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Curriculum Vitae – Sucharita Gopal
Department of Geography, Center for Remote Sensing,
Center for Cognitive and Neural Systems
Center for Conservation Ecology
Phone: (617) 353-5744, e-mail: email@example.com
Research Areas: Neural network applications in remote sensing and GIS domains, spatial analysis and spatial statistics for environmental and public health applications, spatial data mining, marine GIS, and multi-scale spatial modeling.
1988-1989 Post-doctoral Fellow, NCGIA,
1983-1988 PhD in Geography,
1981-1983 MPhil in Geography,
1979-1980 BEd,
in Geography,
in Geography,
Work Experience:
2003-Present Professor,
Department of Geography,
1996- 2003 Associate
Professor, Department of Geography,
2001 - Research
Associate Professor, CNS Technology Lab,
2001 - Research
Associate Professor,
1999 - Research Associate Professor, Center for Ecology and Conservation Biology,
1995 Associate
Professor, Department of Geography and Center for Remote Sensing,
1997 Research
Associate Professor, Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems (CNS),
1993-1997 Visiting
Research Fellow, Department of Social and Economic Geography,
1989-1995 Assistant
Professor, Department of Geography,
1989 Post-Doctoral
1988 Research
Associate, Transportation Research Unit,
2005-2006 Boston University UPT Committee (University Promotions and Tenure)
2006, 2007 NSF Mathematical and Social Behavioral Sciences
Fall 2006 Associate Chair, Department of Geography and Environment
1998 - 2000 Director
of Graduate Studies, Department of Geography,
1999 –2001 NSF Geography and Regional Science Panel Member
2000 - 2001 EPA STAR Fellowship Panel Member
Memberships: Corresponding Member of the IGU
commission on Mathematical Models, Association of American Geographers,
National Geographic Society University Consortium of Geographic Information
Editorial Board – Geographical Analysis
Special Awards and Invited Speaker:
1995 ERDAS Award (With Curtis Woodcock) for Best Science Paper in Remote Sensing, American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing for the paper: Gopal, S., and C.E. Woodcock, 1994.
Theory and Methods for Accuracy Assessment of Thematic Maps Using Fuzzy Sets, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 60(2):181-188.
Dangermond Lecture Series Speaker 2005 - Annual Lecture Series
Jack Dangermond Speaker (2005)
and delivered the annual lecture at ESRI headquarters in
The 27th
S. Gopal - List of Publications
Scholarly Books
M., and Gopal, S. (Eds.). The Accuracy of Spatial Databases, Francis and
Original Articles
D., Barrett, T., Gopal, S., Holsmuller, F., and Veregin, H. Magnitude and spatial distribution of combustible materials in
Gopal, S., Klatzky, R., and Smith, T. NAVIGATOR: A psychologically based model of environmental learning through navigation, Journal of Environmental Psychology, 9, 309-331, 1989.
Gopal, S., and Smith, T. NAVIGATOR: A psychologically based model of human way-finding in an urban environment, in M. Fischer, P. Nijkamp and Y. Papageorgiou (Eds.), Spatial Choices and Processes, pp. 169-200, North Holland Press: Amsterdam, 1990.
Gopal, S., and Smith, T. Human way-finding in an urban environment: a performance analysis using a computational processing approach, Environmental and Planning A, 22, 169-191, 1990.
Self, C., Gopal, S., Golledge, R., and Fenstermaker, S. Gender-related differences in spatial abilities, Progress in Human Geography, 16, 3, 315-342, 1992.
M.M. and Gopal,
Gopal, S., and Woodcock, C. Theory and methods for accuracy assessment of thematic maps using fuzzy sets, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 60, 2, 181-188, 1994.
Woodcock, C.E., Collins, J., Gopal, S., Jakabhazy, V., Li, X., Macomber, S., Ryherd, S., Wu, Y., Harward, V.J., Levitan, J., and R. Warbington. Mapping forest vegetation using Landsat TM imagery and a canopy reflectance model, Remote Sensing of Environment, 50, 240-254, 1994.
Gopal, S. and Fischer, M. The application of artificial neural networks in remote sensing and pattern recognition in Ernste, Huib (Ed.), Pathways to Human Ecology, pp. 17-35, Steiner Verlag, Wiesbaden, 1994.
Fischer, M., and Gopal, S. Neural network models and interregional telephone traffic: comparative performances between multilayer feedforward networks and the conventional spatial interaction model, Journal of Regional Science, 34,4, 503-527, 1995.
Gopal, S., and Scuderi, L. Predicting sunspot cycles using feedforward neural networks, Geographical Analysis, 27(1), 42-60, 1995.
Gopal, S. and Fischer, M. Learning in single hidden layer feedforward neural network models: backpropagation in a spatial interaction modeling context, Geographical Analysis, 28 (1), 38-55, 1996.
S., Neural network models of cognitive map in Portugali, J. (Ed.) The
Construction of Cognitive Map, pp. 69-85,
Gopal, S., Woodcock, C., and Unis, G. Optimizing rules for labeling polygons for per-pixel classification using fuzzy sets, Geographical Systems, 2, 83-101, 1996.
Gopal, S. and Woodcock, C. E. Remote sensing of forest change using artificial neural networks, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 34 (2), 398-404, 1996.
Abuelgasim, A., Gopal, S., Irons, J., Strahler, A. Classification of ASAS multiangle and multispectral measurements using artificial neural networks, Remote Sensing of Environment, 57(2), 79-87, 1996.
Woodcock, C E., Gopal, S. and Albert, W. Evaluation of the potential for providing secondary labels in vegetation maps, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 62 (4), 393-399, 1996.
Moody, A. and Gopal, S. and Strahler, A. H. Sensitivity of neural networks to subpixel land-cover mixtures in coarse-resolution satellite data, Remote Sensing of Environment, 58, 329-343, 1996.
Carpenter, G., Gjaja, M., Gopal, S., and Woodcock, C. ART networks in Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 35(2), 308-325, 1997.
Fischer, M M., Gopal, S., Staufer, P. and Steinocher, K. Evaluation of neural pattern classifiers for a remote sensing application, Geographical Systems, 4, 195-225, 1997.
and Fischer, M. Fuzzy ARTMAP - A Neural Classifier for Multispectral Image
Classification, in Fischer, M.M. and Getis, A. (eds.): Recent Developments in Spatial
Analysis: Spatial Statistics, Behavioural Modelling and Computational
Intelligence, pp. 306-35. Springer,
Abuelgasim, A., Gopal, S., and Strahler, A. Forward and inverse modeling of canopy directional reflectance using a neural network, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 19 (3), 453-471, 1997.
G., Gopal, S., Martens, S., and Woodcock, C. Evaluation of mixture estimation
methods for vegetation mapping,
Technical Report CAS/CNS-97-014,
Carpenter, G., Gopal, S., Martens, S., and Woodcock, C. A Neural Network Method for Mixture Estimation for Vegetation Mapping, Remote sensing of the Environment, 70 (2), 138-152, 1999.
Gopal, S., Woodcock, C. and Strahler, A. Fuzzy ARTMAP classification of global land cover from the 1 degree AVHRR data set, Remote Sensing of the Environment, 67, 230-243, 1999.
Abuelgasim, A., Ross, W. D., Gopal, S., and Woodcock, C. E. Change detection using adaptive neural networks: Environmental damage assessment after the Gulf War, Remote Sensing of the Environment, 70 (2), 208-223, 1999.
S. and Woodcock, C. E. Artificial
Neural Networks for Detecting Forest Change in Chen, C.H. (ed.), Information
Processing for Remote Sensing, pp. 225-236, World Scientific:
Kaufmann, R. K., Snell, S. E., Gopal, S. and Dezzani, R. The significance of synoptic patterns identified by the Kirchhofer technique: A Monte Carlo approach, International Journal of Climatology, 19(6), 619- 626, 1999.
Carpenter, G., Gopal, S., Macomber, S., Martens, S., Woodcock, C. and Franklin, J. A neural network method for efficient vegetation mapping, Remote sensing of the Environment, 70, 326-338, 1999.
Woodcock, C. E. and Gopal, S. Fuzzy set theory and thematic maps: accuracy assessment and area estimation, International Journal of Geographical Information Systems, 14(2), 153-172, 2000.
Snell, S. E., Gopal, S. and Kaufmann, R. K. Spatial interpolation of GCM forecasts using artificial neural networks, Journal of Climate, 13,886-895, 2000.
Friedl, M.A., Woodcock,C., Gopal,S., Muchoney, D., Strahler, A. H., and C. Barker-Schaaf. A note on procedures used for accuracy assessment in land cover maps derived from AVHRR data, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 21, (5), 1073-1077, 2000.
