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| − | AIRWiki is conceptually composed of two | + | AIRWiki is conceptually composed of two layers: |
| − | * | + | * a '''public layer''', visible to everyone on the internet, containing a description of the projects we at the AIRLab work on; |
| − | * | + | * a '''private layer''', accessible to [[registered users]] only, used as a work-in-progress repository of notes about such projects and to store service information about the AIRLab. |
| − | AIRWiki is a work in progress, but its public layer is (relatively) stable and | + | AIRWiki is a work in progress, but its public layer is (relatively) stable and constitutes a comprehensive documentation about past and ongoing projects. The private layer of AIRWiki, instead, is a flexible device to store information and quickly share it between the people who work in the AIRLab. Some of this information will eventually be suitably formatted and moved to the public layer. |
In operative terms, the public layer is the main [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Namespaces namespace] of AIRWiki: this includes the Main Page you are currently looking at and the web pages that open when you click most of the links within AIRWiki. The private layer, on the other hand, is composed of the pages belonging to all the other namespaces defined within AIRWiki, such as User pages (namespace ''User''). | In operative terms, the public layer is the main [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Namespaces namespace] of AIRWiki: this includes the Main Page you are currently looking at and the web pages that open when you click most of the links within AIRWiki. The private layer, on the other hand, is composed of the pages belonging to all the other namespaces defined within AIRWiki, such as User pages (namespace ''User''). | ||
Revision as of 22:34, 17 April 2008
Contents
Welcome to AIRWiki!
AIRWiki is AIRLab's wiki. It was born as a tool for teachers, researchers and students to share information about projects in an easy and quick way. However, it quickly evolved into a display of the activities of the Lab too: you are invited to browse this wiki, to discover what we at the AIRLab are working on.
There is also an official AIRLab website: http://www.airlab.elet.polimi.it/. Look there for a description of what the AIRLab is, who works in it, and what scientific interests they have. But if you want an overview of what we at the AIRLab actually work on, AIRWiki is the right place!
Research areas
At the AIRLab we work on a very broad range of topics, organized in these areas:
- Agents, Multiagent Systems, Agencies
- BioSignal Analysis
- Computer Vision and Image Analysis
- E-Science
- Machine Learning
- Ontologies and Semantic Web
- Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
- Robotics
- Soft Computing
These areas are described in detail in this page of the AIRLab website.
Projects
Research work in the above areas is done within projects. Details about active and finished projects are available at the Projects page. Ongoing projects will be covered as soon as enough - and structured enough - information about them is available.
How do I access the contents of this wiki?
AIRWiki is conceptually composed of two layers:
- a public layer, visible to everyone on the internet, containing a description of the projects we at the AIRLab work on;
- a private layer, accessible to registered users only, used as a work-in-progress repository of notes about such projects and to store service information about the AIRLab.
AIRWiki is a work in progress, but its public layer is (relatively) stable and constitutes a comprehensive documentation about past and ongoing projects. The private layer of AIRWiki, instead, is a flexible device to store information and quickly share it between the people who work in the AIRLab. Some of this information will eventually be suitably formatted and moved to the public layer.
In operative terms, the public layer is the main namespace of AIRWiki: this includes the Main Page you are currently looking at and the web pages that open when you click most of the links within AIRWiki. The private layer, on the other hand, is composed of the pages belonging to all the other namespaces defined within AIRWiki, such as User pages (namespace User).
The most important pages of the private layer of AIRWiki are those in the Talk namespace, called discussion pages. These are the pages where users write their work notes. For each public page, a discussion page is automatically created and associated to it: such discussion page is accessible by clicking the "discussion" tab on the top of the public page.
Note: while working on AIRWiki, registered users must always keep in mind what is written in Registered users#Caveats for registered users.
How can I contribute?
Contribution to the wiki (i.e. creation and modification of pages) is limited to Registered users.
If you are a registered user and have information you want to share (description of what you do, links to useful sources of information, HOWTOs about lab tools, and so on) just publish them on AIRWiki: it's as easy as creating a new page! Moreover, a wiki always needs help in terms of maintenance, linking between pages, shaping of a structure and so on. And well, in this very moment it also needs a logo ;-) If you want to help please send an email to either migliore (at) elet (dot) polimi (dot) it or eynard (at) elet (dot) polimi (dot) it.
AIRLab structures
To work, you generally need a place and/or some hardware. The following links tells you...
- ...where: The Labs
- ...what: What's in the AIRLab
AIRLab survival guide
Sometimes the most difficult problems are not what you expect...
