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Joined Durham University to work in an ongoing portfolio of research work spanning aspects of automatic image classification (airport security, in collaboration with UK Home Office), visual surveillance (thermal target tracking, in collaboration with DSTL), Adaptive Automatic Target Recognition (AATR) (in collaboration with US Dept. Homeland Security), and sensing for future autonomous vehicles (in collaboration with Renault, Innovate UK and Jaguar Land Rover).Main responsibilities:* Building Durham University’s autonomous vehicle.* Supervise undergraduate and postgraduate research projects.* Participate in the teaching of the undergraduate and postgraduate modules such as Computer Vision and Advanced Computer Vision.* Contribute to research grant writing and submissions.* Use of cutting-edge deep learning algorithms for image classification tasks (object detection, human pose and behaviour understanding) in addition to integrated aspects of visual tracking and stereo vision across a range of image modalities.* Collaboration and exchange of information with the principal investigator (PI) and external collaborators.* Development and implementation, verification and validation of computer software including development of software deliverables for demonstration to external research sponsors.* Documentation and maintenance of computer software using established practices within the research group.* Writing up research for conferences, journals and technical reports in addition to assisting in writing grant proposals.

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Joined the Computer Vision Laboratory (CVL) group at the school of computer science in order to conduct research in the area of computer vision and machine learning, also to lead the effort in establishing iPlant UK.Main responsibilities:* Provide image analysis expertise and implementation skills to maximise the potential of existing bioimage analysis tools, making them both valuable to and easily usable by a large set of users via iPlant.* Using one of the state of the art techniques in the area of machine learning (deep learning) to improve image analysis algorithms. * Re-implement existing code in C or C++ to make best use of the iPlant framework and increase computational efficiency.* Interact with iPlant staff to define interfaces between their software framework and Nottingham’s contributions.* Support the parallelisation of tools inside the iPlant framework.* Perform rigorous tests and evaluations of computational tools.* Maintain close contacts with colleagues and with relevant managers, sharing expertise and information to ensure that developments are co-ordinated, and that a coherent development and service environment is maintained.* Organise and contribute to internal and external workshops on the use of the iPlant tools for researchers and graduate students.* Write up research work for publication and/or contribute to the dissemination at national/international conferences, resulting in successful research outputs.

Teaching as well as conducting research on advanced imaging technologies and Computer vision.Main responsibilities:* Lecturing postgraduate and undergraduate students.* Supervising undergraduate projects.* Working as a vice-president of quality assurance unit in the Faculty.* Supervising M.Sc. students.

To conduct research in the area of optimisation and advanced imaging technologyMain responsibilities:* Developing optimisation software using the level set method.* Developing a computational framework for cooperative programming using object-oriented design and C++.* Establish programming standard and guidelines.* Publish the code as open-source and establish the group websites online.* Provide user manual and documents to support the open-source software.* Coordinate support for users and outreach activities.* Contribute to the production of research reports and publications.

Working on a project sponsored by Airbus. The aim of the project is to investigate using advanced imaging technologies for spacecraft propellant gauging.Main responsibilities:* Determining whether Tomography imaging technology is a viable technology for the measurement of the volume of liquid in a metallic tank in zero gravity.* Developing image processing and analysis techniques for ultrasound imaging system.Using creativity to analyse and interpret research data and draw conclusions on the outcomes.* Solving the inverse solution with numerical approach and tomographic images.* Delivering prescribed project objectives, including regular reports of the research results and the consequences of these results of the projects future directions.* Building internal contacts and participate in internal networks for the exchange of information and to form relationships for future collaboration* Attending and contribute to relevant project meetings with industrial partners.

Teaching as well as conducting research on advanced tomography imaging technologies.Main responsibilities:* Lecturing “IT Applications” module for postgraduate M.Sc. students.* Supervising “Projects” module for IT diploma students. Software engineering life cycle has been implemented in achieving projects within the module.* Further developments for 3D SCG software project using visual C++.* Carrying out researches in 3D reconstruction algorithms.* Working as a vice-president of quality assurance unit in the Faculty.* Supervising M.Sc. students to work in the research area of imaging reconstruction algorithms.

Undertaking the Ph.D. project, the aim was to provide enhancements in EIT (Electrical Impedance Tomography) technology by developing a new 3D image reconstruction algorithm and new sensing techniques.* Developing an integrated software program (3D SCG) using visual C++ and Matlab for 3D EIT aims to fast real-time industrial tomography process applications.* Designing a novel sensor and developing a new sensing strategy for the 3D EIT system.* Developing a 3D EIT image reconstruction algorithm based on the Conjugate Gradient numerical solution method.* Drive a forward and inverse numerical solution for the 3D EIT system.* Evaluate the performance of the new sensing technique and the 3D algorithm.* Teaching undergraduate modules such as Technical skills and applications.

Teaching as well as conducting research in topics of Information Technology and Computer Science.* Involving in teaching various underground modules such as Computer Introduction, Software Engineering -1, Algorithms and Flowcharts, Computer Networks -1, Computer Networks -2, Digital Network, Computer Vision, Data compression and Digital Networks.* Undertaking research work in quality of service over adhoc wireless network.* Developing an Adhoc wireless network simulation software using NS2 and C++ under Linux.

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Building a software program using Matlab to simulate and develop a communication system for the Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). The communication system protocol W-CDMA over OFDM (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access over Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) has been implemented and tested over the ROV’s.