Publications from the Centre for Machine Vision

Our research is published in leading academic journals, as well as in a range of books, reports and practitioner articles, many of which are accessible through the UWE Bristol Research Repository.

Latest publications

• Teaching machines to ask questions

  Yao, K., Zhang, L., Luo, T., Tao, L. and Wu, Y. (2018) Teaching machines to ask questions. In: Proceedings of the Twenty-Seventh International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Stockholm, Sweden, 13-19 July 2018., pp. 4546-4552 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/37051

• High-sensitivity analysis of polarization by surface reflection

  Atkinson, G. and Ernst, J. (2017) High-sensitivity analysis of polarization by surface reflection. Machine Vision and Applications. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/36976

• White paper - Agricultural Robotics: The Future of Robotic Agriculture

  Duckett, T., Pearson, S., Blackmore, S., Grieve, B. and Smith, M. (2018) White paper - Agricultural Robotics: The Future of Robotic Agriculture. Other. EPRSC, 2018 International Robotics Showcase. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/36839

• Special issue on: Machine vision for outdoor environments

  Smith, M. and Smith, L. (2018) Special issue on: Machine vision for outdoor environments. Computers in Industry, 100. pp. 224-226. ISSN 0166-3615 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/35928

• DS-KCF: A real-time tracker for RGB-D data

  Hannuna, S., Camplani, M., Hall, J., Mirmehdi, M., Damen, D., Burghardt, T., Paiement, A. and Tao, L. (2016) DS-KCF: A real-time tracker for RGB-D data. Journal of Real-Time Image Processing. ISSN 1861-8200 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/35667

• Multiple human tracking in RGB-D data: A survey

  Camplani, M., Paiement, A., Mirmehdi, M., Damen, D., Hannuna, S., Burghardt, T. and Tao, L. (2016) Multiple human tracking in RGB-D data: A survey. IET computer vision, 11 (4). pp. 265-285. ISSN 1751-9632 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/35666

• Bridging eHealth and the Internet of Things: The SPHERE Project

  Zhu, N., Diethe, T., Camplani, M., Tao, L., Burrows, A., Twomey, N., Kaleshi, D., Mirmehdi, M., Flach, P. and Craddock, I. (2015) Bridging eHealth and the Internet of Things: The SPHERE Project. IEEE intelligent systems, 30 (4). pp. 39-46. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/35665

• Is the 2D unlabelled data adequate for facial expression recognition?

  Tao, L. and Matuszewski, B. (2016) Is the 2D unlabelled data adequate for facial expression recognition? IEEE Intelligent Systems, 31 (3). pp. 19-29. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/35664

• Robust deformable shape reconstruction from monocular video with manifold forests

  Tao, L. and Matuszewski, B. (2016) Robust deformable shape reconstruction from monocular video with manifold forests. Machine Vision and Applications, 27 (6). pp. 801-819. ISSN 0932-8092 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/35663

• A comparative study of pose representation and dynamics modelling for online motion quality

  Tao, L., Paiement, A., Damen, D., Mirmehdi, M., Hannuna, S., Camplani, M., Burghardt, T. and Craddock, I. (2016) A comparative study of pose representation and dynamics modelling for online motion quality. Computer vision and image understanding, 148. pp. 136-152. ISSN 1077-3142 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/35661

• A novel model and method based on Nash equilibrium for medical image segmentation

  Zhang, T., Zhang, J., Zhang, J., Smith, M. and Hancock, E. (2018) A novel model and method based on Nash equilibrium for medical image segmentation. Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics (JMIHI), 8 (5). pp. 872-880. ISSN 2156-7018 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/33743

• Vanishing point detection for visual surveillance systems in railway platform environments

  Tarrit, K., Molleda, J., Atkinson, G., Smith, M., Wright, G. and Gaal, P. (2018) Vanishing point detection for visual surveillance systems in railway platform environments. Computers in Industry, 98. pp. 153-164. ISSN 0166-3615 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/35373

