Dr. Neil Thacker's Conference Publication Page

Conference Publications

• N.A.Thacker, Y.Zheng and R.Blackbourn. `Using a Combined Stereo/Temporal Matcher to Determine Ego-Motion.' Proceedings of the British Machine Vision Conference ",121-127, 1990.
• D.Booth, N.A.Thacker, J.E.W.Mayhew and M.K.Pidock. `Data Fusion Using an MLP'. Proc. British Machine Vision Conference, Glasgow,339,1991.
• P.Courtney, N.A.Thacker and C.Brown. `Hardware Support for fast edge based Stereo.' Proc. European Conference on Computer Vision. Santa Margherita Ligure May, 902-906, 1992.
• P.Courtney, N.A.Thacker and C.Brown. `A Hardware Architecture for Image Rectification and Ground Plane Obstacle Detection.' Proc.(IV) International Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.' The Hague,133 August 1992.
• N.A.Thacker, P.Courtney. `Calibration of a 4 DOF Stereo Head.'Proc. British Machine Vision Conference. ,Leeds, 528-537, 1992.
• N.A.Thacker, P.Courtney. `Statistical Analysis of a Stereo Matching Algorithm.' Proc. British Machine Vision Conference. ,Leeds, 316-326, 1992.
• A.Evans, N.A Thacker and J.E.W.Mayhew. `Pairwise Representations of Shape.' Proc(I). International Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (ICPR). The Hague August 1992.
• S.Evans, N.A.Thacker, R.B.Yates, and P.A.Ivey, A Massively Parallel Vector Processor for Image Communications, Proc. Image Com. 93 conference, Bordeaux, March 1993.
• A.C.Evans, N.A.Thacker and J.E.W.Mayhew, `The Use of Geometric Histograms for Model Based Object Recognition.' Proc. 4th. BMVC, Guildford, p 429-438 Sept. 1993.
• S.Evans, S.Walker, N.A.Thacker, R.B.Yates and P.A.Ivey. `A 1.2 GIPs General Purpose Digital Image Processor.' Proc. CICC San Diego California, May 1994.
• N.A.Thacker, P.Courtney, S.N.Walker, S.J.Evans and R.B.Yates. `Specification and Design of a General Purpose Image Processing Chip.' Proc. ICPR,3, pp266-273, Jerusalem Oct. 1994.
• A.J.Lacey, N.A.Thacker and N.L.Seed, `Feature Tracking and Motion Classification Using a Switchable Model Kalman Filter.' Proc. BMVC, York, Sept. 1994. See TINA Algorithms Guide
• R.A.Lane, N.A.Thacker and P.A.Ivey, `A Correlation Chip for Stereo Vision.' Proc. BMVC, York, Sept. 1994.
• P.A.Riocreux, N.A.Thacker and R.B.Yates, `An Analysis of Pairwise Geometric Histograms for View-Based Object Recognition.' Proc. BMVC York, Sept. 1994.
• S.Meikle, N.A.Thacker and R.B.Yates. "A Computational Model for Learning to Navigate in an Unknown Environment." IEE Coll. The Application of Machine Vision. D.No. 113 ,May 1995.
• A.P.Ashbrook, N.A.Thacker and P.I.Rockett, `A Scalable Solution for the Recognition of 2D, Rigid Shape.' Proc. SCIA95, Uppsala, Sweden, pp 271, 1995. See TINA Algorithms Guide
• C.I.Brown, N.A.Thacker and R.B.Yates, `A Single Chip Architecture for Multiprocessor DSP.' IEE Coll. Multiprocessor DSP - Applications, Algorithms and Architectures. Ref. No 116 Savoy PLace, London, 1995.
• C.I.Brown, N.A.Thacker and R.B.Yates, `A Device for Low Bit Rate Coding.' IEE Coll. Low Bit Rate Image Coding, Ref No. 154, Savoy Place, London, 1995.
• C.I.Brown, N.A.Thacker and R.B.Yates, ` A VLSI Architecture for Wavelet Transforms' To be presented at IEE Image Processing, Edinburgh, July 1995.
• A.P.Ashbrook, P.I.Rockett and N.A.Thacker, `Multiple Shape Recognition using Pairwise Geometric Histogram Based Algortihms. Proc. IEE Image Processing, Edinburgh, July 1995.
• A.P.Ashbrook, N.A.Thacker, P.I.Rockett and C.I.Brown, `Robust Recognition of Scaled Shapes Using Pairwise Geometric Histograms.' proc, BMVC 95 Birmingham, 503-512, July 1995. See TINA Algorithms Guide
• A.J.Lacey, N.A.Thacker and N.L.Seed. `Smart Feature Detection Using an Invariance Network Architecture' proc, BMVC 95 Birmingham, 327-336, July 1995. See TINA Algorithms Guide
• J.Luettin, N.A.Thacker and S.W.Beet. "Active Shape Models for Visual Speech Feature Extraction." To be presented at NATO-ASI, Speechreading by Man and Machine, Chateau de Bonas, France. 1995.
• W.C.Chen, P.I.Rockett and N.A.Thacker. `A Neural Network for Probabilistic Edge Labelling Trained with a step edge model.' IEE Proc. Int. Conf. Image Processing and its Applications, pp.618-621, Edinburgh, July 1995.
• W.C.Chen, P.I.Rockett and N.A.Thacker. `Self-Consistent Training of a Neural Network with a Step Edge Model for Probabilistic Edge Labelling.' IEE Proc. Int. Conf. Artificial Neural Networks, pp 98-103, Cambridge, U.K., June 1995.
• N.A.Thacker, P.Courtney and A.Clark, `Algorithmic Modelling for Performance Evaluation.' Presented at Workshop on Algorithmic Evaluation, ECCV, Cambridge, 1996. See TINA Algorithms Guide
• J. Luettin, N. A. Thacker and S. W. Beet, `Active Shape Models for Visual Speech Feature Extraction.' in D. G. Storck and M. E. Hennecke (editors). Speechreading by Humans and Machines, volume 150 of NATO ASI Series, Series F: Computer and systems Sciences, pp. 383-390, Berlin, Springer Verlag, 1996.
• S.Larcombe, N.A.Thacker. `Using Genetic Algorithms to Automate System Implementation in a Novel Three-Dimensional Packaging Technology.' Proc, IEEE, ICCD, 1996.
• A.J.Lacey, N.A.Thacker and R.B.Yates. `Surface Approximation from Industrial SEM Images.' Proc, BMVC, Edinburgh, 1996.
• N.A.Thacker, D.Prendergast and P.I.Rockett. `B-Fitting: A Statistical Estimation Technique with Automatic Parameter Selection.' Proc, BMVC, Edinburgh, 1996. postscript
  
