186.822 Introduction to Visual Computing
This course is in all assigned curricula part of the STEOP.
This course is in at least 1 assigned curriculum part of the STEOP.

2022S, VU, 5.0h, 6.0EC
TUWELLectureTube

Properties

  • Semester hours: 5.0
  • Credits: 6.0
  • Type: VU Lecture and Exercise
  • LectureTube course
  • Format: Hybrid

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of the course, students are able to describe basic concepts of computer graphics and computer vision from both a theoretical and a practical point of view. Students are able to understand the entire process chain up to the image generation.

Subject of course

This lecture is given in German.

* Digital images: Resolution, Sampling, Quantization, Representation of colors
* Image operatons: Point operations, local and global operations
* Segmentation
* Detection of motion
* Representation: contour-based, reggion-based (Moments, Graphs)
* Encoding: Entropy-Encoding, Source-Encoding
* Compression: Predictive encoding, Vector quantization, JPEG, MPEG
* Hardware: Input and output devices, Medical imaging, Sensors
* Radiometric and geometric transformations
* Graphic primitives and their attributes
* 2D and 3D Viewing, Rendering Pipeline
* Visibility
* 3D object representations
* Curves and Surfaces
* Lighting and Shading
* Ray-Tracing und Global Illumination
* Textures and other mappings
* Colors and Color spaces
* Computational photography
* Non-photorealistic rendering

Teaching methods

Presentations of theoretical concepts using slides, programming tasks.

Mode of examination

Immanent

Additional information

ECTS-breakdown (estimation, advise):
40 h Lectures
42 h Preparation for exams
68 h Assignments
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150 h equals 6 ECTS, each of 25 hours

Lecturers

Institute

Course dates

DayTimeDateLocationDescription
Thu09:00 - 11:0003.03.2022 - 23.06.2022GM 1 Audi. Max.- ARCH-INF Lecture
Mon10:00 - 12:0007.03.2022 - 20.06.2022GM 1 Audi. Max.- ARCH-INF Lecture
Tue10:00 - 12:0008.03.2022 - 21.06.2022GM 1 Audi. Max.- ARCH-INF Lecture
Thu11:00 - 12:0017.03.2022 - 23.06.2022InfLab Pong Tutorensprechstunde
08:00 - 20:0003.05.2022 - 06.05.2022InfLab Frogger Abgabegespräch 1
08:00 - 20:0028.06.2022 - 30.06.2022InfLab Frogger Abgabegespräch 2
Introduction to Visual Computing - Single appointments
DayDateTimeLocationDescription
Thu03.03.202209:00 - 11:00GM 1 Audi. Max.- ARCH-INF Lecture
Mon07.03.202210:00 - 12:00GM 1 Audi. Max.- ARCH-INF Lecture
Tue08.03.202210:00 - 12:00GM 1 Audi. Max.- ARCH-INF Lecture
Thu10.03.202209:00 - 11:00GM 1 Audi. Max.- ARCH-INF Lecture
Mon14.03.202210:00 - 12:00GM 1 Audi. Max.- ARCH-INF Lecture
Tue15.03.202210:00 - 12:00GM 1 Audi. Max.- ARCH-INF Lecture
Thu17.03.202209:00 - 11:00GM 1 Audi. Max.- ARCH-INF Lecture
Thu17.03.202211:00 - 12:00InfLab Pong Tutorensprechstunde
Mon21.03.202210:00 - 12:00GM 1 Audi. Max.- ARCH-INF Lecture
Tue22.03.202210:00 - 12:00GM 1 Audi. Max.- ARCH-INF Lecture
Thu24.03.202209:00 - 11:00GM 1 Audi. Max.- ARCH-INF Lecture
Thu24.03.202211:00 - 12:00InfLab Pong Tutorensprechstunde
Mon28.03.202210:00 - 12:00GM 1 Audi. Max.- ARCH-INF Lecture
Tue29.03.202210:00 - 12:00GM 1 Audi. Max.- ARCH-INF Lecture
Thu31.03.202209:00 - 11:00GM 1 Audi. Max.- ARCH-INF Lecture
Thu31.03.202211:00 - 12:00InfLab Pong Tutorensprechstunde
Mon04.04.202210:00 - 12:00GM 1 Audi. Max.- ARCH-INF Lecture
Tue05.04.202210:00 - 12:00GM 1 Audi. Max.- ARCH-INF Lecture
Thu07.04.202209:00 - 11:00GM 1 Audi. Max.- ARCH-INF Lecture
Thu07.04.202211:00 - 12:00InfLab Pong Tutorensprechstunde

