Title: SA-NHM Symposium: Algorithmic Approaches to the
Identifica
In conjunction with the Systematics Association's Biennial
Meeting in 2005, the Systematics Association and The Natural History
Museum have agreed to co-sponsor a symposium on 19 August 2005 at The
Natural History Museum, London entitled 'Algorithmic Approaches to the
Identification Problem in Systematics'. This symposium is being
organized by Mark O'Neill (Newcastle on Tyne, Centre for
Neuroecology), Stig Walsh (NHM, Palaeontology), and myself. Its
purpose is to provide leaders of research
groups, researchers, post-doctoral research assistants, and students
working or studying in any area of systematics with an opportunity to
(1) learn about current trends in quantitative approaches to the
group-recognition problem, (2) become familiar with the capabilities
of various software systems currently available for identifying
systematic objects/groups and (3) evaluate various applications of
this technology to present and future systematic problems. Special
attention will be paid to showing how different approaches to
automated identification can be applied to various organismal groups
and in various applied research contexts (e.g., biodiversity studies,
biostratigraphy, conservation, agriculture, curation). Ample programme
time will also be provided for discussions of issues relating to how
these approaches and technologies can play a larger role in meeting
the needs of current and future systematists.
A symposium web site can be found at the following
url:
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/paleonet/aaips_symposium/
A first circular is also available for download as a pdf file
from the web site. A list of confirmed presenters and systems that
will be demonstrated is provided below. We encourage all systematists,
and indeed anyone interested in the current state and future of
applied systematics to consider attending. A proceedings volume is
planned.
Best wishes and we hope to see you next August in London.
Norm MacLeod
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Symposium: Algorithmic Approaches to the
Identification Problem in Systematics
Date: 19 August 2005
Venue: Flett Theatre, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road,
London
Sponsors: The Systematics Association and
The Natural History Museum, London
Confirmed Presenters
Prof. Fred L. Bookstein (Institute of Geontology, University of
Michigan; Institute of Anthropology, University of Vienna)
Dr. James Cane (USDA-ARS Bee Biology and Systematics Lab, Utah State
University)
Dr. David Chesmore (Intelligent Systems
Research Group, Department of Electronics, University of
York)
Dr. Jonathan Y. Clark (Neural Computing
Group, Department of Computing, University of Surrey)
Prof. Phillip Culverhouse (University of Plymouth)
Prof. Thomas G. Dietterich (School of Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science, Oregon State University)
Dr. Robert Lang (Department of Cybernetics, University of Reading,
Reading, UK)
Dr. Norman MacLeod (Palaeontology Dept., The Natural History Museum,
London)
Dr. Mark O'Neill (Centre for Neuroecology, University of Newcastle
upon Tyne)
Dr. Kimberly N. Russell (Division of
Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History)
Dr. Stig Walsh (Palaeontology Dept., The
Natural History Museum, London)
Prof. Quentin Wheeler (Dept. of Entomology,
The Natural History Museum, London)
Confirmed System Demonstrations
Digital Image Analysis System (DAISY)
Dinoflagellate Categorisation by Artificial Neural Network (DICANN)
System
Automated Bee Identification System
(ABIS)
Species Identification, Automated (SPIDA)
System
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Dr. Norman MacLeod
Keeper of Palaeontology
The Natural History Museum,
Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD
(0)20-7942-5204 (Office)
(0)20-7942-5546 (Fax)
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/palaeontology/a&ss/nm/nm.html (Web Page)
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