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https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Equivalence&diff=5331
Equivalence
2010-03-04T13:47:38Z
<p>Acampo: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Equivalence of PhDs (Doctorat) ==<br />
<br />
[http://www.ulb.ac.be/enseignements/inscriptions/equivalences-diplome-doctorat-these.html External information about equivalence of PhDs in the ULB] [ [http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ulb.ac.be%2Fenseignements%2Finscriptions%2Fequivalences-diplome-doctorat-these.html&sl=fr&tl=en English Google Translation] ]<br />
<br />
== Other equivalences ==<br />
<br />
To anyone who wants to use the informations in this archive to apply for an equivalence of diploma in Belgium ...<br />
<br />
First : the equivalence is delivered by the CFWB (communaute francaise wallone de belgique). <br />
<br />
On their website, the sole information I was able to find is :<br />
http://www.enseignement.be/prof/espaces/sup/naric/Organigramme_equivalences_sup_juin_2005-1.xls<br />
<br />
This is the list of people in charge of communicating with you, categorized by type of diploma.<br />
<br />
If you are from computer science, you will probably interact with Philippe Polet. His email is : philippe.polet@cfwb.be<br />
<br />
You have to contact CFWB and ask a instructions for equivalence. You will receive the file INSTRUCTIONS_UNIV.doc<br />
or an updated version.<br />
<br />
The file inventaire.odt contains the list of all things you should send them back, that is :<br />
<br />
* a motivation letter (see the directory motivation for an example)<br />
* the list of all what you submit to them<br />
* a copie of an official document stating your identity (the photcopy of your ID card + passport should be ok)<br />
* ''certified'' copies of all the diplomas you received from universities<br />
* ''certified'' copies of all the mark sheets you received from universities<br />
* the original, official and detailed program of your courses. This should be given for each year, in original language. It must comprise at least a title for each course, a description and the amount of time (in hours). If the program is not in french you should also provide an official translation of the main facts (title of the courses, amount of time, year, university) in french.<br />
* a simple copie of each thesis you wrote<br />
* a copy of all the internships you made (see stages.odt for an example, if you have any official document, join a copy too). <br />
* the form page 7 present in the instructions (see formulaire_equivalence.odt). Of course the form should be filled properly. If you don't understand french, ask to a french speaking guy. If this is still not clear, don't bother asking clarifications to somebody of the cfwb, Mr Philippe Polet for instance.<br />
* a CV in french<br />
* a proof that you have paid 124 euros (the amount may change with time) to the cfwb. Informations on who to pay are provided within the instructions file. Pay attention : you should ask to your bank a transfer with proof, a simple ticket from an automata is not enough as the transaction may be cancelled after you make the request.<br />
<br />
This is most of it.<br />
<br />
Last advices :<br />
<br />
* Be patient with people from CFWB, they are sometimes a bit slow but it does not help to get angry.<br />
* The most difficult part is probably to gather certified copies of all your mark sheets, and to find back the official programs of your courses. <br />
* You can have your commune do certified copies. Be aware that these copies are free for ULB students! but they won't tell you in the first place :-) <br />
* If you are not french speaking, translations may be costly. Try to have french friends (At least for some days...)<br />
* For the official translation, you can contact <br />
Paul Janssens, Av. Louise 146/B-1050 Brussels</div>
Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Robotics_weekly_meetings&diff=4587
Robotics weekly meetings
2007-11-06T18:20:13Z
<p>Acampo: /* Wednesday 7th November 2007 - Alex+Alvaro */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Purpose==<br />
<br />
# '''Community'''. Keep everyone updated as to what other work is going on in the lab<br />
# '''Research'''. Cross germination. Get feedback. Get help on problems. Get ideas.<br />
# '''Admin'''. Lab administration.<br />
<br><br />
<br />
==Format==<br />
<br />
# Presentation & Discussion (30 - 50 mins)<br />
#* Work you have been doing<br />
#* Reading you have been doing in the context of your work<br />
#* Other reading on something you are passionate about<br />
# Robotics Group Administration (0 - 15 mins)<br />
<br />
<br />
Try and make your session as involving as possible for everyone:<br />
* Send round material to be read beforehand.<br />
* Ask people before the meeting what aspects of your work / reading they would like to know about or discuss.<br />
* Think about implications of what you are presenting for the research direction of the lab as a whole - methodologies, technologies etc.<br />
<br><br />
<br />
==Timing & Attendance==<br />
<br />
The weekly meetings '''ALWAYS''' take place on<br />
<br />
<center> '''Wednesdays at 15.00''' </center><br />
<br />
Unless:<br />
* A given Wednesday is a public holiday, or<br />
* Something very important (like a Ph.D. defense) is overlapping.<br />
<br />
If either should happen the meeting is postponed to the next day.<br />
<br />
'''Please indicate on this wiki page if you are not going to be able to attend a meeting''' (no later than the Friday before). <br />
<br />
If you forget to note your absence in advance you will be severely punished and will be forced to buy a nice, big cake for the following meeting.<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Previous Meetings==<br />
<br />
See [[Previous MEETROBOT meetings | Minutes and agendas from previous meetings]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==Wednesday 7th November 2007 - Alex+Alvaro ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#*We will present two different works:<br />
#* Infrared Communication on the Epucks : We have developed a library that takes care of the proximity sensors and uses them as a communication system. Local communication is up to 33B/sec getting the distance and direction of the source as well. A proof of concept (Now you do what they told you) will be shown during the meeting.<br />
#* Sharing knowledge to stay on the path : We have some simulations dealing with odometry errors to find nest and prey in a closed arena. Robots communicate between them to reduce dead-reckoning error. Here we present a first attempt to accomplish the task. Results show the importance of social learning with local communication without the need of a global knowledge. <br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 21th November 2007 - Post-Swarmanoid Review Meeting discussion ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 5th December 2007 - Christos ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 16th January 2008 - Marco ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 30th January 2008 - Takashi ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 13th February 2008 - Navneet ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 27th February 2008 - Alex ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 12th March 2008 - Rehan ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 26th March 2008 - Carlo ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 9th April 2008 - Xavier ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 23th April 2008 - Giovanni ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br><br></div>
Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Robotics_weekly_meetings&diff=4586
Robotics weekly meetings
2007-11-06T18:19:07Z
<p>Acampo: /* Wednesday 7th November 2007 - Alex+Alvaro */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Purpose==<br />
<br />
# '''Community'''. Keep everyone updated as to what other work is going on in the lab<br />
# '''Research'''. Cross germination. Get feedback. Get help on problems. Get ideas.<br />
# '''Admin'''. Lab administration.<br />
<br><br />
<br />
==Format==<br />
<br />
# Presentation & Discussion (30 - 50 mins)<br />
#* Work you have been doing<br />
#* Reading you have been doing in the context of your work<br />
#* Other reading on something you are passionate about<br />
# Robotics Group Administration (0 - 15 mins)<br />
<br />
<br />
Try and make your session as involving as possible for everyone:<br />
* Send round material to be read beforehand.<br />
* Ask people before the meeting what aspects of your work / reading they would like to know about or discuss.<br />
* Think about implications of what you are presenting for the research direction of the lab as a whole - methodologies, technologies etc.<br />
<br><br />
<br />
==Timing & Attendance==<br />
<br />
The weekly meetings '''ALWAYS''' take place on<br />
<br />
<center> '''Wednesdays at 15.00''' </center><br />
<br />
Unless:<br />
* A given Wednesday is a public holiday, or<br />
* Something very important (like a Ph.D. defense) is overlapping.<br />
<br />
If either should happen the meeting is postponed to the next day.<br />
<br />
'''Please indicate on this wiki page if you are not going to be able to attend a meeting''' (no later than the Friday before). <br />
<br />
If you forget to note your absence in advance you will be severely punished and will be forced to buy a nice, big cake for the following meeting.<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Previous Meetings==<br />
<br />
See [[Previous MEETROBOT meetings | Minutes and agendas from previous meetings]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==Wednesday 7th November 2007 - Alex+Alvaro ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#*We will present two different works:<br />
#* Infrared Communication on the Epucks: We have developed a library that takes care of the proximity sensors and uses them as a communication system. Local communication is up to 33B/sec getting the distance and direction of the source as well. A proof of concept (Now you do what they told you) will be shown during the meeting.<br />
#* Sharing knowledge to choose where to go: We have some simulations dealing with odometry errors to find nest and prey in a closed arena. Robots communicate between them to reduce dead-reckoning error. Here we present a first attempt to accomplish the task. Results show the importance of social learning with local communication without the need of a global knowledge. <br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 21th November 2007 - Post-Swarmanoid Review Meeting discussion ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 5th December 2007 - Christos ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 16th January 2008 - Marco ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 30th January 2008 - Takashi ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 13th February 2008 - Navneet ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 27th February 2008 - Alex ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 12th March 2008 - Rehan ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 26th March 2008 - Carlo ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 9th April 2008 - Xavier ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 23th April 2008 - Giovanni ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br><br></div>
Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=SBOT_STATUS&diff=4516
SBOT STATUS
2007-05-16T17:31:45Z
<p>Acampo: /* sbot 22 */</p>
<hr />
<div>==What is this page?==<br />
<br />
This page contains an up to date list of the status of the IRIDIA sbots.<br />
Please update with any problems or other info you find for each s-bot.<br />
<br />
;IMPORTANT - [[How_to_avoid_damage_to_the_s-bot]] (includes info on recharging with new circuit board).<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
==Sbots in IRIDIA==<br />
<br />
===sbot 8===<br />
<br />
===sbot 9===<br />
<br />
no wifi connection [[User:Ciro|Ciro]] 16:18, 4 March 2007 (CET)<br />
<br />
===sbot 13===<br />
*Crack in black gripper plastic glued. Gripping works ok, but be gentle. [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 17:35, 26 January 2007 (CET)<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
===sbot 23===<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
===sbot 30===<br />
*Crack in black gripper plastic glued. Gripping works ok, but be gentle. [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 17:35, 26 January 2007 (CET)<br />
*Turret rotation grinding. Do not use for experiments in which turret rotation is needed. [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 14:40, 3 May 2007 (CEST)<br />
<br />
===sbot 32===<br />
<br />
===sbot 35===<br />
*Crack in black gripper plastic glued. Gripping works ok, but be gentle. [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 17:35, 26 January 2007 (CET)<br />
*Traction sensor not properly working (y negative semiaxis not sensitive at all) --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 21:43, 20 June 2006 (CEST)<br />
<br />
<br />
===sbot 22===<br />
*Front ground sensor dead. [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 14:43, 4 March 2007 (CET)<br />
*Would not connect (neither wifi nor serial). Seems like it is _out_ of battery, but that should not happen.[[User:Acampo|Acampo]] 19:31, 16 May 2007 (CEST)<br />
<br />
===sbot 6===<br />
Major crack in black gripper plastic glued. Try not to use for gripping unless absolutely necessary. If you do have to, be very gentle. [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 15:43, 20 February 2007 (CET)<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Sbots in Lausanne==<br />
<br />
===sbot 19===<br />
Cracked black plastic part of gripper. Plastic piece needs replacing.<br />
[[User:rogrady|rogrady]] 17:33, 24 January 2007 (CET)<br />
<br />
===sbot 26===<br />
*One of gripper optical barrier LEDs not working.(Won't work for Rodi's gripping) [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 14:43, 4 March 2007 (CET)<br />
*Intermittently can't connect using wireless LAN. Been looked at once in Lausanne. Was given the thumbs up there.<br />
[[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 17:49, 24 January 2007 (CET)<br />
<br />
===sbot 36===<br />
*Gripper opens by itself sometimes. [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 14:42, 4 March 2007 (CET)<br />
<br />
===sbot24===<br />
*Gripper broken. Infinite play in torque sensor. not even possible to run test-hardware [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 14:42, 4 March 2007 (CET)<br />
*NOT WORKING. Loose battery connection. Sometimes reads full, sometimes very low on one of the batteries. Even if readings taken directly with voltmeter.[[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 14:42, 4 March 2007 (CET)</div>
Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=SBOT_STATUS&diff=4515
SBOT STATUS
2007-05-16T17:31:24Z
<p>Acampo: /* sbot 22 */</p>
<hr />
<div>==What is this page?==<br />
<br />
This page contains an up to date list of the status of the IRIDIA sbots.<br />
Please update with any problems or other info you find for each s-bot.<br />
<br />
;IMPORTANT - [[How_to_avoid_damage_to_the_s-bot]] (includes info on recharging with new circuit board).<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
==Sbots in IRIDIA==<br />
<br />
===sbot 8===<br />
<br />
===sbot 9===<br />
<br />
no wifi connection [[User:Ciro|Ciro]] 16:18, 4 March 2007 (CET)<br />
<br />
===sbot 13===<br />
*Crack in black gripper plastic glued. Gripping works ok, but be gentle. [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 17:35, 26 January 2007 (CET)<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
===sbot 23===<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
===sbot 30===<br />
*Crack in black gripper plastic glued. Gripping works ok, but be gentle. [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 17:35, 26 January 2007 (CET)<br />
*Turret rotation grinding. Do not use for experiments in which turret rotation is needed. [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 14:40, 3 May 2007 (CEST)<br />
<br />
===sbot 32===<br />
<br />
===sbot 35===<br />
*Crack in black gripper plastic glued. Gripping works ok, but be gentle. [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 17:35, 26 January 2007 (CET)<br />
*Traction sensor not properly working (y negative semiaxis not sensitive at all) --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 21:43, 20 June 2006 (CEST)<br />
<br />
<br />
===sbot 22===<br />
*Front ground sensor dead. [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 14:43, 4 March 2007 (CET)<br />
*Would not connect (neither wifi nor serial). Seems like it is _out_ of battery, but that should not happen.<br />
<br />
===sbot 6===<br />
Major crack in black gripper plastic glued. Try not to use for gripping unless absolutely necessary. If you do have to, be very gentle. [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 15:43, 20 February 2007 (CET)<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Sbots in Lausanne==<br />
<br />
===sbot 19===<br />
Cracked black plastic part of gripper. Plastic piece needs replacing.<br />
[[User:rogrady|rogrady]] 17:33, 24 January 2007 (CET)<br />
<br />
===sbot 26===<br />
*One of gripper optical barrier LEDs not working.(Won't work for Rodi's gripping) [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 14:43, 4 March 2007 (CET)<br />
*Intermittently can't connect using wireless LAN. Been looked at once in Lausanne. Was given the thumbs up there.<br />
[[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 17:49, 24 January 2007 (CET)<br />
<br />
===sbot 36===<br />
*Gripper opens by itself sometimes. [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 14:42, 4 March 2007 (CET)<br />
<br />
===sbot24===<br />
*Gripper broken. Infinite play in torque sensor. not even possible to run test-hardware [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 14:42, 4 March 2007 (CET)<br />
*NOT WORKING. Loose battery connection. Sometimes reads full, sometimes very low on one of the batteries. Even if readings taken directly with voltmeter.[[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 14:42, 4 March 2007 (CET)</div>
Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Administration_weekly_meetings&diff=4360
Administration weekly meetings
2006-12-14T14:32:39Z
<p>Acampo: </p>
<hr />
<div>==Previous administration meetings==<br />
<br />
[[Previous administration meeting]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Thursday 23rd November 2006 -- CANCELLED ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
* New Wiki pages<br />
* New conferences<br />
* Announcements and Publications<br />
<br />
"Marco" - I cannot be there<br />
<br />
==Thursday 30th November 2006 -- CANCELLED ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
* New Wiki pages<br />
* New conferences<br />
* Announcements and Publications<br />
<br />
==Thursday 7th December 2006 --CANCELLED ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
* New Wiki pages<br />
* New conferences<br />
* Announcements and Publications<br />
<br />
==Thursday 14th December 2006 -- CANCELLED ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
* New Wiki pages<br />
** [[What you need to begin to work in IRIDIA]] Max MANFRIN<br />
* New conferences<br />
* Announcements and Publications<br />
<br />
== Next admin meeting ==<br />
<br />
Add your points to the agenda below, and when there are enough, a date for an administration meeting will be announced.<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
* New Wiki pages<br />
* New conferences<br />
* Announcements and Publications<br />
<br />
* gutenberg : dead or alive ? what should we do about it ?<br />
* segre ip blocked : probably windows os infected, delete it ? repair it ?</div>
Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=4351
Main Page
2006-12-08T00:55:56Z
<p>Acampo: </p>
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* [[#anc1_1 | Moving and surviving in Brussels]] <br />
* [[#anc1_2 | Information for students]] <br />
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* [[#anc2_1 | Robotics]] (S-Bots, E-pucks, Software, Links)<br />
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* [[#anc2_2 | Optimization]] (Links)<br />
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* [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/IridiaTrSeries.html IRIDIA reports]<br />
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* [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/seminars IRIDIA seminars]<br />
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<h1>[[#anc3 | Infrastructure]]</h1><br />
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* [[#anc3_2 | Software]] (HOWTOs, homepage, etc...)<br />
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<h1>Weekly meetings</h1><br />
* Wednesdays at 14h30 : [[Robotics weekly meetings | Robotics weekly meeting]]<br />
* Thursdays at 10h30 : [[Administration weekly meetings | Administration weekly meeting]] <br />
* Thursdays at 11h00 : [[Optimization weekly meeting]]<br />
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== <div id="anc1">Practicalities</div> ==<br />
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* <div id="anc1_1">'''Brussels'''</div><br />
** [[Moving to Brussels]] - What you need to know for moving to Brussels (housing, transport, health care, etc.).<br />
** [[Surviving in Brussels]] - French lessons, cultural events, etc.<br />
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* <div id="anc1_2">'''Students'''</div><br />
** [[For students visiting IRIDIA]] - Information for students coming to IRIDIA in the framework of exchange programs or bilateral agreements.<br />
** [[University Administration]] - (IMPORTANT!) The what, the where and the how of navigating university bureaucracy - inscription, regulations etc.<br />
** [[Equivalence]] - Step by step explanations to request an equivalence of diplomas from Belgium.<br />
** [[Funding]] - Information on getting funding for projects, scholarships and unemployment benefits in Belgium once the Ph.D. grant runs out.<br />
** [[StudentsIRIDIA | Students]] - Information on students in IRIDIA.<br />
** [http://www.ulb.ac.be/dep/financier/perso-avantages/index.html Intranet for ULB employees] - Web site with list of benefit for being ULB employees <br />
** [[Insurance while travelling abroad]] - ULB's insurance<br />
** [https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ IRIDIA mailing lists]<br />
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* <div id="anc1_3">'''Useful information'''</div><br />
** [[Working late | Pizza]] - menu for the local pizza place, it is a good idea to order in advance. <br />
** [http://wwwdev.ulb.ac.be/restaurants/solbosch_s/r_pub.php3 Weekly menu at ULB restaurant]<br />
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* <div id="lab_responsibilities">'''Lab responsibilities'''</div><br />
** [[Lab responsibilities]] - list of labs responsibilities/tasks and who takes care of them.<br />
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== <div id="anc2">Research</div> ==<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_1">Robotics</div> ===<br />
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* '''Sbots'''<br />
** [http://www.swarm-bots.org The official SwarmBots webpage]<br />
** [http://lis.epfl.ch/internal/wiki/index.php?page=SwarmBots SBOT technical resource page] - download the SBOT API and the tool chain for cross-compilation. <br />
** [[SBOT FAQ]] - howtos/faqs for the real s-bots<br />
** [[SBOT STATUS]] - The status of the s-bot in iridia (failures, errors, ...)<br />
** [[Arena time slots]] - Reserve sbot arena time<br />
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* '''E-pucks'''<br />
** [http://asl.epfl.ch/research/systems/epuck/ The official website of e-pucks]<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~e-puck/wiki The e-puck wiki] at IRIDIA<br />
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* '''Software'''<br />
** [[Sbot Common Repository]] - Common version control area for all sbot development.<br />
** [[Sbot Common Interface]] - Write your controller once. Compile it for simulation and real robot.<br />
** [[OMiss - The ODE based simulator]] - Get started with the ODE based simulator<br />
** [[libsboteye]] the sboteye api to use 'easily' the camera.<br />
** [[libheading]] A library to detect directions pointed by other sbots.<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~acampo/wiki/index.php/Tracker tracker] A program to track a single pattern in a sequence of pictures.<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~acampo/wiki/index.php/Libdistortion libdistortion] a simple library to rectify camera images and extract easily real world coordinates of objects.<br />
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* '''Links & news'''<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS project website]<br />
** [[Robot labs around the World]]<br />
** [[The e-puck page]] - About the e-puck robots. <br />
** [http://robots.net Read more news on robots.net...]<br />
** [[Old news]]<br />
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<center>[[#Top | Back to top]]</center><br />
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=== <div id="anc2_2">Optimization</div> ===<br />
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* '''Links & news'''<br />
** [http://www.informs.org/Resources/ INFORMS OR/MS]<br />
** [http://143.129.203.3/eume/php/eume.main.php EU/ME]<br />
** [http://www.prism.uvsq.fr/~vdc/ECCO/ ECCO]<br />
* '''Metaheuristics'''<br />
** [http://www.aco-metaheuristic.org Ant Colony Optimization]<br />
** [http://iew3.technion.ac.il/CE/about.php Cross Entropy Method]<br />
** [http://evonet.lri.fr/ Evolutionary Computing]<br />
** [http://www.research.att.com/~mgcr/grasp/gannbib/gannbib.html GRASP]<br />
** [http://www.tabusearch.net/ Tabu Search]<br />
* '''Projects'''<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS]<br />
** [http://www.metaheuristics.org/ Metaheuristics Network]<br />
* '''Applications'''<br />
** [http://www.nada.kth.se/~viggo/wwwcompendium/ A compendium of NP optimization problems]<br />
** [http://www.tsp.gatech.edu/ TSP]<br />
** [http://www.iwr.uni-heidelberg.de/groups/comopt/software/TSPLIB95/ TSPLIB95] - A Traveling Salesman Problem Library<br />
** [http://www.seas.upenn.edu/qaplib/ QAPLIB] - A Quadratic Assignment Problem Library<br />
** [http://people.brunel.ac.uk/~mastjjb/jeb/info.html OR-Library]<br />
* '''Experimental Analysis and Statistics'''<br />
** [http://www.r-project.org/ R project]<br />
** [http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/stathome.html Electronic Statistics Textbook. StatSoft, Inc. (2006)]<br />
** [http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/ NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods]<br />
** [[Repository of scripts used by IRIDIA members]]<br />
* '''Software Development'''<br />
** [http://gcc.gnu.org/c99status.html C99 standard and use GCC compiler tools] - Suggested compiler<br />
** [http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/standards.pdf GNU Coding Standards] - Suggested coding style guidelines<br />
** [http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/ GSL] - GNU Scientific Library<br />
** [http://subversion.tigris.org/ Subversion] - Suggested version control tool<br />
** [http://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/ Doxygen] - Suggested documentation tool for source code<br />
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=== Neural Networks ===<br />
* [[Neural Network Tutorials]]<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_3">Publications</div> ===<br />
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* [[IRIDIA Technical reports]] - Information on publishing a technical report and LaTeX package(s).<br />
* [[Access to Digital Libraries]] - Which on-line papers archive we have access from IRIDIA network. <br />
* [[Robotics and AI conferences, journals and impact factors | Conferences, journals and impact factors]]<br />
* [[Coming paper submissions | Coming paper submissions]] - Information on papers that will be soon submitted to conferences.<br />
* [[Iridia Supplementary Information Instructions page]] - Information on HOW TO use the Iridia Supplementary Information page.<br />
* [[Write Better English]] - Basic pointers on how to raise the level of english in your paper.<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_4">Seminars</div> ===<br />
* [[Seminars | Seminars]] - and talks given in IRIDIA, and more generally in Brussels.<br />
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== <div id="anc3">Infrastructure</div> ==<br />
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* <div id="anc3_1">'''Hardware'''</div><br />
** [[Workstation configuration]] - How to setup your personal workstation and laptop, printers, etc.<br />
** [[Backup Server]] - How to use the backup server of IRIDIA<br />
** [[Using the IRIDIA Cluster]] - How to submit jobs to the IRIDIA Cluster.<br />
** [[Using the IRIDIA Experimental room]] - All you need to know to easily run real experiments.<br />
* <div id="anc3_2">'''Software'''</div><br />
** [[Creating your own home page]] - How to create your own home.<br />
** See all [[Software HOWTOs]]<br />
** Suggested software for [[Workstation_configuration#For_Mac_OS_X_users | Mac OS X]] users<br />
** List of [[Available_commercial_software | commercial software]] we have in IRIDIA<br />
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https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Robotics_weekly_meetings&diff=4340
Robotics weekly meetings
2006-12-04T15:33:59Z
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<div>==Purpose==<br />
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# '''Community'''. Keep everyone updated as to what other work is going on in the lab<br />
# '''Research'''. Cross germination. Get feedback. Get help on problems. Get ideas.<br />
# '''Admin'''. Lab administration.<br />
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==Format==<br />
