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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EL link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Dear Computer Vision and Machine Learning enthusiasts,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>you can now self-assess your: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>a) current Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Autonomous Systems knowledge<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>b) your background suitability of for related studies<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>by spending little time (few minutes per topic) to fill the related questionnaires in:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://aiia.csd.auth.gr/cvml-knowledge-self-assessment/">https://aiia.csd.auth.gr/cvml-knowledge-self-assessment/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>You may want to repeat the exercise, before/after studying suitable e-coursework, e.g., the one in:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://icarus.csd.auth.gr/cvml-for-autonomous-systems/">http://icarus.csd.auth.gr/cvml-for-autonomous-systems/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The questionnaire list is attached and will be expanded soon to cover more topics.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sincerely yours<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Prof. I. Pitas<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Director of the Artificial Intelligence and Information analysis Lab (AIIA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Lab)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US>Self-assessment topics<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US>Background knowledge (programming/maths) <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Computer vision</span></strong><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span lang=EN-US>Introduction in computer vision<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span lang=EN-US>Image acquisition, camera geometry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span lang=EN-US>Stereo and Multiview imaging<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span lang=EN-US>Structure from motion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span lang=EN-US>Localization and mapping<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span lang=EN-US>Object tracking and 3D localization <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Machine Learning</span></strong><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span lang=EN-US>Introduction to Machine Learning<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span lang=EN-US>Introduction to neural networks, Perceptron,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span lang=EN-US>Multilayer perceptron. Backpropagation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span lang=EN-US>Deep neural networks. Convolutional NNs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span lang=EN-US>Deep learning for object detection<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Autonomous Systems</span></strong><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span lang=EN-US>Introduction to autonomous systems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span lang=EN-US>Introduction to multiple drone imaging<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span lang=EN-US>Drone mission planning and control<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>CVML algorithms and programming</span></strong><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span lang=EN-US>CVML programming tools<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span lang=EN-US>Fast convolution algorithms<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Post scriptum: To stay current on CVMl matters, you may want to register to<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>the CVML email list, following instructions in<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://lists.auth.gr/sympa/info/cvml">https://lists.auth.gr/sympa/info/cvml</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id=DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>