55:247 Image Analysis and Understanding

Project Description

Final grade will heavily depend upon the project.

The project will be based upon your current research topic (if possible) approached from an image understanding direction.

Final Project Report

The final project report will be handed in in the form of a conference paper - 4 pages maximum, preferably in LaTeX, 2-column, font Times Roman 11, line spacing 0.9, with figures and postscript images. An example of this type of LaTeX document can be found in ~image/Public/LaTeX. Your report should consist of the following sections:

1. Introduction - what is the problem, motivation, previous work of others, your original approach
2. Methods - detailed description of the new approach
3. Experimental Methods - how was the method assessment done, data description, etc.
4. Results
5. Discussion of Results - comparision to results of others, comparision of results to your primary approach
6. Conclusions
7. References - in addition to the 4-page limit, add 15-25 references (page 5)

Deadlines 2008

January 30	Send email regarding your research topic. What are your image data? What are your goals? What method are you applying?
February 4	During class - We will meet individually to discuss your semester projects
February 11	Finish literature search for the projects - Bring text files with 30 references, select 5 most appropriate and bring them in hard-copy. Have the Introduction paper section written in first draft.
March 3	The Methods and Experiental Methods sections written in first draft.
March 26	Functional version of the method's implementation.
March 31	In-class presentations - please plan on staying longer than usually - we will have PIZZA :-)
April 14	Finished validation as specified in the Experimental Methods
April 30	Both in paper- and electronic-form, hand in a draft of your complete project report, including figures and images.
May 2	Get comments back from instructor.
May 5, 9:30am	Hand in COMPLETE and FINISHED project report.
May 7-9 as needed	Presentations and demonstrations of your projects.

The final course grade will be based upon the quality of your overall project work, report, and presentation INCLUDING how you meet all the deadlines.