Other visitors

1. Britt Östlund 
   Address: Vetenskapsrådet, The Swedish Research Council 
   Host: Ewert Bengtsson 
   Date: 060103
   Topic: The future coordination of IT at UU.
2. Örjan Nordhage 
   Address: Dept. of Nuclear and Partical Physics, UU 
   Host: Ingela Nyström 
   Date: 060112 
   Topic: Measurements of pellets in a radiation beam.
3. Hans Ekwall 
   Address: Dept. of Reproduction, SLU 
   Host: Ewert Bengtsson 
   Date: 060122
   Topic: Possible cooperation on electron microscopy image analysis.
4. Ingrid Carlbom 
   Address: USA 
   Host: Ewert Bengtsson 
   Date: 060123
   Topic: Possible cooperation on image analysis in histopathology.
5. Lennart Thurfjell(1), Gunnar Jansson(2) 
   Adress: (1) GE Healthcare, Uppsala, (2) Dept. of Psychology, UU
   Host: Erik Vidholm, Ewert Bengtsson, Ingela Nyström, Stefan Seipel 
   Topic: 3 meetings with the reference group of the haptics project during the year.
6. Jonas Brändström 
   Adress: Dept. of Wood Science, SLU
   Host: Stina Svensson, Anders Berggren 
   Date: 060330 
   Topic: Follow up meeting for master thesis work (Anders Berggren).

7. Ingrid Carlbom 
   Address: Multimedia Research Laboratory, Lucent Technologies Bell Laboratories, USA 
   Host: Ewert Bengtsson 
   Date: 060123 
   Topic: Image analysis research cooperation.
8. Gustaf Forsberg 
   Address: SeedGard AB, Ultuna, Uppsala 
   Host: Joakim Lindblad 
   Date: 060202 
   Topic: Seed vitality 
   Comments: Planning and demonstration meeting for the seed vitality project.
9. Anna-Stina Höglund 
   Address: Dept. of Neuroscience, UU 
   Host: Gunilla Borgefors 
   Date: 060203 
   Topic: Visualizing 3D confocal microscopy data depicting muscle fibres 
   Comments: This contact led to a joint VR application.
10. Sven Nilsson 
    Address: Dept. of Radiology and Clinical Immunology, UU Hospital
    Host: Erik Vidholm, Ingela Nyström 
    Topic: Discussion about liver segmentation. At least 4 meetings during the year.
11. Carina Johansson 
    Address: Dept. of Clinical Medicine, Örebro University
    Host: Hamid Sarve, Gunilla Borgefors 
    Topic: Meeting about the bone implant project. (3 meetings during the year.)
12. Toshiaki Ikom 
    Address: Canon Inc, Japan 
    Host: Ewert Bengtsson 
    Date: 060306
    Number of visitors: 4 
    Topic: Possible future cooperation 
    Comments: A high level delegation visiting a few selected groups and the vice-chancellor at UU.
13. Duccio Fanelli 
    Address: Dept. of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm and Dept. of Energetic, University of Florence, Florence, Italy 
    Host: Stina Svensson, Magnus Gedda 
    Date: 060406 
    Topic: Discussion on automated extraction of geometrical features of proteins from cryo electron tomographic data.
14. Fredrik Georgsson 
    Address: Dept. of Computing Science, Umeå University 
    Host: Patrick Karlsson, Magnus Gedda, Ingela Nyström 
    Date: 060426 
    Topic: Mammography as digital image analysis. 
    Comments: Guest lecture at the Computerised Image Analysis course.
15. Nahid Kodikara, Prasad Wimalaratne 
    Address: University of Colombo, Sri Lanka 
    Host: Ewert Bengtsson, Ingela Nyström 
    Date: 060427-0509 
    Topic: Collaboration in relation to PhD student Suthakar Somaskandan 
    Comments: Several meetings and seminars took place during the visit.
