I had the pleasure to be invited by a master thesis student to meet with several people, including the supervisor, at the Royal Library (KB) in Stockholm at Garnisonen. We discussed both OCR and HTR as well as Face Recognition. I appreciate very much the open and friendly attitude and hope to be able to … Continue reading Visit to the Royal Library in Stockholm
How do you manage the challenge of being involved in multiple research projects simultaneously?
I was advised to divide my week into chunks based on the percentage of research time allocated to each project. However, this approach doesn’t work for me for several reasons. First, I would never reach the level of deep focus needed to fully engage with the problem. Second, frequent context switching would consume a significant … Continue reading How do you manage the challenge of being involved in multiple research projects simultaneously?
AI Letar Historiska Ansikten
Historikern Mats Hayen berättar om projektet Stadens Ansikten i den här SVT podden. Han berättat bland annat om hur AI hittar ansikten i olika foto-samlingar och de algoritmer jag har utvecklat i projektet.
Teaching by letting students be creative
There was an interesting article in Swedish state news from my hometown about a visiting Japanese math teacher that teaches math in an unusual way. Instead of presenting a mathematical method and then letting pupils practice with lots of examples, in Japan it is up to students and their own imagination to figure out how … Continue reading Teaching by letting students be creative
Hectic Days in Three Places
I had three interesting days with project meetings and a conference. I participated in a project meeting, funded by SSF, where my PhD student Erik presented two interesting results. After that, I participated in the kick-off for the SweMPer project. And lastly I participated in the City Memories conference. The topics were quite varying, from … Continue reading Hectic Days in Three Places
Anders Hast 