2,978 research outputs found
Hybrid Scene Compression for Visual Localization
Localizing an image wrt. a 3D scene model represents a core task for many
computer vision applications. An increasing number of real-world applications
of visual localization on mobile devices, e.g., Augmented Reality or autonomous
robots such as drones or self-driving cars, demand localization approaches to
minimize storage and bandwidth requirements. Compressing the 3D models used for
localization thus becomes a practical necessity. In this work, we introduce a
new hybrid compression algorithm that uses a given memory limit in a more
effective way. Rather than treating all 3D points equally, it represents a
small set of points with full appearance information and an additional, larger
set of points with compressed information. This enables our approach to obtain
a more complete scene representation without increasing the memory
requirements, leading to a superior performance compared to previous
compression schemes. As part of our contribution, we show how to handle
ambiguous matches arising from point compression during RANSAC. Besides
outperforming previous compression techniques in terms of pose accuracy under
the same memory constraints, our compression scheme itself is also more
efficient. Furthermore, the localization rates and accuracy obtained with our
approach are comparable to state-of-the-art feature-based methods, while using
a small fraction of the memory.Comment: Published at CVPR 201
The Small World of Investing: Board Connections and Mutual Fund Returns
This paper uses social networks to identify information transfer in security markets. We focus on connections between mutual fund managers and corporate board members via shared education networks. We find that portfolio managers place larger bets on firms they are connected to through their network, and perform significantly better on these holdings relative to their non-connected holdings. A replicating portfolio of connected stocks outperforms a replicating portfolio of non-connected stocks by up to 8.4% per year. Returns are concentrated around corporate news announcements, consistent with mutual fund managers gaining an informational advantage through the education networks. Our results suggest that social networks may be an important mechanism for information flow into asset prices.
Nonlinear Methods for Model Reduction
The usual approach to model reduction for parametric partial differential
equations (PDEs) is to construct a linear space which approximates well
the solution manifold consisting of all solutions with
the vector of parameters. This linear reduced model is then used for
various tasks such as building an online forward solver for the PDE or
estimating parameters from data observations. It is well understood in other
problems of numerical computation that nonlinear methods such as adaptive
approximation, -term approximation, and certain tree-based methods may
provide improved numerical efficiency. For model reduction, a nonlinear method
would replace the linear space by a nonlinear space . This idea
has already been suggested in recent papers on model reduction where the
parameter domain is decomposed into a finite number of cells and a linear space
of low dimension is assigned to each cell.
Up to this point, little is known in terms of performance guarantees for such
a nonlinear strategy. Moreover, most numerical experiments for nonlinear model
reduction use a parameter dimension of only one or two. In this work, a step is
made towards a more cohesive theory for nonlinear model reduction. Framing
these methods in the general setting of library approximation allows us to give
a first comparison of their performance with those of standard linear
approximation for any general compact set. We then turn to the study these
methods for solution manifolds of parametrized elliptic PDEs. We study a very
specific example of library approximation where the parameter domain is split
into a finite number of rectangular cells and where different reduced
affine spaces of dimension are assigned to each cell. The performance of
this nonlinear procedure is analyzed from the viewpoint of accuracy of
approximation versus and
Re: pairing Louise Bourgeois: sculpture and psychoanalysis in the years 1946 -1969
Thesis (M.A. (Fine Arts))--University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Humanities, School of Arts, 2016.The
early
part
of
this
dissertation
is
concerned
with
a
particular
period
(1946-‐1969)
in
sculptor
Louise
Bourgeois’
life
when
her
artistry
and
her
psychoanalysis
overlapped
for
the
first
time.
Within
this
time
frame,
the
years
1952
–
1969
reference
a
particular
period
when
she
was
in
deep
psychoanalysis
with
Dr.
Henry
Lowenfeld,
a
period,
which
profoundly
affected
her
self
understanding
and
associated
art
practice.
By
establishing
her
positioning
within
a
story
of
Modernism
(as
a
departure
point)
I
will
then
go
on
to
consider
how
the
more
traditional
historical
readings
of
her
work
can
be
used
to
understand
her
work
and
behavior
within
a
more
pronounced
psychoanalytic
frame.
From
this
positioning
I
will
reconsider
Bourgeois’
artistic
practice
as
being
deeply
linked
to
an
unconscious
need
to
repair
early
psychic
ruptures
with
maternal
and
paternal
caretakers.
