Example PhD

Image and Video Vectorisation

Supervisor: Dr Y. Lai

Keywords: image and video processing, computer graphics, image compression, image editing

Vector graphics are well-known to offer various advantages over raster graphics. Many images, ranging from artistic work to captured photos, have relatively uniform or smoothly changing colours, and representing them using vector graphics can lead to significant savings of storage and network bandwidth. They are also resolution-independent and easy to edit, making them particularly suitable for animation transmitted over the Internet, such as SVG and Shockwave Flash. Manual creation of vectorised graphics takes a huge amount of time. The aim of this project is to investigate robust and efficient solutions to computer aided generation of vectorised images and videos.

Key Skills/Background: Requires strong mathematical and computing skills

Contact: Dr Y. Lai to discuss this research topic.