Computer Vision

CSE/EE 576 provides an overview of computer vision, emphasizing the middle ground between image processing and artificial intelligence. Low-level image processing, computational photography, motion and depth estimation, object recognition, and case studies of current research.

Office hours:  There are no regularly scheduled office hours, but you can always arrange a meeting with either the TA or instructor. Just send an email.

Grading:  Four programming assignments (10 base points each with various extra credits) and one final project (60 base points + 20 extra credits determined by the course staffs), each will be a mix of coding and written answers.

Books (optionals):
Computer Vision: A Modern Approach (2nd Edition), David A. Forsyth.
Computer Vision: Algorithms and Applications, Richard Szeliski.

• 3/30

• Introduction

• 4/1

• Images and Filters
• Image Sampling
• HW0: Setup your environment. Setup instructions.
• Decide on your final project

• 4/6

• Edges
• Image Transformations
• Final Project Proposal Due [Submit to respective Dropbox]

• 4/8

  • Interest Points
  • HW1: Due (11:45pm) [Submit to respective Dropbox]

  4/13

• Descriptors 1

• 4/15

• Descriptors 2
• Project Update 1 Due (11:45pm) [Submit to respective Dropbox]

• 4/20

• Descriptors 3

• 4/22

• Image Stitching

• 4/27

• Stereo 1
• HW2: Due (11:45pm) [Submit to respective Dropbox]

• 4/29

• Stereo 2
• Project Update 2 Due (11:45pm) [Submit to respective Dropbox]

• 5/4

• Structure From Motion

• 5/6

• Reconstruction
• HW3: Due (11:45pm) [Submit to respective Dropbox]

• 5/11

• Optical Flow

• 5/13

  • Recognition 1
  • Project Update 3 Due (11:45pm) [Submit to respective Dropbox]

• 5/18

• Face Detection

• 5/20

• Face Recognition

• 5/25

• Memorial Day
• HW4: Due (11:45pm) [Submit to respective Dropbox]

• 5/27

• Object Detection

• 6/1

• Object Detection2
• Wrap Up
• Project Update 4 Due (11:45pm) [Submit to respective Dropbox]

• 6/3

  • [TBD] Final Project Demo Due 1:30-3:30pm, CSE AC atrium (32"x40" Protrait) Printing info. You should be ready before 1:15pm.
  • Final Presentation Information

  6/8

  • [TBD] Final Project Report Due 11:45pm (4 pages max) Format & template.[Submit to respective Dropbox].
    Be sure to format your sections similar to the following: Abstract, Related Work, Framework, Result Discussion, Conclusion, and Bibliography.