Resumen de Linking research and teaching through an applied computer vision course

X. Lladó, Jordi Freixenet Bosch , A. Oliver

• In this paper we present our experience of designing a course shared between the European Erasmus Mundus Master’s Degree inComputer Vision and Robotics (VIBOT), and the local Master’s Degree in Industrial Computer Science and Automation, both ofwhich are official qualifications at our university. The main aim of the course is to integrate a number of different subjects, such ascomputer vision, computer programming, perception systems, databases and computer engineering, by using an open research platformcalled PASCAL. We aim to demonstrate the effectiveness of such a practical course that integrates technology and research intoeducational methods. We describe this integration, by presenting and evaluating the methods used and identifying the links betweenresearch and teaching techniques. As a practical approach, the majority of educational activities are developed in our university labs,where we work with students from all five continents, mixing national and foreign students into different workgroups. The students aregreatly motivated by working in such an environment and on this research platform, which permits them to consolidate their existingknowledge and extend their curricula.