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Images have become ubiquitous in recent years, and their use is now incorporated in many applications covering everyday life, including scientific research and industrial manufacturing.

Members of the Computer Vision group are interested and active in a variety of research and applied projects in this area.

We have extensive experience in many areas of computer vision, image and video processing. We have worked closely with the Schools of Psychology, Engineering, Dentistry, Medicine and Optometry, and have also collaborated with industrial partners such as Renishaw, Airbus, British Aerospace, Welsh Rugby Union, local Police forces, councils and health services.

Aims

In the future we aim to attract more high-quality PhD students and more funding from UKRI and industry.

Research

Examples of prior projects include:

  • machine and deep learning of imagery and video
  • high resolution surface reconstruction
  • computational archaeology
  • analysis of high dimensional image feature spaces
  • articulated human motion analysis
  • sports video analysis
  • video surveillance applications
  • modelling crowd behaviour
  • visual media quality assessment
  • forgery detection
  • visual attention modelling and applications
  • non-photorealistic rendering
  • generative image models
  • reflection aware visual SLAM
  • speech driven facial modelling and video synthesis
  • image registration

Examples of applications of our research include:

  • visual avatar for virtual delivery of healthcare
  • segmentation of 3D OCT scans of retinas
  • the perception of trustworthiness from smiles
  • determining the effectiveness of surgery from facial morphology and temporal dynamics
  • analysing the effects of alcohol on crowd dynamics
  • violence digitally unrolling of fragile parchments from 3D X-ray scans analysis of birch bark manuscripts

Projects


Project name: IA Natural Language Interface for Directing Virtual Character Performances

Funded by: XR Network+ project of EPSRC

Principal investigator: Dr Yipeng Qin


Project name: Uncovering the “Instincts” of Deep Generative Models for Fair and Unbiased Visual Content Creation

Funded by: EPSRC DTP

Principal investigator: Dr Yipeng Qin


Project name: Prototyping Smart Clothes for Population-level Motion Monitoring and Analysis

Funded by: Royal Society

Principal investigator: Dr Yipeng Qin


Project name: Charting New Frontiers: An Exploratory Expedition and Pilot Study on Chattable Virtual Avatars, Unveiling Ethical and Social Dimensions in Content Delivery

Funded by: GW4

Principal investigator: Dr Yipeng Qin


Project name: Revolutionizing Visitor Experiences of Cultural Heritage: Unleashing the Power of AI-Powered Chattable Avatars in Interactive Exhibitions

Funded by: AHRC

Principal investigator: Dr Yipeng Qin


Project name: Integration of video realistic avatar capability into an artificial intelligence driven healthcare information platform

Funded by: KTP

Principal investigator: Professor David Marshall


Project name: A BioEngineering approach for the SAFE design and fitting of Respiratory Protective Equipment (BE-SAFE RPE)

Funded by: EPSRC

Co-principal investigators: Professor David Marshall and Professor Paul Rosin


Project name: Seeing the future

Funded by: EPSRC

Principal investigator: Professor David Marshall


Meet the team

Lead researcher

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Dr Yipeng Qin

Senior Lecturer; Deputy Director of Research

Telephone
+44 29208 75537
Email
QinY16@cardiff.ac.uk

Academic staff

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Professor Hantao Liu

Professor of Human-Centric Artificial Intelligence
Director of International

Telephone
+44 29208 76557
Email
LiuH35@cardiff.ac.uk
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Professor Dave Marshall

Emeritus Professor

Telephone
+44 29208 75318
Email
MarshallAD@cardiff.ac.uk
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Dr Yipeng Qin

Senior Lecturer; Deputy Director of Research

Telephone
+44 29208 75537
Email
QinY16@cardiff.ac.uk

Events

Seminars from members and visitors are presented at the visual computing research seminar series.

Previous events

  • Chattable Virtual Avatars for Museum & Archive Workshop (Dr Barbara Caddick of the University of Bristol and Dr Yipeng Qin, March 2024)
  • Cardiff University and National Trust Workshop on AI Avatars (Dr Daniel Finnegan and Dr Yipeng Qin, March 2024)
  • Past Meets Future: Can AI Personas Bring Historic Figures to Life? (Dr Yipeng Qin, March 2024)

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