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| I*PROMS Innovative Production Machines and Systems (Network of
Excellence in the 6th Framework Programme) |
| Leader: |
Prof. Dr. Damjan Zazula |
| Participants: |
Konrad Steblovnik, MSc |
| Financed by: |
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Scienc |
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The System Software Laboratory is an associate partner in the I*PROMS Network of
Excellence within the 6th European Framework Programme. The network is managed by the
University of Cardiff, Great Britain (Manufacturing Engineering Centre), while it comprises
more than 30 partners from 14 European countries. In 2004 and 2005, we were on the list for
dissemination of all the obtained professional and scientific contributions, whereas in 2005 we
also began our own research in the field of intelligent multiagent systems which are supposed
to be introduced into the new generation of household and production devices. A
development group from Gorenje Point in Velenje, Slovenia, also participates in these
activities. |
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| DePaSSE - Detection of pathological changes in surface electromyograms
using statistical and entropy-based approaches (Bilateral Slovenian-Cypriot project) |
| Leader: |
Prof. Dr. Damjan Zazula |
| Participants: |
Dr. Aleš Holobar, Rok Istenič, Dr. Matjaž Divjak, Breda Jesenšek Papež, MSc |
| Project partner: |
University of Cyprus, Nicosia |
| Financed by: |
Cyprus Research Promotion Foundaction, Slovenian Research Agency |
| A bilateral research project whose aim is computer-based diagnosing of surface
electromyograms (SEMG) was approved for the period between October 2005 and October
2007. This project collaboration links four research groups, two from Cyprus (Department of
Computer Science, University of Cyprus, and Cyprus Institute for Neurology and Genetics,
both in Nicosia) and two from Slovenia (beside the System Software Laboratory, there is also
a group from the Neurology Department in the Teaching Hospital of Maribor). The project
aims at studying the different statistical and entropy-based methods in order to analyse oneor
two-channel SEMGs and detect normal and pathological patterns. The development of
computer-assisted SEMG processing will be done by the partners from the computer science
field, while the medical partners are going to take part in consultations and clinical evaluation.
In 2005, clear goals were defined for the project collaboration, all partner activities were
planned, and the exchanges and visits of researchers were envisaged. |
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| IMuCoS - Identification of central nervous system muscle control
strategies by the means of multichannel surface electromyograms decomposition |
| Leader: |
Prof. Dr. Roberto Merletti (Politecnico di Torino) |
| Participants: |
Dr. Aleš Holobar, Prof. Dr. Damjan Zazula |
| Financed by: |
Institute for Scientific Interchange Foundation, Torino, Italia |
| The main objective of this project is to extract information about the muscle properties and
central nervous system (CNS) control strategies out of the surface electromyographic signals.
This includes but is not limited to the identification of motor units activation patterns and
strategies used by the CNS to control the muscle as a whole, produce smooth contractions
and generate finely tuned forces necessary in everyday tasks.
The project is strongly multidisciplinary as it integrates different areas of neurophysiology,
blind source separation, pattern recognition and electronics. Providing a novel and noninvasive
tool for basic and applied research in occupational, sport and rehabilitation medicine,
ergonomics and space medicine, the project is also expected to have a high social and
economic impact. Possible collateral applications already include objective assessment of the
effectiveness of neuro-rehabilitation procedures and the training of athletes, prevention of
work-related neuromuscular disorders, monitoring of the musculoskeletal deterioration in the microgravity environment, etc. |
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| CoLoS - Conceptual Learning of
Science(American-European project) |
| Leader: |
Prof. Dr. Damjan Zazula |
| Participants: |
Jurij Munda, Dr. Matjaž Divjak, Dr. Aleš Holobar, Asst. Prof. Dr.
Božidar Potočnik, Dr. Dean Korošec, Dr. Danilo Korže |
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This project does not have permanent financial support |
| This is a permanent project, aimed at developing and constructing software tools that will
enhance the comprehension of basic scientific fields (such as physics, chemistry, or
computer science). Special emphasize has been placed on an intuitive approach and
computer-assisted learning. In 2005, the System Software Laboratory didn’t participate in the
CoLoS activities with its own subprojects, but it was involved only in periodic contacts and
exchange of opinions with other project partners. |
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| J3-4482-0334-02/3.05
- Characteristics of antral follicles and the ability of in vitro ova
maturation |
| Leader: |
Prof. Dr. Veljko Vlaisavljević (Teaching Hospital of Maribor) |
| Participants: |
Prof. Dr. Damjan Zazula; Boris Cigale, MSc, Jurij Munda |
| Project partner: |
Teaching Hospital of Maribor |
| Financed by: |
Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the
Republic of Slovenia |
Duration: |
July 2002 to June 2005 |
| This project continues the research work done so far on the growth of dominant follicles
either in natural or in stimulated cycles. Comparative examinations were conducted by a 3D
ultrasound device. Firstly, we developed a software interface which supports the processing
of the obtained ultrasound recordings by our own recognition algorithms. The segmentation
algorithm which detects ovarian follicles in 3D ultrasound volumes is based on continuous
wavelet transform. We also developed a registration algorithm which provides computerbased
tracking of a single follicle’s growth, though a few days of the maturation period. |
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