• Innovative 3D and 2D machine vision methods for analysis of plants and crops in the field

  Smith, L., Zhang, W., Hansen, M. F., Hales, I. and Smith, M. (2018) Innovative 3D and 2D machine vision methods for analysis of plants and crops in the field. Computers in Industry, 97. pp. 122-131. ISSN 0166-3615 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/35364

• Visual features based boosted classification of weeds for real-time selective herbicide sprayer systems

  Jamil, A., Khan, M., Imran, A., Wakeel, A., Smith, M., Smith, L., Deepak, J., Haoxiang, W. and Irfan, M. (2018) Visual features based boosted classification of weeds for real-time selective herbicide sprayer systems. Computers in Industry, 98. pp. 23-33. ISSN 0166-3615 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/35359

• Photometric stereo for three-dimensional leaf venation extraction

  Zhang, W., Hansen, M. F., Smith, M., Smith, L. and Grieve, B. (2018) Photometric stereo for three-dimensional leaf venation extraction. Computers in Industry, 98. pp. 56-67. ISSN 0166-3615 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/35335

• Automated monitoring of dairy cow body condition, mobility and weight using a Single 3D Video Capture Device

  Hansen, M. F., Smith, M., Smith, L., Abdul Jabbar, K. and Forbes, D. (2018) Automated monitoring of dairy cow body condition, mobility and weight using a Single 3D Video Capture Device. Computers in Industry, 98. pp. 14-22. ISSN 0166-3615 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/35278

• Towards on-farm pig face recognition using convolutional neural networks

  Hansen, M. F., Smith, M., Smith, L., Salter, M., Baxter, E., Farish, M. and Grieve, B. and AB Agri, SRUC, Manchester University (2018) Towards on-farm pig face recognition using convolutional neural networks. Computers in Industry, 98. pp. 145-152. ISSN 0166-3615 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/35276

• An investigation into common challenges of 3D scene understanding in visual surveillance

  Tarrit, K. and Centre for Machine Vision, Aralia Systems Ltd. (2017) An investigation into common challenges of 3D scene understanding in visual surveillance. PhD, University of the West of England. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/24796

• Energy expenditure estimation using visual and inertial sensors

  Tao, L. (2018) Energy expenditure estimation using visual and inertial sensors. IET Computer Vision, 12 (1). pp. 36-47. ISSN 1751-9632 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/33738

• Hierarchical rank-based veiling light estimation for underwater dehazing

  Emberton, S., Chittka, L. and Cavallaro, A. (2015) Hierarchical rank-based veiling light estimation for underwater dehazing. In: British Machine Vision Conference, Swansea, Wales, 8-10 September 2015. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/33622

• Testing the validity of Lambert's law for micro-scale photometric stereo applied to paper substrates

  Azhar, F., Emrith, K., Pollard, S., Smith, M., Adams, G. and Simske, S. (2015) Testing the validity of Lambert's law for micro-scale photometric stereo applied to paper substrates. In: In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications, 246-253, 2015, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, 11-14 March 2015., pp. 246-253 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/32892

• Ptu-024 - photometric stereo reconstruction for surface analysis of mucosal tissue

  Poullis, A., Groves, C., Slabaugh, G., Emrith, K. and Smith, M. (2015) Ptu-024 - photometric stereo reconstruction for surface analysis of mucosal tissue. BMJ, 64 (1). pp. 68-69. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/32890

• Paper type classification based on a new 3D surface texture measure

  Malekmohamadi, H., Emrith, K., Pollard, S., Adams, G., Smith, M. and Simske, S. (2014) Paper type classification based on a new 3D surface texture measure. Electronics Letters, 50 (8). pp. 596-598. ISSN 0013-5194 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/32884

• Two-source surface reconstruction using polarisation

  Atkinson, G. (2017) Two-source surface reconstruction using polarisation. In: Scandinavian Conference on Image Analysis., pp. 123-135 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/32460

