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Institute for Adaptive and Neural Computation School of Informatics The University of Edinburgh s.m.eslami[ ]sms.ed.ac.uk |
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I'm currently a Carnegie scholar and PhD candidate in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh, where I am a member of the Machine Learning group. My supervisors are Prof. Chris Williams, Prof. Bob Fisher and Dr. Amos Storkey.
During my PhD I have also worked with Dr. John Winn and Dr. Nicolas Heess at Microsoft Research in Cambridge. Previously, I worked with Dr. Subramanian Ramamoorthy at the Institute for Perception, Action and Behaviour.
I was an intern at Microsoft Game Studios from July 07 to Feb 08, where I developed the HDR and bloom components for Viva Piñata 2. I am also founder of BookAdopter and KeepMeOut, and since Oct 09 a postgraduate student representative at the university's student association.
Curriculum Vitae
Last updated May 12: CV
Publications
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3. "The Shape Boltzmann Machine: a Strong Model of Object Shape" Eslami, S.M.A., Heess, N., Winn, J. (2012) Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), Providence, USA [Oral presentation]. Overview: HTML, Paper: PDF, Code: ZIP, Video: FLA |
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2. "Factored Shapes and Appearances for Parts-based Object Understanding" Eslami, S.M.A., Williams, C.K.I. (2011) British Machine Vision Conference (BMVC), Dundee, UK [Oral presentation]. Abstract: PDF, Paper: PDF, Supplementary: PDF, Poster: PDF |
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1. "Evolving Robust Control Strategies for Simulated Animats" Eslami, S.M.A., Ramamoorthy, S. (2009) Overview: HTML, Dissertation: PDF, Poster: JPG |
Talks
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5. "The Shape Boltzmann Machine: a Strong Model of Object Shape" Rank Prize Funds, Symposium on Machine Learning and Computer Vision, Windermere, UK (Mar 12) Slides: PDF |
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4. "Factored Shapes and Appearances for Parts-based Object Understanding" British Machine Vision Conference, Dundee, UK (Aug 11) ACM Seminar, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran (Sept 11) Video: FLA, Slides: PDF |
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3. "Hierarchical Probabilistic Models for Object Segmentation" CIFAR Summer School on Neural Computation and Adaptive Perception, Toronto, Canada (Aug 10) Slides: PDF |
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2. "KeepMeOut of Quetzi" Student TechMeetup, Edinburgh, UK (Jan 10) Video: FLA, Slides: PDF |
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1. "High Dynamic Range Lighting on the Xbox 360" TechMeetup, Edinburgh, UK (Apr 09) Video: FLA, Slides: PDF |
Teaching Experience
| Autumn 09-11 | Probabilistic Modelling and Reasoning Teaching Assistant and Tutor |
| Spring 10-11 | Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition Tutor |
| Object Oriented Programming Tutor |
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| Autumn 09 | Computer Systems and Software Engineering Tutor |
| Functional Programming Tutor |
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| Spring 07 | Object Oriented Programming Lab demonstrator |
| Autumn 06 | Functional Programming Lab demonstrator |
Miscellaneous
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3. Thoughts on the role of supervision in computer vision Brainstorm coffee, Edinburgh, UK (May 2011) Slides: PDF |
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2. Thoughts on histogram-based appearance modelling Brainstorm coffee, Edinburgh, UK (Mar 2011) Slides: PDF |
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1. Summary of the PASCAL VOC (2009) segmentation dataset Browse: HTML |