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Interests

Computer vision; pattern recognition; machine learning; graph-algorithms in vision; shape-from-shading and texture; face image analysis; shape analysis and recognition; object recognition.

Roles

Chair of Departmental Research Committee.
Member Strategy Group.
Member University Research Committee.
Leader Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Group.

Qualifications

B.Sc., Ph.D., D.Sc. (Durham), D.S.c., FIAPR, FIET, FInstP, FBCS,
Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award Holder.

Career

1981-1991 - Research in High Energy Physics and Pattern Recognition, Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory,
1984-1991 - Tutor Open University.
1988-1991 - Part Time Lecturer Department of Electrical Engineering Surrey University.
1991-1997 - Lecturer, University of York.
1997-1998 - Senior Lecturer, University of York.
1998 - Reader, University of York.
1998 to present - Professor, University of York.
External examiner University College London (1999-2003), Edinburgh University (2002-2004) and University of Warwick (2007-2009).
Editor-in-Chief IET Computer Vision (2006-present).
Associate Editor IEEE TPAMI (1999-2005), Pattern Recognition (1991-present, CVIU (2008-present), Image and Vision Computing (2009-present).
Fellow IAPR, IET, BCS and Institute of Physics.
Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award Holder (2009--2014).