D., Borak, J., Chi, M., Friedl, M., Gopal, S., Hodges, J., Morrow, N., and A.
Strahler, A. Application of the
MODIS global supervised classification model to vegetation and land cover
mapping of
Friedl, M.A., McIver, D., Hodges, J.C.F., Zhang, X., Gopal, S.,Woodcock, C.E., and A.H. Strahler, Land Cover Mapping from MODIS: First Results and Future Directions, 8th International Symposium on Physical Measurements and Signatures in Remote Sensing, ISPRS, 2001, p.3-8.
Pax-Lenney, M., Woodcock, C.E., Gopal, S., and Macomber, S. Monitoring temperate conifer forests with Landsat TM: A new look at classification generalization, Remote Sensing of Environment, 77(3): 241-250. 2001.
Liu, W., Gopal, S., and C.E. Woodcock, ARTMAP Multisensor/resolution Framework for Landcover Characterization, Proceedings of 4th Annual Conference on Information Fusion, Montreal, August, 2001, WeC2-11-16.
Liu, W., Gopal, S., and Woodcock, C. ARTMAP neural networks for image processing, interpretation, visualization. Invited Chapter in V. Kumar, R. Grossman, C. Kamath, and R. Namburu (Eds.) Massive Computing, , pp Kluwer Academic Press, 2001.
Gopal, S., W. Liu and Woodcock, C. Visualization Based on the Fuzzy ARTMAP Neural Network for Mining Remotely Sensed Data, Invited Chapter in Harvey J. Miller and Jiawei Han (eds.), Geographic Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, pp. 315-335, Taylor and Francis, 2001.
S. and Fischer, M. Fuzzy ARTMAP - A Neural Classifier for Multispectral Image
Classification, in Manfred M. Fischer and Yee Leung (eds), Geocomputational
Modelling : Techniques and Applications (Advances in Spatial Science), pp.
165-194. Springer Verlag:
M.M. and Getis, A. (eds.): Recent
Developments in Spatial Analysis: Spatial Statistics, Behavioural Modelling and
Computational Intelligence, pp. 306-35. Springer,
Ju, J., Kolaczyk, E.D., and Gopal, S. (2003). Gaussian mixture discriminant analysis and sub-pixel land cover classification in remote sensing. Remote Sensing of Environment, 84(4),550-560.
Legates, D.R., S. Gopal, and P.
Rogerson, 2003: Mathematical Models and Quantitative Methods. Geography
Weiguo Liu, Sucharita Gopal, and Curtis E. Woodcock (2004). Uncertainty and Confidence in Land Cover Classification Using a Hybrid Classifier Approach. Photgrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 70 (8), 963-972.
Liu, W. , Karen Seto , Elaine Wu, Sucharita Gopal and Curtis Woodcock (2004). ART-MMAP: a neural network approach to sub-pixel classification, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing , 42(9).
Shabanov, N. V., Lo, K., Gopal, S., and R. B. Myneni (2005). Subpixel burn detection in Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer 500-m data with ARTMAP neural networks Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 110,
Ju, J., Gopal, S., and Kolaczyk, E.D. (2005). On the choice of spatial and categorical scale in remote sensing land cover characterization. Remote Sensing of Environment, 96(1):62-77.
Proctor SP, Gopal S, Imai A, Wolfe J, Ozonoff D, White RF (2005). Spatial Analysis of 1991 Gulf War Troop Locations in Relationship with Postwar Health Symptom Reports Using GIS Techniques Transactions in GIS, Vol. 9, No. 3. (June 2005), pp. 381-396.
Ju, J., Gopal, S., and Kolaczyk, E.D. (2005). On the choice of spatial and categorical scale in remote sensing land cover characterization. Remote Sensing of Environment, 96(1):62-77.
Kolaczyk, E.D., Ju, J., and Gopal, S. (2005). Multiscale, multigranular statistical image segmentation. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 100, 1358-1369.
.Gandhi, J. M. Kang, S. Shekhar, J. Ju, E. D. Kolaczyk, S. Gopal, Using a Context Approach to Process Statistical Queries in Raster Data: An Extended Abstract, Accepted in the 1st International Workshop on Spatial and Spatial-temporal Data Mining (SSTDM '06), in conjunction with the IEEE 6th International Conference on Data Mining (ICDM '06), Hong Kong, December 18, 2006 (Selectivity: 1 out of 3). (Selected as one of the best papers and invited for an extended journal publication in the Knowledge and Information Systems (KAIS))
Gopal, S. (2007). The evolving social geography
of blogs, in Harvey J. Miller (ed.) Societies and Cities in the Age of Instant
Manuscripts in Review
S., Vanelli, M. and Adams, M. Modeling the spatial patterns of addiction
in the
Manuscripts in Print
D. Potere, C. E.
Woodcock, A. Schneider, M. Ozdogan, A. Baccini, and S. Gopal. Patterns in
forest clearing along the
Manuscripts in preparation
Liu, W., and Gopal, S. Accuracy improvement in fuzzy ARTMAP landcover classification using a heuristic pruning method, IEEE Data Mining and Intelligence.
S., Kaufman, L., Patel, H.,
Costa, T. and Gopal, S. – Exploring spatial association between housing prices and urban growth - A tale of two towns in
Ju, J. Gopal, S., and
Kolazyk, E. Application of multiscale modeling framework in modeling landcover
S., Kaufman, L.,
S. and Patel, H. Urban dynamics and the growth of primary and secondary silicon
cities in
Conference Proceedings
Freundschuh, S., Mark, D., Gopal, S., Gould, M., and Couclelis, C. Verbal directions for wayfinding: Implications for navigation and geographic information and analysis systems, Proc. of the 4th International Symposium on Spatial Data Handling, Zurich, Switzerland, 1, pp. 478-487, 1990.
Woodcock, C., and Gopal, S. Accuracy assessment of the Stanislaus forest vegetation map using fuzzy sets, Proc. of the Fourth Biennial Remote Sensing Applications Conference, pp. 378-394, 1992.
Gopal, S. and Fischer, M.M. Neural net based interregional telephone traffic models, Proceedings of International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, Nagoya, Japan, 1993.
Gopal, S. Sklarew, D. M., and Lambin, E. Fuzzy-Neural Networks in Multi-temporal classification of Landcover Change in the Sahel, Proceedings of the DOSES Workshop on New Tools for Spatial Analysis, Lisbon, Portugal, DOSES, EUROSTAT, ECSC-EC-EAEC: Brussels, Luxembourg, pp. 55-68, 1994.
Fischer, M. and Gopal, S. Neurocomputing and spatial information processing: from general considerations to a low dimensional real world application, Proceedings of the DOSES Workshop on New Tools for Spatial Analysis, Lisbon, Portugal, DOSES, EUROSTAT, ECSC-EC-EAEC: Brussels, Luxembourg, pp. 69-81, 1994.
Abuelgasim, Abdelgadir and Gopal, S. Classification of multiangle and multispectral ASAS data using a hybrid neural network model, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 1994, Pasadena, CA, IEEE: Piscataway NJ, pp. 1670-1675, 1994.
Moody, A., Gopal, S., Strahler, A., Borak, J., and P. Fisher A combination of temporal thresholding and neural network methods for classifing multiscale remotely-sensed image data, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 1994, Pasadena, CA, IEEE: Piscataway NJ, pp. 1877-1880, 1994.
Woodcock, C. and Gopal, S. Remote sensing
of forests: New data layers for GIS, Proc. ASPRS Conference, 1995,
Carpenter, G., Gjaja, M., Gopal, S., and Woodcock, C. ART networks in Remote Sensing, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 1996, Vol 1, Lincoln, Nebraska, May 27-31, 1996, IEEE: Piscataway NJ, pp. 529-531.
Gopal, S., Woodcock, C., and Strahler, A.H. Fuzzy ARTMAP classification of global land cover from AVHRR data set, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 1996, Vol 1, Lincoln, Nebraska, May 27-31, 1996, IEEE: Piscataway NJ, pp. 538-540.
Gopal, S. and Fischer M. A comparison of
three neural network classifiers for remote sensing classification, International
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 1996, Vol 1,
Abdelgadir A. Abuelgasim, Gopal,S. and Strahler, A.H. Forward and inverse modeling of caonpy directional reflectance using a neural network, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 1996, Vol 3, Lincoln, Nebraska, May 27-31, 1996, IEEE: Piscataway NJ, pp. 1426-1428.
S. and Woodcock, C.E. Artificial Neural Networks for Detecting Conifer Mortality
Woodcock, C.E., Gopal, S., Macomber, S., Pax-Lenney, M., (1998). Automated identification of temperate conifer forests in Landsat imagery: Generalization in time and space, IGARSS 1998 (2), 801-803.
