This course will provide a broad overview of emerging technologies in visual computing and their impact in a variety of application domains. Students will be exposed to research in a breadth of topics spanning various disciplines involving visual computing. Each week, students will read papers in a particular area of visual computing, and discuss the contributions, limitations and interconnections between the papers. Students will also work on a research project during the course, culminating in a final presentation and written report. The course aims to provide practical experience in comprehending, analyzing and synthesizing research in visual computing.
After completing this course you will:
Below is a tentative outline for the course.
| Date | Topic | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 09 | Introduction & logistics | |
| Sep 14 | How to read papers & project overview | |
| Sep 16 | Visual computing basics | |
| Sep 21 | Paper discussion 1 | |
| Sep 23 | Recognition and reorganization | |
| Sep 28 | Paper discussion 2 | |
| Sep 30 | 3D recognition and geometric modeling | |
| Oct 05 | Paper discussion 3 | |
| Oct 07 | Rendering | |
| Oct 12 | No class - Thanksgiving day | |
| Oct 14 | Reconstruction | |
| Oct 19 | Paper discussion 5 | |
| Oct 21 | Animation and simulation | |
| Oct 26 | Paper discussion 6 | Project proposal due |
| Oct 28 | Simulation for embodied AI | |
| Nov 02 | Paper discussion 7 | |
| Nov 04 | Shape and scene generation | |
| Nov 09 | Paper discussion 8 | |
| Nov 11 | No class - Remembrance day | |
| Nov 16 | Project initial presentation | Project milestone due |
| Nov 18 | Visualization | |
| Nov 23 | Paper discussion 9 | |
| Nov 25 | Computational design and fabrication | |
| Nov 30 | Paper discussion 10 | |
| Dec 02 | More applications and conclusion | |
| Dec 07 | Project presentations | Project writeup due |
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