Learning OpenCV 3 Computer
Vision with Python
Second Edition
Unleash the power of computer vision with Python
using OpenCV
Joe Minichino
Joseph Howse
BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI
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Learning OpenCV 3 Computer Vision with Python
Second Edition
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Credits
Authors
Joe Minichino
Joseph Howse
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About the Authors
Joe Minichino is a computer vision engineer for Hoolux Medical by day and a
developer of the NoSQL database LokiJS by night. On weekends, he is a heavy metal
singer/songwriter. He is a passionate programmer who is immensely curious about
programming languages and technologies and constantly experiments with them. At
Hoolux, Joe leads the development of an Android computer vision-based advertising
platform for the medical industry.
Born and raised in Varese, Lombardy, Italy, and coming from a humanistic
background in philosophy (at Milan's Università Statale), Joe has spent his last
11 years living in Cork, Ireland, which is where he became a computer science
graduate at the Cork Institute of Technology.
I am immensely grateful to my partner, Rowena, for always
encouraging me, and also my two little daughters for inspiring
me. A big thank you to the collaborators and editors of this book,
especially Joe Howse, Adrian Roesbrock, Brandon Castellano, the
OpenCV community, and the people at Packt Publishing.
Joseph Howse lives in Canada. During the winters, he grows his beard, while
his four cats grow their thick coats of fur. He loves combing his cats every day and
sometimes, his cats also pull his beard.
He has been writing for Packt Publishing since 2012. His books include OpenCV for
Secret Agents, OpenCV Blueprints, Android Application Programming with OpenCV 3,
OpenCV Computer Vision with Python, and Python Game Programming by Example.
When he is not writing books or grooming his cats, he provides consulting,
training, and software development services through his company,
Nummist Media (
http://nummist.com).
