CS 4501 Computer Vision (Spring 2025)

University of Virginia

Schedule

This schedule is tentative and may be adjusted as the semester progresses.

Lecture	Date	Topic	Slides	Background Reading / Deadlines
WEEK 1: Introduction
1	Mon 01/13/2025	Course Overview	Lecture (pdf)	Chapter 1, Szeliski's book.
2	Wed 01/15/2025	A Brief History of Computer Vision	Lecture (pdf)	Chapter 1, Szeliski's book.
3	Fri 01/17/2025	Python tutorial and math recap	Lecture (notebook, pdf,)	Chapter 2, Deep Learning.
WEEK 2: Image Formation
4	Mon 01/20/2025	No class due to MLK holiday
5	Wed 01/22/2025	Light and color	Lecture	Chapter 2, Szeliski's book.
6	Fri 01/24/2025	Image formation	Lecture	Chapter 2, Szeliski's book.
WEEK 3: Image Processing
7	Mon 01/27/2025	Image Filtering	Lecture	Chapter 3, Szeliski's book.
8	Wed 01/29/2025	Detectors and Descriptors I	Lecture	Chapter 7, Szeliski's book.
9	Fri 01/31/2025	Detectors and Descriptors II	Lecture	Chapter 7, Szeliski's book.
WEEK 4: Transformation and Alignment
10	Mon 02/03/2025	Model Fitting and Optimization	Lecture	Chapter 4, Szeliski's book.
11	Wed 02/05/2025	Image Transformation and Alignment (I)	Lecture	Chapter 8, Szeliski's book.
12	Fri 02/07/2025	Image Transformation and Alignment (II)	Lecture	Chapter 6, Szeliski's book.
WEEK 5: Machine Learning
13	Mon 02/10/2025	Machine Learning Basics I	Lecture	Chapter 5, Szeliski's book.
14	Wed 02/12/2025	Machine Learning Basics II	Lecture	Chapter 5, Szeliski's book.
15	Fri 02/14/2025	Deep Neural Networks	Lecture	Chapter 5, Szeliski's book.
WEEK 6: Recognition
16	Mon 02/17/2025	Image Classification	Lecture	Chapter 6, Szeliski's book.
17	Wed 02/19/2025	Object Detection	Lecture	Chapter 6, Szeliski's book.
18	Fri 02/21/2025	Semantic Segmentation	Lecture	Chapter 6, Szeliski's book.
WEEK 7: 3D vision
19	Mon 02/24/2025	3D Representations	Lecture	Multiview CNN, DeepSDF
20	Wed 02/26/2025	Camera Calibration	Lecture	Chapter 11 and 12, Szeliski's book.
21	Fri 02/28/2025	Epipolar Geometry	Lecture	Chapter 11 and 12, Szeliski's book.
WEEK 8: 3D vision
22	Mon 03/03/2025	Stereo	Lecture	Chapter 11, Szeliski's book.
23	Wed 03/05/2025	Structure from Motion	Lecture	Chapter 11, Szeliski's book.
24	Fri 03/07/2025	Learning for 3D Vision	Lecture	Chapter 12 and 13, Szeliski's book.
WEEK 9: No Class
-	Mon 03/10/2025	Spring Recess - No Class
-	Wed 03/12/2025	Spring Recess - No Class
-	Fri 03/14/2025	Spring Recess - No Class
WEEK 10: Motion estimation
25	Mon 03/17/2025	Optical flow	Lecture	Chapter 9, Szeliski's book.
26	Wed 03/19/2025	Dense Pixel Tracking	Lecture	Chapter 9, Szeliski's book.
27	Fri 03/21/2025	Video Understanding	Lecture	Chapter 9, Szeliski's book.
WEEK 11: Generative Modeling
28	Mon 03/24/2025	Image Generation	Lecture	Chapter 5.5.4, Szeliski's book.
29	Wed 03/26/2025	Diffusion Models	Lecture	Understanding Diffusion Models: A Unified Perspective
30	Fri 03/28/2025	Video and 3D generation	Lecture	Video Diffusion Models
WEEK 12: Computer Vision + X
31	Mon 03/31/2025	Computer Vision + Robotics	Lecture
32	Wed 04/02/2025	Computer Vision + NLP	Lecture
33	Fri 04/04/2025	Computer Vision + Ecology	Lecture
WEEK 13
34	Mon 04/07/2025	Invited talk: TBA	Talk
35	Wed 04/09/2025	Invited talk: TBA	Talk
36	Fri 04/11/2025	Invited talk: TBA	Talk
WEEK 14
37	Mon 04/14/2025	TBA
38	Wed 04/16/2025	TBA
39	Fri 04/18/2025	TBA
WEEK 15
40	Mon 04/21/2025	Final Presentation	Student Presentation
41	Wed 04/23/2025	Final Presentation	Student Presentation
42	Fri 04/25/2025	Final Presentation	Student Presentation
WEEK 16
43	Mon 04/28/2025	Conclusion