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Program at a Glance

Program
Master
College(s)
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department(s)
Computer Science
30
Credit Hours
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Obtain A Unique Education With A Master of Science in Computer Vision From UCF

Earn a degree like no other with a Master of Science in Computer Vision from UCF. UCF is currently the only public university offering this degree in the U.S. The program builds upon our very successful research in computer vision, which ranks among the top 10 in the nation.

Computer Vision at UCF

UCF鈥檚 Master of Computer Vision program provides you with the technical skills and domain knowledge needed to succeed in this fast-growing industry. This involves acquiring, processing, analyzing and understanding images, videos, 3D data and other types of high-dimensional data of the real world employing the latest machine learning techniques.

You鈥檒l be able to take what you learn in the classroom and apply it to current research upon which future computer vision industries can be built. Plus, with local and national high-tech partners including Lockheed Martin, Elbit Systems, L3Harris, DRS, Accenture and SRI, you can experience the industry first hand through internships and networking opportunities.

As a computer vision engineer, you can help change how we examine the world and solve problems. Our computer vision graduates go on to use modern technology to benefit society, whether that鈥檚 right here at home in Central Florida or across the globe.

Where Graduates Work

UCF computer science graduates are employed nearly everywhere, at companies of all sizes 鈥 from large companies such as Amazon, Accenture, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin and Microsoft, to smaller companies. They also work in government agencies, academic institutions and more.

Throughout your career, there will be a number of opportunities for lifelong learning, including training and development, and involvement in professional organizations to build strong connections.

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Highlights

Computer vision at UCF has been ranked No. 10 nationally by CSRankings.org from 2010-2020.
The Center for Research in Computer Vision has extensive expertise and received $3.79M in research funding last year in various areas, from video surveillance and monitoring to facial recognition to biomedical image analysis.
The demand for computer and information research scientists is expected to grow 15 percent through 2029 鈥 much faster than other industries.
Computer and information research scientists earn an annual average salary of $122K.

Application Deadlines

Fall
July 1
Spring
December 1

Application deadlines subject to change, see the for up-to-date deadlines.

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Course Overview

Computer Vision

Learn about image formation, binary vision, region growing and edge detection, shape representation, dynamic scene analysis, texture, stereo and range images, and knowledge representation.

Explore the origin/evaluation of machine intelligence; machine learning concepts and their applications in problem solving, planning and 鈥渆xpert systems鈥 symbolic role of human and computers.

Gain the foundation necessary for understanding, visualizing and quantifying medical images with computational methods. Topics include NeuroImaging: fMRI, DTI, MRI, Connectome, Basics of Radiological Image Modalities and their clinical use, and Medical Image Segmentation.

The world is producing more visual data than ever before, so the demand and applications for computer vision are expanding at a rapid pace. For instance, for self-driving cars, medical imaging, safety, security and national defense.鈥濃

鈥 Niels da Vitoria Lobo, Computer Science Associate Professor, UCF

Computer Vision Skills You鈥檒l Learn

  • Write programs to conduct and perform analysis of visual data.
  • Design and implement new algorithms for recognition, segmentation, indexing, tracking and editing.
  • Perform data acquisition for extremely large and dynamic visual sources.
  • Present and communicate expertise in a clear and concise manner accessible to the general public.

Career Opportunities

  • Research Engineer
  • Computer Vision Specialist
  • Machine Learning Engineer
  • Robotics Engineer
  • Medical Imaging Specialist

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