Woodcock, C.E., Macomber, S., Song, C., Pax-Lenney, M., Gopal, S. and W. Cohen (1999). Regional to continental monitoring of change in temperate conifer forests, Pecora 14, LandSatellite Information III Proceedings, APSPRS, Denver, CO, December 6-10, pp.322-327.
Carpenter, G. A.,
Gopal, S., Macomber, S., Shock, B., and Woodcock, C.E. (1999). ARTMAP neural
network classification for land use change, Third International Conference
on Cognitive and Neural Systems,
Gopal, S. (1999). Spatial Technologies in Public Health, Invited Talk, School of Public Health, Boston University, October 14, 1999.
S., and Woodcock, C.E. (2000).
Pruning the Fuzzy ARTMAP
Classification for Category Proliferation Problem Fourth International
Conference on Cognitive and Neural Systems,
Participant, Spatial Data Mining, Workshop on Mining Scientific Datasets,
Army High Performance Computing
A., Proctor, S. and Gopal, S. (2000). Spatio-temporal Analysis of Gulf war syndrome: Does
GIS help? VA Hospital, Jamaica Plain,
S. Invited Speaker, (2001). Spatial Technologies in the Insurance and
Re-insurance Business, Applied Insurance Research-Boston,
S. (2001). Invited participant, Biocomplexity Incubation Activity Workshop,
S. (2001). Invited Speaker, Lucent Seminar Series, BUILDE Global Mobility
S. (2001). Invited Speaker, Geographical Information Systems for Public Health,
Business and Conservation,
S. (2001). ARTMAP mixture models in Remote Sensing, CNS Technology Lab
Presentations to Sponsors (Air Force Office of Scientific Research),
S., W. Liu and Woodcock, C. (2001). ARTMAP Multisensor/resolution framework for
landcover characterization, Invited Talk, Proceedings of the 4th
Annual Conference on Information Fusion,
S. (2001). Spatial technologies applications in Insurance Risk Estimation,
Invited Talk at Applied Research Insurance,
Recent Conference Presentations and Talks (2005 -2007 only)
Invited Talk on the
"Geography of Blogs" Societies and Cities in the Age of Instant
Access, Research Symposium on 10-12
November 2005.
Kolaczyk (presenter) Multiscale, Multigranular Image Analysis—American Statistical Association
Virtual Worlds Workshop (Organized by the US Army/CIA), Social Networks/Virtual Worlds, Anna Tsao, Algotek (organizer), October 2005
Ju, J., Gopal, S. and Kolaczyk, E. Land
cover and land use mapping using a multiscale multigranular framework and
remotely sensed data, Annual Association of American
Gopal, Adams, M., Vanelli, M. and
Albanese, M. Modeling the spatial patterns of addiction in the
Andris, C. Paletta, P., Ganguly, S., and Gopal, S. Exploring the Relationship between the Social Geography and Environmental Susceptibility of the New Orleans Region, Annual Association of American Geographers, Chicago, IL, March 8-12, 2006.
and Spatial Analysis in Public Healh and Epidemiology, Caro Research ,
S., and Kaufman, L. Marine Integrated
Decision Analysis System (MIDAS) for Monitoring and Analysis of Marine Management Areas. NESTVAL, North
East Geographers, October 2006,
Sponsored Research Activity
The effect of global climate change on US agriculture. NSF: SBR-9523600, R. Kauffman, Principal Investigator, S. Gopal and L. Scuderi, Co-Principal Investigators. $155,623 9/1/95 to 8/31/98.
Center for Excellence in Remote Sensing at Boston University, NASA, C. Woodcock, Principal Investigator, F. El-Baz, C. Cleveland, M. Friedl, S. Gopal, R. Kaufmann, J. Key, D. Dye, R. Myneni, G. Salvucci, and A. Strahler, Co-Principal Investigators. $444,310, 10/01/97-08/31/00.
Assessment of landuse and land cover change using remote sensing and artificial neural networks, NSF: SBR9513889, S. Gopal, Principal Investigator, C. Woodcock, Co-Principal Investigator. $192,516 08/01/96 to 07/30/99.
POWRE: Artificial Neural Networks for aggregation and disaggregation problems, NSF-POWRE, S. Gopal, Principal Investigator. $73,640, 07/01/99 to 12/31/00.
A Multiscale framework for spatial modeling in Geography, NSF: SBR9513889, E. Kolaczyk, Principal Investigator. S. Gopal, Co-Principal Investigator. $373,923, 07/01/00-08/31/03.
Spatial determinants of insectivorous bat diversity – Patterns and process in paleotropical rain forest. NSF: SBR9513889, PIs: S. Gopal, T. Kuntz, T. Kingston. – NSF $380,151, 07/01/00-08/31/03.
of Spatial and Categorical Scale in Landcover Characterization: A Statistical
and Computational Framework.
Conservation International Spatial Modeling for Marine Management. S. Gopal (PI), 07/01.2006 – 4/1/2007. $19000.
Grant Activity 2000 -present (not funded)
The design and implementation of Geospatial Information Intelligence System to Biological Warfare Threats Agency : NIMA. 2000. Gopal (PI), Requested Amount : $451,728.
NASA - NRA2-37143 - Research in Intelligent Systems. 2000. Gopal (PI), Requested Amount : $1,050,000.
ITR/PE: Collaborative research: The science database educational resource: Empowering students to learn fundamental concepts through data mining and visualization experiences. NSF-EIA - ITR Medium Group Grants. 2000. G. Stanley (PI), Gopal(co-PI). Requested Amount: $3,739,619
Automating data collection and mapping biodiversity: the context of insectivorous bat community in peninsular Malaysia NSF - Biodiversity and Ecosystem Informatics – BDEI, 2001. Gopal (PI), Requested Amount: $47,933
IGERT- Human development and global change: social science applications of remote sensing. R. Kaufmann (PI), Co-PIs: R. Clapp, S. Gopal, C. Woodcock, D. Mookherjee. Requested Amount: $2,119,659.
T. Kunz (PI), NSF – Pending. Final Proposal to be submitted, 2002.
ITR- Integrated technology for decisions relating conservation biology and economic impact of brazilian free-tailed bats on agroecosystem: from monitoring to management, PI: T. Kunz, Senior Research Investigator: Gopal, S., NSF – Pending. $4,842,658. 10/01/02.
Multi-Scaling in Remote Sensing and GIS: A Multi-Disciplinary Workshop
PI: S. Gopal, Co-PI: C. Woodcock, E. Kolaczyk, NSF-Geography and Regional Science, Pending. Requested Amount : $44,735.00.
ITR Understanding Data, Technologies, and Architectures for M-commerce: Implications for Business Strategy, Individual Adoption, and Group Behavior. PI: S. Gopal, Co-PIs: E. Kolaczyk, Balasubramaniam, G. Shankar, A. Gupta (MIT) and S. Shekar (UMN). NSF-ITR. Requested Amount: $2,0180,816, 01/06/02-01/05/05
ITR Collaborative Research: Student Enpowerment through Data Mining and Visualization of Scientific databases. PI: H. E. Stanley, Co-PIs: S. Gopal, F. Bresnahan, NSF-ITR. Requested Amount: $2,999,999.
02/01/02 to 01/31/05.
ITR Implications of location-based data
and services in decision environments in organizations. PI: G. Shankar, Co-PIs: S. Gopal, P. Balasubramaniam,
08/01/02 to 08/31/05.
ITR Data mining. PI:
Amar Gupta (
for Hands-On Learning by Integrating Information Technology and Science
(request for full proposal
Chaos and Complexity Theories in Social
Sciences: Broadening Education in the 21st Century Investigator.
Application of Data Mining Algorithms for the Study and Prediction of
Multi-scalar Earth System Phenomena
Spatial Effects of Global and Local Knowledge Networks in Software. NSF- HSD - Spatial Social Science. .Gopal, S (PI)., Gupta, Amar (co-PI)
Network Analysis of Interactions and Structure in a Tropical Bat Assemblage. Gopal (co-PI) and Kingston (PI). NSF Ecology, 277,525 07/01/06 - 06/30/08
Pending Grants
and evaluation of potentially predictable precipitation variations in
observable and numerical modeling systems. NASA.
