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␈↓␈↓↓␈↓α␈↓β␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ F␈β↓␈↓α[1]
␈↓ ¬n␈β↓H␈↓αCURRICULUM VITA
␈↓ εε␈βα1␈↓Thomas O. Binford
␈↓ α,␈βαT␈↓Born:  April 13,1936
␈↓ α,␈βαw␈↓Nationality: USA
␈↓ ε∩␈β∧β␈↓Current Research 
␈↓ α,␈β∧I␈↓From␈α1970␈αto␈αthe␈αpresent,␈αI␈αhave␈αbeen␈αat␈αStanford␈αUniversity.␈α
I␈α
lead␈α
a␈α
research␈α
group␈α
in␈α
the
␈↓ α,␈β∧l␈↓Computer␈α∪Science␈α∪Department,␈α∪Artificial␈α∪Intelligence␈α∪Laboratory.␈α∪We␈α∪are␈α∩fifteen␈α∩people
␈↓ α,␈β¬∂␈↓involved␈α⊂in␈α⊂research␈α⊂in␈α⊂computer␈α⊂vision␈α⊂(pattern␈α∂recognition␈α∂or␈α∂machine␈α∂perception)␈α∂and
␈↓ α,␈β¬2␈↓robotics.␈α∩We␈α∩study␈α∩particularly␈α∩stereo␈α∩vision␈α∩and␈α∩motion␈α∩parallax␈α∩applied␈α∩to␈α⊃control␈α⊃of
␈↓ α,␈β¬U␈↓assembly␈α∂devices␈α∂and␈α∂control␈α∂of␈α∂autonomous␈α∂vehicles,␈α∞to␈α∞stereo␈α∞photointerpretation␈α∞and␈α∞to
␈↓ α,␈β¬x␈↓industrial␈α↔inspection.␈α↔Our␈α↔study␈α↔includes␈α↔ways␈α⊗of␈α⊗obtaining␈α⊗depth␈α⊗information␈α⊗from
␈↓ α,␈βε≠␈↓sequences␈α_of␈α_images␈α_seen␈α_by␈α↔a␈α↔moving␈α↔observer,␈α↔ways␈α↔of␈α↔segmenting␈α↔objects␈α↔from
␈↓ α,␈βε>␈↓background␈α∃using␈α∃depth␈α∃information,␈α∃and␈α∃ways␈α∃of␈α∃describing␈α∃objects.␈α∃I␈α∃invented␈α∀the
␈↓ α,␈βεa␈↓"generalized␈α∂cone"␈α∂representation␈α∂of␈α∂shape,␈α∂a␈α∂representation␈α∂of␈α∂space,␈α∂and␈α∂a␈α∞laser-ranging
␈↓ α,␈βπ∧␈↓system␈α⊃for␈α⊃depth␈α⊃measurement.␈α⊃This␈α⊃representation␈α⊃of␈α⊃shape␈α⊂is␈α⊂in␈α⊂use␈α⊂in␈α⊂three␈α⊂research
␈↓ α,␈βπ'␈↓programs␈α∩in␈α∩biomedical␈α∩imaging,␈α∩applied␈α∩to␈α∩neuron␈α⊃and␈α⊃organ␈α⊃structure␈α⊃mapping.␈α⊃Our
␈↓ α,␈βπJ␈↓program␈α∃of␈α∃research␈α∃based␈α∀on␈α∀these␈α∀techniques␈α∀lead␈α∀to␈α∀recognition␈α∀of␈α∀objects␈α∀of␈α∀the
␈↓ α,␈βπm␈↓complexity␈α
of␈α
dolls,␈α
toy␈α
horses␈α
and␈α
tools.
