Statistical Image Analysis

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

Examiner: Mats Rudemo

Plan for 2013

First and introductory lecture: Monday March 18, 2013, 10.00-11.45 in MVF26.

Course material 2013

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 Monday April 15 and not later than Wednesday April 17. (Note there is no teaching in week 13 and 14 from March 25 to April 5. Note also seminars on projects May 13 and 15. Written examination May 29 and delivery of project report before June 4 at 14.00, see details in Schedule below.

Schedule

The schedule below is preliminary and may be somewhat changed.

Written examination Wednesday, May 29, 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 22 August 2012, see below)
Mon 18 Mar Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS pp 1-20, examples of images, image filtering.
Mon 18 Mar Exerc. 13.15-15	MVF25	CE - 1
Wed 20 Mar Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS pp 21-26, histograms, thresholding, segmentation, morphological operations, object feature measurements.
Wed 20 Mar Exerc. 13.15-15	MVF25	CE - 1
Mon 8 Apr Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS Chapter 2, pattern recognition. WACC.
Mon 8 Aprr Exerc. 13.15-15	MVF25	CE - 2
Wed 10 Apr Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS Chapter 2, pattern recognition. WACC.
Wed 10 Apr Exerc. 13.15-15	MVF25	CE - 2
Mon 15 Apr Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS Chapter 3, statistical image modelling.
Mon 15 Apr Exerc. 13.15-15	MVF25	CE - 3
Wed 17 Apr Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS Chapter 3, statistical image modelling. IASS Chapter 4, spatial random processes.
Wed 17 Apr Exerc. 13.15-15	MVF25	CE - 3 OBS you can come to MVF25 but Magnus R is not here Apr 17
Mon 22 Apr Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS Chapter 5, point processes. Jain et al. (1999) "Data clustering: a review"
Mon 22 Apr Exerc. 13.15-15	MVF25	CE - 4
Wed 24 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 24 Apr Exerc. 13.15-15	MVF25	CE - 4
Mon 29 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)
Mon 29 Apr Exerc. 13.15-15	L3075	Advice on projects in L3075
Mon 6 May Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS Chapter 10. Aerial photographs of forests, Dralle and Rudemo (1997) Larsson and Rudemo (1998)
Mon 6 May Exerc. 13.15-15	L3075	Advice on projects in L3075
Wed 8 May Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS Chapter 10. Aerial photographs of forests, IASS Chapter 11. Estimation of diffusion coefficients
Wed 8 May Exerc. 13.15-15	L3075	Advice on projects in L3075
Mon 13 May Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	Problems from earlier examination, March 2004.
Mon 13 May Exerc. 13.15-15	L3075	Advice on projects in L3075
Wed 15 May Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	Problems from earlier examination, August 2004.
Wed 15 May Exerc. 13.15-15	L3075	Advice on projects in L3075
Sun 19 May 16.00	.	Delivery of preliminary version of project reports by e-mail.
Mon May 20 Seminars 10.00-11.45	MVF26	Seminars on projects
Mon 20 May Exerc. 13.15-15	L3075	Advice on projects in L3075
Wed 22 May Seminars 10.00-11.45	MVF26	Seminars on projects
Wed 22 May Exerc. 13.15-15	L3075	Advice on projects in L3075


Tuesday June 4 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 22, 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.