University of Colorado Boulder
Computer Vision Specialization
University of Colorado Boulder

Computer Vision Specialization

Computer Vision from Fundamentals to Advanced. Learn how machines interpret the visual world.

Tom Yeh

Instructor: Tom Yeh

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Intermediate level

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4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Build a strong foundation in how machines perceive and analyze visual information.

  • Train deep learning systems for tasks such as image classification and segmentation.

  • Discover how transformers, Vision Transformers (ViT), CLIP, and diffusion models are reshaping the future of AI.

  • Explore "by hand" the core principles of image processing, feature extraction, and classical vision techniques.

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Specialization - 3 course series

What you'll learn

  • Understand the fundamental principles and algorithms of classical computer vision.

  • Apply deep learning models to various computer vision tasks.

  • Evaluate and implement computer vision solutions for real-world applications.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Computer Vision
Category: Image Analysis
Category: Linear Algebra
Category: Computational Thinking
Category: Data Ethics
Category: Data Processing
Category: Probability Distribution
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Deep Learning
Category: Computer Graphics

What you'll learn

  • Improve model performance and training stability using multilayer perceptrons (MLPs) and applying normalization techniques.

  • Implement autoencoders for unsupervised feature learning and design Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) to generate synthetic images.

  • Train convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for image classification tasks, understanding how layers extract spatial features from visual data.

  • Apply advanced architectures like ResNet for deep image recognition and U-Net for image segmentation.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Unsupervised Learning

What you'll learn

  • Apply Nonlinear Support Vector Machines (NSVMs) and Fourier transforms to analyze and process visual data.

  • Use probabilistic reasoning and implement Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) to model temporal sequences and contextual dependencies in visual data.

  • Explain the principles of transformer architectures and how Vision Transformers (ViT) perform image classification and visual understanding tasks.

  • Implement CLIP for multimodal learning, and utilize diffusion models to generate high-fidelity images.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)

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Tom Yeh
University of Colorado Boulder
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