Research Projects
In Europe
- 2D/3D objects reconstruction and visualization using sparse data, at Image Analysis Lab (IAL) - C.V.R.M. -Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST), Lisbon, Portugal, 1999-2001.
- Multiple surfaces reconstruction and visualization, based on order and sequences of observation, at Institute of Mechanics (IM)-Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), Bulgaria, 2000.
- 3D reconstruction and visualization of multiple subsurface objects. Application to ore deposit and groundwater units reconstruction, at IAL-CVRM-IST, Portugal, 1998-1999.
- 3D modeling and visualization of flaws and cracks in plastic and non-plastic materials, together with IM-BAS, 1996, 2001.
- 3D visualization using gray level image. Shape from shading, together with Technical University (TU)–Sofia, Dept. of Telecommunications, Image Processing and Recognition Lab (IPR), Bulgaria, 1998.
- Modeling, reconstruction and visualization of multiple, complex 3D objects. Branching problem. Overlapped objects. Surface visibility, at IM-BAS, 1994-1997.
- Pattern Recognition and Visualization to Material Reconstruction and Defectology, IAG-CVRM-IST, Lisbon, Portugal, 1993-1994.
Artificial Intelligence: Computer Vision and Decision Support Systems Projects:
- Facial features extraction and emotions recognition, joint research with the Dr. Mariofana Milanova, CS Dep. University of Arkansas-Little Rock, Fall 2008.
- Matching 3D reconstructed objects, together with CVRM-IST– Lisbon Portugal, 2001.
- Shape matching of words in digitized Renaissance Books, together with IST-CVRM-Portugal, RFV- INSA, Lyon, France, 1999-2000.
- 2D objects recognition to multiple complex 3D objects reconstruction and visualization and Image processing, together with IAL-CVRM-IST, 1995-1999.
- 3D defects detection in mechanism components, IM-BAS, Bulgaria, CVRM-IST, Portugal, 1997.
- Definition of the new notion Morphological Similarity and its application to 2D objects recognition and partitioning, at IM-BAS, Bulgaria, 1996.
- 2D/3D objects modeling and recognition by single and multiple viewpoints, at Center of Mathematics Comp. Science & Mechanics-BAS, 1991-1993
- 3D modeling and recognition. New economic numerical algorithm to curvature calculation, at Slovak Academy of Sciences – Int. Lab of Artificial Intelligence, Bratislava, Slovak Republic, 1990-1991.
- 3D objects recognition by sets and order of identification, at IM-BAS, 1988-1990.
- Classification of objects in limestone cave, Artificial Intelligence Lab, Institute of Math – BAS, 1990.
- Environmental Decision Support System for Analysis, Evaluation and Management of Groundwater Resources Based on Integrated GIS Technology, together with CVRM-IST, Portugal, 1997.
- Decision Support System to 3D defects detection, together with CVRM-IST, Portugal, 1995.
Digital Libraries Projects:
- Automatic Feature Extraction and Recognition for Digital Access of Books of the Renaissance, at CVRM-IST, Lisbon, Portugal, France, 2000.
- Pages enhancements and segmentation to text and pictures, at CVRM-IST, Lisbon, Portugal, 2000.
- Multimedia Libraries, at Pattern Recognition and Image Proc. Lab –INSA, Lyon, France, 1999.
- Virtual Libraries – architectures, delivery and storage of contents, together with TU–Sofia, Dep. of Telecommunications, Image Processing and Recognition Group, 1998, 2000;
- Architecture, storage and transfer of contents, together with IPR-DT-TU, Bulgaria, 1999.
Robots Vision and Control Projects:
- 3D objects modeling and recognition in Nuclear Reactors, together with Russian Academy of Sciences, Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS), BAS, Bulgarian Nuclear Power Station “Kozlodui”, 1987-1990.
- An optimal approach and software tool to robot’s local motions control, together with Russian Academy of Sciences. CAS, BAS, Bulgarian Nuclear Power Station “Kozlodui”, 1987-1990;
- 3D objects recognition to robot orientation in a global scene, together with Polish Academy of Sciences-Institute of Biocybernetics and Bioengineering, Warsaw, Poland, 1987-1989.