Wavelet Signal Image
Processing Lab
Mukesh Motwani
(mukesh[At]image-process.com)
Image Process Technology (IPT), Inc. Reno, Nevada. USA
22nd May 2004
Goals
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Involve software in every aspect of
engineering. Introduce software assignments
and software projects for courses.
Explore the use of wavelets in all fields of
science with emphasis on speech, image
processing and computer vision.
Improve student understanding of concepts
by introducing online courses related to
wavelets.
Goals
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Take intra-department projects to setup
a framework for future projects.
Add features to the VIT website by
asking students to take projects.
Start foundation for a Robotics &
Parallel Processing Lab
Development of low cost technologies
to assist the blind and the poor.
Invitation for students
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Students are invited to take projects
involving use of FPGA toolkit, Lego
Robotics toolkit and Fingerprint sensors
Students should research the hardware
and then IPT will purchase and donate
the equipment to VIT.
Equipment to be made available by Feb
2005.
Invitation for students
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Projects involving .NET are invited for
students from Computer Engineering
SE/TE Students from Instrumentation,
Mechanical, Elex, Computer Engineering
are invited to start development on
building a robot. Funding available up
to $200 per year for a period of 3 years.
Invitation for students
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Funding available up to $1000 for
student building tools and technologies
for child development and disabled
people.
Equipment to be added
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Web cameras
FPGA kit
Fingerprint Sensor
Lego Mindset Robotics toolkit.
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All the equipment will donated to VIT
and will be part of VIT’s infrastructure.
IPT will hold all ownership rights to any
intellectual property that is developed
during the course of the project.
Priority to students taking projects to
use the equipment.
Prize Structure
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Image Process Technology (IPT) Inc,
will award $100 for each group of
students taking a research project.
However, if more than 5 groups are
participating in a year, then 3 prizes of
$300, $150, $50 will be awarded along
with a complimentary prize of $20 to
each group. No prize awarded for nonresearch based projects.
Outstanding Researcher /
Teacher of the Year Award
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IPT wishes to give a prize of $100 to
any teacher from the ELEX department
who tries new methods in teaching or
publishes in IEEE conferences/ journal.
Recipient of the award to be decided by
the students and HOD.
Suggested Project Topics for
2004-2005
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Speech Processing
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Microsoft Speech Server performance evaluation
Gender Classification of Speech using SVM or
Hybrid SVM/HMM
Speech Verification
Wavelet analysis for speech
Indian Languages classification using speech
Factor Analysis and Multidimensional Scaling
Analysis for Speech
Suggested Project Topics for
2004-2005
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Design of DSP filters on FPGA
Implementation of DSP architecture on
FPGA
Digital Circuit Design using FPGA
Minesweeper using Lego Robotics
toolkit
Suggested Project Topics for
2004-2005
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Computer Vision
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Face Recognition
Face Detection
Fingerprint identification
Kernel PCA for Human Pose detection
Object Pose Estimation
Human Motion Detection
Motion Detection and Tracking
Suggested Project Topics for
2004-2005
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Applications of Wavelets in
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Communication
Finance
Finite Element Analysis
Computer Graphics
Fluid Dynamics
Power Electronics
Suggested Project Topics for
2004-2005
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Computer Graphics
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3D Game Engine evaluation
Creating a 3D Game
Surface Modeling using Subdivision
Mesh Streaming Server
Suggested Non-research
Project Topics for 2004-2005
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Online VIT library management
Web based Email using .NET
Web service using .NET and Java
Advanced Data Structures Tutorial using
STL
Projects involving COM and .NET
Projects involving DirectX
Achievements by students of
the Lab
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Accepted for publication in Sept 2004. “Survey of Image Denoising
Techniques”, Mukesh Motwani, Mukesh Gadiya, Rakhi Motwani, Fred
Harris, “International Signal Processing Conference” (ISPC) at GSPx,
Santa Clara, USA.
2003-2004: “Voice print for watermarking 3D models”, Milind Choudhary,
Parth Nilawar. Awarded second prize for the Inter-college Project poster
competition at PICT,Pune.Awarded First prize at Projec2x4.
2002-2003 : "Image Denoising", Mukesh Gadiya, Mahesh Dumbre
Awarded second prize in the Inter-college Project Exhibition Competition
held at Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune
2001-2002 :"Gender Classification", Naresh Dusane,Mangesh
Bhujpal,Sahil D'Mello. Awarded Consolation prize in the Inter-college
Project Exhibition Competition held at Cummins College of Engg, Pune