Physics-based modeling methods for Graphics, Vision and Medical Image Analysis

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Speaker:		Dimitris Metaxas
		Department of Computer and Information Science
		University of Pensilvanya

Course Syllabus:

1. Overview of the methodology
2. Basic definition of deformable models
3. Derivation of Lagrange Equations of motion
4. Addition of dynamic constraints
5. Elasticity theory
6. Some basic animation and computer vision examples
7. More advanced computer vision estimation problems (Human body shape estimation)
8. Development of fluid and gas animations (Navier Stokes-Equations)
9. Facial modeling and motion estimation using edges and optical flow
10. Modeling the anatomy and physiology of the heart and lungs. Emphasis on the development of educational and clinical tools.