␈↓ α,␈βλ3␈↓We␈α∂have␈α∂designed␈α∂and␈α∂implemented␈α∞a␈α∞language␈α∞for␈α∞industrial␈α∞assembly,␈α∞to␈α∞play␈α∞the␈α∞same
␈↓ α,␈βλV␈↓role␈α~in␈α~standardizing␈α~programming␈α~of␈α~assembly␈α~devices␈α~that␈α~APT␈α~has␈α→played␈α→in
␈↓ α,␈βλy␈↓programming␈α⊃numerically-controlled␈α⊃machine␈α⊃tools.␈α⊃The␈α⊃key␈α⊃research␈α⊂issues␈α⊂here␈α⊂include
␈↓ α,␈β	≤␈↓optimal␈α⊂and␈α⊂adaptive␈α⊂path␈α⊂planning␈α⊂using␈α⊂sensory␈α⊂feedback␈α⊂from␈α⊂touch␈α⊂and␈α∂force.␈α∂This
␈↓ α,␈β	?␈↓research␈α
is␈α
potentially␈α
important␈α
in␈α
prosthetics.
␈↓ α,␈β
¬␈↓My current research interests are:
␈↓ α,␈β
(␈↓    math representations of shape, texture, and space
␈↓ α,␈β
K␈↓    vision language
␈↓ α,␈β
n␈↓    recognition algorithms
␈↓ α,␈β⊃␈↓    relaxation algorithms for parameter estimation
␈↓ α,␈β4␈↓    estimation theory for edge, region, curves, stereo
␈↓ α,␈βW␈↓    language for assembly
␈↓ α,␈βz␈↓    optimal path planning.
␈↓ ε⊃␈β@␈↓Previous Research
␈↓ α,␈β
ε␈↓Before␈αcoming␈αto␈αStanford,␈αI␈αworked␈αin␈αthe␈αsame␈αareas␈αof␈αresearch␈αin␈αcomputer␈αscience␈αand
␈↓ α,␈β
)␈↓Artificial␈α⊗Intelligence␈α⊗at␈α⊗MIT,in␈α⊗the␈α⊗Artificial␈α⊗Intelligence␈α⊗Laboratory,␈α⊗for␈α∃the␈α∃period
␈↓ α,␈β
L␈↓1967-1970.
␈↓ D␈β↓␈↓α[2]
␈↓ ¬q␈β↓H␈↓Post-Doctoral Research
␈↓ α,␈βα∞␈↓Prior␈α∀to␈α∀coming␈α∀to␈α∀MIT,␈α∀I␈α∀took␈α∀a␈α∀Fulbright␈α∪grant␈α∪at␈α∪Tata␈α∪Institute␈α∪of␈α∪Fundamental
␈↓ α,␈βα1␈↓Research,Bombay␈α
India,␈αduring␈α1965-1966.␈αDuring␈αthat␈αperiod␈αI␈αdid␈αthe␈αfollowing␈αresearch
␈↓ α,␈βαT␈↓in␈α∪fundamental␈α∩particle␈α∩physics:␈α∩partial␈α∩wave␈α∩analysis␈α∩of␈α∩hyperon␈α∩production␈α∩by␈α∩pions;
␈↓ α,␈βαw␈↓Regge-pole␈α⊂analysis␈α⊂of␈α⊂Sigma␈α⊂plus␈α⊂production␈α⊂by␈α⊂pions;␈α⊂theory␈α⊂of␈α⊂unstable␈α⊂particles␈α∂and
␈↓ α,␈ββ~␈↓symmetry␈α
principles.
␈↓ ε$␈ββ`␈↓PhD in Physics
␈↓ α,␈β∧β␈↓I␈α⊃did␈α⊃research␈α⊃in␈α⊃experimental␈α⊃particle␈α⊃physics␈α⊂and␈α⊂phenomenology␈α⊂based␈α⊂on␈α⊂theoretical
␈↓ α,␈β∧&␈↓models,␈α⊃at␈α⊃the␈α⊃University␈α⊃of␈α⊃Wisconsin,␈α⊃receiving␈α⊃a␈α⊃PhD␈α⊃in␈α⊂1965.␈α⊂The␈α⊂results␈α⊂included:
␈↓ α,␈β∧I␈↓experimental␈α∂investigation␈α∂of␈α∂strange␈α∂particle␈α∂production␈α∂by␈α∂pions␈α∂near␈α∂1␈α∞Bev/c;␈α∞two␈α∞new
␈↓ α,␈β∧l␈↓experimental␈α⊗equalities␈α⊗among␈α∃cross␈α∃sections;␈α∃test␈α∃of␈α∃charge␈α∃independence␈α∃in␈α∃hyperon
␈↓ α,␈β¬∂␈↓production;␈αRegge-pole␈αmodel␈αof␈αhigh-energy␈α
elastic␈α
scattering␈α
cross␈α
sections.␈α
I␈α
received␈α
a␈α
BS
␈↓ α,␈β¬2␈↓in␈α
physics␈α
from␈α
Pennsylvania␈α
State␈α
University␈α
in␈α
1957.
