Institut for Informatik & Matematisk Modellering

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Institut for

Informatik & Matematisk Modellering

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• Mathematical modelling:– Scientific Computing: Per Christian Hansen– Mathematical Statistics: Per Bruun Brockhoff– Intelligent Signal Processing: Lars Kai Hansen– Image Analysis & Computer Graphics: Rasmus Larsen

• Computer Science:– 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

Forskningsområder (10 Sektioner)

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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)

Statistics@DTU Informatics

Roughly: 100 Ph.D.s in recent 10 years

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The Data, Users, KnowledgeData, Users, Knowledge Vision

Lars Kai HansenProfessor, Sektionsleder

Cognitive SystemsSection(Potential new name)Integrating Signal Processing, Machine Learning, Cognitive Engineering for the Digital Economy

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• Signal processing – Typical projects: Hearing aids,

audio search– Generalized cocktail party

problem (ICA)• Machine Learning

– Adaptive systems, automated text analysis, pattern classification,

• Systems Neuroscience– Mental State decoding– Meta-analysis/neuroinformatics

• Datamining– Search engines, meta-analysis– Wikipedia research

• Cognitive science– Search engines– Psycho-physics e.g. audio-

visual integration– Computational cognitive

modelling

• Digital economy– Prof Ingemar Cox, UCL adjunct

prof – Social networks, Web 2.0, User

generated content• Mobile services

– Communication, mobile web apps, Web 2.0

– Cell phone as sensor system

• Human computer interfaces– Intelligent text entry

• Digital media semantics– Latent semantics, automated

text analysis, meta-data analysis

Components of the new unit

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Image Analysis Section

• 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

Rasmus Larsen, Professor Sektionsleder

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Statistics SectionPer Bruun Brockhoff, Professor Sektionsleder

STAT InformaticsResearch VIP (1/3 2008) 7.5 48.5VIP for teaching (faculty) 7.5 52.5Refereed articles 03-07 141 372Conference papers 03-07 76 548PhD students (Oct. 1st, 2008) 22 72Number of PhD grad. 03-07 15 72MSc theses 2007 19 118MSc theses 2006 16 113External funding DKKmill. 06-08 26,6 85,2

Some recent key figures: (Self evaluation report, Dec 2008)

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Statistics SectionMethodological 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 SectionMethodological Profile

• Examples:• Climatology• Energy (Wind)• Pharmaceutics• Finance• Food science • Environmental research• Marine biology• Microbiology

• Characteristics:• Many externally funded projects• Many Ph.D. students• Broadly engaged outside the mathematical statistical area

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Statistics SectionExample: Food Science

Formally engaged in:

Visual analysis!Free open-source software developed by MATFORSK and IMM, DTU for analysis of sensory profile data and panel performance monitoring.

Partners:Denmark: (Supported by DFFE) KU Life

DTU-Aqua Danish Meat Research InstituteChr. Hansen A/SChewTech A/SBang & Olufsen

Norway: (Supported by Norwegian Research Council)

Matforsk, Ås, Norway Tine, Gilde, Arcus AS, Hennig Olsen Is, Fiskeriforskning

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ISCC

• '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.

Klaus K. Andersen

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• Has the construction of ‘Øresundsbroen’ affected the stock of glass eel?

ISCCHenrik Spliid