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Bob Fisher
University of Edinburgh
Membership Number: 6
Address: School of Informatics, The University of Edinburgh, Room 2107D, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, Scotland
Email: rbf@dai.ed.ac.uk
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Biographical Sketch
Robert B. Fisher received a B.S. with honors (Mathematics) from California Institute of Technology (1974) and a M.S. (Computer Science) from Stanford University (1978). He received his PhD from University of Edinburgh (1987), investigating computer vision in the Department of Artificial Intelligence. Dr. Fisher is a Reader in the Division of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh and is the Director of the Institute of Perception, Action and Behaviour. His research covers topics in high level and 3D computer vision, and has coauthored or editted 6 books and published more than 150 research papers. Recently, he was the General Chair of the Int. Symp. on Virtual and Augmented Architecture. He directs research projects investigating three dimensional model-based vision and automatic model acquisition of industrial objects and buildings. He teaches general and industrial vision courses for undergraduate, MSc and PhD level students.

University of Edinburgh (Division of Informatics)
The effort proposed here will be undertaken in the Machine Vision Unit, which is part of the Institute for Perception, Action and Behaviour, which has been investigating topics in computer vision, mobile robotics and assembly robotics for over 20 years. The Instutute consists of 5 permanent academic staff, and is one of six Institutes within the Division of Informatics. The Division consists of about 400 active researchers, including 65 permanent academic staff. In recent reviews, the Department was awarded both top Research and Teaching ratings by the UK government.

The Machine Vision Unit has been investigating range data, 3D vision and object recognition systems for over 15 years, including:

1. development of three range sensors (including two hand-held one), subpixel stripe detection algorithms and algorithms for eliminating spurious reflections from metallic parts,

2. range data analysis for built environment reconstruction,

3. automatic surface model acquisition from range data,

4. use of constraints in computer vision applications, and

5. 3D geometric modeling for computer vision.

The Unit currently has 3 funded range data projects investigating:

1. a partner in the current CAMERA network, investigating use of constraints in architectural recovery, scan planning and surface hypothesis,

2. precise automatic geometric model acquisition of manufactured objects from shown examples and user-given constraints, and

3. a UK funded project investigating acquisition of architectural models.

The total value of the grants held in the group are about 300,000 Euros per year.

The Machine Vision Unit has also been active in the development of online computer vision teaching materials. The three most heavily used items are:

· The HIPR2 image processing teaching resources, including JAVA-based interactive exploration: http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/HIPR2/+.

· CVonline, a community contributed online encyclopedia of computer vision: http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/CVonline/.

· Edinburgh's online dictionary of computer graphics terms: http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/rbf/grdict.htm


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