DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER GRAPHIC AND MULTIMEDIA
The main research topics are:
- Speech processing
- Image and video processing
- Medical imaging and physical 3D models
- Natural language processing and knowledge representation
- Dynamic models and control systems in aviation
Unique know-how of the given research unit:
- Specimen – Holographic display
- Invention, utility model – “The Method of data distribution
- through a loop and a block of the loop for execution of this method“ (PV 2010-256)
- Invention – Equipment for detection and classification of an image
- Invention – Equipment for image re-sampling
Developed software:
- KiWi Information Extraction Service
- System for presentation of lectures including speech recognition http://superlectures.com
- Automatic SVM creator in SGE environment
- Automatic Video Editing Software
- Camera Localization using RANSAC
- CUDA Nonnegative Tensor Factorization Library
- CUDA PCA Matlab Library
- Generator of Algebraic Expressions for Classification
- Graph isomorphism detector
- MediaDiff, software
- Mesh Smoothing Tools
Brief characteristics of the research unit:
Research activities of the department are mainly focused on general computer graphics algorithms, rendering, processing and recognition of speech signals, animation in three-dimensional space, modern methods of interaction in three-dimensional space, image processing, and applications. To our partners we can for example offer:Speech recognition (detection of key words, speakers, language etc.)
- Image and video interpretation (detection of objects and persons)
- Medical data analysis and 3D models development
- Modeling and simulation of aircraft dynamics
- Natural language analysis and semantic interpretation, inference of
- Internet knowledge
Key research equipment:
- Massive computing environment: more than 500 CPUs including 3 IBM-Blade centers, all running Linux, file servers with total capacity of more than 20 TeraBytes, speech, language, video and image databases
- 3D scanner Minolta VIVID 800
- Graphic accelerator board CAMEA DX6 with DSP TI C6711 and FPGA Virtex E-300
- Recording equipment with HDTV video-camera, hyperbolic mirror (for 360° view)
- „Stereo“ video-projector with 2 large-area LCD displays
- Rapid prototyping equipment including (3D printer) Z310 from Z-corporation for 3D modeling of human tissues using data from medical diagnostic devices like CT (computer tomography) or MR (magnetic resonation)
- Prototype device for 3D technology of digital print
