UCT Digital Image Processing Theses

PhD theses

• Anicet Hounkanrin, Viewpoint estimation in medical imaging, 2023.
• Emmanuel Ali, Visual Localisation of Electricity Pylons for Power Line Inspection, 2023.
• Charles Bradshaw, Structured Incorporation of Model Uncertainty for Bayesian Adaptive Tracking and its Application to Maritime Surveillance, 2018.
• Seren Reddy, Automatic 2D-to-3D conversion of single low depth-of-field images, 2017.
• Asheer Bachoo, Unsupervised maritime target detection, 2016.
• Marc Pienaar, On the classification of time series and cross wavelet phase variance, 2016.
• Steve Milborrow, Multiview active shape models with SIFT descriptors, 2016.
• Natasha Govender, Active object recognition for 2D and 3D applications, 2015.
• Jason de Villiers, Design and application of an automated system for camera photogrammetric calibration, 2015.
• Mayuresh Kulkarni, Monte Carlo simulation of slot-scanning X-ray imaging systems, 2015.
• Ulrich Minnaar, The Characterisation and Automatic Classification of Transmission Line Faults, 2014.
• Ian Guest, Digital Video Moving Object Segmentation using Tensor Voting: a Non-causal, Accurate Approach, 2010.
• Markus Louw, A Population Monte Carlo approach to estimating parametric Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Functions through Markov Random Field parameter estimation, 2009.
• Gordon Forbes, Texture and Bubble Size Measurements for Modelling Concentrate Grade in Flotation Froth Systems, 2007 (and in print resolution).
• Keith Forbes, Calibration, Recognition, and Shape from Silhouettes of Stones, 2007 (and in print resolution).
• Mattieu de Villiers, Limited Angle Tomography, 2004.
• Jerome Francis, Machine Vision for Froth Flotation, 2001.
• Greg Cox, Designing Hypothesis Tests for Digital Image Matching, 2000.
• Fred Nicolls, Constraints and Invariance in Target Detection, 2000.
• Brendt Wohlberg, Fractal Image Compression and the Self-Affinity Assumption: A Stochastic Signal Modelling Perspective, 1996.
• Robert Crida, A Machine Vision Approach to Rock Fragmentation Analysis, 1995.