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# Presentation & Discussion (30 - 50 mins)<br />
#* Work you have been doing<br />
#* Reading you have been doing in the context of your work<br />
#* Other reading on something you are passionate about<br />
# Robotics Group Administration (0 - 15 mins)<br />
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Try and make your session as involving as possible for everyone:<br />
* Send round material to be read beforehand.<br />
* Ask people before the meeting what aspects of your work / reading they would like to know about or discuss.<br />
* Think about implications of what you are presenting for the research direction of the lab as a whole - methodologies, technologies etc.<br />
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==Timing & Attendance==<br />
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The weekly meetings '''ALWAYS''' take place on<br />
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<center> '''Wednesdays at 14.30''' </center><br />
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Unless:<br />
* A given Wednesday is a public holiday, or<br />
* Something very important (like a Ph.D. defense) is overlapping.<br />
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If either should happen the meeting is postponed to the next day.<br />
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'''Please indicate on this wiki page if you are not going to be able to attend a meeting''' (no later than the Friday before). <br />
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If you forget to note your absence in advance you will be severely punished and will be forced to buy a nice, big cake for the following meeting.<br />
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==Previous Meetings==<br />
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See [[Previous MEETROBOT meetings | Minutes and agendas from previous meetings]].<br />
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==Wednesday 15th November 2006 - Shervin ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* The presentation is about the experiment I'm currently setting up on simulation. The experiment compares the chains with a new controller I call forcefield. I will shortly describe my new controller, and give a detailed description of the experimental setup and the results I expect. My goal for the discussion is mainly to get some feedback and criticism concerning the experiment.<br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
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'''''Reading material'''''<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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==Wednesday 6th December 2006 - Alexandre ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* The presentation will describe my current work on the use of virtual pheromones for path selection. The predictions of a mathematical model will be compared with results from simulated experiments. I will show that the group of robots is able to display a collective choice in favour of the shortest path, and that it can possibly balance the exploitation of these paths.<br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
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'''''Reading material'''''<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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==Wednesday 20th December 2006 - Rehan ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
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'''''Reading material'''''<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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==Wednesday 10th January 2006 - Anders ==<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
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'''''Reading material'''''<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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==Wednesday 24th January 2006 - Christos ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
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'''''Reading material'''''<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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==Wednesday 7th February 2006 - Elio ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
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'''''Reading material'''''<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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==Wednesday 21th February 2006 - Carlo ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
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'''''Reading material'''''<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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==Wednesday 7th March 2006 - Xavier ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
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'''''Reading material'''''<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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==Wednesday 21th March 2006 Post doc #2==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
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'''''Reading material'''''<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=4208
Main Page
2006-08-03T16:33:42Z
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<h1>[[#anc1 | Practicalities]]</h1><br />
* [[#anc1_1 | Moving and surviving in Brussels]] <br />
* [[#anc1_2 | Information for students]] <br />
* [[#anc1_3 | Useful informations]] (menu, pizza, etc...)<br />
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<h1>[[#anc2 | Research]]</h1><br />
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* [[#anc2_1 | Robotics]] (S-Bots, E-pucks, Software, Links)<br />
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* [[#anc2_2 | Optimization]] (Links)<br />
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* [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/IridiaTrSeries.html IRIDIA reports]<br />
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* [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/seminars IRIDIA seminars]<br />
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* [[#anc2_3 | Publications]] (how to publish IRIDIA reports, digital libraries)<br />
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* [[#anc2_4 | Other seminars]] <br />
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<h1>[[#anc3 | Infrastructure]]</h1><br />
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* [[#anc3_1 | Hardware]] (configuration, backup, cluster, etc...)<br />
* [[#anc3_2 | Software]] (HOWTOs, homepage, etc...)<br />
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<h1>Weekly meetings</h1><br />
* Wednesdays at 14h30 : [[Robotics weekly meetings | Robotics weekly meeting]]<br />
* Thursdays at 10h30 : [[Administration weekly meetings | Administration weekly meeting]] <br />
* Thursdays at 11h00 : [[Optimization weekly meeting]]<br />
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= Adding information =<br />
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A Wiki is an excellent tool to maintain dynamic information. If you want to add something to this Wiki feel very free contact the system administrator and get an account. It is straight-forward to add and change the information in MediaWiki. Simply press ''edit'' on the top of this page to see how it was done. If you create a link to a non-existing page within this Wiki you can create that page by following the link - of course you would need a login to do so!. Pictures and documents have to be [[Special:Upload|uploaded]] before they can be used on pages. All popular image formats are supported and pdf and ps documents are allowed .<br />
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= Detailed topics =<br />
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== <div id="anc1">Practicalities</div> ==<br />
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* <div id="anc1_1">'''Brussels'''</div><br />
** [[Moving to Brussels]] - What you need to know for moving to Brussels (housing, transport, health care, etc.).<br />
** [[Surviving in Brussels]] - French lessons, cultural events, etc.<br />
<br />
* <div id="anc1_2">'''Students'''</div><br />
** [[For students visiting IRIDIA]] - Information for students coming to IRIDIA in the framework of exchange programs or bilateral agreements.<br />
** [[University Administration]] - (IMPORTANT!) The what, the where and the how of navigating university bureaucracy - inscription, regulations etc.<br />
** [[Equivalence]] - Step by step explanations to request an equivalence of diplomas from Belgium.<br />
** [[Funding]] - Information on getting funding for projects, scholarships and unemployment benefits in Belgium once the Ph.D. grant runs out.<br />
** [[StudentsIRIDIA | Students]] - Information on students in IRIDIA.<br />
** [http://www.ulb.ac.be/dep/financier/perso-avantages/index.html Intranet for ULB employees] - Web site with list of benefit for being ULB employees <br />
** [[Insurance while travelling abroad]] - ULB's insurance<br />
<br />
* <div id="anc1_3">'''Useful information'''</div><br />
** [[Working late | Pizza]] - menu for the local pizza place, it is a good idea to order in advance. <br />
** [http://wwwdev.ulb.ac.be/restaurants/solbosch_s/r_pub.php3 Weekly menu at ULB restaurant]<br />
<br />
* <div id="lab_responsibilities">'''Lab responsibilities'''</div><br />
** [[Lab responsibilities]] - list of labs responsibilities/tasks and who takes care of them.<br />
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== <div id="anc2">Research</div> ==<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_1">Robotics</div> ===<br />
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* '''Sbots'''<br />
** [http://www.swarm-bots.org The official SwarmBots webpage]<br />
** [http://lis.epfl.ch/internal/wiki/index.php?page=SwarmBots SBOT technical resource page] - download the SBOT API and the tool chain for cross-compilation. <br />
** [[SBOT FAQ]] - howtos/faqs for the real s-bots<br />
** [[SBOT STATUS]] - The status of the s-bot in iridia (failures, errors, ...)<br />
** [[Arena time slots]] - Reserve sbot arena time<br />
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* '''E-pucks'''<br />
** [http://asl.epfl.ch/research/systems/epuck/ The official website of e-pucks]<br />
** [[e-puck FAQ]] and things that are good to know<br />
** [[e-puck resources]]<br />
** [[e-puck status]]<br />
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* '''Software'''<br />
** [[Sbot Common Repository]] - Common version control area for all sbot development.<br />
** [[Sbot Common Interface]] - Write your controller once. Compile it for simulation and real robot.<br />
** [[OMiss - The ODE based simulator]] - Get started with the ODE based simulator<br />
** [[libsboteye]] the sboteye api to use 'easily' the camera.<br />
** [[libheading]] A library to detect directions pointed by other sbots.<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~acampo/wiki/index.php/Tracker tracker] A program to track a single pattern in a sequence of pictures.<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~acampo/wiki/index.php/Libdistortion libdistortion] a simple library to rectify camera images and extract easily real world coordinates of objects.<br />
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* '''Links & news'''<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS project website]<br />
** [[Robot labs around the World]]<br />
** [[The e-puck page]] - About the e-puck robots. <br />
** [http://robots.net Read more news on robots.net...]<br />
** [[Old news]]<br />
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<center>[[#Top | Back to top]]</center><br />
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=== <div id="anc2_2">Optimization</div> ===<br />
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* '''Links & news'''<br />
** [http://www.informs.org/Resources/ INFORMS OR/MS]<br />
** [http://143.129.203.3/eume/php/eume.main.php EU/ME]<br />
** [http://www.prism.uvsq.fr/~vdc/ECCO/ ECCO]<br />
* '''Metaheuristics'''<br />
** [http://www.aco-metaheuristic.org Ant Colony Optimization]<br />
** [http://iew3.technion.ac.il/CE/about.php Cross Entropy Method]<br />
** [http://evonet.lri.fr/ Evolutionary Computing]<br />
** [http://www.research.att.com/~mgcr/grasp/gannbib/gannbib.html GRASP]<br />
** [http://www.tabusearch.net/ Tabu Search]<br />
* '''Projects'''<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS]<br />
** [http://www.metaheuristics.org/ Metaheuristics Network]<br />
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** [http://www.nada.kth.se/~viggo/wwwcompendium/ A compendium of NP optimization problems]<br />
** [http://www.tsp.gatech.edu/ TSP]<br />
** [http://www.iwr.uni-heidelberg.de/groups/comopt/software/TSPLIB95/ TSPLIB95]<br />
** [http://people.brunel.ac.uk/~mastjjb/jeb/info.html OR-Library]<br />
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** [http://www.r-project.org/ R project]<br />
** [http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/stathome.html Electronic Statistics Textbook. StatSoft, Inc. (2006)]<br />
** [http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/ NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods]<br />
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** [http://gcc.gnu.org/c99status.html C99 standard and use GCC compiler tools]<br />
** [http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/standards.pdf GNU Coding Standards]<br />
** [http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/ GSL]<br />
** [http://subversion.tigris.org/ Subversion]<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_3">Publications</div> ===<br />
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* [[IRIDIA Technical reports]] - Information on publishing a technical report and LaTeX package(s).<br />
* [[Access to Digital Libraries]] - Which on-line papers archive we have access from IRIDIA network. <br />
* [[Robotics and AI conferences, journals and impact factors | Conferences, journals and impact factors]]<br />
* [[Coming paper submissions | Coming paper submissions]] - Information on papers that will be soon submitted to conferences.<br />
* [[Iridia Supplementary Information Instructions page]] - Information on HOW TO use the Iridia Supplementary Information page.<br />
* [[Write Better English]] - Basic pointers on how to raise the level of english in your paper.<br />
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* [[Seminars | Seminars]] - and talks given in IRIDIA, and more generally in Brussels.<br />
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** [[Workstation configuration]] - How to setup your personal workstation and laptop, printers, etc.<br />
** [[Backup Server]] - How to use the backup server of IRIDIA<br />
** [[Using the IRIDIA Cluster]] - How to submit jobs to the IRIDIA Cluster.<br />
** [[Using the IRIDIA Experimental room]] - All you need to know to easily run real experiments.<br />
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** [[Creating your own home page]] - How to create your own home.<br />
** See all [[Software HOWTOs]]<br />
** Suggested software for [[Workstation_configuration#For_Mac_OS_X_users | Mac OS X]] users<br />
** List of [[Available_commercial_software | commercial software]] we have in IRIDIA<br />
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Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Robotics_weekly_meetings&diff=4108
Robotics weekly meetings
2006-06-13T16:11:08Z
<p>Acampo: /* Wednesday 14th June 2006 - Alexandre */</p>
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<div>==Purpose==<br />
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# '''Community'''. Keep everyone updated as to what other work is going on in the lab<br />
# '''Research'''. Cross germination. Get feedback. Get help on problems. Get ideas.<br />
# '''Admin'''. Lab administration.<br />
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==Format==<br />
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# Presentation & Discussion (30 - 50 mins)<br />
#* Work you have been doing<br />
#* Reading you have been doing in the context of your work<br />
#* Other reading on something you are passionate about<br />
# Robotics Group Administration (0 - 15 mins)<br />
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Try and make your session as involving as possible for everyone:<br />
* Send round material to be read beforehand.<br />
* Ask people before the meeting what aspects of your work / reading they would like to know about or discuss.<br />
* Think about implications of what you are presenting for the research direction of the lab as a whole - methodologies, technologies etc.<br />
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==Timing & Attendance==<br />
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The weekly meetings '''ALWAYS''' take place on<br />
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Unless:<br />
* A given Wednesday is a public holiday, or<br />
* Something very important (like a Ph.D. defense) is overlapping.<br />
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If either should happen the meeting is postponed to the next day.<br />
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'''Please indicate on this wiki page if you are not going to be able to attend a meeting''' (no later than the Friday before). <br />
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If you forget to note your absence in advance you will be severely punished and will be forced to buy a nice, big cake for the following meeting.<br />
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==Previous Meetings==<br />
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See [[Previous MEETROBOT meetings | Minutes and agendas from previous meetings]].<br />
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==Wednesday 14th June 2006 - Alexandre ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* The presentation is about foraging. I present a mechanism that aims at selecting the closest resource for a group of robots.<br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
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'''''Reading material'''''<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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==Wednesday 21th June 2006 - Rehan ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
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'''''Reading material'''''<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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==Wednesday 28th June 2006 - Anders ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
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'''''Reading material'''''<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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==Wednesday 5th July 2006 - Elio ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
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==Wednesday 12th July 2006 - Christos ==<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
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==Wednesday 19th July 2006 - Rodi ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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==Wednesday 26th July 2006 - Shervin ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
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'''''Reading material'''''<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Administration_weekly_meetings&diff=4084
Administration weekly meetings
2006-05-22T16:51:49Z
<p>Acampo: /* Thursday 25th May 2006 */</p>
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<div>==Previous administration meetings==<br />
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[[Previous administration meeting]]<br />
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==Thursday 18th May 2006 ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
* New Wiki pages<br />
** [[Insurance while travelling abroad]] - ULB's insurance<br />
* New conferences<br />
* Announcements and Publications<br />
* Max: IRIDIA mailing lists (Staff, Guests, PhD Students, Optimization Group, Twodee) moved to GNU/Mailman<br />
** https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/<br />
* Marco: BNAIC: who is submitting/presenting? FNRS Comp Int day: who is submitting/presenting?<br />
* Marco: Three new master students will join IRIDIA. Decide on supervisors.<br />
* Christos: I will present the structure and explain how we will be using the IRIDIA SUPPLEMENTARY PAGE, plus I will refer to the things that each one should provide and things that people should do with respect to cited pages in papers, so please do not be absent! :)<br />
** http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/supp<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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==Thursday 25th May 2006 ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
* New Wiki pages<br />
* New conferences<br />
* Announcements and Publications<br />
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* Alex : about robotics meetings, people are slowly taking the habit to not provide any material, even after the presentation. I think it is important to always provide the presentation. This is helps to really keep track of what has been said, what people do and so on. + it costs almost nothing ... <br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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==Thursday 1st June 2006 ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
* New Wiki pages<br />
* New conferences<br />
* Announcements and Publications<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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==Thursday 8th June 2006 ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
* New Wiki pages<br />
* New conferences<br />
* Announcements and Publications<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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==Thursday 15th June 2006 ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
* New Wiki pages<br />
* New conferences<br />
* Announcements and Publications<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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==Thursday 22nd June 2006 ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
* New Wiki pages<br />
* New conferences<br />
* Announcements and Publications<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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==Thursday 29th June 2006 ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
* New Wiki pages<br />
* New conferences<br />
* Announcements and Publications<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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==Thursday 6th July 2006 ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
* New Wiki pages<br />
* New conferences<br />
* Announcements and Publications<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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==Thursday 13th July 2006 ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
* New Wiki pages<br />
* New conferences<br />
* Announcements and Publications<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
* Max<br />
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==Thursday 20th July 2006 ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
* New Wiki pages<br />
* New conferences<br />
* Announcements and Publications<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
* Max<br />
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==Thursday 27th July 2006 ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
* New Wiki pages<br />
* New conferences<br />
* Announcements and Publications<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
* Max</div>
Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Equivalence&diff=4072
Equivalence
2006-05-19T15:10:29Z
<p>Acampo: </p>
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To anyone who wants to use the informations in this archive to apply for an equivalence of diploma in Belgium ...<br />
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First : the equivalence is delivered by the CFWB (communaute francaise wallone de belgique). <br />
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On their website, the sole information I was able to find is :<br />
http://www.enseignement.be/prof/espaces/sup/naric/Organigramme_equivalences_sup_juin_2005-1.xls<br />
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This is the list of people in charge of communicating with you, categorized by type of diploma.<br />
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If you are from computer science, you will probably interact with Philippe Polet. His email is : philippe.polet@cfwb.be<br />
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You have to contact CFWB and ask a instructions for equivalence. You will receive the file INSTRUCTIONS_UNIV.doc<br />
or an updated version.<br />
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The file inventaire.odt contains the list of all things you should send them back, that is :<br />
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* a motivation letter (see the directory motivation for an example)<br />
* the list of all what you submit to them<br />
* a copie of an official document stating your identity (the photcopy of your ID card + passport should be ok)<br />
* ''certified'' copies of all the diplomas you received from universities<br />
* ''certified'' copies of all the mark sheets you received from universities<br />
* the original, official and detailed program of your courses. This should be given for each year, in original language. It must comprise at least a title for each course, a description and the amount of time (in hours). If the program is not in french you should also provide an official translation of the main facts (title of the courses, amount of time, year, university) in french.<br />
* a simple copie of each thesis you wrote<br />
* a copy of all the internships you made (see stages.odt for an example, if you have any official document, join a copy too). <br />
* the form page 7 present in the instructions (see formulaire_equivalence.odt). Of course the form should be filled properly. If you don't understand french, ask to a french speaking guy. If this is still not clear, don't bother asking clarifications to somebody of the cfwb, Mr Philippe Polet for instance.<br />
* a CV in french<br />
* a proof that you have paid 124 euros (the amount may change with time) to the cfwb. Informations on who to pay are provided within the instructions file. Pay attention : you should ask to your bank a transfer with proof, a simple ticket from an automata is not enough as the transaction may be cancelled after you make the request.<br />
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This is most of it.<br />
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Last advices :<br />
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* Be patient with people from CFWB, they are sometimes a bit slow but it does not help to get angry.<br />
* The most difficult part is probably to gather certified copies of all your mark sheets, and to find back the official programs of your courses. <br />
* If you are not french speaking, translations may be costly. Try to have french friends (At least for some days...)</div>
Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=4071
Main Page
2006-05-19T15:06:42Z
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* <div id="anc1_1">'''Brussels'''</div><br />
** [[Moving to Brussels]] - What you need to know for moving to Brussels (housing, transport, health care, etc.).<br />
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** [[For students visiting IRIDIA]] - Information for students coming to IRIDIA in the framework of exchange programs or bilateral agreements.<br />
** [[University Administration]] - (IMPORTANT!) The what, the where and the how of navigating university bureaucracy - inscription, regulations etc.<br />
** [[Equivalence]] - Step by step explanations to request an equivalence of diplomas from Belgium.<br />
** [[Funding]] - Information on getting funding for projects, scholarships and unemployment benefits in Belgium once the Ph.D. grant runs out.<br />
** [[StudentsIRIDIA | Students]] - Information on students in IRIDIA.<br />
** [http://www.ulb.ac.be/dep/financier/perso-avantages/index.html Intranet for ULB employees] - Web site with list of benefit for being ULB employees <br />
** [[Insurance while travelling abroad]] - ULB's insurance<br />
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** [[Working late | Pizza]] - menu for the local pizza place, it is a good idea to order in advance. <br />
** [http://wwwdev.ulb.ac.be/restaurants/solbosch_s/r_pub.php3 Weekly menu at ULB restaurant]<br />
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* '''Sbots'''<br />
** [http://www.swarm-bots.org The official SwarmBots webpage]<br />
** [http://lis.epfl.ch/internal/wiki/index.php?page=SwarmBots SBOT technical resource page] - download the SBOT API and the tool chain for cross-compilation. <br />
** [[SBOT FAQ]] - howtos/faqs for the real s-bots<br />
** [[SBOT STATUS]] - The status of the s-bot in iridia (failures, errors, ...)<br />
** [[Arena time slots]] - Reserve sbot arena time<br />
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** [http://asl.epfl.ch/research/systems/epuck/ The official website of e-pucks]<br />
** [[e-puck FAQ]] and things that are good to know<br />
** [[e-puck resources]]<br />
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** [[Sbot Common Interface]] - Write your controller once. Compile it for simulation and real robot.<br />