• N.A.Thacker, F.J.Aherne, P.I.Rockett. `The Bhattacharyya Metric as an Absolute Similarity Measure for Frequency Coded Data.' STIPR'97, Prague 9-11 June, 1997. See TINA Algorithms Guide
• F.J.Aherne, P.I.Rockett, N.A.Thacker. `Automatic Parameter Selection for Object Recognition Using a Parallel Multiobjective Genetic Algrorithm .' Int. Conf. on Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns (CAIP'97), Kiel, Germany, Sept 10-12 1997.
• F.J.Aherne, P.I.Rockett, N.A.Thacker. `Optimising Object Recognition Using a Parallel Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm .' proc. GALESIA 97, Glasgow, Sept, 1997.
• S.P.Larcombe, D.J.Prendergast, N.A.Thacker and P.A.Ivey. `Initial Development of a Genetic Algorithm to Automate System Implementation in a Novel Electronic Packaging Technology .' proc. GALESIA 97, Glasgow, Sept, 1997.
• F.J.Aherne, N.A.Thacker and P.I.Rockett. `Optimal Pairwise Geometric Histograms.' Proc. BMVC 97, 480-490, Essex, 1997.
• S.Crossley, A.J.Lacey, N.A.Thacker and N.L.Seed. `Robust Stereo via Temporal Consistency.' Proc. BMVC 97, 659-669, Essex, 1997.
• N.A.Thacker, A.Jackson, D.Moriarty and B.Vokurka. `Renormalised SINC Interpolation.' MIUA , 33- 36, Leeds, 1998. postscript
  
• N.A.Thacker, A.Jackson, X.P.Zhu and K.L.Li . `Accuracy of Tissue Volume Estimation in MR Images .' Proc. MIUA , 137-140, Leeds, 1998. postscript
  
