OpenVX, a maturing API from the Khronos Group, enables embedded vision application software developers to efficiently harness the various processing resources available in SoCs and systems. Vision technology is now enabling a wide range of products, that are more intelligent and responsive than before, and thus more valuable to users. Such image perception, understanding, and […]
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Yangqing Jia created the Caffe framework while a graduate student researcher at UC Berkeley. He later was a member of the Google Brain project and recently joined Facebook, working on various aspects of deep learning research and engineering. At the Alliance’s February 2016 tutorial on deep learning for computer vision using convolutional neural networks and
Neil Trevett, President of Khronos and Vice President at NVIDIA, delivers the presentation, "Update on Khronos Open Standard APIs for Vision Processing," at the December 2015 Embedded Vision Alliance Member Meeting. Trevett provides an update on recent developments in multiple Khronos standards useful for vision applications.
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This introductory article discusses implementing machine learning algorithms on FPGAs, achieving significant performance improvements at much lower power. Newly available middleware IP, together with the SDAccel programming environment, enables software developers to implement convolutional neural networks (CNNs) in C/C++, leveraging an OpenCL platform model. Machine Learning in the Cloud: A Tipping Point The transformation of
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The substantial resources available in modern programmable logic devices, in some cases including embedded processor cores, makes them strong candidates for implementing vision-processing functions. The rapidly maturing OpenCL framework enables the rapid and efficient development of programs that execute across programmable logic fabric and other heterogeneous processing elements within a system. As mentioned in the
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Andy Chang, Senior Manager of Academic Research at National Instruments, presents the "Enabling the Factory of the Future with Embedded Vision" tutorial at the May 2015 Embedded Vision Summit. Manufacturing has changed dramatically over the past few decades and is now changing even faster. Embedded vision is a key enabler for improved efficiency, quality, flexibility,
Yury Gorbachev, Principal Engineer at Itseez (now part of Intel), presents the "OpenCV for Embedded: Lessons Learned" tutorial at the May 2015 Embedded Vision Summit. OpenCV is the most widely used software component library for computer vision. Initially used mainly for algorithm development and prototyping, in recent years OpenCV has also been used extensively for
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Nagesh Gupta, CEO and Founder of Auviz Systems, presents the "Trade-offs in Implementing Deep Neural Networks on FPGAs" tutorial at the May 2015 Embedded Vision Summit. Video and images are a key part of Internet traffic—think of all the data generated by social networking sites such as Facebook and Instagram—and this trend continues to grow.
Michael Tusch, Founder and CEO of Apical, presents the "Using Vision to Create Smarter Consumer Devices with Improved Privacy" tutorial at the May 2015 Embedded Vision Summit. Machines are valuable primarily due to their ability interact with people and with the physical world. But today, most of the consumer devices in the “Internet of Things”
Jeff Bier, Founder of the Embedded Vision Alliance and President and Co-Founder of BDTI, presents the introductory remarks at the May 2015 Embedded Vision Summit. Jeff provides an overview of the embedded vision market opportunity, challenges, solutions and trends. He also introduces the Embedded Vision Alliance and the resources it offers for both product creators
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