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Education
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Higher Education
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), 3D computer vision, CVSSP, University of Surrey, April 2016
Thesis: "Accurate 3D Reconstruction of Dynamic Scenes with Complex Reflectance Properties"
(viva voce defended with no corrections)
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Master of Science (MSc), Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, November 2011
Master dissertation: "Integrated Text Detection and Recognition in Natural Images"
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Bachelor of Science (BSc), Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, September 2009
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Secondary School Education
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International Baccalaureate (IB), Bilingual diploma (39 points), International Secondary School Eindhoven (ISSE), August 2005
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International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) with Distinction, International Secondary School Eindhoven (ISSE), June 2003
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Work
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Post-doctoral
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Lecturer (Teaching), Department of Computer Science, University of Bath, October 2021 - present
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Research Associate, CAMERA, University of Bath, December 2016 - August 2021
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Research Fellow, CVSSP, University of Surrey, October 2015 - November 2016
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Pre-doctoral
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PhD student, CVSSP, University of Surrey, October 2012 - September 2015
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Academic researcher, VCA, Eindhoven University of Technology, January 2012 - August 2012
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Intern, ViNotion, March 2011 - December 2011
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Intern, Philips Consumer Lifestyle, November 2010 - February 2011
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Freelance tutor for secondary school / further education students in Mathematics, English and topics of Electrical Engineering, 2008 - 2010
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Professional expertise
- 3D reconstruction and modelling of dynamic scenes, graphics, image content analysis (low-level vision), Bayesian machine learning and artificial intelligence (machine vision)
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Skills
- Programming in C++, python and matlab
( Libraries: OpenCV, OpenMP, OpenGL, Boost, Ceres, multi-threading, Gtkmm...)
- Physics-based synthetic image rendering (POV-Ray and OpenGL)
- Academic writing
- Work on Linux (incl. bash scripting)
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Recognition and Awards
- Best Poster Award at CVMP 2016, December 2016
- Best Student Paper Award at VISAPP 2014, January 2014
- CVSSP Award for Outstanding First Year PhD Performance, University of Surrey, October 2013
- Letter of recognition for speedy completion of the compulsory freshman qualification ( ‘het propedeutisch examen’ ),
Eindhoven University of Technology, September 2006
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Reviewer experience
- Programme Committee, CVMP 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023.
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Languages
- Native / bilingual proficiency: English, Dutch and Russian
- B1 on the Council of Europe’s proficiency scale: German
- A2 on the Council of Europe’s proficiency scale: Spanish
Teaching-related experience
- 2021 - present: Lecturer for Online MSc in Artificial Intelligence at the Department of Computer Science, University of Bath:
- Unit convenor
- Dissertation supervisor for graduate students
- Personal tutor for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
(Please see Teaching for further details of my current teaching role)
- 2020: Assistance with PhD supervision (advisory capacity) at the CAMERA, University of Bath
- 2019-2021: Theoretical and practical computer science expertise sharing on an interdisciplinary project (psychology partners)
- 2017-2018: Co-organiser of motion capture workshops for student actors from Bristol Old Vic Acting School and Bath Spa University at the CAMERA, University of Bath
- 2010: Project management of undergraduate practical work at the Eindhoven University of Technology (6 weeks, passed with 8 (out of 10) as a requirement towards own MSc degree)
- 2008-2010: Private tutoring of secondary school and further education students in Mathematics, English and topics of Electrical Engineering
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Invited talks:
- BMVA Technical Meeting on Dynamic Scene Reconstruction, June 2017
- CAMERA reading group / seminar, 2017
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Conference presentations:
- CVMP 2016 (poster), 3DV 2014, VISAAP 2014, SPIE 2013, ProRISC 2009 (poster)