Research

CBA is conducting a whole range of projects ranging from basic image analysis research to direct application work, and increasingly in scientific visualization. By keeping close touch both with theoretical front line research and with real life application projects, we believe that we make the best contribution to our field. On the theoretic side, we are especially strong in volume and multispectral image analysis. In line with the stated goal for CBA, we give priority to applications in the fields of biomedicine and the environmental sciences, including the forest industry (we are part of the Faculty of of Forest Science at SLU).

In this section, we list the 39 research projects that were active during 2004. Some are big projects that have been active for a long time, while others are small and short-lived. We started six new projects this year, and eight were finished.

This year, the list starts with forest and agricultural projects projects; followed by image medical applications (from proteins to organs); haptic medical applications; image analysis theory; computer graphics and visualization; and finish with aquatic remote sensing. For each project we list who at CBA is involved, where the funding comes from, when the project started (and finished), and who our co-operation partners outside CBA are.

As is obvious from the descriptions, most of the projects are carried out in close co-operation with researchers from other universities and from other research areas. In Section 5.2, we list the 19 international groups in twelve countries and 34 national groups with which we have had active co-operation in 2004.