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Black

Peter

Medicine

German

Cancer, Medicine, Robots

urologic oncology, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, kidney cancer, penis cancer, testicular cancer, robotic surgery, animal models of cancer, targeted therapy

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Croft

Elizabeth

Applied Science

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Engineering, Robots

Robotics,Human-Robot Interaction, Intelligent Robotic Systems, Industrial Robotics, Machine vision,Assistive Technology, Mechatronics, Women in Engineering, Community Service Learning

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Danielson

Peter

CfIS

-

Ethics, Genetics, Robots, Technology

applied ethics of technology, ethics & robotics

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de Freitas

Nando

Science

Spanish, Portuguese

Artificial Intelligence, Brain, Computers, Internet, Mathematics, Media, Research and Development, Robots, Science, Statistics, Technology

artificial intelligence, machine learning, web mining, robotics, computer vision, search engines, multimedia, recommender systems

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Dunford

William G.

Applied Science

some French and German

Computers in Education, Engineering, Robots, Space Exploration, Technology, Transportation

Electrical/power conversion; electric vehicles; alternative energy and sustainable development; battery management (eg: in satellities); efficiency and systems such as Skytrain

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Hodgson

Antony

Applied Science

-

Arthritis, Engineering, Medicine, Politics, Robots

bioengineering, biomechanics, medical or surgical robotics, medical engineering, electoral reform, single transferable vote, STV, citizens' assembly, fair voting

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Lowe

David

Science

-

Computers, Robots

computer vision, machine vision, household robots, image processing

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Mackworth

Alan

Science

-

Artificial Intelligence, Robots

vision; robotics; Web page at http://www.cs.ubc.ca/spider/mack

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Marziali

Andre

Science

Italian

Engineering, Genetics, Physics, Research and Development, Robots, Teaching, Technology

Teaching methods, pedagogy, Robotics in education, Nanotechnology, Engineering Physics, Genomics

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Meech

John A.

Applied Science

-

Artificial Intelligence, Computers in Education, Engineering, Environment, Mining, Natural Resources, Pollution, Research and Development, Robots, Waste Management

applications for industry; software and games for educational purposes; Society and the Engineer; Issues relevant to Mining; pollution control from mines and processing plants; Artificial Intelligence, Mining, Environment, Processing, Metallurgy; Processing and Manufacturing of Materials; global

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Orbaugh

Sharalyn

Arts

Japanese, some French

Adolescence, Censorship, Crime, Culture, Film, Gay and Lesbian Issues, Japan, Literature, Racism/Race Relations, Robots, Sex/Sexuality, Women's Issues

modern Japanese culture (literature, film, manga, animation, kamishibai); East Asian women's issues; anti-racist pegagogy

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Rosenberg

Richard

Science

-

Artificial Intelligence, Censorship, Computers, Computers in Education, Ethics, Internet, Robots, Technology, Telecommunications

privacy on the Internet; social impact of computers (free speech, privacy, intellectual property, crime and security, work)

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Salcudean

Tim

Applied Science

French

Biotechnology, Engineering, Robots, Technology

medical robotics, medical imaging and medical image analysis, haptics, ultrasound, elasticity imaging, elastography

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Stocco

Leo

Applied Science

-

Computers, Engineering, Orthopedics, Robots, Sports, Teaching

robotics, medical robotics, haptic interfaces, human computer interfaces, tennis

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van de Panne

Michiel

Science

French

Computers, Robots

computer animation, computer graphics, robotics

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Vatikiotis-Bateson

Eric

Arts

-

Animals, Artificial Intelligence, Brain, Communications, Culture, Engineering, Human Behavior, Japan, Language, Philosophy, Robots, Science, Speech Sciences, Students, Telecommunications, United States

Cognitive Systems, Linguistics, Auditory-Visual Speech Processing, Physical and computational modeling of speech motor control, Talking heads animation, Language and Gesture, Communicating systems

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Yan

Joseph

Applied Science

-

Biotechnology, Robots

robotics, mechatronics, biomimetic robotics, control, microsystems, micro-aerial vehicles, biomedical devices

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Yellowley

Ian

Applied Science

-

Computers, Engineering, Robots, Technology

Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering; Product design; CNC, motion control, manufacturing process optimisation

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Last reviewed 07-Jun-2010 Env: PROD / USER

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