Mobile computer-vision technology will soon become as ubiquitous as touch interfaces.

KARI PULLI, NVIDIA RESEARCH

ANATOLY BAKSHEEV, ITSEEZ

KIRILL KORNYAKOV, ITSEEZ

VICTOR ERUHIMOV, ITSEEZ

Computer vision is a rapidly growing field devoted to analyzing, modifying, and high-level understanding of images. Its objective is to determine what is happening in front of a camera and use that understanding to control a computer or robotic system, or to provide people with new images that are more informative or esthetically pleasing than the original camera images. Application areas for computer-vision technology include video surveillance, biometrics, automotive, photography, movie production, Web search, medicine, augmented reality gaming, new user interfaces, and many more.

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