Fundamental Image Processing: From Mars to Hollywood with a Stop at the Hospital

We cover the world of digital imaging, from how digital cameras form images to how special effects are used in Hollywood movies and how the Mars Rover sends photographs across millions of miles of space. The course starts by looking at how the human visual system works and then teaches the engineering, mathematics, and CS that makes digital images work. We will learn algorithms used for adjusting images, explore JPEG and MPEG standards for encoding and compressing video images, and go on to learn about image segmentation, noise removal and filtering. We will end with image processing techniques used in medicine and special projects.