Dr Mark Hansen

Profile Photo
Qualifications:
BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, MIET
Position:
Professor
Department:
FET - Engineering, Design and Mathematics
Telephone:
+441173286805

About me

 
After completing a BSc(Hons) Psychology and an MSc Computer Science at the University of Bristol, I worked as a software developer in commercial and public sectors on a wide variety of applications. I completed a PhD at UWE in 2012 entitled 3D Face Recognition Using Photometric Stereo and now work as a Professor in the Centre for Machine Vision on a wide range of projects, mainly in agri-tech and deep learning.
 
Example current and recent projects:
- JPIAMR JPIAMR2021-169: FARM interventions to Control Antimicrobial ResistancE, SRUC, University of Copenhagen, PorkColumbia, University College Dublin
- AHRC AH/X006522/1: An investigation of 3D technologies applied to historic textiles for improved understanding, conservation and engagement
- IUK-KTP 10009531: Potato image analysis, BHive Innovation Ltd
- IUK-KTP: Classification of LEO from fixed wing aircraft, Metrea Ltd.
- IUK-KTP:  AI-driven educational software platform, EmpoweringTech Ltd
- IUK-KTP: Smart nurseries, Family adventures Ltd
 
More details of my work can be found on my webpage.
 
I have supervised 10 PhDs to completion and currently supervise 3 PhD within UWE, the Farscope CDT and SWBio schemes.
 
I am an Associate Editor for Elsevier's Computers and Electronics in Agriculture.
 
I am also a Unit of Assessment co-lead for REF29.

Area of expertise

2D and 3D Face Recognition and the application of human idiosyncrasies. Photometric stereo 2.5D acquisition hardware using near infrared lighting. Reflectance mapping and bi-directional reflectance functions. Application of 3D modelling to livestock analysis. Long range photometric stereo. Machine learning and machine vision applied to a range of agri-tech areas

Publications

Publications loading Publications loading...