[4eyes] Reminder: 2pm talk today, Roberto Manduchi

[Matthew Turk]

Following Ariadne's thread: Sensing technologies for assisted mobility and
wayfinding without sight

Speaker: Roberto Manduchi; UC Santa Cruz

CS Conference Room, 1132 Frank Hall

 

Abstract: 

 

Blindness and other visual impairments may lead to major functional
limitations in one's daily life. Among other things, loss of sight affects
one's ability to move about independently, especially in an unfamiliar
environment. In this talk I will present some recent work at UC Santa Cruz
using different technologies (computer vision, structured light, radio
beaconing) to support short-range mobility as well as wayfinding for
visually impaired persons. Throughout the presentation, I will try to
highlight the opportunities and pitfalls of research in assistive
technology, and will share some reflections about what it takes to develop a
functional, reliable, usable system with serious hopes of acceptance. 

 

Note: Part of the research presented was carried out in collaboration with
the James Coughlan of the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute in San
Francisco. 

 

Bio: 

 

Roberto Manduchi obtained his "Dottorato di Ricerca" degree from the
University of Padova, Italy, in 1993. He held position at Apple Computer,
Inc., and at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In 2001 he joined the
faculty at UC Santa Cruz, where he currently is an Associate Professor of
Computer Engineering. His main research area is in the field of computer
vision, with applications to assistive technology for the visually impaired.
His research is currently funded by the NSF and the NIH.

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