Hi Vasanth On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 9:55 AM, Vasanth Kalingeri <vasanth.kalingeri@gmail.com> wrote:
I found the project that you mentioned, here and I find it to be really interesting to work on. I have used the haar classifier for detecting faces(mostly as a black box) and I would like to understand its working so that I can work on this project, can you please let me know how I start with this? Any good algorithms in recent research papers that I have to read? or any essential prerequisites for the project?
The best place to start is by reading the paper(s) by Viola & Jones, and making sure you understand their approach fully. Then, the instructions given on the project outline can be explored to train some new filters. Pre-requisites for this project are fairly general skills such as being able to a) read and understand papers independently b) apply creative thinking around algorithms and ideas to replace patent-encumbered parts of the algorithm and c) easily implement and experiment with different approaches. However, much more important is the ability to engage with the community. A good way of doing so is through the process of filing and discussing a pull request. Regards Stéfan