Department of Cybernetics Faculty of Electrical Engineering  Czech Technical University 121 35 Prague 2, Karlovo namesti 13, Czech Republic  Fax: + 420 2 24357385 , Phone: +420 2 2435 5728 e-mail: cechj@cmp.felk.cvut.cz My previous homepage at INRIA Rhône-Alpes, France. My Google Scholar profile.

Center for Machine Perception

Curriculum vitae

• 3D vision, Stereoscopic Vision, Image Representation
• Stereo: matching algorithms, correlation statistics, correspondence selection
• Image Interpretation/Understanding, structure models

• Fast dense scene flow based on Growing Correspondence Seeds (GCSF). [download]
• Fast dense stereo matching based on Growing Correspondence Seeds (GCS). [download]
• Fast Sequential Correspondence Verification by Cosegmentation (SCV). [download]

• Vojtech Franc, Jan Cech. Learning CNNs from Weakly Annotated Facial Images. Image and Vision Computing. 2018, vol. 77, pp. 10--20. [pdf] [project]
• Jan Cech, Vojtech Franc, Michal Uricar, Jiri Matas. Multi-View Facial Landmark Detection by Using a 3D Shape Model. Image and Vision Computing, 47(3):60-70. 2016. [pdf]
• Kaustubh Kulkarni, Georgios Evangelidis, Jan Cech, Radu Horaud. Continuous action recognition based on sequence alignment. International Journal of Computer Vision, 112(1):90-114. 2015. [pdf]
• Jan Cech, Jiri Matas, Michal Perdoch. Efficient Sequential Correspondence Selection by Cosegmentation. IEEE Trans. on PAMI, 32(9):1568-1581. 2010. [preprint] [download software]
• Jan Cech, Radim Sara. Languages for Constrained Binary Segmentation Based on Maximum A Posteriori Probability Labeling. International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology, 19(2):69-79. 2009. [preprint]
• Huaifeng Zhang, Jan Cech, Radim Sara, Fuchao Wu, Zhanyi Hu. Theory and Robust Algorithm of Trinocular Rectification. In Chinese Journal of Software, 15(5):676-688, 2004.
• Xavier Alameda-Pineda, Jordi Sanchez-Riera, Johannes Wienke, Vojtech Franc, Jan Cech, Kaustubh Kulkarni, Antoine Deleforge, Radu Horaud. RAVEL: An Annotated Corpus for Training Robots with Audiovisual Abilities. Journal on Multimodal User Interfaces, 7(1-2):79-91 Springer, 2013. [pdf]

