segmenting to fuse: sensor fusion for movement analysis

Presenter: Carolina Brum Medeiros, PhD candidate at IDMIL/McGill

In life, some say: “If the problem is easy, solve it directly. If not, decompose it into smaller parts.” In computer science, this is called Divide & Conquer (D&C). But what type of problems should one divide to conquer? In research, communication, collaboration… in life? Carolina Brum Medeiros, a PhD Candidate at IDMIL Laboratory/McGill University, sketches possibilities on dividing and conquering on human motion analysis and, why not, on research. In this talk, she will discuss sensor fusion as a method for closing the D&C open chain. Also, an open discussion will follow about research methods that Divide, Conquer, Collaborate and Go Beyond.

Topics:

• not as technical as it could be:
  • human motion analysis;
  • sensor fusion:
  • D&C: sensor fusion for human motion analysis. </ul>
  • discussion on research methods:
    • the Brazilian way;
    • lessons I took, lessons I missed (probably sleeping);
    • going beyond. </ul> </ul></p>

      Carolina Brum Medeiros was born in Pelotas, Brazil. She received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering in 2006, and the M.S. degree in mechanical engineering in 2009 from the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil. She is currently working towards the Ph.D. degree with the Music Technology Program at Schulich School of Music, and a Research Assistant at Input Devices and Music Interaction Laboratory (IDMIL), McGill University, Montreal, Canada. In 2013, she was a Visiting Student with the Responsive Environments Group, MIT Media Laboratory. She collaborates with the sportsemble project acquiring and analyzing baseball pitching, a project with MIT Media Lab, Harvard Medical School and C-Motion. Her research interest includes sensor fusion techniques, sensor and signal conditioning, user interfaces, and human motion analyses. Ms. Brum Medeiros is a recipient of a full doctoral scholarship from Capes/Brazil. She is a member of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT) and CREATE-NSERC Integrated Sensor Systems Program. She collaborates with the sportsemble project acquiring and analyzing baseball pitching, a project with MIT Media Lab, Harvard Medical School and C-Motion.

      (video presentation in portuguese)

When: March 25th, 2014

Where: CCSL Auditorium, IME/USP