The Visual Computing Group offers a variety of lectures and seminars on a regular basis, covering hot areas in computer graphics, vision, and machine learning. Further details are provided on the corresponding lecture websites.
2017 Winter
| Lecture | 3D Scanning & Motion Capture |
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| Description | This hands-on lecture focuses on cutting-edge 3D reconstruction approaches, including volumetric fusion approaches on implicit functions, face tracking, hand tracking, and much more! We also cover essential optimization techniques such as Gauss-Newton and Levenberg-Marquardt. |
| Contact | Prof. Dr. Matthias Nießner TAs: M.Sc. Justus Thies, M.Sc. Aljaž Božič |
| Lecture | Deep Learning for Computer Vision |
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| Description | Introduction to Deep Learning for Computer Vision. This lecture focuses on modern machine learning techniques, such as Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), and Generative Models (GANs). |
| Contact | Prof. Dr. Matthias Nießner, Dr. Laura Leal-Taixé TAs: M.Sc. Thomas Frerix, M.Sc. Ji Hou, M.Sc. Andreas Rössler, M.Sc. Tim Meinhardt |
| Seminar | Visual Computing Seminar |
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| Description | This is the research seminar of the Visual Computing Group. We discuss hot trends and ongoing work in computer vision, graphics, and machine learning. |
| Contact | Prof. Dr. Matthias Nießner |
2017 Summer
| Lecture | Deep Learning for Computer Vision |
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| Description | Introduction to Deep Learning for Computer Vision. This lecture focuses on modern machine learning techniques, such as Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), and Generative Models (GANs). |
| Contact | Dr. Laura Leal-Taixé, Prof. Dr. Matthias Nießner TAs: M.Sc. Thomas Frerix, M.Sc. Tim Meinhardt |
| Seminar | Machine Learning in Graphics |
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| Description | In this course, students will investigate recent research about machine learning techniques in the computer graphics area. Independent investigation for further reading, critical analysis, and evaluation of the topic are required. |
| Contact | Prof. Dr. Nils Thuerey, Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Westermann, Prof. Dr. Matthias Nießner, Dr. Kiwon Um |