Lab Alumni (including selected downloadable theses)
Lab Alumni (including selected downloadable theses)
Post-Doctoral Fellows Supervised
Tetsutaro Shibahara - 1984 – 1987. PhD from University of Toronto
Bryan Kramer - 1984 – 1987. PhD from University of Toronto
Armin Haken - 1984 – 1987. PhD from University of Illinois, USA
Russ Greiner - 1984 – 1987. PhD from Stanford University, USA
Evangelos Milios - 1984 – 1988. PhD from MIT, USA
Sven Dickinson - 1991 – 1994. PhD from University of Maryland, USA
Piotr Jasiobedzki - 1991 – 1995. PhD from University of Manchester, UK
Suzanne Stevenson - 1992 – 1993. PhD from University of Maryland, USA
Pietro Parodi - February 1995 - August, 1996. PhD from University of Genoa, Italy
Gilbert Verghese - May 1, 1995 - Jan. 1, 1999. PhD from University of Toronto
W. James MacLean - October 1, 1995 - Sept. 30, 1996. PhD from University of Toronto
Yiming Ye - October 1, 1996 - Apr. 30, 1997. PhD from University of Toronto
Rainer Herpers, April 1, 1998 - June 30, 1999. PhD from University of Munich, Germany
Florin Cutzu – February 1999 – Aug. 2000. PhD from Wiezmann Institute, Israel
Marc Pomplun - Sept. 2000 - Jan. 2002. PhD from University of Bielefeld, Germany
Rachel Jiang, Sept. 2000 - Aug. 2002, PhD from U of Manchester, UK
Julio Martinez-Trujillo, Nov 2002 - July 2004, PhD from U Tübingen, Germany
Michael Tombu, NSERC Post-Doctoral Fellow, Sept. 2003 - Aug. 2005, PhD from U of Waterloo
Christian Bauckhage, Feb. 2004 - Nov 2005, PhD from U of Bielefeld, Germany
Thomas Kaester, Sept. - Nov. 2005 PhD from U of Bielefeld, Germany
Daniel Loach, June 2004 - May 2006, PhD from U of Bangor, Wales UK
Dirk Walther, March 2006 - Aug. 2006, PhD from California Institute of Technology, USA
Nicholaos Mavridis, May 2007 - August 2007, PhD from MIT, USA
Xin Chen, Feb 2008 - March 2009, PhD from SUNY Stony Brook, USA
Neil Bruce, Feb 2010 - Jan 2012, PhD from York University
Alexander Andreopoulos, Jan 2011 - Dec 2011, PhD from York University
Albert Rothenstein, Jan. 2011 - Dec. 2012, PhD from York University
Ph.D. Theses (Computer Science, University of Toronto)
Shibahara, T., Explicit and Active Use of Causal Knowledge: A Knowledge-Based Arrhythmia
Recognition System, 1985 PDF
Gershon, R., The Use of Colour in Computational Vision, 1987 (co-supervised by A. Jepson). PDF
Jenkin, M., Visual Stereoscopic Computation, 1988. PDF
Barron J., The Computation of Egomotion and Relative Depth, 1988, (co-supervised by A. Jepson)
Dudek, G., The Use of Curvature in Model-Based Vision, 1990. PDF
Lobo, N., Early Motion Sensing and Measurement, 1992. PDF
Wilkes, D., Active Object Recognition, 1994. PDF
Verghese, G., Perspective Alignment, 1995. PDF
Ye, Y. Sensor Planning in 3D Object Search, 1997. PDF
Ph.D. Theses (Electrical Engineering, University of Toronto)
Yeap, T., A Neural Network for Temporal Pattern Recognition, 1991 (co-supervised by S. Zaky). PDF
Ph.D. Theses (Computer Science and Engineering, York University)
Bruce, N.D.B., Saliency, Attention and Visual Search: An Information Theoretic Approach, 2008. PDF
Rodriguez-Sanchez, A.J., Intermediate Visual Representations for Attentive Recognition Systems, 2010
Mekuz, N., Learning Geometric Local Appearance Pairs for Object Categorization, 2010
Rothenstein, A., Beyond the Limits of Feed-Forward Processing: Visual Feature Binding and Object Recognition, 2011
Andreopoulos, A., Active Object Recognition in Theory and Practice, 2011
Fazl, E., Visual Place Categorization for Mobile Robots, Sept. 2012
M.Sc. Theses (Computer Science, University of Toronto)
Ho-Tai, S., A Prototype Knowledge-Based System for Computer-Assisted Medical Diagnosis, 1981.
Gershon, R., Explanation Methods for Visual Motion Understanding Systems, 1982 (co-supervisor
C.R. Perrault).
Down, B., Using Feedback in Motion Understanding, 1983.
Leung, T.H.T., An Incremental Compiler for Constructing PSN Knowledge Bases from ALVEN
Specifications, 1983.
Jenkin, M., The Stereopsis of Time-Varying Imagery, 1984.
Fleet, D., The Early Processing of Spatio-Temporal Visual Information, (co-supervisor A. Jepson),
1984.
Lobo, N., Directionally-Selective, Velocity-Sensitive Motion Detection, 1985.
Air, J., The Grouping of Image Primitives, 1985.
Nunes, J., Evidential Reasoning for the PSN Framework, 1985.
Buchanan, C., Determining Surface Orientation from Specular Highlights, 1986.
Shavit, E., A Prototype for Motion Processing in the Extrastriate Visual Cortex, 1989.
Drewery, K., GEMS: A Goal-Directed Animation System, 1989.