From
a
Kleinian
position
I
will
foreground
Bourgeois’
predisposition
to
sculpt
as
a
reparative
enactment
driven
by
her
primary
internal
Object-‐Relations.
Key
works
and
free-‐associative
written
material
(composed
in
relation
to
her
psychoanalytic
sessions
from
the
outlined
time
frame)
will
provide
evidence
for
her
psychic
shifts
over
the
period.
These
will
be
investigated
in
relation
to
changes
in
her
sculptural
output
-‐
key
signifiers
of
repressed
psychic
experience,
becoming
conscious.
The
dissertation
seeks
to
understand
the
relationship
between
these
two
investigative
processes
(art
and
psychoanalysis).
Similarly,
with
reference
to
Bourgeois,
the
latter
half
of
this
project
will
investigate
my
personal
(parallel)
experience
as
a
sculptor
and
analysand1 .
In
relation
to
both
enquiries,
I
will
specifically
consider
the
therapeutic
relationship
between
the
physical
act
of
making
artworks
and
the
verbal
psychoanalytic
experience.
In
an
effort
to
understand
how
the
pairing
of
these
two
communicative
modalities
might
impact
artistic
experience.MT201
Veterans Returning From War Into The Classroom: How Can Colleges Be Better Prepared To Meet Their Needs
Colleges throughout the country are bracing for a large influx of returning veterans over the next couple of years and the question is whether they can meet the needs of this population. There is a paucity of empirical literature on Iraqi and/or Afghan veterans’ adjustment in the college arena and the factors that mitigate the attrition rate and facilitate success. This research offers a glimpse into the lives of the veterans returning into college life. An important implication of this research is to better inform educators, mental health professionals and administrators with regard to policy making, program development and restructuring efforts. A qualitative research design using structured interviews to obtain information about returning veterans from Afghanistan and/or Iraq was used in this study. This study discusses the many challenges that soldiers face when they return into the classroom. Experiencing symptoms of PTSD is an issue exacerbating the transition into student life. Campus health and counseling officials should have knowledge regarding symptoms and treatment strategies for PTSD and have an extensive referral list for veterans
Validation of Lateral Gap Leakage Objective Function for Use in Multi-Objective Optimization of Gerotor Pumps
Gerotor pumps are a common pump choice used in the automotive, agricultural, and construction fields for their low cost and durability. Recently, demanding applications have called for significant design improvements in gear geometry. To address these design challenges, multi-objective optimization has been applied to gear geometry. The goal of this work is to introduce minimizing of lateral-gap leakage to the multi-objective optimization. An objective function for evaluating lateral-gap leakage based on 1D, pressure driven flow is proposed. This simplified approach is compared to CFD simulation solving of Reynolds equation with two pressure boundaries. Comparison of the simplified relation and the CFD simulation are used to validate the objective function for use in optimization
Iudaei et Iudaei baptizati in the Visigoth law
La decisión de Sisebuto de convertir forzosamente a los judíos, en una fecha cercana al 616 d.C., conformó un nuevo e intrincado mapa identitario en la sociedad visigoda. La definición de la pertenencia religiosa se volvería, así, un aspecto recurrente en la legislación hispana del siglo VII. En este trabajo, nos proponemos revisitar, por una parte, el problema que la polisemia del término Iudaeus genera al momento de realizar un análisis histórico a partir de la normativa visigoda. Por otra parte, analizaremos la mentada legislación, con el fin de delimitar las posibilidades de recuperar el contexto social y religioso en el que fue producida.Sisebute´s decision to force the conversion of Jews in 616 AD created a new and intricate identity map in the Visigothic society. In this context, the demarcation of religious belonging became a recurrent aspect in the Hispanic legislation during the 7th century. The purpose of this work is to clarify, on the one hand, the problem that the polysemy of the term Iudaeus creates in order to carry out an historical analysis through the visigothic law. On the other hand, we will analyze this legislation with the aim of demarcating the possibilities of restoring the social and religious context in which it was produced.Fil: Laham Cohen, Rodrigo Jaime. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Historia y Ciencias Humanas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Departamento de Historia; ArgentinaFil: Pecznik, Carolina Andrea. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentin
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