision and touch. Thus, SHITSUKAN is based on a complex highdimensional neural representation formed by an integration of sensory signals. Understanding SHITSUKAN will unmask critical scientific questions about human sensory mechanisms, and its computational modelling will contribute to the development of the future information?processing technologies.
Japan’s MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) SHITSUKAN project, led by Dr Shin'ya Nishida (NTT Communication Science Laboratories), is an ambitious and innovative multidisciplinary research consortium. We are delighted to invite leading SHITSUKAN scientists from Japan, who will present insights into their individual research. You will have a chance to learn the JSPS activities and their funding opportunities (inc. joint schemes with the UKRI and the Royal Society) for your research.
Presenters
? Shin'ya Nishida : NTT Communication Science Laboratories
? Yoko Mizokami: Chiba University
? Yu Fang: Honda Research Institute Japan
? Hideki Tamura: Toyohashi University of Technology
? David Foster : University of Manchester
? Ryo Satomura: JSPS
Registration
All welcome (free)
To reserve your place and further details, please contact
Kinjiro Amano: kinjiro.amano@manchester.ac.uk
Travel and Contact Information
Find event
Room D45
Sackville Street Building
Manchester
