Experimental Psychology Seminar - Comparing stereopsis in primates, insects and machines

Speaker: Professor Jenny C. A. Read, Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University

Stereopsis or “3D vision” refers to the perception of depth information derived from the different views of the world seen by the two eyes. This was once believed to be the preserve of “higher” animals such as primates, but is now known to occur in many animals, even insects. However, there are many different computational algorithms which can achieve some form of stereopsis, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. In this talk, I will present an overview of the different forms of stereopsis found in humans and other primates, in computer vision, and in a system which has evolved independently for half a billion years, the praying mantis.

Time: 4pm, 22nd November 2016

Venue: Room 305, 26 Bedford Way, WC1H 0AP