This document outlines a project-based computer vision course for graduate students. The goal of the course is to have students work in teams to develop an application that provides an exciting photo experience using an Olympus air camera as the base system. Over the 8 week course, students will go through steps like brainstorming, defining a scenario, identifying critical functions, and implementing their project. The teacher will facilitate the process and ensure students gain experience with real-world skills beyond just the technical implementation, like scenario development and defining requirements. Students will be assigned roles on their teams and their work will be presented through in-class presentations and by developing a project web page.

1. Masayuki Tanaka
Project-Based Course on
Computer Vision
Uppsala University
Tokyo Tech
Joint Symposium
Nov. 17, 2015

2. My message to students
Face up real
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3. My message to students
Face up real
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4. My message to students
Face up real world
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5. My message to students
Face up real worldpeople
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6. My message to students
Face up real worldpeopleproblem
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7. My message to students
Face up real worldpeopleproblemproduct
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8. Course overview
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Course title Computer vision
Students Graduate students (mainly mechanical engineering)
Project
Develop an application which
provides exciting photo experience
Classes 90 min. x 8, (once a week)
Team Each team has 4-5 students
Base system Olympus air (REAL product)
Supported by

9. Technology is not the solution
Concept
Scenario
Critical function
Implementation
The concept is given:
The application which provide
exciting photo experience.
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Teacher facilitates, so that students have
experiences of scenario development, critical
function definition, and implementation.
It’s very short course. Tech students tend to focus
only implementation part.
But, for the real problem, technology is not all.

10. Team organization
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The report should include his/her contribution and
other team member’s contributions.
Implementation
Scenario
development
Web page &
Presentation
Team
management
Students are assigned to one role.Real people has different talent.

11. Fear of failure
Nothing is a mistake.
There’s no win and no fail, there’s only make.
Corita Kent’s rule six
Fear of failure
Avoid to decide
Make nothing
Accept failure
Encourage to decide
Enforce to make
Students
Teacher
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12. Class schedule
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Class 1
Class 2
Class 3
Class 4
Class 5
Class 6
Class 7
Class 8
• Introduction
• Brain storming
• Team making
• Scenario discussion
• Sample installation
• Scenario discussion
• Critical function definition
• Mid-term presentation
• Scenario modification
• Critical function definition
• Implementation
• Implementation
• Project web development
• Implementation
• Project web development
• Final presentation
Once a week, 90 minutes
(Connect to real world)

13. Students’ project web page
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Team 1 Team 2

14. Thank you for all contributors!
13 Some phots by pixabay and ashinari.