161C - Digital Signal Processing II
 

 


             

This course provides an introduction to image processing and computer vision. We start from the basics of image formation (cameras, light, color), then cover the fundamental concepts in 2D signal processing (2D convolutions, Fourier transforms, etc) and low-level vision (edges, texture), and finally move on to higher level problems such as motion analysis, image segmentation, image classification and retrieval.




Lectures: TuTh, 12:30p-1:50p, SOLIS 104




Discussion:
W 11a - 11:50a, PETER 104




Instructor: Nuno Vasconcelos, n u n o @ e c e . u c s d . e d u, EBU1-5602

Office hours: Friday, 9:30a-10:30a




Teaching Assistant: Akshaya Purhoit, a k p u r o h i (at) e n g . u c s d . e d u

Office hours: TBA




Text: Computer Vision: a modern approach


D. Forsyth and J. Ponce, Prentice Hall, 2003




Secondary text: Two Dimensional Signal and Image Processing
Jae Lim, Prentice Hall, 1990




Syllabus: [ps, pdf]




Homework: Problem set 1 [ps, pdf, data]   Issued: April 6     Due: April 13


Problem set 2 [ps, pdf, data]   Issued: April 13   Due: April 20


Problem set 3 [ps, pdf, data]   Issued: April 20   Due: April 27


Problem set 4 [ps, pdf, data]   Issued: April 27   Due: May 18


Problem set 5 [ps, pdf, data]   Issued: May 18   Due: May 30


Problem set 6 [ps, pdf]           Issued: May 30   Due: June 8

Note: There are various editions of the book. The numbers of problems from
the book may not be those of your version. In general, you can tell
which problem we are talking about, by hints, notes, etc. If you don't,
make sure to ask.

Note:
Only the computer problem of each assignment will be graded. You should not turn in the other problems. HW should be submitted to the TA.




 

Midterm: May 11:   covers  Lectures 2-10

Final: June 12: covers all materials




Readings: Lecture 1: introduction


Lecture 2: cameras (sections 1-1.2.2, 1.3, F&P) [slides, videos]


Lecture 3: radiometry (chapter 4, F&P) [slides]


Lecture 4: radiometry, light sources (sections 5.1-5.2.2, 5.3.1, F&P) [slides,video]


Lecture 5: color (sections 6.1-6.3.3, F&P)[slides]


Lecture 6: 2D DSP (chapter 1, Lim; chapter 7, F&P)[slides]


Lecture 7: 2D DSP, Fourier transforms (chapter 1, Lim; chapter 7, F&P)[slides]


Lecture 8: filtering, smoothing and noise (chapter 8, F&P) [slides]


Lecture 9: edges (chapter 8, F&P) [slides]


Lecture 10: edges, interpolation, templates (chapter 8, F&P) [slides]


Lecture 11: mid-term review [problems]


Lecture 12: mid-term


Lecture 13: 2D DFT (chapter 3, Lim; chapter 7, F&P) [slides, video]


Lecture 14: 2D-DFT (chapter 3, Lim) [slides]


Lecture 15: DCT (chapter 3, Lim) [slides]


Lecture 16: scale, pyramids, and texture (chapter 9, F&P) [slides]


Lecture 17:  least squares [slides] (section 15.2, F&P; section 3.3 Strang)


Lecture 18: motion, least squares [slides] (paper by Lucas and Kanade)


Lecture 19: MPEG [slides]


Lecture 20: JPEG [slides]




Extra material: Linear Algebra and DSP [slides]