** [[OMiss - The ODE based simulator]] - Get started with the ODE based simulator<br />
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** [[libheading]] A library to detect directions pointed by other sbots.<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~acampo/wiki/index.php/Tracker tracker] A program to track a single pattern in a sequence of pictures.<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~acampo/wiki/index.php/Libdistortion libdistortion] a simple library to rectify camera images and extract easily real world coordinates of objects.<br />
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** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS project website]<br />
** [[Robot labs around the World]]<br />
** [[The e-puck page]] - About the e-puck robots. <br />
** [http://robots.net Read more news on robots.net...]<br />
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** [http://www.informs.org/Resources/ INFORMS OR/MS Resource Collection]<br />
** [http://143.129.203.3/eume/php/eume.main.php EU/ME the European chapter on metaheuristics]<br />
** [http://www.prism.uvsq.fr/~vdc/ECCO/ European Chapter on Combinatorial Optimization]<br />
** [http://www.nada.kth.se/~viggo/wwwcompendium/ A compendium of NP optimization problems]<br />
* '''Metaheuristics'''<br />
** [http://www.aco-metaheuristic.org The official Ant Colony Optimization website]<br />
** [http://evonet.lri.fr/ European Network of Excellence in Evolutionary Computing]<br />
** [http://www.tabusearch.net/ The official Tabu Search website]<br />
* '''Projects'''<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS project website]<br />
** [http://www.metaheuristics.org/ Metaheuristics Network project website]<br />
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* [[IRIDIA Technical reports]] - Information on publishing a technical report and LaTeX package(s).<br />
* [[Access to Digital Libraries]] - Which on-line papers archive we have access from IRIDIA network. <br />
* [[Robotics and AI conferences, journals and impact factors | Conferences, journals and impact factors]]<br />
* [[Coming paper submissions | Coming paper submissions]] - Information on papers that will be soon submitted to conferences.<br />
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* [[Seminars | Seminars]] - and talks given in IRIDIA, and more generally in Brussels.<br />
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** [[Workstation configuration]] - How to setup your personal workstation and laptop, printers, etc.<br />
** [[Backup Server]] - How to use the backup server of IRIDIA<br />
** [[Using the IRIDIA Cluster]] - How to submit jobs to the IRIDIA Cluster.<br />
** [[Using the IRIDIA Experimental room]] - All you need to know to easily run real experiments.<br />
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** [[Creating your own home page]] - How to create your own home.<br />
** See all [[Software HOWTOs]]<br />
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https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Lab_responsibilities&diff=3984
Lab responsibilities
2006-04-28T16:14:41Z
<p>Acampo: </p>
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<div>=General responsibilities=<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"<br />
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!Task<br />
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!Comment<br />
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| IRIDIA server setup and maintenance<br />
| Anders <br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
| IRIDIA cluster setup and maintenance<br />
| Max <br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
| Hardware purchases <br />
| Anders <br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
| Weekly admin meeting<br />
| Anders <br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
| IRIDIA Technical Report Series<br />
| Max,Prasanna <br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
| Mac OS X and Apple support <br />
| Max<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
| Linux and Windows support <br />
| Anders<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
| Wiki support <br />
| Alex<br />
| N/A<br />
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| Swarm-bots web-page<br />
| Christos <br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
| S-bot hardware<br />
| Rehan/all robotics people <br />
| N/A<br />
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| S-bot common interface<br />
| Rehan/Anders <br />
| N/A<br />
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| S-bot demos<br />
| Shervin <br />
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|-<br />
| Supervision of master students working on e-pucks<br />
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| Prasanna <br />
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Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Talk:Using_the_IRIDIA_Cluster&diff=3932
Talk:Using the IRIDIA Cluster
2006-04-25T20:13:53Z
<p>Acampo: /* Max's comments */</p>
<hr />
<div>= Discussion on who is supposed to use the cluster, and abuse =<br />
<br />
* Outcome of admin meeting of Thursday 20th April 2006<br />
<br />
:: Who can use the cluster<br />
<br />
::: Only people directly associated with IRIDIA (students, post docs, etc.) can use the cluster. Researchers who left should arrange with their contact/collaborator/supervisor here, to use his/her login in case they need to use the cluster. <br />
<br />
:: The cluster-policy<br />
<br />
::: Max explained the cluster policy and a mem limit might be introduced. <br />
<br />
<br />
* Elio's thoughts :<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
please, take my thoughts in a constructive way.<br />
<br />
I read on the IRIDIA Wiki page the following statement, which I take as <br />
the official position of the Lab:<br />
<br />
"Only people directly associated with IRIDIA (students, post docs, etc.) <br />
can use the cluster. Researchers who left should arrange with their <br />
contact/collaborator/supervisor here, to use his/her login in case they <br />
need to use the cluster"<br />
<br />
Taken from:<br />
http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/wiki/index.php/Administration_weekly_meetings#Thursday_20th_April_2006<br />
<br />
With respect to the above statement I would like to add some comments. <br />
In my opinion, there are at least two reasons which may suggest to <br />
undertake a different direction to free the cluster from over usage. I <br />
believe that, the idea of revealing to "trusted" people the <br />
login/password of IRIDIA members is not the most efficient one because:<br />
<br />
1) The recent history teaches us that even trusted people can cause <br />
problems. We experienced such a case in a not recent past when an IRIDIA <br />
member created some trouble to Halva which was maintening the cluster <br />
at that time. I don't want to stigmatize the case. I DO believe that <br />
that action was more the result of an unexperienced person rather then <br />
the result of a real intetion to cause demages. However, it teaches us <br />
that even trusted people can cause problems. This is obviously always <br />
the case, but if each one as its own login/password it is easier to spot <br />
the responsibles, I guess, and sorry if I am wrong on this.<br />
<br />
2) If using someone else login/password becomes the official practice <br />
for the IRIDIA cluster, as I read in the above statement, then even the <br />
trusted people can recursively apply the same practice and in a while we <br />
might have more jobs runnig then what we have at the moment. Do we have <br />
tools to prevent this from happening?<br />
<br />
Thanks a lot for your attention.<br />
Cheers,<br />
Elio<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
:: Alex : <br />
:: I agree with what Elio says. A login '''must''' be personal, and associated to one person only. If you want to prevent somebody from accessing the cluster, just disable the account. If we trust that person then it is fine, and we can let her access the cluster. <br />
<br />
:: In general of course, there should be a kind of period during which an account is still usable. At least to retrieve files, to launche the five last replications that you always delayed and so on. Accounts should be simply deleted if that period is over and the owner of the account is no more doing something with IRIDIA. If someone is collaborating with a member of IRIDIA I think it is ok to let him have an account. <br />
<br />
:: If we disagree with way people use the cluster, then either : <br />
::: we find ways to define an efficient policy of cluster usage.<br />
::: or we point out the problems and discuss them. It is anyway a matter of fairness. <br />
<br />
:: I think that the cluster of IRIDIA is very good and unless everybody wants to make simulations at the same time, it is enough for all of us. Users should design carefully their source code to make it fast. Users should also avoid using the cluster for debugging purpose. You should not submit a set of simulations just to see if your code works. That you can do on your own computer and this way you respect the common resources.<br />
<br />
:: As it is a common resource, we should also understand that it may not be immediately accessible. So when you forecast running a simulation you should know in advance that you may have to wait 1 day to have your jobs running.<br />
<br />
== Halva's comments ==<br />
<br />
I do believe that everyone should have its own login. Logins are no restricted resources, thus we can have as much as want of them. If you fear that users might misuse the cluster (as the example Elio was referring to), there are ways to tighten the kernel security and the resource usage. If anybody wants to look into the matter, and if she/he HAS time to do it, she/he is welcome! :)<br />
<br />
I think also that the current policy is pretty fair. A job gets a lower priority if the user is already running other jobs on the cluster. Thus people with few jobs have higher chances to see their jobs be promptly run. Additionaly, the current policy limits the job duration, forcing the user to think twice before submitting anything.<br />
<br />
Is it not enough? One might think to hack the queueing system scheduler to give even lower priority to those how have used the cluster the most in the last period. Or we might consider to buy a professional queueing system, which might give finer control on its mechanism.<br />
<br />
Is it still not enough? Then go on <tt>polyphemus.ulb.ac.be</tt>, issue <tt>qacct -o</tt> to see who has heavily used the cluster (<tt>qacct -o -d 30</tt> to see the statistics of the last 30 days) and ''punish'' her/him :)<br />
<br />
== Max's comments ==<br />
<br />
I believe that, under normal circumnstances, only people affiliated to IRIDIA should have accounts on the cluster. Of course, special agreements to open external accounts can be made, but this is more a political decision of the "bosses" :)<br />
There was a plan to "harden" the security of IRIDIA network putting every machine inside an internal network with no direct connection from the outside. I still support that view, the less "access points" we leave open from the outside world, the better, therefore I think that if I collaborate with somebody external to IRIDIA, I should be responsible for the usage of IRIDIA resources, and I should launch the experiments on the cluster with my account. If the sources are provided by the external, or if the results will be analyzed by the external, nobody cares.<br />
<br />
: let's exercise a bit in a conspirancy theory: you closed the cluster in a local network; someone gives you some code to run the experiments with your account; the code contains malicious lines that jopardize the cluster => closing the cluster in a local network does not help, and you become the bad guy who hacked the cluster :)--[[User:Hlabella|haiax]] 10:07, 25 April 2006 (CEST)<br />
<br />
:: yes that's one thing. the other one is that the things you suggest are extremely constraining. I would agree with you if you can come up with integrated solutions, SSH tunnels and similar methods that still allow any authorized user to check in, work remotely and so on. Sometimes one try to make a lot of things to improve security but that mainly makes the users life get worse instead. Anyway in our case, I believe that the very first security action we have to take is backup. Additionally the focus is not security, but fairness of use. The point is that some of us would like that members of IRIDIA have more facilities with the use of the cluster than non members. [[User:Acampo|Acampo]] 22:13, 25 April 2006 (CEST)</div>
Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Talk:Using_the_IRIDIA_Cluster&diff=3931
Talk:Using the IRIDIA Cluster
2006-04-25T20:13:33Z
<p>Acampo: /* Max's comments */</p>
<hr />
<div>= Discussion on who is supposed to use the cluster, and abuse =<br />
<br />
* Outcome of admin meeting of Thursday 20th April 2006<br />
<br />
:: Who can use the cluster<br />
<br />
::: Only people directly associated with IRIDIA (students, post docs, etc.) can use the cluster. Researchers who left should arrange with their contact/collaborator/supervisor here, to use his/her login in case they need to use the cluster. <br />
<br />
:: The cluster-policy<br />
<br />
::: Max explained the cluster policy and a mem limit might be introduced. <br />
<br />
<br />
* Elio's thoughts :<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
please, take my thoughts in a constructive way.<br />
<br />
I read on the IRIDIA Wiki page the following statement, which I take as <br />
the official position of the Lab:<br />
<br />
"Only people directly associated with IRIDIA (students, post docs, etc.) <br />
can use the cluster. Researchers who left should arrange with their <br />
contact/collaborator/supervisor here, to use his/her login in case they <br />
need to use the cluster"<br />
<br />
Taken from:<br />
http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/wiki/index.php/Administration_weekly_meetings#Thursday_20th_April_2006<br />
<br />
With respect to the above statement I would like to add some comments. <br />
In my opinion, there are at least two reasons which may suggest to <br />
undertake a different direction to free the cluster from over usage. I <br />
believe that, the idea of revealing to "trusted" people the <br />
login/password of IRIDIA members is not the most efficient one because:<br />
<br />
1) The recent history teaches us that even trusted people can cause <br />
problems. We experienced such a case in a not recent past when an IRIDIA <br />
member created some trouble to Halva which was maintening the cluster <br />
at that time. I don't want to stigmatize the case. I DO believe that <br />
that action was more the result of an unexperienced person rather then <br />
the result of a real intetion to cause demages. However, it teaches us <br />
that even trusted people can cause problems. This is obviously always <br />
the case, but if each one as its own login/password it is easier to spot <br />
the responsibles, I guess, and sorry if I am wrong on this.<br />
<br />
2) If using someone else login/password becomes the official practice <br />
for the IRIDIA cluster, as I read in the above statement, then even the <br />
trusted people can recursively apply the same practice and in a while we <br />
might have more jobs runnig then what we have at the moment. Do we have <br />
tools to prevent this from happening?<br />
<br />
Thanks a lot for your attention.<br />
Cheers,<br />
Elio<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
:: Alex : <br />
:: I agree with what Elio says. A login '''must''' be personal, and associated to one person only. If you want to prevent somebody from accessing the cluster, just disable the account. If we trust that person then it is fine, and we can let her access the cluster. <br />
<br />
:: In general of course, there should be a kind of period during which an account is still usable. At least to retrieve files, to launche the five last replications that you always delayed and so on. Accounts should be simply deleted if that period is over and the owner of the account is no more doing something with IRIDIA. If someone is collaborating with a member of IRIDIA I think it is ok to let him have an account. <br />
<br />
:: If we disagree with way people use the cluster, then either : <br />
::: we find ways to define an efficient policy of cluster usage.<br />
::: or we point out the problems and discuss them. It is anyway a matter of fairness. <br />
<br />
:: I think that the cluster of IRIDIA is very good and unless everybody wants to make simulations at the same time, it is enough for all of us. Users should design carefully their source code to make it fast. Users should also avoid using the cluster for debugging purpose. You should not submit a set of simulations just to see if your code works. That you can do on your own computer and this way you respect the common resources.<br />
<br />
:: As it is a common resource, we should also understand that it may not be immediately accessible. So when you forecast running a simulation you should know in advance that you may have to wait 1 day to have your jobs running.<br />
<br />
== Halva's comments ==<br />
<br />
I do believe that everyone should have its own login. Logins are no restricted resources, thus we can have as much as want of them. If you fear that users might misuse the cluster (as the example Elio was referring to), there are ways to tighten the kernel security and the resource usage. If anybody wants to look into the matter, and if she/he HAS time to do it, she/he is welcome! :)<br />
<br />
I think also that the current policy is pretty fair. A job gets a lower priority if the user is already running other jobs on the cluster. Thus people with few jobs have higher chances to see their jobs be promptly run. Additionaly, the current policy limits the job duration, forcing the user to think twice before submitting anything.<br />
<br />
Is it not enough? One might think to hack the queueing system scheduler to give even lower priority to those how have used the cluster the most in the last period. Or we might consider to buy a professional queueing system, which might give finer control on its mechanism.<br />
<br />
Is it still not enough? Then go on <tt>polyphemus.ulb.ac.be</tt>, issue <tt>qacct -o</tt> to see who has heavily used the cluster (<tt>qacct -o -d 30</tt> to see the statistics of the last 30 days) and ''punish'' her/him :)<br />
<br />
== Max's comments ==<br />
<br />
I believe that, under normal circumnstances, only people affiliated to IRIDIA should have accounts on the cluster. Of course, special agreements to open external accounts can be made, but this is more a political decision of the "bosses" :)<br />
There was a plan to "harden" the security of IRIDIA network putting every machine inside an internal network with no direct connection from the outside. I still support that view, the less "access points" we leave open from the outside world, the better, therefore I think that if I collaborate with somebody external to IRIDIA, I should be responsible for the usage of IRIDIA resources, and I should launch the experiments on the cluster with my account. If the sources are provided by the external, or if the results will be analyzed by the external, nobody cares.<br />
<br />
: let's exercise a bit in a conspirancy theory: you closed the cluster in a local network; someone gives you some code to run the experiments with your account; the code contains malicious lines that jopardize the cluster => closing the cluster in a local network does not help, and you become the bad guy who hacked the cluster :)--[[User:Hlabella|haiax]] 10:07, 25 April 2006 (CEST)<br />
<br />
:: yes that's one thing. the other one is that the things you suggest are extremely constraining. I would agree with you if you can come up with integrated solutions, SSH tunnels and similar methods that still allow any authorized user to check in, work remotely and so on. Sometimes one try to make a lot of things to improve security but that mainly makes the users life get worse instead. Anyway in our case, I believe that the very first security action we have to take is backup. Additionally the focus is not security, but fairness of use. The point is that some of us would like that members of IRIDIA have more facilities with the use of the cluster than non members.</div>
Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Talk:Using_the_IRIDIA_Cluster&diff=3916
Talk:Using the IRIDIA Cluster
2006-04-23T17:43:11Z
<p>Acampo: </p>
<hr />
<div>= Discussion on who is supposed to use the cluster, and abuse =<br />
<br />
* Outcome of admin meeting of Thursday 20th April 2006<br />
<br />
:: Who can use the cluster<br />
<br />
::: Only people directly associated with IRIDIA (students, post docs, etc.) can use the cluster. Researchers who left should arrange with their contact/collaborator/supervisor here, to use his/her login in case they need to use the cluster. <br />
<br />
:: The cluster-policy<br />
<br />
::: Max explained the cluster policy and a mem limit might be introduced. <br />
<br />
<br />
* Elio's thoughts :<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
please, take my thoughts in a constructive way.<br />
<br />
I read on the IRIDIA Wiki page the following statement, which I take as <br />
the official position of the Lab:<br />
<br />
"Only people directly associated with IRIDIA (students, post docs, etc.) <br />
can use the cluster. Researchers who left should arrange with their <br />
contact/collaborator/supervisor here, to use his/her login in case they <br />
need to use the cluster"<br />
<br />
Taken from:<br />
http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/wiki/index.php/Administration_weekly_meetings#Thursday_20th_April_2006<br />
<br />
With respect to the above statement I would like to add some comments. <br />
In my opinion, there are at least two reasons which may suggest to <br />
undertake a different direction to free the cluster from over usage. I <br />
believe that, the idea of revealing to "trusted" people the <br />
login/password of IRIDIA members is not the most efficient one because:<br />
<br />
1) The recent history teaches us that even trusted people can cause <br />
problems. We experienced such a case in a not recent past when an IRIDIA <br />
member created some trouble to Halva which was maintening the cluster <br />
at that time. I don't want to stigmatize the case. I DO believe that <br />
that action was more the result of an unexperienced person rather then <br />
the result of a real intetion to cause demages. However, it teaches us <br />
that even trusted people can cause problems. This is obviously always <br />
the case, but if each one as its own login/password it is easier to spot <br />
the responsibles, I guess, and sorry if I am wrong on this.<br />
<br />
2) If using someone else login/password becomes the official practice <br />
for the IRIDIA cluster, as I read in the above statement, then even the <br />
trusted people can recursively apply the same practice and in a while we <br />
might have more jobs runnig then what we have at the moment. Do we have <br />
tools to prevent this from happening?<br />
<br />
Thanks a lot for your attention.<br />
Cheers,<br />
Elio<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
:: Alex : <br />
:: I agree with what Elio says. A login '''must''' be personal, and associated to one person only. If you want to prevent somebody from accessing the cluster, just disable the account. If we trust that person then it is fine, and we can let her access the cluster. <br />
<br />
:: In general of course, there should be a kind of period during which an account is still usable. At least to retrieve files, to launche the five last replications that you always delayed and so on. Accounts should be simply deleted if that period is over and the owner of the account is no more doing something with IRIDIA. If someone is collaborating with a member of IRIDIA I think it is ok to let him have an account. <br />
<br />
:: If we disagree with way people use the cluster, then either : <br />
::: we find ways to define an efficient policy of cluster usage.<br />
::: or we point out the problems and discuss them. It is anyway a matter of fairness. <br />
<br />
:: I think that the cluster of IRIDIA is very good and unless everybody wants to make simulations at the same time, it is enough for all of us. Users should design carefully their source code to make it fast. Users should also avoid using the cluster for debugging purpose. You should not submit a set of simulations just to see if your code works. That you can do on your own computer and this way you respect the common resources.<br />
<br />
:: As it is a common resource, we should also understand that it may not be immediately accessible. So when you forecast running a simulation you should know in advance that you may have to wait 1 day to have your jobs running.</div>
Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=3856
Main Page
2006-04-05T13:55:27Z
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=== <div id="anc2_1">Robotics</div> ===<br />
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* '''Sbots'''<br />
** [http://www.swarm-bots.org The official SwarmBots webpage]<br />
** [http://lis.epfl.ch/internal/wiki/index.php?page=SwarmBots SBOT technical resource page] - download the SBOT API and the tool chain for cross-compilation. <br />
** [[SBOT FAQ]] - howtos/faqs for the real s-bots<br />
** [[SBOT STATUS]] - The status of the s-bot in iridia (failures, errors, ...)<br />
** [[Arena time slots]] - Reserve sbot arena time<br />
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* '''E-pucks'''<br />
** [http://asl.epfl.ch/research/systems/epuck/ The official website of e-pucks]<br />
** [[e-puck FAQ]] and things that are good to know<br />
** [[e-puck resources]]<br />
** [[e-puck status]]<br />
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* '''Software'''<br />
** [[Sbot Common Interface]] - Write your controller once. Compile it for simulation and real robot.<br />
** [[OMiss - The ODE based simulator]] - Get started with the ODE based simulator<br />
** [[libsboteye]] the sboteye api to use 'easily' the camera.<br />
** [[libheading]] A library to detect directions pointed by other sbots.<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~acampo/wiki/index.php/Tracker tracker] A program to track a single pattern in a sequence of pictures.<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~acampo/wiki/index.php/Libdistortion libdistortion] a simple library to rectify camera images and extract easily real world coordinates of objects.<br />
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** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS project website]<br />
** [[Robot labs around the World]]<br />
** [[The e-puck page]] - About the e-puck robots. <br />
** [http://robots.net Read more news on robots.net...]<br />
** [[Old news]]<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_2">Optimization</div> ===<br />
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* '''Links & news'''<br />
** [http://www.informs.org/Resources/ INFORMS OR/MS Resource Collection]<br />
** [http://143.129.203.3/eume/php/eume.main.php EU/ME the European chapter on metaheuristics]<br />
** [http://www.prism.uvsq.fr/~vdc/ECCO/ European Chapter on Combinatorial Optimization]<br />
** [http://www.nada.kth.se/~viggo/wwwcompendium/ A compendium of NP optimization problems]<br />
* '''Metaheuristics'''<br />
** [http://www.aco-metaheuristic.org The official Ant Colony Optimization website]<br />
** [http://evonet.lri.fr/ European Network of Excellence in Evolutionary Computing]<br />
** [http://www.tabusearch.net/ The official Tabu Search website]<br />
* '''Projects'''<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS project website]<br />
** [http://www.metaheuristics.org/ Metaheuristics Network project website]<br />
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* [[IRIDIA Technical reports]] - Information on publishing a technical report and LaTeX package(s).<br />
* [[Access to Digital Libraries]] - Which on-line papers archive we have access from IRIDIA network. <br />
* [[Robotics and AI conferences, journals and impact factors | Conferences, journals and impact factors]]<br />
* [[Coming paper submissions | Coming paper submissions]] - Information on papers that will be soon submitted to conferences.<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_4">Seminars</div> ===<br />
* [[Seminars | Seminars]] - and talks given in IRIDIA, and more generally in Brussels.<br />
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* <div id="anc3_1">'''Hardware'''</div><br />
** [[Workstation configuration]] - How to setup your personal workstation and laptop, printers, etc.<br />
** [[Backup Server]] - How to use the backup server of IRIDIA<br />
** [[Using the IRIDIA Cluster]] - How to submit jobs to the IRIDIA Cluster.<br />
** [[Using the IRIDIA Experimental room]] - All you need to know to easily run real experiments.<br />
* <div id="anc3_2">'''Software'''</div><br />
** [[Creating your own home page]] - How to create your own home.<br />
** See all [[Software HOWTOs]]<br />
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https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=3841
Main Page
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** [[Moving to Brussels]] - What you need to know for moving to Brussels (housing, transport, health care, etc.).<br />
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** [[For students visiting IRIDIA]] - Information for students coming to IRIDIA in the framework of exchange programs or bilateral agreements.<br />
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** [[StudentsIRIDIA | Students]] - Information on students in IRIDIA.<br />
** [http://www.ulb.ac.be/dep/financier/perso-avantages/index.html Intranet for ULB employees] - Web site with list of benefit for being ULB employees <br />
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* <div id="anc1_3">'''Useful information'''</div><br />
** [[Working late | Pizza]] - menu for the local pizza place, it is a good idea to order in advance. <br />
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== <div id="anc2">Research</div> ==<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_1">Robotics</div> ===<br />
