IT 803/CS 803
Doctoral Tutorial in IT 


Special Topics in Computer Vision and Machine Learning

Time/Location: Tuesday 7:20-10:00,  Robinson B204
Instructor: Dr. Jana Kosecka
ST2, 417, kosecka@cs.gmu.edu
http://cs.gmu.edu/~kosecka/cs803.html


Schedule, Handouts, Homeworks

This course will cover topics in computer vision, robotics and machine learning, with the emphasis on mathematical tools, computational principles and more recent trends in these disciplines. I will cover the preliminaries of image formation and basic extraction of features from images and image processing providing the background to the paper. Throughout the semester we read and review selected papers. Each week one student will present summary of the assigned paper, followed by a discussion of the strenghts and weaknesses of the paper. The homeworks will be comprised of implementing the basic technique covered in the paper in Matlab.

Grading:
Homeworks (about every 2 weeks) + Project (optional) 70%   Presentations 30%
Prerequisites: linear algebra, calculus
Lecture Materials:  Lecture notes 

Recommended Textbooks:

Invitation to 3D Vision:  From Images to Geometric Models: Y. Ma, S. Soatto, J. Kosecka and S. Sastry (for part I of the course)
Computer Vision: A Modern Approach: D. Forsythe and J. Ponce, Prentice-Hall, 2003
Introductory Techniques for 3D computer Vision. E. Trucco and A. Verri, Prentice-Hall, 1998

Required Software:
Matlab

Quiz
A short quiz on the prerequisites (not for grade) will be posted here (shortly).

Announcements
The class will not meet on January, 25th.

Schedule, Handouts, Homeworks