PhD Students

Luis Tarrataca, Angelo Cardoso, Joao Sacramento, Andreia Artifice, Catarina Pinto Moreira

Visiting or fromer Guests: Ramirez Busch, Ken Guru.

Projects

HEIDI (HEIGH Dimensional Indexing) or how to index one billion of vectors

Book

[B1] Exploratory analysis and data modeling in functional neuroimaging Eds: F. T. Sommer, A. Wichert, MIT Press, Boston, MA, 2003. info

Journals

[J1] Wichert A. : A categorical expert system "Jurassic", Expert Systems with Applications, Elsevier Science, 19(3):149-158,2000. doi:10.1016/S0957-4174(00)00029-4

[J2] Wichert A.: Associative Computation, Thesis Abstract, Kuenstliche Inteligenz, 1:72-73, 2001 KI-Kuenstliche Intelligenze

[J3] Wichert A. : Pictorial Reasoning with Cell Assemblies,  Connection Science, 13(1):1-42, 2001. doi:10.1080/05940090010022693

[J4] Wichert A., Walter H., Gron G., Baune A., Grothe J., Wunderlich A., Sommer F.T.: Detection of delay activity during a working memory task by explorative data analysis, NeuroImage, Volume 13, Issue 6, Supplement 1, June 2001. doi:10.1016/S1053-8119(01)91625-8

[J5] Wichert A.: Learning of Associative Prediction by Experience, Neurocomputing, 48(1-4):741-762, 2002. doi:10.1016/S0925-2312(01)00671-3

[J6] Wichert A.: Categorial Expert Systems, Expert Systems, 21(1):34-47, 2004. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0394.2004.00261.x

[J7] Seitz T., Marcos-Suarez P., Rodriguez Flick D., Vereczkei A., Wichert A., Bubb H., Feussner H.: Anaetze zur Analyse und Verbesserung eines Operationsarbeitsplatzes in der minimal-invasiven Chirurgie, Zeitschrift fuer Arbeitswissenschaften, 58(3): 227-231, 2004. zfa-online

[J8] Wichert A.: Associative Computer: a Hybrid Connectionistic Production System, Cognitive Systems Research, 6(2): 111-144, 2005. doi:10.1016/j.cogsys.2004.03.007

[J9] Wichert A.: Associative Diagnose, Expert Systems, Expert Systems, 22(1): 26-39, 2005. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0394.2005.00291.x

[J10] Schneider A., Wilhelm D., Bohn U., Wichert A., Feussner H.: A surgical telepresence system for intrahospital IT networks, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 11(8): 408-414, 2005. jtt

[J11] Wichert A.: Cell Assemblies for Diagnostic Problem-Solving, Neurocomputing, 69(7-9): 810-824, 2006. doi:10.1016/j.neucom.2005.04.008

[J12] Marcos P., Seitz T., Bubb H., Wichert A. and Feussner H.: Computer simulation for ergonomic improvements in laparoscopic surgery, Applied Ergonomics, 37(3): 251-258, 2006. doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2005.09.003

[J13] Andre O. Falcao, Thibault Langlois and Andreas Wichert: Flexible kernels for RBF networks, Neurocomputing, 69(16-18):2356-2359, 2006. doi:10.1016/j.neucom.2006.03.006

[J14] Wichert A.: Content-based image retrieval by hierarchical linear subspace method, Journal of Intelligent Information Systems, 31 (1): 85-107, 2008 doi:10.1007/s10844-007-0041-4

[J15] Wichert A., Dias Pereira J., Carreira P.: Visual search light model for mental problem solving, Neurocomputing, 71 (13-15):2806-2822, 2008 doi:10.1016/j.neucom.2007.08.019

[J16] Santos P., Galhardas H., Wichert A. . Panoramix: A Content-based Health Record System, Internal Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery: 4 (Supplement): 152, 2009 doi:0.1007/s11548-009-0317-y

[J17] Andreas Wichert: Sub-symbols and Icons, Cognitive Computation, 1 (4): 342-347, 2009, doi:10.1007/s12559-009-9027-6

[J18] Cardoso, A, Wichert A.: Neocognitron and the Map Transformation Cascade, Neural Networks, 23 (1): 74-88, 2010 doi:10.1016/j.neunet.2009.09.004

[J19] Andreas Wichert, Pedro Teixeira, Pedro Santos, Helena Galhardas: Subspace tree: High dimensional multimedia indexing with logarithmic temporal complexity, Journal of Intelligent Information Systems, 35 (3): 495-516, 2010 doi:10.1007/s10844-009-0104-9

[J20] Andreas Wichert: The Role of Attention in the Context of Associative Memory, Cognitive Computation, 3 (1):311-320, 2011 doi:10.1007/s12559-010-9064-1

[J21] Joao Sacramento and Andreas Wichert: Tree-like hierarchical associative memory structures, Neural Networks, 24 (2): 143-147, 2011 doi:10.1016/j.neunet.2010.09.012

