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NEW FRONTIERSNEW FRONTIERS

LEN YENCHARISLEN YENCHARISKEYNOTE ADDESS TO CIS RITKEYNOTE ADDESS TO CIS RIT

OCTOBER 14, 2002OCTOBER 14, 2002


❂❂ NEW PLAYERSNEW PLAYERS•• IR SANTA BARBARAIR SANTA BARBARA•• BIOMETRICS CANADABIOMETRICS CANADA•• OPEN SOURCE INTELOPEN SOURCE INTEL

NEW OPPORTUNITIESNEW OPPORTUNITIES

❂❂ 3D VOLUMETRICS3D VOLUMETRICS❂❂ SIMULATION/MODELING/VRSIMULATION/MODELING/VR❂❂ 3D ROBOTIC SURGERY3D ROBOTIC SURGERY

NEW APPLICATIONSNEW APPLICATIONS

❂❂ MOSAICINGMOSAICING❂❂ 3D VOLUMETRICS FOR SECURITY3D VOLUMETRICS FOR SECURITY❂❂ 3D PHOTOGRAPHY LFM3D PHOTOGRAPHY LFM


❂❂ SOFTWARESOFTWARE•• MATURE CODE (VIPER)MATURE CODE (VIPER)•• JAI FOR ALL APPSJAI FOR ALL APPS•• EVOLVING REQUIREMENTS FOREVOLVING REQUIREMENTS FOR

–– MODELINGMODELING–– SIMULATIONSIMULATION–– BATTLEFIELD MANAGEMENTBATTLEFIELD MANAGEMENT

DOES THE WEB MATTERDOES THE WEB MATTER

❂❂ SERVER SIDE IMAGESSERVER SIDE IMAGES❂❂ WEB3D CONSORTIUMWEB3D CONSORTIUM❂❂ SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH


❂❂ HARDWARE DIRECTIONSHARDWARE DIRECTIONS•• DSP VERSUS FPGA CHALLENGEDSP VERSUS FPGA CHALLENGE

❂❂ COTS BECAUSE THE COLONEL SAYS SOCOTS BECAUSE THE COLONEL SAYS SO❂❂ IMAGE FUSIONIMAGE FUSION

•• NIGHT VISIONNIGHT VISION•• MULTISPECTRALMULTISPECTRAL


❂❂ FILTERINGFILTERING•• OBEYING NYQUISTOBEYING NYQUIST•• LOCKIN AMPLIFIERLOCKIN AMPLIFIER•• NOISE REDUCTIONNOISE REDUCTION


❂❂ ALL WAVELENTHGSALL WAVELENTHGS❂❂ SHORT MID RANGE IRSHORT MID RANGE IR❂❂ X-RAYX-RAY❂❂ UVUV

❂❂ THE ELECTRONIC IMAGING UNIVERSETHE ELECTRONIC IMAGING UNIVERSE❂❂ IMAGE ACQUISITIONIMAGE ACQUISITION❂❂ IMAGE ANALYSISIMAGE ANALYSIS❂❂ IMAGE PROCESSINGIMAGE PROCESSING


❂❂ WHERE HAVE WE BEENWHERE HAVE WE BEEN❂❂ WHERE ARE WE GOINGWHERE ARE WE GOING❂❂ WHY DOES X + Y = ZWHY DOES X + Y = Z


❂❂ EI IS A CURIOUS BLEND OFEI IS A CURIOUS BLEND OF•• MATHMATH•• CHEMISTRYCHEMISTRY•• PHYSICSPHYSICS


❂❂ EI CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETYEI CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY•• TITANICTITANIC•• HUBBLE TELESCOPEHUBBLE TELESCOPE•• 3D ULTRASOUND3D ULTRASOUND•• GENOMICGENOMIC


❂❂ NEW DIRECTIONSNEW DIRECTIONS❂❂ (LIMITED BY NDA)(LIMITED BY NDA)

•• NANO MATERIALSNANO MATERIALS•• BIOMEDICALBIOMEDICAL•• INTERNATIONIAL SECURITYINTERNATIONIAL SECURITY


❂❂ NEW TECHNOLOGIESNEW TECHNOLOGIES•• SEMICONDUCTOR COMPOUNDSSEMICONDUCTOR COMPOUNDS•• DNA MICROARRAYSDNA MICROARRAYS•• GENOMIC CHIPSGENOMIC CHIPS


❂❂ STORAGE IS ALMOST FREESTORAGE IS ALMOST FREE❂❂ HARD COPY IS STILL A TOUGH ISSUEHARD COPY IS STILL A TOUGH ISSUE❂❂ DISPLAYSDISPLAYS

