About the Authors

Anna Kreshuk

Affiliation Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Christoph N. Straehle

Affiliation Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Christoph Sommer

Affiliation Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Ullrich Koethe

Affiliation Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Marco Cantoni

Affiliation École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Graham Knott

Affiliation École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Fred A. Hamprecht

fred.hamprecht@iwr.uni-heidelberg.de

Affiliation Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts. This study was partially funded by Robert Bosch GmbH. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FAH GK AK. Performed the experiments: AK GK. Analyzed the data: AK FAH GK. Wrote the paper: AK FAH GK. Acquired the images and the ground truth: GK MC. Designed and implemented the original software: CNS CS UK. Designed and implemented the software extension: AK CNS.