Course: Image Processing

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Course title Image Processing
Course code MTI/IMP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Bischoff Stefan, prof. RNDr.
Course content
The main topics are: - Image acquisition and representation - Preprocessing methods: transformations of pixel brightness and geometry, camera calibration, local operators - Video and audio compression - Image segmentation: thresholding, edge-based and region-based segmentation, Hough transformation, template matching, motion segmentation, optical flow - Feature extraction: color, texture and shape descriptors; Principal Component Analysis (PCA) - Classification: prototypes, cluster analysis, statistical methods, classifiers - Teachable image evaluation: supervised and non-supervised learning, neural networks, Support-Vector-Machines (SVM) - Multi-sensor technology: depth sensors, photogrammetry, 3D scene reconstruction Overview of current practical application areas: visual quality inspection, robotics, medical diagnosis, video conference systems, biometry, security

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Practicum
  • Home preparation for classes - 34 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 50 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 56 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
This course provides a general introduction to the fundamental techniques of computer vision and image processing and illustrates their practical application.
Graduates from this course will obtain good knowledge of the field of image processing
Prerequisites
Knowledge in C/C++ (Delphi is not sufficient)

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined examination

Requirements for getting a credit are activity at the practicals /seminars. Examination is of the writing and oral forms.
Recommended literature
  • Bernd Jähne and Horst Haußecker. Computer Vision and Applications, A Guide for Students and Practitioners. Academic Press, 2000. ISBN 0-13-085198-1.
  • Bernd Jähne. Digital Image Processing. Springer, 2002. ISBN 3540677542.
  • David A. Forsyth and Jean Ponce. Computer Vision, A Modern Approach. Prentice Hall, 2003. ISBN 0-12-379777-2.
  • E. R. Davies. Machine Vision : Theory, Algorithms, Practicalities. Morgan Kaufmann, 2005. ISBN 0-12-206093-8.
  • Gary Bradski and Adrian Kaehler. Learning OpenCV - Computer Vision with the OpenCV Library. O'Reilly Media Inc., 2008. ISBN 978-0-596-51613-0.


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