CCBM Seminar Series

Laurent Younes

Associate Professor, Applied Mathematics and Statistics

The Johns Hopkins University

Mechanics of Shape

This talk describes how a series of concepts, which belong to physics and mechanics, can be transposed to shape analysis in the static and in the dynamic cases.  It will define, in particular, the energy and the momentum of a shape or an image subject to a dynamic deformation, and interpret geodesic equations in shape space as analogue of the usual Galilean motion of an object without external forces.  This will be used to develop new strategies for analyzing deformations in computational anatomy.

For information on disability access contact Anne Albinak at 410-516-5310 or aalbinak@bme.jhu.edu

Tuesday, April 13, 2004
4:00-5:00pm

Room 110,
Clark Hall

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videocast to

Talbot Library,

709 Traylor Building