• Polarisation photometric stereo

  Atkinson, G. (2017) Polarisation photometric stereo. Computer Vision and Image Understanding, 160. pp. 158-167. ISSN 1077-3142 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/31720

• BRDF of human skin in the visible spectrum

  Sohaib, A., Farooq, A., Smith, L., Smith, M. and Broadbent, L. (2017) BRDF of human skin in the visible spectrum. Sensor Review, 37 (4). pp. 390-395. ISSN 0260-2288 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/31692

• A photometric stereo approach for chronic wound measurement

  Sun, J., Xu, X., Farooq, A., Smith, L. and smith, m. (2015) A photometric stereo approach for chronic wound measurement. Sensor Review, 35 (4). pp. 419-424. ISSN 0260-2288 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/31022

• Computer vision: A reference guide entries: "Polarization" and "polarized light in computer vision"

  Atkinson, G. (2014) Computer vision: A reference guide entries: "Polarization" and "polarized light in computer vision". In: Ikeuchi, K., ed. (2014) Computer Vision: A reference guide. Springer. ISBN 9780387307718 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/30563

• Locomotion traits of dairy cows from overhead three-dimensional video

  Abdul Jabbar, K., Hansen, M. F., Smith, M. and Smith, L. (2016) Locomotion traits of dairy cows from overhead three-dimensional video. In: Visual observation and analysis of Vertebrate And Insect Behavior (VAIB), 23rd International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR), Cancun, Mexico, 04 December 2016. [In Press] Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/30046

• Overhead spine arch analysis of dairy cows from three-dimensional video

  Abdul Jabbar, K., Hansen, M. F., Smith, M. and Smith, L. (2017) Overhead spine arch analysis of dairy cows from three-dimensional video. In: Eighth International Conference on Graphic and Image Processing (ICGIP 2016), Tokyo, Japan, 29-31 October 2016. Proceedings of SPIE: SPIE Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/30003

• Quadruped locomotion analysis using three-dimensional video

  Abdul Jabbar, K., Hansen, M. F., Smith, M. and Smith, L. (2017) Quadruped locomotion analysis using three-dimensional video. In: IEEE ICSAE Conference, Newcastle, UK, 20-21 October 2016. 2016 International Conference for Students on Applied Engineering (ICSAE): IEEE Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/29843

• Early and non-intrusive lameness detection in dairy cows using 3-dimensional video

  Abdul Jabbar, K., Hansen, M. F., Smith, M. and Smith, L. (2017) Early and non-intrusive lameness detection in dairy cows using 3-dimensional video. Biosystems Engineering, 153. pp. 63-69. ISSN 1537-5110 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/29842

• Realistic and interactive high-resolution 4D environments for real-time surgeon and patient interaction

  Smith, L., Farooq, A., Smith, M., Ivanov, I. E. and Orlando, A. (2017) Realistic and interactive high-resolution 4D environments for real-time surgeon and patient interaction. International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery, 13 (2). e1761. ISSN 1478-5951 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/29427

• Multispectral contactless 3D handprint acquisition for identification

  Hansen, M. F., Smith, L. and Smith, M. (2016) Multispectral contactless 3D handprint acquisition for identification. In: The 20th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 2018 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, & Applied Computing, Las Vegas, USA, 30 July - 2 August 2018. [In Press] Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/29041

• Gender and gaze gesture recognition for human-computer interaction

  Zhang, W., Smith, M., Smith, L. and Farooq, A. (2016) Gender and gaze gesture recognition for human-computer interaction. Computer Vision and Image Understanding, 149. pp. 32-50. ISSN 1077-3142 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/28497

• Eye centre localisation: An unsupervised modular approach

  Zhang, W., Smith, M., Smith, L. and Farooq, A. (2016) Eye centre localisation: An unsupervised modular approach. Sensor Review, 36 (3). pp. 277-286. ISSN 0260-2288 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/28437

• Gender recognition from facial images: 2D or 3D?

