Depending on the people in the workshop,
the proportion of theory and practice is
paced to the individual needs of each
attendee. Workshop numbers are limited to
permit the instructors to work with each
attendee on problems of his or her own
interest. Attendees will gain a sound basis for
evaluating the potential of current pattern
recognition technology for their
applications as well as the ability to
rapidly implement a range of classifier
technologies.
PREREQUISITE BACKGROUND
The workshop provides attendees with no
background in pattern recognition with the
necessary terminology and theoretical
background. For the experienced users, the
workshop goes beyond theory to focus on
applications.
Hands-On
Bring your own data for use during the
hands-on sessions. If you seek a fast and
cost-effective way to design and implement
classifiers for your signal and image
interpretation applications, you'll find
this three-day workshop worthwhile.
Participants at previous workshops have
developed and used a classifier on their own
data in less than a half-day of training.
The workshop instructors have plenty of
data to introduce attendees who are
exploring the field for the first time.
WORKSHOP CONTENT
The workshop begins with an overview of
the pattern recognition field and proceeds
to introduce a theoretical background. A
hands-on introduction session at the
computer late in the first morning begins
alternating applied and theoretical
sessions.
WORKSHOP TOPICS
- Overview of Artificial Intelligence
- Terminology
- Knowledge-Based Systems
- When and When Not to use AI
- Supervised Learning
- Unsupervised Learning
- Pattern Recognition Methods
- Statistical Pattern Classifiers
- Neural Networks
- Waveform Representation
- Waveform Transformations
- Feature Extraction
- Feature Set Optimization
- Image Representation
- Classifier Design
- On-line Classification
- Multi-Channel Data Acquisition
- System Hardware and Software Design
- Studies Case
INSTRUCTORS
Dr. D. Robert Hay has pioneered in the
application of pattern recognition systems
for a wide range of engineering and medical
applications. He has worked in the field for
over 20 years.
Mr. Roger W. Y. Chan is a leading
designer of pattern recognition and
artificial intelligence systems at the
hardware and software levels. His areas of
expertise are in statistical pattern
recognition and neural networks and in
feature extraction and feature set
optimization. He has worked at the leading
edge of applying pattern recognition methods
to engineering applications for over twenty
years.
WORKSHOP MATERIALS
When you attend the workshop you receive
the Super ICEPak Users Manual with Theory of
Operations that provides a comprehensive
background on pattern recognition and other
TISEC Application Notes.
WORKSHOP FEE
US $800 each for group sessions of five
or more attendees and $3,000 for
individualized company training for up to
three persons.
HOTEL INFORMATION
Hotel accommodation and meals are not
included in the registration fee. Your
accommodations must be arranged directly
with a hotel. Information on the location of
the workshop in each city and area hotels
will be available at the time you register
for the workshop and TISEC would be pleased
to help in arranging accommodation.
CONTACT
To let us know of your interest and to
arrange a convenient workshop schedule,
contact:
Practical Pattern Recognition
TISEC Inc.
2755 Pitfield
Montreal, QC
H4S 1T2
Telephone: (514) 334 8430
Fax: (514) 334 7017
icepak@tisec.com
