We need to obtain location information of an object in order to process the 3D information. In this labratory, we research about the location estimation of objects and free viewpoint image, which is one of the 3D media.

The keywords of our research are the following:

  • Free viewpoint image synthesis
  • Depth estimation
  • Structure from Motion

3D media such as free viewpoint images contains a huge amount of data as compared to RGB images. Thus, the data must be compressed for transferring them by communicating. In this laboratory, we research about coding of 3D media.

The keywords of our research are the following:

  • Multi-viewpoint image compressing
  • Depth map compressing

Computational photography indicates extending the software or hardware so that we can obtain new images, which we could hardly capture. In this laboratory, we research about the mehods for caputring new images and processing more efficiently.

The keywords of our research are the following:

  • High dynamic range imaging
  • Light field
  • Super resolution