Compressed convolutional neural networks for sewer inspection

The inspection of extensive and hard-to-access sewer systems is a challenging and expensive task. As these networks age and need to comply with stricter health and environmental regulations, the demand for effective inspection solutions has increased. The introduction of technologies like CCTV (closed-circuit television) and SSET (sewer scanner...

Spatio-temporal embedding in deep learning for algal bloom forecasting

The term ”Algal Bloom” refers to the accumulation of algae in a confined geological space. They may harm human health and negatively affect ecological systems around the area. Thus, forecasting algal blooms could mitigate the environmental and socio-economical damages. Particularly, the use of deep learning methods could distinguish underlying...

Automated monitoring of corrosion on piling sheets: a model test to understand the possibilities for asset managers

Various tasks in the construction industry are tedious due to the high amount of repetition or time-consuming nature. In recent years Deep Learning within computer vision has made it possible to automate various tasks using images. The Hoofdvaarweg Lemmer-Delfzijl has been assessed using images and a pointcloud. The images were being worked with...

Methodologies for deep learning SCA: An analysis on the design and construction of convolutional neural networks for side-channel datasets

Side-channel attacks leverage the unintentional leakage of information that indirectly relates to cryptographic secrets such as encryption keys. Previous settings would involve an attacker conducting some manual-statistical analysis to exploit this data and retrieve sensitive information from the target. With the adoption of deep learning...

The impact of spatial resolution and satellite data type characteristics on Automated Damage Assessment using a Convolutional Neural Network

Satellite data, such as optical and Synthetic Aperture Radar imagery, can provide information about the location and level of destruction caused by natural hazards. This information is essential to optimise the rescue mission logistics by humanitarian aid organisations and save people in need. Currently, many Automatic Damage Assessment (ADA)...

Semantic Segmentation using Deep Neural Networks for MAVs

Semantic segmentation methods have been developed and applied to single images for object segmentation. However, for robotic applications such as high-speed agile Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) in Autonomous Drone Racing (ADR), it is more interesting to consider temporal information as video sequences are correlated over time. In this work, we...

Model-to-Image Registration via Deep Learning towards Image-Guided Endovascular Interventions

Cardiologists highlight the need for an intra-operative 3D visualization to assist interventions. The intra-operative 2D X-ray/Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) images in the standard clinical workflow limit cardiologists’ views significantly. Compared with image-to-image registration, model-to-image registration is an essential approach...

3D Human Pose Estimation: Using a Top-View Depth Camera

The onset of delirium, a disturbance in the mental activities of a patient, can be potentially detected by understanding activities within an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) room. Such activities can be extracted by estimating human pose via a visual capture of the scene. This work uses a top-view depth camera in an ICU room to estimate pose of the...

Interpreting Information of Deep Neural Networks for Profiled Side Channel Analysis

Security has become ever more important in today's quickly growing digital world as the number of digital assets has quickly grown. Our thesis focuses on devices that compute a secure cryptographic operation such that information can be communicated or authenticated. The attack vector utilized is known as Profiled Side-Channel Analysis (SCA)...

Predicting the 1p/19q co-deletion status in low grade gliomas: The effect of using local binary convolutional neural networks

Patients with 1p/19q co-deleted low grade glioma (LGGs) have better prognosis and react better to certain treatments than patients with intact 1p/19q LGG. Currently, information about the 1p/19q co-deletion status is obtained by means of an invasive procedure called biopsy. As an alternative, non-invasive techniques to extract this information...

Detecting Empty Wireframe Objects on Micro-Air Vehicles: Applied for Gate Detection in Autonomous Drone Racing

Autonomous MAV are an emerging technology that supports a wide range of applications such as medical delivery or finding survivors in disaster scenarios. As flying in such missions is difficult the robust estimation of an MAV's state within its environment is crucial to ensure safe operation. In indoor scenarios, cameras are one of the...

VidCNN - Learning Blind Video Denoising

We propose a novel Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) for Video Denoising called VidCNN, which is capable to denoise videos without prior knowledge on the noise distribution (Blind). VidCNN is a flexible model, since it tackles multiple noise types, artificial and real. The CNN architecture uses a combination of spatial and temporal filtering,...

Nerve fiber tracing in bright-field images of human skin using deep learning

The goal of this thesis is to find an automated method that can trace all nerve fibers in bright-field images of skin tissue. This is an important step towards the automated quantification of intra-epidermal nerve fiber density, an important biomarker in the diagnosis of small-fiber neuropathy.<br/>Deep learning is a popular new field of...

Deep Learning for Pixelwise Classification of Hyperspectral Images: A generalizing model for a fixed scene subject to temporally changing weather, lighting and seasonal conditions

In hyperspectral (HS) imaging, for every pixel a spectrum of wavelengths is captured. These spectra represent material properties, i.e. the spectral signatures. So, classification of HS imagery is based on material properties. This thesis describes a framework to perform pixelwise classification of HS images of a fixed scene subject to varying...