This is a past event.

Take part in a discussion with Dr. Keller, immediately following his lecture. Ask questions, seek advice and enjoy some snacks.  

Research Talk: Recognition Technology: Lotfi’s look to the future from the late 1990s (3-4pm, Rekhi 214)

Dr. James Keller

• Curators Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department,  University of Missouri
• Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)                       

Abstract: In 1998, Lotfi Zadeh, the creator of fuzzy set theory and fuzzy logic, coined the term Recognition Technology, saying that it refers to current or future systems that have the potential to provide a “quantum jump in the capabilities of today’s recognition systems”. Recognition Technology will include systems that incorporate three advances: new sensors, novel signal processing and soft computing. That vision has come to pass.  I will discuss these three aspects of recognition technology through two quite different case studies that I am involved in: landmine detection and eldercare technology. They are both recognition systems. The former has a goal of detecting objects, explosive hazards, to help save lives while the latter focuses on recognizing human activities to allow older adults to live independently with a higher quality of life. While the sensors applied to these problems are dissimilar, they share many of the signal processing and pattern recognition approaches. This talk is my tribute to Professor Zadeh who passed away recently at the age of 96.