Rochester
      Computer Vision Seminar


         This is the 2008-2009 Archive of the Computer Vision Seminar

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     2:00PM to 3:15PM
     May 8, 2009
     University of Rochester
     Computer Studies Building rm. 632


           Undergraduate Honors Thesis: Chris Clingerman

               Using the Nintendo Wii remote, we create an interactive, three-dimensional design program for 3-D objects.
               Tracking the position of the "WiiMote" in space can be done using LED point sources as reference points,
               detected by the controller's infrared camera. Tilt of the controller can be determined through readings
               of its internal accelerometers. Using this information, commands can be given to a graphics rendering
               engine, such as Direct3D, in order to create, modify, and move three-dimensional objects. Combining the
               WiiMote sensor with gestures and button presses yields a cheap and interactive user interface supporting
               3-D design. We implement a subset of the constructive solid geometry (CSG) formalism (set union) as a
               combining operator to build (sub)assemblies of objects. The system can be used either for artistic
               expression or as the basis for more precise 3D-design software.


     2:00PM to 3:15PM
     April 3, 2009
     University of Rochester
     Computer Studies Building rm. 632


           Trip Report: Ross Messing
               on AAAI 2009 Spring Symposium on Human Behavior Modeling


     3:00PM to 4:15PM
     March 27, 2009
     Rochester Institute of Technology
     Golisano College Auditorium (rm. 70-1400)


           Guest Talk: David Stork
               on "Computer Vision in the Study of Art: New Rigorous Approaches to the Analysis of Paintings and Drawings"


     2:00PM to 3:15PM
     March 20, 2009
     University of Rochester
     Computer Studies Building rm. 632


           Research Summary: Ross Messing
               on "Behavior Recognition with Extended Models of Feature Velocity Dynamics"


     2:00PM to 3:15PM
     February 27, 2009
     University of Rochester
     Computer Studies Building rm. 632


           Guest Talk: Center for Research Computing


     2:00PM to 3:15PM
     February 20, 2009
     University of Rochester
     Computer Studies Building rm. 632


           Study of "Summarizing Visual Data using Bidirectional Similarity"
              (D. Simakov, Y. Caspi, E. Shechtman, M. Irani)
              [ Examples ]


     2:00PM to 3:15PM
     February 6, 2009
     University of Rochester
     Computer Studies Building rm. 632


           Please note the time and location change.

           Research Summary: Dave Rim

           Research Summary: Chetan Bhole
               [ Poster ]

           Study of "Learning Spatial Context: Using Stuff to Find Things"
              (G. Heitz, D. Koller)



     12:30PM to 1:30PM
     November 20, 2008
     University of Rochester
     Computer Studies Building rm. 703


           Please note the time change.

           Study of "Cortical Surface-Based Analysis II: Inflation, Flattening, and a Surface-Based Coordinate System"
              (B. Fischl, M. I. Sereno, A. M. Dale)
           Study of "Visualization and Measurement of the Cortical Surface"
              (B. A. Wandell, S. Chial, B. T. Backus)
              [ Slides ]



     3:15PM to 4:15PM
     October 31, 2008
     University of Rochester
     Computer Studies Building rm. 209


           Please note the time and location change.

           Guest Talk: Vidit Jain

              "Mining Context for Recognizing People in Images"
              (see Calendar Page for abstract)


     1:00PM to 2:00PM
     October 10, 2008
     University of Rochester
     Computer Studies Building rm. 703


           Internship Report: Google NYC
           Short Talk: "An Introduction to the Generative Story of Dirichlet Processes, and Why We Care"


     1:00PM to 2:00PM
     October 3, 2008
     University of Rochester
     Computer Studies Building rm. 703


           Study of "Real-Time Foveation Techniques for Low Bit Rate Video Coding"
              (H. R. Sheikh, B. L. Evans, A. C. Bovik)
              Related: "Automatic Foveation for Video Compression using a Neurobiological Model of Human Attention"
                 (L. Itti)
              Related: "A Practical Foveation-Based Rate Shaping Mechanism for MPEG Videos"
                 (C. C. Ho, J. L. Wu, W. H. Cheng)
              [ Slides ]


     1:00PM to 2:00PM
     September 19, 2008
     University of Rochester
     Computer Studies Building rm. 703


           Internship Report: Google NYC    [Delayed]
           Book Review: "Dictionary of Computer Vision and Image Processing"
              (R. B. Fisher, K. Dawson-Howe, A. Fitzgibbon, C. Robertson, E. Trucco)
           Study of "Matching Local Self-Similarities Across Images and Videos"
              (E. Schechtman, M. Irani - CVPR2007)
              [ Slides ]


     4:00PM to 5:00PM
     September 11, 2008
     University of Rochester
     Computer Studies Building rm. 703


           Introduction to the Seminar
           Discussion of Fall Topics
           Study of "Learning Conditional Random Fields for Stereo"
              (D. Scharstein, C. Pal - CVPR2007)
              [ Slides ]






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