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• Information Meeting on Visual Computing
  Our Visual Computing Meeting will take place on Monday, October 17, at 2:15 pm in E1.1, Room 306.
  All Visual Computing students and other interested people are welcome.
  

The number of required credit points (CP) at the beginning of each category refers to the entire study period of four semesters.

• Classes from the Core Areas of Visual Computing:
  (From this category you need 53 CP with at least 35 graded CP.)
  
  • Classes on Image Acquisition and Geometric Foundations:
    (You need at least 4 CP from this category.)
    
    • Image Acquisition Methods (5 CP)
      Classroom lectures (2h) with tutorials (1h) given by S. Setzer
      We 10-12, Building E1.3, Lecture Hall 001

    • Statistical Geometry Processing (6 CP)
      Classroom lectures (2h) with tutorials (2h) given by M. Wand
      Tu 16-18, Building E1.4, Seminar room 0.24

    • Ultraschall Imaging (4 CP)
      Classroom lectures (2h) given (in German) by B. Kleffner
      Mo 16:30-18, Building A5.1, Room -1.22

  • Classes on Image Analysis:
    (You need at least 9 graded CP from this category.)
    
    • Image Processing and Computer Vision (9 CP)
      Classroom lectures (4h) with tutorials (2h) given by J. Weickert
      Tu, Th 10-12, Building E1.3, Lecture Hall 002

    • Correspondence Problems in Computer Vision (6 CP)
      Classroom lectures (2h) with tutorials (2h) given by A. Bruhn
      Fr, 10-12, Building E1.3, Lecture Hall 001

    • Image Compression (6 CP)
      Classroom lectures (2h) with tutorials (2h) given by C. Schmaltz
      Th 8-10, Building E1.3, Lecture Hall 003

    • Capturing Reality - 3D Reconstruction of Real World Scenes (6 CP)
      Classroom lectures (2h) with tutorials (2h) given by C. Theobalt
      Th 14-16, Building E 1.4, Seminar Room 0.24

    • Probabilistic Graphical Models and their Applications (6 CP)
      Classroom lectures (2h) with tutorials (2h) given by B. Schiele
      Tu 14-16, Building E1.4, Seminar room 0.24

    • Pattern and Speech Recognition (6 CP)
      Classroom lectures (2h) with tutorials (2h) given by D. Klakow
      Tu 14-16, Building C7.2, Seminar Room

  • Classes on Image Synthesis:
    (You need at least 9 graded CP from this category.)
    
    • Computer Graphics (9 CP)
      Classroom lectures (4h) with tutorials (2h) given by P. Slusallek
      Mo, We 14-16, Building E1.3, Lecture Hall 001

    • Scientific Visualization (9 CP)
      Classroom lectures (4h) with tutorials (2h) given by J. Krüger and T. Weinkauf
      We, Fr 14-16, Building E 1.3, Lecture Hall 003

  • Seminars:
    (You need at least 8 graded CP from this category.)
    
    • Classics in Image Processing (8 CP)
      Seminar given by S. Setzer and J. Weickert
      Tu, 16-18, Building E1.1, Room 306

    • Seminar on Digital Data Communication (8 CP)
      Seminar given by T. Herfet
      for more information see the course webpage

    • Research Topics in Computational Photography (8 CP)
      Seminar given by I. Ihrke
      Fr 16-18, Building E1.7, Room 001

    • Seminar on Geometry of Non-Rigid Shapes (8 CP)
      Seminar given by S. Wuhrer
      for more information, see the webpage; first meeting is Friday, October 21, from 10.00-12.00 in Building E1.7, Room 0.01

  
  
• Classes in Image Related Areas in Computer Science and Other Disciplines:
  (From this category you need 9 graded CP.)
  • Telecommunications I (9 CP)
    Classroom lectures (4h) with tutorials (2h) given by T. Herfet
    Tu 12-14, We 8-10, Building E1.3, Lecture Hall 003

  • Machine Learning (9 CP)
    Classroom lectures (4h) with tutorials (2h) given by M. Hein
    Tu 8-10, Th 12-14, Building E1.3, Lecture Hall 001

  • Statistical Learning 2 (5 CP)
    Classroom lectures (2h) with tutorials (1h) given by T. Lengauer
    We 10-12, Building E2.1 (CBI building), Room 007

  • Information Retrieval and Data Mining (9 CP)
    Classroom lectures (4h) with tutorials (2h) given by P. Miettinen and M. Theobald
    Tu 14-16, Th 16-18, Building E1.3, Lecture Hall 003

  • Information Extraction (3 CP)
    Classroom lectures (2h) given by G. Neumann
    Fr 12-14, Building C7.2, Seminar room 1.12

  • Text to Speech Synthesis (3 CP)
    Classroom lectures (2h) given by B. Möbius
    Tu 16-18, Building E1.3, Lecture Hall 001

  • Future Media Internet (9 CP)
    Classroom lectures (4h) with tutorials (2h) given by T. Herfet
    Tu 14-16, We 12-14, Building C6.3, Seminar Room 9.05

  • Informationsverarbeitung in der Produktionstechnik I (3 CP)
    Classroom lectures (2h) given by N. Avgoustinov
    The course takes place in Building E3.1 (IZFP), small seminar room, We 10-12; the time as well as the place of meetings may change by appointment.
    The course is given in English on demand.