MSc theses

• Rashaad Meyer, Frequency-domain Deconvolution in Deep Learning, 2024
• Fraser Montandon, Imaging-based lensless polarisation-sensitive fluid stream analyser for automated, label-free, and cost-effective microplastic classification, 2024
• Frank Zandamela, Enhancing Cross-Dataset Performance in Distracted Driver Detection using Body Part Activity Recognition, 2024.
• Richard Masson, Volumetric Medical Classification using Deep Learning, 2023.
• Kukhokuhle Tsengwa, Low-cost Non-contact Monitoring of Small Motions in the Human Body, 2023.
• Zico da Silva, Monocular 3D Reconstruction of Cheetahs in the Wild, 2023.
• Casey Van Der Leek, Kinematic Modeling and Dynamic Aspects of an Accelerating Quadruped, 2022.
• Xolisani Nkwentsha, Semi-Supervised Transfer Learning for medical images as an alternative to ImageNet Transfer Learning, 2022.
• Oliver Funk, Towards A Single Electron Current On Superfluid Helium, 2021.
• Muhammed Razzak, Reducing the Burden of Aerial Image Labelling Through Human-in-the-Loop Machine Learning Methods, 2020.
• Jatin Harribhai, Using regions of interest to track landmarks for RGBD simultaneous localisation and mapping, 2019.
• David Berliner, Estimating phytoplankton size classes from their inherent optical properties, 2019.
• Ashill Chiranjan, Adaptive Coded Aperture Imaging: (Programmable Aperture Photography), 2018.
• Benjamin de Charmoy, Aircraft state estimation using cameras and passive radar, 2018.
• Jan Hendrik Combrink, Discriminative Training of Hidden Markov Models for Gesture Recognition, 2018.
• Bhavani Morarjee, Using Multiple View Geometry for Transmission Tower Reconstruction, 2016.
• Frank Retief, Methods for multi-spectral image fusion: Identifying stable and repeatable information across the visible and infrared spectra, 2016.
• Logan Dunbar, Using the Earth Mover's Distance for Perceptually Meaningful Visual Saliency, 2015.
• Hannes Truter, Using Low Cost Components To Determine Chlorophyll Concentration By Measuring Fluorescence Intensity, 2015.
• Ra'eesah Mangera, Gesture Recognition with Application to Human-Robot Interaction, 2015.
• Katherine O'Regan, Investigation into the use of the Microsoft Kinect and the Hough transform for mobile robotics, 2014.
• Molise Mokhomo, Automatic Detection and Segmentation of Brain Lesions from 3D MR and CT Images, 2014.
• Naleli Matjelo, Evaluation of Optimal Control-based Deformable Registration Model, 2014.
• Baruch Lubinsky, Investigation of the FRAME Algorithm for Statistical Modelling of Visual Textures, 2013.
• Denis Wong, Automation of Region Specific Scanning for Real Time Medical Systems, 2012.
• Martin Wilson, Coded Aperture and Coded Exposure Photography: an investigation into applications and methods, 2011.
• Thulani Ndhlovu, An investigation into stereo algorithms: An emphasis on local-matching, 2011.
• Frank Bolton, Automated 3D reconstruction of Lodox Statscan images for forensic application, 2011.
• Shaun Kaplan, A Wireless Sensor Network for Vibration Measurement, 2011.
• Mayuresh Kulkarni, Image and Video Segmentation using Graph Cuts, 2010.
• Matthew Beets, Distortion Correction in LODOX StatScan X-Ray Images, 2007.
• Stephen Milborrow, Locating Facial Features with Active Shape Models, 2007.
• Kirk Joubert, 3D Model Reconstruction using Photoconsistency, 2007.
• Gladys Kigozi, Surface reconstruction of a blast plate using stereo vision, 2007.
• Stephen Haddad, Texture Measures for Segmentation, 2007.
• Nicholas Maunder, Virtual View Synthesis using Visual Hulls, 2005.
• Ntana Nkanza, Image Registration and its Application to Computer Vision: Mosaicing and Independent Motion detection, 2005.
• Phillip Milne, Visual Hulls for Volume Estimation: A Fast Marching Cubes Based Approach, 2005.
• Bruno Merven, Person Tracking in 3D Using Kalman Filtering in Single and Multiple Camera Environments, 2004.
• Simphiwe Mkwelo, A machine vision-based approach to measuring the size distribution of rocks on a conveyor belt, 2004.
• Mathew Price, Using Colour Features to Classify Objects and People in a Video Surveillance Network, 2004.
• Markus Louw, Partitioned Particle Filtering for Target Tracking in Video Sequences, 2004.
• Michael Mc Grath, Markov Random Field Image Modelling, 2003.
• Gordon Forbes, The Automatic Detection of Patterns in People's Movements (appendix), 2002.
• Frances Robertson, Segmentation in Image Sequences: Tracking Human Figures in Motion, 2001.
• Arne Henrichsen, 3D Reconstruction and Camera Calibration from 2D Images, 2000.
• Ben Wright, The Development of a Vision-Based Flotation Froth Analysis System, 1999.
• Brian Shand, A Distributed, Object Oriented Architecture for Pattern Analysis, 1999.
• Willie Nel, An Investigation into Feature Selection Techniques for Reducing Input Dimensionality in Pattern Recognition Applications, 1998.
• Yon Rosenthal, A Computerised Face Recal System using Eigenfaces, 1998.
• Jerome Francis, An Examination of Block Motion Compensation Algorithms for MPEG-2 and Prediction of Bit Rates from Video Sequence Measurements, 1997.
• Fred Nicolls, The Development of a Predictive Autofocus Algorithm using a General Image Formation Model, 1995.