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Dr. Faisal Mufti
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Dr. Faisal Mufti specializes in Computer Vision applications especially in 3D range image analysis, 3D/2D scene segmentation; super-resolution and vision based smart intelligent transportation systems. His other research interests include applications based on statistical analysis, radiometric modelling of 3D time-of-flight camera and sensor technology. Dr Mufti has various international publications to his credit and has also served as reviewer on the panel for IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems and Journal of Mathematical Imaging and Vision. Dr Mufti is an Assistant Professor at Center for Advanced Studies in Engineering (CASE). In addition, he is an HEC approved PhD supervisor.
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Educational Qualifications
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PhD, Engineering (Computer Vision) from Australian National University (ANU) in 2010.
B.E (Hons), Electrical Engineering from National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) in 1996.
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Work Experience
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Dr. Mufti has a successful career spanned over 13 years. He has vast experience in public, private and defence sectors and has also worked with Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Automotive in Australia for vision based collision avoidance systems. While working in collaboration with Seeing Machines (an award winning Technology Company with a focus on vision based human machine interfaces), he developed 3D obstacle avoidance and pedestrian detection system, and speed enhancement applications. As a researcher, Dr Mufti has worked with General Motors (GM) Holden, Australia on intelligent transportation systems and machine vision projects. He has worked for different organizations developing IT solutions including public sector in Australia as well as industry partners in US and Europe.
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Email: faisal@case.edu.pk, faisal.mufti@ieee.org
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Research Interests
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Computer Vision, 3D/2D video and image analysis, range imaging, image enhancement, reflectance modelling, obstacle and collision avoidance.
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Research Publications
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F. Mufti and R. Mahony , Statistical Analysis of Signal Measurement in Time-of-Flight Cameras, ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. (accepted)
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F. Mufti , R. Mahony , and J. Heinzmann , Robust Estimation of Planar Surfaces using Spatio-Temporal RANSAC for Applications in Autonomous Vehicle Navigation, Robotics and Autonomous Systems. (accepted)
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F. Mufti and R. Mahony , Shadow Segmentation Using Time-of-Flight Cameras, in: Proc. 16th International Conference on Image Analysis and Processing, Italy, Sep. 2011 (accepted).
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F. Mufti and R. Mahony , Specularity Detection Using Time-of-Flight Cameras, in: Proc. 14th International Conference on Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns, Spain, Aug 2011 (accepted).
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F. Mufti and R. Mahony , Radiometric Range Image Filtering for Time-of-Flight Cameras, in: Proc. 5th International Conf. on Computer Vision Theory and Applications, France, May 2010.
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F. Mufti , R. Mahony , Statistical analysis of measurement processes for time-of-flight cameras, in: Proc. SPIE Image and signal processing: Videometrics, Range Imaging, and Applications X, San Diego, USA, 2009.
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F. Mufti , R. Mahony , J. Heinzmann , Spatio-Temporal RANSAC for Robust Estimation of Planar Surfaces in Video Range Images for Automotive Applications, in: Proc. 11th IEEE Intl. Conf Intelligent Transportation Systems, Beijing, China, Oct. 2008.
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F. Mufti , R. Mahony , and J. Kim , Super-resolution of speed signs in video sequences, in: Proc. 9th Biennial Conf. Digital Image Computing Techniques and Applications (DICTA’07), Glenelg, Australia, Dec. 2007.
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F. Mufti , Range Image Analysis and Applications of 3D Time-of-Flight Cameras: A Comprehensive Statistical and Analytic Study, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010 (ISBN: 978-3-8433-5628-2)
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F. Mufti , R. Mahony , and J. Heinzmann , Trends and Developments in Automotive Engineering, InTech Education and Publishing, 2010, Ch. 4D Ground Plane Estimation Algorithm for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems. (ISBN: 978-953-7619-X-X)
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