COCSC601 Computer Vision 3L - 0T - 2P Probability Theory
COURSE CONTENTS
Unit I :
Overview and state-of-the-art in computer vision, Fundamentals of image formation
Transformations: Orthogonal, Euclidean, Affine, Projective, Fourier Transform, convolution,
filtering Image enhancement, restoration, histogram processing, Perspective space,
homography, DLT, RANSAC , 3D reconstruction framework
Unit II :
Edge detection: Canny, LOG, DOG, Line detectors, Hough Transform, Corner detection:
Harris, Hessian, Affine Orientation, histograms, SIFT, SURF, HOG, GLOH, Eigenvalues,
eigenvectors, feature scoring. Scale space analysis: Image pyramids, Gaussian derivative
filters, Gabor filters, Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT).
Unit III :
Region growing, edge-based segmentation. Graph-cut, Mean-Shift, Markov Random Fields
(MRFs) Texture segmentation, Object detection techniques.
Unit IV:
Clustering: K-Means, K-Medoids, Mixture of Gaussians. Classification: Discriminant functions,
supervised, unsupervised, semi-supervised, Classifiers: Bayes, KNN, ANN models,
Dimensionality reduction: PCA, LDA, ICA, Non-parametric methods. Motion analysis:
Background subtraction, optical flow, KLT, Spatio-temporal analysis, dynamic stereo, motion
parameter estimation.
Unit V :
Applications: Content-Based Image Retrieval (CBIR), Content-Based Video Retrieval (CBVR)
Activity recognition, computational photography, biometrics, healthcare Stitching and
document processing , Modern trends: Super-resolution, GPU computing, augmented
reality Cognitive models, fusion, SR&CS (Sparse Representation and Compressive Sensing).
SUGGESTED READINGS
Text Books
1. Gonzalez, R. C., & Woods, R. E. (2017). Digital Image Processing. Pearson Education.
2. Szeliski, R. (2010). Computer Vision: Algorithms and Applications. Springer.
Reference Books
1. Forsyth, D. A., & Ponce, J. (2011). Computer Vision: A Modern Approach. Pearson.
2. Hartley, R., & Zisserman, A. (2003). Multiple View Geometry in Computer Vision.
Cambridge
University Press.
3. Prince, S. J. D. (2012). Computer Vision: Models, Learning, and Inference. Cambridge
University
Press.