Dr. Amos Lynn Abbott

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Bradley Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
College of Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Associate ProfessorAppointed: 1990

Mailing Address

Bradley Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mail code 0111
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (540) 231-4472
abbott@vt.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1990.

Expertise and Research Interests

Computer vision techniques can be successfully used in a wide range of applications. These include 1) manufacturing automation, especially in the areas of industrial inspection and robotics; 2) navigation for autonomous vehicles; 3) medical image analysis; and 4) remote sensing, often involving satellite imagery. Implementations of computer vision systems using high-resolution cameras, digitizers, and workstations. Algorithms for surface reconstruction using stereo, focus, and other visual cues. Methods for industrial inspection. Special-purpose computer architectures for image processing. Detection of explosives in x-ray images.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Computer Vision, Image Processing.

Additional Terms:

Computer Vision and Image Processing.

Profile Details

Last Updated: 3/27/2008

COS Expertise ID #844609
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