Admission Free -- Just register on the Web:
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Questions: m.padgett@ieee.org
Sponsor: IEEE New Technology Directions Committee, Al MacRae, Chair
Workshop Co-chairs: H. Troy Nagle, Mary Lou Padgett
AGENDA:
Vendor Setup (12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, ECC Foyer)
Vendors setup their instruments in the Executive Conference Center (ECC)
Foyer. Demonstrations of the equipment will be conducted throughout the
afternoon. Workshop participants and journalists will be invited to
challenge the machines to a tasting contest.
Technology Overview Session (1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Chardonnay Room):
Welcome and Introductions
Alfred U. MacRae, IEEE NTDC Chair;
Wallace S. Read, 1996 IEEE President;
J. Thomas Cain, 1995 IEEE President
Gas Sensor Arrays and the Electronic Nose
H. Troy Nagle, NC State University
Pattern Recognition and Classification Methods for the Electronic Nose
Mary Lou Padgett, Auburn University and PCI-Inc.
Odor Monitoring Applications of Electronic Nose Technology
Susan S. Schiffman, Duke University Medical Center
Defense Applications of Electronic Nose Technology
Keith B. Ward, Office of Naval Research
Sniffing out Landmines: Mimicking Man's Best Friend
Richard B. Fair, Duke University
Panel Discussion
Future applications of electronic nose technology
Coffee Break (3:00 pm - 3:30 pm, ECC Foyer)
Vendor Presentations (3:30 pm - 5:00 pm, Chardonnay Room)
Technical presentations on case studies of solving real-world problems
AromaScan (accepted) Lennartz (accepted)
Alpha MOS (accepted) Bloodhound Sensors (invited)
Neotronics (accepted) Nordic Sensor Technologies (invited)
Panel Discussion
Future products based on electronic nose technology.
Media Demonstration (5:00 pm - 6:00 pm, ECC Foyer)
Wine Tasting Contest - man versus the electronic nose! Wally Read, 1996
IEEE President, will be Master of Ceremonies. Tom Cain, 1995 IEEE
President is organizing this event. The demonstration will take place
immediately following the Workshop in the ECC. CNN and other Atlanta media
have been invited to attend. A local wine expert is being sought to test
his/her sense of taste against the electronic nose machines (local papers,
television stations and exclusive restaurants are being contacted to
identify a willing expert). Other contestants will be selected from the
audience. The hotel will provide wine glasses and a selection of wines.
The details of the wine tasting contest will be finalized once the local
expert has been identified. The current plan being considered is to select
two cabernet sauvignon and two merlot brands from the hotel's wine list.
The E-Nose machines will be allowed to sample the four selections during
the afternoon to build their learning databases. The human contestants
will be allowed to taste each of the four wines at the beginning of the
demonstration. Then, all contestants (humans and machines) will be
presented an unknown sample by a hotel waiter. If a contestant (human or
machine) makes an incorrect identification, he/she/it drops out of the
contest. When two rounds of "correct" choices have been made by all
surviving contestants, the demonstration will end and all remaining
contestants will be given an award (a certificate for having competed
against the electronic nose).
Mary Lou Padgett
1165 Owens Road
Auburn, AL 36830
P: (334) 821-2472 F: (334) 821-3488
m.padgett@ieee.org
Auburn University, EE Dept.
Padgett Computer Innovations, Inc. (PCI) Simulation, VI, Seminars
IEEE Standards Board -- Virtual Intelligence ( VI): NN, FZ, EC, VR
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