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Alistair Foggin
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Dept. Computer Science
University of York
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Bio

I am a PhD researcher in Computer Vision, Graphics and Learning having graduated in Computer Science with First Class Honours from the University of York. I am supervised by Prof. William Smith and my research is investigating methodologies to learn time-dependent 3D representations of real-world environments from photographs with a focus on glaciers. Part of this includes handling challenging images both in sampling sparsity and image quality, and ways in which one can disentangle lighting and structure in images.

In the years leading up to my PhD, I carried out a research project as part of the YorRobots Venables Internship and worked at Daysix part time on a fantastic variety of Web Apps as well as The Trauma App for NHS Scotland. Having grown up in China and Kyrgyzstan, going and helping on work trips with Plateau Perspectives, and working at Glencoe Outdoor Centre as a Group Instructor, I have also enjoyed a wide experience of the world, cultures, and the outdoors.

Work


  1. University of York
    PhD Student in Computer Science
    2024 -

  2. YorRobots
    Research Intern
    2023

  3. Daysix
    Web and App Developer
    2020 - 2024

  4. Glencoe Outdoor Centre
    Group Instructor
    2021

Academic Achievements


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Virtual Reality Interface for Robot Teleoperation and Environment Visualisation

YorRobots Venables Internship | Award for Best Work

Alistair Foggin, Alan Millard
[Project Poster] [Code]

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Autonomous Landing of a UAV on a UGV for Extending Mission Flight Time

Final Year Undergraduate Dissertation

Alistair Foggin, Alan Millard
[Paper]

Education


  1. University of York
    PhD in Computer Science
    2024 -

  2. University of York
    BSc Computer Science
    First Class Honours
    2021 - 2024

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