| Course Code | COMP9517 |
| Course Title | Computer Vision |
| Units of Credit | 6 |
| Course Website | http://cse.unsw.edu.au/~cs9517 |
| Handbook Entry | http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/postgraduate/courses/current/COMP9517.html |
The course will cover topics from: Introduction, image processing, feature detection, pattern recognition, deep learning , segmentation, motion and image tracking, applications.
The course timetable is available here .
Computer vision develops mathematical techniques for recovering three-dimensional shape and appearance of objects in images (Szeliski, 2010). Vision is difficult because it is an inverse problem, where only insufficient information is available when trying to recover some unknowns. Physics-based and statistical models are used to assist in the task. Current real-world applications are wide-ranging, and include optical character recognition, machine inspection, objection recognition in retail, 3-D model building in photogrammetry, medical imaging, automotive safety, match move in Hollywood (merging computer generated imagery with live action footage), motion capture, surveillance, fingerprint recognition and biometrics and others. This course will provide an introduction to fundamental concepts and an opportunity to develop an application.
There are three lecturers and an administrator for this course. Details are shown below. The final Applications lecture is usually delivered by an industry expert, details of which will be announced later on. Tutors will be available for consultation - check class web page for details.
| Lecturer | Room | Phone | Role | |
| Dr Yang Song | K17 201C |
|
yang.song1@unsw.edu.au | Lecturer-in-charge |
| Dr Gelareh Mohammadi | K17 401D |
|
g.mohammadi@unsw.edu.au | Lecturer |
| Prof Erik Meijering | erik.meijering@unsw.edu.au | Lecturer | ||
| Annette Spooner | K17 412-03 | cs9517@cse.unsw.edu.au | Course Administrator |
The course will be run during two 2-hour time slots per week. The first time slot will be a 2-hour lecture and the second time slot will
be used mostly for a 1 hour lecture and 1 hour of lab. In the
second week, where the Monday is a public holiday, a 2 hour lecture will be held on the Tuesday. The schedule will be found under
Course Timetable
.
After completing this course, students will:
This course contributes to the development of the following graduate capabilities:
| Graduate Capability | Acquired in |
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the skills involved in scholarly enquiry
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Assignments, Project
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an in-depth engagement with relevant
disciplinary knowledge in its interdisciplinary context
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Project
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the capacity for analytical and critical
thinking and for creative problem solving
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Test, Project
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| the ability to engage in independent and reflective learning |
Assignments, Project
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| the skills to locate, evaluate and use relevant information (Information Literacy) | Test, Project |
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the capacity for enterprise, initiative and
creativity
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Project |
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the skills required for collaborative and
multidisciplinary work
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Project |
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the skills of effective communication
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Project Presentation, Demo, Report
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Before commencing this course, students should:
The principal mode of teaching is class lectures. Because of the volume of material available on the subject, lectures are better able to present high level overviews as well as in-depth presentation of selected topics.
Compulsory Lab sessions will be used to examine a method or algorithm in some detail, and provide an opportunity for evaluation and feedback.
Your performance in this course will be assessed by:
1. ONE small assignment - this will involve programming in Python
2. Lab work in specified weeks
3. ONE large project, with both individual and group components, involving:
(a) Stage 1 - Design and Planning
(b) Stage 2 - Implementation
(c) Stage 3 - Final Demonstration & Report
4. A final examination.
The table below shows planned release and due dates for all assessment components and their assigned marks.
All dates refer to the day of the lecture in the indicated week, unless otherwise announced.
Assessment Type |
Marks |
Release Date |
Due in |
| Assignment 1 | 10% | Week 1 | Week 3 |
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Lab Work
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5%
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Weeks 3 - 6
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Project
(multiple stages)
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Week 5
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Week 10 |
| • Individual |
25%
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| • Group* |
20%
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Exam
|
40%
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Exam period |
A significant part of the assessment for this course will be through a group project. A project group will consist
of 4-5 students. To vary the group size prior permission from the lecturer-in-charge is necessary.
While every effort will be made to respond quickly to queries, a maximum of 24 hours should be allowed before posting or emailing reminders.
You are reminded to observe standards of equity and respect in dealing with students and staff in person, emails and forum posts as well as on all other communication media (see Student Conduct below).
Unless you have received special dispensation from the lecturer-in-charge, work that is submitted up to one day late will incur a penalty of 10% of your mark. Two days late will incur a penalty of 15%. Any later may not be accepted at all.
If your work in this course is affected by unforeseen adverse circumstances, you should apply for Special Consideration. If your request is reasonable and your work has clearly been impacted, then
Note the use of the word "may". None of the above is guaranteed. It depends on you making a convincing case that the circumstances have clearly impacted your ability to work.
