Recognizing Patterns, Thank you Dr. Robi Polikar

12:20 pm

Started the 2- way database search. The one that happens sooner, shall be pursued. Compiled the Workflow study for Placental Insufficiency, mailed our External Guide and asked him for help regarding the database, which he had initially promised us. But looking at his long distance interest in the subject matter, I highly doubt his involvement. In an attempt in desperation to search for his alternate email ID, found that he has a Facebook account, and, surprise, surprise, a Twitter account! Followed him on Twitter, and sent him a friends request on Facebook. He accepted it. So he knows I exist, and doesn't forget my name.

The other direction that I'm desperately pursuing is my own search for a good Ultrasound specialist in and around Panaji or Ponda, who might be gentle and understanding and encouraging. A difficult species to find indeed. The two ultrasound specialists I've seen till now are:

1. Dr. Sanjay Sardesai: He's been really really helpful in what I asked him at the time. Didn't get an idea of asking him for the database at the time. He's been really encouraging,.. May God Bless him!

2. Dr. Rajaram Mahambrey : The worst ultrasound specialist,.. I don't think he had any idea of what I was saying, nor was he ready to listen to my idea. All that I heard him say was "No,.. I don't think that can be done...", "No,.. That's not possible..", "No, I don't think that's a good idea". When he heard me for just 1 minutes, he said oh,.. is it? That's great! For every "No" of his, I had to prove him wrong, and then he would change his word to yes. How can you trust or even feel like working with such a doctor? Horrible experience all in all. No help whatsoever.

3. Dr. Jeevan Vernekar: Looking forward to meeting him. Got his name from my uncle, Dr. Sharatchandra Nargundkar, and his contact with the help from my, batch-mate Rohit Naik. The great coincidence which connects all the three meetings with the ultrasound specialists is that, Dr. Sanjay Sardessai works in GMC, so does Dr. Jeevan Vernekar, and GMC is the place Dr. Rajaram Mahambrey told me to visit in order to get the database. So, really hoping that I'll get help from this good man! ATB.

Now, I'm guessing, that in the worst case scenario, as Dr. Mahambrey told me, I'll have to get a letter from GEC, HOD, Dr. R. B. Lohani, which can allow me to use the GMC database. Have to be prepared for this I guess. Hope our HOD helps in this regard.

• Gotta prepare the letter for permission to access the database after the meeting with Dr. Jeevan Vernekar.

Today I decided to work a bit with MATLAB, in an attempt to stay on track with the first schedule I ever made. Learnt that signal processing toolbox and wavelet toolbox already exists in the MATLAB version I have on my Dell. Then, learnt to import and play a .wav file, and plot its Power Spectral Density, fft. The Wavelet tutorial documentation provided in the MATLAB help files is nice too. Started reading it. 

• Gotta continue.

Thought about the 'Pattern Recognition' pdf that I'd downloaded by Dr. Robi Polikar. This man is a magician really. So nice is his way of explaining things. Since I'm going to be trying to recognize patterns in the abnormal data, and train the neural network and stuff, realized I have to go through this and memntion it as 'Literature survey' in my Review I. Started reading it.

• Gotta continue.

ATB!