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Real-time object detection and classification for high-speed asymmetric-detection time-stretch optical microscopy on FPGA

  • Maolin Wang
  • , Ho-Cheung Ng
  • , Bob M.F. Chung
  • , B. Sharat Chandra Varma
  • , Manish Kumar Jaiswal
  • , Kevin K. Tsia
  • , Ho Cheung Shum
  • , Hayden Kwok-Hay So

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication)peer-review

Abstract

A real-time object detection and classification system using FPGA developed for high-speed asymmetric time-stretched optical microscopy (ATOM) framework is presented. Due to the massive amount of data generated by optical frontend, storing the raw data for offline post-processing is slow and impractical for the targeted single cell analysis applications. The proposed FPGA solution eliminates the need to transfer and persist the entire raw data by processing low-level signals and forming highlevel images in real-time. Objects of interest are detected and segmented from the image stream and a classifier subsequently performs high-level analysis on the segmented images. When compared with existing software-based post-processing workflow, this FPGA-based approach will improve both the number of objects captured per experiment and the overall end-to-end object classification performance. The system also allows co-optimization between optical system, low-level signal processing and image analytic in a unified environment that enables new scientific discoveries previously unachievable. © 2016 IEEE.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Field-Programmable Technology, FPT 2016
PublisherIEEE
Pages261-264
ISBN (Print)9781509056026
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 May 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event15th International Conference on Field-Programmable Technology, FPT 2016 - Xi'an, China
Duration: 7 Dec 20169 Dec 2016

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Field-Programmable Technology, FPT 2016

Conference

Conference15th International Conference on Field-Programmable Technology, FPT 2016
PlaceChina
CityXi'an
Period7/12/169/12/16

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