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* '''Sbots'''<br />
** [http://www.swarm-bots.org The official SwarmBots webpage]<br />
** [http://lis.epfl.ch/internal/wiki/index.php?page=SwarmBots SBOT technical resource page] - download the SBOT API and the tool chain for cross-compilation. <br />
** [[SBOT FAQ]] - howtos/faqs for the real s-bots<br />
** [[SBOT STATUS]] - The status of the s-bot in iridia (failures, errors, ...)<br />
** [[Arena time slots]] - Reserve sbot arena time<br />
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* '''E-pucks'''<br />
** [http://asl.epfl.ch/research/systems/epuck/ The official website of e-pucks]<br />
** [[e-puck FAQ]] and things that are good to know<br />
** [[e-puck resources]]<br />
** [[e-puck status]]<br />
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* '''Software'''<br />
** [[Sbot Common Interface]] - Write your controller once. Compile it for simulation and real robot.<br />
** [[OMiss - The ODE based simulator]] - Get started with the ODE based simulator<br />
** [[libsboteye]] the sboteye api to use 'easily' the camera.<br />
** [[libheading]] A library to detect directions pointed by other sbots.<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~acampo/wiki/index.php/Tracker tracker] A program to track a single pattern in a sequence of pictures.<br />
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* '''Links & news'''<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS project website]<br />
** [[Robot labs around the World]]<br />
** [[The e-puck page]] - About the e-puck robots. <br />
** [http://robots.net Read more news on robots.net...]<br />
** [[Old news]]<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_2">Optimization</div> ===<br />
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* '''Links & news'''<br />
** [http://www.informs.org/Resources/ INFORMS OR/MS Resource Collection]<br />
** [http://143.129.203.3/eume/php/eume.main.php EU/ME the European chapter on metaheuristics]<br />
** [http://www.prism.uvsq.fr/~vdc/ECCO/ European Chapter on Combinatorial Optimization]<br />
** [http://www.nada.kth.se/~viggo/wwwcompendium/ A compendium of NP optimization problems]<br />
* '''Metaheuristics'''<br />
** [http://www.aco-metaheuristic.org The official Ant Colony Optimization website]<br />
** [http://evonet.lri.fr/ European Network of Excellence in Evolutionary Computing]<br />
** [http://www.tabusearch.net/ The official Tabu Search website]<br />
* '''Projects'''<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS project website]<br />
** [http://www.metaheuristics.org/ Metaheuristics Network project website]<br />
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* [[IRIDIA Technical reports]] - Information on publishing a technical report and LaTeX package(s).<br />
* [[Access to Digital Libraries]] - Which on-line papers archive we have access from IRIDIA network. <br />
* [[Robotics and AI conferences, journals and impact factors | Conferences, journals and impact factors]]<br />
* [[Coming paper submissions | Coming paper submissions]] - Information on papers that will be soon submitted to conferences.<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_4">Seminars</div> ===<br />
* [[Seminars | Seminars]] - and talks given in IRIDIA, and more generally in Brussels.<br />
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** [[Workstation configuration]] - How to setup your personal workstation and laptop, printers, etc.<br />
** [[Backup Server]] - How to use the backup server of IRIDIA<br />
** [[Using the IRIDIA Cluster]] - How to submit jobs to the IRIDIA Cluster.<br />
** [[Using the IRIDIA Experimental room]] - All you need to know to easily run real experiments.<br />
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Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Robotics_weekly_meetings&diff=3814
Robotics weekly meetings
2006-03-30T07:02:49Z
<p>Acampo: /* Wednesday 29th March 2006 - Alexandre */</p>
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<div>==Purpose==<br />
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# '''Community'''. Keep everyone updated as to what other work is going on in the lab<br />
# '''Research'''. Cross germination. Get feedback. Get help on problems. Get ideas.<br />
# '''Admin'''. Lab administration.<br />
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==Format==<br />
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# Presentation & Discussion (30 - 50 mins)<br />
#* Work you have been doing<br />
#* Reading you have been doing in the context of your work<br />
#* Other reading on something you are passionate about<br />
# Robotics Group Administration (0 - 15 mins)<br />
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Try and make your session as involving as possible for everyone:<br />
* Send round material to be read beforehand.<br />
* Ask people before the meeting what aspects of your work / reading they would like to know about or discuss.<br />
* Think about implications of what you are presenting for the research direction of the lab as a whole - methodologies, technologies etc.<br />
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==Timing & Attendance==<br />
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The weekly meetings '''ALWAYS''' take place on<br />
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<center> '''Wednesdays at 14.30''' </center><br />
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Unless:<br />
* A given Wednesday is a public holiday, or<br />
* Something very important (like a Ph.D. defense) is overlapping.<br />
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If either should happen the meeting is postponed to the next day.<br />
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'''Please indicate on this wiki page if you are not going to be able to attend a meeting''' (no later than the Friday before). <br />
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If you forget to note your absence in advance you will be severely punished and will be forced to buy a nice, big cake for the following meeting.<br />
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==Previous Meetings==<br />
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See [[Previous MEETROBOT meetings | Minutes and agendas from previous meetings]].<br />
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==All meetings until 29th March 2006 are cancelled==<br />
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==Wednesday 29th March 2006 - Alexandre ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* The presentation is about the results of my experiments on negotiation of direction for cooperative transport.<br />
#* I'll explain the experiments, present and discuss the results, and also ask your opinion about future work.<br />
#* The (say) ten last minutes I'll present you the next work I plan to do.<br />
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Open document presentation (openoffice2) available : http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~acampo/various/nego021.odp<br />
The same as a pdf : http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~acampo/various/nego021.pdf<br />
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# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
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'''''Reading material'''''<br />
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Take a look at the paper submitted to ANTS2006, it summarizes the results obtained in the negotiation experiment.<br />
(has been removed now)<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
* Christos, MarcoD<br />
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==Wednesday 6th April 2006 - Rehan ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
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'''''Reading material'''''<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
* MarcoD<br />
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==Wednesday 13th April 2006 - Anders ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
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'''''Reading material'''''<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
* MarcoD<br />
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==Wednesday 20th April 2006 - Elio ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#*<br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
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'''''Reading material'''''<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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==Wednesday 27th April 2006 - Christos ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#*<br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
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'''''Reading material'''''<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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'''''Results'''''<br />
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==Wednesday 3rd May 2006 - Roderich ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#*<br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
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'''''Reading material'''''<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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==Wednesday 10th May 2006 - Shervin ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
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'''''Reading material'''''<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Robotics_weekly_meetings&diff=3813
Robotics weekly meetings
2006-03-30T06:57:51Z
<p>Acampo: /* Wednesday 29th March 2006 - Alexandre */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Purpose==<br />
<br />
# '''Community'''. Keep everyone updated as to what other work is going on in the lab<br />
# '''Research'''. Cross germination. Get feedback. Get help on problems. Get ideas.<br />
# '''Admin'''. Lab administration.<br />
<br><br />
<br />
==Format==<br />
<br />
# Presentation & Discussion (30 - 50 mins)<br />
#* Work you have been doing<br />
#* Reading you have been doing in the context of your work<br />
#* Other reading on something you are passionate about<br />
# Robotics Group Administration (0 - 15 mins)<br />
<br />
<br />
Try and make your session as involving as possible for everyone:<br />
* Send round material to be read beforehand.<br />
* Ask people before the meeting what aspects of your work / reading they would like to know about or discuss.<br />
* Think about implications of what you are presenting for the research direction of the lab as a whole - methodologies, technologies etc.<br />
<br><br />
<br />
==Timing & Attendance==<br />
<br />
The weekly meetings '''ALWAYS''' take place on<br />
<br />
<center> '''Wednesdays at 14.30''' </center><br />
<br />
Unless:<br />
* A given Wednesday is a public holiday, or<br />
* Something very important (like a Ph.D. defense) is overlapping.<br />
<br />
If either should happen the meeting is postponed to the next day.<br />
<br />
'''Please indicate on this wiki page if you are not going to be able to attend a meeting''' (no later than the Friday before). <br />
<br />
If you forget to note your absence in advance you will be severely punished and will be forced to buy a nice, big cake for the following meeting.<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Previous Meetings==<br />
<br />
See [[Previous MEETROBOT meetings | Minutes and agendas from previous meetings]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==All meetings until 29th March 2006 are cancelled==<br />
<br />
<br />
==Wednesday 29th March 2006 - Alexandre ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* The presentation is about the results of my experiments on negotiation of direction for cooperative transport.<br />
#* I'll explain the experiments, present and discuss the results, and also ask your opinion about future work.<br />
#* The (say) ten last minutes I'll present you the next work I plan to do.<br />
<br />
Open document presentation (openoffice2) available : http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~acampo/various/nego021.odp<br />
<br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
Take a look at the paper submitted to ANTS2006, it summarizes the results obtained in the negotiation experiment.<br />
(has been removed now)<br />
<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
* Christos, MarcoD<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 6th April 2006 - Rehan ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
* MarcoD<br />
<br><br><br />
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==Wednesday 13th April 2006 - Anders ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
* MarcoD<br />
<br><br><br />
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==Wednesday 20th April 2006 - Elio ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#*<br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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==Wednesday 27th April 2006 - Christos ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#*<br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br />
'''''Results'''''<br />
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==Wednesday 3rd May 2006 - Roderich ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#*<br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
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==Wednesday 10th May 2006 - Shervin ==<br />
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Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Robotics_weekly_meetings&diff=3812
Robotics weekly meetings
2006-03-30T06:56:53Z
<p>Acampo: /* Wednesday 29th March 2006 - Alexandre */</p>
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<div>==Purpose==<br />
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# '''Community'''. Keep everyone updated as to what other work is going on in the lab<br />
# '''Research'''. Cross germination. Get feedback. Get help on problems. Get ideas.<br />
# '''Admin'''. Lab administration.<br />
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==Format==<br />
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# Presentation & Discussion (30 - 50 mins)<br />
#* Work you have been doing<br />
#* Reading you have been doing in the context of your work<br />
#* Other reading on something you are passionate about<br />
# Robotics Group Administration (0 - 15 mins)<br />
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Try and make your session as involving as possible for everyone:<br />
* Send round material to be read beforehand.<br />
* Ask people before the meeting what aspects of your work / reading they would like to know about or discuss.<br />
* Think about implications of what you are presenting for the research direction of the lab as a whole - methodologies, technologies etc.<br />
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==Timing & Attendance==<br />
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The weekly meetings '''ALWAYS''' take place on<br />
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<center> '''Wednesdays at 14.30''' </center><br />
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Unless:<br />
* A given Wednesday is a public holiday, or<br />
* Something very important (like a Ph.D. defense) is overlapping.<br />
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If either should happen the meeting is postponed to the next day.<br />
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'''Please indicate on this wiki page if you are not going to be able to attend a meeting''' (no later than the Friday before). <br />
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If you forget to note your absence in advance you will be severely punished and will be forced to buy a nice, big cake for the following meeting.<br />
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==Previous Meetings==<br />
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See [[Previous MEETROBOT meetings | Minutes and agendas from previous meetings]].<br />
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==All meetings until 29th March 2006 are cancelled==<br />
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==Wednesday 29th March 2006 - Alexandre ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* The presentation is about the results of my experiments on negotiation of direction for cooperative transport.<br />
#* I'll explain the experiments, present and discuss the results, and also ask your opinion about future work.<br />
#* The (say) ten last minutes I'll present you the next work I plan to do.<br />
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Open document presentation (openoffice2) available : http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~acampo/various/nego021.odp<br />
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# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
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'''''Reading material'''''<br />
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Take a look at the paper submitted to ANTS2006, it summarizes the results obtained in the negotiation experiment.<br />
The document will be removed soon... http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~acampo/various/doc2006-03-20.pdf<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
* Christos, MarcoD<br />
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==Wednesday 6th April 2006 - Rehan ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
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'''''Reading material'''''<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
* MarcoD<br />
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==Wednesday 13th April 2006 - Anders ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
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'''''Reading material'''''<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
* MarcoD<br />
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==Wednesday 20th April 2006 - Elio ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#*<br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
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'''''Reading material'''''<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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==Wednesday 27th April 2006 - Christos ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#*<br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
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'''''Reading material'''''<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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'''''Results'''''<br />
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==Wednesday 3rd May 2006 - Roderich ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#*<br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
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'''''Reading material'''''<br />
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'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
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==Wednesday 10th May 2006 - Shervin ==<br />
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'''''Agenda'''''<br />
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# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
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Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=3807
Main Page
2006-03-30T06:19:47Z
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* Thursdays at 10h30 : [[Administration weekly meetings | Administration weekly meeting]] <br />
* Thursdays at 11h00 : [[Optimization weekly meeting]]<br />
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** [[Moving to Brussels]] - What you need to know for moving to Brussels (housing, transport, health care, etc.).<br />
** [[Surviving in Brussels]] - French lessons, cultural events, etc.<br />
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* <div id="anc1_2">'''Students'''</div><br />
** [[For students visiting IRIDIA]] - Information for students coming to IRIDIA in the framework of exchange programs or bilateral agreements.<br />
** [[University Administration]] - (IMPORTANT!) The what, the where and the how of navigating university bureaucracy - inscription, regulations etc.<br />
** [[Funding]] - Information on getting funding for projects, scholarships and unemployment benefits in Belgium once the Ph.D. grant runs out.<br />
** [[StudentsIRIDIA | Students]] - Information on students in IRIDIA.<br />
** [http://www.ulb.ac.be/dep/financier/perso-avantages/index.html Intranet for ULB employees] - Web site with list of benefit for being ULB employees <br />
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* <div id="anc1_3">'''Useful information'''</div><br />
** [[Working late | Pizza]] - menu for the local pizza place, it is a good idea to order in advance. <br />
** [http://wwwdev.ulb.ac.be/restaurants/solbosch_s/r_pub.php3 Weekly menu at ULB restaurant]<br />
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== <div id="anc2">Research</div> ==<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_1">Robotics</div> ===<br />
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* '''Sbots'''<br />
** [http://www.swarm-bots.org The official SwarmBots webpage]<br />
** [http://lis.epfl.ch/internal/wiki/index.php?page=SwarmBots SBOT technical resource page] - download the SBOT API and the tool chain for cross-compilation. <br />
** [[SBOT FAQ]] - howtos/faqs for the real s-bots<br />
** [[SBOT STATUS]] - The status of the s-bot in iridia (failures, errors, ...)<br />
** [[Arena time slots]] - Reserve sbot arena time<br />
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* '''E-pucks'''<br />
** [http://asl.epfl.ch/research/systems/epuck/ The official website of e-pucks]<br />
** [[e-puck resources]]<br />
** [[e-puck status]]<br />
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* '''Software'''<br />
** [[Sbot Common Interface]] - Write your controller once. Compile it for simulation and real robot.<br />
** [[OMiss - The ODE based simulator]] - Get started with the ODE based simulator<br />
** [[libsboteye]] the sboteye api to use 'easily' the camera.<br />
** [[libheading]] A library to detect directions pointed by other sbots.<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~acampo/wiki/index.php/Tracker tracker] A program to track a single pattern in a sequence of pictures.<br />
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* '''Links & news'''<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS project website]<br />
** [[Robot labs around the World]]<br />
** [[The e-puck page]] - About the e-puck robots. <br />
** [http://robots.net Read more news on robots.net...]<br />
** [[Old news]]<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_2">Optimization</div> ===<br />
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* '''Links & news'''<br />
** [http://www.informs.org/Resources/ INFORMS OR/MS Resource Collection]<br />
** [http://143.129.203.3/eume/php/eume.main.php EU/ME the European chapter on metaheuristics]<br />
** [http://www.prism.uvsq.fr/~vdc/ECCO/ European Chapter on Combinatorial Optimization]<br />
** [http://www.nada.kth.se/~viggo/wwwcompendium/ A compendium of NP optimization problems]<br />
* '''Metaheuristics'''<br />
** [http://www.aco-metaheuristic.org The official Ant Colony Optimization website]<br />
** [http://evonet.lri.fr/ European Network of Excellence in Evolutionary Computing]<br />
** [http://www.tabusearch.net/ The official Tabu Search website]<br />
* '''Projects'''<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS project website]<br />
** [http://www.metaheuristics.org/ Metaheuristics Network project website]<br />
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<center>[[#Top | Back to top]]</center><br />
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=== <div id="anc2_3">Publications</div> ===<br />
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* [[IRIDIA Technical reports]] - Information on publishing a technical report and LaTeX package(s).<br />
* [[Access to Digital Libraries]] - Which on-line papers archive we have access from IRIDIA network. <br />
* [[Robotics and AI conferences, journals and impact factors | Conferences, journals and impact factors]]<br />
* [[Coming paper submissions | Coming paper submissions]] - Information on papers that will be soon submitted to conferences.<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_4">Seminars</div> ===<br />
* [[Seminars | Seminars]] - and talks given in IRIDIA, and more generally in Brussels.<br />
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== <div id="anc3">Infrastructure</div> ==<br />
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* <div id="anc3_1">'''Hardware'''</div><br />
** [[Workstation configuration]] - How to setup your personal workstation and laptop, printers, etc.<br />
** [[Backup Server]] - How to use the backup server of IRIDIA<br />
** [[Using the IRIDIA Cluster]] - How to submit jobs to the IRIDIA Cluster.<br />
** [[Using the IRIDIA Experimental room]] - All you need to know to easily run real experiments.<br />
* <div id="anc3_2">'''Software'''</div><br />
** [[Creating your own home page]] - How to create your own home.<br />
** See all [[Software HOWTOs]]<br />
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Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=3806
Main Page
2006-03-30T06:19:04Z
<p>Acampo: /* <div id="anc2_1">Robotics</div> */</p>
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<h1>[[#anc1 | Practicalities]]</h1><br />
* [[#anc1_1 | Moving and surviving in Brussels]] <br />
* [[#anc1_2 | Information for students]] <br />
* [[#anc1_3 | Useful informations]] (menu, pizza, etc...)<br />
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<h1>[[#anc2 | Research]]</h1><br />
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* [[#anc2_1 | Robotics]] (S-Bots, Software, Links)<br />
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* [[#anc2_2 | Optimization]] (Links)<br />
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* [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/IridiaTrSeries.html IRIDIA reports]<br />
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* [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/seminars IRIDIA seminars]<br />
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* [[#anc2_3 | Publications]] (how to publish IRIDIA reports, digital libraries)<br />
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* [[#anc2_4 | Other seminars]] <br />
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<h1>[[#anc3 | Infrastructure]]</h1><br />
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* [[#anc3_1 | Hardware]] (configuration, backup, cluster, etc...)<br />
* [[#anc3_2 | Software]] (HOWTOs, homepage, etc...)<br />
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|valign="top" width="50%" style="border: 1px solid #000000; color: #000000; background-color: #FFEEBB"|<br />
<h1>Weekly meetings</h1><br />
* Wednesdays at 14h30 : [[Robotics weekly meetings | Robotics weekly meeting]]<br />
* Thursdays at 10h30 : [[Administration weekly meetings | Administration weekly meeting]] <br />
* Thursdays at 11h00 : [[Optimization weekly meeting]]<br />
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= Adding information =<br />
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A Wiki is an excellent tool to maintain dynamic information. If you want to add something to this Wiki feel very free contact the system administrator and get an account. It is straight-forward to add and change the information in MediaWiki. Simply press ''edit'' on the top of this page to see how it was done. If you create a link to a non-existing page within this Wiki you can create that page by following the link - of course you would need a login to do so!. Pictures and documents have to be [[Special:Upload|uploaded]] before they can be used on pages. All popular image formats are supported and pdf and ps documents are allowed.<br />
<br />
For more information on the Wiki mark-up language see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page. When you become good at it, you can make cool looking pages.<br />
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= Detailed topics =<br />
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== <div id="anc1">Practicalities</div> ==<br />
<br />
* <div id="anc1_1">'''Brussels'''</div><br />
** [[Moving to Brussels]] - What you need to know for moving to Brussels (housing, transport, health care, etc.).<br />
** [[Surviving in Brussels]] - French lessons, cultural events, etc.<br />
<br />
* <div id="anc1_2">'''Students'''</div><br />
** [[For students visiting IRIDIA]] - Information for students coming to IRIDIA in the framework of exchange programs or bilateral agreements.<br />
** [[University Administration]] - (IMPORTANT!) The what, the where and the how of navigating university bureaucracy - inscription, regulations etc.<br />
** [[Funding]] - Information on getting funding for projects, scholarships and unemployment benefits in Belgium once the Ph.D. grant runs out.<br />
** [[StudentsIRIDIA | Students]] - Information on students in IRIDIA.<br />
** [http://www.ulb.ac.be/dep/financier/perso-avantages/index.html Intranet for ULB employees] - Web site with list of benefit for being ULB employees <br />
<br />
* <div id="anc1_3">'''Useful information'''</div><br />
** [[Working late | Pizza]] - menu for the local pizza place, it is a good idea to order in advance. <br />
** [http://wwwdev.ulb.ac.be/restaurants/solbosch_s/r_pub.php3 Weekly menu at ULB restaurant]<br />
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<center>[[#Top | Back to top]]</center><br />
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== <div id="anc2">Research</div> ==<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_1">Robotics</div> ===<br />
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* '''Sbots'''<br />
