What we do

Our group performs basic and applied research on image and video analysis & synthesis with a focus on 3D scene reconstruction (especially, stereo analysis), video object segmentation, image matting and motion estimation. Current research activities concentrate on the application fields of assisted/autonomous driving and motion studies for human-robot interaction.

The research group on Image and Video Analysis & Synthesis has a focus on computer vision and machine learning algorithms for assisted/autonomous driving, robotics and human motion studies, and 3D scene reconstruction. In collaboration with Microsoft Research Cambridge, our group has developed a web-based benchmark for alphamatting algorithms, opens an external URL in a new window, which is hosted by TU Wien. Our current research activities in the field of robotics are tightly connected to the Doctoral College TrustRobots, opens an external URL in a new window, which explores trustful human-robot interaction in a multi-disciplinary approach.

We maintain close collaboration with the company emotion3D GmbH, opens an external URL in a new window, which was founded in 2011 as a spin-off of our research group. The company focuses on vision-based monitoring of automotive environments for safety and comfort applications.

We have been participants in two European COST Actions on High-dynamic Range Imaging and 3D Content Creation, Coding, and Transmission, opens an external URL in a new window, which fostered networking activities among partners from over 30 European countries. In an ongoing research project ("CarVisionLight"), we collaborate with ZKW Group, a specialist in automotive lighting systems.

We are interested in both academic as well as industrial collaborations. Possible topics for collaboration include (but are not limited to)

• computer vision and machine learning algorithms
• stereo analysis
• evaluation and generation of ground truth data
• assisted/autonomous driving
• robotics and human motion studies
• high-dynamic range imaging

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Who we are