The 10th IASTED International
Conference
on
Signal and Image Processing
~SIP 2008~
August 18 – 20, 2008
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Real-Time Image Processing: From Research to Reality
Abstract
Out of a considerable number of image processing algorithms that are developed in research environments, only very few get actually used in hardware or software products. There are many reasons for this lack of transition. One of the main reasons is the fact that image processing algorithms are often developed without considering the real-time constraints they ought to meet if they are ever going to be deployed in resource limited image or video processing products. This talk provides an overview of the guidelines and strategies for transitioning an image or video processing algorithm from a research environment into a real-time constrained environment. More specifically, the following topics will be covered: (a) algorithmic simplification strategies, (b) hardware platforms for real-time implementation, and (c) software optimization techniques. Various examples from the literature will be presented to more effectively convey the real-time strategies.
Biography of the Presenter
Nasser Kehtarnavaz received the PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Rice University in 1987. He is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Director of the Signal and Image Processing Laboratory at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). He is currently managing a Texas Instruments sponsored research program at UTD involving the development and implementation of real-time image processing algorithms for digital and cell-phone cameras. Prof. Kehtarnavaz's research interests include signal and image processing, real-time image processing, and biomedical image analysis. He has authored or co-authored 7 books (two of which will appear in 2008) and more than 150 journal and conference papers in these areas. Dr. Kehtarnavaz is a Fellow of SPIE, Chair of the Dallas Chapter of the IEEE Signal Processing Society, and Coeditor-in-Chief of Journal of Real-Time Image Processing.