[J22] J. Silva, L. Coheur, A. C. Mendes, A. Wichert: From symbolic to sub-symbolic information in question classification, Artificial Intelligence Review, 35 (2): 137-154, 2011 doi:10.1007/s10462-010-9188-4

[J23] L. Tarrataca and A. Wichert: Tree Search and Quantum Computation, Quantum Information Processing, 10 (4): 475-500, 2011 doi:10.1007/s11128-010-0212-z

[J24] L. Tarrataca and A. Wichert: Can Quantum Entanglement Detection Schemes Improve Search? Quantum Information Processing, 11 (1): 55-66, 2011 doi:10.1007/s11128-011-0231-4

[J25] L. Tarrataca and A. Wichert: A Quantum Production Model, Quantum Information Processing, 1(1): 189-209, 2012 doi:10.1007/s11128-011-0241-2

[J26] L. Tarrataca and A. Wichert: Problem solving and quantum computation, Cognitive Computation, 3(4): 510-524, 2011 doi:10.1007/s12559-011-9103-6

[J27] Joao Sacramento, Francisco Burnay, Andreas Wichert: Regarding the temporal requirements of a hierarchical Willshaw network, Neural Networks, 25: 84-93, 2012 doi:10.1016/j.neunet.2011.07.005

[J28] Andreas Wichert and Andre Verissimo: CBIR with a Subspacee-tree: Principal Component Analysis versus Averaging, Multimedia Systems, in press doi:10.1007/s00530-011-0248-7

[J29] Joao Sacramento and Andreas Wichert: Binary Willshaw learning yields high synaptic capacity for long-term familiarity memory, Biological Cybernetics, 106(2): 123-133, 2012 doi:10.1007/s00422-012-0488-4

[J30] Andreas Wichert: Proto Logic and Neural Sub-Symbolic Reasoning, Journal of Logic and Computation, Oxford Journals, in press doi:10.1093/logcom/exs010

Book Chapters

[B1] Wichert A.: (Artificial Intelligence) Kuenstliche Intelligenz, In Lexikon der Neurowissenschaften (in German), Band 2, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, 2000

[B2] Wichert A.: (Expert Systems) Expertensysteme, In Lexikon der Neurowissenschaften (in German), Band 4, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, 2001

[B3] A. Wichert, Birgit Abler, Jo Grothe, Henrik Walter, F. T. Sommer: Exploratory analysis of event-related fMRI demonstrated in a working memory study, Chapter in Exploratory analysis and data modeling in functional neuroimaging. Eds.: F.T. Sommer and A. Wichert, MIT Press, Boston, MA, 2003

[B4] F. T. Sommer, J. A. Hirsch, A. Wichert: Theories, data analysis and simulation models in neuroimaging - an overview, Chapter in Exploratory analysis and data modeling in functional neuroimaging. Eds.: F.T. Sommer and A. Wichert, MIT Press, Boston, MA, 2003

[B5] V. Schmitt, A. Wichert, J. Grothe, F. T. Sommer: The brain positioning software, Chapter in: A practical guide to neuroscience databases and associated tools. Ed. R. Koetter, Kluwer, NY, 2003

[B6] H. Feussner, D. Wilhelm, B. Detter, M. Rasmus, M. Raggi, A. Schneider, A. Wichert: Technische und bauliche Voraussetzungen fuer zukuenftige Entwicklungen in der minimal-invasiven Chirurgie , Chapter in in Krankenhaus der Zukunft (Hospital of the Future), Eds.: A. Thiede, H.J. Gassel, Kaden, 2006

[B7] Andreas Wichert and Pedro Santos: Fast multimedia querying for medical applications, Eds. Claudia Plant and Christian Bohm, Chapter in Database Technology for Life Sciences and Medicine,World Scientific Publishing, pp. 203-218: 2010

Conference Papers

[C1] Wichert, A.: MTCn-Nets. Proceeding World Congres on Neural Networks 1993, Vol.IV, pp.59-62, Lawrence Erlbaum, 1993

[C2] Kemke C.,Wichert A.: Hierarchical Self-Organizing Feature Maps for Speech Recognition. Proceedings World Congress on Neural Networks 1993, Vol. III, pp.45-47, Lawrence Erlbaum, 1993

[C3] Krone G., Talle B., Wichert A., Palm G.: Neural Architectures for Sensorfusion in Speechrecognition. Proceedings of the AVSP' 1997 workshop, 1997

[C4] Wichert A.: Hierarchical Categorization. Proceedings of the MAICS'1998 workshop, pp. 141-148, AAAI Press, 1998

[C5] Wichert A. and Kestler H.A.:A Categorical Based Reanimation Expert System. Proceedings of the International Conference on Neural Networks and Expert Systems in Medicine and Healthcare , Pisa, Italy, pp. 187-193, World Scientific, 1998.

