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2016

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Non-parametric Models for Structured Data and Applications to Human Bodies and Natural Scenes

Lehrmann, A.

ETH Zurich, July 2016 (phdthesis)

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The purpose of this thesis is the study of non-parametric models for structured data and their fields of application in computer vision. We aim at the development of context-sensitive architectures which are both expressive and efficient. Our focus is on directed graphical models, in particular Bayesian networks, where we combine the flexibility of non-parametric local distributions with the efficiency of a global topology with bounded treewidth. A bound on the treewidth is obtained by either constraining the maximum indegree of the underlying graph structure or by introducing determinism. The non-parametric distributions in the nodes of the graph are given by decision trees or kernel density estimators. The information flow implied by specific network topologies, especially the resultant (conditional) independencies, allows for a natural integration and control of contextual information. We distinguish between three different types of context: static, dynamic, and semantic. In four different approaches we propose models which exhibit varying combinations of these contextual properties and allow modeling of structured data in space, time, and hierarchies derived thereof. The generative character of the presented models enables a direct synthesis of plausible hypotheses. Extensive experiments validate the developed models in two application scenarios which are of particular interest in computer vision: human bodies and natural scenes. In the practical sections of this work we discuss both areas from different angles and show applications of our models to human pose, motion, and segmentation as well as object categorization and localization. Here, we benefit from the availability of modern datasets of unprecedented size and diversity. Comparisons to traditional approaches and state-of-the-art research on the basis of well-established evaluation criteria allows the objective assessment of our contributions.

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Screening Rules for Convex Problems

Raj, A., Olbrich, J., Gärtner, B., Schölkopf, B., Jaggi, M.

2016 (unpublished) Submitted

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ei Raj, A., Olbrich, J., Gärtner, B., Schölkopf, B., Jaggi, M. Screening Rules for Convex Problems 2016 (unpublished) Submitted

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Statische und dynamische Magnetisierungseigenschaften nanoskaliger Überstrukturen

Gräfe, J.

Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart (und Cuvillier Verlag, Göttingen), 2016 (phdthesis)

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mms Gräfe, J. Statische und dynamische Magnetisierungseigenschaften nanoskaliger Überstrukturen Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart (und Cuvillier Verlag, Göttingen), 2016 (phdthesis)

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Gepinnte Bahnmomente in magnetischen Heterostrukturen

Audehm, P.

Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart (und Cuvillier Verlag, Göttingen), 2016 (phdthesis)

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mms Audehm, P. Gepinnte Bahnmomente in magnetischen Heterostrukturen Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart (und Cuvillier Verlag, Göttingen), 2016 (phdthesis)

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Austauschgekoppelte Moden in magnetischen Vortexstrukturen

Dieterle, G.

Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2016 (phdthesis)

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mms Dieterle, G. Austauschgekoppelte Moden in magnetischen Vortexstrukturen Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2016 (phdthesis)

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Density matrix calculations for the ultrafast demagnetization after femtosecond laser pulses

Weng, Weikai

Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2016 (mastersthesis)

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mms Weng, Weikai Density matrix calculations for the ultrafast demagnetization after femtosecond laser pulses Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2016 (mastersthesis)

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Deep Learning for Diabetic Retinopathy Diagnostics

Balles, Lukas

Heidelberg University, 2016 (mastersthesis)

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Balles, Lukas Deep Learning for Diabetic Retinopathy Diagnostics Heidelberg University, 2016 (mastersthesis)

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Helium und Hydrogen Isotope Adsorption and Separation in Metal-Organic Frameworks

Zaiser, Ingrid

Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart (und Cuvillier Verlag, Göttingen), 2016 (phdthesis)

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mms Zaiser, Ingrid Helium und Hydrogen Isotope Adsorption and Separation in Metal-Organic Frameworks Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart (und Cuvillier Verlag, Göttingen), 2016 (phdthesis)

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2012

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Virtual Human Bodies with Clothing and Hair: From Images to Animation

Guan, P.

Brown University, Department of Computer Science, December 2012 (phdthesis)

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ps Guan, P. Virtual Human Bodies with Clothing and Hair: From Images to Animation Brown University, Department of Computer Science, December 2012 (phdthesis)

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Scalable graph kernels

Shervashidze, N.

Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany, October 2012 (phdthesis)

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ei Shervashidze, N. Scalable graph kernels Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany, October 2012 (phdthesis)

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From Pixels to Layers: Joint Motion Estimation and Segmentation

Sun, D.

Brown University, Department of Computer Science, July 2012 (phdthesis)

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ps Sun, D. From Pixels to Layers: Joint Motion Estimation and Segmentation Brown University, Department of Computer Science, July 2012 (phdthesis)

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Learning Motor Skills: From Algorithms to Robot Experiments

Kober, J.

Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany, March 2012 (phdthesis)

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ei Kober, J. Learning Motor Skills: From Algorithms to Robot Experiments Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany, March 2012 (phdthesis)

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Structure and Dynamics of Diffusion Networks

Gomez Rodriguez, M.

Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 2012 (phdthesis)

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ei Gomez Rodriguez, M. Structure and Dynamics of Diffusion Networks Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 2012 (phdthesis)

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Blind Deconvolution in Scientific Imaging & Computational Photography

Hirsch, M.

Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany, 2012 (phdthesis)

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ei Hirsch, M. Blind Deconvolution in Scientific Imaging & Computational Photography Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany, 2012 (phdthesis)

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Wasserstoffspeicherkapazität poröser Materialien in Kryoadsorptionstanks

Schlichtenmayer, M.

Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2012 (phdthesis)

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mms Schlichtenmayer, M. Wasserstoffspeicherkapazität poröser Materialien in Kryoadsorptionstanks Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2012 (phdthesis)

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Behandlung stark nichtkollinearer Magnetisierungsstrukturen mit der Spin-Cluster-Entwicklung

Dietermann, F.

Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2012 (phdthesis)

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mms Dietermann, F. Behandlung stark nichtkollinearer Magnetisierungsstrukturen mit der Spin-Cluster-Entwicklung Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2012 (phdthesis)

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Spinwelleninduziertes Schalten magnetischer Vortexkerne

Kammerer, M.

Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2012 (phdthesis)

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mms Kammerer, M. Spinwelleninduziertes Schalten magnetischer Vortexkerne Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2012 (phdthesis)

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Die Stabilität des stromtragenden Zustands in MgB2 Schichten mit modifizierter Mikrostruktur

Treiber, S.

Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2012 (phdthesis)

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mms Treiber, S. Die Stabilität des stromtragenden Zustands in MgB2 Schichten mit modifizierter Mikrostruktur Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2012 (phdthesis)

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Hartmagnetische L10-FePt basierte gro\ssflächige Nanomuster mittels Nanoimprint-Lithografie

Bublat, T.

Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2012 (phdthesis)

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mms Bublat, T. Hartmagnetische L10-FePt basierte gro\ssflächige Nanomuster mittels Nanoimprint-Lithografie Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2012 (phdthesis)

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2005

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Extension to Kernel Dependency Estimation with Applications to Robotics

BakIr, G.

Biologische Kybernetik, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, November 2005 (phdthesis)

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Kernel Dependency Estimation(KDE) is a novel technique which was designed to learn mappings between sets without making assumptions on the type of the involved input and output data. It learns the mapping in two stages. In a first step, it tries to estimate coordinates of a feature space representation of elements of the set by solving a high dimensional multivariate regression problem in feature space. Following this, it tries to reconstruct the original representation given the estimated coordinates. This thesis introduces various algorithmic extensions to both stages in KDE. One of the contributions of this thesis is to propose a novel linear regression algorithm that explores low-dimensional subspaces during learning. Furthermore various existing strategies for reconstructing patterns from feature maps involved in KDE are discussed and novel pre-image techniques are introduced. In particular, pre-image techniques for data-types that are of discrete nature such as graphs and strings are investigated. KDE is then explored in the context of robot pose imitation where the input is a an image with a human operator and the output is the robot articulated variables. Thus, using KDE, robot pose imitation is formulated as a regression problem.

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ei BakIr, G. Extension to Kernel Dependency Estimation with Applications to Robotics Biologische Kybernetik, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, November 2005 (phdthesis)

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Geometrical aspects of statistical learning theory

Hein, M.

