Demo Software: SIFT Keypoint Detector
David Lowe (links to his related courses)

David G. Lowe, “Distinctive image features from scale-invariant keypoints,” International Journal of Computer Vision, 60, 2 (2004), pp. 91-110.

David G. Lowe, “Object recognition from local scale-invariant features,” International Conference on Computer Vision, Corfu, Greece (September 1999), pp. 1150-1157.

David G. Lowe, “Local feature view clustering for 3D object recognition,” IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Kauai, Hawaii (December 2001), pp. 682-688.

SIFT – Basic lecture content (same one Li used + more)

Matlab SIFT Tutorial (additional to lecture content)

Autopano Sift (developed in C#)

REFERENCES Section of the article – Wikipeda: Scale-invariant feature transform

Wikipedia links:

References

• Lowe, D. G., “Distinctive Image Features from Scale-Invariant Keypoints”, International Journal of Computer Vision, 60, 2, pp. 91-110, 2004.
• Lowe, D. G., “Object recognition from local scale-invariant features,” Proceedings of International Conference on Computer Vision, 1999, pp. 1150-1157
• Lindeberg, T., “Feature detection with automatic scale selection“, International Journal of Computer Vision, 30:2, pages 77-116, 1998.
• Beis, J. and Lowe, D.G. 1997. “Shape indexing using approximate nearest-neighbor search in high dimensional spaces“, Proceedings of the IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Puerto Rico, pp. 1000-1006.
• Mikolajczyk, K. and Schmid, C. “A performance evaluation of local descriptors“, IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, 10, 27, pp 1615–1630, 2005.
• Brown, M. and Lowe, D. G. “Recognising Panoramas“, Proceedings of Ninth IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision, 2003. pp 1218- 1225 vol.2
• Se, S. Lowe, D. G. Little, J. “Vision-based Mobile Robot Localization And Mapping using Scale-Invariant Features“, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2001
• Iryna Gordon and David G. Lowe, “What and where: 3D object recognition with accurate pose,” in Toward Category-Level Object Recognition, (Springer-Verlag, 2006), pp. 67-82
• Scovanner, P. Ali, S. Shah, M. “A 3-dimensional sift descriptor and its application to action recognition“, Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Multimedia, 2007. pp. 357-360
• Niebles, J. C. Wang, H. and Li, Fei-Fei. “Unsupervised Learning of Human Action Categories Using Spatial-Temporal Words“, Proceedings of the British Machine Vision Conference (BMVC), Edinburgh, 2006

Implementations

• Sebastian Nowozin (C#)
• Andrea Vedaldi (Matlab/C)
• Andrea Vedaldi (C++)
• David Lowe (C/Matlab)
• Rob Hess (C)
• Thomas El-Maraghi (Matlab)
• Dr Krystian Mikolajczyk (C)
• Stephan Saalfeld (Java)
• Adam Chapman / ChangChang Wu (Matlab-GPU implementation)

Conversation with Miga at 03/13/2008 11:22:56 PM
(23:22:56) Miga: Miga says:  i’m crack and you’re the one that likes to be on me
(23:22:57) Miga: so smooth
(23:23:12) Sumi: wtf
(23:23:15) Miga: :D
(23:23:19) Sumi: that makes no sense
(23:23:39) Miga: addictive: crack  to an addict: you’re on crack
(23:23:47) Miga: i’m addictive, and the druggie wants me
(23:23:57) Miga: keyword was ON
(23:24:06) Sumi: yes
(23:24:10) Sumi: i can piece it together
(23:24:13) Sumi: it’s still weak
(23:24:15) Miga: clearly not
(23:24:22) Miga: if you were able to, you’d be ON me
(23:24:48) Miga: how about, i’m heroine and you’re the one wanting me to take you on a stimulating ride?
(02:50:35) Sumi: “Wert thou a jewel, I would wear thee in my bracelet.  Were thou a garment, never would I find time to undress me.”
(02:54:16) Sumi: “Stronger than a yoke of oxen is the drawing power of a single hair of woman.”
(23:25:43) Sumi: :P

In the discussion, “#5″ refers to item 5 in an article Miga suggested that Sumi should read: http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/10-hard-ways-to-make-your-life-better.html.

5. Start a family

I don’t mean have kids. That can be all too easy! Make the decision to have a family, which means to give of yourself fully to another person or several people. Risk being vulnerable by sharing your fears, quirks, and failures with someone else; you might find it makes you stronger than ever before.

This transcends marriage and parenthood. There are lots of people who can’t marry because the law prevents it. There are people who can’t have children. These are not the essential ingredients of family. The essential ingredients are love, mutual respect, trust, and open giving. Find (or make) someone you can share that with.

