Statistical Image Analysis

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

Examiner: Mats Rudemo

Plan for 2014

First and introductory lecture: Monday March 17, 2014, 10.00-11.45 in MVF26.

Course material 2014

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 March 31 and not later than Wednesday April 2. (Note there is no teaching in week 16 and 17 from April 14 to April 25. Note also seminars on projects May 19 and 21. Written examination May 28 and delivery of project report before June 3 at 14.00, see details in Schedule below.

Schedule

The schedule below is preliminary and may be somewhat changed.

Written examination Wednesday, May 28, 8.30-12.30 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 21 August 2012, see below)
Mon 17 Mar Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS pp 1-20, examples of images, image filtering.
Mon 17 Mar Exerc. 13.15-15	MVF25	CE - 1
Wed 19 Mar Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS pp 21-26, histograms, thresholding, segmentation, morphological operations, object feature measurements.
Wed 19 Mar Exerc. 13.15-15	MVF25	CE - 1
Mon 24 Mar Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS Chapter 2, pattern recognition. WACC.
Mon 24 Mar Exerc. 13.15-15	MVF25	CE - 2
Wed 26 Mar Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS Chapter 2, pattern recognition. WACC.
wed 26 Mar Exerc. 13.15-15	MVF25	CE - 2
Mon 31 Mar Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS Chapter 3, statistical image modelling.
Mon 31 Mar Exerc. 13.15-15	MVF25	CE - 3
Wed 2 Apr Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS Chapter 3, statistical image modelling. IASS Chapter 4, spatial random processes.
Wed 2 Apr Exerc. 13.15-15	MVF25	CE - 3
Mon 7 Apr Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS Chapter 5, point processes. Jain et al. (1999) "Data clustering: a review"
Mon 7 Apr Exerc. 13.15-15	MVF25	CE - 4 and Advice on projects
Wed 9 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 9 Apr Exerc. 13.15-15	MVF25	CE - 4 and Advice on projects
Mon 28 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 28 Apr Exerc. 13.15-15	L3098	Advice on projects in L3098
Wed 30 Apr	OBS OBS	NO LECTURE, NO EXERCISE
Mon 5 May Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS Chapter 10. Aerial photographs of forests, Dralle and Rudemo (1997) Larsson and Rudemo (1998)
Mon 5 May Exerc. 13.15-15	L3098	Advice on projects in L3098
Wed 7 May Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	IASS Chapter 10. Aerial photographs of forests, IASS Chapter 11. Estimation of diffusion coefficients
Wed 7 May Exerc. 13.15-15	L3098	Advice on projects in L3098
Mon 12 May Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	Problems from earlier examination, March 2004.
Mon 12 May Exerc. 13.15-15	L3098	Advice on projects in L3098
Wed 14 May Lect. 10.00-11.45	MVF26	Problems from earlier examination, August 2004.
Wed 14 May Exerc. 13.15-15	L3075	Advice on projects in L3075
Sun 18 May 16.00	.	Delivery of preliminary version of project reports by e-mail.
Mon 19 May Seminars 10.00-11.45	MVF26	Seminars on projects
Mon 19 May Exerc. 13.15-15	L3075	Advice on projects in L3075
Wed 21 May Seminars 10.00-11.45	MVF26	Seminars on projects
Wed 21 May Exerc. 13.15-15	L3075	Advice on projects in L3075


Tuesday June 3 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 21, 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.