Institut for
Informatik & Matematisk Modellering
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Forskningsområder
(10 Sektioner)
• Mathematical modelling:
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Scientific Computing: Per Christian Hansen
Mathematical Statistics: Per Bruun Brockhoff
Intelligent Signal Processing: Lars Kai Hansen
Image Analysis & Computer Graphics: Rasmus Larsen
• Computer Science:
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Software Engineering: Hubert Baumeister
System Security: Robin Sharp
Language Based Technology: Hanne Riis Nielson
Algorithms and Logic: Paul Fischer
Embedded Systems: Jan Madsen
System-on-Chip: Jens Sparsø
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Statistics@DTU
Informatics
1. Statistics Section
(produced 3 Ph.D.s/year in 10 years)
2. Image analysis Section
(produced 2-3 Ph.D.s/year in 10 years)
3. Intelligent Signal Processing Section (ISP)
(produced 3-4 Ph.D.s/year in 10 years)
Roughly: 100 Ph.D.s in recent 10 years
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Cognitive Systems
Section
(Potential new name)
Integrating Signal Processing, Machine Learning,
Cognitive Engineering for the Digital Economy
Lars Kai Hansen
Professor, Sektionsleder
The Data, Users, Knowledge Vision
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Components of the
new unit
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Signal processing
– Typical projects: Hearing aids,
audio search
– Generalized cocktail party
problem (ICA)
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Machine Learning
– Adaptive systems, automated
text analysis, pattern
classification,
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Datamining
– Search engines, meta-analysis
– Wikipedia research
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Cognitive science
Digital economy
– Prof Ingemar Cox, UCL adjunct
prof
– Social networks, Web 2.0, User
generated content
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Mobile services
– Communication, mobile web
apps, Web 2.0
– Cell phone as sensor system
Systems Neuroscience
– Mental State decoding
– Meta-analysis/neuroinformatics
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Human computer interfaces
– Intelligent text entry
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Digital media semantics
– Latent semantics, automated
text analysis, meta-data
analysis
– Search engines
– Psycho-physics e.g. audiovisual integration
– Computational cognitive
modelling
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Image Analysis Section
Rasmus Larsen, Professor
Sektionsleder
• Many Ph.D. students
• Many externally funded research projects
• Strong on innovation (E.g. Videometer)
• Methodological Profile
• Multivariate Statistics
• Pattern recognition
• Supervised Learning
• Shape Analysis
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Statistics Section
Per Bruun Brockhoff, Professor
Sektionsleder
Some recent key figures: (Self evaluation report, Dec 2008)
Research VIP (1/3 2008)
VIP for teaching (faculty)
Refereed articles 03-07
Conference papers 03-07
PhD students (Oct. 1st, 2008)
Number of PhD grad. 03-07
MSc theses 2007
MSc theses 2006
External funding DKK
mill. 06-08
STAT Informatics
7.5
48.5
7.5
52.5
141
372
76
548
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15
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118
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113
26,6
85,2
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Statistics Section
Methodological Profile
•Dynamics
• Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
• Modeling of Dynamics Stochastic Systems
• Stochastic Control Theory
• Applied Probability with Stochastic Processes
•Industrial and Applied Statistics
• Statistical design and analysis of experiments
• Statistical Process Control
• Sensometrics and Chemometrics
• Environmetrics
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Statistics Section
Methodological Profile
• Examples:
• Climatology
• Energy (Wind)
• Characteristics:
• Pharmaceutics
• Many externally funded projects
• Finance
• Many Ph.D. students
• Food science
• Environmental research • Broadly engaged outside the
mathematical statistical area
• Marine biology
• Microbiology
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Statistics Section
Example: Food Science
Formally engaged in:
Visual analysis!
Free open-source software developed Partners:
by MATFORSK and IMM, DTU for
Denmark: (Supported by DFFE)
analysis of sensory profile data and
KU Life
DTU-Aqua
panel performance monitoring.
Danish Meat Research Institute
Chr. Hansen A/S
ChewTech A/S
Bang & Olufsen
Norway: (Supported by Norwegian
Research Council)
Matforsk, Ås, Norway
Tine, Gilde, Arcus AS,
Hennig Olsen Is,
Fiskeriforskning
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ISCC
Klaus K. Andersen
• 'DTU Informatics Statistical Consulting
Center (ISCC)’
• Established in 2004.
• ISCC offers statistical consulting to
students, Ph.D. students and staff at
DTU and to external individuals,
institutions and companies.
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ISCC
Henrik Spliid
• Has the construction of
‘Øresundsbroen’ affected
the stock of glass eel?
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