When people look around a room, they effortlessly perceive it as consisting of three dimensional objects and surfaces. But connect a camera to a computer and point it at the same room, and the jomputer will "see" a disconnected array of pixels. The Computer Vision Group at the School of Engineering & Computer Science is developing algorithms and methods that will allow computers to reach the remarkable performance of humans.

In recent years digital images become more and more abundant due to the rapid advantaces in the production of digital cameras. This new reality introduces many new scientific problems and possible applications aiming to exploit this media. In our labs we work on developing novel algorithms for a wide range of purposes and use tools from statistics and physics. In the Computer Graphics Lab research is being conducted in a number of different areas, including: efficient algorithms for the generation of high-fidelity realistic images of three-dimensional objects and virtual worlds, interactive visualization and transmission over the Internet of complex virtual worlds and new medical visualization techniques.