David Cristinacce - CV

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Personal Details

Full Name: Dr David Cristinacce
Email: dcristinacce at dominoid dot net
Nationality: British
DOB: 22/01/1976

Current Post

Currently working for Wright Dose Ltd. I left the University of Manchester in January 2009.

Qualifications

• PhD Computer Vision, Manchester University, 2004
• MSc Cognitive Science, Manchester University, 2000
• MA Hons Mathematics (2:1), Cambridge University, 1997
• A-level Mathematics(A), Chemistry(A), Physics(A), General Studies(A), 1994
• G.C.S.E 10 Subjects (8A/2B), 1992

Achievements

• Research Associate

  • Best Science Paper Prize (British Machine Vision Conference 2006)
  • Industrial collaboration with major car manufacturer

• PhD in Computer Vision

  • Thesis entitled ''Automatic Detection of Facial Features in Grey Scale Images''
  • Developed novel algorithms for facial feature location (see publications)
  • Implemented Viola-Jones face detector, integrated into following projects
  • SCID - Secure Customer Identification for Drive-in Retailing
  • UFACE - User Friendly Access Control System
  • Collected and organised mark up of face images for the FGNET (Face and Gesture Network) project

• Chess

  • Twice winner of Yorkshire U18's Junior Championship
  • Half Blue - represented Cambridge in the Varsity Match three times - one of the games is here

Research Interests

• Face detection in unconstrained environments
• Facial feature localisation and model matching
• Shape modelling
• Face recognition and biometrics
• Facial expression recognition

Academic Prizes

• Best Science Paper Prize (British Machine Vision Conference 2006)

Publications

See publications page

Career Overview

• Started working for Wright Dose Ltd
  February 2009 onwards
  

• Post Doctoral Research Grant (Cognitive Systems Foresight: Human and Computer Face Recognition from Video Sequences)
  October 2006 to January 2009
  

• Post Doctoral Research Post (In-car face tracking project)
  October 2004 to October 2006
  Worked on a 2yr project tracking human faces in cars, for the purpose of driver tiredness detection and intelligent driver performance monitoring. Department of Imaging Science and Biomedical Engineering, Stopford Building, Manchester University, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK.
  

• PhD Computer Vision
  October 2000 to July 2004
  Department of Imaging Science and Biomedical Engineering, Stopford Building, Manchester University, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK.
  

• MSc Cognitive Science
  September 1999 to September 2000
  Department of Computer Science, Kilburn Building, Manchester University, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
  

• Trainee Actuary
  September 1997 to September 1999
  Watson Wyatt Partners, Norfolk House, 7 Norfolk Street, Manchester, M2 1DW, UK.
  

• MA Hons Mathematics
  October 1994 to June 1997
  St. Catharine's College, Cambridge University, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1RL, UK.
  

• A-levels and G.C.S.Es
  October 1987 to June 1994
  Wath Comprehensive School, Sandygate, Wath-on-Dearne, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S63 7NW, UK.
  

Hobbies

• Swimming - Swim twice per week
• Chess - Occasionally play tournament and internet chess
• Cycling - I cycle to work in Manchester and can sometimes be seen in the Peaks on my mountain bike
• Travel - Recently visited Benin, Tanzania, Australia and Vietnam
• Running - I've run a few 1OK races - I'm not very fast

References

• Professor Tim Cootes (PhD Supervisor)
  Chair in Computer Vision, Imaging Science and Biomedical Engineering
  Stopford Building, University of Manchester,
  Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT
  Tel: 0161 275 5146 Fax: 0161 275 5145
  email: tim.cootes at manchester.ac.uk
  

• Professor Chris Taylor (Head of Computer Science Department)
  Chair in Medical Biophysics, Imaging Science and Biomedical Engineering
  Stopford Building, University of Manchester,
  Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT
  Tel: 0161 275 5130 Fax: 0161 275 5145
  email: chris.taylor at manchester.ac.uk