We use an information-theoretic framework to quantify context differences and image distinctiveness for predicting image memorability. We are able to quantify, using a large natural scene database, the observation that images that are unique or distinct with respect to their image context are better remembered.

Time-lapse stereo – using natural illumination changes in stereo reconstruction for large scale outdoor scene is yet an unexplored application of spacetime stereo framework. In this project, we collect several time-lapse stereo data sets for further research use and also evaluate the performance of time-lapse stereo by comparing the quality of its disparity images to the ones using classic ster...

The rapid growth in communication technology has led to the development of effective ways of sharing ideas and information in the form of speech and images. Understanding this information has become an important research issue and drawn the attention of many researchers. Text in a digital image contains much important information regarding the scene. Detecting and extracting this text is a diff...

This paper describes the COCO-Text dataset. In recent years large-scale datasets like SUN and Imagenet drove the advancement of scene understanding and object recognition. The goal of COCO-Text is to advance state-of-the-art in text detection and recognition in natural images. The dataset is based on the MS COCO dataset, which contains images of complex everyday scenes. The images were not coll...

Humans can recognize a complex natural scene even when it appears only briefly. The rapid recognition of natural scenes is accomplished by parallel processing of information based on multiple spatial frequencies and integration of this information. Previous studies have revealed the time course of integration of frequency-based information. However, it is still unclear how frequency-based infor...

Our project aims to automate Mars mapping and localization using robotic stereo and descent imagery. Stereo vision is a wellstudied domain. However, most efforts aim only at a general scene; little work has been done toward a natural, extraterrestrial environment through consideration of its special geometry and features. Our methodology utilized the properties of piece-wise continuity of natur...