{"id":266,"date":"2025-09-08T18:29:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T17:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/?page_id=266"},"modified":"2025-10-03T10:52:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T09:52:17","slug":"group-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/group-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Group Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 58.9105%;height: 1755px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 27px\">\n<td style=\"width: 63.522%;height: 27px\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Core Academic Staff<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 47.9092%;height: 27px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 344px\">\n<td style=\"width: 63.522%;height: 344px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-275\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/james-ferryman-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/james-ferryman-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/james-ferryman-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/james-ferryman-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/james-ferryman.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 47.9092%;height: 344px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/computer-science\/staff\/professor-james-ferryman\">Prof. James Ferryman<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Head of Group)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identity management and multimodal biometrics<\/li>\n<li>Multimodal surveillance<\/li>\n<li>Performance evaluation\/benchmarking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 416px\">\n<td style=\"width: 63.522%;height: 416px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-277\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/hong-wei-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/hong-wei-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/hong-wei-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/hong-wei-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/hong-wei.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 47.9092%;height: 416px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/computer-science\/staff\/dr-hong-wei\">Dr. Hong Wei<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Image\/video-based pattern classification<\/li>\n<li>Remotely sensed image\/data interpretation and understanding for environmental monitoring and\u00a0 \u00a0 precision agriculture<\/li>\n<li>Biometrics in automated border control<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 176px\">\n<td style=\"width: 63.522%;height: 176px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-420\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/10\/1000014795-1-300x284.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/10\/1000014795-1-300x284.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/10\/1000014795-1-1024x969.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/10\/1000014795-1-768x727.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/10\/1000014795-1-1536x1453.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/10\/1000014795-1-2048x1938.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 47.9092%;height: 176px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/computer-science\/staff\/dr-luis-patino\">Dr. Luis Patino<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Automated surveillance and behaviour analysis<\/li>\n<li>Applications in health and wellbeing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 301px\">\n<td style=\"width: 63.522%;height: 301px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-282\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/alan_avatar_croped-1-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/alan_avatar_croped-1-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/alan_avatar_croped-1-768x756.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/alan_avatar_croped-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 47.9092%;height: 301px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/computer-science\/staff\/dr-alan-guedes\">Dr. Alan Guedes<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Multimedia systems<\/li>\n<li>Machine learning<\/li>\n<li>Computer vision<\/li>\n<li>Graph-based machine learning<\/li>\n<li>LLMs for video understanding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 27px\">\n<td style=\"width: 63.522%;height: 27px\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 47.9092%;height: 27px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 27px\">\n<td style=\"width: 63.522%;height: 27px\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Affiliate Academic Staff<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 47.9092%;height: 27px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 27px\">\n<td style=\"width: 63.522%;height: 27px\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 47.9092%;height: 27px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/computer-science\/staff\/professor-atta-badii\">Prof. Atta Badii<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 27px\">\n<td style=\"width: 63.522%;height: 27px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-403\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/muhammad_shahzad-1-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/muhammad_shahzad-1-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/muhammad_shahzad-1.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 47.9092%;height: 27px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/computer-science\/staff\/dr-muhammad-shahzad\">Dr. Muhammad Shahzad<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 27px\">\n<td style=\"width: 63.522%;height: 27px\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Research Staff<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 47.9092%;height: 27px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 248px\">\n<td style=\"width: 63.522%;height: 248px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-285\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/jonathan-boyle-300x243.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/jonathan-boyle-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/jonathan-boyle-1024x830.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/jonathan-boyle-768x623.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/computational-vision-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/jonathan-boyle-1536x1245.jpg 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