Introduction to image processing and computer vision

The volume of image and video data available in the world is increasing day by day. The increasing use of mobile devices to capture images and use of the internet to post them has allowed production of enormous amounts of video and image data every day. Image processing and computer vision are used in many applications across various domains. Doctors use MRI and X-ray images for medical diagnoses. Space scientists and chemical engineers use images for space exploration and analysis of various genes at the molecular level. Images can be used to develop autonomous vehicles and video surveillance applications. They can also be used in agricultural applications and to identify faulty products during manufacturing. All these applications need to process images on a computer at a high speed. We are not going to look at how images...