PhD Studentship: Single view human reconstruction in large, uncontrolled environments
University of Surrey - Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP)
| Qualification Type: | PhD |
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| Location: | Guildford |
| Funding for: | UK Students |
| Funding amount: | Fully and directly funded for this project only. Award covers UK tuition fees and provide a stipend at the UKRI rate for a period of 3 years |
| Hours: | Full Time |
| Placed On: | 21st February 2025 |
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| Closes: | 14th March 2025 |
| Reference: | PGR-2425-026 |
This research aims to address the challenges of single view human reconstruction in large uncontrolled capture volumes, where factors such as occlusion, lighting variations, and low-resolution degrade performance.
The primary focus will be on developing robust learnt representations of humans leveraging the latest advances in AI and data generation techniques to accurately reconstruct human shape and appearance from monocular inputs.
Expected contributions include:
- Temporally stable single view human geometry reconstruction from unconstrained low-resolution video.
- A learnt model of human appearance from unconstrained low-resolution video.
- A unified model of human shape and appearance from unconstrained low-resolution video.
Ultimately this work aims to democratise human reconstruction technology by enabling its deployment in settings with minimal resources, dramatically lowering barriers to entry, and broadening its impact across industries and communities.
Dr. Marco Volino (Lead Supervisor)
Prof. Adrian Hilton (Second Supervisor) Dr. Armin Mustafa (Third Supervisor).
Plus an Expert Mentor from Abertay University (TBC).
This PhD is aligned with the CoSTAR research themes: AI Futures / Createch Futures.
For more information on CoSTAR and the PhD opportunities please see:
https://www.costarnetwork.co.uk/latest/come-research-with-us-at-costar-national-lab
Supervisors: Dr Marco Volino, Dr Armin Mustafa and Professor Adrian Hilton.
Entry requirements
Open to candidates who pay UK/home rate fees. See UKCISA for further information. Starting in October 2025.
You will need to meet the minimum entry requirements for our PhD programme.
How to apply
Stage 1: Please contact the Lead Supervisor of the PhD opportunity via email (Dr Marco Volino) and work with the Lead Supervisor and supervisory team to send your CV and 500-word Expression of Interest by Friday March 14th, 2025.
Funding
Fully and directly funded for this project only. Award covers UK tuition fees and provide a stipend at the UKRI rate for a period of 3 years. The stipend (Tax-free maintenance payment based on the UKRI minimum rate) is £20,780 from 1 October 2025.
Application deadline: 14 March 2025
Enquiries: Contact Dr Marco Volino
Ref: PGR-2425-026
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