Understanding the Relationship
between Late Holocene Cultural and Physical Landscapes in the
Multisensor data and information fusion with applications to land and water resources management in arid and semi-arid environments. NSF-OISE. Gopal(PI), Koch, M (Co-PI), $ 18,115. : 04/01/07 - 03/31/08
Graduate Student Advising
First Reader for the following Masters/Ph.D. Students:
· Abuelgasim (Ph.D. 1996), William Albert (Ph.D. 1997), Wigeo Liu (Ph.D. 2001), Tom Harrington (Ph.D. 2001), Junchang Ju (Ph.D. 2003), Tom Lomaglio (Ph.D.),
· Yvonne Federowicz (MA, 1999), Sara Kunstrom (MA, 2000), Mark McGuire (MA), Asuka Imai (MA, 2000), Matt Adams (2006), Tim Costa (MA 2006), Hrishi Patel (MA, current), Asnake Yeshiwondim (MA Current)
Second or Third Reader for the following Ph.D. Students:
· Karen Seto (Geography), Seth Snell (Geography), Doug McKiver (Geography), Aaron Moody (Geography), Yecheng Wu (Geography), Maria del Carmen Vera Diaz (Geography), Jingyun Wang (Geography)
· Tigga Kingston (Biology), Siegfried Martens (Cognitive and Neural Systems), Wu (Psychology), Mary Louie (Statistics), . Suhas Chelian (Cognitive and Neural Systems)
Post-Doctoral Student Advising
Dr. Tigga Kingston (2003-2006) Dr. Junchang Ju (2004-2006)
Undergraduate Advisor – Work For Distinction:
Greg Unis, Meara Culligan, Ari Krichiver, Jennifer Ahlen, Ben Anderson (2007)
Undergraduate Advisor – UROP and REU students:
Recruited and advised 5 students on 3 NSF projects.
Courses taught at Boston University
World Regional Geography (GG 201), Multivariate Statistics (GG 516), GIS Introductory and Advanced Levels (GG365, GE 505, and GE 805), Natural Hazards (GE 385), Economic Geography (GE 103), Environmental Decision-Making (GE 8xx), and Behavioral Geography (GE102).
Reviewer - Journals
Geographical Analysis, Geographical Systems, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing of the Environment, Intelligent Systems, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Neural Networks, Transactions in GIS, Environment and Planning A, IEEE Data Mining and Intelligence.
Reviewer – Funding Agencies
NSF – Small Business (SBIR), EPA, NASA, NSF
Collaborators for the last five years
Gail Carpenter, Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems, Boston University; Curtis Woodcock, Department of Geography, Boston University; Bruce Anderson, Department of Geography, Boston University; Susan Proctor, Boston University School of Public Health; Manfred Fischer, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna, Austria; Shashi Shekhar, Department of Computer Science, University of Minnesota; Eric Kolaczyk, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Boston University, Tom Kunz, Department of Biology, Boston University; Amar Gupta, Arizona State University, Tucson; Eugene Stanley, Department of Physics, Boston University, Krishna Mohan, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India and Magaly Koch, Center for Remote Sensing, Boston University..
Graduate Students:
Graduate Students and Post-doctoral Scholars: A. Abuelgasim (NASA Goddard), William Albert (Fidelity Investments), Tom Harrington (Applied Geographics), Tom Lomaglio (Ph.D.), Wigeo Liu (University of Toledo), Junchang Ju (Post-doc, University of South Dakota).
Masters Students: Yvonne Federowicz (
Post-doctoral students: Tigga Kingston (


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Kardashian, 28, and her hubby aren't the only ones benefiting from the magic of photo editing software.
"Kendall [Jennfer] was sick, so she was Photoshopped into this new card . . . and Scott [Disick]."
"We're always together," Kardashian told DeGeneres. "Step brothers, sisters, everything . . . all 10 kids and then everyone's extended boyfriend, girlfriend, this, that . . . now we're sticking together, the older we get, the more we stick together . . . who knew? I'm surprised Scott's still around but he's here, he's here," she joked.
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What would the internet be without passionate arguments? The latest tempest in our corner of the online universe was kicked off by Jason Calcanis, who published a blog entry titled "How to save money running a startup (17 really good tips)." A bunch of these tips were the sort of things we've recommended ourselves: second monitors and good chairs for developers, use Google Docs and hosted email instead of Microsoft alternatives, allow flex time. But one of his points triggered howls of outrage in the blogosphere (original wording below):
Fire people who are not workaholics…come on folks, this is startup life, it's not a game. don't work at a startup if you're not into it–go work at the post office or stabucks if you want balance in your life. For realz.
There was a bit of a pileup on Calcanis for that sentiment, with TechCrunch and other outlets portraying Calcanis as a modern-day Simon Legree. The folks over at 37signals even published their own list of reasons not to hire workaholics, based on the thought that focusing too much on your work is unhealthy. In response, Calcanis watered down the original controversial point a bit, and posted another blog entry justifying really hard work.
What we're seeing here is largely a clash of two cultures, I believe. As someone who has been variously a workaholic and a slacker at various points in his life, I no longer find those labels very useful; they're mostly just ways in which people stereotype and try to cut off debate. In some circumstances (such as being involved with a promising startup) it's easy to make working long hours a priority because the work is exciting and the potential payoff is huge. At other times, non-work parts of life come to the fore, and work has to take somewhat of a back burner. There's no magic formula that says "this is the perfect work-life balance for all people and all times."
As web workers, we're in a better position than most to resolve this dichotomy in our own lives. Many web workers have the flexibility to turn the computer off entirely, or to arrange work in a "bursty" fashion that combines high intensity with plenty of time for other things. Based on my own history, being passionately involved with your work need not be a negative experience. There's a surface similarity between working long hours for a startup and being involved in a deathmarch development project that has you sleeping under your desk to meet some arbitrary deadline, but the team attitudes and potential rewards make it easy to tell the two apart.
Startups aren't for everyone. But if you're involved in one and finding it rewarding, even though you know you're being encouraged to work long hours, then there's no reason to feel guilty because someone on the outside labels you a workaholic. And for web workers, there's no reason to feel guilty about taking advantage of the flexibility we have to work strange and (when we want) long hours. Figure out what works for you and go with it.


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Genes encoded in the cell's DNA are read by RNA polymerase and converted into messenger RNA in the process of transcription. The number of different molecular players involved in this process is typically small leading to noise in the transcriptional output, whereby genetically identical cells produce different amounts of messenger RNA when exposed to identical environmental conditions. In this talk I will discuss experiments that measure this cell-to-cell variability of transcriptional outputs and simple models that have been put forward in response to them. In particular, I will describe how a combination of quantitative experiments and theory can be used as a tool for testing different molecular mechanisms of transcriptional regulation in cells. These ideas will be illustrated using the lac and ribosomal RNA operons in E.coli as case studies.
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3 Logistical Challenges Every Growing Business Must Overcome
Many companies struggle with managing multiple locations. Heck, some have their hands full just keeping up with one store or warehouse. Having several places that you do business could be seen as a problem if you're not prepared to handle them.
You might be thinking: "I thought having multiple locations was a great thing!" And… you're right. Having more than one warehouse is definitely a good sign because it means your business is growing. But it also means some pretty serious logistical challenges, especially if you're still trying to manage inventory with a pen and paper (you'd be surprised how many big companies do that).
Here are three challenges that every growing business faces, as well as how to solve them:
1. Increasing Complexity. What is your process for filling customer orders? Do you send a warehouse worker out to dig under piles of unmarked boxes until the desired inventory items are located? Imagine multiplying the complexity of that process by two, three, etc., depending on how many warehouses you have.
Solution: Have readily available maps of all of your warehouses, showing product locations and amounts in stock. Probably the best way to do this is to use asset management software. You can update it in real time when you make a sale or receive inventory, and you can generate maps on mobile devices so that employees can move faster and even fill more than one order at a time.
2. Lack of Data. Do you know how much inventory you have on hand right now? How about what your highest-selling products are? If you don't, you need to find out. Knowledge is power. If you're not able to track something, you won't be able to know whether or not you're doing well or how to make improvements.
Solution: The answer to this problem is pretty clear, isn't it? You need to track as much as possible: product sales, seasonal trends, inventory turnover, order-fulfillment times, supply-chain efficiency, etc. Again, software would be helpful here, but it is possible to do this on your own, provided you have a lot of elbow grease.
3. Inventory Imbalance. When you don't know which products to reorder (or when or how many, for that matter), you can wind up stockpiling too many of one product and running out of another.
Solution: Solid recordkeeping is the best way to solve this problem. If you always update your inventory records when you sell, order or receive products, you'll have a firm grasp of your situation, and you'll be able to respond to changes quickly. It doesn't hurt to plan ahead, either. If you notice that certain products are more popular at one location or at a specific time of year, you can stockpile more of those products at the right place and time.
Multiple locations don't have to be a major challenge for your business. If you have the right tools, they can be a big opportunity!


