1. 1 Introduction to Cognitive systems Perception, indexing and communication for images and video Marc Berthod

2. 2 Research themes (134 project-teams) Biological systems (9) Cognitive systems (28) A- Statistical modeling and machine learning (5) B- Perception, indexing and communication for images and video (8) C-Multimedia data : interpretation and man-machine interaction (8) D- Image synthesis and virtual reality (7) Communicating systems (31) Numerical systems (34) Symbolic systems (32)

3. 3 The teams 8 Project-teams Movi (1991) Temics, Vista (1997) Ariana (1998) Imedia (2001) Lear (2003), Lagadic, Qgar (2004) 0 candidate-teams

4. 4 Previous Research Themes 1.Networks and systems 2.Software engineering and symbolic computing 3.Human-computer interaction, images processing, data management, knowledge systems A- Databases, knowledge bases,cognitive systems B- Vision, image analysis and synthesis 4.Simulation and optimization of complex systems

5. 5 Teams evolutions since 2001 Lagadic : spin-off from Vista Lear : spin-off from Movi Qgar : spin-off from Isa (ex theme 3A)

6. 6 Strategic plan : scientific challenges 1- Designing and mastering the future network and communication services infrastructures 2- Developing multimedia data and information processing 3- Guaranteeing the reliability and security of software-prevalent systems 4- Coupling models and data to simulate and control complex systems 5- Combining simulation, visualization and interaction 6- Modeling in life sciences 7- Fully integrating ICST into medical technology

7. 7 Overall size of the theme

8. 8 Geography

9. 9 Relative weight in Inria and its URs Weight in the Urs: FutursLorraine Rennes Rh-Alpes Rocq. Sophia - 3% 11% 8% 4% 3% Weight in Inria : 5%

10. 10 Main interactions Within Cog B: Indexation, and computer vision: Movi, Lear, Imedia Computer vision: Ariana, Vista With other themes: Biological applicaitions of computer vision (Bio) Viideo scenario understanding (Cog C) Computer vision and computer graphics (Cog D) Networks and Telecmmunications (Com B) Content Based Image Retrieval (Sym C)

11. 11 SOFTWARES Approx. 40 advanced softwares Computer vision : object detection, camera calibration… CBIR Graphics analysis Modelization and calibration Basic image processing tools Codecs + 10 patents and 10 contributions to standards (video transmission)

12. 12 Contracts for 2004 (k€) Bio Cog Com Num Sym A661 489 1469 818 893 B 1222 1293 991 650 C 1002 1163 142 975 D 716 367 554