Hassan Ugail (born September 24, 1970) is a Maldivian mathematician and computer scientist. He is a professor of visual computing at the Faculty of Engineering and Informatics at the University of Bradford.[1]
Hassan Ugail | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 September 1970 |
| Nationality | Maldivian |
| Alma mater | King's College London (BSc 1995, PGCE 1996), University of Leeds (PhD 1999) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Visual Computing |
| Institutions | University of Leeds Research Fellow (2000–2002), University of Bradford (2002–present) |
| Thesis | Design, analysis and optimisation in an interactive environment (1999) |
Early life and education edit
Hassan Ugail was born in Hithadhoo, Maldives.[2] In 1987, he moved to Malé to continue his education at the English Preparatory And Secondary School and at the Centre for Higher Secondary Education. In 1992, he received a British Council scholarship to continue his studies in the UK.[3] Ugail received a B.Sc. degree in Mathematics in 1995 and a postgraduate certificate in 1996, both from King's College London. He earned his PhD in Visual Computing at the University of Leeds in 1999.[4] His doctoral research focused on the application of partial Ddfferential equations in interactive surface design.[5]
Career edit
After completing his PhD, Ugail worked as a post-doctoral research fellow at the Department of Applied Mathematics at University of Leeds until September 2002. He then became a lecturer at the School of Informatics at the University of Bradford. He was appointed as a senior lecturer in April 2005, and became a professor in 2009.[6] In 2010, Ugail received the Vice-Chancellor's Excellence in Knowledge Transfer Award from the University of Bradford.[7] In 2011, Ugail received the Maldives National Award for Innovation for his work in the field of visual computing.[8] Ugail is the director of the Centre for Visual Computing at the University of Bradford.[9]
Ugail is known for his work on computer-based human face analysis including facial recognition,[10] face ageing,[11][12] emotion analysis[13] and lie detection.[14] In 2018, Ugail worked with Bellingcat journalists to verify the identities of two suspected Russian spies involved in the Salisbury Novichok poisoning case.[15][16][17] In 2020, BBC News investigators consulted Ugail as an expert in facial mapping to identify an alleged Nazi war criminal.[18] As of 2023[update], Ugail's team is working on image analysis as part of a project to assess the quality of human organs for transplant. The project is supported by NHS Blood and Transplant, Quality in Organ Donation biobank, and the National Institute for Health and Care Research.[9]
Bibliography edit
- Ugail, Hassan (2022). Deep Learning in Visual Computing, Explanations and Examples.
- Ugail, Hassan (2020). Multidisciplinary Data Visualization.
- Ugail, Hassan (2019). Computational Techniques for Human Smile Analysis.
- Ugail, Hassan (2011). Partial Differential Equations for Geometric Design.
References edit
- ^ "University of Bradford Profile"
- ^ "Professor Hassan Ugail". University of Bradford. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "Sangam Festival"
- ^ "ResearchGate Profile"
- ^ Ugail, Hassan; Bloor, Malcolm I. G.; Wilson, Michael J. (April 1999). "Techniques for interactive design using the PDE method". ACM Transactions on Graphics. 18 (2): 195–212. doi:10.1145/318009.318078. ISSN 0730-0301.
- ^ "University of Bradford Staff Profile"
- ^ "Acit2k Profile"
- ^ "President Nasheed presents National Award of Honour and National Award of Recognition". The President's Office, Republic of Maldives. 27 November 2011.
- ^ a b "AI set to revolutionise organ transplants". www.nihr.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "Half a face enough for recognition technology". Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ "Prince George's future face predicted by scientists". Reuters. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ "New face-ageing technique could boost search for missing people like Ben Needham and Maddy McCann". Daily Mirror. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ "How can you reliably spot a fake smile? Ask a computer". Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ "New emotion detector can see when we're lying". BBC News. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- ^ "New Evidence Links Russian State to Berlin Assassination". Bellingcat. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
- ^ "The Search for Denis Sergeev: Photographing a Ghost". Bellingcat. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
- ^ "Salisbury poisoning suspect Alexander Petrov is really military doctor Alexander Mishkin, investigative website claims". ITV. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
- ^ "The Nazi in the family". BBC. Retrieved 2021-11-12.