2021 Faculty Courses School of Computing Major courses
Advanced Topics in Computing BO
- Academic unit or major
- Major courses
- Instructor(s)
- Undecided
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- -
- Course Code
- XCO.T499
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course provides lectures on stat-of-the-art topics by faculty members invited from overseas universities.
Introduction to Computer Vision:
The goal of the course is to provide basic and advanced knowledge on Computer Vision such as visual features, visual recognition, machine learning, convolutional neural network, image geometry, and structure from motion, and to provide skills to make CV programs, including Hough Transform, Bag of Words, Deep Learning, and Homography.
Course description and aims
Students should be able to understand basic and advanced knowledge on Computer Vision and to develop CV programs.
Keywords
state-of-the-art topics in Computer Vision
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Specified in the class
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Visual features 1 | Specified in the class |
| Class 2 | Visual features 2 | Specified in the class |
| Class 3 | Programming assignment (Hough Transform) | Specified in the class |
| Class 4 | Visual recognition 1 | Specified in the class |
| Class 5 | Visual recognition 2 | Specified in the class |
| Class 6 | Programming assignment (BoW) | Specified in the class |
| Class 7 | Machine learning | Specified in the class |
| Class 8 | CNN | Specified in the class |
| Class 9 | Programming assignment (Deep learning) | Specified in the class |
| Class 10 | Image geometry1 | Specified in the class |
| Class 11 | Image geometry 2 | Specified in the class |
| Class 12 | Programming assignment (Homography) | Specified in the class |
| Class 13 | Structure from motion 1 | Specified in the class |
| Class 14 | Structure from motion 2 | Specified in the class |
| Class 15 | Special topic | Specified in the class |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None. The notes will be sent after each lesson to students who follow the lecture.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
will be provided in the class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
A take-home exam at the end of the course
Related courses
- XCO.T496 ： Advanced Topics in Computing AE
- XCO.T497 ： Advanced Topics in Computing AO
- XCO.T498 ： Advanced Topics in Computing BE
Prerequisites
Specified in the class