Computer Vision
Image Processing

A computer tries to understand scenes and builds models of objects or environment by capturing various visual information with cameras --- a process from the real world to a computer world.

Image and video processing, 3D model construction, surveillance, laser scanning, urban modeling, medical image, recognition

Graphics
Virtual Reality

A computer generates scenes as real as possible from the internal world and interacts with humans --- a process that a computer simulates the real world.

Virtual city walkthrough, image based rendering, panoramic viewing, animation

Internet Media
Digital Museum

Computers organize, distribute, and display a large amount of information to audiences by digital media --- the real world is shared via network.

Web application, media streaming, scene compression, media indexing, scene archiving, pervasive computing

Robotics & Sensor

A computer controls machines to work on their tasks based on sensor data --- the real world is mapped to the computer world and then feedback to the real world.

Visual sensor, laser sensor, line sensor, real time processing, sensor network, sensor-robot coordination, intelligent vehicle