Insect Identification, E. Coli Movies, and Oil Droplet Analysis Applications Win Media Cybernetics Image Contest.SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Media Cybernetics cybernetics [Gr.,=steersman], term coined by American mathematician Norbert Wiener to refer to the general analysis of control systems and communication systems in living organisms and machines. Inc., announces the winners of their 2004 "Image-Pro In Action" Contest. This contest recognizes the application of the available tools within Media Cybernetics' Image-Pro products. Unlike most image contests that judge only on appearance, the Image-Pro in Action contest also emphasizes the research behind the images and how the software was applied to accomplish the desired goal. The winners were chosen from a variety of biological and industrial imaging entries. The first place winner will receive a $500 Amazon.com (Amazon.com, Seattle, WA, www.amazon.com) The largest online shopping site and one of the most widely known e-commerce sites on the Web. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1995, it had 11 employees by year's end. Within four years, it had more than 1,600 employees and four million customers. gift certificate, the second place winner will receive an Apple(R) 20 GB iPod A family of extremely popular digital media players from Apple, introduced in 2001 for the Mac and 2002 for Windows. iPods are noted for their well-designed, simple user interfaces that employ either a click wheel or touch screen (see click wheel and iPod touch). (R), and the third place winner will receive a 256 MB Iomega(R) Micro Mini USB Refers to smaller USB plugs and sockets that are used on digital cameras, cellphones and other handheld devices. They come in A and B types as seen in the following illustration. See USB.  2.0 Flash Drive. The winners are as follows:
1st Place Winner:
Automated Insect Survey Using Image Analysis
Submitted by: Jeffrey T. Drake, Ph.D.
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM, USA
2nd Place Winner:
Time-lapse Growth of an E. Coli Microcolony
Submitted by: Dr. Michael Elowitz & Jonathan Young
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA, USA
3rd Place Winner:
Analysis of Air Bubbles & Oil Droplets
Submitted by: Dr. Gabriel Corkidi Blanco
Centro de Investigacion Aplicada y Desarrollo Tecnologico
Morelos, Mexico
For detailed information about the 2004 Image-Pro In Action Contest and award winners, visit Media Cybernetics' website at www.mediacy me·di·a·cy n. The state or quality of being mediate. Noun 1. mediacy - the quality of being mediate mediateness indirectness - having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal .com and click on "Applications" or visit www.mediacy.com/apps/image_contest_2004.htm. About Media Cybernetics Founded in 1981, Media Cybernetics develops image informatics Same as information technology and information systems. The term is more widely used in Europe. solutions to automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. research, development, and quality control processes in life science and industry. The company's products simplify and enhance image-based data collection and analysis to increase the accuracy and productivity of its customers. Image-Pro Plus is the image analysis software used daily by thousands of researchers and engineers in medicine, science, and industry. For more information about Media Cybernetics, visit www.mediacy.com. |
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