• A.Jackson, K.l.Li, X.P. Zhu, N.A.Thacker. `Improving Time Arrival Map Quality in MR Perfusion .' Proc. MIUA , 13-16, Leeds, 1998.
• A.J.Harris, N.A.Thacker and A.J.Lacey. `Modelling Feature Based Stereo Vision for Range Sensor Simulation.' proc of the European Simulation Multiconference, 417-421, Manchester, 1998.
• S.Crossley, N.A.Thacker and N.L.Seed. `Benchmarking of Bootstrap Temporal Stereo using Statistical and Physical Scene Modelling.' proc. BMVC, 346-355, Southampton, 1998.
• N.A.Thacker and A.J.Harris. `A Feature Representation for Map Building and Path Planning.' proc. BMVC, 800- 809, Southampton, 1998. postscript
  
• E.A.Vokurka, N.A.Thacker, A.Jackson. `A Fast Model Independant Method for Automatic Correction of Intensity Non-Uniformity in MRI Data.' Proc MIUA, Oxford , 5-9, 1999.
• A.J.Lacey, N.A.Thacker, A.Jackson. `How to Locate Artifacts in Parametric FMRI Analysis.' Proc MIUA, Oxford , 9-13, 1999.
• A.J.Lacey, N.A.Thacker, E.Burton and A.Jackson. `Locating Motion Artifacts in Parametric FMRI Analysis.' Proc. MICCAI, Cambridge, 524-533, 1999.
• N.A.Thacker, A.R.Varma, D.Bathgate, J.S.Snowden, D.Neary, A.Jackson, Quantification of the distribution of cerebral atrophy in dementing diseases. Proc. MIUA, pp 61-64, London. 10th-11th July, 2000. postscript
  
• N.A.Thacker, X.P.Zhu, M.Nazarpoor, C.Moonen, A.Jackson, A New Approach for the Estimation of MTT in Bolus Passage Perfusion Techniques. Proc. MIUA, pp 137-140, London. 10th-11th July, 2000. postscript
  
• N.A.Thacker, A.J.Reader, Modal Division and its Application to Medical Image Analysis. Proc. MIUA, pp 7-10, London. 10th-11th July, 2000. postscript
  
