An Introduction to Image Classification: From Designed Models to End-To-End Learning

Klaus D. Toennies is a retired professor of Computer Science at the Otto-von-Guericke-Universitaet (OvGU) Magdeburg in Germany. From 1998 to 2022, he led the Computer Vision Group at OvGU. Since 2022, he has served as a visiting professor at the German Faculty of Engineering at the Technical University Sofia, collaborating on the development of an Artificial Intelligence syllabus for the faculty's Computer Science programs. Prof. Toennies has authored several books and numerous journal papers on topics in image processing, computer vision, and image analysis for Medical Images, including the Springer book Guide to Medical Image Analysis.