Teaching

• The information on this page is preliminary and might still change slightly.

• Information Meeting on Visual Computing
  Monday, October 16, 2017 at 2:15 pm in E2.4, Room 115 (Seminar Room IV)
  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 (6 CP)
      Classroom lectures (2h) with tutorials (2h) given by P. Peter
      Thu 10-12, Building E1.3, Lecture Hall 3
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    • Ultrasound Imaging (4 CP)
      Classroom lectures (2h) given by M. Fournelle
      Mon 16-18, Building E2.6, Room E 12
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    • Physikalische Akustik 2 (3 CP)
      Classroom lectures (2h) given by M. Spies
      Thu 8.30-10, Building E3.1, Seminar Room
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  • Classes on Image Analysis:
    (You need at least 9 graded CP from this category.)
    
  • • Differential Equations in Image Processing and Computer Vision (9 CP)
      Classroom lectures (4h) with tutorials (2h) given by J. Weickert
      Tue 08-10, Fri 10-12, Building E1.3, Lecture Hall 1
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    • Advanced Image Analysis (6 CP)
      Classroom lectures (2h) with tutorials (2h) given by P. Peter
      Thu 16-18, Building E1.3, Lecture Hall 3
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    • Probabilistic Graphical Models and their Applications (6 CP)
      Classroom lectures (2h) with tutorials (2h) given by B. Schiele
      Mon 10-12, Tue 10-12, Building E1.4, Seminar Room 0.23
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  • 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
      Mon 14-16, Wed 10-12, Building E1.3, Lecture Hall 1
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    • Perception for Computer Graphics (3 CP)
      Classroom lectures (2h) given by K. Myszkowski and P. Didyk
      Wed 10-12, Building E1.4, Room 019
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  • Seminars:
    (You need at least 8 graded CP from this category.)
    
  • • Hybrid Video Coding (8 CP)
      Seminar given by S. Andris and J. Weickert
      Tue 16-18, Building E1.7, Room 410
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    • Software Design and Architectures for Interactive Avatars: a Hands-on Approach (8 CP)
      Seminar given by F. Nunnari and A. Heloir
      Fri 10-12, Building E1.1, Seminar Room 1.06
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    • Making Mixed Reality (VR/AR) great again! (8 CP)
      Seminar given by M. Speicher, A. Zenner and D. Degraen
      Tue 10-12, Building D3 (DFKI), Room -2.17
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• Classes in Image Related Areas in Computer Science and Other Disciplines:
  (From this category you need 9 graded CP.)
• • Neural Networks: Implementation and Application (6 CP)
    Classroom lectures (2h) with tutorials (2h) given by D. Klakow
    Tue 14-16, Building E1.3, Lecture Hall 1
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  • Telecommunications I (9 CP)
    Classroom lectures (4h) with tutorials (2h) given by T. Herfet
    Tue 12-14, Wed 8-10, Building E1.3, Lecture Hall 1
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  • Future Media Internet (9 CP)
    Classroom lectures (4h) with tutorials (2h) given by T. Herfet
    Tue 14-16, Wed 12-14, Building C6.3, Room 9.05
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  • Automatic Planning (9 CP)
    Classroom lectures (4h) with tutorials (2h) given by J. Hoffmann
    Mon 10-12, Tue 10-12, Building E1.3, Lecture Hall 3
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  • Tensors in Data Analysis (5 CP)
    Block course given by P. Miettinen
    From October 9 to October 13, 10-12, 12-14, Building E1.4, Room 023
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  • Information Retrieval and Data Mining (9 CP)
    Classroom lectures (4h) with tutorials (2h) given by J. Vreeken and J. Strötgen
    Wed 14-16, Fri 12-14, Building E1.3, Lecture Hall 2
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  • Elements of Statistical Learning (5 CP)
    Classroom lectures (2h) with tutorials (1h) given by T. Lengauer
    Wed 10-12, Building E2.1, Seminar Room 0.01
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  • Human Computer Interaction (9 CP)
    Classroom lectures (4h) with tutorials (2h) given by J. Steimle
    Tue 16-18, Thu 16-18, Building E2.2, Lecture Hall 1
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  • Text-to-speech Synthesis (3 CP)
    Classroom lectures (2h) given by B. Möbius
    Tue 16-18, Building C7.2, Seminar Room
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  • Consider also specialised classes in computational linguistics.

  
  
• 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:
    
  • • Convex Analysis in Image Processing (6 CP)
      Classroom lectures (3h) with tutorials (1h) given by M. Augustin
      Mon 12-14, Thu 08-10, Building E1.3, Lecture Hall 1
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    • Numerics I (9 CP)
      Classroom lectures (4h) with tutorials (2h) given by T. Schuster
      Tue 08-10, Thu 14-16, Building E2.5, Lecture Hall 1
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    • Stochastics II (9 CP)
      Classroom lectures (4h) with tutorials (2h) given by H. Zähle
      Tue 10-12, Thu 10-12, Building E2.4, Seminar Room 6
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    • Functional Analysis I (9 CP)
      Classroom lectures (4h) with tutorials (2h) given by M. Weber
      Tue 14-16, Thu 14-16, Building E2.4, Lecture Hall 4
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    • Parameter Identification for PDEs (3 CP)
      Classroom lectures (2h) given by A. Wald
      Wed 12-14, Building E2.4, Seminar Room 6
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    • Computer Algebra (9 CP)
      Classroom lectures (4h) with tutorials (2h) given by M. Sagraloff
      Mon 12-14, Wed 12-14, Building E1.4, Room 24
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    • Differentialgeometrie 1 (6 CP)
      Classroom lectures (2h) with tutorials (2h) given by M. Fuchs
      Fri 12-14, Building E2.4, Lecture Hall 4
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  • Classes in Computer Science:
    
  • • Algorithms and Data Structures (9 CP)
      Block Course given by R. Seidel
      TBA
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    • Grundzüge von Algorithmen und Datenstrukturen (6 CP)
      Classroom lectures (2h) with tutorials (2h) given by H. Dell
      (not for students with a B.Sc. in Computer Science)
      Thu 12-14, Building E2.2, Lecture Hall 1
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    • Programmierung 1 (9 CP)
      Classroom lectures (4h) with tutorials (2h) given by B. Finkbeiner
      (not for students with a B.Sc. in Computer Science)
      Tue 14-16, Thu 10-12, Building E2.2, Lecture Hall 1
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  • Classes in Mechatronics:
    
  • • Grundlagen der Signalverarbeitung (5 CP)
      Classroom lectures (2h) with tutorials (1h) given by D. Klakow
      Mon 10-13, Building A5.1, Lecture Hall 1 (-1.03)
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  • Classes in Physics:
    
  • • Elementare Einführung in die Physik I (4 CP)
      Classroom lectures (2h) with tutorials (2h) given by F. Müller
      Wed 10-12, Building C6.4, Lecture Hall (0.10)
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• 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 foreign and 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.