Informatics Edinburgh University

Members and Affiliates

Director 

Sethu Vijayakumar Statistical machine learning, robotics, motor control, multimodal sensory motor integration and computational neuroscience

Academic Staff 

Bob Fisher Model-based vision, 3D vision, range data interpretation
Gillian Hayes Robotic learning, active vision for robot control, novel visual sensors, connectionist vision
Michael Herrmann
Taku Komura Computer graphics, robotics and biomechanics: human motion analysis and synthesis, physically-based animation and real-time computer graphics
Eric McKenzie Computer graphics, visualisation, virtual environments
Subramanian Ramamoorthy Machine learning and intelligent computing with a view toward planning and control in dynamically dexterous robotics, autonomous agent design and biology
Barbara Webb Perceptual systems for the control of behaviour, robot models of animals, simulation of neural circuits

Associate Academic Staff 

Chris Malcolm Behaviour-based robotic assembly and planning, machines with minds
Tim Colles Mobile robot programming languages
Austin Tate Planning and Activity Management
Chris Williams Machine learning and computer vision
David Willshaw Construction of networks of neurons and the computations performed by them

Research Staff 

Jan Wessnitzer Biologically inspired models for task specific sensor integration for action
Stefan Klanke Statistical machine learning, motor control, unsupervised learning, structure of sensorimotor interactions

Visiting Staff 

Masashi Shiraishi

PhD Research Students 

Sebastian Bitzer Dynamically changing, continuous latent variables, unsupervised learning, inferring context from tactile sensors, structure of sensorimotor interactions
Scott Blunsden Scene understanding, detecting and interpreting actions and interactions between people, Graphical Models.
Jay Bradley Multi-agent systems applied to societies of non-player characters in massively multiplayer computer games
Toby Collins 3D video processing and reasoning, spatiotemporal video sequence analysis
Narayanan Edakkunni Online and real time learning in robots
Theophile Gonos Biologically inspired wind sensing, neural modelling
Adrian Haith Modelling of human motor control and the cerebellum. Machine learning. Control Theory.
Mark Harrison
Ioannis Havoutis
Shu Lim Ho Computer graphics, human motion analysis and synthesis, physically-based animation
Tim Hospedales Learning in Bayesian models of human multi-modal perceptual inference
Matthew Howard Statistical machine learning, cost functions and constraint hierarchies for control of humanoid robots
Jafreezal Jaafar Behavioural-Based Autonomous Virtual Agent Navigation in Unknown 3D Virtual Environment using Fuzzy Logic
Aroosha Laghaee Learning in hybrid architectures: a case study in genomic robotics
Thomas Larkworthy
Xiang Li
Thor List Scale independent temporal tracking in computer vision; next generation intelligent systems such as smart environments, communicative robots, intelligent user interfaces, and life-like simulated creatures and humanoids.
Zhicheng Liu Coalition formation in large-scale multiagent systems
Tim Lukins Modelling human structure and dynamics from 3D range data
George Maistros Imitation, visuomotor coupling and learning aspects of the pre-motor area of the brain, mirror neurons
Graham McNeill Use of functional analysis and kernel methods in machine learning
Michael Mangan Investigating long-range visual navigation of desert ants through behavioural and robotic studies
Djordje Mitrovic
Mark Payne Investigation of the neural basis of behaviour, using simulation and robotic models
Georgios Petkos Multiple models and model switching, mixing for sensorimotor control under varying contexts
Hannes Saal
Pak Ho Shum Simulating Interactions of Multiple Avatars
Rowland Sillito Stimulus driven attention systems for the selective processing of dynamic visual information
Darren Smith Models of neural mechanisms underlying the behaviour in animals, and particularly insects, combined in small networks to control the behaviour of an autonomous robot. Learning behaviour implemented in such models and networks.
Matthijs Snel
Finlay Stewart Modelling the integration of visual and olfactory input in flying Drosophila
Matthew Szenher Biologically inspired multi-sensory integration
Matthew Whitaker Investigating the effects of inter-agent communication on multi-agent reinforcement learning

Support Staff 

Administrative staff 

Monika-Jeannette Lekuse Institute Manager for IPAB, LFCS and ICSA
Irene Madison Senior Institute Secretary
Amy Champion Institute Secretary

Computer Support 

Iain Rae Computing Officer
Richard Bell Computing Support Officer
Lindsey Brown Computing Support Officer

Technical Support 

David Wyse School Facilities and Resources Manager
Dave Hamilton Superintendent
Hugh Cameron Mechanical Technician
Sandy Colquhoun Technician
Garry Ellard Electronic Technician
Douglas Howie Technician
Gilbert Inkster Electronic Technician
Rob MacGregor Technician
Hugh Cameron Technician

