EN.601.454/654 Augmented Reality (Spring 2019)

Recommended Course Background:
EN.601.220, EN.601.226, and AS.110.201.

Reference

  1. Augmented reality: principles and practiceDieter Schmalstieg, Tobias Höllerer. Boston: Addison-Wesley [2016] (You can borrow it or access it online with our library resource: link)
  2. Multiple View Geometry in Computer VisionRichard Hartley, Andrew Zisserman. New York: Cambridge University Press [2003] (You can borrow it or access it online with our library resource: link)

Grading
There will be a mix of written homework assignments, projects and, and a midterm exam. You can expect a total of 5 assignments throughout the semester.  Assignments, homework and midterm exam will vary depending on the level of the course (454/654).

Assignments: 40% (5+10+10+10+5, with some bonus, max 40 in total)
Midterm Exam: 15%
Quizzes: 5% (weekly before spring break, best 5 out of 7, posted on Blackboard under Student Assessment)
Projects: 40% (Kickoff 10%, Implementation and Summary 15%, Poster and Demo 15%)

Course Organizers’ E-mail
[email protected]

TA Hours
Sing Chun Lee
Tianyu Song
Wenhao Gu
Laura Fink

Before Spring Break:
    Mon 2:15-3:45 pm at Bloomberg 274 (Tianyu/Wenhao)
    Wed 4:15-5:45 pm at Bloomberg 172 (Sing Chun/Laura)
After Spring Break:
Meet your tutors by appointments

Announcement
– Assignment Submission on Gradescope via Entry Code: M4GW6B

Schedule/Logistics (Materials on Blackboard under Course Content)

# Date Topic Remarks
1 1/29 (Tue) Introduction & State-of-the-art in AR Assignment 1 Release
2 1/31 (Thu) Transformations
3 2/5 (Tue) Parameter Estimation Assignment 2 Release
4 2/7 (Thu) Camera Models & Camera Calibration Assignment 1 Due: 2/7, 9am
5 2/12 (Tue) Marker Tracking & AR Tools Cancelled because of the weather Please bring your laptop!
6 2/14 (Thu) Camera Calibration + AR Tools Assignment 2 Due: 2/14, 9am, Assignment 3 Release
7 2/19 (Tue) AR/VR HMDs & their Calibration Lecture starts at 9am
8 2/21 (Thu) State-of-the-art in Medical AR
9 2/26 (Tue) Sensing Technologies & 3D Reconstruction Assignment 3 Due: 2/26, 9am, Assignment 4 Release
10 2/28 (Thu) Visual System & Perception Assignment 5 Release
11 3/5 (Tue) Synchronization & Lag Lecture starts at 9am
12 3/7 (Thu) Guest Lecture: Dr. Ali Kamen Assignment 4  Due 3/7, 9am
13 3/12 (Tue) Project Introduction
14 3/14 (Thu) Midterm Exam Midterm Exam: 3/14 8:30am – 10:15am
Assignment 5 Due 3/14, 9am
3/19 (Tue) Spring Vacation
3/21 (Thu) Spring Vacation
15 3/26 (Tue) Meet your tutor
16 3/28 (Thu) Kick off Presentation
17 4/2 (Tue) Meet your tutor
18 4/4 (Thu) Meet your tutor
19 4/9 (Tue) Meet your tutor
20 4/11 (Thu) Meet your tutor
21 4/16 (Tue) Meet your tutor
22 4/18 (Thu) Meet your tutor
23 4/23 (Tue) Meet your tutor
24 4/25 (Thu) Meet your tutor
25 4/30 (Tue) Poster Submission Poster Submission Deadline
26 5/2 (Thu) Final Presentation and Demo Final: 5/2 9am to 12noon