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The Hatazaki clan, located in the Village Hidden In The Shadows, was an elite group of ninja all at the anbu level. They were all masters at being stealthy, but that was their downfall...
After the Uchiha massacre, Itachi left Konoha to get stronger, so he could defeat his brother, take his eyes, and obtain the top level of Sharingan. Nothing could be hidden from the eyes of an Uchiha, so he eventually stumbled on to the village. He wanted to test the extent of his powers, so he prepared for a huge battle.
Two Genin, Tizona and Zirith (Age 12), were really advanced for their age. They had surpassed even most of the elite members of their village at such a young age. Unlike the others in their village, they had something no one else had... a Kekkei Genkai. Their rare bloodline trait was an eye technique, which they called Bandokai. They had previously observed their sensei using Inferno Blitz Jutsu, a devastating jutsu, that if done correctly, can destroy your enemy in one blow. Their sensei was the most skilled person in the village when it came to using that technique, but he hadn't quite mastered it. Tizona and Zirith were out in their training grounds, which was guarded by genjutsu. They were trying to do the Inferno Blitz Jutsu. They were practicing it in secret for days and secretly got as far as their sensei did. They just couldn't let anyone know until they mastered it completely.
They were running low on chakra, but they couldn't give up... they were too close to just quit. They were performing the handsigns ( Tora, Mi Tatsu [ Tiger, Snake, Dragon ] ), when Zirith saw something glare in the distance. He quickly shoved Tizona to the ground and let his body drop, just dodging two Kunai. One had an explosive note on it, so they had to give away their position to dodge it. Two men rose from the shadows... they were both, Itachi Uchiha! They had seen the sharingan once in battle, where they had barely escaped, and they knew that those were the real deal.
Both Tizona and Zirith instinctively activated their Bandokai, knowing that this fight would possibly be the end of them. They would have been caught in Itachi's genjutsu, but little did he know that illusions were useless against their bloodline trait. They fiercely battled, keeping up with the two Uchihas with ease, due to their speed. They suddenly stopped, so the two genin backed away, to keep some distance. The two Uchihas grinned, and started to form some handsigns. They had heard of that jutsu from their elders, it was Amaterasu... The flames of hell. Only one other man has ever used that jutsu... and his name was Madara Uchiha. There was no hope left... nothing can dodge or block the power of that jutsu. Some say that in a time of crisis, you become stronger than ever before. Tizona glanced over at Zirith and at that moment they knew exactly what they needed to do. Quickly, they formed handsigns simultaneously ( Tora, Mi, Tatsu ). At that instant, Itachi had unleashed his jutsu. The two genin poured all of the chakra they had left into one spot in the palm, revealing an orb of flame. It was smaller than usual, but they could feel its power. They charged with all their might towards the devastating attack. Instead of the Amaterasu jutsu engulfing them to ashes, their flames grew power, absorbing the flames of Amaterasu. Itachi stood there... it was impossible... but... they had took the flames from hell itself and used it to their advantage. The flames from their jutsu grew brighter, as they unleashed a devastating blow to the two Uchihas. They did it...
They walked up to the Uchihas, to make sure it wasn't a trap. The Uchihas had disappeared... leaving behind only smoke...shadow clones... Quickly, they rushed back to their village... Their Bandokai was deactivated due to the depletion of their chakra in the intense battle. When they arrived at their village, they stared in complete silence. Their village was engulfed in black flames. They couldn't have known that they were up against clones. The real Itachi had destroyed the people in their village... every last one of them. All they could hear was a sinister laugh, off in the distance. They vowed to revive their clan and enforce justice upon whoever got in their way... Itachi had more enemies. And they were even stronger than his little brother.


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Turkey seeks negotiated end to continuing unrest
ISTANBUL — Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and the governor of Istanbul made what appeared to be final efforts to end two weeks of anti-government unrest by negotiation on Friday, meeting opponents of controversial plans to redevelop a city park.
Erdogan met a delegation mostly made up of actors and artists but also including two members of the umbrella protest group Taksim Solidarity, hours after saying his patience had run out and warning protesters occupying Gezi Park to leave.
Separately, Istanbul Gov. Huseyin Avni Mutlu offered to meet demonstrators from Taksim Square, the epicenter of the protests, at a cafe by the Bosphorus waterway to discuss their demands that the government abandon plans to build a replica Ottoman-era barracks on the park, which adjoins Taksim.
"For those who want to talk face-to-face tonight, from midnight we will talk in groups, if necessary until morning," Mutlu said on his Twitter account.
A police crackdown on the park nearly two weeks ago triggered an unprecedented wave of protest against Erdogan and his AK Party — an association of centrists and conservative religious elements — drawing in secularists, nationalists, professionals, unionists and students.
Erdogan has already discussed the plans to build over the park with various people who support the protesters, but had refused until Thursday to meet with the Taksim Solidarity group at the heart of the campaign to protect it.
Late on Thursday, he appeared to suggest that hundreds of protesters, camped out in a ramshackle settlement of tents in Gezi Park, could be forcibly evicted, although Mutlu said later there were no such immediate plans.
"Our patience is at an end. I am making my warning for the last time. I say to the mothers and fathers, please take your children in hand and bring them out ... Gezi Park does not belong to occupying forces but to the people," Erdogan said.


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By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Writer
TOKYO A Russian air force bomber briefly violated Japanese airspace Saturday over an uninhabited island south of Tokyo, prompting Japan to scramble 22 fighter jets and issue a protest with Moscow, the Foreign Ministry said. The Russian air force denied the intrusion.
The Russian Tupolev 95 left Japanese airspace after three minutes following warnings by Japanese air force jets over Sofugan in the Izu island chain, 400 miles south of Tokyo, said Foreign Ministry official Kotaro Otsuki.
The ministry immediately lodged a protest with the Russian Embassy in Tokyo and demanded an explanation, Otsuki said. A switchboard operator at the embassy said no one there was immediately available for comment.
ITAR-Tass news agency quoted the head of the Russian Air Force information service, Alexander Drobyshevsky, as denying the intrusion, saying the flyby was part of a mission over neutral waters.
Japan's Defense Ministry scrambled 22 fighter jets, including F-15s, and two airborne warning and control aircraft known as AWACs, a ministry official said on condition of anonymity, citing protocol. He said the Russian bomber had come from the north and headed back northbound after Japan's warning.
The incident came after Japan held an annual rally Thursday to demand the return of a disputed island chain that Russia seized in the closing days of World War II. The disagreement over the four islands, called the Kurils in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, have kept the two countries from signing a formal peace treaty.
Otsuki said he did not know if the flyby was related to the rally. He said Russia last violated Japanese airspace in January 2006 near Rebun Island off Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido, close to the disputed northern islands.
Sofugan lies on the southernmost tip of the Izu island group.
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Hello everyone, Since it's been a long while since we've shared any content, we figured we'd post an unreleased track from the "X vs. X" sessions. This is a song called "L.I.E." which we played live a fair amount of times in 2012-2013, but it ultimately did not make the cut for the album. Lyrically, it's perhaps one of the darkest Bynars songs to date. Still really dig this one, and it came a long way from the original acoustic guitar demo. This version was produced & engineered by Ben, Mike, and Matt, with additional engineering & mixing by Adam Taylor @ Zippah Recording, and mastered by Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice @ Peerless Mastering.
Suggested listening volume: Loud.
In other news, as we've been taking a breather from playing live, we're currently working on two separate Bynars projects. One is somewhat traditional… the other, not so traditional… What does that actually mean? What will become of these projects? When can we show you instead of just vaguely hinting? Stay tuned! Suffice it to say that we're equally excited for both and working quite hard behind the scenes. For now, enjoy "L.I.E.", enjoy the spring, and enjoy the uncertainty that is the nature of this news and the nature of life!


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Measurements: Center back neck to back point 12" (30.5 cm), center back neck to front point 18" (46 cm)
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Marc by Marc Jacobs Buckle Digital Watch
Sneak in a little time with Marc by Marc Jacobs. Water-resistant watch with digital face at buckle closure. Tonal stitching at leather band. Adjustable length. 1" wide. 8" long.
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In early spring of 2014, ICE Homeland Security ordered two Mitsubishi Electric UPS units for their Florence Arizona site. Model 2033D rated 30kva unit (pictured behind the Diamondplus model) is being used to protect the facilities and grounds lighting systems. The other Mitsubishi Electric UPS unit pictured here, is our Diamondplus1100A model, a scalable, modular UPS rated at 20kva with internal batteries with a make-before-break maintenance bypass (pictured on the right of the UPS). The Diamondplus1100A is providing true on-line power protection for the facilities high security audio and video systems.


