Undressing The Human Body: Program Created To Calculate Body Shape Under Clothing
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 10:08
in Mathematics & Economics
Imagine you are a police detective trying to identify a suspect wearing a trench coat, baggy pants and a baseball cap pulled low. Or imagine you are a fashion industry executive who wants to market virtual clothing that customers of all shapes and sizes can try online before they purchase. Computer scientists have now created a computer program that for the first time can accurately estimate the human body's shape from digital images or video.