** [http://www.swarm-bots.org The official SwarmBots webpage]<br />
** [http://lis.epfl.ch/internal/wiki/index.php?page=SwarmBots SBOT technical resource page] - download the SBOT API and the tool chain for cross-compilation. <br />
** [[SBOT FAQ]] - howtos/faqs for the real s-bots<br />
** [[SBOT STATUS]] - The status of the s-bot in iridia (failures, errors, ...)<br />
** [[Arena time slots]] - Reserve sbot arena time<br />
<br />
* '''E-pucks'''<br />
** [http://asl.epfl.ch/research/systems/epuck/ The official website of e-pucks]<br />
** [[e-puck resources]]<br />
** [[e-puck status]]<br />
<br />
* '''Software'''<br />
** [[Sbot Common Interface]] - Write your controller once. Compile it for simulation and real robot.<br />
** [[OMiss - The ODE based simulator]] - Get started with the ODE based simulator<br />
** [[libsboteye]] the sboteye api to use 'easily' the camera.<br />
** [[libheading]] A library to detect directions pointed by other sbots.<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~acampo/wiki/index.php/Tracker tracker] A program to track a single pattern in a sequence of pictures.<br />
<br />
* '''Links & news'''<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS project website]<br />
** [[Robot labs around the World]]<br />
** [[The e-puck page]] - About the e-puck robots. <br />
** [http://robots.net Read more news on robots.net...]<br />
** [[Old news]]<br />
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<center>[[#Top | Back to top]]</center><br />
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=== <div id="anc2_2">Optimization</div> ===<br />
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* '''Links & news'''<br />
** [http://www.informs.org/Resources/ INFORMS OR/MS Resource Collection]<br />
** [http://143.129.203.3/eume/php/eume.main.php EU/ME the European chapter on metaheuristics]<br />
** [http://www.prism.uvsq.fr/~vdc/ECCO/ European Chapter on Combinatorial Optimization]<br />
** [http://www.nada.kth.se/~viggo/wwwcompendium/ A compendium of NP optimization problems]<br />
* '''Metaheuristics'''<br />
** [http://www.aco-metaheuristic.org The official Ant Colony Optimization website]<br />
** [http://evonet.lri.fr/ European Network of Excellence in Evolutionary Computing]<br />
** [http://www.tabusearch.net/ The official Tabu Search website]<br />
* '''Projects'''<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS project website]<br />
** [http://www.metaheuristics.org/ Metaheuristics Network project website]<br />
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<center>[[#Top | Back to top]]</center><br />
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=== <div id="anc2_3">Publications</div> ===<br />
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* [[IRIDIA Technical reports]] - Information on publishing a technical report and LaTeX package(s).<br />
* [[Access to Digital Libraries]] - Which on-line papers archive we have access from IRIDIA network. <br />
* [[Robotics and AI conferences, journals and impact factors | Conferences, journals and impact factors]]<br />
* [[Coming paper submissions | Coming paper submissions]] - Information on papers that will be soon submitted to conferences.<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_4">Seminars</div> ===<br />
* [[Seminars | Seminars]] - and talks given in IRIDIA, and more generally in Brussels.<br />
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== <div id="anc3">Infrastructure</div> ==<br />
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* <div id="anc3_1">'''Hardware'''</div><br />
** [[Workstation configuration]] - How to setup your personal workstation and laptop, printers, etc.<br />
** [[Backup Server]] - How to use the backup server of IRIDIA<br />
** [[Using the IRIDIA Cluster]] - How to submit jobs to the IRIDIA Cluster.<br />
** [[Using the IRIDIA Experimental room]] - All you need to know to easily run real experiments.<br />
* <div id="anc3_2">'''Software'''</div><br />
** [[Creating your own home page]] - How to create your own home.<br />
** See all [[Software HOWTOs]]<br />
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Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Robotics_weekly_meetings&diff=3758
Robotics weekly meetings
2006-03-27T23:41:55Z
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<div>==Purpose==<br />
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# '''Community'''. Keep everyone updated as to what other work is going on in the lab<br />
# '''Research'''. Cross germination. Get feedback. Get help on problems. Get ideas.<br />
# '''Admin'''. Lab administration.<br />
<br><br />
<br />
==Format==<br />
<br />
# Presentation & Discussion (30 - 50 mins)<br />
#* Work you have been doing<br />
#* Reading you have been doing in the context of your work<br />
#* Other reading on something you are passionate about<br />
# Robotics Group Administration (0 - 15 mins)<br />
<br />
<br />
Try and make your session as involving as possible for everyone:<br />
* Send round material to be read beforehand.<br />
* Ask people before the meeting what aspects of your work / reading they would like to know about or discuss.<br />
* Think about implications of what you are presenting for the research direction of the lab as a whole - methodologies, technologies etc.<br />
<br><br />
<br />
==Timing & Attendance==<br />
<br />
The weekly meetings '''ALWAYS''' take place on<br />
<br />
<center> '''Wednesdays at 14.30''' </center><br />
<br />
Unless:<br />
* A given Wednesday is a public holiday, or<br />
* Something very important (like a Ph.D. defense) is overlapping.<br />
<br />
If either should happen the meeting is postponed to the next day.<br />
<br />
'''Please indicate on this wiki page if you are not going to be able to attend a meeting''' (no later than the Friday before). <br />
<br />
If you forget to note your absence in advance you will be severely punished and will be forced to buy a nice, big cake for the following meeting.<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Previous Meetings==<br />
<br />
See [[Previous MEETROBOT meetings | Minutes and agendas from previous meetings]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==All meetings until 29th March 2006 are cancelled==<br />
<br />
<br />
==Wednesday 29th March 2006 - Alexandre ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* The presentation is about the results of my experiments on negotiation of direction for cooperative transport.<br />
#* I'll explain the experiments, present and discuss the results, and also ask your opinion about future work.<br />
#* The (say) ten last minutes I'll present you the next work I plan to do.<br />
<br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
Take a look at the paper submitted to ANTS2006, it summarizes the results obtained in the negotiation experiment.<br />
The document will be removed soon... http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~acampo/various/doc2006-03-20.pdf<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
* Christos, MarcoD<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 6th April 2006 - Rehan ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
* MarcoD<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 13th April 2006 - Anders ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
* MarcoD<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 20th April 2006 - Elio ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#*<br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 27th April 2006 - Christos ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#*<br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br />
'''''Results'''''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 3rd May 2006 - Roderich ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#*<br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br />
==Wednesday 10th May 2006 - Shervin ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br><br></div>
Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Robotics_weekly_meetings&diff=3757
Robotics weekly meetings
2006-03-27T23:41:03Z
<p>Acampo: </p>
<hr />
<div>==Purpose==<br />
<br />
# '''Community'''. Keep everyone updated as to what other work is going on in the lab<br />
# '''Research'''. Cross germination. Get feedback. Get help on problems. Get ideas.<br />
# '''Admin'''. Lab administration.<br />
<br><br />
<br />
==Format==<br />
<br />
# Presentation & Discussion (30 - 50 mins)<br />
#* Work you have been doing<br />
#* Reading you have been doing in the context of your work<br />
#* Other reading on something you are passionate about<br />
# Robotics Group Administration (0 - 15 mins)<br />
<br />
<br />
Try and make your session as involving as possible for everyone:<br />
* Send round material to be read beforehand.<br />
* Ask people before the meeting what aspects of your work / reading they would like to know about or discuss.<br />
* Think about implications of what you are presenting for the research direction of the lab as a whole - methodologies, technologies etc.<br />
<br><br />
<br />
==Timing & Attendance==<br />
<br />
The weekly meetings '''ALWAYS''' take place on<br />
<br />
<center> '''Wednesdays at 14.30''' </center><br />
<br />
Unless:<br />
* A given Wednesday is a public holiday, or<br />
* Something very important (like a Ph.D. defense) is overlapping.<br />
<br />
If either should happen the meeting is postponed to the next day.<br />
<br />
'''Please indicate on this wiki page if you are not going to be able to attend a meeting''' (no later than the Friday before). <br />
<br />
If you forget to note your absence in advance you will be severely punished and will be forced to buy a nice, big cake for the following meeting.<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Previous Meetings==<br />
<br />
See [[Previous MEETROBOT meetings | Minutes and agendas from previous meetings]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==All meetings until 29th March 2006 are cancelled==<br />
<br />
<br />
==Wednesday 29th March 2006 - Alexandre ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* The presentation is about the results of my experiments on negotiation of direction for cooperative transport.<br />
#* I'll explain the experiments, presnet and discuss the results, and also your opinion about future work.<br />
#* The (say) ten last minutes I'll present you the next work I plan to do.<br />
<br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
Take a look at the paper submitted to ANTS2006, it summarizes the results obtained in the negotiation experiment.<br />
The document will be removed soon... http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~acampo/various/doc2006-03-20.pdf<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
* Christos, MarcoD<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 6th April 2006 - Rehan ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
* MarcoD<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 13th April 2006 - Anders ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
* MarcoD<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 20th April 2006 - Elio ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#*<br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 27th April 2006 - Christos ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#*<br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br />
'''''Results'''''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Wednesday 3rd May 2006 - Roderich ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#*<br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br />
==Wednesday 10th May 2006 - Shervin ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
<br />
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''<br />
#* <br />
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''<br />
#*<br />
<br />
'''''Reading material'''''<br />
<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br><br></div>
Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Administration_weekly_meetings&diff=3686
Administration weekly meetings
2006-03-20T19:00:51Z
<p>Acampo: </p>
<hr />
<div>==Previous administration meetings==<br />
<br />
[[Previous administration meeting]]<br />
<br />
==Thursday 16th March 2006 -- CANCELLED ==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
* New Wiki pages<br />
* New conferences<br />
* Announcements and Publications<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
Marco D<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Thursday 23rd March 2006==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
* New Wiki pages<br />
* New conferences<br />
* Announcements and Publications<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
Alex<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Thursday 30th March 2006==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
* New Wiki pages<br />
* New conferences<br />
* Announcements and Publications<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
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<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Thursday 6th April 2006==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
* New Wiki pages<br />
* New conferences<br />
* Announcements and Publications<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
==Thursday 13th April 2006==<br />
<br />
'''''Agenda'''''<br />
* New Wiki pages<br />
* New conferences<br />
* Announcements and Publications<br />
<br />
'''''People who will be absent'''''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br><br></div>
Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=3680
Main Page
2006-03-17T17:42:33Z
<p>Acampo: </p>
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* Thursdays at 10h30 : [[Administration weekly meetings | Administration weekly meeting]] <br />
* Thursdays at 11h00 : [[Optimization weekly meeting]]<br />
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== <div id="anc1">Practicalities</div> ==<br />
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* <div id="anc1_1">'''Brussels'''</div><br />
** [[Moving to Brussels]] - What you need to know for moving to Brussels (housing, transport, health care, etc.).<br />
** [[Surviving in Brussels]] - French lessons, cultural events, etc.<br />
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* <div id="anc1_2">'''Students'''</div><br />
** [[For students visiting IRIDIA]] - Information for students coming to IRIDIA in the framework of exchange programs or bilateral agreements.<br />
** [[University Administration]] - (IMPORTANT!) The what, the where and the how of navigating university bureaucracy - inscription, regulations etc.<br />
** [[Funding]] - Information on getting funding for projects, scholarships and unemployment benefits in Belgium once the Ph.D. grant runs out.<br />
** [[StudentsIRIDIA | Students]] - Information on students in IRIDIA.<br />
** [http://www.ulb.ac.be/dep/financier/perso-avantages/index.html Intranet for ULB employees] - Web site with list of benefit for being ULB employees <br />
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* <div id="anc1_3">'''Useful information'''</div><br />
** [[Working late | Pizza]] - menu for the local pizza place, it is a good idea to order in advance. <br />
** [http://wwwdev.ulb.ac.be/restaurants/solbosch_s/r_pub.php3 Weekly menu at ULB restaurant]<br />
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== <div id="anc2">Research</div> ==<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_1">Robotics</div> ===<br />
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* '''Sbots'''<br />
** [http://www.swarm-bots.org The official SwarmBots webpage]<br />
** [http://lis.epfl.ch/internal/wiki/index.php?page=SwarmBots SBOT technical resource page] - download the SBOT API and the tool chain for cross-compilation. <br />
** [[SBOT FAQ]] - howtos/faqs for the real s-bots<br />
** [[SBOT STATUS]] - The status of the s-bot in iridia (failures, errors, ...)<br />
** [[Arena time slots]] - Reserve sbot arena time<br />
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* '''Software'''<br />
** [[OMiss - The ODE based simulator]] - Get started with the ODE based simulator<br />
** [[libsboteye]] the sboteye api to use 'easily' the camera.<br />
** [[libheading]] A library to detect directions pointed by other sbots.<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~acampo/wiki/index.php/Tracker tracker] A program to track a single pattern in a sequence of pictures.<br />
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* '''Links & news'''<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS project website]<br />
** [[Robot labs around the World]]<br />
** [[The e-puck page]] - About the e-puck robots. <br />
** [http://robots.net Read more news on robots.net...]<br />
** [[Old news]]<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_2">Optimization</div> ===<br />
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* '''Links & news'''<br />
** [http://www.informs.org/Resources/ INFORMS OR/MS Resource Collection]<br />
** [http://143.129.203.3/eume/php/eume.main.php EU/ME the European chapter on metaheuristics]<br />
** [http://www.prism.uvsq.fr/~vdc/ECCO/ European Chapter on Combinatorial Optimization]<br />
** [http://www.aco-metaheuristic.org The official Ant Colony Optimization website]<br />
** [http://evonet.lri.fr/ European Network of Excellence in Evolutionary Computing]<br />
** [http://www.tabusearch.net/ The official Tabu Search website]<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS project website]<br />
** [http://www.metaheuristics.org/ Metaheuristics Network project website]<br />
** [http://www.nada.kth.se/~viggo/wwwcompendium/ A compendium of NP optimization problems]<br />
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* [[IRIDIA Technical reports]] - Information on publishing a technical report and LaTeX package(s).<br />
* [[Access to Digital Libraries]] - Which on-line papers archive we have access from IRIDIA network. <br />
* [[Robotics and AI conferences, journals and impact factors | Conferences, journals and impact factors]]<br />
* [[Coming paper submissions | Coming paper submissions]] - Information on papers that will be soon submitted to conferences.<br />
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* [[Seminars | Seminars]] - and talks given in IRIDIA, and more generally in Brussels.<br />
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* <div id="anc3_1">'''Hardware'''</div><br />
** [[Workstation configuration]] - How to setup your personal workstation and laptop, printers, etc.<br />
** [[Backup Server]] - How to use the backup server of IRIDIA<br />
** [[Using the IRIDIA Cluster]] - How to submit jobs to the IRIDIA Cluster.<br />
** [[Using the IRIDIA Experimental room]] - All you need to know to easily run real experiments.<br />
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** [[Creating your own home page]] - How to create your own home.<br />
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Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=SBOT_STATUS&diff=3611
SBOT STATUS
2006-03-06T08:41:00Z
<p>Acampo: </p>
<hr />
<div>The goal of this page is maintaining an updated list of the status of the s-bots in IRIDIA<br />
For each s-bot, a short list of hardware/software problems should be given.<br />
Every time an error/problem occurs while experimenting with the s-bots, it *must* be recorded here.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Quick status update == <br />
<br />
* Christos is gone with 4 sbots (22, 23, 26, 35). 22 and 26 will be dropped at EPFL for repairing. Christos will be back within one week with sbot 23 and 35.<br />
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* 6 sbots should arrive from EPFL (when exactly ?).<br />
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* We have no serial cable at the moment at IRIDIA.<br />
[[User:Acampo|Acampo]] 14:19, 5 March 2006 (CET)<br />
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== Common hardware problems ==<br />
<br />
The following document list common hardware problems and their solutions:<br />
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[[Media:Quand_quelque_chose_est_casse_sur_le_sbot.pdf | When something happens to the s-bots (French, pdf)]]<br />
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===sbot 9===<br />
ok ([[User:Acampo|Acampo]] 14:19, 5 March 2006 (CET))<br />
===sbot 13===<br />
ok ([[User:Acampo|Acampo]] 14:19, 5 March 2006 (CET))<br />
===sbot 22===<br />
* I just broke the gripper. Sorry. [[User:Acampo|Acampo]] 01:35, 5 March 2006 (CET)<br />
===sbot 23===<br />
ok ([[User:Acampo|Acampo]] 14:19, 5 March 2006 (CET))<br />
===sbot 26===<br />
* Turret get very easily misaligned -> need very often calibration. [[User:Acampo|Acampo]] 18:29, 26 February 2006 (CET)<br />
* Network is not easy to get. I usually have to reboot once or twice. [[User:Acampo|Acampo]] 18:29, 26 February 2006 (CET)<br />
* The bad recharging circuit has been interverted and put on sbot26. DON'T RECHARGE sbot26, DON'T USE sbot26.<br />
===sbot 35===<br />
ok ([[User:Acampo|Acampo]] 14:19, 5 March 2006 (CET))<br />
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<br />
== New chargers and robots ==<br />
<br />
Report here a pair of robot / charger where the charger switched to green automatically, i.e. it is safe to leave these<br />
charger / sbot combinations overnight.<br />
<br />
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2<br />
! charger !! sbot numbers <br />
|-<br />
| 1 || 23, 13, 22, 35<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || 35, 23, 13<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || 22, 13<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || 13, 23, 35<br />
|-<br />
|}</div>
Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=SBOT_STATUS&diff=3610
SBOT STATUS
2006-03-05T13:19:42Z
<p>Acampo: status update</p>
<hr />
<div>The goal of this page is maintaining an updated list of the status of the s-bots in IRIDIA<br />
For each s-bot, a short list of hardware/software problems should be given.<br />
Every time an error/problem occurs while experimenting with the s-bots, it *must* be recorded here.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Quick status update == <br />
<br />
* Christos is gone with 4 sbots (22, 23, 26, 35). 22 and 26 will be dropped at EPFL for repairing. Christos will be back within one week with sbot 23 and 35.<br />
<br />
* 6 sbots should arrive from EPFL (when exactly ?).<br />
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* We have no serial cable at the moment at IRIDIA.<br />
[[User:Acampo|Acampo]] 14:19, 5 March 2006 (CET)<br />
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== Common hardware problems ==<br />
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[[Media:Quand_quelque_chose_est_casse_sur_le_sbot.pdf | When something happens to the s-bots (French, pdf)]]<br />
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===sbot 9===<br />
ok ([[User:Acampo|Acampo]] 14:19, 5 March 2006 (CET))<br />
===sbot 13===<br />
ok ([[User:Acampo|Acampo]] 14:19, 5 March 2006 (CET))<br />
===sbot 22===<br />
* I just broke the gripper. Sorry. [[User:Acampo|Acampo]] 01:35, 5 March 2006 (CET)<br />
===sbot 23===<br />
ok ([[User:Acampo|Acampo]] 14:19, 5 March 2006 (CET))<br />
===sbot 26===<br />
* Turret get very easily misaligned -> need very often calibration. [[User:Acampo|Acampo]] 18:29, 26 February 2006 (CET)<br />
* Network is not easy to get. I usually have to reboot once or twice. [[User:Acampo|Acampo]] 18:29, 26 February 2006 (CET)<br />
* The bad recharging circuit has been interverted and put on sbot26. DON'T RECHARGE sbot26, DON'T USE sbot26.<br />
===sbot 35===<br />
ok ([[User:Acampo|Acampo]] 14:19, 5 March 2006 (CET))<br />
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== New chargers and robots ==<br />
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Report here a pair of robot / charger where the charger switched to green automatically, i.e. it is safe to leave these<br />
charger / sbot combinations overnight.<br />
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Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=SBOT_STATUS&diff=3609
SBOT STATUS
2006-03-05T00:35:07Z
<p>Acampo: </p>
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<div>The goal of this page is maintaining an updated list of the status of the s-bots in IRIDIA<br />
For each s-bot, a short list of hardware/software problems should be given.<br />
Every time an error/problem occurs while experimenting with the s-bots, it *must* be recorded here.<br />
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== Common hardware problems ==<br />
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The following document list common hardware problems and their solutions:<br />
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[[Media:Quand_quelque_chose_est_casse_sur_le_sbot.pdf | When something happens to the s-bots (French, pdf)]]<br />
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===sbot 9===<br />
* network problems. Often it does not get the wireless<br />
* New recharger circuit is broken. DO NOT USE.<br />
** (In fact can recharge manually using old recharge point - need to manually check voltage on batteries and stop recharging yourself, otherwise sbot WILL EXPLODE. Do not do this unless you are confident you know what you are doing).<br />
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===sbot 13===<br />
ok<br />
===sbot 22===<br />
* I just broke the gripper. Sorry. [[User:Acampo|Acampo]] 01:35, 5 March 2006 (CET)<br />
===sbot 23===<br />
ok<br />
===sbot 26===<br />
* Turret get very easily misaligned -> need very often calibration. [[User:Acampo|Acampo]] 18:29, 26 February 2006 (CET)<br />
* Network is not easy to get. I usually have to reboot once or twice. [[User:Acampo|Acampo]] 18:29, 26 February 2006 (CET)<br />
===sbot 35===<br />
ok<br />
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== New chargers and robots ==<br />
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Report here a pair of robot / charger where the charger switched to green automatically, i.e. it is safe to leave these<br />
charger / sbot combinations overnight.<br />
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{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2<br />
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|}</div>
Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=3603
Main Page
2006-03-02T05:05:11Z
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** [[Moving to Brussels]] - What you need to know for moving to Brussels (housing, transport, health care, etc.).<br />
** [[Surviving in Brussels]] - French lessons, cultural events, etc.<br />
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** [[For students visiting IRIDIA]] - Information for students coming to IRIDIA in the framework of exchange programs or bilateral agreements.<br />
** [[University Administration]] - (IMPORTANT!) The what, the where and the how of navigating university bureaucracy - inscription, regulations etc.<br />
** [[Funding]] - Information on getting funding for projects, scholarships and unemployment benefits in Belgium once the Ph.D. grant runs out.<br />
** [[StudentsIRIDIA | Students]] - Information on students in IRIDIA.<br />
** [http://www.ulb.ac.be/dep/financier/perso-avantages/index.html Intranet for ULB employees] - Web site with list of benefit for being ULB employees <br />
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** [[Working late | Pizza]] - menu for the local pizza place, it is a good idea to order in advance. <br />
** [http://wwwdev.ulb.ac.be/restaurants/solbosch_s/r_pub.php3 Weekly menu at ULB restaurant]<br />
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* '''Sbots'''<br />
** [http://www.swarm-bots.org The official SwarmBots webpage]<br />
** [http://lis.epfl.ch/internal/wiki/index.php?page=SwarmBots SBOT technical resource page] - download the SBOT API and the tool chain for cross-compilation. <br />
** [[SBOT FAQ]] - howtos/faqs for the real s-bots<br />
** [[SBOT STATUS]] - The status of the s-bot in iridia (failures, errors, ...)<br />
** [[Arena time slots]] - Reserve sbot arena time<br />
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** [[OMiss - The ODE based simulator]] - Get started with the ODE based simulator<br />
** [[libsboteye]] the sboteye api to use 'easily' the camera.<br />
** [[libheading]] A library to detect directions pointed by other sbots.<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~acampo/wiki/index.php/Tracker tracker] A program to track a single pattern in a sequence of pictures.<br />
** See all [[Software HOWTOs]]<br />
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** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS project website]<br />
** [[Robot labs around the World]]<br />
** [[The e-puck page]] - About the e-puck robots. <br />
** [http://robots.net Read more news on robots.net...]<br />
** [[Old news]]<br />
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* '''Links & news'''<br />
** [http://www.informs.org/Resources/ INFORMS OR/MS Resource Collection]<br />
** [http://143.129.203.3/eume/php/eume.main.php EU/ME the European chapter on metaheuristics]<br />
** [http://www.prism.uvsq.fr/~vdc/ECCO/ European Chapter on Combinatorial Optimization]<br />
** [http://www.aco-metaheuristic.org The official Ant Colony Optimization website]<br />
** [http://evonet.lri.fr/ European Network of Excellence in Evolutionary Computing]<br />
** [http://www.tabusearch.net/ The official Tabu Search website]<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS project website]<br />
** [http://www.metaheuristics.org/ Metaheuristics Network project website]<br />
** [http://www.nada.kth.se/~viggo/wwwcompendium/ A compendium of NP optimization problems]<br />
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* [[IRIDIA Technical reports]] - Information on publishing a technical report and LaTeX package(s).<br />
* [[Access to Digital Libraries]] - Which on-line papers archive we have access from IRIDIA network. <br />
* [[Robotics and AI conferences, journals and impact factors | Conferences, journals and impact factors]]<br />
