Previous research students

  1. Fatimah Alzahrani (PhD, 2018-2023). The Effectiveness of Facial Cues for Automatic Detection of Cognitive Impairment. (Supervisors: Heidi Christensen, Steve Maddock)
  2. John Charlton (PhD, 2016-2023), Constraint-Based Simulation of Virtual Crowds. (Supervisors: Paul Richmond, Steve Maddock)
  3. Peter Heywood (PhD, 2014-2021), GPU Accelerated Simulation of Transport Systems. (Supervisors: Paul Richmond and Steve Maddock) [abstract and link to thesis]
  4. Luis Rene Montana Gonzalez (PhD, 2016-2021), Sketching for Real-time Control of Crowd Simulations. (Supervisor: Steve Maddock) [abstract and link to thesis]
  5. Yichen He (PhD, 2016-2020, Leverhulme CABM/self-funded), Deep learning applications to automate phenotypic measurements on biodiversity datasets . (Supervisors: Gavin Thomas (APS), Steve Maddock) [abstract and link to thesis]
  6. Matt Leach (PhD, 2015-2020), Physically-based Animation of 'Sticky Lips'. (Supervisor: Steve Maddock) [abstract and link to thesis]
  7. Rob Chisholm (PhD, 2014-2019), Working With Incremental Spatial Data During Parallel (GPU) Computation . (Supervisors: Paul Richmond and Steve Maddock) [abstract and link to thesis]
  8. Rabab R Algadhy (PhD, 2014-2020), Investigating 3D Visual Speech Animation Using 2D Videos. (Supervisors: Yoshi Gotoh and Steve Maddock) [abstract and link to thesis]
  9. Courtenay-Elle Crichton-Turley (PhD, 2014-2018). Smoke and Mirrors: Using clay pipes and figurines to critique structure-from-motion 3D photographic modelling (Supervisors: Hugh Willmott (archaeology), Steve Maddock) [abstract and link to thesis]
  10. Twin Karmakharm (PhD, -2018), Agent-based Pedestrian Simulation on GPUs for use in Decision Support Systems [abstract and link to thesis]
  11. Najwa AlGhamdi (PhD, 2013-2017), Visual Speech Enhancement and its Application in Speech Perception Training. (Supervisors: Steve Maddock, Guy Brown, Jon Barker) [abstract and link to thesis]
  12. Mark Warburton (PhD, 2010-2014), Physically-Based Forehead Modelling and Animation including Wrinkles [abstract and link to thesis]
  13. * Cong Ye (Research student, 2010-2014), Documenting character performance for pre- and post-production theatre activities
  14. Priya Dey (PhD, 2008-2012), Visual Speech in Technology-Enhanced Learning [abstract and link to thesis]
  15. * Davy Leggieri (2011), A sketch based interface to author crowd animation (5-month internship student from INSA de Lyon, France) [abstract and link to thesis]
  16. Orn Gunnarsson (PhD, 2005-2010), Sketching 3D faces [abstract and link to thesis]
  17. Oscar Lazalde (PhD, 2004-2010), Analyzing and evaluating the use of visemes in an interpolative synthesizer for visual speech [abstract and link to thesis]
  18. Miguel Salas (PhD, 2004-2010), Using MRI data for craniofacial reconstructions [abstract and link to thesis]
  19. Manuel Gamito (PhD, 2004-2008), Techniques for Stochastic Implicit Surface Modelling and Rendering [abstract and link to thesis]
  20. Ahmed Bin Subaih (PhD, 2003-2007), Creating a Virtual Training Environment for Traffic Accident Investigation for the Dubai Police Force. [abstract and link to thesis]
  21. Stephanie Davy-Jow (PhD, 2002-06), Facial Reconstruction (Supervisors: Cannings (MMGE), Maddock, Schofield (Nottingham), Evison (Canada)).
  22. Mark Eastlick (PhD, 2000-06), Discrete differential geometry and an application in multiresolution analysis [abstract]
  23. Manuel Sanchez (PhD, 2001-05), Techniques for Performance-based, Real-time Facial Animation [abstract and link to thesis]
  24. Michael Meredith (PhD, 2000-05), Kinematics and biomechanics in adapting motion capture data for use in computer games [abstract and link to thesis]
  25. James Edge (PhD, 2000-04), Techniques for the Synlink to thesis of Visual Speech [abstract and link to thesis]
  26. Lee Cooper (PhD, 1995-98), Physically-Based Animation of Human Limbs [abstract and link to thesis]
  27. * Ann Thye Kuah (MPhil, 1994-96), An Object-Oriented Framework for CAD, CAE and Animation.
  28. Agata Opalach (PhD, 1992-95), Implicit Surfaces for Modelling and Character Animation [abstract and link to thesis]