January 2015
Paper in WACV (2015): “Semantic Instance Labeling Leveraging Hierarchical Segmentation"
Paper Abstract Most of the approaches for indoor RGBD semantic labeling focus on using pixels or superpixels to train a classifier. In this paper, we implement a higher level segmentation using a hierarchy of superpixels to obtain a better segmentation for training our classifier. By focusing on meaningful segments that conform more directly to objects, […]
Paper in IEEE WACV (2015): “Finding Temporally Consistent Occlusion Boundaries using Scene Layout”
Citation Abstract We present an algorithm for finding temporally consistent occlusion boundaries in videos to support segmentation of dynamic scenes. We learn occlusion boundaries in a pairwise Markov random field (MRF) framework. We first estimate the probability of a spatiotemporal edge being an occlusion boundary by using appearance, flow, and geometric features. Next, we enforce […]
Paper in IEEE WACV (2015): "Leveraging Context to Support Automated Food Recognition in Restaurants"
Paper Abstract The pervasiveness of mobile cameras has resulted in a dramatic increase in food photos, which are pictures reflecting what people eat. In this paper, we study how taking pictures of what we eat in restaurants can be used for the purpose of automating food journaling. We propose to leverage the context of where […]
Paper in WACV (2015): “Egocentric Field-of-View Localization Using First-Person Point-of-View Devices”
Paper V. Bettadapura, I. Essa, and Caroline Pantofaru (2015), “Egocentric Field-of-View Localization Using First-Person Point-of-View Devices,” in IEEE Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV), 2015. (Best Paper Award) [PDF] [WEBSITE] [DOI] [arXiv] [BIBTEX] @InProceedings{ 2015-Bettadapura-EFLUFPD, arxiv = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1510.02073}, author = {Vinay Bettadapura and Irfan Essa and Caroline Pantofaru}, awards = {(Best Paper Award)}, […]
Four Papers at IEEE Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV 2015)
Four papers accepted at the IEEE Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV) 2015. See you at Waikoloa Beach, Hawaii! Last one was also the WINNER of Best Paper Award (see http://wacv2015.org/). More details coming soon.
Computational Photography (CS 6475) for Georgia Tech's Online MSCS Program (via Udacity)
Today, the Inaugural Offering of the Computational Photography (CS 6475) was launched for the Georgia Tech’s Online MSCS Program using the Udacity platform. Course Description CS 6475* (3-0-3): Computational Photography – (Instructor: Irfan Essa) – This class explores how computation impacts the entire workflow of photography, which is traditionally aimed at capturing light from a (3D) scene to […]