Visual Signal and Information Processing Research Group

Objectives

To conduct research and provide education and training opportunities in the area of visual Signal and information processing including signal and image processing, video communications, Machine learning, Data mining, pattern recognition, machine vision and smart vision and image sensors.

Aims

• to foster a culture of high quality research in visual information processing and related areas;
• to advance the design of smart imagers and vision sensors;
• to influence and enhance the learning of signal, image and information processing at the University of Wollongong;
• to support honours and postgraduate research students;
• to form linkages with industry and internationally renowned research groups and institutions in the areas of signal, image and information processing and pattern recognition;
• to attract competitive grants and industry funding;
• to provide consultancy to industry.

Current Research Areas

• Image and Video Processing
• Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition
• Smart Vision Sensors
• Intelligent Information Processing
• Biometrics
• Data Mining

Current Research Grants

• Detecting, locating, and tracking human faces using skin colour, ARC Discovery Grant (2005-2007).
• A skin detection micro-sensor for face identification using colour and stereo information, ARC Discovery Grant (2005-2006).