[C6] Talle B., Wichert A. : Audio-visual Sensorfusion with Neural Architectures, Proceedings of the AVSP'1999 workshop, 1999

[C7] Wichert A.: Hierarchichal Categorization in a Paleontological Research Database, Proceedings of the ECAI WS "Foundations of connectionist-symbolic integration", Berlin, 2000

[C8] Wichert A.: Associative Computation and Associative Prediction: Proceedings of the sixth Neural Computation and Psychology Workshop Connectionist models of evolution, learning and development, pp. 283-292, Springer-Verlag 2001

[C9] Wichert A, Lonsinger-Miller B.: Principles of Associative Computation, in Artificial Neural Nets and Genetic Algorithms. Eds. V. Kurkova, N. C. Stelle, R. Neruda, M. Karny, pp. 67 - 69, Springer-Verlag, Wien, 2001

[C10] Wichert A., Baune A., Grothe J.; Groen G., Walter H., Sommer F. T.: Interpretation of event-related fMRI using cluster analysis, in Artificial Neural Nets and Genetic Algorithms. Eds. V. Kurkova, N. C. Stelle, R. Neruda, M. Karny, pp. 446 - 448, Springer-Verlag, Wien, 2001

[C11] Baune A., Wichert A., Glatting G, Sommer F.T.: Dynamical Cluster Analysis for the Detection of Microglia Activation, in Artificial Neural Nets and Genetic Algorithms. Eds. V. Kurkova, N. C. Stelle, R. Neruda, M. Karny, pp. 442 - 445, Springer-Verlag, Wien, 2001

[C12] A. Wichert, H. Kestler, H. Walter, G. Groen, A. Baune, J. Grothe, A. Wunderlich, F. T. Sommer: Explorative detection of delay activity during a working memory task in Proc. 4th Int. Conf on Neural Networks and Expert Systems in Healthcare NNESMED 2001, pp. 266-271, Technical Educational Institute of Crete, Heraklion, 2001

[C13] A. Wichert: Perception Oriented Representation in Problem Solving, Proceedings of the seventh Neural Computation and Psychology Workshop Connectionist Models of Cognition and Perception, pp. 64-77, World Scientific, 2002

[C14] A. Wichert, P. Marcos-Suarez, A. Vereczkei, T. Seitz, H. Bubb, H. Feussner: Improvement of the ergonomic situation in the integrated operating room for laparoscopic operations, in Proc. CARS 2004 , pp. 842 - 846, Elsevier, 2004

[C15] A. Schneider, H. Hautmann, H. Barfuss, T. Pinkau, F. Peltz, H. Feussner, A. Wichert: Real-time image tracking of a flexible brochoscope, in Proc. CARS 2004, pp. 753 - 757, Elsevier, 2004

[C16] Schneider A., Wichert A., Wilhelm D., Bohn U., Feussner H.: First clinical experience with a LAN-based telepresence system, CARS 2004 , pp. 1344, Elsevier, 2004

[C17] J. Traub, S. Wiesner, N. Navab, B. Olbrich, A. Wichert, H. Feussner: Respiratory motion analysis: towards gated augmentation of the liver, in Proc. CARS 2005, pp. 248-253, Elsevier, 2005

[C18] P. Carreira, H. Galhardas, J. Pereira, and A. Wichert: One-to-many data transformation operations: Optimization and execution on an RDBMS, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS'2007) Database and Information Systems Integration Volume, June, 2007.

[C19] Wichert, A.: Subspace Indexing for Extremely High-Dimensional CBIR, 2008 International Workshop on Content-Based Multimedia Indexing Conference Proceedings, IEEE: 330-338, 2008.

[C20] Wichert A.: Image categorization and retrieval,in CONNECTIONIST MODELS OF BEHAVIOUR AND COGNITION II Proceedings of the 11th Neural Computation and Psychology Workshop, World Scientific, 2009

[C21] P. Carreira, H. Galhardas, J. Pereira, and A. Wichert, On Handling One-to-Many Transformations in Relational Systems, Volume 12 of Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (LNBIP), pp. 121-134, Springer-Verlag. 2009

[C22] Wichert, A.: Subspace tree CBIR, 2009 International Workshop on Content-Based Multimedia Indexing Conference Proceedings, IEEE: 38-44, 2009

[C23] Wichert A., Inference, ontologies and the pump of though, 12th Neural Computation and Psychology Workshop (NCPW12), Juneo 2010, World Scientific, in Press

[C24] Wichert A., Neural Sub-Symbolic Reasoning, Proceeedings of Seventh International Workshop on Neural-Symbolic Learning and Reasoning, Workshop at IJCAI-11: 2-7, 2011

[C25] Tarrataca, L. and Wichert, A., A hierarchical sorting oracle, Proceeedings of Quantum Interactions 2011 - The Fifth International Quantum Interaction Symposium, Springer, 2011

Thesis

[E1] Wichert A.: Conception and Implementation of Hierarchical Self-Organizing Feature Maps through MTC-Model for Speech Recognition, Diploma Thesis (in German), University of Saarland, 1992

[E2] Wichert A.: Postmoderne und Auschwitz, Philosophicum Thesis (in German), University of Ulm, 1999

[E3] Wichert A.: Associative Computation. Phd thesis, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Ulm, Germany, 2000, pdf version at library Ulm