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Lecture 4:
SKETCH RECOGNITION
Analysis, implementation, and comparison of sketch recognition algorithms, including feature-based, vision-based, geometry-based, and timing-based recognition algorithms; examination of methods to combine results from various algorithms to improve recognition using AI techniques, such as graphical models.
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2. Class Overview Long Paper discussion (lead by ?) Brief Lecture on Long
Discussion of previous homework and implementation issues
MARQS: Presentation and Discussion
Homework

3. Long Paper Discussion: (lead by ?)
Thoughts?

4. Class Overview Long Paper discussion (lead by ?) Brief Lecture on Long
Discussion of previous homework and implementation issues
MARQS: Presentation and Discussion
Homework

5. Class Overview Long Paper discussion (lead by ?) Brief Lecture on Long
Discussion of previous homework and implementation issues
MARQS: Presentation and Discussion
Homework

6. Homework Implementation Discussion
Compare recognition results.
What did people get?
Implementation difficulties?

7. Performing Recognition on these Features
What do you think about the features?
What recognition problems did you have?
Can you think of better features? (this is your homework)

8. Class Overview Long Paper discussion (lead by ?) Brief Lecture on Long
Discussion of previous homework and implementation issues
MARQS: Presentation and Discussion
Homework

9. Class Overview Long Paper discussion (lead by ?) Brief Lecture on Long
Discussion of previous homework and implementation issues
MARQS: Presentation and Discussion
Homework

10. Homework Read Paulson paper. Invent and better recognition features
Write a paper on the results.

11. Paper Criteria CONTENT: FORMAT Clarity Ideas Abstract Previous work
Implementation/Methodology
Results
Discussion
Future Work
Conclusion
Bibliography

12. Paper Criteria: Content
Clarity
There should be no spelling mistakes
There should be no grammar mistakes
Writing should be clear and cogent
Writing should be as brief as possible, i.e., not rambling
Uses images when necessary to clarify ideas
Ideas
Ideas are original
Ideas are interesting

13. Paper Criteria: Format/Abstract
A one paragraph summary of your paper
One sentence motivation
One sentence what you did
One sentence results
Do not make this a story
People should be able to *only* read your abstract and know exactly what you did

14. Paper Criteria: Format/Introduction
Introduction/Motivation
Introduce the area
Describe the problem you are trying to solve
Why is this problem important
Provide any background information necessary to understand the problem
Any intelligent person should be able to understand, and be motivated by, your problem

15. Paper Criteria: Format/Previous Work
List at least 2-3 of the most related work in the field (at a minimum you should have Rubine/2 Long papers/Paulson)
Describe how your work differs from theirs (i.e. why their work does not solve the problem you are trying to solve)

16. Paper Criteria:Format / Implementation-Methodology
What did you do?
How did you do it?
How can other people reproduce what you did?

17. Paper Criteria: Format/Results
What was the outcome of you work?
What statistical test did you use to determine these results (i.e., a t-test / recognition accuracy)
Graphs and tables
Make sure there is some way to measure what you have done

18. Paper Criteria: Format/Discussion
Analysis of the results
What worked
What didn’t work
Why do you think things worked
Why do you think things didn’t work

19. Paper Criteria: Format/Future Work
If you had more time to work on this, what would you do next give the results of your paper? Why?
What future ideas naturally extend from this work?

20. Paper Criteria: Format/Conclusion
Summarize what you told them
What were the key findings
Similar to abstract, but you can assume people have read the paper
What did you want people to get out of the paper?
What should they walk away remembering?

21. Paper Criteria: Format/Bibliography
References are properly cited
Refer to papers read for proper format.