Projects in image analysis and computer graphics

Ela Claridge

2013/2014 Final Year Projects
2014 MSc projects

I am most keen to supervise projects in image processing and image analysis. I can also supervise computer graphics projects. If you have ideas of your own in these areas, I shall be very happy to discuss them with you.

Some of the projects below are related to current research in the School. Many involve mathematics and the students choosing them will have to be prepared to master the necessary background and techniques - if needed I shall provide support and guidance.


Image processing and image analysis

Computer graphics and visualisation

Medical image analysis

Medical image analysis tries to find descriptions of important diagnostic signs in medical images and to use them for diagnosis. Computer-derived descriptions are often more accurate and repeatable than those derived by human observers. The descriptions can include shape, colour, pattern, texture, and many other image features.
Several projects are available, including:
 

Tracking the movement of blood cells from microscopy video recordings

Using high quality video camera and a microscope, bioscientists record the movement of the blood cells in the vein. Slowly moving cells may stick to the vein surface and eventually form a clot, which could be a health risk. It is therefore important to be able to track the individual cells, assess their speed, and establish whether there are any slow moving cells.
This project will involve image processing and analysis to detect all the cells in each video frame, and then to track each cell from frame to frame. From the change of the position in the frame and the speed of the recording the speed of the movement can then be computed.

Jigsaw puzzle

This project will develop a program to solve simple pictorial jigsaw puzzles. A digital image will be subdivided into simple square blocks. By using a mixture of pattern matching techniques applied to pictorial patterns, and search algorithms, the puzzle will be put it together. This is quite a challenge!

This project is particularly suitable for CSAI students.

Iris detection for biometric analysis

Iris recognition is one of the most robust biometric methods. Before recognition it is necesary to detect and segment the key structures in images of the iris: the iris outline and the pupil. This is the key aspect of the project. Students who like mathematics will be able to attempt iris recognition. Iris images are available from the CASIA iris database.

Creating realistic animations of dynamic natural phenomena (cloud, fire, smoke, etc.)

A computer graphic technique called "particle cloud animation" can be used to create realistically looking scenes showing "amorphous" things such as fire or clouds. It's two key components include (1) probabilistic generation of particle paths; and (2) model-based changes in particle colour. On the top of that, clever implementation is required, to simultaneously move in 3D a huge number of particles in real time.

Computer graphics rendering of seashells

Seashells can be very beautiful, but they are also highly structured objects. Because of this, they can be relatively easily generated using computer graphics.
This project will involve the development of the "shell growing" program which would generate various shell types. These shells can then be viewed and manipulated. 

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Last update: 13 September 2013