UNSW handles special consideration requests centrally (in the Student Lifecycle division), so all special consideration requests must be submitted via the UNSW Special Consideration website.
Special consideration requests must be accompanied by documentation, which will be verified by Student Lifecycle. Do not email the course convenor directly about special consideration.
Extensions on assignments will only be awarded if the majority of the team are affected. You will get a mark calculated in the same way as other students who sat the original assessment.
If you cannot attend the Final Exam because of illness or misadventure, then you must submit a Special Consideration request, with documentation, through MyUNSW within 24 hours of the exam. If your request is reasonable, then you will be awarded a Supplementary Exam (aka "Supp").
Note that UNSW expects you to be available to sit Supplementary Exams (held in the week Sep 9-13) if required. If you are awarded a Supp and do not attend, then your exam mark will be zero.
For further details on special consideration, see the UNSW Student website .
If you are registered with Disability Services, please forward your documentation to Yang Song within the first two weeks of semester.
Week |
Lecture Topic |
Lecturer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction, Image formation, Image processing | Dr Yang Song, Dr Gelareh Mohammadi |
| 2 | Image processing (Mon public holiday, no lab, 2 hour lecture Tues) | Dr Gelareh Mohammadi |
| 3 | Feature representation | Dr Yang Song |
| 4 | Pattern recognition (machine learning) | Dr Gelareh Mohammadi |
| 5 | Segmentation | Dr Yang Song |
| 6 |
Deep learning
|
Dr Yang Song |
| 7 |
Project consultation
|
Dr Yang Song |
| 8 |
Motion and image tracking
|
Prof Erik Meijering |
| 9 | Recognition (applications) | Dr Yang Song |
| 10 | Project demos | Dr Yang Song, Dr Gelareh Mohammadi |
| 11 | Recap Mon (public holiday replacement) | Dr Yang Song |
Texts and recommended readings:
This course is evaluated each session using the myExperience system.
Based on feedback, the following changes are being made in this offering:
1. The assessments are being redesigned, to address level of difficulty as well as volume of work. The marking schemes will also be revised and better communicated to everyone.
2. A mix of experienced and relatively new tutors are being trained to improve communication.
3. Co-lecturers will be provided more information on course expectations and outcomes.
The Student Code of Conduct ( Information , Policy ) sets out what the University expects from students as members of the UNSW community. As well as the learning, teaching and research environment, the University aims to provide an environment that enables students to achieve their full potential and to provide an experience consistent with the University's values and guiding principles. A condition of enrolment is that students inform themselves of the University's rules and policies affecting them, and conduct themselves accordingly.
In particular, students have the responsibility to observe standards of equity and respect in dealing with every member of the University community. This applies to all activities on UNSW premises and all external activities related to study and research. This includes behaviour in person as well as behaviour on social media, for example Facebook groups set up for the purpose of discussing UNSW courses or course work. Behaviour that is considered in breach of the Student Code Policy as discriminatory, sexually inappropriate, bullying, harassing, invading another's privacy or causing any person to fear for their personal safety is serious misconduct and can lead to severe penalties, including suspension or exclusion from UNSW.
If you have any concerns, you may raise them with your lecturer, or approach the School Ethics Officer , Grievance Officer , or one of the student representatives.
Plagiarism is defined as using the words or ideas of others and presenting them as your own. UNSW and CSE treat plagiarism as academic misconduct, which means that it carries penalties as severe as being excluded from further study at UNSW. There are several on-line sources to help you understand what plagiarism is and how it is dealt with at UNSW:
Make sure that you read and understand these. Ignorance is not accepted as an excuse for plagiarism. In particular, you are also responsible that your assignment files are not accessible by anyone but you by setting the correct permissions in your CSE directory and code repository, if using. Note also that plagiarism includes paying or asking another person to do a piece of work for you and then submitting it as your own work.
F
or the purposes of COMP 9517
, plagiarism includes copying or obtaining all, or a substantial part, of the material for your assignment, whether written or graphical report material, or software code,
without written acknowledgement
in your assignment from:
Note that if you copy material from another student or non-student with acknowledgement, you will not be penalised for plagiarism, but the marks you get for this will be at the marker’s discretion.
The assessments provide opportunities for you to develop important skills. Use these opportunities!
UNSW has an ongoing commitment to fostering a culture of learning informed by academic integrity. All UNSW staff and students have a responsibility to adhere to this principle of academic integrity. Plagiarism undermines academic integrity and is not tolerated at UNSW. Plagiarism at UNSW is defined as using the words or ideas of others and passing them off as your own.
If you haven't done so yet, please take the time to read the full text of
The pages below describe the policies and procedures in more detail:
You should also read the following page which describes your rights and responsibilities in the CSE context:
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