  • Zerstörungsfreie Prüfverfahren Teil II
    Classroom lectures (2h) given by C. Boller
    Th 8:30-10, Building E3.1 (IZFP), Seminar Room
    

  • Praktikum Zerstörungsfreie Prüfverfahren Teil II
    Block course in the lecture-free period given by U. Rabe
    Building E3.1 (IZFP), Seminar room, starts in February 2012

  
  
• Supplementary Classes (to Fill Your Personal Gaps of Knowledge):
  (From this category you need 18 CP with at least 9 graded CP.)
  Depending on your background, not all selections may be allowed. Please make sure that the lectures you attend do extend your knowledge, and do not hesitate to consult us in case of doubts.
  • Classes in Mathematics:
    
    • Mathematical Foundations of Computer Vision (6 CP)
      Classroom lectures (2h) with tutorials (2h) given by M. Breuß
      Mo 16-18, Building E1.3, Lecture Hall 003

    • Optimal Control (3 CP)
      Classroom lectures (2h) given by A. Lakhal
      Tu 13-15, Building E2.4, Seminar Room 6 (216)

    • Spectral Graph Theory and Applications (5 CP)
      Classroom lectures (2h) with tutorials (1h) given by H. Sun and T. Sauerwald
      We 14-16, Building E1.4, Seminar Room 0.24

    • Minimalflächen (Engl. Minimal Surfaces) (5 CP)
      Block course by appointment given by M. Bildhauer, on demand the course is given in English
      for more information, see the course webpage

    • Theorie und Numerik Gewöhnlicher Differentialgleichungen (9 CP)
      Classroom lectures (4h) with tutorials (2h) given by S. Rjasanow
      Tu 8-10, Th 14-16, Building E1.3, Lecture Hall 002

    • Variationsrechnung und nichtlineare Differentialgleichungen (5 CP)
      Classroom lectures (2h) with tutorials (1h) given by M. Fuchs
      Fr 10-12, Building E2.4, Seminar room 7

    • Partielle Differentialgleichungen I (9 CP)
      Classroom lectures (4h) with tutorials (2h) given by M. Herrmann
      Mo, Th 12-14, Building E2.4, Lecture Hall IV

    • Stochastik (9 CP)
      Classroom lectures (4h) with tutorials (2h) given by H. Zähle
      Tu 8-10, Th 14-16, Building E2.4, Seminar room 5

  • Classes in Computer Science:
    
    • Algorithms and Data Structures (9 CP)
      Classroom lectures (4h) with tutorials (2h) given by R. Seidel
      We 16-18, Building E2.2, Lecture Hall 001 (Audimo), Fr 8-10, Buidling E1.3, Lecture Hall 003

    • Optimization II (6 CP)
      Classroom lectures (2h) with tutorials (2h) given by K. Elbassioni and S. Ray
      We 16-18, Building E1.4, Lecture room 023

    • Spectral Graph Theory and Applications (5 CP)
      Classroom lectures (2h) with tutorials (1h) given by H. Sun and T. Sauerwald
      We 14-16, Building E1.4, Seminar Room 0.24

    • Computer Architecture 2 (9 CP)
      Classroom lectures (4h) with tutorials (2h) given by W. Paul
      Tu, Th 14-16, Building E1.3, Lecture Hall 001

    • Programmierung I (9 CP)
      Classroom lectures (4h) with tutorials (2h) given by H. Hermanns
      Tu 14-16, Th 10-12, Building E2.2, Lecture Hall 0.01 (Audimo)

  • Classes in Mechatronics:
    
    • Grundlagen der Signalverarbeitung (5 CP)
      Classroom lectures (2h) with tutorials (1h) given by D. Klakow
      Mo 10-12, Building A5.1, Lecture Hall -1.03

  • Classes in Physics:
    
    • Elementare Einführung in die Physik I (4 CP)
      Classroom lectures (2h) with tutorials (2h) given by C. Wagner
      We 10-12, Building C6.4, Großer Hörsaal (0.12)

  
  
• Additional Classes:
  (From this category you need 10 CP. Work as a tutor is accepted for at most 4 CP, and language classes for at most 6 CP.)
  
  • Work as a tutor (4 CP)
    

  • German as a Foreign Language for CS Students (6 CP)
    Lectures (4h) offered by the Max Planck Institute for Computer Science

  • English as a Foreign Language for CS Students (6 CP)
    Lectures (4h) offered by the Max Planck Institute for Computer Science

  • The International Office of Saarland University offers a number of German language courses.

  • Classes on other foreign languages are offered by the Language Center.

  • Any of the classes of the first three categories.

  • Classes in humanities (cognitive science, etc.) after approval in advance.

  A detailed description of the contents of these classes can be found in our Handbook of Module Descriptions.

  The campus map may help you to localise the individual buildings.
  If you spot some errors or have proposals for adding additional classes to this list, please contact Joachim Weickert.
  
  
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