16. David Gee, Gerhard Bax 
    Address: Dept. of Earth Sciences, UU 
    Host: Ewert Bengtsson 
    Date: 060516 
    Topic: Discussion about cooperation in Geoinformatics at UU
17. Ylva Jannok-Nutti 
    Address: Dept. of Educational Sciences, Luleå University 
    Host: Gunilla Borgefors 
    Date: 060518-19 
    Topic: Mathematical patterns in Sami handicrafts 
    Comments: Jannok-Nutti's advisor Lars-Erik Persson also particpated.
18. Holland Cheng 
    Address: UC Davis, University of California, USA 
    Hosts: Ewert Bengtsson, Joakim Lindblad, Stina Svensson 
    Date: 060531
    Topic: Discussion about possible cooperation on volume image analysis of EMT images of virus particles 
    Comments: We have filed a joint application to the American Human Frontiers Program.
19. Lars Roepstorff 
    Address: Dept. of Equine studies, SLU, Uppsala 
    Host: Gunilla Borgefors, Joakim Lindblad, Petter Holmberg 
    Date: 060607 
    Topic: Master Thesis 
    Comments: The meeting was marked the finish of Holmberg's Master Thesis and also discussed possible future cooperation.
20. Ulrika Dreifaldt 
    Address: Interaction Design Center, University of Limerick, Ireland 
    Host: Erik Vidholm 
    Date: 060615 
    Topic: Discussion about haptics in medical applications.
21. Kristoffer Gamstedt, Karin Bogren 
    Address: STFI-Packforsk, KTH Solid Mechanics, Stockholm 
    Host: Filip Malmberg, Joakim Lindblad, Stina Svensson 
    Date: 060615 
    Topic: Discussion of the project "Stress transfer and failure in pulp-fibre reinforced composites''.
22. Örjan Nordhage 
    Address: Dept. of Nuclear and Partical Physics, UU 
    Host: Ingela Nyström, Bo Nordin 
    Date: 060619 
    Topic: Visualization of hydrogen micro-spheres (pellets) being internal target for ion-beam experiments.
23. Mats-Ola Ottosson 
    Address: UU 
    Host: Ewert Bengtsson 
    Date: 060706 
    Topic: About the future organisation to coordinate and strategically plan IT at UU.
24. Mats Gullberg(1), Ann-Catrin Andersson(1), Anders Alderborn(2) 
    Address: (1) Olink AB, Uppsala, (2) Dept. of Genetics and Pathology, the Rudbeck Lab, UU 
    Host: Carolina Wählby, Amin Allalou 
    Date: 060822 
    Number of visitors: 3 
    Topic: Demonstrations of possibilities of image based single cell analys 
    Comments: The meeting was intended to give a preview of issues to be brought up during the ENLIGHT kick-off later in August.
25. SSBA Board 
    Address: Umeå, Linköping, Göteborg, Malmö, Lund 
    Host: Ingela Nyström 
    Date: 060831 
    Number of visitors: 7 
    Topic: SSBA Board Meeting.
26. Kim Dralle  
    Address: Dralle A/S Cognitive Systems, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Host: Kristin Norell, Stina Svensson, Joakim Lindblad 
    Date: 060906 
    Topic: Meeting with new contact Kim Dralle about a possible cooperation.
27. Italo Masiello 
    Address: Centre for Cognition, Understanding, and Learning, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm 
    Host: Ewert Bengtsson, Ingela Nyström 
    Date: 060907 
    Topic: Abdominal Open Surgery Simulator. 
    Comments: Discussions on a joint project and application.
28. Per Nygård(1), Karin Bogren(2) 
    Adress: (1) Paper and Fiber Research Institute, Trondheim, Norway, (2) STFI-Packforsk, KTH Solid Mechanics, Stockholm
    Host: Joakim Lindblad, Stina Svensson, Maria Axelsson, Filip Malmberg 
    Date: 060918 
    Topic: 3D characterisation of fibrous material.
29. Jayaram K. Udupa 
    Address: Medical Image Processing Group, Dept. of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA 
    Host: Ingela Nyström 
    Date: 061009 
    Topic: Discussions on various projects of common interest, in particular the haptics project.