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Celeb Style: Leighton Meester
Leave it to Leighton Meester to wear a very pretty dress with such punky pieces. The Gossip Girl paired a ruffly dress from 3.1 Phillip Lim with high-top Reeboks and a double-breasted leather jacket. Not an easy look to pull off, but I'm sure she'd make the oh-so-fashionable Blair Waldorf proud. Shop it all now.


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I'll would like to use the M0n0Wall a bit diffrently than it supposed to to be used (if possible).
I have a M0n0 on the inside of our natted net, and made and ipsec tunnel from this to our customer,
If I connect to the lan side I can connect to the customers net, and If I use the buildin PPTP
server I can connect to their net.
So the ipsec tunnel works perfect.
But what I would like is no "Nat" a couple of ports, ex VNC 5900, so I can use VNC and set the Ip
adress to the WAN address of the M0n0(220.127.116.11) , and get the data toreach and come back my my
vnc client&.
Or even do a 1:1 nating.
Our internal LAN: 172.57.0.X/24
IPSEC M0n0 WAN 18.104.22.168
IPSEC Mono Lan 172.18.0.1/24
Ipsec (from IPSEC M0n0 LAN)tunnel 130.26.x.x/16
My Client at 172.57.0.X
The problem is that I can't put the m0n0 as OUR firewall, due to problem with PPTP and cisco vpn
from multi to multi and same.
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Police will undertake drug and DNA analysis in their ongoing investigation into a collision in Docklands last weekend that killed a woman.
Aaron Sandner, 29, appeared in a Melbourne Court on Wednesday after being charged with four offences that include culpable driving.
Mr Sandner, of Hillside, also faces charges of dangerous driving and negligent driving that seriously injured two people, and with possessing amphetamine.
Tien Le, 34, who was a passenger in a Toyota Yaris, died at the scene of the collision with Mr Sandner's Landcruiser near the Melbourne Star Observation Wheel on February 1.
At a filing hearing in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday morning, prosecutor Michelle Zammit asked for an extension of time for the service of the police brief to await drug and DNA analysis.
Ms Zammit told the court an appointment had been made to lodge the exhibits for analysis this Friday with the Victorian Forensic Science Centre.
Defence lawyer Brendan Wilkinson did not oppose the application on behalf of Mr Sandner, who was supported by his wife and others in court.
Mr Wilkinson said his client had been asked, as part of his bail conditions, to surrender his passport, which he planned to leave with the court.
Deputy Chief Magistrate Dan Muling granted the extension of time and extended Mr Sandner's bail to appear at a committal mention in June.


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|Application number
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|Jan 11, 2000
|Filing date
|Dec 19, 1997
|Priority date
|Dec 23, 1996
|Fee status
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|Lee Orchard, David Hicks, Brian James Davidson
|Original Assignee
|Nokia Mobile Phones Limited
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (15), Referenced by (41), Classifications (19), Legal Events (5)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This invention relates to an antenna assembly.
Antennas are used in many electronic products. There is a need to streamline and reduce the cost of assembly of antennas, especially in high volume consumer products such as radio telephones. An antenna is typically soldered or screwed into place. This is time-consuming and requires special equipment. Then electrical feed and ground connections to the antenna are typically provided separately, in a similar way, requiring further manufacturing steps and connecting materials. One aim is therefore to simplify the connection of an antenna, preferably also reducing the number of components required.
According to the present invention there is provided an antenna assembly comprising: an antenna; a circuit unit; and a device cover for connection between the antenna and the circuit unit to electrically couple the antenna to the circuit unit.
The device cover is suitably a shield, preferably a shield against electromagnetic radiation, and most preferably a shield for an electronic device. The device cover preferably performs a shielding function in addition to providing a connection to the antenna.
The device cover is preferably a cover for an electronic device, for example an integrated circuit, most preferably for a single electronic device. The device cover preferably covers one or more devices that are connected directly or near (in terms of an electronic circuit) to the antenna and/or that form part(s) of a radio transceiver circuit, e.g. a synthesiser.
The device cover preferably comprises electrically conductive material. That electrically conductive material preferably at least defines a track for connecting the antenna to the circuit unit. That electrically conductive material may be in the form of a coating for the cover, or the cover may consist (or consist substantially) of conductive material. The conductive mater ial may be metallic. The conductive material may preferably aid a shielding function of the cover.
The device cover may be connected to the antenna and/or the circuit unit. The device cover and/or the antenna may comprise means for connecting the two together, for example by heat staking. The device cover and/or the circuit unit may comprise means for connecting the two together, for example by soldering. The device cover may be in (at least) two mutually detachable parts, one connected to the antenna and the other connected to the circuit unit. The two parts may be releasably connectable to each other. One of the parts (preferably that connected to the antenna) may take the form of a lid which can be removed from the other to allow access to a device covered by the device cover. The other part may provide one or more walls perpendicular to the "lid" when the two are engaged/connected.
The device cover is suitably electrically coupled/connected to the antenna and to a region of the circuit unit. The device cover suitably provides an electrical coupling/connection path between the antenna and the circuit unit. Preferably the device cover includes an electrically conductive portion. Preferably that portion is in contact with a first circuit element of the antenna (for example a ground region or ground plane or surface of the antenna) and with a first antenna connection region of the circuit unit. More than one member of the device cover may provide the said electrically conductive portion. The first antenna connection region is preferably a ground region or an electrical feed region. The device cover is suitably a cover (or part of a cover) for electronic circuitry. The device cover is preferably a shield (or part of a shield) against electromagnetic radiation, most preferably radio frequency (RF) radiation. The device cover may have two parts, one fast with the circuit unit and/or one fast with the antenna. One or both of the parts may include side walls for surrounding the device. One or both of the parts may include a lid for covering the device. Preferably the lid is in contact with a surface of the antenna. One of the parts may be capable of engaging the other part so as to hold the antenna (when it is fixed to one of the parts) in engagement with the circuit unit (when the unit is fixed to the other of the parts). One part may engage the other frictionally.
The circuit unit is preferably a circuit board, suitably a rigid circuit board. The circuit unit preferably provides interconnections between devices mounted on it, suitably including a device to be covered by the device cover. The device cover preferably provides a ground connection to the antenna, coupling the antenna to a ground region of the circuit unit. The circuit unit may be a circuit board or a printed circuit board (PCB) with or without other components such as metallisation and electronic devices. The circuit unit suitably comprises electrically conductive material which preferably defines conductive tracks for interconnection of electronic devices. The conductive material preferably at least defines a track for coupling (most preferably directly--without intervening components) the antenna to a device covered by the device cover.
The antenna assembly is preferably part of a radio telephone.
There is preferably a deformable electrical coupler associated with at least one of the antenna and the circuit unit for deformable compression between the antenna and the circuit unit, when the antenna and the circuit unit are brought together, to provide a second electrical coupling between the antenna and the circuit unit. This second electrical coupling preferably provides the antenna feed. The device cover preferably constitutes a retaining means for retaining the antenna in physical connection to the circuit unit when the antenna and the circuit unit are brought together. The retaining means is preferably a retainer.
Suitably the said deformable coupler is resiliently deformable, preferably resiliently compressible and most preferably resiliently compressible along an axis. Preferably that axis is perpendicular to a major plane of the antenna and/or a major plane of the circuit unit. The coupler is preferably an electrically conductive element. The coupler is preferably elongate. At least part of the coupler is preferably fast with the antenna. It preferably extends through the antenna (e.g. from one surface of the antenna to the opposite surface) to allow a second circuit element of the antenna furthest from the circuit unit (for example the radiating surface) to be coupled to the circuit unit. When the antenna and the circuit unit are brought together the coupler preferably makes contact with a second antenna connection region of the circuit unit. Preferably the second antenna connection region is for providing the electrical feed to the antenna or for grounding the antenna.
Preferably the antenna is substantially planar. Preferably the antenna is a planar antenna. Preferably the antenna is a PIFA (planar inverted F antenna) antenna.
According to the present invention from a second aspect there is provided a method of connecting an antenna to a circuit unit, the method comprising: deforming at least part of the antenna so as to connect the antenna to a first retaining member; and resiliently engaging the first retaining member with a second retaining member associated with the circuit unit.
The deformation is preferably conducted under the influence of heat. The antenna is preferably heat staked to the first retaining member, most preferably by the deformation of a projection of the antenna following insertion of the projection through a corresponding recess or hole in the first retaining member. Preferably, the first and second retaining members, when assembled together, constitute a device cover and or shield.
