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StanfordUniversityCS131ComputerVision:FoundationsandApplications

StanfordUniversity
CS131ComputerVision:FoundationsandApplications
Fall20152016

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WelcometoCS131!
ScheduleinformationmaychangeduringthequarterpleasevisittheSyllabuspageregularlytostayuptodate.
Lecturetimehaschangedto1:302:50pmonTuesdaysandThursdaysatMcCullough115duetothehighvolumeofstudentenrollment.

CourseInstructor:
Prof.FeiFeiLi
Office:Room246,GatesBuilding
Officehours:ByAppointment
Dr.JuanCarlosNiebles
Office:Room243,GatesBuilding
Officehours:Monday,10:1511:30am,Gates243

ClassforumonPiazza(pleaseaskallquestionshereifpossible):piazza.com/stanford/fall2015/cs131
CourseTeamEmail(forprivacysensitivequestions):cs131fall1516staff@lists.stanford.edu
Additionalreferencematerial(notrequired):ComputerVision:AModernApproachbyForsyth&Ponce

CourseAssistants:
RanjayKrishna
Office:Room247,GatesBuilding
Officehours:Monday,2:004:00pm,Gates260
(Alan)ZelunLuo
Officehours:Thursday,911am,Gates260
Forquestionsoutsideofficehours,pleaseusetheclassforum:
piazza.com/stanford/fall2015/cs131

ClassTimeandLocation:
Lectures:TuesdaysandThursdaysat1:30pmto2:50pmatMcCullough115
WemayhaveafewsessionsatirregulartimesseetheSyllabus.

CourseDescription:
Whatdothefollowingtechnologieshaveincommon:robotsthatcannavigatespaceandperformduties,searchenginesthatcanindexbillions
ofimagesandvideos,algorithmsthatcandiagnosemedicalimagesfordiseases,orsmartcarsthatcanseeanddrivesafely?Lyinginthe
heartofthesemodernAIapplicationsarecomputervisiontechnologiesthatcanperceive,understandandreconstructthecomplexvisual
world.ComputerVisionisoneofthefastestgrowingandmostexcitingAIdisciplinesintodaysacademiaandindustry.Thiscourseisdesigned
toopenthedoorsforstudentswhoareinterestedinlearningaboutthefundamentalprinciplesandimportantapplicationsofcomputervision.
Duringthe10weekcourse,wewillintroduceanumberoffundamentalconceptsincomputervision.Wewillexposestudentstoanumberof
realworldapplicationsthatareimportanttoourdailylives.Moreimportantly,wewillguidestudentsthroughaseriesofwelldesignedprojects
suchthattheywillgettoimplementafewinterestingandcuttingedgecomputervisionalgorithms.

GradingPolicies:
Homework:80%
Assignment0:8%
Assignment1a(theoretical):12%
Assignment1b(programmingandwriteup):12%
Assignment2a(theoretical):12%
Assignment2b(programmingandwriteup):12%
Assignment3a(theoretical):12%
Assignment3b(programmingandwriteup):12%
Finalexam:20%

Turninginassignments
Youmustuseourtemplateforyourwriteup.Thisistoprovidepracticeforwritingtechnicalpapers.Allproblemsetsandprogrammingassignments
mustbeturnedinto:GradeScope.Makeanaccountandsignupfortheclassusingthecode:MKKRYMAdditionally,allcodemustbezippedupwith
thename"yourSUNetID_PA1_code.zip"andsubmittedtocs131.submissions@gmail.com
NopapersubmissionisrequiredforPSsorPAs.
UsingLateDays:
Youhave5freelatedaystotal
Youcanuseupto3latedaysperassignment.(Homeworkwillnotbeacceptedmorethan3dayslate.)
Ifyouhaveusedallofyourlatedays,thereisa25%penaltyforeachdaylate

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