Project 00 - Small Group - CV Research Project

Due: Apr 15, Apr 25, May 01, May 02–May 13

This project is designed to survey with some depth the vast landscape of Computer Vision.

To do this, the class will break up into small groups. Each group will choose a (relatively recent) research paper, and then spend time understanding the paper (the problem, the solution, related work, etc.). At the end of the semester, each group will act as the original authors of the paper and present their work to the entire class.

Every member of the group will need to participate in the researching and in the presentation to receive full points.

Each group will need to have done enough research to answer basic questions about their chosen paper, problem, and solution.

Schedule and Details

• Part 0, Due: 2016.04.08, Friday

  • Form small groups of 2–3 people.

• Part 1, Due: 2016.04.15, Friday

  • Choose a computer vision paper from either http://www.cvpapers.com or https://github.com/jbhuang0604/awesome-computer-vision#user-content-papers
    • Do not choose a survey paper; there needs to be a novel element to the paper
    • It would be to your benefit to choose a paper that you have access to. Many authors will post a preprint of their paper and other supplemental materials (slides, videos, etc.) on their personal site. If you decide on a paper that isn't publicly available, let me know as soon as possible, and I'll see if we can get a copy through the library.
  • Propose the paper and topic through a short write up
    1. Cite the paper fully (paper title, authors, publication venue, year of publication, link to paper if applicable)
    2. Briefly explain the problem that the authors have tried to solve
    3. Explain why your group thinks that the paper is appropriate for the class. Why are you interested in the problem? How does it relate to the topics that we've discussed? etc.
    4. List/cite the additional work that you think your group will need to read and research in order to understand the proposed paper. (check the related work section and citations/references of the paper) What chapters of the course book covers the topics of the paper?
  • Note: your group does not need to fully understand the problem or the solution at this point, but you should be familiar enough with it to know what you're going to be presenting on.

• Part 2, Due: 2016.04.25, Monday

  • Submit a write up summarizing the following:
    1. What problem is being solved?
    2. Why is the problem interesting? What is the motivation?
    3. How have other people tried to solve this problem (related work)?
    4. Why is this solution interesting (non-trivial)?
    5. What are the limitations, and why are they limitations?
  • Essentially, the write up will be a summary of the original paper, and will contain any extra notes you may need in order to present the material.

• Part 3, Due: 2016.05.01, Sunday

  • Submit slides and/or notes for a 15 minute presentation.
  • Your slides will be a presentation form of your part 2 submission, but it does not need (and probably should not) to contain all of the content from part 2.

• Part 4, 2016.05.02–2016.05.13

  • In-class presentations (15 minutes) with about 5 minutes for Q&A

Important

Citation
Use an appropriate citation format (ex: MLA, Chicago, APA) or use the citation format of the paper.

Supplemental Materials: Figures, Diagrams, Videos, etc.
Many authors will publish supplemental materials (including their presentation slides) to their site. While you are free to use content from their slides or paper (remember, you will be presenting as the original authors), you should be ready and able to explain any part of any content that you present.

Math, Code
I will likely ask fewer/lighter questions about the math or code. However, you should have a relatively sufficient understanding of the math that the paper relies on to explain the important parts at a high level. By important parts, I mean any component that is critical or novel to the problem (different from related work).

Timing
You will only have 15 minutes to present your work, with ±1 minute of grace. Be careful about how much detail you put into your slides, and also be sure to practice your talk.

Tip
If you have any questions about any of the notes above, come talk with me. I'm happy to talk with you and ask you questions about your paper before the actual presentation to help and to prepare you for the presentation.

Grading Rubric