Examination modalities

Submission of 6 assignments

Accomplishment of 2 written exams

Exams

DayTimeDateRoomMode of examinationApplication timeApplication modeExam
Fri17:00 - 19:0021.06.2024EI 9 Hlawka HS - ETIT writtenno application-2. Test - 2024SS
Fri17:00 - 19:0021.06.2024HS 17 Friedrich Hartmann - ARCH writtenno application-2. Test - 2024SS
Fri17:00 - 19:0021.06.2024EI 7 Hörsaal - ETIT writtenno application-2. Test - 2024SS
Fri17:00 - 19:0021.06.2024GM 1 Audi. Max.- ARCH-INF writtenno application-2. Test - 2024SS
Fri17:00 - 19:0021.06.2024FH Hörsaal 1 - MWB writtenno application-2. Test - 2024SS
Fri17:00 - 19:0021.06.2024Informatikhörsaal - ARCH-INF writtenno application-2. Test - 2024SS
Tue18:00 - 20:0024.09.2024FH Hörsaal 1 - MWB writtenno application-Nachtragstest - 2024SS
Tue18:00 - 20:0024.09.2024EI 7 Hörsaal - ETIT writtenno application-Nachtragstest - 2024SS
Tue18:00 - 20:0024.09.2024GM 1 Audi. Max.- ARCH-INF writtenno application-Nachtragstest - 2024SS
Wed18:00 - 20:0030.04.2025GM 1 Audi. Max.- ARCH-INF writtenno application-1. Test - 2025SS
Wed18:00 - 20:0030.04.2025GM 2 Radinger Hörsaal - TCH writtenno application-1. Test - 2025SS
Wed18:00 - 20:0030.04.2025GM 5 Praktikum HS- TCH writtenno application-1. Test - 2025SS
Wed18:00 - 20:0030.04.2025Informatikhörsaal - ARCH-INF writtenno application-1. Test - 2025SS
Wed18:00 - 20:0030.04.2025FH Hörsaal 1 - MWB writtenno application-1. Test - 2025SS
Wed18:00 - 20:0030.04.2025EI 7 Hörsaal - ETIT writtenno application-1. Test - 2025SS
Thu18:00 - 20:0012.06.2025Informatikhörsaal - ARCH-INF writtenno application-2. Test - 2025SS
Thu18:00 - 20:0012.06.2025FH Hörsaal 1 - MWB writtenno application-2. Test - 2025SS
Thu18:00 - 20:0012.06.2025GM 2 Radinger Hörsaal - TCH writtenno application-2. Test - 2025SS
Thu18:00 - 20:0012.06.2025GM 5 Praktikum HS- TCH writtenno application-2. Test - 2025SS
Thu18:00 - 20:0012.06.2025GM 1 Audi. Max.- ARCH-INF writtenno application-2. Test - 2025SS
Thu18:00 - 20:0012.06.2025EI 7 Hörsaal - ETIT writtenno application-2. Test - 2025SS
Tue - 23.09.2025writtenno application-Nachtragstest - 2024SS

Course registration

Begin End Deregistration end
16.02.2022 00:00 15.03.2022 23:59 15.03.2022 23:59

Curricula

Study CodeObligationSemesterPrecon.Info
033 526 Business Informatics Mandatory electiveSTEOP
Course requires the completion of the introductory and orientation phase
033 532 Media Informatics and Visual Computing Mandatory2. Semester
033 533 Medical Informatics Mandatory2. Semester
033 534 Software & Information Engineering Mandatory2. Semester

Literature

Es gibt ein deutschsprachiges Skriptum, das kapitelweise jeweils zu den Vorlesungseinheiten online gestellt wird, welches über TUWEL zur Verfügung gestellt wird.

Für Abschnitte der Computer Vision Vorlesung wird "Computer Vision: Algorithms and Applications" von R. Szeliski empfohlen (frei verfügbar, siehe Links).

Miscellaneous

Language

German