␈↓ ε1␈β¬x␈↓αBibliography
␈↓ α,␈βε>␈↓R.K.Nevatia␈α↔and␈α↔T.O.Binford,␈α↔"Structured␈α↔Descriptions␈α↔and␈α↔Recognition␈α⊗of␈α⊗Complex
␈↓ α,␈βεa␈↓Objects",␈α
to␈α
be␈α
published␈α
in␈α
the␈α
Artificial␈α
Intelligence␈α
Journal.
␈↓ α,␈βπ'␈↓T.O.Binford␈α
et␈αal,␈α"Exploratory␈αStudy␈αof␈αComputer␈αIntegrated␈αAssembly␈αSystems",␈αStanford
␈↓ α,␈βπJ␈↓Artificial␈α
Intelligence␈α
Laboratory,␈α
Memo␈α
AIM-285,␈α
Aug␈α
1976.
␈↓ α,␈βλ⊂␈↓G.␈α⊃Agin␈α⊃and␈α⊃T.O.Binford,␈α⊃"Representation␈α⊃and␈α⊃Description␈α⊃of␈α⊃Complex␈α⊃Objects",␈α⊃IEEE
␈↓ α,␈βλ3␈↓Transactions␈α
on␈α
Digital␈α
Computers,␈α
Nov␈α
1975.
␈↓ α,␈βλy␈↓T.O.Binford,"Computer␈α∃Vision␈α∃and␈α∀Productivity␈α∀Technology",␈α∀Invited␈α∀Tutorial,␈α∀Fourth
␈↓ α,␈β	≤␈↓International␈α
Conference␈α
on␈α
Artificial␈α
Intelligence␈α
Tbilisi,␈α
Georgia,␈α
USSR,␈α
September␈α
1975.
␈↓ α,␈β	b␈↓T.O.Binford␈α∂et␈α∂al,␈α∂"Exploratory␈α∞Study␈α∞of␈α∞Computer␈α∞Integrated␈α∞Assembly␈α∞Systems",␈α∞Second
␈↓ α,␈β
¬␈↓Report,␈α
Stanford␈α
Artificial␈α
Intelligence␈α
Laboratory,␈α
Dec␈α
1975.
␈↓ α,␈β
K␈↓E.Miyamoto␈α∞and␈α
T.O.Binford,␈α
"Display␈α
Generated␈α
by␈α
a␈α
Generalized␈α
Cone␈α
Representation",
␈↓ α,␈β
n␈↓Conference␈α
on␈α
Computer␈α
Graphics␈α
and␈α
Image␈α
Processing,␈α
May␈α
1975.
␈↓ α,␈β4␈↓T.O.Binford␈α∩et␈α∩al,␈α∩"Exploratory␈α∩Study␈α∩of␈α⊃Computer␈α⊃Integrated␈α⊃Assembly␈α⊃Systems",␈α⊃First
␈↓ α,␈βW␈↓Report,␈α
Stanford␈α
Artificial␈α
Intelligence␈α
Laboratory,␈α
Oct␈α
1974.
␈↓ α,␈β≥␈↓A.J.Thomas␈α⊃and␈α⊃T.O.Binford,␈α⊃"Information␈α⊃Processing␈α⊃Analysis␈α⊃of␈α⊃Visual␈α⊃Perception,␈α⊂A
␈↓ α,␈β@␈↓Review",␈α
Stanford␈α
Artificial␈α
Intelligence␈α
Laboratory,␈α
Memo␈α
AIM-227,␈α
June␈α
1974.
