Many applications in Computer Vision and Machine Learning entail learning from partially annotated data. A popular family of models that can capture unobserved variables in …
This thesis proposes to solve the problem is of segmenting independently moving objects which is specifically useful in applications for compression, initialization for tracking, input …
Abstract of Multi-frame edge enrichment with SIFT flow, by Zijun Cui, Degree ScM., Brown University, May 2017. Edge information with high quality are desired by …
This thesis presents the design and implementation of five independent integrated circuits for bioelectronics. Two of these examples are high performance circuit designs which are …
This thesis develops the multiple view geometry of arbitrary, piecewise differentiable curves using differential geometry, and the beginnings of a theory on general surfaces. These …
The image retrieval (IR) approach to image localization has distinct advantages to the 3D and the deep learning (DNN) approaches: it is seen-agnostic, simpler to …
Optical-frequency magnetic dipole (MD) transitions have garnered interest recently as a way for naturally occurring emitters to interact with the magnetic component of light. By …
Modeling pairwise pixel interactions and how image segments can be distinguished from one another are common starting points of many segmentation approaches. In this thesis, …
Hardware accelerators and custom computing platforms are being widely used in high-throughput computation domains. With the wide usage, there is also an increasing need to …
Over the years, advancements in microphone and computing technologies have simplified microphone-array-system architectures and allowed for more complex algorithms. However, arrays are virtually always wired. …
Power is one of the key challenges for improving the performance of modern CPU-GPU processors. Research efforts are needed at both design-time and run-time of …
Sub-threshold logic involves operating circuits with voltages below the transistors’ threshold voltage, Vth, resulting in a substantial reduction of power consumption compared to traditional super-threshold …
Through the evolution of modern computing platforms, in both hardware and software, processing heavy multimedia content has never been so exciting. While in the hardware …
This dissertation utilizes holographic exposure techniques to manipulate the periodic orientation of liquid crystal materials. Two different exposure techniques are investigated: a polarization holography interference …
Plasmonics, a sub-field of nanophotonics, is a rich and growing field that studies the interaction between light and electron plasmas. One of the most important …
Surface plasmon polaritons are hybrid electron-photon modes confined at a metal/dielectric interface. The combination of highly localized electronic waves and propagating optical waves gives the …
We report the experimental fabrication, optical characterization and theoretical simulation of plasmon enhanced Methylammonium Lead Iodide (MAPbI$_3$) perovskite solar cells. Specifically, various nanohole (NH) and …
Surface plasmons are coherent oscillations of conduction electrons at dielectric/metal interfaces that can be excited, for example, by light scattering at sub-wavelength nanoscatterers. As one …
Power consumption limits the maximum achievable performance of modern processors. Accurate power modeling is an essential step in both mobile and high-end processors. Large-scale transistor-level …
This thesis is concerned with estimating the time-varying 3-d surface geometry and surface appearance of dynamic scenes from images. An accurate reconstruction of a 4-d …
