Active Contours for Image Segmentation

Active contour models are physics-based deformable models used to model the appearance and behavior
of a physical object being imaged, or to simulate some image analysis task. Using a Larangian formulation of the
energy functional, active contour models can be adopted for image segmentation by the design of appropriate
energy terms and the subsequent minimization of the total energy. The aim of this project is to develop and
implement appropriate active contour schemes for the segmentation of noisy images. An appreciation of Matlab
and numerical computation skills would be desirable.