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Object and Face Recognition

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Instructor: Prof. Pawan Sinha
Term: Spring 2001
Level: Undergraduate
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Object and Face Recognition

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Lecture 1: Introduction; Course Overview Experimental Studies of Recognition

Lecture 2: Pattern Recognition in Insects, Octopii and Insect-inspired Robots

Lecture 3: Pattern Recognition in Birds

Lecture 4: Characteristics of Human Object Recognition Psychophysics Based on Psychophysical Experiments

Lecture 5: Brain Mechanisms of Object Recognition - Neurophysiological Studies

Lecture 6: Effects of Brain Damage on Primate Recognition Performance

Lecture 7: Scene Perception and Contextual Influences on Individual Object Recognition

Lecture 8: Development of Object Perception in Childhood and in Adults Computational Studies of Recognition

Lecture 9: Classical Pattern Classification Theory

Lecture 10: Theories of Recognition: 1. Theories Based on 3D Models of Recognition 2. Theories Based on 2D Image Models

Lecture 11: In Arlington for DARPA; Linear Object Models

Lecture 12: Image and Model Correspondence; Image and Object Segmentation

Lecture 13: Feedforward and Feedback Network Models of Recognition

Lecture 14: Notable Case-Studies of Machine-Based Recognition Systems

Lecture 15: In-class Midterm Exam Face Recognition

Lecture 16: Are Faces Special? Evidence from Physiology, Neuropsychology, Psychophysics, Imaging; Developmental Studies

Lecture 17: Is Face Recognition Feature-Based or Holistic? Studies of Cue Saliency in Faces; Caricaturing Effects

Lecture 18: Perception of Facial Affect, Gaze, and Aesthetics

Lecture 19: Psycho-Forensic Aspects of Face Recognition

Lecture 20: Case-Studies of Implemented Face Recognition Systems Synthesis and Open Issues

Lecture 21: Top-down Influences of Recognition on Perception

Lecture 22: Recognition in Other Sensory Modalities; Synthesis and Open Questions

Lecture 23: An Overview of Object Recognition Research at MIT Project Presentations

Lecture 24: Project Presentations

Lecture 25: Project Presentations