Human and Machine Perception 2: Emergence, Attention, and Creativity

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Virginio Cantoni, Vito di Gesł, Alessandra Setti, Domenico Tegolo
Springer Science & Business Media, Sep 30, 1999 - Computers - 222 pages
The following are the proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Human and Machine Perception held in Pavia, Italy, on September 14 -17, 1998. This edition has been under the auspices of two Institutions: the Cybernetic and Biophysics Group (GNCB) of the Italian National Research Council (CNR), the Centro Interdipartimentale di Scienze Cognitive, of Pavia University and the Centro Interdipartimentale Tecnologie della Conoscenza, of Palermo University. A wide spectrum of topics is covered in this series, ranging from computer perception to psychology and physiology of perception, for analysing and comparing biological and artificial approaches. The theme of this workshop was focused on "Emergence, Attention and Creativity". The workshop structure consisted of five modules each one composed of two invited lectures (dealing with solutions in nature and machines respectively) and a panel discussion. The lectures focused on presenting the state-of-the-art and outlining open questions. In particular, they sought to stress links, suggesting possible synergies between different cultural areas. The panel discussion was conceived as a forum for an open debate, briefly introduced by each panellist, and mainly aimed at deeper investigation for the different approaches and strictly related topics. The panellists were asked to prepare a few statements on hot-points, which were delivered in advance to the participants as a guide for a qualified discussion.
 

Contents

THE DYNAMICS OF BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SPATIAL RELATIONS AND SHAPES
11
EMERGENT EVOLUTION OF COOPERATIVE STRUCTURES
15
UNPREDICTABILITY VERSUS CONTROL
31
CAN LEARNING GUIDE EVOLUTION?
37
FOCUS ON THE CEREBELLUM
51
FACE DETECTION AND CAMOUFLAGE BREAKING BY DIRECT CONVEXITY ESTIMATION
59
THE SELFORGANISATION OF SOCIAL SYSTEMS
71
MULTISTIMULI AND DIFFERENT SENSORY MODALITIES
83
PLANNING AND PROBLEM SOLVING
125
THE ROLE OF ABDUCTIVE REASONING
137
ANALOGY PERCEPTION AND CREATIVITY MECHANISMS
151
CREATIVITY IN 22 QUESTIONS WHATS THE CATCH?
169
RECOGNISING REMEMBERING AND KNOWING
175
SYMBOLISM AND CONNECTIONISM PARADIGMS
185
PRESENCE TELEPRESENCE AND USABILITY
195
NON LINEAR MODELS FOR SPEECH MELODY
205

A PERCEPTION MODEL BASED ON ANALOG INDUCTION
87
ALERTING MECHANISMS IN ATTENTIVE VISION SYSTEMS
99
SOME ISSUES FOR THE DESIGN OF PHYSICAL AGENTS
107
HOW CAN I KNOW WHAT I THINK UNTIL I SEE WHAT I SAY?
215
INDEX
219
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