Fields of research and projects

• Fields of research


• Exzellenzcluster Bioss


• Current scientific projects


• Completed scientific projects


• Other projects

Fields of research

• Invariant theory for 2D images and 3D objects.


Methods of invariant pattern recognition and visual examination of gray value and binary images.



• Design of Classifiers.


Development and enhancement of efficient classifiers. Our primary research focus concentrates on Support Vector Machines (SVM).



• Fundamental problems in Computer Vision.


Besides projective geometry we also do research on camera models and multi-image geometrical problems.



• Motion and depth estimation based on stereo and multiple camera views as well as image sequences.


Motion and depth estimation for dealing with stereo- and multi camera view records of image sequences in computer vision.



• Digital image filtering and restoration algorithms.


Non-linear and multi sensor algorithms in the field of image filtering and restoration.



• Multi-spectral image analysis of processes in chemical engineering.


Monitoring and control of combustion processes and flow structures of circulating fluidized beds.



• Development of fast and parallel algorithms.


Development of fast and parallel algorithms and multi-process structures in image processing and pattern recognition.

Current scientific projects

• Computer-Vision Problems


Projective Geometry, Camera Models and Multiple Image Geometry



• Design of Classifiers.


Development and enhancement of efficient classifiers. Our primary research focus concentrates on Support Vector Machines (SVM).



• I-Search Project


Joint research project for search in large image collections.



• OMIB


Online-monitoring and identification of bio-aerosols(BMBF-Verbund-Projekt im Rahmen des Forschungsverbandes Biophotonik)



• OMNIBUSS


Online-Monitoring Nicht toxischer, Inhalativallergener Bioaerosole und Sonstiger Staubkomponenten

Completed scientific projects

• Pollen recognition


"Automatic Identification and Counting of Airborne Pollen Grains", joint research project between the German Weather Service (DWD), the MeteoSwiss (Project NAPOL II) and the Institute for Computer Science of the University of Freiburg



• Noblesse


Nonlinear Model-Based Analysis and Description of Images for Multimedia Applications, EU long term research project including 7 European universities (project coordination TU Hamburg-Harburg)



• Movis
MObile Visual-Interpretative System for blind and visually handicapped persons.(BMBF-joint project within the research program "Electronic eye")



• SFB 238


Process measure techniques and dynamic model development for multiphase systems, Application of digital image processing for local structure analysis in circulating fluidized beds(part project C8)



• DFG Project


Mapping of digital image processing and pattern recognition algorithms to large parallel hardware architectures.



• DFG-Schwerpunktprojekt


Automatic visual examination of technical objects.
Research subject: Methods of invariant pattern recognition and visual examination of gray value images.

Other projects

• SIMBA (Search IMages By Appearance)