The present invention will now be described by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a top view of an antenna, the cross hatching indicating electrically conductive plating;
FIG. 2a is an end view of the antenna of FIG. 1;
FIG. 2b is a top view of the antenna of FIG. 1;
FIG. 2c is a side view of the antenna of FIG. 1, including a partial cross-section on the line B--B in FIG. 2b;
FIG. 2d is a bottom view of the antenna of FIG. 1, the shaded area indicating a region free from electrically conductive plating;
FIG. 3a is a top view of a device cover,
FIG. 3b is an end view of the device cover of FIG. 3a;
FIG. 3c is a side view of the device cover of FIG. 3a;
FIG. 3d is a cross-section on line A--A in FIG. 3c;
FIG. 3e is a cross-section on lines B--B in FIG. 3c;
FIG. 3f is a detail around the finger marked C in FIG. 3a;
FIG. 3g is a cross-section on line D--D in FIG. 3a;
FIG. 4 is a cross-section of a sprung connector pin;
FIG. 5a is a view of the antenna of FIG. 1 (together with the pin of FIG. 4) and the device cover of FIG. 3a prior to assembly;
FIG. 5b is a view of the same parts after having been assembled together;
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating heat staking of the antenna to the device cover; and
FIG. 7 is a partial view of a circuit board with installed components;
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a circuit board with an antenna and a device cover installed;
FIG. 9 shows an alternative embodiment of the cover.
FIG. 8 shows an antenna 1 having radiating 2 and ground 3 regions of electrically conductive material. The antenna is fixed to device cover 4 which is in contact with the ground region 3. The antenna has a sprung pin 5 which is in contact with the radiating region 2. Underlying the antenna 1 is a circuit board 6 which has an electrical feed pad 7, connected to circuitry intended to provide an electrical feed to the antenna, and a lower cover member 8 which is coupled to ground of the circuit board. The device cover 4 and the lower cover member 8 are electrically conductive. When the antenna 1 (together with the device cover 4) and the circuit unit are brought together the device cover 4 engages the lower cover member 8, holding the antenna to the circuit board 6 and making a ground connection between the circuit board and the antenna. At the same time the sprung pin 5 is compressed between the antenna 1 and the feed pad 7, making an electrical feed connection to the antenna 1. The device cover 4 and the lower cover member 8 act as a shield for electronic components 9 contained within them.
The antenna 1 is shown in detail in FIGS. 1 and 2a to 2d. The antenna is a plate antenna comprising a core 10 moulded of non-conductive thermoplastic material (such as the plastics material Ultem 2300) selectively plated with electrically conductive material (for example with successive layers of copper, nickel and gold). The core has two holes 11a, 11b running through it from one major surface to the other. Two cylindrical pegs 12 integral with the core extend from major surface 13 of the core. For orientation purposes one corner of the antenna is chamfered. Typically, the dimensions of the antenna may be 16 mm�35.5 mm�3.2 mm.
Substantial areas of both major surfaces 13, 14 of the core are plated. The plating on surface 13 defines the ground plane of the antenna. All of that surface is plated apart from an annulus 11c around through-hole 11b (the region shaded in FIG. 2d). The pegs 12 are uncoated. The plating on major surface 14 defines the radiating surface of the antenna. All of that surface is plated apart from slots 15 designed to increase the electrical length of the antenna for tuning purposes. The edge surfaces of the core are unplated but the interiors of through-holes 11a, 11b are plated, so the ground plane and the radiating surface are connected electrically together via the plating of through-hole 11a.
The connector pin 5 is shown in detail in FIG. 4. It comprises two concentric cylindrical metal tubes 5a, 5b arranged so that one can telescope inside the other. A coil spring 5c concentric with the tubes biases the extreme ends of the pin apart. The extreme ends of the pins are closed. The pin is coated with gold for good electrical conductivity.
The device cover 4 and the lower cover 8 form an electromagnetic RF shield for the synthesiser 9a of the transceiver circuit of a radio telephone. The members of the shield are made of metal plate and could be manufactured by die stamping. Alternatively they could be made of plastic coated all over or selectively with electrically conductive material.
The lower cover 8, which constitutes the lower member of the RF shield, has a planar frame 16 and four walls 17, 18, 19, 20 which are folded upwards from the frame. When the lower cover is installed on the circuit board 6 it is installed around the expected location of the synthesiser 9a so that the four walls 17-20 surround the synthesiser once manufacture is complete. The lower cover 16 is grounded. This may be done by means of a grounding wire; or preferably the frame 16 makes contact with a ground region 21 on the circuit board, and for a better connection is also soldered to that region (e.g. at 22). The frame may be physically fixed to the circuit board by numerous methods, such as soldering and/or the bending of tabs passed through holes in the circuit board.
The upper cover 4 (shown in detail in FIGS. 3a to 3g), which constitutes the upper member of the RF shield, has a generally planar top section 25. Parallel flanges 23, 24, each of which comprises five sub-flanges (e.g. 23a-e) are folded down from the side edges of the top section and are spaced so as to be able to engage the outside surfaces of walls 18, 20 of the lower cover. The flanges are resiliently deformable with respect to the top section and converge slightly so as to be able to pinch and grip the walls 18, 20 when the upper cover is pushed on to the lower cover. The distal ends 26, 27 of the flanges are flared so as to aid location of the flanges around the walls 18, 20. Location lugs 28, 29 are folded down from the top section and are spaced so as to fit neatly between walls 17, 19 and thus assist in correct locating of the upper cover on the lower cover.
The top section 21 of the cover 4 is dimensioned to match the antenna. Eight fingers 30 are directed upwards from the top section. The inclination of the fingers is resiliently deformable so that even if the fingers are pressed so as to lie in the plane of the top section they will exert a force upwards from the plane.
The cover 4 has four holes 31, 32, 33, 34 through the top section. Holes 31, 32 are spaced and dimensioned to correspond to the spacing and dimensions of the pegs 12, and located so that the pegs can fit through those holes with the sides of the antenna 1 generally flush with the sides of the cover 4. Both the pegs 12 and the holes 31, 32 are arranged symmetrically so that the device cover 4 and the antenna 1 can be fitted together successfully in two orientations (one rotated by 180 degrees with respect to the other), making the operation of assembly easier. Holes 33, 34 are to allow the sprung pin 5 to pass through the device cover 4. (Two holes are provided so that this can be done with the cover in either orientation relative to the antenna). The diameter of the holes 33, 34 is larger than that of the sprung pin 5 to ensure that the cover 4 and the pin 5 do not make contact (shorting the antenna) or even otherwise couple together undesirably.
The operation of assembly of the shield and antenna will now be described.
First, the sprung pin 5 is inserted in hole 11b in the antenna core 10 so that it is lodged in place with one extreme end of the pin flush with the upper surface 14 of the antenna and the other end of the pin projecting from the ground plane of the antenna generally perpendicularly to the ground plane. The diameter of the hole 11b matches the exterior diameter of the pin so that the pin can make an interference fit in the hole. To assist this further the hole 11b is tapered.
Next, the antenna 1 is married to the upper shield member 4 with the pegs 12 inserted through the holes 31, 32, the pin 5 inserted through one of the holes 33, 34, and the ground plane 3 of the antenna pressed against the cover so as to urge against the fingers 30. The urging of the fingers against the ground plane improves the electrical contact between the cover 4 and the ground plane. Ideally, the ground plane of the antenna is also in contact with the upper surface of the top plate 25 of the cover 4, so as to further improve the electrical connection between the two parts.
With the antenna and the cover 4 held together, a hot probe is forced against the tips of the pegs 12. The probe may itself hold the antenna and the cover together and hold the fingers 30 in compression. The probe softens the pegs and deforms them against the rear surface of the top section 25 of the cover 4 (see FIG. 6) to hold the antenna against the cover. The antenna 1 is thus heat staked to the cover 4. Alternative methods of deforming the pegs are impact staking and softening of the pegs using ultrasonic radiation.
Once the synthesiser 9a is connected to the circuit board 6, and the lower shield member 8 is fixed around the synthesiser and connected to the ground of the circuit board, the upper shield member 4 together with the antenna is pressed into place on the lower shield member 8. The location lugs 28 help to guide the cover into place; the flanges 23, 24 slide and grip against the side walls 18, 20 and the distal end 35 of the spring pin 5 makes contact with and is pressed into contact with the feed pad 7 on the circuit board. Thus the feed and ground connections to the antenna are made substantially simultaneously, in one operation, as the cover is moved (conveniently in a generally straight line) towards the circuit board. The movement of the cover relative to the circuit board is suitably substantially along the axis of the pin 5, although for the purpose of wiping the contact zone between the tip of the pin and the feed zone of the circuit unit there may be off-axis movement of the cover/antenna unit too. The flanges 23, 24 must have sufficient inward bias that the friction between them and the walls 18, 20 is sufficient to resist the biasing force of the spring 5c of the connector 5. To help ensure that the cover 4 will not come loose from the lower member 8 by vibration or under the action of the spring 5c the walls 18, 20 may be shaped to positively engage the flanges so that the cover 4 clips into engagement with the lower member 8.
