Software Implementation

The software implementation include several possible types of project:

1. System level implementation: JPEG, JPEG2000, MPEG-I, H. 263. The key is to understand the existing public domain software (with source code) and be able to modify a certain component of it. A set of test images and video clips will be posted for you to compare the improved result with the baseline source code.
2. Specific algorithms from published papers: A list of papers are suggested below. You are encourage to suggest algorithms from other papers to implement as well.
3. Other topics: A list of related topics given below may also be implemented. For details, you need to talk to the instructor.

Suggested papers for the Second Option

Image restoration

• Galatsanos, Removal of compression artifacts using projections onto convex sets and line process modeling, IEEE Trans. Image Processing, vol. 6, pp. 1345-1357, 1997.
• S. Yang, Y. H. Hu, D. L. Tull, and T. Q. Nguyen, Maximum likelihood parameter estimation for image ringing artifact removal, IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 11, 2001.

Image coding

• J. Shapiro, Embedded image coding using zerotrees of wavelet coefficients, IEEE Trans. SP, vol. 41, pp. 3445-3462, 1993.
• A. Said, and W. A. Pearlman, A new fast and efficient image codec based on set partitioning in hierarchical trees, IEEE Trans. CAS - Video Technology, vol. 6, 1996.

Content Retrieval

• I. J. Cox, et. al, The Bayesian image retrieval system, PicHunter: theory, implementation, and psychophysical experiments, IEEE Trans. Image Processing, vol. 9, no. 1 (Special issue on Digital Libraries), Jan. 2000, pp. 20-37.
• A. Moisilovic, et. al, Matching and retrieval based on vocabulary and grammar of color patterns, IEEE Trans. Image Processing, vol. 9, no. 1 (Special issue on Digital Libraries), Jan. 2000, pp.38-54.

Face recognition

Face recognition using line edge map,
Yongsheng Gao; Leung, M.K.H.,
Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, IEEE Transactions on ,
Volume: 24 Issue: 6 , June 2002
Page(s): 764 -779

A shape- and texture-based enhanced Fisher classifier for face recognition
Chengjun Liu; Wechsler, H.
Image Processing, IEEE Transactions on , Volume: 10 Issue: 4 , April 2001
Page(s): 598 -608

Face recognition for smart environments
Pentland, A.; Choudhury, T.
Computer , Volume: 33 Issue: 2 , Feb. 2000
Page(s): 50 -55

Line-based face recognition under varying pose
De Vel, O.; Aeberhard, S.
Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, IEEE Transactions on , Volume: 21 Issue: 10 , Oct. 1999
Page(s): 1081 -1088

List of other types of software implementation

• A web based image quality assessment system that allows a human tester to judge the quality of pictures via a web browser interface.