Rochester
Computer Vision Seminar
This is the 2008-2009 Archive of the Computer Vision
Seminar
Current
Webpage
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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