(01:09:33) Sumi: and btw, i read #5 carefully
(01:09:51) Sumi: starting a family will be very difficult for me
(01:09:52) Miga: #5 meant the innocent family
(01:09:53) Miga: :P
(01:09:54) Miga: ya
(01:09:56) Miga: do that
(01:10:04) Miga: thus the title of the article
(01:10:07) Sumi: that would require lots of money
(01:10:15) Sumi: to “introductory” services
(01:10:18) Sumi: speed dating
(01:10:25) Sumi: dealing with many annoying people
(01:10:31) Miga: get the hint? effort is what brings the joy?
(01:10:39) Sumi: knowing beforehand that many evenings would be wasted
(01:10:50) Sumi: and knowing beforehand there’s no chance of food
(01:11:21) Sumi: i can see myself
(01:11:29) Sumi: going the rest of my life unfulfilled in that area.
(01:11:37) Sumi: the amount of effort required to find someone
(01:11:46) Sumi: …
(01:12:03) Miga: start on it and don’t be a lazyass :P
(01:12:07) Sumi: in my survey of escorts
(01:12:12) Sumi: i came across people like this
(01:12:23) Sumi: http://www.juliamatch.com
(01:12:46) Miga: the guy charging went through hardship and is now rolling in cash for it
(01:12:54) Miga: he ain’t some jesus with an enlightening period
(01:12:56) Miga: :P
(01:13:11) Sumi: this is like..
(01:13:16) Sumi: omiai
(01:13:37) Miga: this?
(01:13:40) Sumi: i would have to go to someone connected in the community
(01:13:47) Sumi: and let them suggest people to meet
(01:14:19) Miga: ya
(01:14:26) Miga: which is what you want of me but is uck :|
(01:14:30) Sumi: no
(01:14:41) Miga: well no, you want more from me :P
(01:14:45) Sumi: nobody in school would be appropriate for a family
(01:14:52) Sumi: grad student at least
(01:14:57) Sumi: or else 25+
(01:14:57) Miga: haha
(01:15:03) Sumi: for a family
(01:15:06) Sumi: i want much less from you
(01:15:09) Miga: ya ya, pickiness doesn’t help
(01:15:11) Sumi: all i want from you is food
(01:15:16) Miga: try your luck and can always reverse
(01:15:24) Miga: get enough experience to move onto 25+
(01:15:25) Sumi: family is like going on a religious fast
(01:15:45) Sumi: did you click on the link?
(01:15:51) Miga: ya
(01:15:52) Sumi: do you see her smiling holding the phone?
(01:15:54) Miga: nice picture
(01:15:55) Miga: haha
(01:16:05) Sumi: initial consultation is free
(01:16:13) Miga: i like the pictures more
(01:16:14) Sumi: $500 one time fee
(01:16:14) Miga: :D
(01:16:21) Sumi: then she keeps trying until i meet someone
(01:16:28) Sumi: i don’t want to ruin this lady
(01:16:34) Sumi: cause she would be searching for years
(01:16:35) Miga: why don’t you just be good?
(01:16:36) Miga: do the norm?
(01:16:39) Miga: ya, that’s fine
(01:16:44) Miga: she advertised
(01:16:52) Miga: you’ll know if she regrets it and just pull out then
(01:16:56) Miga: won’t be a while
(01:17:11) Sumi: nah
(01:17:15) Sumi: it would be a long time
(01:17:30) Sumi: family is hard
(01:18:05) Sumi: maybe i will give her $500 after i get back from japan
(01:18:11) Sumi: get her started on the problem
(01:18:27) Miga: you’re good for family
(01:18:29) Miga: you’d do good
(01:18:33) Sumi: i can still eat for 3 years
(01:18:33) Miga: you’re not me
(01:18:34) Miga: do it
(01:18:36) Sumi: before going on the fast
(01:18:37) Miga: you’ll like :P
(01:18:45) Sumi: i know what family means
(01:18:48) Sumi: has to be 25+
(01:18:53) Sumi: 2-3 years working
(01:19:00) Sumi: at least
(01:19:22) Sumi: “the rest of your life”
(01:19:24) Miga: thinsg aren’t so generic in a box
(01:19:26) Sumi: can’t mess up
(01:19:30) Miga: right
(01:19:32) Miga: :P
(01:19:44) Sumi: i refer you to exhibit A
(01:19:51) Sumi: The 70′s Show
(01:19:55) Miga: no
(01:19:56) Miga: :P
(01:19:57) Sumi: exhibit B
(01:19:57) Miga: no shows
(01:19:58) Sumi: Sakura
(01:19:59) Miga: just stop :P
(01:20:12) Miga: if you haven’t realized that tv is different then you should smack yourself
(01:20:16) Miga: very very different
(01:20:25) Sumi: tv has given me the 25+ requirement
(01:20:28) Miga: michael kyle is good, but not family
(01:20:40) Miga: ya, be more cultured and you’ll see tv is not good :P
(01:20:49) Sumi: michael kyle is not family
(01:20:52) Sumi: if you recall
(01:20:54) Sumi: Steve Urkel
(01:20:58) Sumi: Family Matters
(01:21:03) Sumi: the dad and mom
