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ERA results confirm ACVT a world leader
The Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) results have been released, and show the ACVT in a very good light. The ERA initiative assesses research quality within Australia’s higher education institutions using a combination of indicators and expert review by committees comprising experienced, internationally-recognised experts. Each area is represented by a code number, and the research within […]
New academic appointed-Dr Chunhua Shen
Dr Chunhua Shen, previously of the NICTA Bionic Vision Project, has accepted a position in the School of Computer Science and the ACVT. Dr Shen is a leading Computer Vision expert and particularly strengthens ACVT expertise in Machine Learning.
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New PhD scholarships
In addition to the University of Adelaide’s international scholarship program there are now available a number of AGRS Scholarships may be available for international students from any country, who have recently graduated from the University of Adelaide, to undertake postgraduate research at the University of Adelaide in 2011. Eligibility Criteria: In order to be eligible for consideration […]
Pearcey award for Prof van den Hengel
Prof Anton van den Hengel won the South Australian Pearcey Foundation Award for 2010. The other state winners announced thus far are Lars and Jens Rasmussen, who have won the 2010 NSW Pearcey Award. From the Pearcey Foundation web site: The 2010 South Australian Pearcey Foundation Award was presented to Dr Anton van den Hengel, inventor of […]
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ACVT ARC Discovery Projects success
Profs David Suter and Anton van den Hengel were both awarded ARC Discovery Grants to begin in 2011. They are: Computer vision from a multi structural analysis framework, Prof D. Suter. Computer vision has applications in a wide variety of areas: security (video surveillance), entertainment (special effects), health care (medical imaging), and economy (improved automation and […]
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Added depth: automated high level image interpretation (DP110103521)
ACVT has been awarded a 3 year ARC Discovery Grant valued at $240,000. The CIs are Prof. Anton van den Hengel in collaboration with Dr Philip Torr of Oxford-Brookes University and Dr Simon Lucey of CSIRO. Automated image interpretation has been one of the landmark goals of Artificial Intelligence since its inception. It is only […]
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Computer vision from a multi-structural analysis framework (DP110103637)
Prof. David Suter has been awarded a 3 year ARC Discovery Grant valued at $300,000. Computer vision has applications in a wide variety of areas: security (video surveillance), entertainment (special effects), health care (medical imaging), and economy (improved automation and consumer products). This project will improve the accuracy and reliability of such applications. Advances will […]
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ACVT members win grant for Large Scale Video Surveillance
Congratulations to Anton van den Hengel, David Suter, Anthony Dick, and Henry Detmold, who were recently awarded a major grant for ‘Accelerating Australia’s large scale video surveillance research programmes’: The research to be conducted using this infrastructure will bring immense benefits to Australia in terms of increased levels of public safety and in the protection […]
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Accelerating Australia’s Large Scale Video Surveillance Research Programmes (LE100100235)
ACVT has been awarded an ARC LIEF Grant valued at $280,000 to acquire equipment and infrastructure to support research in large scale video surveillance. The CIs include Prof. Anton van den Hengel, Prof. David Suter, Prof. Mike Brooks, Dr Anthony Dick, Dr Henry Detmold and Dr Chunhua Shen. This project will construct a world-class video […]
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ISMAR prize
The paper Real-time Modelling for AR Applications won second prize in the best paper awards at the International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality 2010 in Seoul, Korea. The paper describes a method for generating 3D models of objects which requires minimal user interaction. The motivation was the desire to allow users to create special […]
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