* [[Coming paper submissions | Coming paper submissions]] - Information on papers that will be soon submitted to conferences.<br />
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** [[Workstation configuration]] - How to setup your personal workstation and laptop, printers, etc.<br />
** [[Backup Server]] - How to use the backup server of IRIDIA<br />
** [[Using the IRIDIA Cluster]] - How to submit jobs to the IRIDIA Cluster.<br />
** [[Using the IRIDIA Experimental room]] - All you need to know to easily run real experiments.<br />
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** [[Creating your own home page]] - How to create your own home.<br />
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https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Using_the_IRIDIA_Experimental_room&diff=3597
Using the IRIDIA Experimental room
2006-02-28T10:15:40Z
<p>Acampo: </p>
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== Time slots ==<br />
* [[Using_the_IRIDIA_Experimental_room]] : on this page you can book some time to make your experiments quietly<br />
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== Camera ==<br />
How to use the Isight camera ? That's a big question...<br />
Basically if you make experiments you want to record them as much as possible.<br />
Probably you'll also want to make some tracking to locate in the picture the position of the<br />
robots and / or prey.</div>
Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=3596
Main Page
2006-02-28T10:03:05Z
<p>Acampo: /* <div id="anc3">Infrastructure</div> */</p>
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* [[#anc1_1 | Moving and surviving in Brussels]] <br />
* [[#anc1_2 | Information for students]] <br />
* [[#anc1_3 | Useful informations]] (menu, pizza, etc...)<br />
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* [[#anc2_1 | Robotics]] (S-Bots, Software, Links)<br />
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* [[#anc2_2 | Optimization]] (Links)<br />
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* [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/IridiaTrSeries.html IRIDIA reports]<br />
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* [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/seminars IRIDIA seminars]<br />
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* Wednesdays at 14h30 : [[Robotics weekly meetings | Robotics weekly meeting]]<br />
* Thursdays at 10h30 : [[Administration weekly meetings | Administration weekly meeting]] <br />
* Thursdays at 11h00 : [[Optimization weekly meeting]]<br />
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= Adding information =<br />
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A Wiki is an excellent tool to maintain dynamic information. If you want to add something to this Wiki feel very free contact the system administrator and get an account. It is straight-forward to add and change the information in MediaWiki. Simply press ''edit'' on the top of this page to see how it was done. If you create a link to a non-existing page within this Wiki you can create that page by following the link - of course you would need a login to do so!. Pictures and documents have to be [[Special:Upload|uploaded]] before they can be used on pages. All popular image formats are supported and pdf and ps documents are allowed.<br />
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For more information on the Wiki mark-up language see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page. When you become good at it, you can make cool looking pages.<br />
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== <div id="anc1">Practicalities</div> ==<br />
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* <div id="anc1_1">'''Brussels'''</div><br />
** [[Moving to Brussels]] - What you need to know for moving to Brussels (housing, transport, health care, etc.).<br />
** [[Surviving in Brussels]] - French lessons, cultural events, etc.<br />
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* <div id="anc1_2">'''Students'''</div><br />
** [[For students visiting IRIDIA]] - Information for students coming to IRIDIA in the framework of exchange programs or bilateral agreements.<br />
** [[University Administration]] - (IMPORTANT!) The what, the where and the how of navigating university bureaucracy - inscription, regulations etc.<br />
** [[Funding]] - Information on getting funding for projects, scholarships and unemployment benefits in Belgium once the Ph.D. grant runs out.<br />
** [[StudentsIRIDIA | Students]] - Information on students in IRIDIA.<br />
** [http://www.ulb.ac.be/dep/financier/perso-avantages/index.html Intranet for ULB employees] - Web site with list of benefit for being ULB employees <br />
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* <div id="anc1_3">'''Useful information'''</div><br />
** [[Working late | Pizza]] - menu for the local pizza place, it is a good idea to order in advance. <br />
** [http://wwwdev.ulb.ac.be/restaurants/solbosch_s/r_pub.php3 Weekly menu at ULB restaurant]<br />
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== <div id="anc2">Research</div> ==<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_1">Robotics</div> ===<br />
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* '''Sbots'''<br />
** [http://www.swarm-bots.org The official SwarmBots webpage]<br />
** [http://lis.epfl.ch/internal/wiki/index.php?page=SwarmBots SBOT technical resource page] - download the SBOT API and the tool chain for cross-compilation. <br />
** [[SBOT FAQ]] - howtos/faqs for the real s-bots<br />
** [[SBOT STATUS]] - The status of the s-bot in iridia (failures, errors, ...)<br />
** [[Arena time slots]] - Reserve sbot arena time<br />
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* '''Software'''<br />
** [[OMiss - The ODE based simulator]] - Get started with the ODE based simulator<br />
** [[libsboteye]] the sboteye api to use 'easily' the camera.<br />
** [[libheading]] A library to detect directions pointed by other sbots.<br />
** See all [[Software HOWTOs]]<br />
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* '''Links & news'''<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS project website]<br />
** [[Robot labs around the World]]<br />
** [[The e-puck page]] - About the e-puck robots. <br />
** [http://robots.net Read more news on robots.net...]<br />
** [[Old news]]<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_2">Optimization</div> ===<br />
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* '''Links & news'''<br />
** [http://www.informs.org/Resources/ INFORMS OR/MS Resource Collection]<br />
** [http://143.129.203.3/eume/php/eume.main.php EU/ME the European chapter on metaheuristics]<br />
** [http://www.prism.uvsq.fr/~vdc/ECCO/ European Chapter on Combinatorial Optimization]<br />
** [http://www.aco-metaheuristic.org The official Ant Colony Optimization website]<br />
** [http://evonet.lri.fr/ European Network of Excellence in Evolutionary Computing]<br />
** [http://www.tabusearch.net/ The official Tabu Search website]<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS project website]<br />
** [http://www.metaheuristics.org/ Metaheuristics Network project website]<br />
** [http://www.nada.kth.se/~viggo/wwwcompendium/ A compendium of NP optimization problems]<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_3">Publications</div> ===<br />
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* [[IRIDIA Technical reports]] - Information on publishing a technical report and LaTeX package(s).<br />
* [[Access to Digital Libraries]] - Which on-line papers archive we have access from IRIDIA network. <br />
* [[Robotics and AI conferences, journals and impact factors | Conferences, journals and impact factors]]<br />
* [[Coming paper submissions | Coming paper submissions]] - Information on papers that will be soon submitted to conferences.<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_4">Seminars</div> ===<br />
* [[Seminars | Seminars]] - and talks given in IRIDIA, and more generally in Brussels.<br />
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* <div id="anc3_1">'''Hardware'''</div><br />
** [[Workstation configuration]] - How to setup your personal workstation and laptop, printers, etc.<br />
** [[Backup Server]] - How to use the backup server of IRIDIA<br />
** [[Using the IRIDIA Cluster]] - How to submit jobs to the IRIDIA Cluster.<br />
** [[Using the IRIDIA Experimental room]] - All you need to know to easily run real experiments.<br />
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** [[Creating your own home page]] - How to create your own home.<br />
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https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=3595
Main Page
2006-02-27T20:50:32Z
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* [[#anc1_1 | Moving and surviving in Brussels]] <br />
* [[#anc1_2 | Information for students]] <br />
* [[#anc1_3 | Useful informations]] (menu, pizza, etc...)<br />
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* [[#anc2_1 | Robotics]] (S-Bots, Software, Links)<br />
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* [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/IridiaTrSeries.html IRIDIA reports]<br />
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* [[#anc3_1 | Hardware]] (configuration, backup, cluster, etc...)<br />
* [[#anc3_2 | Software]] (HOWTOs, homepage, etc...)<br />
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<h1>Weekly meetings</h1><br />
* Wednesdays at 14h30 : [[Robotics weekly meetings | Robotics weekly meeting]]<br />
* Thursdays at 10h30 : [[Administration weekly meetings | Administration weekly meeting]] <br />
* Thursdays at 11h00 : [[Optimization weekly meeting]]<br />
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* <div id="anc1_1">'''Brussels'''</div><br />
** [[Moving to Brussels]] - What you need to know for moving to Brussels (housing, transport, health care, etc.).<br />
** [[Surviving in Brussels]] - French lessons, cultural events, etc.<br />
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** [[For students visiting IRIDIA]] - Information for students coming to IRIDIA in the framework of exchange programs or bilateral agreements.<br />
** [[University Administration]] - (IMPORTANT!) The what, the where and the how of navigating university bureaucracy - inscription, regulations etc.<br />
** [[Funding]] - Information on getting funding for projects, scholarships and unemployment benefits in Belgium once the Ph.D. grant runs out.<br />
** [[StudentsIRIDIA | Students]] - Information on students in IRIDIA.<br />
** [http://www.ulb.ac.be/dep/financier/perso-avantages/index.html Intranet for ULB employees] - Web site with list of benefit for being ULB employees <br />
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** [[Working late | Pizza]] - menu for the local pizza place, it is a good idea to order in advance. <br />
** [http://wwwdev.ulb.ac.be/restaurants/solbosch_s/r_pub.php3 Weekly menu at ULB restaurant]<br />
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* '''Sbots'''<br />
** [http://www.swarm-bots.org The official SwarmBots webpage]<br />
** [http://lis.epfl.ch/internal/wiki/index.php?page=SwarmBots SBOT technical resource page] - download the SBOT API and the tool chain for cross-compilation. <br />
** [[SBOT FAQ]] - howtos/faqs for the real s-bots<br />
** [[SBOT STATUS]] - The status of the s-bot in iridia (failures, errors, ...)<br />
** [[Arena time slots]] - Reserve sbot arena time<br />
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* '''Software'''<br />
** [[OMiss - The ODE based simulator]] - Get started with the ODE based simulator<br />
** [[libsboteye]] the sboteye api to use 'easily' the camera.<br />
** [[libheading]] A library to detect directions pointed by other sbots.<br />
** See all [[Software HOWTOs]]<br />
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* '''Links & news'''<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS project website]<br />
** [[Robot labs around the World]]<br />
** [[The e-puck page]] - About the e-puck robots. <br />
** [http://robots.net Read more news on robots.net...]<br />
** [[Old news]]<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_2">Optimization</div> ===<br />
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* '''Links & news'''<br />
** [http://www.informs.org/Resources/ INFORMS OR/MS Resource Collection]<br />
** [http://143.129.203.3/eume/php/eume.main.php EU/ME the European chapter on metaheuristics]<br />
** [http://www.prism.uvsq.fr/~vdc/ECCO/ European Chapter on Combinatorial Optimization]<br />
** [http://www.aco-metaheuristic.org The official Ant Colony Optimization website]<br />
** [http://evonet.lri.fr/ European Network of Excellence in Evolutionary Computing]<br />
** [http://www.tabusearch.net/ The official Tabu Search website]<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS project website]<br />
** [http://www.metaheuristics.org/ Metaheuristics Network project website]<br />
** [http://www.nada.kth.se/~viggo/wwwcompendium/ A compendium of NP optimization problems]<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_3">Publications</div> ===<br />
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* [[IRIDIA Technical reports]] - Information on publishing a technical report and LaTeX package(s).<br />
* [[Access to Digital Libraries]] - Which on-line papers archive we have access from IRIDIA network. <br />
* [[Robotics and AI conferences, journals and impact factors | Conferences, journals and impact factors]]<br />
* [[Coming paper submissions | Coming paper submissions]] - Information on papers that will be soon submitted to conferences.<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_4">Seminars</div> ===<br />
* [[Seminars | Seminars]] - and talks given in IRIDIA, and more generally in Brussels.<br />
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** [[Workstation configuration]] - How to setup your personal workstation and laptop, printers, etc.<br />
** [[Backup Server]] - How to use the backup server of IRIDIA<br />
** [[Using the IRIDIA Cluster]] - How to submit jobs to the IRIDIA Cluster.<br />
* <div id="anc3_2">'''Software'''</div><br />
** [[Creating your own home page]] - How to create your own home.<br />
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https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=3594
Main Page
2006-02-27T20:49:06Z
<p>Acampo: </p>
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<div>__NOTOC__<br />
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* [[#anc1_1 | Moving and surviving in Brussels]] <br />
* [[#anc1_2 | Information for students]] <br />
* [[#anc1_3 | Useful informations]] (menu, pizza, etc...)<br />
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<h1>[[#anc2 | Research]]</h1><br />
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* [[#anc2_1 | Robotics]] (S-Bots, Software, Links)<br />
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* [[#anc2_2 | Optimization]] (Links)<br />
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* [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/IridiaTrSeries.html IRIDIA reports]<br />
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* [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/seminars IRIDIA seminars]<br />
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<h1>[[#anc3 | Infrastructure]]</h1><br />
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* [[#anc3_1 | Hardware]] (configuration, backup, cluster, etc...)<br />
* [[#anc3_2 | Software]] (HOWTOs, homepage, etc...)<br />
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<h1>Weekly meetings</h1><br />
* Wednesdays at 14h30 : [[Robotics weekly meetings | Robotics weekly meeting]]<br />
* Thursdays at 10h30 : [[Administration weekly meetings | Administration weekly meeting]] <br />
* Thursdays at 11h00 : [[Optimization weekly meeting]]<br />
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= Adding information =<br />
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A Wiki is an excellent tool to maintain dynamic information. If you want to add something to this Wiki feel very free contact the system administrator and get an account. It is straight-forward to add and change the information in MediaWiki. Simply press ''edit'' on the top of this page to see how it was done. If you create a link to a non-existing page within this Wiki you can create that page by following the link - of course you would need a login to do so!. Pictures and documents have to be [[Special:Upload|uploaded]] before they can be used on pages. All popular image formats are supported and pdf and ps documents are allowed.<br />
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For more information on the Wiki mark-up language see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page. When you become good at it, you can make cool looking pages.<br />
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= Detailed topics =<br />
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== <div id="anc1">Practicalities</div> ==<br />
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* <div id="anc1_1">'''Brussels'''</div><br />
** [[Moving to Brussels]] - What you need to know for moving to Brussels (housing, transport, health care, etc.).<br />
** [[Surviving in Brussels]] - French lessons, cultural events, etc.<br />
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* <div id="anc1_2">'''Students'''</div><br />
** [[For students visiting IRIDIA]] - Information for students coming to IRIDIA in the framework of exchange programs or bilateral agreements.<br />
** [[University Administration]] - (IMPORTANT!) The what, the where and the how of navigating university bureaucracy - inscription, regulations etc.<br />
** [[Funding]] - Information on getting funding for projects, scholarships and unemployment benefits in Belgium once the Ph.D. grant runs out.<br />
** [[StudentsIRIDIA | Students]] - Information on students in IRIDIA.<br />
** [http://www.ulb.ac.be/dep/financier/perso-avantages/index.html Intranet for ULB employees] - Web site with list of benefit for being ULB employees <br />
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* <div id="anc1_3">'''Useful information'''</div><br />
** [[Working late | Pizza]] - menu for the local pizza place, it is a good idea to order in advance. <br />
** [http://wwwdev.ulb.ac.be/restaurants/solbosch_s/r_pub.php3 Weekly menu at ULB restaurant]<br />
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== <div id="anc2">Research</div> ==<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_1">Robotics</div> ===<br />
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* '''Sbots'''<br />
** [http://www.swarm-bots.org The official SwarmBots webpage]<br />
** [http://lis.epfl.ch/internal/wiki/index.php?page=SwarmBots SBOT technical resource page] - download the SBOT API and the tool chain for cross-compilation. <br />
** [[SBOT FAQ]] - howtos/faqs for the real s-bots<br />
** [[SBOT STATUS]] - The status of the s-bot in iridia (failures, errors, ...)<br />
** [[Arena time slots]] - Reserve sbot arena time<br />
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* '''Software'''<br />
** [[OMiss - The ODE based simulator]] - Get started with the ODE based simulator<br />
** [[libsboteye]] the sboteye api to use 'easily' the camera.<br />
** [[libheading]] A library to detect directions pointed by other sbots.<br />
** See all [[Software HOWTOs]]<br />
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* '''Links & news'''<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS project website]<br />
** [[Robot labs around the World]]<br />
** [[The e-puck page]] - About the e-puck robots. <br />
** [http://robots.net Read more news on robots.net...]<br />
** [[Old news]]<br />
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<center>[[#Top | Back to top]]</center><br />
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=== <div id="anc2_2">Optimization</div> ===<br />
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* '''Links & news'''<br />
** [http://www.informs.org/Resources/ INFORMS OR/MS Resource Collection]<br />
** [http://143.129.203.3/eume/php/eume.main.php EU/ME the European chapter on metaheuristics]<br />
** [http://www.prism.uvsq.fr/~vdc/ECCO/ European Chapter on Combinatorial Optimization]<br />
** [http://www.aco-metaheuristic.org The official Ant Colony Optimization website]<br />
** [http://evonet.lri.fr/ European Network of Excellence in Evolutionary Computing]<br />
** [http://www.tabusearch.net/ The official Tabu Search website]<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS project website]<br />
** [http://www.metaheuristics.org/ Metaheuristics Network project website]<br />
** [http://www.nada.kth.se/~viggo/wwwcompendium/ A compendium of NP optimization problems]<br />
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<center>[[#Top | Back to top]]</center><br />
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=== <div id="anc2_3">Publications</div> ===<br />
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* [[IRIDIA Technical reports]] - Information on publishing a technical report and LaTeX package(s).<br />
* [[Access to Digital Libraries]] - Which on-line papers archive we have access from IRIDIA network. <br />
* [[Robotics and AI conferences, journals and impact factors | Conferences, journals and impact factors]]<br />
* [[Coming paper submissions | Coming paper submissions]] - Information on papers that will be soon submitted to conferences.<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_4">Seminars</div> ===<br />
* [[Seminars | Seminars]] - and talks given in IRIDIA, and more generally in Brussels.<br />
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* <div id="anc3_1">'''Hardware'''</div><br />
** [[Workstation configuration]] - How to setup your personal workstation and laptop, printers, etc.<br />
** [[Backup Server]] - How to use the backup server of IRIDIA<br />
** [[Using the IRIDIA Cluster]] - How to submit jobs to the IRIDIA Cluster.<br />
* <div id="anc3_1">'''Software'''</div><br />
** [[Creating your own home page]] - How to create your own home.<br />
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Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=SBOT_STATUS&diff=3591
SBOT STATUS
2006-02-26T17:29:22Z
<p>Acampo: </p>
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<div>The goal of this page is maintaining an updated list of the status of the s-bots in IRIDIA<br />
For each s-bot, a short list of hardware/software problems should be given.<br />
Every time an error/problem occurs while experimenting with the s-bots, it *must* be recorded here.<br />
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== Common hardware problems ==<br />
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The following document list common hardware problems and their solutions:<br />
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[[Media:Quand_quelque_chose_est_casse_sur_le_sbot.pdf | When something happens to the s-bots (French, pdf)]]<br />
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===sbot 9===<br />
* network problems. Often it does not get the wireless<br />
* New recharger circuit is broken. DO NOT USE.<br />
** (In fact can recharge manually using old recharge point - need to manually check voltage on batteries and stop recharging yourself, otherwise sbot WILL EXPLODE. Do not do this unless you are confident you know what you are doing).<br />
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===sbot 13===<br />
ok<br />
===sbot 22===<br />
ok<br />
===sbot 23===<br />
ok<br />
===sbot 26===<br />
* Turret get very easily misaligned -> need very often calibration. [[User:Acampo|Acampo]] 18:29, 26 February 2006 (CET)<br />
* Network is not easy to get. I usually have to reboot once or twice. [[User:Acampo|Acampo]] 18:29, 26 February 2006 (CET)<br />
===sbot 35===<br />
ok<br />
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== New chargers and robots ==<br />
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Report here a pair of robot / charger where the charger switched to green automatically, i.e. it is safe to leave these<br />
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Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Arena_time_slots&diff=3587
Arena time slots
2006-02-25T22:02:15Z
<p>Acampo: </p>
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<div>Reserve your arena time slots. Include your name, the number of sbots you need and any other comments useful for planning and coordination.<br />
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'''Note: This time table is just a draft. It is always possible to negiotate with people blocking the slots :-)''' For instance, if someone has to work in the x-mas week which is blocked by Rodi and Ciro completly(!!), it can be arranged.<br />
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!Night shift<br />
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2006-03-03<br />
| Alex ... <br />
| Rehan. 2-3 sbots<br />
| Alex as much sbots as possible, half arena or whole arena 3 hours, lots of flour.<br />
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| Rehan. 2-3 sbots<br />
| Rehan. 2-3 sbots<br />
| Alex as much sbots as possible, half arena or whole arena 3 hours, lots of flour.<br />
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| Christos (+Elio) - All the arena, PLEASE clean the flour, 2-3 sbots<br />
| Christos (+Elio) - All the arena, PLEASE clean the flour, 2-3 sbots. (Rehan if C & E are finished in the morning)<br />
| Rehan from 6. 2-3 sbots , Alex afterwards<br />
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| Christos (+Elio) - All the arena, PLEASE clean the flour, 2-3 sbots<br />
| Christos (+Elio) - All the arena, PLEASE clean the flour, 2-3 sbots<br />
| Rehan from 6. 2-3 sbots , Alex afterwards<br />
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| Rehan 2-3 sbots<br />
| Christos (+Elio) - All the arena, PLEASE clean the flour, 2-3 sbots<br />
| Christos (+Elio) - All the arena, PLEASE clean the flour, 2-3 sbots, Alex afterwards <br />
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| Rehan (till about 2pm)<br />
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| Alex as much sbots as possible, half arena or whole arena 3 hours, lots of flour.<br />
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| Alex as much sbots as possible, half arena or whole arena 3 hours, lots of flour.<br />
| Rehan - as much time as possible. Two (maybe three) sbots<br />
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2006-02-22<br />
| Alex as much sbots as possible, half arena or whole arena 3 hours, lots of flour.<br />
| Rehan - as much time as possible. Two (maybe three) sbots<br />
| Alex all night, all sbots, whole arena.<br />
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| Alex as much sbots as possible, half arena or whole arena 3 hours, lots of flour.<br />
| Rehan - as much time as possible. Two (maybe three) sbots<br />
| Rehan all night<br />
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| Test: Alex as much sbots as possible, half arena or whole arena 2/3 hours, Rehan 3 hours.<br />
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Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Arena_time_slots&diff=3583
Arena time slots
2006-02-24T15:23:14Z
<p>Acampo: </p>
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<div>Reserve your arena time slots. Include your name, the number of sbots you need and any other comments useful for planning and coordination.<br />
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'''Note: This time table is just a draft. It is always possible to negiotate with people blocking the slots :-)''' For instance, if someone has to work in the x-mas week which is blocked by Rodi and Ciro completly(!!), it can be arranged.<br />
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!Date<br />
!Before lunch<br />
!After lunch<br />
!Night shift<br />
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| Rehan. 2-3 sbots<br />
| Alex as much sbots as possible, half arena or whole arena 3 hours, lots of flour.<br />
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2006-03-02<br />
| Rehan. 2-3 sbots<br />
| Rehan. 2-3 sbots<br />
| Alex as much sbots as possible, half arena or whole arena 3 hours, lots of flour.<br />
|-<br />
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2006-03-01<br />
| Christos (+Elio) - All the arena, PLEASE clean the flour, 2-3 sbots<br />
| Christos (+Elio) - All the arena, PLEASE clean the flour, 2-3 sbots. (Rehan if C & E are finished in the morning)<br />
| Rehan from 6. 2-3 sbots , Alex afterwards<br />
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| Christos (+Elio) - All the arena, PLEASE clean the flour, 2-3 sbots<br />
| Christos (+Elio) - All the arena, PLEASE clean the flour, 2-3 sbots<br />
| Rehan from 6. 2-3 sbots , Alex afterwards<br />
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| Rehan 2-3 sbots<br />
| Christos (+Elio) - All the arena, PLEASE clean the flour, 2-3 sbots<br />
| Christos (+Elio) - All the arena, PLEASE clean the flour, 2-3 sbots, Alex afterwards <br />
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| Alex as much sbots as possible, half arena or whole arena 3 hours, lots of flour.<br />
| Rehan - as much time as possible. Two (maybe three) sbots<br />
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| Rehan - as much time as possible. Two (maybe three) sbots<br />
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| Alex as much sbots as possible, half arena or whole arena 3 hours, lots of flour.<br />
| Rehan - as much time as possible. Two (maybe three) sbots<br />
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| Alex as much sbots as possible, half arena or whole arena 3 hours, lots of flour.<br />
| Rehan - as much time as possible. Two (maybe three) sbots<br />
| Alex all night, all sbots, whole arena.<br />
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| Alex as much sbots as possible, half arena or whole arena 3 hours, lots of flour.<br />
| Rehan - as much time as possible. Two (maybe three) sbots<br />
| Rehan all night<br />
