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
- A photometric stereo-based 3D imaging system using computer vision and deep learning for tracking plant growth
Bernotas, G. , Scorza, L. , Hansen, M. , Hales, I. , Halliday, K. , Smith, L. , Smith, M. and McCormick:, A. (2019) A photometric stereo-based 3D imaging system using computer vision and deep learning for tracking plant growth. GigaScience. ISSN 2047-217X [In Press] Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/40412
- 3D convolutional neural network for home monitoring using low resolution thermal-sensor array
Tao, L. , Volonakis, T. , Tan, B. , Zhang, Z. , Jing, Y. and Smith, M. (2019) 3D convolutional neural network for home monitoring using low resolution thermal-sensor array. In: IET International Conference on Technologies for Active and Assisted Living. [In Press] Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/39120
- Multispectral imaging for presymptomatic analysis of light leaf spot in oilseed rape
Veys, C. , Chatziavgerinos, F. , AlSuwaidi, A. , Hibbert, J. , Hansen, M. , Bernotas, G. , Smith, M. , Yin, H. , Rolfe, S. and Grieve, B. (2019) Multispectral imaging for presymptomatic analysis of light leaf spot in oilseed rape. Plant Methods, 15 (4). pp. 1-12. ISSN 1746-4811 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/39081
- Innovative optical non-contact measurement of respiratory function using photometric stereo
Ahmad, J. (2015) Innovative optical non-contact measurement of respiratory function using photometric stereo. PhD, University of the West of England. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/25219
- High-precision polarization measurements and analysis for machine vision applications
Atkinson, G. , Thornton, T. , Peynado, D. and Ernst, J. (2018) High-precision polarization measurements and analysis for machine vision applications. In: European Workshop on Visual Information Processing. [In Press] Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/38763
- Broad-leaf weed detection in pasture
Zhang, W. , Hansen, M. F. , Volonakis, T. N. , Smith, M. , Smith, L. , Wilson, J. , Ralston, G. , Broadbent, L. and Wright, G. and SoilEssentials, Aralia Systems Ltd (2018) Broad-leaf weed detection in pasture. In: 2018 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Image, Vision and Computing (ICIVC), Chongqing, China, 27-29 June 2018. 2018 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Image, Vision and Computing (ICIVC): IEEE Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/38754
- Dual encoding for abstractive text summarization
Yao, K. , Zhang, L. , Du, D. , Luo, T. , Tao, L. and Wu, Y. (2018) Dual encoding for abstractive text summarization. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. ISSN 2168-2267 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/38023
- 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
- 2D and 3D computer vision analysis of gaze, gender and age
Zhang, W. (2015) 2D and 3D computer vision analysis of gaze, gender and age. PhD, University of the West of England. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/27767
- 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