Affiliates 

Anthony Ashbrook   3D vision, statistical modelling of visual data, dynamic models
Richard Baldock
Joanna Bryson Agent architectures and action selection for real and virtual robots
Roy Middleton
David Renshaw   Analog & digital MOS circuit design, CMOS VLSI image sensors and sensor-processors applications of image processing
Qiang Shen Model based control, fuzzy systems, pattern recognition
Steve Wall
Gordon Watson
Mark Wright

IPAB Alumni 

Heba Al-Lakany Human gait analysis, data mining, signal processing
Ernesto Andrade
Nobuyuki Bannai 3D Reconstruction on building a computer graphics model of Edinburgh Central Mosque from 3D Range Data and Digital Camera Images as well as adding "realism" to the computer graphics model using the images
Jose Carlos Bins 3D Control in computer vision, Learning in vision, Feature selection, Neural nets, Neuro-Symbolic systems
Toby Breckon 3D vision, vision in built environments, vision based reasoning
Ali Yener Boztas System analysis and automatic control, mechanical system design, assembly robotics, motor control, manipulator dynamics, CAD-CAM-CAE, engineering design, graphic design, embedded software programming
Helmut Cantzler Reconstruction of built environments
Jose Carmena Biomimetic SONAR, animal sensorimotor systems
William Cavendish Creating 360 degree dual axes for collaborative visual environments
Miguel Cazorla Computer Vision and Robotics, 3D Mapping.
Alex Champandard AI Technology in Video Games
Ignasi Cos Aguilera Affordance learning, ecological behaviour selection architectures
Ben Curry Co-operative and expressive performance of music
Ben Dawson Constructing 3D models from stereo and monocular images of a scene for use in robot assembly navigation.
John Demiris Learning by imitation, collaborative learning, and the neuropsychology and pathology of perception and action.
Mark Drake Robot crickets
Petko Faber Architectural Feature Interpretation
Sandra Gadanho Autonomy, learning and emotions in mobile robotic systems
John Hallam Animal sensorimotor mechanisms, evolutionary robotics, autonomous vehicles, feature-based localisation
Chalita Hiransoog Sensor fusion in assembly robots
Heiko Hoffmann
Mykel Kochenderfer Adaptive modelling and planning for large stochastic domains
George Konidaris Situated learning and emergence
Bruce Lamond 3D vision, reconstruction of virtual environments using photogrammetry and range data, applying colour images to range data
Neil McCormick Environment recovery, 3D reconstruction
Jonathan Meddes Automated computer visualisation.
Peter Ottery Robotic self-reconfiguration based on cellular morphogenesis
George Papadopoulos Music composition
Simon Perkins Real-time optic flow based range sensing on a mobile robot platform
Luke Phillips Building a computer-based tutor to teach drumming
Sotiris Raptis Automatic Computer Based Situation, Human Activity or Behaviour Recognition, Assessment Using Human Principles as the Gestalt Features and Human Visual System Principles.
Richard Reeve Neural control of behaviour, robotic modelling of animals, the peripheral nervous system, and levels of neural modelling
Craig Robertson 3D vision, colour vision and visual context, evolutionary algorithms
Nils Roeder Design and Programming of Embedded Control Systems
Hugo Rosano Matchain Biologically Inspired Compliant Locomotion for Hexapod Robots
Miguel Sanchiz Sensor planning for environment model recovery
Michael Spratling Cortical, behavioural and cognitive development; neuroscience; constructivism
David Stocks Evolution of chiroptera pinnae by using genetic algorithms
Yarou Sun Selective attention
Tim Taylor Artificial evolutionary systems. Evolvability. Open-ended evolution. Self-replication. Ecology as a drive for evolution. Relational biology and autopoiesis. Combining genetic and cultural evolution with lifetime learning. Evolution of morphology and behaviour for physically-modelled creatures
Turgay Temel Robotics, stochastic/adaptive signal processing, VLSI acoustic, analog and mixed-signal system design, multi-valued logic, crpytography, DSP/microprocessor system design and software/hardware development
Marc Toussaint Learning models of an interactive environment, sensorimotor models, planning, finding decomposed (latent) state representations for such models, neural implementations of such models
David Tweed Processing and analysis of surveillance footage, general identification and analysis of moving objects, mathematical models vs processor features
Fang Wang Virtual life in virtual environments
Geraint Wiggins Musical pitch, timbre, and spatial position discrimination; modelling rhythmic behaviour
Yuval Marom Social learning, imitation, and attention in mobile robots



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(*) Images show the Honda Asimo robot, DLR-LWR arm, Sony AIBO, Koala and Khepera robots.
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