COS 429 - Computer Vision

Spring 2004

Outline and lecture notes

Readings

The textbook for the course is Introductory Techniques for 3-D Computer Vision by Emanuele Trucco and Alessandro Verri. In addition, we will be reading a few recent vision papers. These will be provided in PDF format. If you don't have Acrobat Reader, you can get it from Adobe.

Topics

Date Lecture (click for notes) Readings Assignments

Tue, Feb 3 Introduction to human and computer vision Ch. 1

Thu, Feb 5 Image formation and capture Ch. 2.1-2.4, 3, A.3, A.4

Tue, Feb 10 Filtering, edge detection Ch. 4.1-4.3

Thu, Feb 12 Harpreet Sawhney -
Motion estimation, direct methods Ch. 8.3-8.4;
Lucas-Kanade paper

Tue, Feb 17 Feature detection, Hough transform;
More on motion and optical flow Ch. 5.1-5.2

Thu, Feb 19 Deformable contours Ch. 5.4; Williams & Shah paper Assignment 1 due, 11:59 PM

Tue, Feb 24 Texture analysis and synthesis Efros & Leung paper;
Efros & Freeman paper

Thu, Feb 26 Harpreet Sawhney -
Motion estimation apps; image mosaicing

Tue, Mar 2 Blending for image mosaics;
Segmentation Burt & Adelson multires blending paper;
Martin et al. segmentation paper

Thu, Mar 4 SVD and PCA Ch. 10.1-10.5, A.6

Tue, Mar 9 Intro to 3D vision

Thu, Mar 11 Harpreet Sawhney -
Image resampling and IBMR Assignment 2 due, 11:59 PM

Tue, Mar 16 No class - spring break

Thu, Mar 18 No class - spring break

Tue, Mar 23 Shape indexing and matching Shape search engine paper;
Spin images paper

Thu, Mar 25 Harpreet Sawhney -
EM, statistical methods

Tue, Mar 30 Camera geometry and calibration Ch. 6, 7.3

Thu, Apr 1 Stereo Ch. 7 Assignment 3 due, 11:59 PM

Tue, Apr 6 Stereo: diffusion and
energy minimization methods Non-linear diffusion paper;
Graph cuts paper

Thu, Apr 8 Harpreet Sawhney - Tracking Notes on Kalman Filtering

Tue, Apr 13 Active triangulation methods

Thu, Apr 15 Photometric stereo, shape from shading Ch. 9; Photometric stereo paper

Tue, Apr 20 Multibaseline stereo; voxel coloring Voxel coloring paper

Thu, Apr 22 Harpreet Sawhney -
More on tracking; particle filtering

Tue, Apr 27 Structure from motion Ch. 8.2, 8.5 Project proposals due

Thu, Apr 29 Light and color

Tue, May 11 Final project presentations Project reports due

Date	Lecture (click for notes)	Readings	Assignments
Tue, Feb 3	Introduction to human and computer vision	Ch. 1
Thu, Feb 5	Image formation and capture	Ch. 2.1-2.4, 3, A.3, A.4
Tue, Feb 10	Filtering, edge detection	Ch. 4.1-4.3
Thu, Feb 12	Harpreet Sawhney - Motion estimation, direct methods	Ch. 8.3-8.4; Lucas-Kanade paper
Tue, Feb 17	Feature detection, Hough transform; More on motion and optical flow	Ch. 5.1-5.2
Thu, Feb 19	Deformable contours	Ch. 5.4; Williams & Shah paper	Assignment 1 due, 11:59 PM
Tue, Feb 24	Texture analysis and synthesis	Efros & Leung paper; Efros & Freeman paper
Thu, Feb 26	Harpreet Sawhney - Motion estimation apps; image mosaicing
Tue, Mar 2	Blending for image mosaics; Segmentation	Burt & Adelson multires blending paper; Martin et al. segmentation paper
Thu, Mar 4	SVD and PCA	Ch. 10.1-10.5, A.6
Tue, Mar 9	Intro to 3D vision
Thu, Mar 11	Harpreet Sawhney - Image resampling and IBMR		Assignment 2 due, 11:59 PM
Tue, Mar 16	No class - spring break
Thu, Mar 18	No class - spring break
Tue, Mar 23	Shape indexing and matching	Shape search engine paper; Spin images paper
Thu, Mar 25	Harpreet Sawhney - EM, statistical methods
Tue, Mar 30	Camera geometry and calibration	Ch. 6, 7.3
Thu, Apr 1	Stereo	Ch. 7	Assignment 3 due, 11:59 PM
Tue, Apr 6	Stereo: diffusion and energy minimization methods	Non-linear diffusion paper; Graph cuts paper
Thu, Apr 8	Harpreet Sawhney - Tracking	Notes on Kalman Filtering
Tue, Apr 13	Active triangulation methods
Thu, Apr 15	Photometric stereo, shape from shading	Ch. 9; Photometric stereo paper
Tue, Apr 20	Multibaseline stereo; voxel coloring	Voxel coloring paper
Thu, Apr 22	Harpreet Sawhney - More on tracking; particle filtering
Tue, Apr 27	Structure from motion	Ch. 8.2, 8.5	Project proposals due
Thu, Apr 29	Light and color
Tue, May 11	Final project presentations		Project reports due