Biologische Kybernetik, Darmstadt, Darmstadt, November 2005 (phdthesis)

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ei Hein, M. Geometrical aspects of statistical learning theory Biologische Kybernetik, Darmstadt, Darmstadt, November 2005 (phdthesis)

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Implicit Surfaces For Modelling Human Heads

Steinke, F.

Biologische Kybernetik, Eberhard-Karls-Universität, Tübingen, September 2005 (diplomathesis)

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ei Steinke, F. Implicit Surfaces For Modelling Human Heads Biologische Kybernetik, Eberhard-Karls-Universität, Tübingen, September 2005 (diplomathesis)

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Machine Learning Methods for Brain-Computer Interdaces

Lal, TN.

Biologische Kybernetik, University of Darmstadt, September 2005 (phdthesis)

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ei Lal, TN. Machine Learning Methods for Brain-Computer Interdaces Biologische Kybernetik, University of Darmstadt, September 2005 (phdthesis)

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Efficient Adaptive Sampling of the Psychometric Function by Maximizing Information Gain

Tanner, TG.

Biologische Kybernetik, Eberhard-Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, May 2005 (diplomathesis)

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A common task in psychophysics is to measure the psychometric function. A psychometric function can be described by its shape and four parameters: offset or threshold, slope or width, false alarm rate or chance level and miss or lapse rate. Depending on the parameters of interest some points on the psychometric function may be more informative than others. Adaptive methods attempt to place trials on the most informative points based on the data collected in previous trials. A new Bayesian adaptive psychometric method placing trials by minimising the expected entropy of the posterior probabilty dis- tribution over a set of possible stimuli is introduced. The method is more flexible, faster and at least as efficient as the established method (Kontsevich and Tyler, 1999). Comparably accurate (2dB) threshold and slope estimates can be obtained after about 30 and 500 trials, respectively. By using a dynamic termination criterion the efficiency can be further improved. The method can be applied to all experimental designs including yes/no designs and allows acquisition of any set of free parameters. By weighting the importance of parameters one can include nuisance parameters and adjust the relative expected errors. Use of nuisance parameters may lead to more accurate estimates than assuming a guessed fixed value. Block designs are supported and do not harm the performance if a sufficient number of trials are performed. The method was evaluated by computer simulations in which the role of parametric assumptions, its robustness, the quality of different point estimates, the effect of dynamic termination criteria and many other settings were investigated.

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ei Tanner, TG. Efficient Adaptive Sampling of the Psychometric Function by Maximizing Information Gain Biologische Kybernetik, Eberhard-Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, May 2005 (diplomathesis)

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Untersuchung über die Grenzflächenmagnetisierung an (FM) Kobalt- und (AFM) Eisen-Mangan-Schichten

Harlander, M.

Stuttgart, Universität Stuttgart, 2005 (mastersthesis)

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mms Harlander, M. Untersuchung über die Grenzflächenmagnetisierung an (FM) Kobalt- und (AFM) Eisen-Mangan-Schichten Stuttgart, Universität Stuttgart, 2005 (mastersthesis)

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2002

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Untersuchungen zur Spindynamik in nanostrukturierten ferromagnetischen Schichtsystemen

Puzic, A.

Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2002 (mastersthesis)

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mms Puzic, A. Untersuchungen zur Spindynamik in nanostrukturierten ferromagnetischen Schichtsystemen Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2002 (mastersthesis)

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Magnetic Imaging of Nanostructured Systems with Transmission X-Ray Microscopy

Eimüller, T.

Bayrische Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, 2002 (phdthesis)

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mms Eimüller, T. Magnetic Imaging of Nanostructured Systems with Transmission X-Ray Microscopy Bayrische Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, 2002 (phdthesis)

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Ab-initio Berechnung der Spinwellenspektren von Eisen, Kobalt und Nickel

Grotheer, O.

Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2002 (phdthesis)

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mms Grotheer, O. Ab-initio Berechnung der Spinwellenspektren von Eisen, Kobalt und Nickel Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2002 (phdthesis)

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Kernspinresonanzuntersuchungen zur Diffusion von Wasserstoff in kubischen Lavesphasen

Eberle, U.

Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2002 (phdthesis)

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mms Eberle, U. Kernspinresonanzuntersuchungen zur Diffusion von Wasserstoff in kubischen Lavesphasen Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2002 (phdthesis)

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