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Division: Engineering and Applied Sciences

Corresponding Email: ******mian@uwa.edu.au

Homepage(s): https://ajmalsaeed.net/ 

https://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/persons/ajmal-mian 

Present and Previous Positions

Professor and ARC Future Fellow, The University of Western Australia 

· 2018 – 2021 Professor, The University of Western Australia Tenured appointment 

· 2016 – 2018 Associate Professor, The University of Western Australia Tenured appointment 

· 2011 – 2015 ARC Australian Research Fellow (ARF), The University of Western Australia Awarded on merit by the Australian Research Council 

· 2008 – 2010 ARC Australian Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Western Australia Awarded on merit by the Australian Research Council (ARC) 

· 2007 – 2007 Associate Professor, National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan College of Aeronautical Engineering, Avionics Department 

Fields of Scholarship and Research Interests

Ajmal Mian is known for his research in Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence, and Deep Learning (Machine Learning). His research interests include artificial intelligence, 3D computer vision, machine learning, deep learning, 3D point cloud analysis, face recognition, human action recognition and remote sensing.

Honors, Awards and Other Membership

Australian Research Council Future Fellow

Fellow of the International Association for Pattern Recognition

Senior Editor for IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks & Learning Systems and Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, and the Pattern Recognition journal

• President of the Australian Pattern Recognition Society for 2 years (Jan 2022 - Dec 2023)

• UWA Medical School Excellence in Research Supervision Impact Award 2023 

• UWA Physics, Maths & Computing School commendation for Research Mentorship 2023 

• HBF Mid-Career Scientist of the Year 2022 awarded by Govt of Western Australia 

• ACM Distinguished Speaker 2021 

• DICTA 2021 Best Paper Runner-up award from the Australian Pattern Recognition Society 

• Faculty Teaching Award for Excellence in Research Supervision 2017 

• Aspire Professional Development Award 2016 from Perth Convention Bureau

• DICTA 2016 Best Paper Runner-up award from the Australian Pattern Recognition Society 

• EH Thompson Award for best paper, Remote Sensing & Photogrammetry Society 2015 

• Canon Extreme Imaging runner-up award, 2015 

• Vice-Chancellor’s Mid-Career Research Award, 2014 

• ICPR 2014 Best Scientific Paper Award 

• West Australian Early Career Scientist of the Year 2012 by Govt. of Western Australia 

• UWA Outstanding Young Investigator Award, 2011

• UWA Postdoctoral Award for best publication, 2009

• Australian Academy of Science ARC Award, 2009

• Australia’s Next Big Thing Award finalist, 2008

• Australasian Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award from CORE, 2007

• UWA First Prize for Higher Degree by Research Achievements, 2007

• UWA Special Commendation for Higher Degree by Research Achievements, 2006

• BankWest Postgraduate Research Travel Award, 2005.

Selected Publications

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=X589yaIAAAAJ 

I have published in top journals such as IEEE Trans on Pattern Analysis & Machine Intelligence (TPAMI), Int J of Computer Vision (IJCV), IEEE Trans on Image Processing (TIP), IEEE Trans on Neural Networks & Learning Systems (TNNLS), IEEE Trans on Knowledge & Data Engineering (TKDE), IEEE Trans on Geoscience & Remote Sensing (TGRS), IEEE Trans on Information Forensics & Security (TIFS), IEEE Trans on Industrial Informatics (TII), IEEE Trans on Intelligent Transportation Systems (T-ITS), IEEE Trans on Multimedia (TMM), IEEE Trans on Biomedical Engineering (TBME), IEEE Trans on Instrumentation & Measurement (TIM) and the Pattern Recognition journal.

Top Conferences in AI: I have published in top conferences such as IEEE Conf on Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (CVPR), European Conf on Computer Vision (ECCV), IEEE Int Conf on Computer Vision (ICCV), British Machine Vision Conference (BMVC), Int Conf on Learning Representations (ICLR), AAAI Conf on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), Int Conf on Data Engineering (ICDE), IEEE Int Conf on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), IEEE Int Conf on Intelligent Robotics & Systems (IROS), IEEE Workshop on applications of computer vision (WACV), Principles & Practice of Parallel Programming (PPoPP) and USENIX Annual Technical Conference. 

Multi/Cross-disciplinary Articles: I collaborated with many other disciplines and have published numerous multi/cross-disciplinary papers where I apply my AI expertise in the domains of medicine, sleep science, marine science, agriculture, orthodontics, agriculture and psychology. These works are published in prestigious journals of the respective area including Anaesthesia, Computers in Biology & Medicine, Computer Methods & Programs in Biomedicine, Physiological Reports, Heart Lung & Circulation, ICES J of Marine Science, Limnology & Oceanography, Ecological Informatics, Proceedings of the Royal Society London B, Autism Research, J of Autism & Developmental Disorders, Translational Psychiatry, Environmental Entomology, Weed Research, J of Food Engineering, American J of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics. Publications in leading AI journals/conferences reveal the depth of my research, while those in multidisciplinary journals showcase its breadth.

Other Information

https://ajmalsaeed.net/