Computer Graphics Laboratory ETH Zurich

ETH

Mathematical Foundations of Computer Graphics and Vision - SS13 - Schedule


Topics:
  • Sparse linear algebra
  • Spectral mesh analysis
  • Multi-dimensional scaling
  • Variants of Loyd's algorithm
  • The geometry of SO(3)
  • Inverse Kinematics
  • Motion Capture
  • Variational methods in computer vision
  • Robust optimization
  • Global optimization techniques

Schedule (tentative)
Date Monday
Wednesday
18.02.2013 Introduction and Robust Optimization Assignment 1 presentation: Robust Optimization
25.02.2013 Global and Non-linear optimization techniques Q&A
04.03.2013 Multi Dimensional Scaling Q&A
11.03.2013 Variants of Loyd's algorithm for graphics and vision Assignment 1 due / Assignment 2 presentation: K-means clustering
18.03.2013 Sparse linear algebra I Q&A
25.03.2013 Sparse linear algebra II
and Spectral analysis
Q&A
08.04.2013 Variational Methods I Q&A / Assignment 2 due
22.04.2013 Variational methods II Assignment 3 presentation
29.04.2013 Variational methods III Q&A
06.05.2013 The geometry of SO(3) & SE(3) Q&A
13.05.2013 Inverse Kinematics I Assignment 3 due / Assignment 4 presentation
27.05.2013 Inverse Kinematics II and Motion Capture Q&A