WE visited Carnegie Mellon University on Oct 27, 2009. Talked to their students and asked them a lot of questions. I enjoyed the trip to the lab. We saw research work on activity recognition by Accelerometer or Image Processing. We saw the use of Animation of task motion sequence to help people with TBI get employed. We also saw character recognition by a low cost sound sensor and signal processing algorithms. No matter whether you write one a wall or a window, the system can detect what you just write on the surface. Clever.
We saw a dog in the Quality of Life Tech Center. I supposed it was a guide dog for blind persons. However, it turned out that it is a service dog called Sophie. She can pick up something for her master who is not blind but has mobility impairments. She looks so adorable, cute and gentle. So nice.
We met a student who is a PhD student at U. of Pittsburgh. She brought us to to a Chinese Restaurant. It was an exciting experience to talk to a local and get to know more about the things we want to know.
After the meal, she drove us to see more about CMU and U. of Pittsburgh and finally gave a lift to the hotel we live.
YJ
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