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- Drets, G. A., et al.
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Fingerprint Sub-Classification : A Neural Network Approach
- 2022
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Ingår i: Intelligent Biometric Techniques in Fingerprint and Face Recognition. - Boca Raton : Informa UK Limited. ; , s. 106-134
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The modern era in fingerprint identification began at the end of last century, with Sir Francis Galton and Juan Vucetich, and at the beginning of the present century with Sir Edward Henry. Fingerprints are commonly associated with law enforcement applications, like criminal identification, but recently their application has been extended to more popular areas, such as access control, driver license applications, and bank transactions. Due to the great variety of fingerprint patterns, the application of Henry’s definitions of core and delta, stated previously, is not straightforward. The FBI proposes more specialized rules for locating the SPs in different archetypes of fingerprints. Human fingerprints are the most widespread mean of person identification. The use of fingerprints in law enforcement applications deals with large databases, so classification aids to narrow the search space for further matching stage. The process of counting ridges between singular points core and delta is the basis for fingerprint subclassification.
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- Liljenström, Hans
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Att fatta beslut, av fri vilja
- 2021
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Ingår i: Fri vilja och mänskligt ansvar. - 9789189139602 ; , s. 123-156
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- Liljenström, Hans
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Consciousness, decision making, and volition: freedom beyond chance and necessity
- 2022
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Ingår i: Theorie in den Biowissenschaften / Theory in Biosciences. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1431-7613 .- 1611-7530. ; 141, s. 125-140
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- What is the role of consciousness in volition and decision-making? Are our actions fully determined by brain activity preceding our decisions to act, or can consciousness instead affect the brain activity leading to action? This has been much debated in philosophy, but also in science since the famous experiments by Libet in the 1980s, where the current most common interpretation is that conscious free will is an illusion. It seems that the brain knows, up to several seconds in advance what "you" decide to do. These studies have, however, been criticized, and alternative interpretations of the experiments can be given, some of which are discussed in this paper. In an attempt to elucidate the processes involved in decision-making (DM), as an essential part of volition, we have developed a computational model of relevant brain structures and their neurodynamics. While DM is a complex process, we have particularly focused on the amygdala and orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) for its emotional, and the lateral prefrontal cortex (LPFC) for its cognitive aspects. In this paper, we present a stochastic population model representing the neural information processing of DM. Simulation results seem to confirm the notion that if decisions have to be made fast, emotional processes and aspects dominate, while rational processes are more time consuming and may result in a delayed decision. Finally, some limitations of current science and computational modeling will be discussed, hinting at a future development of science, where consciousness and free will may add to chance and necessity as explanation for what happens in the world.
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- Liljenström, Hans
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Review for Cognitive Systems Research of the book The Brain and AI, by authors Karl Schlagenhauf and Fanji Gu
- 2020
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Ingår i: Cognitive Systems Research. - : Elsevier BV. - 1389-0417. ; 64, s. 29-36
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The human brain is often considered the most complex system known. It has a fantastic capacity to learn and remember, to recognize patterns in space and time, solve problems of all kinds, innovate tools and machines, create beautiful art and science. Is it reasonable to believe that we, in a foreseeable future, will be able to understand all the wonders of our own brain, enough to be able to mimic it and build artificial brains and minds that correspond to or even surpass the capacity of the human origin? Can we seriously believe that we (soon, or ever) will be able to build robots that know of and can reflect upon their own existence?This review of the book, The Brain and AI, deals with such issues, but in a very special way. It is written as a fascinating dialogue between the two authors, Chinese scientist Fanji Gu and German engineer Karl Schlagenhauf, where they discuss the development of neuroscience and artificial intelligence (AI) with a critical examination of given "truths" in these fields. The Brain and AI is indeed worth reading for many reasons, regardless if you are a student or researcher in any of the many fields of science discussed here (e.g. physics, computer science, neuroscience, cognitive science psychology, social science), or if you are just interested in the current and future development of brain research and artificial intelligence. The book is both educating and entertaining and can be strongly recommended. (C) 2020 The Author. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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- Lin, Huayi, et al.
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Modelling stakeholder satisfaction for conflict resolution in wildlife management: a case of wolf population in Sweden
- 2021
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Ingår i: European Journal of Wildlife Research. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1612-4642 .- 1439-0574. ; 67
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The Swedish wolf population has rebounded from near extinction in the 1960s to around 365 individuals in 2020, after the implementation of the Hunting Act (jaktlagen) in 1966. This recent increase in the wolf population has evoked a serious divide between "pro-wolf" and "anti-wolf" Swedish citizens. Despite the continuous efforts by the Swedish government to reconcile this antagonism, the conflicts are persistent with a sign of impasse. In this paper, we present a modelling tool, which can bring transparent and "structured dialogue to the opposing positions." This approach includes a stylized framework for quantitative modelling of stakeholders' satisfaction levels regarding their preferred size of the wildlife population in question, based on the concept of satisfaction functions. We argue that this framework may contribute to conflict resolution by bringing a common understanding among stakeholders, facilitate a societal discourse, and potentially help to assess likely support for conservation policies. We present a showcase application of this modeling tool in the context of the conflict over the Swedish wolf conservation policies. The model is informed using a thorough literature review as well as interviews, which identified relevant stakeholder groups and respective drivers of their attitudes towards wolves.
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