Graphics, Vision, Augmented and Virtual Reality

Character Animation

• Motion capture & synthesis
• Appealing characters, avoid “uncanny valley”

Real-Time Rendering & Animation

• Crowd & urban simulation
• Real-time 3D scientific visualisation

Image Processing

• Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR)
• Free View-point Video (FVV)
• 360-Video
• Light-Field Technologies
• Visual Effects and Animation
• 3D rendering from 2D images
• Colour transfer/mapping in videos

Computer Vision

• Gesture recognition, collision avoidance – SureWash, WingWatch
• Computer Graphics/Vision Hardware, Illumination & Display Systems

Sample Application Areas

• Interactive entertainment
• Health
• Creative industries

Faculty Members

A full list of researchers in this area is available on the Graphics and Vision Discipline page. Click on the staff member's name to view their full profile and publications. 

Staff Name, Research Group & Centres	Research Interests	Publications
Dawson-Howe, Kenneth GV2, CT, ADAPT	Computer Vision
Dingliana, John GV2, CT, ADAPT	Computer Graphics, Scientific 3D Visualisation, Non-photorealistic Animation and Rendering, Real-time Animation
Haahr, Mads GV2, CT	Serious Games; Artificial Intelligence for Games; Interactive Digital Narratives; Art and Technology
McDonnell, Rachel GV2, CT, ADAPT	Computer Graphics, Character Animation, Perceptually-Adaptive Graphics, Facial Animation and Perception
Manzke, Michael GV2, CT	Computer Graphics, Computer Architecture and Graphics Hardware
O'Nuallain, Eamonn GV2, CT	Radio Tomography, Radio Propagation, Cognitive Radio, Wireless Network Planning, Computational Mathematics, Computational Electromagnetics
O'Sullivan, Carol GV2, CT	Computer Graphics; Computer Animation, Human Perception
Shevlin, Fergal GV2, CT	Optics, Lasers, Electronics, Image Processing.