•• HMDHMD•• ELTELT•• LARGE SCREEN FOR PRESENTATIONLARGE SCREEN FOR PRESENTATION


❂❂ STILL UNDER THE LOOKING GLASSSTILL UNDER THE LOOKING GLASS•• REAL TIME 3D VOLUMES FOR BIOMETRICSREAL TIME 3D VOLUMES FOR BIOMETRICS•• REMOTE ROBOTS WITH VISION FOR DETECTINGREMOTE ROBOTS WITH VISION FOR DETECTING

LANDMINESLANDMINES•• CCDS TO INSPECT DNA MICROARRAYSCCDS TO INSPECT DNA MICROARRAYS


❂❂ WHY ARE WE UNIQUEWHY ARE WE UNIQUE•• >>70% OF EI VENDORS HAVE <<$20m SALES>>70% OF EI VENDORS HAVE <<$20m SALES•• TOO MANY PROMISES FOR AI AND MVTOO MANY PROMISES FOR AI AND MV•• MUCH MORE THAN ROCKET SCIENTISTSMUCH MORE THAN ROCKET SCIENTISTS


❂❂ WHO ARE THE PLAYERSWHO ARE THE PLAYERS❂❂ Fortune 500 Kodak, Sun, HP, etcFortune 500 Kodak, Sun, HP, etc❂❂ Medical training hospitalsMedical training hospitals❂❂ Government agenciesGovernment agencies❂❂ National Research LabsNational Research Labs


❂❂ WHO ARE THE REAL PLAYERS??WHO ARE THE REAL PLAYERS??•• Government Research LabsGovernment Research Labs•• University Funded ResearchUniversity Funded Research•• MilitaryMilitary•• NASANASA•• Defense Infra-StructureDefense Infra-Structure


❂❂ WHERE IS APPLE, IBM, THE IT CROWDWHERE IS APPLE, IBM, THE IT CROWD•• APPLE WILL DRIVE VIDEOAPPLE WILL DRIVE VIDEO•• IT WILL LAG BY TWO-THREE YEARSIT WILL LAG BY TWO-THREE YEARS•• LESS EXPENDITURE, MORE MICROSOFTLESS EXPENDITURE, MORE MICROSOFT•• FINANCE NEEDS MORE IMAGINGFINANCE NEEDS MORE IMAGING


❂❂ BEYOND THE LOOKING GLASSBEYOND THE LOOKING GLASS•• SKIN DETECTION BY REMOTE BIOMETRICSSKIN DETECTION BY REMOTE BIOMETRICS•• CAVES CUBES AND COMMUNICATIONSCAVES CUBES AND COMMUNICATIONS•• CHIPS CAMERAS COMPLETE SOLUTIONSCHIPS CAMERAS COMPLETE SOLUTIONS


❂❂ WHERE ARE WE GROWING ($$)WHERE ARE WE GROWING ($$)•• COMPUTER VISIONCOMPUTER VISION•• MEDICAL IS IMPROVING BY 3 FOLDMEDICAL IS IMPROVING BY 3 FOLD•• SATELLITE HEATS UP WITH SECURITYSATELLITE HEATS UP WITH SECURITY•• LIFE SCIENCES BEGIN DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTHLIFE SCIENCES BEGIN DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH


❂❂ ASTRONOMYASTRONOMY❂❂ PHYSICSPHYSICS❂❂ CHEMISTRYCHEMISTRY

ASSETT MANAGEMENT ASSETT MANAGEMENT

❂❂ DATABASE IS TOO IMPORTANT TO IGNOREDATABASE IS TOO IMPORTANT TO IGNORE❂❂ BIOMETRICS FRONTEND, UNTAPPED BACKENDBIOMETRICS FRONTEND, UNTAPPED BACKEND


❂❂ INFOIMAGING +50% CAGRINFOIMAGING +50% CAGR❂❂ MEDICAL +25% CAGRMEDICAL +25% CAGR❂❂ LIFE SCIENCES 150% CAGRLIFE SCIENCES 150% CAGR❂❂ BIOMEDICAL +125% CAGRBIOMEDICAL +125% CAGR❂❂ OPTHAMOLOGY +75% CAGROPTHAMOLOGY +75% CAGR❂❂ 3D DENTAL 150% CAGR IN THREE YEARS3D DENTAL 150% CAGR IN THREE YEARS❂❂ SCIENTIFIC R&D 75% CAGRSCIENTIFIC R&D 75% CAGR


❂❂ LEADING THE TECHNOLOGY CURVELEADING THE TECHNOLOGY CURVE•• SEISMIC PROCESSINGSEISMIC PROCESSING•• DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHYDIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY•• COMMERCIAL CAMERASCOMMERCIAL CAMERAS

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