Xinformatics Working Group at Bryn Mawr College
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The Xinformatics Working Group is composed of faculty, students, and
staff interested in combining computation with other
disciplines. These other disciplines are often called geoinformatics,
bioinformatics, chemoinformatics, etc. However, since our scope
encompasses all of these (and more), we call this xinformatics,
pronounced "zenformatics." If you would like more information, please
contact Don Barber, Doug Blank, or Dianna Xu.
This group works under the umbrella of the Center for
Science in Society. Xinformatics is a project-based working
group. One of the first projects that we will explore is the idea of
combining an autonomous robot with ground-penetrating radar, cameras,
GPS, etc. The goal would be to explore how a geologist/archaeologist
could work with a robot that is dynamically visualizing and analyzing
data. This project (and others) will draw on the expertise of any
interested researcher.
We plan on discussing general informatics issues, and those
specifically connected to any such projects that the group decides on
which to focus. We hope that you can join us, live or virtually,
through our forum or listserve!
Schedule
We will meet in Dianna Xu's Graphics Laboratory, Park Science 232 at
2:30pm unless otherwise noted.
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Dianna Xu, Bryn Mawr Computer Science
Presentation on work
done on constructing 3D models from stereo images of an archaeological
site. Participants: Don Barber, Doug Blank, Weecha Crawford, Drew
Mirante, Kalala Ngalamulume, and Dianna Xu (6).
Thursday, June 9, 2005
Drew Mirante, Bryn Mawr Geology
Presentation on the aspects of geoinformatics on which he is working. Thursday, July 7, 2005
Don Barber, Bryn Mawr Geology
Informal discussion of our recent fieldwork using GPS for barrier island mapping, and GPR for mapping sediment thickness and geometry of the strata.
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