␈↓ α,␈β
ε␈↓W.A.Perkins␈αand␈αT.O.Binford,␈α"A␈αCorner␈αFinder␈αfor␈αVisual␈αFeedback",␈αComputer␈αGraphics
␈↓ α,␈β
)␈↓and␈α
Image␈α
Processing␈α
2,␈α
December␈α
1973.
␈↓ α,␈β
o␈↓R.K.Nevatia␈α∪and␈α∪T.O.Binford,"Structured␈α∪Descriptions␈α∪of␈α∪Complex␈α∪Objects",␈α∪Third␈α∪Int
␈↓ α,␈β∞∩␈↓Conf␈α
on␈α
AI,Stanford,␈α
Calif,␈α
1973.
␈↓ α,␈β∞X␈↓G.␈αAgin␈αand␈αT.O.Binford,␈α"Representation␈αand␈αDescription␈αof␈αComplex␈αObjects",␈αThird␈αInt
␈↓ α,␈β∞{␈↓Jt␈α
Conf␈α
on␈α
AI,␈α
Stanford,␈α
Calif,␈α
1973.
␈↓ D␈β↓␈↓α[3]
␈↓ α,␈β↓H␈↓T.O.Binford␈α
and␈α
J.M.Tenenbaum,"Computer␈α
Vision",␈α
IEEE␈α
Computer,␈α
May␈α
1973,␈α
19-24.
␈↓ α,␈βα∞␈↓T.O.Binford,"Sensor␈α∞Systems␈α
for␈α
Manipulation",␈α
Conference␈α
on␈α
Remotely␈α
Manned␈α
Systems,
␈↓ α,␈βα1␈↓JPL,␈α
Pasadena,␈α
Calif,␈α
Sept␈α
1972.
␈↓ α,␈βαw␈↓T.O.Binford,"Visual␈α
Perception␈α
by␈α
Computer",␈α
Invited␈α
paper␈α
at␈α
IEEE␈αSystems␈αScience␈αand
␈↓ α,␈ββ~␈↓Cybernetics␈α
Conf,␈α
Miami,␈α
Dec␈α
1971.
␈↓ α,␈ββ`␈↓With␈α∂Feldman,␈α∞et␈α∞al,␈α∞"The␈α∞Use␈α∞of␈α∞Vision␈α∞and␈α∞Manipulation␈α∞to␈α∞Solve␈α∞the␈α∞Instant␈α∞Insanity
␈↓ α,␈β∧β␈↓Puzzle",␈α
Proc.␈α
Second␈α
International␈α
Joint␈α
Conference␈α
on␈α
Artificial␈α
Intelligence.
␈↓ α,␈β∧I␈↓With␈α∞Tenenbaum,␈α∞et␈α∞al,␈α∞"A␈α∞laboratory␈α∞for␈α∞Hand-Eye␈α∞Research",␈α
IFIP␈α
proceedings,␈α
August
␈↓ α,␈β∧l␈↓1971.
␈↓ α,␈β¬2␈↓T.O.Binford,"The␈α
Vision␈α
Laboratory-Part␈α
One",␈α
MIT␈α
AI␈α
memo␈α
203.
␈↓ α,␈β¬x␈↓A.␈α
Herskovits␈α
and␈α
T.O.Binford,␈α
"On␈α
Boundary␈α
Detection",␈α
MIT␈α
AI␈α
memo␈α
183.
␈↓ α,␈βε>␈↓T.O.Binford,"Display␈α
Functions␈α
in␈α
LISP",␈α
MIT␈α
AI␈α
memo␈α
182,␈α
Jan␈α
1970.
␈↓ α,␈βπ∧␈↓B.R.␈αDesai␈αand␈αT.O.Binford,␈α
"High␈α
Energy␈α
Elastic␈α
Scattering␈α
at␈α
Low␈α
Momentum␈α
Transfers",
␈↓ α,␈βπ'␈↓Physical␈α
Review␈α
138,B1167.