• E.Vokurka, N.A.Watson, Y.Watson, A.Jackson and N.A.Thacker, Improved MR Imaging of the Orbit at High Resolution Using Surface Coils and Automated Intensity Non-Uniformity Correction. Proc. CARRS 2000, San Francisco, pp 325-330, June, 2000.
• E.Vokurka, A. Herwadkar, N.A.Thacker, R.T.Ramsden, A.Jackson, Using Bayesian Tissue Classification to Improve Accuracy of Acoustic Neuroma Volume Measurement, Proc. CARRS 2000, San Francisco, pp 331-336, June, 2000.
• I.Hollander, L.I.Dimitrov, M.Sramek, D.J.Hobday, N.A.Thacker, Visualization of Taliarach Co-registered fMRI-Findings Using the VORTEX Rendering Package, Proc. CARRS 2000, San Francisco, p 1020, June, 2000.
• A.J.Lacey, N.Pinitkarn and N.A.Thacker, An Evaluation of the Performance of RANSAC Algorithms for Stereo Camera Calibration., Proc. BMVC 2000, Bristol, pp 646-655, Sept. 2000.
• P.A.Bromiley, N.A.Thacker and P.Courtney, Non-Parametric Subtraction Using Grey Level Scattergrams., Proc. BMVC 2000, Bristol, pp 795-804, Sept. 2000.
• N.W.John, N.A.Thacker, M.Pokric, A.Jackson, et al. An Integrated Simulator for surgery of the Petrous Bone, Medicine Meets Vistual Reality 2001, IOS Press, ISBN 1 58603 143 0, 218-224, 2001.
• P.A.Bromiley, N.A.Thacker and P.Courtney, Non-Parametric Subtraction for MRI. Proc. MIUA, Birmingham, 105-108, 2001.
• M. Pokric, N.A. Thacker, M.L.J.Scott and A.Jackson, Multi-Dimesional Medical Image Segmentation with Partial Voluming, Proc. MIUA, Birmingham, 77-80, 2001.
• M. Pokric, N.A. Thacker, M.L.J.Scott and A.Jackson, The Importance of Partial Voluming in Multi-Dimensional Medical Image Segmentation, Proc. MICCAI 2001, 1293-1294, 2001.
• P.A.Bromiley, N.A.Thacker and P.Courtney, Colour Image Segmentation by Non-Paramteric Desnity Estimation in Colour Space. Proc. BMVC 2001, 283-292, 2001.
• A.Lacey, N.A.Thacker, P.Courtney and S.Pollard. TINA 2001: The Closed Loop 3D Model Matcher. Proc. BMVC 2001, 203-212, 2001.
• P.A.Bromiley, P.Courtney and N.A.Thacker, A Case Study in the use of ROC curves for Algorithm Design. Proc. BMVC 2001, 193-202, 2001 .
• N.W.John, N.A.Thacker, M.Pokric, A.Jackson, G. Zanetti, E.Gobetti, R.J.Stone, J.Campos, A.Emmen, A.Scherdtner, E.Neri S. S. Franceschini, F. Rubio, An Integrated Simulator for Surgery of the Petrouis Bone. Proc. MMVR, 2001
• T.F.Cootes, N.A.Thacker and C.J.Taylor, Automatic Model Selection by Modelling the Distribution of Residuals, Proc. ECCV 2002 (IV), LNCS 2353, 621-635, 2002.
• D.C.Williamson, N.A.Thacker, S.R. Williams and M.Pokric, Partial Volume Tissue Segmentaion using Grey Level Gradient. Proc. MIUA 2002, Portsmouth, 17-20, 2002.
• M.L.J.Scott, N.A.Thacker, A.J.Lacey, A.Jackson, `A Novel Method for Cerebral Blood Flow Calculation', Proc. MIUA 2002, Portsmouth, 45-48, 2002.
• P.A.Bromiley, M.Pokric, and N.A.Thacker, Identification of Enhancing MS Lesions in MR Images Using Non-Parametric Image Subtraction, Proc. MIUA 2002, Portsmouth, 117-120, 2002.
• N.A.Thacker, A.J.Lacey and P.A.Bromiley, Validating MRI Field Homogenaeity Correction Using Information Measures. , Proc. BMVC 2002, pp626-635, Cardiff, 2002.
• M.L.J.Scott, N.A.Thacker and A.J.Lacey, Separating Normal and Disease Groups using Regional Cerebral Blood Flow, Proc. MIUA, 17-21, Sheffield, 2003.
• N.A.Thacker, M.Pokric and D.C. Williamson, Noise Filtering and Testing Illustrated Using a Multi-Dimensional Partial Volume Model of MR Data. Proc. BMVC, 909-919, Kingston, 2004.
• M.Pokric, N.A.Thacker and D.C. Williamson, Noise Filtering and Testing for MR Using a Multi-Dimensional Partial Volume Model. Proc. MIUA, 21-24, London, 2004.
• P.A.Bromliey, M.Pokric and N.A.Thacker, Computing Covatiances for Mutual Information Co-registration, Proc. MIUA, 77-80, London, 2004.
• N.A.Thacker, D.C.Williamson, M.Pokric, Multi-Dimensional MR Image Segmentation with Gradient Analysis, proc. MIUA, 23-27, Bristol, 2005.
• P.A.Bromiley, N.A.Thacker, and A. Jackson, Trends in Brain Volume Change with Normal Ageing, proc MIUA, 247-251, Bristol, 2005.
• M.L.J.Scott and N.A.Thacker, Regional Cerebral Cortical Thickness Estimation, proc. MIUA, 7-11, Bristol, 2005.
• J. Kim, P.A. Bromiley and N.A. Thacker, A Complexity Analysis for Normal Cerebral Blood and CSF Flow, proc. MIUA, 67-71, Bristol, 2005.
• M. Scott, N.A.Thacker, A. Jackson, Determination of Age-Related Loss of Cerebral Cortical Thickness Using a Novel Technique, Proc 13th ISMRM, 2005.
• M. Scott, N.A.Thacker, A. Jackson, A Novel Technique for Cerebral Cortical Thickness Estimation, Proc 13 ISMRM, 2005.
• J. Kim, N.A. Thacker, P.A. Bromiley, S.J.Payne and A. Jackson, A Simple Electrical Equivalence Model of Intercranial Cerebrospinal Fluid Pulsitility: Design and Validation in Healthy Normals. proc. MIUA, 41-46, Manchester 2006.
• P.A.Bromiley, M.L.J.Scott and N.A.Thacker, A Comparatie Evaluation of Cortical Thickness Measurement Techniques, proc. MIUA, 236-241, Manchester, 2006.
• J.Kim, N.A.Thacker, P.A.Bromiley, S.J.Payne and A.Jackson, Cerebrospinal Fluid Pulsatility Model and its Validation, Proc. ISMRM, 431-433, 2006.