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Rochester Chapter
Society for Imaging Science and Technology Website: http://rochesterengineeringsociety.wildapricot.org/ISandT Save these Tentative Dates (Venue & Topics/Speakers TBA): Wednesday, November 16, 2016 Wednesday, December 14, 2016 Wednesday, January 18, 2017 Wednesday, February 15, 2017 Wednesday, March 8, 2017 Wednesday, April 12, 2017 - RIT Student Presentations Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Our meetings are held at 6:00pm in Room 1275 of the Carlson Center for Imaging Science on the RIT campus. Everyone is welcome to attend. Parking is available in the F lot, just north of the building. No meeting reservations are required. Venue ideas requested – we are soliciting input regarding other possible venues for our meetings.
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Image-based Ground Weather Characterization by Al Randt and Sharon Lunt, Harris Corporation
Abstract:
and analyzing performance of silver-halide based
Helios® weather analytics from Harris
imaging systems. She joined Harris Corporation
Corporation is a product meant to provide fast
in 2004 (at the time IT&T Space Systems)
and accurate local ground weather intelligence
where she’s worked in the area of image quality
to assist organizations with real-time decision
characterization and image metric development
making. Helios® analyzes imagery from thousands
for remote sensing systems.
of existing public and private video cameras using a combination of machine learning and
Biography:
traditional image science to identify and classify
Al Randt, with a BS in electrical engineering from
changes in weather conditions. An overview of
Clarkson University and an MBA from University
the overall architecture, the technical challenges
of Rochester’s Simon School worked for Xerox
of creating analytics from existing camera
Corporation for 13 years leading development
networks, and the types of analytics currently
teams in product quality and software engineering
implemented will be provided.
process improvements for their digital front end controller for high volume publishing printers.
Biography:
Al joined Harris Corporation in 2012 (at the
Dr. Sharon Lunt graduated with a PhD in
time Exelis Inc) where he became technical
physical chemistry from California Institute of
product manager for the Helios product.
Technology and then worked for Eastman Kodak Company developing component technologies for is&t news
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