␈↓ α,␈βπm␈↓With␈αothers,␈α"Experimental␈αCheck␈αof␈α
Some␈α
SU(6)␈α
Cross␈α
Section␈α
Equalities",␈α
Physical␈α
Review
␈↓ α,␈βλ⊂␈↓Letters␈α
14,715.
␈↓ α,␈βλV␈↓Binford␈α
et␈α
al,␈α
"Hyperon␈α
Production␈α
in␈α
Pion␈α
Interactions",␈α
Physical␈α
Review␈α
(1968).
␈↓ α,␈β	≤␈↓With␈α
others,"Triangle␈α
Inequality␈α
in␈α
Associated␈α
Production",␈α
Physical␈α
Review␈α
(1968).
␈↓ α,␈β	b␈↓With␈α⊃Anderson,␈α⊃et␈α⊃al,␈α⊃"CP-Nonconserving␈α⊂three-pion␈α⊂Decay␈α⊂of␈α⊂Kzero",␈α⊂Physical␈α⊂Review
␈↓ α,␈β
¬␈↓Letters␈α
14,475.
␈↓ α,␈β
K␈↓With␈α
Stern␈α
et␈α
al,␈α
"Absolute␈α
Decay␈αRate␈αfor␈αLeptonic␈αDecays␈αof␈αKzero␈αand␈αthe␈αDelta␈αI␈α=1/2
␈↓ α,␈β
n␈↓Rule",␈α
Physical␈α
Review␈α
Letters␈α
12,459.
␈↓ α,␈β4␈↓With␈α⊂Lind,␈α∂et␈α∂al,␈α∂"Experimental␈α∂Investigation␈α∂of␈α∂V-A␈α∂in␈α∂Leptonic␈α∂Lambda␈α∂Decay",␈α∂Phys
␈↓ α,␈βW␈↓Rev␈α
135,B1483.
␈↓ A␈β↓␈↓α[4]
␈↓ α,␈β↓H␈↓Member IEEE Pattern Recognition Technical Committee
␈↓ ∧t␈βα1␈↓Conferences and Workshops Organization
␈↓ α,␈βαw␈↓Conference on Computer Vision, Pajaro Dunes, Calif, 1971, chairman
␈↓ α,␈ββ=␈↓Conference on Computer Vision, Pajaro Dunes, Calif, 1972, chairman
␈↓ α,␈β∧β␈↓Conference on Computer Vision, Pajaro Dunes, Calif, 1973, chairman
␈↓ α,␈β∧I␈↓NSF␈α
Workshop␈α
on␈α
Sensors␈α
for␈α
Automation,␈α
Lexington,␈α
Mass,␈α
1973
␈↓ α|␈β∧l␈↓co-chairman,␈α
industrial␈α
automation␈α
section
␈↓ α,␈β¬2␈↓Conference on Cognitive Robotics Systems, Pasadena, Calif, Mar 1975, co-chairman
␈↓ α,␈β¬x␈↓NSF␈α
Workshop␈α
on␈α
Software␈α
for␈α
Assembly,␈α
Chicago,␈α
Illinois,␈α
Nov␈α
1976,␈α
chairman.
␈↓ ε.␈βεa␈↓PhD Students
␈↓ α,␈βπ'␈↓G.J.Agin␈↓ βLDescription and Representation␈↓ π,1972
␈↓ βL␈βπJ␈↓of Complex Objects
␈↓ α,␈βλ⊂␈↓R.K.Nevatia␈↓ ∧≤Recognition of Complex Objects␈↓ π|1974
␈↓ α,␈βλV␈↓Ruzena Bajcsy (under Prof J. McCarthy)
␈↓ α|␈βλy␈↓Computer Identification of Textured␈↓ π,1972
␈↓ βL␈β	≤␈↓Visual Scenes
␈↓ α,␈β	b␈↓T. Garvey␈↓ βLPurposive Vision␈↓ ε1975