  Zhang, W., Smith, M., Smith, L. and Farooq, A. (2016) Gender recognition from facial images: 2D or 3D? Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 33 (3). pp. 333-344. ISSN 1084-7529 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/28147

• Eye center localization and gaze gesture recognition for human computer interaction

  Zhang, W., Smith, M., Smith, L. and Farooq, A. (2016) Eye center localization and gaze gesture recognition for human computer interaction. Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 33 (3). pp. 314-325. ISSN 1084-7529 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/28148

• Long-range concealed object detection through active covert illumination

  Hales, I. J., Williamson, D. R., Hansen, M. F., Broadbent, L. and Smith, M. (2015) Long-range concealed object detection through active covert illumination. In: Huckridge, D. A., Ebert, R., Gruneisen, M. T., Dusek, M. and Rarity, J. G., eds. (2015) Electro-Optical and Infrared Systems: Technology and Applications XII; and Quantum Information Science and Technology. Toulouse: SPIE Publications. ISBN 9781628418583 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/27114

• Non-intrusive automated measurement of dairy cow body condition using 3D video

  Hansen, M. F., Smith, M., Smith, L. and Hales, I. and Duncan Forbes (2015) Non-intrusive automated measurement of dairy cow body condition using 3D video. In: British Machine Vision Conference - Workshop of Machine Vision and Animal Behaviour, Swansea, Wales, UK, 10 September 2015. Proceedings of the British Machine Vision Conference: British Machine Vision Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/26930

• Combination of 3D skin surface texture features and 2D ABCD features for improved melanoma diagnosis

  Ding, Y., Nigel, J., Smith, L., Sun, J. and Smith, M. (2015) Combination of 3D skin surface texture features and 2D ABCD features for improved melanoma diagnosis. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 53 (10). pp. 961-974. ISSN 0140-0118 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/25541

• 3D reconstruction of concave surfaces using polarisation imaging

  Sohaib, A., Farooq, A., Ahmed, J., Smith, L. and Smith, M. (2015) 3D reconstruction of concave surfaces using polarisation imaging. Journal of Modern Optics, 62 (11). pp. 927-932. ISSN 0950-0340 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/24851

• A novel photometric stereo imaging sensor for endoscopy imaging: Proof of concept studies on a porcine model

  Poullis, A., Groves, C., Slabaugh, G., Emrith, K. and Smith, M. (2014) A novel photometric stereo imaging sensor for endoscopy imaging: Proof of concept studies on a porcine model. Gut, 63 (S1). A46-A47. ISSN 0017-5749 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/23138

• Photometric stereo reconstruction for surface analysis of mucosal tissue

  Emrith, K., Slabaugh, G., Poullis, A. Poullis3, Goves, C. and Smith, M. (2014) Photometric stereo reconstruction for surface analysis of mucosal tissue. In: Medical Image Understanding and Analysis 2014, City University London, 9-14 July 2014. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/23137

• Non contact pulmonary functional testing through an improved photometric stereo approach

  Ahmad, J., Sun, j., Smith, L. and Smith, M. (2014) Non contact pulmonary functional testing through an improved photometric stereo approach. In: Medical Image Understanding and Analysis 2014, City University London, 9-14 July 2014. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/23136

• Use of photometric stereo for the accurate modelling of three-dimensional skin microrelief

  Sohaib, A. (2013) Use of photometric stereo for the accurate modelling of three-dimensional skin microrelief. PhD, University of the West of England. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/23125

• Recovering skin reflectance and geometry for diagnosis of melanoma

  Sun, J., Liu, Z., Ding, Y. and Smith, M. (2013) Recovering skin reflectance and geometry for diagnosis of melanoma. In: Scharcanski, J. and Celebi, E., eds. (2013) Computer Vision Techniques for the Diagnosis of Skin Cancer. UK: Springer, pp. 243-265. ISBN 978-3-642-39607-6 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/22152

• A knowledge-based system for powder metallurgy technology

  Smith, L. (2003) A knowledge-based system for powder metallurgy technology. (11) UK: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 1860584020 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/21913

