Event Location: NSH 1507
Bio: Dr. Xin Chen currently works as a senior researcher in the Research and
Emerging Technologies Department of NAVTEQ Corporation. His recent
research efforts have concentrated on computer vision, pattern
recognition and image processing of video, aerial photo and LIDAR. He
received a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University
of Notre Dame. His research at Notre Dame focused on biometrics,
including infrared, 2D, and 3D face recognition.

Abstract: NAVTEQ is a leading global provider of digital map data. NAVTEQ maps
drive most in-vehicle navigation systems, the top routing web sites, and
the leading brands of wireless navigation devices. NAVTEQ continues to
enhance the technologies used for collecting, analyzing, and delivering
new content to a wide range of users and devices. Dr. Chen will discuss
NAVTEQ’s perspective on the hardware and software systems required to
automatically create and maintain a navigable map through the use of
high-end mobile data collection sensors and computer vision techniques.
Dr. Chen will also present numerous research efforts based on video and
LIDAR data collection as well as various challenging problems related to
automatic feature extraction for mapping and navigation.