An impressionist picture automatically produced from a photograph.
Members
- Prof John Fitch
- Dr Peter Hall
- Dr Claire Willis
- Prof Phil Willis
- Dr Darren Cosker
- Dr Matt Brown
- Prof Brian Wyvill
- Dr Adrian Evans (Electronic and Electrical Engineering)
Media technology
The University’s Media Technology Research Centre (Director, Dr Peter Hall) is based in the Department of Computer Science. There is a strong interest in developing theory and testing it with practice. Much of what we do overlaps strongly with the Centre for Digital Entertainment.
Research
Computer graphics
- Photorealistic rendering
- 2D cel animation
- 3D facial animation
- Emotion representation
- Animation using artificial intelligence to drive facial models to express emotions
- Advanced compositing generalising current colour models and seeking to unify various rendering techniques
- Physical modeling for virtual reality
Computer vision
- Content-Based Video Retrieval, in which sketches are to be used as queries
- Image understanding involving the use of Gestalt principles to parse photographs into meaningful parts
- Non-linear camera models
- Non-photorealistic rendering from images and video
- graphics-vision convergence
In addition to the above two themes, we are well known for bringing together vision and graphics. We run the national Vision, Video and Graphics network of excellence. Our research includes cameras that can “see around corners” and processing photographs and video into artwork.
Computer music
- electronic music synthesis
- notation and playing systems
- composers’ assistants
- algorithmic composition
We are the distributors of various internationally known synthesis systems and provide software support to a growing community of composers.
PhDs
There are opportunities for postgraduate research throughout our group. Interested students can either contact academic staff directly or see the Computer Science PhD project page.
Our website also contains more information on Computer Science PhDs or, for more general information on postgraduate study, please visit the Faculty of Science Graduate School.