• P. Jahoda, J. Cech. Pose and Facial Expression Transfer by using StyleGAN. In Proc. CVWW, 2024. Best paper award. [pdf]
• A. Subrtova, J. Cech, A. Sugimoto. Detecting and Correcting Perceptual Artifacts in Synthetic Face Images. In Proc. CVWW, 2024. [pdf]
• A. Subrtova, D. Futschik, J. Cech, M. Lukac, E. Shechtman, and D. Sykora. ChunkyGAN: Real Image Inversion via Segments. In Proc. ECCV, 2022. [pdf-paper] [pdf-supp] [code]
• A. Subrtova, J. Cech, V. Franc. Hairstyle Transfer between Face Images. In Proc. International Conference on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition , 2021. [pdf] [project]
• J. Cech, T. Hanis, A. Konopisky, T. Rurtle, J. Svancar, T. Twardzik. Self-Supervised Learning of Camera-based Drivable Surface Roughness. In Proc. IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, 2021. [pdf]
• D. Vosahlik, J. Cech, T. Hanis, A. Konopisky, T. Rurtle, J. Svancar, T. Twardzik. Self-Supervised Learning of Camera-based Drivable Surface Friction. In Proc. IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2021. [pdf]
• M. Bahnik, D. Filyo, D. Pekarek, M. Vlasimsky, J. Cech, T. Hanis, and M. Hromcik. Visually Assisted Anti-lock Braking System. In Proc. IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, 2020. [pdf] [video]
• Pavel Jahoda, Jan Cech, Jiri Matas. Autonomous Car Chasing. In ECCV workshop ACVR, 2020. [pdf] [dataset]
• Tomas Pavlin, Jan Cech, Jiri Matas. Ballroom Dance Recognition from Audio Recordings. In Proc. ICPR, 2020. To Appear. [pdf] [video]
• Radim Spetlik, Vojtech Franc, Jan Cech, Jiri Matas. Visual Heart Rate Estimation with Convolutional Neural Network. In Proc. British Machine Vision Conference, 2018. [pdf] [project]
• Pavel Jahoda, Antonin Vobecky, Jan Cech, Jiri Matas. Detecting Decision Ambiguity from Facial Images. In Proc. Face and Gestures. 2018. [pdf] [dataset] [code]
• Vojtech Franc, Jan Cech. Face attribute learning from weakly annotated examples. In Proc. International Conference on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition Workshops, Biometrics in the Wild (BWILD), 2017. [pdf]
• Petr Husak, Jan Cech, Jiri Matas. Spotting Facial Micro-Expressions "In the Wild". In Proc. Computer Vision Winter Workshop. 2017. [pdf] [dataset]
• Tereza Soukupova, Jan Cech. Eye Blink Detection using Facial Landmarks. In Proc. CVWW, 2016. Best paper award. [pdf]
• Jan Cech, Vojtech Franc, Jiri Matas. A 3D Approach to Facial Landmarks: Detection, Refinement, and Tracking. In Proc. ICPR, 2014. [pdf]
• Jan Cech, Ravi Mittal, Antoine Deleforge, Jordi Sanchez-Riera, Xavier Alameda-Pineda, Radu Horaud. Active-Speaker Detection and Localization with Microphones and Cameras Embedded into a Robotic Head. In Proc. IEEE Humanoids, 2013. [pdf]
• Jordi Sanchez-Riera, Xavier Alameda-Pineda, Johannes Wienke, Antoine Deleforge, Soraya Arias, Jan Cech, Sebastian Wrede, Radu Horaud. Online Multimodal Speaker Detection for Humanoid Robots. In Proc. IEEE Humanoids, 2012. [pdf]
• Jordi Sanchez-Riera, Jan Cech, Radu Horaud. Robust Spatiotemporal Stereo for Dynamic Scenes. In Proc. ICPR, 2012. [pdf]
• Jordi Sanchez-Riera, Jan Cech, Radu Horaud. Action Recognition Robust to Background Clutter by Using Stereo Vision. In VECTaR ECCV Workshop, 2012. [pdf]
• Vineet Gandhi, Jan Cech, Radu Horaud. High-Resolution Depth Maps Based on TOF-Stereo Fusion. In Proc. ICRA, 2012. [pdf]
• Jan Cech, Jordi Sanchez-Riera, Radu Horaud. Scene Flow Estimation by Growing Correspondence Seeds. In Proc. CVPR, 2011. [pdf] [download software]
• Jan Cech, Radu Horaud. Joint Disparity and Optical Flow by Correspondence Growing. In Proc. ICASSP, 2011. [pdf]
• Avinash Sharma, Radu Horaud, Jan Cech, Edmond Boyer. Topologically-Robust 3D Shape Matching Based on Diffusion Geometry and Seed Growing. In Proc. CVPR, 2011. [pdf]
• Jan Cech and Radim Sara. Windowpane detection based on maximum aposteriori probability labeling. In IWCIA, 2008. [pdf]
• Jan Cech, Jiri Matas, Michal Perdoch. Efficient Sequential Correspondence Selection by Cosegmentation. In Proc. CVPR, 2008. [pdf]
• Jan Cech, Radim Sara. Efficient Sampling of Disparity Space for Fast and Accurate Matching. In Proc. BenCOS Workshop CVPR, 2007. [pdf] [download software]
• Jana Kostliva, Jan Cech, Radim Sara. Feasibility Boundary in Dense and Semi-Dense Stereo Matching. In Proc. BenCOS Workshop CVPR, 2007. [pdf] [on-line evaluation page]
• Jan Cech, Radim Sara. Complex Correlation Statistic for Dense Stereoscopic Matching. In Proc. Scandinavian Conference on Image Analysis, pp. 598-608. 2005. Springer-Verlag, LNCS 3540. [pre-print version] [demo]
• Huaifeng Zhang, Jan Cech, Radim Sara, Fuchao Wu, Zhanyi Hu. A Linear Method for Trinocular Rectification. In Proc. British Machine Vision Conference, vol. 1, pp. 281-290, 2003. BMVA press. [pdf]
• Jana Kostkova, Jan Cech, Radim Sara. Dense Stereomatching Algorithm Performance for View Prediction and Structure Reconstruction. In Proc. Scandinavian Conference on Image Analysis, pp. 101-107, 2003. Springer-Verlag, LNCS 2749. [Springer version]
• Vladimir Smutny, Jan Cech, Radim Sara, Tatjana Dostalova. Estimation of the Temporomandibular Joint Trajectory by Photogrammetry. In Proc. Biosignal, pp. 271-273, 2002. Vutium Press. [pdf]

• Jan Cech. Accurate and Robust Stereoscopic Matching in Efficient Algorithms. PhD Thesis. Department of Cybernetics, Faculty of Electrical Engeneering, Czech Technical University. June 16, 2009. [pdf] [small-booklet]

Complete list of publications can be seen here.