Introduction to Image Analysis

Education facts

Code: 1MD110

Methodology for solving image analysis problems. An overview of the basic components included in a typical image analysis system. Representation of images in a computer. Image types. Colour Theory. Sampling and interpolation. Image encoding and compression. Image enhancement and image restoration. Basic frequency analysis. Histogram operations. Point and neighbourhood operations. Segmentation and edge detection in images. Image registration and motion analysis. Computer vision. Mathematical morphology, discrete geometry and combinatorial optimisation. Shape analysis and feature extraction. Classification and decision theory. Experimental design and evaluation. Examples of applications in research and industry. Opportunities and limitations of computerised image analysis. This course cannot be included in the same degree as 1TD396 Computer Assisted Image Analysis I, 1TD398 Computer Assisted Image Analysis II, and 1MD160 Computer Assisted Image Analysis.

Entry requirements

120 credits including 30 credits mathematics and 30 credits computer science. Basic programming, statistics and probability theory, linear algebra, and calculus. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Introduction to Image Analysis

  Uppsala University

  Uppsala

  Start date: 31 August 2026

  End date: 17 January 2027

  Pace of study: 33 %