• An improved photometric stereo through distance estimation and light vector optimization from diffused maxima region

  Ahmad, J., Sun, J., Smith, L. and Smith, M. (2014) An improved photometric stereo through distance estimation and light vector optimization from diffused maxima region. Pattern Recognition Letters, 50. pp. 15-22. ISSN 0167-8655 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/21438

• Face recognition and verification using photometric stereo: The photoface database and a comprehensive evaluation

  Zafeiriou, S., Atkinson, G., Hansen, M. F., Smith, W., Argyriou, V., Petrou, M., Smith, M. and Smith, L. (2013) Face recognition and verification using photometric stereo: The photoface database and a comprehensive evaluation. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 8 (1). pp. 121-135. ISSN 1556-6013 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/21130

• An improved 3D imaging system for dimensional quality inspection of rolled products in the metal industry

  Molleda, J., Usamentiaga, R. n., Garc?�a, D., Bulnes, F., Espina, A. n., Dieye, B. and Smith, L. (2013) An improved 3D imaging system for dimensional quality inspection of rolled products in the metal industry. Computers in Industry. ISSN 0166-3615 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/20910

• BRDF estimation for faces from a sparse dataset using a neural network

  Hansen, M. F., Atkinson, G. and Smith, M. (2013) BRDF estimation for faces from a sparse dataset using a neural network. In: Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns, CAIP 2013, York, UK, 27-29th August, 2013. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/20815

• Robust 3D face capture using example-based photometric stereo

  Saracchini, R., Stolfi, J., Leita?o, H., Atkinson, G. and Smith, M. (2013) Robust 3D face capture using example-based photometric stereo. Computers in Industry. ISSN 0166-3615 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/20814

• Real-time recovery of moving 3D faces for emerging applications

  Emrith, K., Broadbent, L., Smith, L., Smith, M. and Molleda, J. (2013) Real-time recovery of moving 3D faces for emerging applications. Computers in Industry. ISSN 0166-3615 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/20813

• Using nasal curves matching for expression robust 3D nose recognition

  Emambakhsh, M., Evans, A. and Smith, M. (2013) Using nasal curves matching for expression robust 3D nose recognition. In: IEEE Conference on Biometrics: Theory, Applications and Systems (BTAS2013), Washington DC, USA, September 29th - October 2, 2013. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/20812

• Multidimensional imaging for skin tissue surface characterization

  Sun, J. and Smith, M. (2013) Multidimensional imaging for skin tissue surface characterization. Computers in Industry. ISSN 0166-3615 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/20810

• Incorporating clinical metadata with digital image features for automated identification of cutaneous melanoma

  Liu, Z., Sun, J., Smith, M. and Smith, L. (2013) Incorporating clinical metadata with digital image features for automated identification of cutaneous melanoma. British Journal of Dermatology. ISSN 0007-0963 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/20805

• Using genetic programming for feature creation with a genetic algorithm feature selector

  Smith, M. and Bull, L. (2004) Using genetic programming for feature creation with a genetic algorithm feature selector. In: Parallel Problem solving from nature, PPSN VIII, Birmingham, UK, 18-22 SEPTEMBER, 2004. Birmingham, UK: Springer Berlin/Heidelberg, pp. 1163-1171 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/18990

• Improving the human readability of features constructed by genetic programming

  Smith, M. and Bull, L. (2007) Improving the human readability of features constructed by genetic programming. In: Proceedings of the 9th Annual conference on Genetic and Evolutionary computation, London, England, July 7-11, 2007. London: ACM, pp. 1694-1701 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/19021

• GAP: Constructing and selecting features with evolutionary computing

  Smith, M. and Bull, L. (2004) GAP: Constructing and selecting features with evolutionary computing. In: Ghosh, A., ed. (2004) Evolutionary Computation in Data Mining (Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing). 2005 edition. Springer, pp. 41-56. ISBN 9783540223702 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/19037