Forgotten Ideas of Computer Vision Before Deep Learning

Wed, 11 Nov 2026

The talk will revisit important classical concepts, foundational methods, and ideas in computer vision that preceded the deep learning era, highlighting their relevance to contemporary computer vision research. Faculty members, research scholars, students, and all those interested in computer vision and artificial intelligence are cordially invited to attend.

About the Speaker

Sumantra Dutta Roy Department of Electrical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110 016, INDIA. I completed my Ph.D. at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, I.I.T. Delhi immediately after my M.Tech. My field of interest is Computer Vision and the title of my Ph.D. thesis was `Active Object Recognition through Next View Planning'. Immediately after my Ph.D., I joined the Department of Electrical Engineering at I.I.T. Bombay, as an Assistant Professor (27 March 2001 - 02 January, 2007). From 03 January, 2007 to 03 August, 2018, I was an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at I.I.T. Delhi. From 03 August, 2018, I have been a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at I.I.T. Delhi (01 February, 2026 onwards, Professor (HAG)).