(01:21:09) Sumi: or Fresh Prince
(01:21:11) Sumi: the dad and mom
(01:21:12) Miga: ya no, i know what shows you learn from
(01:21:14) Miga: no (Y)
(01:21:27) Miga: it’s the inside the box one
(01:21:41) Miga: michael kyle actually resembles better than the rest somewhat
(01:21:51) Miga: except they have to wrap up in 30 minutes so its ruined
(01:21:52) Sumi: you can blog / poll about this
(01:22:01) Sumi: but i’m going to make a statement
(01:22:10) Sumi: that no one under 25 is ready for family
(01:22:17) Sumi: in general
(01:22:24) Sumi: in today’s society
(01:22:29) Sumi: in the past, maybe so
(01:22:29) Miga: ya, never said that was wrong
(01:22:39) Miga: i said what you expect and define as who is ready is wrong
(01:22:40) Sumi: but that was because there was more difficult life
(01:22:49) Miga: who isn’t is fine, who is is what i disagree with
(01:23:06) Miga: and i said not try for family now, but start down the road of meeting people and see
(01:23:16) Miga: you won’t meet, but you’ll at least see others starving
(01:23:17) Sumi: again
(01:23:24) Sumi: i don’t want to ruin julia
(01:23:38) Sumi: get her searching years ahead of time
(01:23:44) Sumi: i would see people starving, yes
(01:23:50) Sumi: but that’s because they chose to fast
(01:23:57) Miga: voila
(01:24:08) Sumi: her clients are like old
(01:24:11) Miga: 2 starving people who have made a mistake = you being fed without a family
(01:24:22) Miga: nah, she’ll be smart enough to know the crowd
(01:24:24) Sumi: http://www.citylove.ca/en/home.htm
(01:24:37) Sumi: check out the membership page
(01:24:57) Sumi: i don’t want to eat from a damaged starving person
(01:25:11) Miga: lol, do you want to eat? :P
(01:25:14) Miga: at all? :P
(01:25:23) Miga: i should make you one of those masterpiece art things
(01:25:31) Miga: the ones pieced together from a lot of other things
(01:25:34) Sumi: ethics
(01:25:37) Sumi: i have ethics
(01:25:46) Sumi: eating from damaged starving and fasting person is not good
(01:25:47) Miga: you’ll maybe then see that YOU want to eat from a LEGAL VOLUNTARY PROSTITUTE
(01:25:56) Miga: aka impossibility or screwing a unicorn
(01:26:05) Sumi: :D
(01:26:11) Miga: :P
(01:26:22) Sumi: unicorn, thy name is “sorority pledge”
(01:26:30) Miga: haha right :P
(01:26:35) Miga: been watchig too many movies and tv :P
(01:26:57) Sumi: youngest member of citylove is 29
(01:26:59) Sumi: office clerk
(01:27:05) Sumi: oldest is 62
(01:27:09) Sumi: real estate developer
(01:27:21) Miga: i’d do it :D
(01:27:47) Sumi: for eating, i have ethics
(01:28:04) Sumi: i don’t claim to be vegetarian to get access to the vegetarian menu :P
(01:28:24) Miga: :P
(01:28:46) Sumi: i don’t understand why you find my request so difficult
(01:28:47) Miga: you claim to be vegetarian to get the damn indian vegetarian girl server :P
(01:28:51) Sumi: i want fast food
(01:28:57) Sumi: mcdonald’s
(01:29:00) Sumi: arby’s
(01:29:10) Sumi: burger king
(01:29:15) Miga: lol
(01:29:22) Sumi: jack in the box
(01:29:23) Miga: yes, but how often do you see me dining there?
(01:29:24) Sumi: COME ON!
(01:29:31) Miga: that’s exactly it… good analogy too
(01:29:38) Miga: how often do you see me at mcdonalds and the likes?
(01:29:48) Sumi: yes, but you know where they are
(01:29:54) Sumi: and you know people that eat there
(01:29:55) Miga: you are asking a guy that does quattro type or midpoints for mcdonalds
(01:29:58) Miga: htat does nto work
(01:29:59) Miga: :P
(01:30:04) Miga: no i dont’?
(01:30:52) Sumi: i think you just want to preserve my health, don’t want me to get high cholesterol
(01:31:14) Miga: haha
(01:31:20) Miga: see that’s where your fault is
(01:31:26) Miga: i just don’t kow the mcdonalds crowd
(01:31:34) Miga: i know who eats there but i dont’ know them to dine with them
(01:31:41) Miga: or help others dine with them
(01:31:45) Sumi: :(
(01:32:33) Miga: haha, ya, i don’t dine
(01:32:34) Sumi: i’m enthusiastic
(01:32:38) Miga: i need to dine to help you dine
(01:32:51) Sumi: i don’t mind buying the first round of burgers
(01:32:59) Miga: i eat, but different joints
(01:33:00) Sumi: or super-sizing everyone’s drinks
(01:33:25) Sumi: just get the ball rolling with the golden arches