30. Anthony Meader 
    Address: E-Health Research Centre, Brisbane, Australia 
    Host: Ewert Bengtsson 
    Date: 061010 
    Topic: Possible cooperation on medical image analysis and E-health.
31. Peter Meurer 
    Address: Edutools, Uppsala 
    Host: Ewert Bengtsson 
    Date: 061011 
    Topic: Possible cooperation on applications of face detection and segmentation.
32. Lisa Sennerby Fosse and Torbjörn Fagerström 
    Hosts: Ewert Bengtsson and Gunilla Borgefors 
    Date: 061025 
    Topic: General presentation of CBA.
    Comment: Sennerby Fosse is vice-chancellor of SLU and Fagerström is pro vice-chancellor of SLU.
33. Mats Nilsson 
    Address: Dept. of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, UU 
    Host: Ewert Bengtsson, Joakim Lindblad, Stina Svensson 
    Date: 061107 
    Topic: Discussion on a possible master thesis work suggested by Mats Nilsson, on measuring heart beat frequency in mouse and rat embryo cultures.
34. Anders Hallberg 
    Host: Ingela Nyström, Ewert Bengtsson 
    Date: 061109 
    Number of visitors: 4 
    Topic: The role of UPPMAX for Uppsala University and vice versa 
    Comments: Hallberg is Vice-Chancellor of UU. Bo Thidé, Börje Johansson, and Sverker Holmgren were part in the presentation, that also included a visit to the super-computer Ra.
35. Anders Tegeman 
    Address: Hantverkargatan 36, Hofors 
    Host: Ewert Bengtsson 
    Date: 061113 
    Topic: Scientific discussion 
    Comments: Discussion about possibilities of image analysis of small objects in blood.
36. Ewert Bengtsson 
    Date: 20061127 
    Address: CBA new premises 
    Title: CBA 18 years + moving in party 
    Comment: Celebrating coming of age (18 years) and inaugurating our new premises. About 70 guests. a brief presentation about our research by Bengtsson.
37. Per Nygård(1), Kristoffer Gamstedt(2)  
    Adress: (1) Paper and Fiber Research Institute, Trondheim, Norway, (2) STFI-Packforsk and KTH Solid Mechanics, Stockholm
    Hosts: Joakim Lindblad, Stina Svensson 
    Topic: 2 phone meetings in November and December with discussion on joint application.
38. Karin Bogren, Kristoffer Gamstedt 
    Address: STFI-Packforsk and KTH Solid Mechanics, Stockholm
    Hosts: Joakim Lindblad, Filip Malmberg 
    Date: 061208 
    Topic: Project meeting, Stress transfer and failure in pulp-fibre reinforced composites.
39. Petter Ranefall  
    Address: AstraZeneca Research and Development, Mölndal
    Host: Ewert Bengtsson, Ingela Nyström, Erik Vidholm 
    Date: 061211 
    Topic: Interactive image analysis. 
    Comments: Talked to our former CBA colleague about his current work at Astra and about possible cooperation.
40. Lars-Erik Larsson 
    Address: Royal Academy of Engineering Sciences, IVA 
    Host: Ewert Bengtsson 
    Date: 061213
    Topic: Introducing Ewert Bengtsson and wishing him welcome to IVA Section VII 
    Comments: Lars-Erik is chair of IVA VII to which Ewert has been elected.
41. Peter Trollsås and Anders Sundström 
    Address: Parameter AB, Stockholm 
    Host: Jonas Jarvius, Dept. Genetics & Pathology, Rudbeck Lab, UU, Carolina Wählby 
    Date: 061219 
    Number of visitors: 2 
    Topic: Demonstration of line-scanners and real-time image analysis. 
    Comments: A fast line-scanner together with real-time image analysis is needed for flow-system based analysis of fluorescent signals produced using highly specific single-molecule detection probes developed at Rudbeck lab and Olink AB.