Culhane, S., An Implementation of an Attentional Beam for Early Vision, 1992. PDF
Lomas, D., Model-Driven Object Recognition: Complexity Issues, 1992. PDF
Lai, Y., Experiments with Motion Grouping, October 1992. PDF
Wai, W., A Model for the detection of Image change , January 1994. PDF
Dolson, D., Hierarchical, Attentive Object Recognition, September 1997. PDF
Liu, Q., Resolving Ambiguity in Computational Stereo, September 1998. PDF
Ruppell, T., The Use of a New Feature Contrast Operator for Pop-out Displays, Sept. 2001. PDF
Rothenstein, A., A Mission Plan Specification Language For Behaviour-Based Robots, Sept. 2002
Berestetsky, V. IBM Congese Program, A Program that plays Whist, April 2003. PDF
M.Sc. Theses (Computer Science, University of Western Ontario)
Mekuz, N., Shogi Student, March 2001.
M.A.Sc. Theses (Electrical Engineering, University of Toronto)
Levy-Mandel, A., Knowledge-Based Landmarking of Cephalograms, (co-supervisor A.
Venetsanopoulos), 1984.
M.Sc. Theses (Computer Science and Engineering, York University)
Liu, Y., Localizing and Labelling Simple Motion Patterns in Image Sequences, Sept. 2002. PDF
Rotenstein, A. An Implementation of the S* Control Proposal, April 2003. PDF
Derpanis, K., 3D Dynamic Hand Gesture Recognition, May 2003 (co-supervised by R. Wildes). PDF
Zhu, Y., Visually Tracking a Pointing Hand, June 2003. PDF
Zhou, K., Modeling Motion with the Selective Tuning Model, May 2004. PDF
Gryn, J. Automated Surveillance using Dominant Local Direction Templates, June 2004 PDF
Zaharescu, A., A Neurally-based Model of Active Visual Search, July 2004. PDF
Andreopoulos, A., Statistical Models of Appearance for Functional Analysis of Cardiac MRI, May
2005. PDF
Leung, E. T-H., Adaptive Enhancement of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (MR) Images, July 2005. PDF
Simine, E., Motion Model: Extending and Improving Performance and Providing Biological Evidence
for Motion Change Detectors, Dec. 2006. PDF
Acosta, J., Object Recognition and Tracking, October 2006
Shubina, K., Sensor Planning for 3D Object Search, Jan. 2007. PDF
Fine, G., Examining the Feasibility of Face Gesture Detection Using a Wheelchair Mounted
Camera, April 2009
Wloka, C., Integrating Overt and Covert Attention Using Peripheral and Central Processing Streams , Oct. 2012
M.Sc. Thesis (Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam)
Kruijne, W. Visuo-cognitive Routines: reinterpreting the theory of visual routines as a framework for visual cognition, Aug, 2011
B.A.Sc. Theses (Engineering Science, University of Toronto)
Norman, S., A Methodology for Building an Incremental Compiler to Maintain the Knowledge Base
Used for the Analysis of Cinecardioangiograms, December 1978 (primary supervisor J.
Mylopoulos)
Hawrylyshyn, P., An Interactive Display System for Motion Understanding Studies, April 1981.
Mak, L., CEDA: An Implementation of Colour Edge Detection Algorithms, April 1983.
Solomon, G., An Implementation of a Fast Boundary Detection Algorithm, April, 1983.
Ing, F., A Computer Vision System for Parts Identification, April 1984.
Ray, A., A Comprehensive Task Manipulation and Guidance System for RHINOXR-1 Manipulator Arm,
Apr. 1984.
Poltoranos, T., An Implementation of Image Processing Algorithms on an Array Processor, April 1985.
Trant, T., An Implementation of Ullman's Structure-from-Motion Algorithm, April 1987.
Lantos, D., Colour-blob tracking with a Stereo Head, December 1997.
Chang, L., A Method for Verification of Frontal Faces in Real Time, December 1998.
Research Associates Supervised (U of Toronto):
Brian Down - 1990 - 1994; Topic: Machine Vision Algorithms for the Datacube
Research Associates Supervised (York U):
Markus Latzel - Oct. 2000 – July 2002 Topic: Object Tracking using Perspective Alignment
Albert Rothenstein, May 2001 – May 2003, Topic: The S* Strategy for Robot Control
Vintila, F., Dec. 2003 - Mar. 2006
Robinson, M., Oct. 2004 - Sept. 2007
Irina Kogan, research assistant Dec. 2003 - Feb. 2004
Inna Tsirlin, Research Assistant, Dec. 2003 - Feb. 2004
Ksenia Shubina, Research Associate, Feb. 2007 - Apr. 2008
Andrei Rotenstein, Research Associate, Jan. 2010 - July 2012
Yulia Kotseruba, Research Associate, June 2012 - Aug 2012
Bo Wang, Apr. 2012 - Jan. 2014
Technical Staff Supervised (U of Toronto)
Andrew Gullen, programmer, 1984-87
Yawar Ali, programmer, 1984-87
Sue Becker, programmer, 1984-87
Veronika Doma, programmer, 1990-91
Eugene Amdur, systems administrator, 1990-94
Mario Portoraro, programmer, 1994-95
Fernando Nuflo, programmer, 1993-96
Dale Singh, programmer, 1998
Konstantinos Derpanis, programmer, 1999 – 2001
Douglas Topalovic, programmer, 1999 – Aug. 2000
Technical Staff Supervised (York U)
Konstantinos Derpanis, programmer, 1999 – 2001
Douglas Topalovic, programmer, 1999 – Aug. 2000
Yongjian Ye, programmer, 2000 – 2002.
Luben Tuikov, programmer, 2001
Sotirios Stergiopoulos, programmer Sept. 2001 – June 2002.
Yueju Liu, programmer, Sept. 2002 – April 2003
Evgueni Simine, Lab Manager, May 2001 - Aug. 2003