If the antenna or the synthesiser need to be accessed, serviced or tested the antenna can easily be removed and replaced, together with the synthesiser shield cover 4. It is advantageous for the device under the cover 4 to be part of the transceiver circuit because it is relatively convenient to connect it to the antenna.
Examples of other embodiments of the invention will now be described. The shield could consist substantially of only an upper member which engages, say, grounding pins on the circuit board. The upper shield member 4 may have flanges that engage every one of the side walls of the lower member 8. Extra retaining means (such as additional clips) may be used to hold the upper member 4 on the lower 8. Alternatively, no such means may be provided. The pin 5 could be provided on the circuit board, pointing upwards, instead of on the antenna.
FIG. 9 shows another embodiment of the antenna assembly. In this embodiment the shield consists of a shield unit 36 formed from metal. The antenna 37 has side clips 38 extending from its lower (ground plane) surface. Corresponding recesses 39 in the shield unit 36 accommodate the clips 38 allow the upper unit to be releasably but firmly engaged with the lower unit, with the metallisation of the ground plane held against the metal shield 36 to ground it effectively. The feed pin 40 of the antenna can then extend through the shield unit 36 to make contact with an antenna feed pad on an underlying circuit board.
The present invention may include any novel feature or combination of features disclosed herein either explicitly or implicitly or any generalisation thereof irrespective of whether or not it relates to the presently claimed invention or mitigates any or all of the problems addressed. In view of the foregoing description it will be evident to a person skilled in the art that various modifications may be made within the scope of the invention.
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Radcliffe Bailey searched for his family history in his art, but what he found were universal themes.
The Atlanta-based artist, featured at Anderson Ranch this week, has massive mixed-media renderings hanging on the vaunted walls of the Smithsonian and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. But they began humbly, he says, when his grandmother showed him some aged and time-worn family photographs 20 years ago.
In the winter after he graduated from art school, Bailey's grandmother gave him hundreds of family photographs. They inspired him to make a series of paintings and sculptures that interwove his personal family history with African-American history — a continuing project. The pieces often use the photographs themselves, in multi-media work that layers meanings and symbols evoking both Bailey's personal history along with America's.
"I was trying to find a way to incorporate my family, and things that were personal in my work," he says. "I felt like if I didn't do that, all I would be doing is making references to art history."
With his expansive vision, the personal illuminated the historical.
Bailey's paintings often include railroad tracks, recalling his family trips to visit relatives as a child, his father's work as an engineer, along with the Underground Railroad that sped slaves to freedom in the north. Positioned in a collage with a speaker playing a John "Trane" Coltrane saxophone riff, their meaning expands. Water hoses in a Bailey piece might recall both innocent childhood memories and the hoses turned on protesters in the segregated south.
His work has a rare tactile vibrancy about it. Trained as a painter and sculptor, he's used the standard materials along with steel and glass, sugar cane and tobacco, sheet music, indigo and rum. Bailey tends to layer his work both physically and in meaning.
His 2011 sculptural installation, "Windward Coast," was made from piano keys, piled to look like a choppy sea, with a plaster bust of a man floating in it. It recalls, at once, the migration of slaves over the Middle Passage from Africa and the African-American jazz idiom. But to some it also resembles the wreckage after Hurricane Katrina and, for Bailey, it summons nostalgic memories of fishing in ponds with his father as a kid.
He aims to fill his work with symbols that carry a multitude of meanings, not one message.
"I try to leave it open," he says. "It doesn't equal just one answer. It's several answers."
Bailey's studio, he says, is strewn with found objects, odd materials and photographs — and always filled with the music of Coltrane and other jazz instrumentalists.
Bailey speaks today, July 5, at Anderson Ranch Arts Center, as part of the Snowmass Village institution's Featured Artists Lecture Series. The lineup this summer also features prominent working artists like Marina Abramovic, the performance artist behind "The Artist is Present," a two-and-a-half month project where she sat silently in the Museum of Modern Art's atrium and spectators were invited to sit opposite her. Christo, of Christo and Jean-Claude, the artist couple behind "The Gates" in New York's Central Park, closes the series next month.
When talking to students, Bailey says, he talks about his specific paintings and sculptures, along with his experience as an artist in the south, outside of the New York hub of the business. But, more importantly, he says, he also stresses the importance of an artist's work ethic.
"Younger artists nowadays sometimes think about an artist as some kind of star, and they're not as committed to the work as they are about the image of being an artist," he explains. "I think it's important to really have a solid studio practice and for young artists to discipline themselves."
He remembers, fondly and with vivid specificity, his first experiences of putting in the hard work of an artist. It was in the late 1980s, when he was still a student at Atlanta College of Art.
"Everybody left on spring break, and I said, 'Oh, let me just work,'" he recalls.
What followed was 12 hours, then a series of sleepless nights, without food or water, in his windowless campus studio.
"I kept going for literally two days because it felt so good," he says.
The result, he says, was the beginning of a career in mixed media art. In the decades since, he's kept chasing — and sometimes finding — that feeling of losing himself in the work.
"I find I'm always trying to get back to that space where I have no awareness and all I have to be concerned about is that paintbrush expressing myself," he says.
At 43 and having logged years in the studio, he says, he now spends more time conceptualizing his work and thinking about it before he dives in.
"It becomes like a game of chess, where I'm playing myself," he says.
Speaking to workshop students and aspiring artists at Anderson Ranch is particularly exciting for Bailey, he explains, because a visiting artist at his school set him on his own artistic path. He had been planning to focus on graphic design ("People say graphic design is what makes money, right?") until the Cuban avant-garde painter Luis Cruz Azaceta spoke on his campus and inspired him to start making multi-media objects.
Hearing Cruz's passion for his work led Bailey to combining painting and sculpture in his signature style.
"I remember hearing him talk and I felt like he was having so much fun," he laughs. "So I hope that I would be able to share what he shared with me."
Radcliffe Bailey
Friday, July 5
Anderson Ranch
Schermer Meeting Hall
12:30 p.m.
2013 Anderson Ranch Featured Artists Lectures Series
All presentations are at 12:30 p.m. in Schermer Meeting Hall. Visit www.andersonranch.org [1] or call (970) 923-3181 for details and reservations.
Thursday, July 11
Angel Otero
Born in 1981, Angel Otero is a contemporary visual artist specializing in painting. Otero's work is characterized by an interest in personal history, expressionistic abstraction and Spanish Baroque painterly traditions.
Thursday, July 18
Hernan Bas
Based in Detroit, Hernan Bas graduated in 1996 from the New World School of the Arts in Miami. His work indulges in the production of romantic, melancholic and old world imagery, and makes reference to Wilde, Huysmans and other writers of the Aesthetic and Decadent period in literature.
Friday, July 19
Bill Viola
Anderson Ranch's 2013 National Artist Honoree, Bill Viola is a contemporary video artist. He is considered a leading figure in the generation of artists whose artistic expression depends upon electronic, sound and image technology in New Media.
Thursday, July 25
Marina Abramovic
Serbian and based in New York, Abramovic is a performance artist who began her career in the early 1970s. Active for over three decades, she has recently begun to describe herself as the "grandmother of performance art." Abramovic's work explores the relationship between performer and audience, the limits of the body, and the possibilities of the mind.
Thursday, Aug. 8
Xaviera Simmons
Xaviera Simmons produces installations, sculptures, photographic, video and performative works. In 2013 Simmons will be a visiting critic and lecturer in the Graduate Department of Sculpture at Yale University and an Artist In Residence at Anderson Ranch.
Thursday, Aug. 15
Diana Thater
Diana Thater is an American artist, curator, writer, and educator. She has been a pioneering creator of film, video and installation art since the early 1990s. She lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
Thursday, Aug. 22
Petah Coyne
Petah Coyne is a contemporary American sculptor and photographer. She is known for her large-scale sculptures composed of unconventional, and often organic, materials.
Friday, Aug. 23
A famed and controversial conceptual artist, Chrsto partnered for nearly 50 years with his wife Jeanne-Claude, who died in 2009, on large-scale works aimed at transforming both man-made and natural environments. His ongoing project is "Over the River," a planned installation on the Arkansas River that would put nearly 6 miles of translucent silver fabric panels above the water between Salida and Canon City.
[1] http://www.andersonranch.org