Statistical Image Analysis

(7.5 HEC-points)
Mathematical Statistics
(Matematisk statistik, Chalmers/GU)

Examiner: Mats Rudemo

Plan for 2012

First and introductory lecture: Monday March 12, 2012, 10.00-11.45 in MVF26.

Course material 2012

Image analysis and spatial statistics (called IASS in Schedule), notes by Mats Rudemo. Will become available from the Internet (see Notes below).
Computer exercises (called CE 1 - 4) by Mats Kvarnström. Available from the Internet (see Computer exercises below).
Some papers, in particular the master thesis by Mattias Andersson (called WACC in Schedule) will be used in Lectures 3 and 4. The papers are available from the Internet (see Literature below).
Highly useful is also Glasbey and Horgan (1995), currently available on the Internet (see Literature below).

Notes
Computer exercises
Literature
Projects
Images
Data
Computer programmes
Exam 2000
Exam 2001 with solutions
Exam 2002
Exam 2003 with solutions
Exams 2004
Exam 2005 with solutions
Exam 2010

Examination

Examination consists of a written examination and approval of a project report, including giving a seminar on the project. The written examination counts 50% and the project counts 50%.

The course project should preferably be decided on Wednesday March 21 and not later than Monday March 26. (Note there is no teaching in week 14 and 15 from April 2-13, and no teaching April 30) Note also seminars on projects May 14 and 16. Written examination May 23 and delivery of project report before May 30 at 14.00, see details in Schedule below.

Schedule

The schedule below is preliminary and may be somewhat changed.

Written examination Wednesday, May 23, 8.30-12.30 probably in house V (Väg och vatten). Precise information on room will be available at house entrance. Literature and notes may be brought for the examination. Neither pocket calculators nor computers are allowed at the exam. (Re-exam 23 August 2012, see below)
Mon 12 Mar Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS pp 1-20, examples of images, image filtering.
Mon 12 Mar Exerc. 13.15-15	MVF25	CE - 1
Wed 14 Mar Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS pp 21-26, histograms, thresholding, segmentation, morphological operations, object feature measurements.
Wed 14 Mar Exerc. 13.15-15	MVF25	CE - 1
Mon 19 Mar Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS Chapter 2, pattern recognition. WACC.
Mon 19 Mar Exerc. 13.15-15	MVF25	CE - 2
Wed 21 Mar Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS Chapter 2, pattern recognition. WACC.
Wed 21 Mar Exerc. 13.15-15	MVF25	CE - 2
Mon 26 Mar Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS Chapter 3, statistical image modelling.
Mon 26 Mar Exerc. 13.15-15	MVF25	CE - 3
Wed 28 Mar Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS Chapter 3, statistical image modelling. IASS Chapter 4, spatial random processes.
Wed 28 Mar Exerc. 13.15-15	MVF25	CE - 3
Mon 16 Apr Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS Chapter 5, point processes. Jain et al. (1999) "Data clustering: a review"
Mon 16 Apr Exerc. 13.15-15	MVF25	CE - 4
Wed 18 Apr Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS Chapter 6, marked point processes. IASS Chapter 7. Warping and matching. Glasbey and Mardia (1998,2001)
Wed 18 Apr Exerc. 13.15-15	MVF25	CE - 4
Mon 23 Apr Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS Chapter 8. Analysis of microarray data Huber et al. (2003), Ekstrom et al. (2004, 2005) IASS Chapter 9. 2D electrophoresis. Gustafsson et al. (2002, 2003)
Wed 25 Apr Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS Chapter 10. Aerial photographs of forests, Dralle and Rudemo (1997) Larsson and Rudemo (1998)
Mon 30 Apr	OBS OBS	NO LECTURE
Wed 2 May Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS Chapter 11. Estimation of diffusion coefficients
Mon 7 May Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	Problems from earlier examination, March 2004.
Wed 9 May Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	Problems from earlier examination, August 2004.
Sun 13 May 16.00	.	Delivery of preliminary version of project reports by e-mail.
Mon 14 May Seminars 10.00-11.45	MVF26	Seminars on projects
Wed 16 May Seminars 10-11.45	MVF26	Seminars on projects


Wed May 30 before 14.00	H3024	Delivery of project reports. Please deliver one paper version in room H3024 and also an electronic version to rudemo@chalmers.se

Thursday, August 23, 8.30-12.30. Written examination (Re-exam) probably in house V (Väg och vatten). Precise information on room will be available at house entrance. Literature and notes may be brought for the examination. Neither pocket calculators nor computers are allowed at the exam.