In the name of Allah
40-712+ Digital Video Systems
Course Syllabus
Term:
Fall 1384 (2005)
Instructor:
S. Kasaei
Associate Professor in Signal Processing
Room 307,
Department of Computer Engineering,
Sharif University of Technology,
P.O. Box: 11365-9715
Tel: 6616 4631
E-Mail: skasaei [at] sharif [dot] edu
Web Page: http://sharif.edu/~skasaei
http://mehr.sharif.edu/~ipl
Course Description:
40-712+ provides an insight to the fundamental theory and techniques for efficient
representation and processing of video signals. Topics to be covered include: introduction to
video systems, Fourier analysis of video signals, properties of the human visual system,
motion estimation, basic video compression techniques, video communication standards, and
stereo video processing. A term-project is also required.
Prerequisites:
40-763 (Digital Signal Processing), and 40-823 (Advanced Digital Image Processing) or
40-933 (Digital Image Processing).
Credit:
3 units.
Course Schedule:
Sundays & Tuesdays, 10:30-12:00, Room 316.
Website:
The course website can be found at:
http://ce.sharif.edu/courses/84-85/1/ce712/
Please check this site often for important announcements, files needed for computer exercises, and the
PDF versions of handouts & homework.
Main Text Book:
Video Processing & Communications, by Yao Wang, Jom Ostermann, & Ya-Oin Zhang. Prentice
Hall, 1st edition, 2001, ISBN: 0130175471. [SUT: TK 5105 .2 .W36 2001]
Additional topics will be included.
Reference Books:
1: Digital Video Processing, by A. Murat Tekalp, Prentice Hall, 1995, ISBN: 0-13-190075-7.
2: Image and Video Compression for Multimedia Engineering: Fundamentals, Algorithms,
and Standards, by Yun Q. Shi & Huifang Sun. CRC Press, 2000, ISBN: 0-8493-3491-8.
[SUT: QA 76 .575 .S555 1999 C.2]
3: Fundamentals of Digital Image Processing, by Anil K. Jain, Prentice Hall, 1989, ISBN: 0013336165-9.
4: Digital Image Processing, by Rafael C. Gonzalez & Richard E. Woods, Addison-Wesley,
2nd edition, 2002.
5: Video Engineering, by Inglis & Luther, 2nd edition, McGraw Hill, 1996. (covers fundamentals of
analog & digital video systems, including HDTV, CATV, terrestial & satellite video broadcast
technologies.) [SUT: TK 6630 .I54 1996]
6: Video Dialtone Technology, by Minoli, McGraw Hill, 1995. (covers digital video over ADSL,
HFC, FTTC & ATM technologies, including interactive TV & video-on-demand.)
7: Handbook of Image & Video Processing, by Al Bovik, Academic Press, 2000, ISBN: 0121197905.
[SUT: TA 1637 .H26 2000]
8: Digital Video Compression (with CD-ROM), by Peter Symes. Bk &CD-Rom edition, 2003, ISBN:
0071424873.
9: H.264 and MPEG-4 Video Compression: Video Coding for Next Generation Multimedia, by Iain
E. G. Richardson & Iain E. G. Richardson. John Wiley & Sons, 12, 2003, ISBN: 0470848375.
10: Multidimensional Digital Signal Processing, by Dan E. Dudgeon & Russel M. Mersereau,
Prentice-Hall, 1984.
11: Computer & Robot Vision, by Robert M. Haralick & Linda G. Shapiro, Addison-Wesley,
1993.
12: Computer Vision, by Dana H. Ballard & Christopher M. Brown, Prentice-Hall, 1982.
13: Handbook of Pattern Recognition & Image Processing, by Tzay Y. Young & King-Sun
Fu, Academic Press, 1986.
14: A Wavelet Tour on Signal Processing, by Stephane Mallat, Academic Press, 2nd edition,
1999, ISBN: 0-12-466606-X.
15: Wavelets and Subband Coding, by Martine Vetterli & Jelena Kovacevic, Prentice Hall,
1995, ISBN: 0-13-097080-8.
16: Probability, Random Variables, & Random Signal Principles, by Peyton Z. Peebles, JR.,
McGraw-Hill, 3rd edition, 1993, ISBN:0-07-112782-8.
17: Probability, Random Variables, & Stochastic Processes, by Athanasios Papoulis, McGraw-Hill, 1991
[SUT: QA 273 .P2 199].
Homework Policy:
Homework problems will be assigned during the course and solution provided. Some homework
assignments will require programming and testing. Programming assignments can be submitted either
in Matlab or C Languages.
Course Project:
There will be a course project, which can also be proposed by the student. Students are supposed to
present the final result, associated with related software & technical report.
Grading Policy:
Written & programming assignments: 3 Points
Project: 3 Points
Project report: 1 Points
Project presentaion: 1 Points
Midterm exam: 3 Points (hold at: 1384.9.1)
Final exam: 9 Points (hold at: 1384.10.25, 14:30)
Submitted paper: 2 Extra Points
Project Topic Confirmation Due:
1384.9.7
Instructor Office Hour:
Sundays, 16:30-17:30, room 307, CE, SUT.
Teaching Assistants:
Tuesdays, 11:30-12:30, Khodro Bld., room 203.
Course E-Mail Address:
Ce712list[at]ce.sharif.edu