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| Test: Alex as much sbots as possible, half arena or whole arena 2/3 hours, Rehan 3 hours.<br />
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Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Arena_time_slots&diff=3519
Arena time slots
2006-02-21T14:23:19Z
<p>Acampo: </p>
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<div>Reserve your arena time slots. Include your name, the number of sbots you need and any other comments useful for planning and coordination.<br />
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'''Note: This time table is just a draft. It is always possible to negiotate with people blocking the slots :-)''' For instance, if someone has to work in the x-mas week which is blocked by Rodi and Ciro completly(!!), it can be arranged.<br />
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{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"<br />
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!Date<br />
!Before lunch<br />
!After lunch<br />
!Night shift<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
2006-03-01<br />
| Christos (+Elio) - All the arena, PLEASE clean the flour, 2-3 sbots<br />
| Christos (+Elio) - All the arena, PLEASE clean the flour, 2-3 sbots<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2006-02-28<br />
| Christos (+Elio) - All the arena, PLEASE clean the flour, 2-3 sbots<br />
| Christos (+Elio) - All the arena, PLEASE clean the flour, 2-3 sbots<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
2006-02-27<br />
| <br />
| Christos (+Elio) - All the arena, PLEASE clean the flour, 2-3 sbots<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
2006-02-25<br />
| Alex as much sbots as possible, half arena or whole arena 3 hours, lots of flour.<br />
| Rehan - as much time as possible. Two (maybe three) sbots<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
2006-02-24<br />
| Alex as much sbots as possible, half arena or whole arena 3 hours, lots of flour.<br />
| Rehan - as much time as possible. Two (maybe three) sbots<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
2006-02-23<br />
| Alex as much sbots as possible, half arena or whole arena 3 hours, lots of flour.<br />
| Rehan - as much time as possible. Two (maybe three) sbots<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
2006-02-22<br />
| Alex as much sbots as possible, half arena or whole arena 3 hours, lots of flour.<br />
| Rehan - as much time as possible. Two (maybe three) sbots<br />
| Alex all night, all sbots, whole arena.<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
2006-02-21<br />
| Alex as much sbots as possible, half arena or whole arena 3 hours, lots of flour.<br />
| Rehan - as much time as possible. Two (maybe three) sbots<br />
| Rehan all night<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
2006-02-20<br />
| <br />
| Test: Alex as much sbots as possible, half arena or whole arena 2/3 hours, Rehan 3 hours.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|}</div>
Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=SBOT_STATUS&diff=3516
SBOT STATUS
2006-02-20T19:06:05Z
<p>Acampo: </p>
<hr />
<div>The goal of this page is maintaining an updated list of the status of the s-bots in IRIDIA<br />
For each s-bot, a short list of hardware/software problems should be given.<br />
Every time an error/problem occurs while experimenting with the s-bots, it *must* be recorded here.<br />
<br />
== Common hardware problems ==<br />
<br />
The following document list common hardware problems and their solutions:<br />
<br />
[[Media:Quand_quelque_chose_est_casse_sur_le_sbot.pdf | When something happens to the s-bots (French, pdf)]]<br />
<br />
===sbot 9===<br />
* network problems. Often it does not get the wireless<br />
<br><br><br />
===sbot 13===<br />
ok<br />
===sbot 22===<br />
* battery problem. The circuit that prevents overcharging looks like broken. Another one is coming from Lausanne.<br />
===sbot 23===<br />
ok<br />
===sbot 26===<br />
ok<br />
===sbot 35===<br />
ok<br />
<br />
<br />
== New chargers and robots ==<br />
<br />
Report here a pair of robot / charger that worked well.<br />
<br />
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2<br />
! charger !! sbot9 !! sbot13 !! sbot22 !! sbot23 !! sbot26 !! sbot35 <br />
|-<br />
| line to test || ok || wrong || na || na || na || na<br />
|-<br />
| line to test || ok || wrong || na || na || na || na<br />
|-<br />
| line to test || ok || wrong || na || na || na || na<br />
|-<br />
|}</div>
Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Arena_time_slots&diff=3485
Arena time slots
2006-02-20T12:59:00Z
<p>Acampo: </p>
<hr />
<div>Reserve your arena time slots. Include your name, the number of sbots you need and any other comments useful for planning and coordination.<br />
<br />
'''Note: This time table is just a draft. It is always possible to negiotate with people blocking the slots :-)''' For instance, if someone has to work in the x-mas week which is blocked by Rodi and Ciro completly(!!), it can be arranged.<br />
<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"<br />
|-<br />
!Date<br />
!Before lunch<br />
!After lunch<br />
!Night shift<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
2006-02-25<br />
| Alex as much sbots as possible, half arena or whole arena 3 hours, lots of flour.<br />
| <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
2006-02-24<br />
| Alex as much sbots as possible, half arena or whole arena 3 hours, lots of flour.<br />
| <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
2006-02-23<br />
| Alex as much sbots as possible, half arena or whole arena 3 hours, lots of flour.<br />
| <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
2006-02-22<br />
| Alex as much sbots as possible, half arena or whole arena 3 hours, lots of flour.<br />
| <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
2006-02-21<br />
| Alex as much sbots as possible, half arena or whole arena 3 hours, lots of flour.<br />
| <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
2006-02-20<br />
| <br />
| Test: Alex as much sbots as possible, half arena or whole arena 2/3 hours, Rehan 3 hours.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|}</div>
Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Libsboteye&diff=3450
Libsboteye
2006-02-16T12:30:31Z
<p>Acampo: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Description ==<br />
<br />
libsboteye2 is a program developped at IRIDIA that permits the [http://www.swarm-bots.org sbots]<br />
to have a rough visual sensing of their environment. <br />
<br />
== Where can I find it ? ==<br />
<br />
It is currently located in the SVN repository of IRIDIA. Anybody that has a SSH access to the iridia<br />
server can retrieve the files. They are part of the CommonInterface project, that is not documented yet.<br />
If you retrieve the CommonInterface from svn (name : ''sbtoci''), you'll get the last version of the libsboteye in the directory<br />
that contains code for real sbots. At the moment there is no information on how to login, and retrieve files.<br />
<br />
== How to compile/install ? ==<br />
<br />
First retrieve the files, then using a command line go into the directory where the files<br />
were copied. The directory should be called 'sboteyelib2'.<br />
<br />
As usually with swarmbots, you need to cross-compile. So first set your environment to use toolchain. <br />
As an example, you can use the following commands :<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
export TOOLCHAIN=$HOME/factory/sbots/toolchain/<br />
export PATH=$PATH:$TOOLCHAIN/bin<br />
export CPPFLAGS="-I $TOOLCHAIN/include"<br />
export CCFLAGS="-I $TOOLCHAIN/include"<br />
export LDFLAGS="-L$TOOLCHAIN/lib -static"<br />
<br />
export BUILD_CC="/usr/bin/g++"<br />
export CXX="arm-uclibc-g++"<br />
export CC="arm-uclibc-gcc"<br />
export LD="arm-uclibc-ld"<br />
export AR="arm-uclibc-ar"<br />
export RANLIB="arm-uclibc-ranlib"<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
Now, the library is composed of three main parts. A modified version of libjpeg, <br />
the library itself and findCenter. FindCenter is a tool to determine the location of the center of the robot<br />
in the pictures it takes. This is necessary to express relative positions of detected objects.<br />
The several parts can be built using the following commands (starting from the root directory of the project):<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
cd libjpeg<br />
make clean<br />
make<br />
cd ../libsboteye<br />
make clean<br />
make<br />
cd findCenter<br />
make clean<br />
make<br />
cd ..<br />
make<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
<br />
== How does the program work ? ==<br />
<br />
The library is identifying colours inside pictures retrieved from the USB camera of the robot.<br />
The program relies on a segmentation process to identify colours in the pictures. This is a very<br />
simple technic based on bounding boxes in the colour space. The segmentation is not done in RGB space<br />
which has poor properties for our purpose. Instead we have choosen the HSV space, a tradeoff between <br />
the quality of Lab space and the CPU required to go from RGB to Lab.<br />
<br />
There are no explicit recognition of robots or any object. The program is just segmenting pictures<br />
and returning identified blocks of colours. <br />
<br />
The maximum rate of the camera is currently set at 15 fps, but could be raised to 30. Taking into account<br />
the time required to analyze pictures and control sbots, controllers developped at IRIDIA are performing<br />
loops between 4 to 9 fps.<br />
<br />
I shall give a quick introduction to the main aspects of the program now.<br />
Segment.c contains all the code required to achieve the segmentation process.<br />
The steps are roughly : take a picture, transform pixels from RGB to HSV.<br />
For each pixel, perform tests to determine the color. The test is made by the <br />
macro TESTCOLOR and is a basic bounding box checking. The parameters of the macro<br />
are very important. It is possible to use the same parameters for all the robots, but you will end up with<br />
some misperceptions. Depending on the postprocessing you apply on this detection and your controller, you <br />
might a more accurate detection. For this purpose, we have evaluated parameters for each robot individually.<br />
<br />
The program is running several threads. One for achieving segmentation, on for retrieving<br />
the pictures from the camera. Results of the segmentation are put in buffers protected by mutex.<br />
To use the output of the program, you need to lock the buffer. There are two buffers :<br />
''sharedObjects'' and ''sharedPictures''. The structure of thoses buffers is available in ''sbotEye.h''.<br />
<br />
Many fields of those structures are not computed. The fields have been kept for compatibility issues.<br />
The interesting fields are ''x'', ''y'', ''dist_min'' and ''closest_pixel_dir'' in ''sharedObjects''. Distance is a squared distance in centimeters, but the precision is arbitrary, so you should carry on some experiments to determine interesting values. The direction is an angle in radians * 10000. <br />
<br />
The field ''raw'' of ''sharedPictures'' contains the uncompressed picture taken by the camera. The ''jpeg'' field contains the original jpeg...<br />
<br />
<br />
== Tools for extracting segmentation parameters == <br />
<br />
Some tools were built to find the right segmentation parameters. The tools are rudimentary but functional...<br />
Those tools are not in the CVS, but you can download them here : [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~acampo/software/sboteyelib2Tools.tgz sboteyelib2Tools]<br />
<br />
=== Basic principle ===<br />
<br />
[[Image:calibrationSetup.png|left|thumb|Rough scheme of the calibration setup]]<br />
<br />
Among the tools you can find intersect.cpp and plotKernels.cpp. Those two programs require parameters files<br />
as argument to run. I describe first their use, and second the syntax of the parameter files.<br />
<br />
The goal is to draw on a spectrum file what the robot is perceiving. This way we can get insights on which<br />
colours are perceived, and which sources of light lie very close in the colour space and lead easily to misperceptions.<br />
<br />
To make those spectrums, you need to take snapshots from the robots in experimental conditions. Take several pictures<br />
(at least 25) of identical situations. When I say identical, it means you shouldn't touch the robots, the preys or whatever. Just take 25 shots of the same situations, this is to take sensor noise into account. Snapshots have to be taken separately for different colours and, if accuracy is required, for different robots. In addition, you should put the same source of light at different distances. To speed up the process, it is possible to put at once multiple sources at different distance in one serie of shots.<br />
<br />
Now you end up with 25 pictures for different robots and different colours. Each batch of pictures is supposed to be <br />
identical, so you can draw a mask. I use gimp to draw this mask : it has the same size as the pictures. The mask should be black with some white regions defining the places where the target colour is perceived by the robot.<br />
<br />
Basically the program intersect will load your snapshots and discard pixels located in the black regions of the mask.<br />
All the pixels of the white regions are considered of interest. The program thus defines for each colour a set of pixels perceived by the robot. Then it compares the pixels between each sets. Pixels that are too close (distance<br />
L1, defined in RGB space by a threshold fixed in the program) are discarded. The remaining pixels are saved in files kernel*.txt (one file per category).<br />
<br />
Now you can use the program plotKernels to draw the pixels on a colour spectrum. Once you have generated the spectrum,<br />
you know what the robot is perceiving.<br />
<br />
You can use the program viewer which contains exactly the same detection code as the libsboteye2 to simulate<br />
the segmentation process carried out by the robots on pictures. Use this program with a spectrum and you will get<br />
the detection range of each colour.<br />
<br />
The last thing to do is to match the spectrum describing the perception of the robots and the one describing the output of the segmentation process. This calibration requires to tune parameters by hand. Parameters that have<br />
already been extracted are provided below.<br />
<br />
{| align=center<br />
|[[Image:Robot_blue_r19_d134_a0_s22.jpeg|right|thumb|A sample picture (blue)]]<br />
|[[Image:Robot_red_r19_d134_a0_s13.jpeg|right|thumb|Another sample picture (red)]]<br />
|[[Image:mask19.jpg|right|thumb|Mask used for intersecting pixels]]<br />
|[[Image:SpectrumKernelr19.jpg|right|thumb|The resulting spectrum used to extract parameters]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Syntax of configuration files ===<br />
<br />
==== Intersect parameters file syntax ====<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
// size of the pictures<br />
640 480 <br />
<br />
// the mask<br />
mask.jpg<br />
<br />
// Tolerance threshold (distance l1 in RGB space)<br />
2.0<br />
<br />
// colours count<br />
2<br />
<br />
// maximum number of pixels<br />
1000000<br />
<br />
// maximum number of files<br />
100<br />
<br />
// for the first colour :<br />
// minimal and maximal values of the intensity of a pixel.<br />
// the pixels with an intensity outside this range are ignored<br />
// intensity = R + G + B<br />
400.0 750.0<br />
<br />
// the number of pictures used for this colour<br />
50<br />
<br />
// path to the snapshots <br />
datas/gre-00.jpg datas/gre-01.jpg datas/gre-02.jpg datas/gre-03.jpg datas/gre-04.jpg datas/gre-05.jpg<br />
datas/gre-06.jpg datas/gre-07.jpg datas/gre-08.jpg datas/gre-09.jpg datas/gre-10.jpg datas/gre-11.jpg<br />
datas/gre-12.jpg datas/gre-13.jpg datas/gre-14.jpg datas/gre-15.jpg datas/gre-16.jpg datas/gre-17.jpg<br />
datas/gre-18.jpg datas/gre-19.jpg datas/gre-20.jpg datas/gre-21.jpg datas/gre-22.jpg datas/gre-23.jpg<br />
datas/gre-24.jpg datas/gre-25.jpg datas/gre-26.jpg datas/gre-27.jpg datas/gre-28.jpg datas/gre-29.jpg<br />
datas/gre-30.jpg datas/gre-31.jpg datas/gre-32.jpg datas/gre-33.jpg datas/gre-34.jpg datas/gre-35.jpg<br />
datas/gre-36.jpg datas/gre-37.jpg datas/gre-38.jpg datas/gre-39.jpg datas/gre-40.jpg datas/gre-41.jpg<br />
datas/gre-42.jpg datas/gre-43.jpg datas/gre-44.jpg datas/gre-45.jpg datas/gre-46.jpg datas/gre-47.jpg<br />
datas/gre-48.jpg datas/gre-49.jpg <br />
<br />
// Now repeat the process for the second colour<br />
// intensity min and max<br />
400.0 750.0<br />
<br />
// nb of files<br />
50<br />
<br />
// path to snapshots<br />
datas/blu-00.jpg datas/blu-01.jpg datas/blu-02.jpg datas/blu-03.jpg datas/blu-04.jpg datas/blu-05.jpg<br />
datas/blu-06.jpg datas/blu-07.jpg datas/blu-08.jpg datas/blu-09.jpg datas/blu-10.jpg datas/blu-11.jpg<br />
datas/blu-12.jpg datas/blu-13.jpg datas/blu-14.jpg datas/blu-15.jpg datas/blu-16.jpg datas/blu-17.jpg<br />
datas/blu-18.jpg datas/blu-19.jpg datas/blu-20.jpg datas/blu-21.jpg datas/blu-22.jpg datas/blu-23.jpg<br />
datas/blu-24.jpg datas/blu-25.jpg datas/blu-26.jpg datas/blu-27.jpg datas/blu-28.jpg datas/blu-29.jpg<br />
datas/blu-30.jpg datas/blu-31.jpg datas/blu-32.jpg datas/blu-33.jpg datas/blu-34.jpg datas/blu-35.jpg<br />
datas/blu-36.jpg datas/blu-37.jpg datas/blu-38.jpg datas/blu-39.jpg datas/blu-40.jpg datas/blu-41.jpg<br />
datas/blu-42.jpg datas/blu-43.jpg datas/blu-44.jpg datas/blu-45.jpg datas/blu-46.jpg datas/blu-47.jpg<br />
datas/blu-48.jpg datas/blu-49.jpg <br />
</pre><br />
<br />
==== PlotKernels parameters file syntax ====<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
// dimensions of the picture<br />
640 480 <br />
<br />
// a path to the spectrum file<br />
spectrum.jpg<br />
<br />
// tolerance threshold for drawing<br />
4<br />
<br />
// number of kernel files or colours categories available <br />
5<br />
<br />
// RGB components to plot on the spectrum followed by the path to set of pixels to plot<br />
255 0 0 kernel0.txt <br />
0 255 0 kernel1.txt<br />
0 0 255 kernel2.txt<br />
255 255 0 kernel3.txt<br />
100 100 100 kernel4.txt<br />
<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
==== Viewer syntax ====<br />
<br />
The parameters of the colours are located line 341 in the source code.<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
./viewer parameter_file picture1 [picture2 picture3...]<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
=== Some parameters already extracted ===<br />
<br />
;EPFL, generic :<br />
<pre><br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, RED, 925, 1000, 1000, 75, 750, 600);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, GREEN, 285, 1000, 1000, 65, 670, 400);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, BLUE, 635, 1000, 1000, 68, 700, 500); <br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, YELLOW, 105, 520, 1000, 55, 300, 700);<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
;IRIDIA, generic :<br />
<pre><br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, RED, 925, 1000, 1000, 75, 550, 600);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, GREEN, 310, 1000, 1000, 65, 670, 600);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, BLUE, 670, 1000, 1000, 50, 680, 500); // 700 600<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, YELLOW, 130, 600, 1000, 70, 300, 700);<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
;EPFL, robot 32 :<br />
<pre><br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, RED, 925, 1000, 1000, 75, 590, 700);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, GREEN, 275, 1000, 1000, 48, 620, 630);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, BLUE, 650, 1000, 1000, 68, 700, 500); <br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, YELLOW, 110, 500, 1000, 75, 220, 700);<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
;EPFL, robot 08 :<br />
<pre><br />
// -> I need the bigger spectrums to be more precise. Difficult to have a good green without destroying yellow.<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, RED, 925, 1000, 1000, 75, 630, 600);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, GREEN, 190, 1000, 1000, 65, 670, 650);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, BLUE, 680, 1000, 1000, 50, 600, 500); <br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, YELLOW, 80, 520, 1000, 50, 220, 700);<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
;EPFL, robot 35 :<br />
<pre><br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, RED, 925, 1000, 1000, 75, 590, 700);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, GREEN, 275, 1000, 1000, 48, 620, 630);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, BLUE, 650, 1000, 1000, 68, 700, 500); <br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, YELLOW, 110, 500, 1000, 75, 220, 700);<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
;EPFL, robot 11 :<br />
<pre><br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, RED, 925, 1000, 1000, 75, 670, 600);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, GREEN, 265, 1000, 1000, 45, 520, 580);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, BLUE, 650, 1000, 1000, 68, 700, 500); <br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, YELLOW, 110, 520, 1000, 55, 220, 700);<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
;EPFL, robot 10 :<br />
<pre><br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, RED, 925, 1000, 1000, 75, 670, 600);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, GREEN, 285, 1000, 1000, 65, 670, 580);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, BLUE, 650, 1000, 1000, 68, 700, 500); <br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, YELLOW, 120, 500, 1000, 63, 220, 700);<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
;EPFL, robot 06 :<br />
<pre> <br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, RED, 925, 1000, 1000, 75, 670, 600);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, GREEN, 280, 1000, 1000, 70, 760, 580);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, BLUE, 650, 1000, 1000, 68, 700, 500); <br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, YELLOW, 117, 423, 1000, 60, 220, 700);<br />
</pre> <br />
<br />
;EPFL, robot 02 : <br />
<pre><br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, RED, 925, 1000, 1000, 75, 750, 600);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, GREEN, 285, 1000, 1000, 65, 670, 400);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, BLUE, 635, 1000, 1000, 68, 700, 500); <br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, YELLOW, 110, 423, 1000, 42, 220, 700);<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
;EPFL, robot 33 :<br />
<pre><br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, RED, 925, 1000, 1000, 75, 600, 650);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, GREEN, 280, 1000, 1000, 35, 550, 200); // part up<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, GREEN, 303, 1000, 1000, 35, 100, 700); // part middle down<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, GREEN, 275, 1000, 1000, 40, 100, 200); // up down<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, GREEN, 300, 1000, 260, 45, 120, 125); // down down...<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, BLUE, 670, 1000, 1000, 50, 650, 780); <br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, YELLOW, 115, 400, 1000, 60, 140, 500);<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
;EPFL, robot 17 :<br />
<pre><br />
// -> so far, I manage to avoid too much misperceptions, but the ranges are bad.<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, RED, 925, 1000, 1000, 75, 530, 700);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, GREEN, 275, 720, 1000, 35, 250, 500); // part up<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, GREEN, 303, 1000, 1000, 35, 100, 500); // part middle down<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, BLUE, 680, 1000, 1000, 40, 730, 400); <br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, YELLOW, 105, 400, 1000, 80, 140, 500);<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
;EPFL, robot 13 :<br />
<pre><br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, RED, 925, 1000, 1000, 75, 700, 600);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, GREEN, 275, 430, 1000, 35, 100, 500); // part up<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, GREEN, 303, 1000, 1000, 35, 100, 500); // part middle down<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, GREEN, 290, 1000, 1000, 35, 100, 200); // up down<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, GREEN, 300, 1000, 260, 45, 100, 125); // down down...<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, BLUE, 660, 1000, 1000, 60, 710, 700); <br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, YELLOW, 95, 400, 1000, 65, 140, 500);<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
;IRIDIA, robot 31 :<br />
<pre><br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, RED, 925, 1000, 1000, 75, 670, 600);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, GREEN, 280, 1000, 1000, 85, 800, 620);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, BLUE, 670, 1000, 1000, 65, 700, 750);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, YELLOW, 105, 423, 1000, 75, 160, 700);<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
;IRIDIA, robot 26 :<br />
<pre><br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, RED, 925, 1000, 1000, 75, 620, 600);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, GREEN, 280, 1000, 1000, 80, 880, 480);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, BLUE, 670, 1000, 1000, 65, 700, 750);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, YELLOW, 105, 423, 1000, 70, 130, 700);<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
;IRIDIA, robot 15 :<br />
<pre><br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, RED, 925, 1000, 1000, 75, 670, 600);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, GREEN, 280, 1000, 1000, 65, 900, 500); // part up<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, BLUE, 650, 1000, 1000, 68, 700, 500); <br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, YELLOW, 95, 423, 1000, 80, 220, 700);<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
;IRIDIA, robot 30 :<br />
<pre><br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, RED, 925, 1000, 1000, 75, 620, 600);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, GREEN, 265, 1000, 1000, 80, 730, 580);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, BLUE, 650, 1000, 1000, 75, 620, 500); <br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, YELLOW, 85, 480, 1000, 65, 175, 700);<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
;IRIDIA, robot 18 :<br />
<pre><br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, RED, 925, 1000, 1000, 75, 575, 700);<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, GREEN, 275, 1000, 1000, 75, 690, 300); // part up<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, GREEN, 325, 1000, 560, 55, 120, 200); // down down...<br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, BLUE, 650, 1000, 1000, 68, 750, 500); <br />
TESTCOLOR(r, g, b, intensity, YELLOW, 110, 450, 1000, 65, 160, 700);<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== FAQ ==<br />
<br />
=== My sbot is crashing a lot, can you help ? ===<br />
<br />
Well this is totally off topic, but I just feared that some people wouldn't have the info.<br />
So I drop it here... problems with the usb have been identified on the sbot. This has an impact on the camera<br />
driver because one of his USB request will never be handled. Then the module just destroys the kernel and the robot crashes. This problem occurs when using the WIFI (which is also USB). First of all, it is possible to know when a robot is about to crash because of the camera, just take a look at the logs, using ''dmesg''. If you see any of the following : <br />
<pre><br />
eth0: Information frame lost.<br />
usb.c: selecting invalid interface 0<br />
ov51x.c: Set packet size: set interface error<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
reboot safely the robot and avoid a dirty crash.<br />
<br />
Now there is a way to avoid this problem : never transfer files of more than 100kBytes through wifi. If you have to transfer big files, just split them (using ''split'') for the transfer and merge the parts on the robots using ''cat''. Please see also below for a script to automatize safe transfers.<br />
<br />
=== What are the usual colour settings of the sbots ? ===<br />
<br />
All our parameters were extracted with the following colours settings :<br />
* red : 15 0 0<br />
* green : 0 15 0<br />
* blue : 0 0 15<br />
* yellow : 5 15 0<br />
<br />
=== Is it possible to detect blinking leds ? ===<br />
<br />
There is no such things in the library. Now nothing prevents you from writing code on the top of the library <br />
to do so. You need to take care of the framerate of the sbots. For example if you have only 4 frames per second, you can detect blinking at 2Hz maximum.<br />
<br />
=== Is there a shift in the orientation of the robot ? ===<br />
<br />
The complete question was : on the pictures, the gripper of the sbot is not perfectly horizontally aligned.<br />
Does this have consequences on the computation of the angle of objects ?<br />
<br />
Answer is yes, there are consequences. When an object is perceived at an angle of 0 radians, there is <br />
a small shift with the direction of the gripper. The solution is to add a shift to the computed angle.<br />
<br />
People in IRIDIA use the following piece of code :<br />
<pre><br />
#define CAMERA_OFFSET 163<br />
<br />
for(i = 0; i < numObjects; i++)<br />
{ <br />
directions[i] = (objects[i].closest_pixel_dir) * 180 / 31400 + CAMERA_OFFSET;<br />
if (directions[i] < 0) directions[i] += 360;<br />
else if (directions[i] > 360) directions[i] -= 360;<br />
}<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
