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Syllabus for	Academic year 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
SSY098 - Image analysis
Bildanalys
Syllabus adopted 2019-02-06 by Head of Programme (or corresponding)
Owner: MPBME
7,5 Credits
Grading: TH - Five, Four, Three, Fail
Education cycle: Second-cycle
Major subject: Bioengineering, Electrical Engineering
Department: 32 - ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Teaching language: English
Application code: 10118
Open for exchange students: Yes
Block schedule: C

Module

Credit distribution

Examination dates

Sp1

Sp2

Sp3

Sp4

Summer course

No Sp

0119

Project

3,5 c

Grading: TH

3,5 c

0219

Laboratory

4,0 c

Grading: TH

4,0 c

In programs

MPBME BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (compulsory)
MPCOM COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (compulsory elective)
MPSYS SYSTEMS, CONTROL AND MECHATRONICS, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (elective)
MPDSC DATA SCIENCE AND AI, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (compulsory elective)

Examiner:

Torsten Sattler

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Replaces

ESS060   Image analysis SSY095   Image analysis SSY096   Image analysis SSY097   Image analysis

Eligibility:

In order to be eligible for a second cycle course the applicant needs to fulfil the general and specific entry requirements of the programme that owns the course. (If the second cycle course is owned by a first cycle programme, second cycle entry requirements apply.)
Exemption from the eligibility requirement: Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling these requirements.

Course specific prerequisites

A basic course in Signals and Systems (or the equivalent) including the Fourier Transform, linear filter theory (impulse response, transfer function, convolution, sampling theorem). Working knowledge of probability theory.

Aim

The main aim of the course is to give a basic introduction to the algorithms and mathematical methods used in image analysis, to an extent that will allow the student to handle industrial image analysis problems. In addition the aim is to help the student develop his or her ability in problem solving, both with or without a computer.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

Knowledge and understanding

For a passing grade the student must
- be able to explain clearly, and to independently use, basic mathematical concepts in image analysis.
- be able to describe and give an informal explanation of the mathematical theory behind some central image analysis algorithms (both deterministic and stochastic).
- have an understanding of the statistical principles used in machine learning.

Competences and skills

For a passing grade the student must
- in an engineering manner be able to use computer packages to solve problems in image analysis.
- show good capability to independently identify problems which can be solved with methods from image analysis, and be able to choose an appropriate method.
- be able to independently apply basic methods in image analysis to problems which are relevant in industrial applications or research.
- with proper terminology, in a well structured way and with clear logic be able to explain the solution to a problem in image analysis.

Content

Basic image analysis tools: Filtering and scale space representations.

Image similarity: Correlation, mutual information and the SIFT descriptor.

Image registration: Robust model fitting and RANSAC.

Basics of computer vision: camera geometry, epipolar geometry and motion estimation

Machine learning-based methods for classification and segmentation: Nearest neighbour and convolutional nets.

Applications: Computer-aided diagnostics (segmentation, alignment, classification), robotic vision (motion estimation, object/scene recognition) and image search.

Organisation

The course consists of a number of lectures (including guest lectures given by industry and / or academic researchers showcasing practical applications of image analysis). In addition there are a number of exercise sessions, four laboratory sessions and one project. The laboratory sessions may be carried out individually or in groups, but the project needs to be carried out individually. The project involves the submission of a written report explaining the image analysis problem at hand, a motivation of the chosen theory and algorithms, results and conclusions.

Literature

Examination including compulsory elements

There is no written exam in this course. Students will be graded based on the project and will need to pass the laboratory sessions. Optional exercises in the laboratory will count towards higher grades (only if the passing grade is reached).