COSC 6397: Biomedical Image Analysis

Fall 2004 - 12783
8:30-10:00, Tuesday & Thursday
URL: http://www.vcl.uh.edu/~6397f04/index.html

Location: 200 PGH

Instructor: Prof. Ioannis Kakadiaris
Office Hours: MW 4-4:30 and by appointment

Goals:
This course is focusing on image analysis. Imaging refers to all kinds of sensor instrumentation generating multidimensional information on various levels of detail, contrast, temporal and spectral resolution. In image analysis, the objective is to apply methods and algorithms so that an image can be interpreted in terms of content and properties, i.e. what objects are there in the image and which are their characteristics (size, shape, texture, color, motion).

The course will be presented by a combination of lectures with integrated exercises, demonstrations and labs, as well as a project work. An important aspect is the link between theoretical fundamentals, advanced algorithms, and real-life applications ranging from industrial inspection to medical diagnosis. Throughout the course, conventional lecturing on general methodologies will be followed up by useful practical examples from these applications areas.

Course textbook:

Milan Sonka, Vaclav Hlavac, Roger Boyle: Image Processing, Analysis, and Machine Vision, Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 1998, Second Edition

For more info on the course, contact Prof. Ioannis A. Kakadiaris.