Computer Vision News - September 2016

Computer Vision News lists some of the great stories that we have just found somewhere else. We share them with you, adding a short comment. Enjoy! Scientists Will Turn Your Smartphone Into a Lie Detector The next image processing software claiming to decode hidden emotions and to double as a lie detector comes from Toronto. NuraLogix ’s Transdermal Optical Imaging is based on the control of our blood flow by the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system, which is responsive to emotions. Cameras capturing re-emission of light from our skin enable to track hemoglobin concentration and correlate its changes to our emotions. Read... Computer Vision News Spotlight News 13 Comparison of Symbolic Deep Learning Frameworks Great job by Microsoft Data Scientist Anusua Trivedi : a series describing her deep learning experience and the reasons behind her choices. In the first post the commonly used open-source deep learning frameworks are compared, with pros and cons of each, including Theano (with Lasagne) , which she chose for her work. The second part describes Deep Convolutional Neural Networks and how transfer learning and fine-tuning helps the training process for domain-specific images. Read 1 and 2 Canada Startups Bring Drones, Big Data, IoT to Farming Canada’s long agricultural history makes it fertile ground for digital innovation in the farming industry. Precision agriculture startups are writing algorithms building on a combination of drones, robotics, sensors and predictive analytics to give farmers nearly real-time data so they can maximize crop yields while preserving resources. Read… Q&A with Google Brain’s Scientists and Engineers They are a group of research scientists and engineers working in the Google Brain team. Their mission is to make intelligent machines to improve people’s lives. That’s how they have used their incredible talent and skills during the last 5 years. And now they have answered our questions about machine learning and the Brain team. Read… Baidu Brings Intelligent Augmented Reality to the Masses The Chinese Internet giant announced a new AR platform called DuSee that will allow many of the company’s apps to understand the 3-D environment and make use of sophisticated computer vision and deep learning. Read… Read also: The Facebook story you all know Microsoft's Open source commitment Automatic Alt Text with Microsoft’s Computer Vision API Resson