=== What is the reliability of colour detection ===<br />
<br />
Or : should I average measures over 1 or 2 seconds to improve the results.<br />
Answer : if the range of necessary perception is low (for red, below 50 cm) then<br />
you can safely use single measures. As soon as you push the limits of the detection<br />
you should use some tricks to enhance perception, and I think especially about averaging several measures.<br />
Here is a picture of the reliability of detection (how much times a red led was detected in 50 trials)<br />
<br />
<br />
=== What is the relationship between distance perceived and actual distance ? ===<br />
<br />
Well, there is a relationship that looks like a log (I didn't make a fit).<br />
For small distances (below 40 cm) you can assume a linear relationship.<br />
Over this distance, you need to rely on the data presented in the picture.<br />
The shape of this curve is caused by the spherical mirror of the sbot. The step<br />
at the end of the plot is simply due to the libsboteye that uses blocks of pixels<br />
to detect objects. That method is fast but has a very bad distance precision for objects<br />
located far away.<br />
<br />
{| align=center<br />
|[[Image:LibsboteyeReliability.png|right|thumb|Reliability of perception of a red object]]<br />
|[[Image:LibsboteyeDistance.png|left|thumb|Relationship between real distance and distance perceived in the picture]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== More tools ==<br />
<br />
=== A script to get automatically the samples ===<br />
<br />
Kevin Frugier, a student working in EPFL, has wrote this small script.<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
#!/bin/sh<br />
if [ $# -ne 1 ]<br />
then<br />
echo "usage ./getData.sh [robot_name]"<br />
exit 1<br />
fi<br />
<br />
echo "Getting pics from robot " $1<br />
nb_pic=25<br />
<br />
for color in red green blue<br />
do<br />
echo "Set lights to "$color" and press Enter"<br />
read<br />
for i in $(seq -w $nb_pic)<br />
do<br />
ssh root@$1 ./getjpeg<br />
scp root@$1:image-00.jpg ./$color$i.jpg<br />
echo $color$i".jpg"<br />
done<br />
done<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
== Safely send files to sbots ==<br />
Another script provided by Kevin Frugier, from EPFL.<br />
This section is duplicated [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~alyhne/wiki/index.php/Sbot_scripts here]<br />
<br />
Usage : ./give.sh sbot10 pic*.bmp<br />
<br />
Remark : binaries are stripped using a specific tool, take care of the line yourself :-)<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
#!/bin/sh<br />
if [ $# -lt 2 ]<br />
then<br />
echo "usage : $0 [robot_name] [file1] [file2] [file...]"<br />
exit 1<br />
fi<br />
<br />
robot=$1<br />
<br />
for id_file in $(seq 2 $#)<br />
do<br />
shift<br />
echo "[$1]"<br />
echo "Striping (it can fail if it is not an arm binary)"<br />
/usr/arm/arm-linux/bin/strip $1<br />
echo "Spliting"<br />
split $1 $1.part -a 3 -b 100k -d &&<br />
echo "Transfering .part files"<br />
scp $1.part* root@$robot:. &&<br />
echo "Removing local .part files"<br />
rm $1.part*<br />
echo "Concatening distant .part files"<br />
ssh root@$robot "cat $1.part* > $1" &&<br />
echo "Removing distant .part files"<br />
ssh root@$robot "rm $1.part*"<br />
done<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== More questions ? ==<br />
<br />
Feel free to send comments, questions or insults to us : [mailto:alexandre.campo@ulb.ac.be].<br />
The main person in charge of the library at the moment is [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~acampo/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Alexandre Campo] <br />
Feel free to improve the program and send patches. They will be inserted in the program.</div>
Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=3449
Main Page
2006-02-16T11:44:38Z
<p>Acampo: new main page... nobody sent negative comments...</p>
<hr />
<div>__NOTOC__<br />
<div id="Top"></div><br />
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|- <br />
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|valign="top" width="50%" style="border: 1px solid #000000; color: #000000; background-color: #FFEEBB"|<br />
<h1>[[#anc1 | Practicalities]]</h1><br />
* [[#anc1_1 | Brussels]] (moving, surviving, etc...)<br />
* [[#anc1_2 | Students]] (information, administration, funding, etc...)<br />
* [[#anc1_3 | Useful informations]] (menu, pizza, intranet for employees, etc...)<br />
<br />
|valign="top" width="50%" style="border: 1px solid #000000; color: #000000; background-color: #BBBBFF"|<br />
<h1>[[#anc2 | Research]]</h1><br />
<br />
* [[#anc2_1 | Robotics]]<br />
** S-Bots<br />
** Software<br />
** Links<br />
<br />
* [[#anc2_2 | Optimization]]<br />
** Links<br />
<br />
* [[#anc2_3 | Publications]] (IRIDIA reports, digital libraries)<br />
* [[#anc2_4 | Seminars]] (at IRIDIA, or outside)<br />
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|- <br />
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|valign="top" width="50%" style="border: 1px solid #000000; color: #000000; background-color: #BBBBFF"|<br />
<h1>[[#anc3 | Infrastructure]]</h1><br />
<br />
* [[#anc3_1 | Hardware]] (configuration, backup, cluster, etc...)<br />
* [[#anc3_2 | Software]] (HOWTOs, homepage, etc...)<br />
<br />
|valign="top" width="50%" style="border: 1px solid #000000; color: #000000; background-color: #FFEEBB"|<br />
<h1>Weekly meetings</h1><br />
* Wednesdays at 14h30 : [[Robotics weekly meetings | Robotics weekly meeting]]<br />
* Thursdays at 10h30 : [[Administration weekly meetings | Administration weekly meeting]] <br />
* Thursdays at 11h00 : [[Optimization weekly meeting]]<br />
<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
= Adding information =<br />
<br />
A Wiki is an excellent tool to maintain dynamic information. If you want to add something to this Wiki feel very free contact the system administrator and get an account. It is straight-forward to add and change the information in MediaWiki. Simply press ''edit'' on the top of this page to see how it was done. If you create a link to a non-existing page within this Wiki you can create that page by following the link - of course you would need a login to do so!. Pictures and documents have to be [[Special:Upload|uploaded]] before they can be used on pages. All popular image formats are supported and pdf and ps documents are allowed.<br />
<br />
For more information on the Wiki mark-up language see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page. When you become good at it, you can make cool looking pages.<br />
<br />
= Detailed topics =<br />
<br />
== <div id="anc1">Practicalities</div> ==<br />
<br />
* <div id="anc1_1">'''Brussels'''</div><br />
** [[Moving to Brussels]] - What you need to know for moving to Brussels (housing, transport, health care, etc.).<br />
** [[Surviving in Brussels]] - French lessons, cultural events, etc.<br />
<br />
* <div id="anc1_2">'''Students'''</div><br />
** [[For students visiting IRIDIA]] - Information for students coming to IRIDIA in the framework of exchange programs or bilateral agreements.<br />
** [[University Administration]] - (IMPORTANT!) The what, the where and the how of navigating university bureaucracy - inscription, regulations etc.<br />
** [[Funding]] - Information on getting funding for projects, scholarships and unemployment benefits in Belgium once the Ph.D. grant runs out.<br />
** [[StudentsIRIDIA | Students]] - Information on students in IRIDIA.<br />
<br />
* <div id="anc1_3">'''Useful information'''</div><br />
** [[Working late | Pizza]] - menu for the local pizza place, it is a good idea to order in advance. <br />
** [http://wwwdev.ulb.ac.be/restaurants/solbosch_s/r_pub.php3 Weekly menu at ULB restaurant]<br />
** [http://www.ulb.ac.be/dep/financier/perso-avantages/index.html Intranet for ULB employees] - Web site with list of benefit for being ULB employees <br />
<br />
<br />
<center>[[#Top | Back to top]]</center><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== <div id="anc2">Research</div> ==<br />
<br />
<br />
=== <div id="anc2_1">Robotics</div> ===<br />
<br />
* '''Sbots'''<br />
** [http://www.swarm-bots.org The official SwarmBots webpage]<br />
** [http://lis.epfl.ch/internal/wiki/index.php?page=SwarmBots SBOT technical resource page] - download the SBOT API and the tool chain for cross-compilation. <br />
** [[SBOT FAQ]] - howtos/faqs for the real s-bots<br />
** [[SBOT STATUS]] - The status of the s-bot in iridia (failures, errors, ...)<br />
** [[Arena time slots]] - Reserve sbot arena time<br />
<br />
* '''Software'''<br />
** [[OMiss - The ODE based simulator]] - Get started with the ODE based simulator<br />
** [[libsboteye]] the sboteye api to use 'easily' the camera.<br />
** [[libheading]] A library to detect directions pointed by other sbots.<br />
** See all [[Software HOWTOs]]<br />
<br />
* '''Links & news'''<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS project website]<br />
** [[Robot labs around the World]]<br />
** [[The e-puck page]] - About the e-puck robots. <br />
** [http://robots.net Read more news on robots.net...]<br />
** [[Old news]]<br />
<br />
<center>[[#Top | Back to top]]</center><br />
<br />
=== <div id="anc2_2">Optimization</div> ===<br />
<br />
* '''Links & news'''<br />
** [http://www.informs.org/Resources/ INFORMS OR/MS Resource Collection]<br />
** [http://143.129.203.3/eume/php/eume.main.php EU/ME the European chapter on metaheuristics]<br />
** [http://www.prism.uvsq.fr/~vdc/ECCO/ European Chapter on Combinatorial Optimization]<br />
** [http://www.aco-metaheuristic.org The official Ant Colony Optimization website]<br />
** [http://evonet.lri.fr/ European Network of Excellence in Evolutionary Computing]<br />
** [http://www.tabusearch.net/ The official Tabu Search website]<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS project website]<br />
** [http://www.metaheuristics.org/ Metaheuristics Network project website]<br />
** [http://www.nada.kth.se/~viggo/wwwcompendium/ A compendium of NP optimization problems]<br />
<br />
<center>[[#Top | Back to top]]</center><br />
<br />
=== <div id="anc2_3">Publications</div> ===<br />
<br />
* [[IRIDIA Technical reports]] - Information on publishing a technical report and LaTeX package(s).<br />
* [[Access to Digital Libraries]] - Which on-line papers archive we have access from IRIDIA network. <br />
* [[Robotics and AI conferences, journals and impact factors | Conferences, journals and impact factors]]<br />
* [[Coming paper submissions | Coming paper submissions]] - Information on papers that will be soon submitted to conferences.<br />
<br />
=== <div id="anc2_4">Seminars</div> ===<br />
* [[Seminars | Seminars]] - and talks given in IRIDIA, and more generally in Brussels.<br />
<br />
<br />
<center>[[#Top | Back to top]]</center><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== <div id="anc3">Infrastructure</div> ==<br />
<br />
* <div id="anc3_1">'''Hardware'''</div><br />
** [[Workstation configuration]] - How to setup your personal workstation and laptop, printers, etc.<br />
** [[Backup Server]] - How to use the backup server of IRIDIA<br />
** [[Using the IRIDIA Cluster]] - How to submit jobs to the IRIDIA Cluster.<br />
* <div id="anc3_1">'''Software'''</div><br />
** [[Creating your own home page]] - How to create your own home.<br />
<br />
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Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page_Test&diff=3448
Talk:Main Page Test
2006-02-16T11:42:16Z
<p>Acampo: </p>
<hr />
<div>I would avoid words like "things" and "stuff". It's a nice jargon, but not professional--[[User:Hlabella|haiax]] 11:03, 15 February 2006 (CET)<br />
<br />
Ok thanks for your comments... I'll try to change this. [[User:Acampo|Acampo]] 12:42, 16 February 2006 (CET)</div>
Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Seminars&diff=3433
Seminars
2006-02-15T11:25:28Z
<p>Acampo: </p>
<hr />
<div>= Seminars to come =<br />
<br />
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2<br />
! Place !! Date !! Time !! Title !! Author <br />
|-<br />
| Campus du Solbosch || Feb 25-26, 2006 || 10:30 - 17:30 || Sixth Free and Open source Software Developers' European Meeting || FOSDEM ([http://www.fosdem.org/2006/index program])<br />
|-<br />
| Brussels, Charlemagne Building || Feb 20-21, 2006 || start the 20th at 13:00 || Workers' Mobility : a right, an option, an opportunity ? || EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities DG ([http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/workersmobility2006/pdf/programme_en_0206.pdf program])<br />
|-<br />
| Campus du Solbosch - Building U - Salle des professeurs || Feb 17, 2006 || 10:00 - 14:00 || Matinée des Jeunes Chercheurs 2006 || [http://www.ulb.ac.be/polytech/sos/MJC/MJC.htm program]<br />
|-<br />
| VUB, Campus Etterbeek, Promotiezaal D.2.01 || Feb 16, 2006 || 16h00 || What is the problem with Quantum Mechanics? || Jean Bricmont (UCL) ([http://www.vub.ac.be/infoover/campussen/etterbeek.html plan])<br />
|-<br />
| Campus du Solbosch - Auditoire Guillissen, Building U, Porte A, Local UD2.218 || Feb 16, 2006 || 15:00 - 17:00 || La vie artificielle || Hugues BERSINI<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
= Past seminars =<br />
<br />
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2<br />
! Place !! Date !! Time !! Title !! Author <br />
|-<br />
| Auditoire G, Forum, Campus de la Plaine || Feb 9, 2006 || 16:00 - 18:00 || Penser historiquement la réalité mathématique. Une réduction formelle de la nature ou une imagination formalisée ? || Jean DHOMBRES (see also [http://www.ulb.ac.be/penser-la-science this link]<br />
|-<br />
| Brussels Conrad Hotel, Av. Louise 71 || Dec 7, 2005 || 16:30 || Scienza e Tipicità || Embassy of Italy - Italian Trade Commission<br />
|-<br />
| Campus de la Plaine - Forum F || Dec 2, 2005 || 13:30 - 17:00 || BEgrid || [http://www.begrid.be/news_seminar_20051202.htm program]<br />
|-<br />
| Institut de Sociologie, av Jeanne 44 ||| Nov 23-25, 2005 || all day long || Sciences, Peace and Citizenship || clic to dl the [http://www.ulb.ac.be/iee/polebernheim/DOC/Colloque%20SPC.pdf program] <br />
|-<br />
| Campus de la Plaine, local NO7.08. ||| Mostly thursdays || 12:30-13:30 || Computer Science Department Seminars || [http://www.ulb.ac.be/di/seminaires/ program] <br />
|-<br />
|}</div>
Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Seminars&diff=3432
Seminars
2006-02-15T11:24:51Z
<p>Acampo: </p>
<hr />
<div>= Seminars to come =<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2<br />
! Place !! Date !! Time !! Title !! Author <br />
|-<br />
| Campus du Solbosch || Feb 25-26, 2006 || 10:30 - 17:30 || Sixth Free and Open source Software Developers' European Meeting || FOSDEM ([http://www.fosdem.org/2006/index program])<br />
|-<br />
| Brussels, Charlemagne Building || Feb 20-21, 2006 || start the 20th at 13:00 || Workers' Mobility : a right, an option, an opportunity ? || EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities DG ([http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/workersmobility2006/pdf/programme_en_0206.pdf program])<br />
|-<br />
| Campus du Solbosch - Building U - Salle des professeurs || Feb 17, 2006 || 10:00 - 14:00 || Matinée des Jeunes Chercheurs 2006 || [http://www.ulb.ac.be/polytech/sos/MJC/MJC.htm program]<br />
|-<br />
| VUB, Campus Etterbeek, Promotiezaal D.2.01 || Feb 16, 2006 || 16h00 || What is the problem with Quantum Mechanics? || Jean Bricmont (UCL) ([http://www.vub.ac.be/infoover/campussen/etterbeek.html plan])<br />
|-<br />
| Campus du Solbosch - Auditoire Guillissen, Building U, Porte A, Local UD2.218 || Feb 16, 2006 || 15:00 - 17:00 || La vie artificielle || Hugues BERSINI<br />
|}<br />
<br />
= Past seminars =<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2<br />
! Place !! Date !! Time !! Title !! Author <br />
|-<br />
| Auditoire G, Forum, Campus de la Plaine || Feb 9, 2006 || 16:00 - 18:00 || Penser historiquement la réalité mathématique. Une réduction formelle de la nature ou une imagination formalisée ? || Jean DHOMBRES (see also [http://www.ulb.ac.be/penser-la-science this link]<br />
|-<br />
| Brussels Conrad Hotel, Av. Louise 71 || Dec 7, 2005 || 16:30 || Scienza e Tipicità || Embassy of Italy - Italian Trade Commission<br />
|-<br />
| Campus de la Plaine - Forum F || Dec 2, 2005 || 13:30 - 17:00 || BEgrid || [http://www.begrid.be/news_seminar_20051202.htm program]<br />
|-<br />
| Institut de Sociologie, av Jeanne 44 ||| Nov 23-25, 2005 || all day long || Sciences, Peace and Citizenship || clic to dl the [http://www.ulb.ac.be/iee/polebernheim/DOC/Colloque%20SPC.pdf program] <br />
|-<br />
| Campus de la Plaine, local NO7.08. ||| Mostly thursdays || 12:30-13:30 || Computer Science Department Seminars || [http://www.ulb.ac.be/di/seminaires/ program] <br />
|-<br />
|}</div>
Acampo
https://iridia.ulb.ac.be/w/index.php?title=Main_Page_Test&diff=3420
Main Page Test
2006-02-14T19:37:27Z
<p>Acampo: </p>
<hr />
<div>__NOTOC__<br />
{| cellspacing="20" cellpadding="5"<br />
|- <br />
<br />
|valign="top" width="50%" style="border: 1px solid #000000; color: #000000; background-color: #FFEEBB"|<br />
<h1>[[#anc1 | Practical Things]]</h1><br />
* [[#anc1_1 | Brussels]] (moving, surviving, etc...)<br />
* [[#anc1_2 | Students]] (information, administration, funding, etc...)<br />
* [[#anc1_3 | Useful stuff]] (menu, pizza, intranet for employees, etc...)<br />
<br />
|valign="top" width="50%" style="border: 1px solid #000000; color: #000000; background-color: #BBBBFF"|<br />
<h1>[[#anc2 | Research]]</h1><br />
<br />
* [[#anc2_1 | Robotics]]<br />
** S-Bots<br />
** Software<br />
** Links<br />
<br />
* [[#anc2_2 | Optimization]]<br />
** Links<br />
<br />
* [[#anc2_3 | Publications]] (IRIDIA reports, digital libraries)<br />
* [[#anc2_4 | Seminars]] (at IRIDIA, or outside)<br />
<br />
|- <br />
<br />
|valign="top" width="50%" style="border: 1px solid #000000; color: #000000; background-color: #BBBBFF"|<br />
<h1>[[#anc3 | Infrastructure]]</h1><br />
<br />
* [[#anc3_1 | Hardware]] (configuration, backup, cluster, etc...)<br />
* [[#anc3_2 | Software]] (HOWTOs, homepage, etc...)<br />
<br />
|valign="top" width="50%" style="border: 1px solid #000000; color: #000000; background-color: #FFEEBB"|<br />
<h1>Weekly meetings</h1><br />
* Wednesdays at 14h30 : [[Robotics weekly meetings | Robotics weekly meeting]]<br />
* Thursdays at 10h30 : [[Administration weekly meetings | Administration weekly meeting]] <br />
* Thursdays at 11h00 : [[Optimization weekly meeting]]<br />
<br />
<br />
|}<br />
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= Detailed topics =<br />
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== <div id="anc1">Practical Things</div> ==<br />
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* <div id="anc1_1">'''Brussels'''</div><br />
** [[Moving to Brussels]] - What you need to know for moving to Brussels (housing, transport, health care, etc.).<br />
** [[Surviving in Brussels]] - French lessons, cultural events, etc.<br />
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* <div id="anc1_2">'''Students'''</div><br />
** [[For students visiting IRIDIA]] - Information for students coming to IRIDIA in the framework of exchange programs or bilateral agreements.<br />
** [[University Administration]] - (IMPORTANT!) The what, the where and the how of navigating university bureaucracy - inscription, regulations etc.<br />
** [[Funding]] - Information on getting funding for projects, scholarships and unemployment benefits in Belgium once the Ph.D. grant runs out.<br />
** [[StudentsIRIDIA | Students]] - Information on students in IRIDIA.<br />
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* <div id="anc1_3">'''Useful stuff'''</div><br />
** [[Working late | Pizza]] - menu for the local pizza place, it is a good idea to order in advance. <br />
** [http://wwwdev.ulb.ac.be/restaurants/solbosch_s/r_pub.php3 Weekly menu at ULB restaurant]<br />
** [http://www.ulb.ac.be/dep/financier/perso-avantages/index.html Intranet for ULB employees] - Web site with list of benefit for being ULB employees <br />
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== <div id="anc2">Research</div> ==<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_1">Robotics</div> ===<br />
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* '''Sbots'''<br />
** [http://www.swarm-bots.org The official SwarmBots webpage]<br />
** [http://lis.epfl.ch/internal/wiki/index.php?page=SwarmBots SBOT technical resource page] - download the SBOT API and the tool chain for cross-compilation. <br />
** [[SBOT FAQ]] - howtos/faqs for the real s-bots<br />
** [[SBOT STATUS]] - The status of the s-bot in iridia (failures, errors, ...)<br />
** [[Arena time slots]] - Reserve sbot arena time<br />
<br />
* '''Software'''<br />
** [[OMiss - The ODE based simulator]] - Get started with the ODE based simulator<br />
** [[libsboteye]] the sboteye api to use 'easily' the camera.<br />
** [[libheading]] A library to detect directions pointed by other sbots.<br />
** See all [[Software HOWTOs]]<br />
<br />
* '''Links & news'''<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS project website]<br />
** [[Robot labs around the World]]<br />
** [[The e-puck page]] - About the e-puck robots. <br />
** [http://robots.net Read more news on robots.net...]<br />
** [[Old news]]<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_2">Optimization</div> ===<br />
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* '''Links & news'''<br />
** [http://www.informs.org/Resources/ INFORMS OR/MS Resource Collection]<br />
** [http://143.129.203.3/eume/php/eume.main.php EU/ME the European chapter on metaheuristics]<br />
** [http://www.prism.uvsq.fr/~vdc/ECCO/ European Chapter on Combinatorial Optimization]<br />
** [http://www.aco-metaheuristic.org The official Ant Colony Optimization website]<br />
** [http://evonet.lri.fr/ European Network of Excellence in Evolutionary Computing]<br />
** [http://www.tabusearch.net/ The official Tabu Search website]<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS project website]<br />
** [http://www.metaheuristics.org/ Metaheuristics Network project website]<br />
** [http://www.nada.kth.se/~viggo/wwwcompendium/ A compendium of NP optimization problems]<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_3">Publications</div> ===<br />
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* [[IRIDIA Technical reports]] - Information on publishing a technical report and LaTeX package(s).<br />
* [[Coming paper submissions | Coming paper submissions]] - Information on papers that will be soon submitted to conferences.<br />
* [[Robotics and AI conferences, journals and impact factors | Conferences, journals and impact factors]]<br />
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=== <div id="anc2_4">Seminars</div> ===<br />
* [[Seminars | Seminars]] - and talks given in IRIDIA, and more generally in Brussels.<br />
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== <div id="anc3">Infrastructure</div> ==<br />
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* <div id="anc3_1">'''Hardware'''</div><br />
** [[Workstation configuration]] - How to setup your personal workstation and laptop, printers, etc.<br />
** [[Backup Server]] - How to use the backup server of IRIDIA<br />
** [[Access to Digital Libraries]] - Which on-line papers archive we have access from IRIDIA network. <br />
** [[Using the IRIDIA Cluster]] - How to submit jobs to the IRIDIA Cluster.<br />
* <div id="anc3_1">'''Software'''</div><br />
** [[Creating your own home page]] - How to create your own home.</div>
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<h1>[[#anc1 | Practical Things]]</h1><br />
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* Brussels (moving, surviving, etc...)<br />
* Students (information, administration, funding, etc...)<br />
* Useful stuff (menu, pizza, intranet for employees, etc...)<br />
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<h1>[[#anc2 | Research]]</h1><br />
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* [[#anc2_1 | Robotics]]<br />
** S-Bots<br />
** Software<br />
** Links<br />
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* [[#anc2_2 | Optimization]]<br />
** Links<br />
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* [[#anc2_3 | Publications]] (IRIDIA reports, digital libraries)<br />
* [[#anc2_4 | Seminars]] (at IRIDIA, or outside)<br />
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* Hardware (configuration, backup, cluster, etc...)<br />
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* Wednesdays at 14h30 : [[Robotics weekly meetings | Robotics weekly meeting]]<br />
* Thursdays at 10h30 : [[Administration weekly meetings | Administration weekly meeting]] <br />
* Thursdays at 11h00 : [[Optimization weekly meeting]]<br />
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= Adding information =<br />
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A Wiki is an excellent tool to maintain dynamic information. If you want to add something to this Wiki feel very free contact the system administrator and get an account. It is straight-forward to add and change the information in MediaWiki. Simply press ''edit'' on the top of this page to see how it was done. If you create a link to a non-existing page within this Wiki you can create that page by following the link - of course you would need a login to do so!. Pictures and documents have to be [[Special:Upload|uploaded]] before they can be used on pages. All popular image formats are supported and pdf and ps documents are allowed.<br />
<br />
For more information on the Wiki mark-up language see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page. When you become good at it, you can make cool looking pages.<br />
<br />
= Detailed topics =<br />
<br />
== <div id="anc1">Practical Things</div> ==<br />
<br />
* '''Brussels'''<br />
** [[Moving to Brussels]] - What you need to know for moving to Brussels (housing, transport, health care, etc.).<br />
** [[Surviving in Brussels]] - French lessons, cultural events, etc.<br />
<br />
* '''Students'''<br />
** [[For students visiting IRIDIA]] - Information for students coming to IRIDIA in the framework of exchange programs or bilateral agreements.<br />
** [[University Administration]] - (IMPORTANT!) The what, the where and the how of navigating university bureaucracy - inscription, regulations etc.<br />
** [[Funding]] - Information on getting funding for projects, scholarships and unemployment benefits in Belgium once the Ph.D. grant runs out.<br />
** [[StudentsIRIDIA | Students]] - Information on students in IRIDIA.<br />
<br />
* '''Useful stuff'''<br />
** [[Working late | Pizza]] - menu for the local pizza place, it is a good idea to order in advance. <br />
** [http://wwwdev.ulb.ac.be/restaurants/solbosch_s/r_pub.php3 Weekly menu at ULB restaurant]<br />
** [http://www.ulb.ac.be/dep/financier/perso-avantages/index.html Intranet for ULB employees] - Web site with list of benefit for being ULB employees <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== <div id="anc2">Research</div> ==<br />
<br />
<br />
=== <div id="anc2_1">Robotics</div> ===<br />
<br />
* '''Sbots'''<br />
** [http://www.swarm-bots.org The official SwarmBots webpage]<br />
** [http://lis.epfl.ch/internal/wiki/index.php?page=SwarmBots SBOT technical resource page] - download the SBOT API and the tool chain for cross-compilation. <br />
** [[SBOT FAQ]] - howtos/faqs for the real s-bots<br />
** [[SBOT STATUS]] - The status of the s-bot in iridia (failures, errors, ...)<br />
** [[Arena time slots]] - Reserve sbot arena time<br />
<br />
* '''Software'''<br />
** [[OMiss - The ODE based simulator]] - Get started with the ODE based simulator<br />
** [[libsboteye]] the sboteye api to use 'easily' the camera.<br />
** [[libheading]] A library to detect directions pointed by other sbots.<br />
** See all [[Software HOWTOs]]<br />
<br />
* '''Links & news'''<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS project website]<br />
** [[Robot labs around the World]]<br />
** [[The e-puck page]] - About the e-puck robots. <br />
** [http://robots.net Read more news on robots.net...]<br />
** [[Old news]]<br />
<br />
<br />
=== <div id="anc2_2">Optimization</div> ===<br />
<br />
* '''Links & news'''<br />
** [http://www.informs.org/Resources/ INFORMS OR/MS Resource Collection]<br />
** [http://143.129.203.3/eume/php/eume.main.php EU/ME the European chapter on metaheuristics]<br />
** [http://www.prism.uvsq.fr/~vdc/ECCO/ European Chapter on Combinatorial Optimization]<br />
** [http://www.aco-metaheuristic.org The official Ant Colony Optimization website]<br />
** [http://evonet.lri.fr/ European Network of Excellence in Evolutionary Computing]<br />
** [http://www.tabusearch.net/ The official Tabu Search website]<br />
** [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/comp2sys/ COMP2SYS project website]<br />
** [http://www.metaheuristics.org/ Metaheuristics Network project website]<br />
** [http://www.nada.kth.se/~viggo/wwwcompendium/ A compendium of NP optimization problems]<br />
<br />
<br />
=== <div id="anc2_3">Publications</div> ===<br />
<br />
* [[IRIDIA Technical reports]] - Information on publishing a technical report and LaTeX package(s).<br />
* [[Coming paper submissions | Coming paper submissions]] - Information on papers that will be soon submitted to conferences.<br />
* [[Robotics and AI conferences, journals and impact factors | Conferences, journals and impact factors]]<br />
<br />
<br />
=== <div id="anc2_4">Seminars</div> ===<br />
* [[Seminars | Seminars]] - and talks given in IRIDIA, and more generally in Brussels.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== <div id="anc3">Infrastructure</div> ==<br />
<br />
* [[Workstation configuration]] - How to setup your personal workstation and laptop, printers, etc.<br />
* [[Backup Server]] - How to use the backup server of IRIDIA<br />
* [[Creating your own home page]] - How to create your own home.<br />
* [[Access to Digital Libraries]] - Which on-line papers archive we have access from IRIDIA network. <br />
* [[Using the IRIDIA Cluster]] - How to submit jobs to the IRIDIA Cluster.</div>
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