About Peter Abeles
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Peter Abeles is a San Francisco Bay Area based computer vision, robotics and software developer.  He is currently splitting his time between developing a robust visual odometry solution and consulting. 


* `Resume <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-abeles-59b2603>`_
* `Github <https://github.com/lessthanoptimal>`_
* `Neglected Blog <http://peterabeles.com/blog>`_
* `Youtube Computer Vision <https://www.youtube.com/user/BoofCV/videos>`_

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Active Software Projects
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(ordered by popularity)

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Project Name       Description
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`BoofCV`_          Computer Vision Library
`EJML`_            Java linear algebra library
`GeoRegression`_   Geometry library
`DDogleg`_         Non-linear optimization, clustering, robust model fitting, polynomial root finding, sorting, and more.
`JMatBench`_       Benchmark for Java linear algebra libraries
`PyBoof`_          Python wrapper around BoofCV
`ProcessingBoof`_  Processing wrapper around BoofCV
`Auto64Fto32F`_    Automatically convert Java code written in doubles to floats
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.. _EJML: http://ejml.org
.. _JMatBench: http://lessthanoptimal.github.io/Java-Matrix-Benchmark/
.. _BoofCV: http://boofcv.org
.. _PyBoof: https://github.com/lessthanoptimal/PyBoof
.. _ProcessingBoof: https://github.com/lessthanoptimal/BoofProcessing
.. _GeoRegression: http://georegression.org
.. _DDogleg: http://ddogleg.org
.. _Auto64Fto32F: https://github.com/lessthanoptimal/Auto64Fto32F

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Published Academic Papers
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* T. Koolen, et. al. "Summary of Team IHMC's Virtual Robotics Challenge Entry" Proceedings of Humanoids 2013
* P. Abeles, "Speeding Up SURF." Proceedings of 2013 International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC’2013)
* P. Abeles, "Examination of Hybrid Image Feature Trackers." Proceedings of 2013 International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC’2013)
* P. Abeles, "Robust Local Localization for Indoor Environments with Uneven Floors and Inaccurate Maps." Proceedings of 2011 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2011)
* D. Mayhew, T. Judkins, P. Abeles, and V. Manikonda, "Agile Robot Teams for Mobile Networking in Urband Environments" Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI 2010)
* P. Abeles, "A Comparision of Several Filters for Maneuvering Targets," Proceedings of The 12th International Conference on Information Fusion (Fusion 2009), Seattle, WA, July 2009
* P. Abeles, M. Kovacich, “A Semi-Markov Multiple Event Filter for Maneuvering Targets," Proceedings of The 10th International Conference on Information Fusion (Fusion 2007), Quebec, CA, July 2007
* P. Abeles, S. Spray, M. Chan, M. Kovacich, G. Montgomery, “Boost Phase State Vector Estimation with Passive IR Sensors,” Proceedings of 2007 Missile Defense Sensors, Environments and Algorithms (MD-SEA), Monterey, CA, October 2007