3D Computer Vision for Animals, seminar by Silvia Zuffi
On 15 December 2022 Silvia Zuffi (IMATI-CNR) gave a talk on 3D Computer Vision for Animals, as part of the seminar cycle GENDER UNBALANCED AI. The seminar was held in the Sala Eventi of the Modena Technopole (Building 52) of the “Enzo Ferrari” Department of Engineering, and online.
Abstract
Animals are an important resource for our society, but unfortunately they are often threatened and over-exploited by humans. Computer vision can greatly contribute to animal conservation and wellbeing by providing non-invasive tools for capturing animal behaviour. Animals communicate mostly with body posture and sound, and their health conditions are often related to shape changes. In this talk I will present my work on taking a 3D perspective when looking at animals, specifically through generative models of animal shape for 3D pose and shape reconstruction from monocular data.