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Academic Year 2024/2025
Name Dott. - MI (1380) Ingegneria dell'Informazione / Information Technology
Programme Year 1

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ID Code 062756
Course Title THE DIGITAL IMAGING PIPELINE: FROM PHOTONS TO MODERN CAMERAS
Course Type MONO-DISCIPLINARY COURSE
Credits (CFU / ECTS) 5.0
Course Description The course program will pass along the following topics: Background Brief history of photography and key evaluation parameters of an imaging system. Photography before the digital imaging era. Black and white photography and color imaging. The human visual system: the concept of colors. Role and effects of optics on image quality Required background in optics: aberrations and diffraction The modulation transfer function (MTF): definition and use Resolution MTF vs Sensor MTF Depth of field Sensor architectures and electronics Sensor overview 3T pixel topology 4T pixel topology HDR and scientific pixel topologies SNR and DR of various topologies Color science and image color quality Color acquisition techniques (CFA and demosaicking) The CIE XYZ color space Perceptual color spaces: CIE Luv and CIE Lab Color conversion matrix, white balance and color errors Metamerism and spectral imaging Image representation
Scientific-Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
SSD Code SSD Description CFU
ING-INF/01 ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING 5.0

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Alphabetical group Name Teaching Assignment Details
From (included) To (excluded)
A ZZZZ Langfelder Giacomo
manifestidott v. 1.12.2 / 1.12.2
Area Servizi ICT
16/11/2025