{"id":36,"date":"2022-03-29T16:43:14","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T16:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/h-unique\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2022-12-09T14:37:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T14:37:00","slug":"the-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/h-unique\/the-team\/","title":{"rendered":"The Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> Current and former members of the H-Unique team<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Members<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-85da7ee3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/images\/people\/10854.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpag.ox.ac.uk\/team\/sue-black\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dpag.ox.ac.uk\/team\/sue-black\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Principal Investigator: Professor Sue Black &#8211; Visiting Professor <\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Dame Sue Black is an anatomist and a forensic anthropologist, specialising in the identification of the individual, in particular in forensic identification of perpetrators of child sexual abuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sue was previously Pro-Vice Chancellor for Engagement at Lancaster and is now President of St Johns College, Oxford University but remains the leader of the H-Unique project.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f100282e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/h-unique\/files\/2022\/11\/Bryan_Wiliams.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/security-lancaster\/about\/all-staff\/bryan-williams\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/security-lancaster\/about\/all-staff\/bryan-williams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr Bryan williams &#8211; Anniversary Lecturer in Biometrics<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Bryan is a Lecturer in Biometrics and Human Identification with the School of Computing and Communications at Lancaster University and honorary Lecturer in Ophthalmic Imaging with the Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences at the University of Liverpool. He is a mathematician with a focus on computer vision, machine\/deep learning, image processing and analysis, feature extraction, and medical device development. In particular, he has many years\u2019 experience in computer vision research, outreach, citizen science and patient and public involvement, with work published in the world-leading venues and winning several awards. He is leading research on the H-Unique project. His key focus is to drive the direction of the research, overall management of the project and to ensure that the aims of the project are realised.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0efc7c2e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/images\/people\/545.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/security-lancaster\/about\/all-staff\/bryan-williams\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/security-lancaster\/about\/all-staff\/bryan-williams\" target=\"_blank\">Pr<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/security-lancaster\/about\/all-staff\/plamen-angelov\" data-type=\"URL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ofessor Plamen Angelov<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Plamen is a Professor of Intelligent Systems, holds PhD and DSc, is Fellow of IEEE, ELLIS and IET. He was Vice President of the International Neural Network Society (2017-2020) and is currently member of its Board of Governors (BoG). He is also BoG member of the Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society of the IEEE all of which are highly relevant for the H-unique project.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0efc7c2e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/images\/people\/10711.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/security-lancaster\/about\/all-staff\/hossein-rahmani\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/security-lancaster\/about\/all-staff\/hossein-rahmani\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr Hossein Rahmani &#8211; Senior Lecturer in Data Science <\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Hossein received his BSc degree in Computer Software Engineering from Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran, in 2004, followed by an MSc in Software Engineering from Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran in 2010, and a PhD from the University of Western Australia, in 2016. He has published several papers in top conferences and journals such as CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, and the IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence. He is currently an associate professor (Senior Lecturer) in the School of Computing and Communications. His research interests include computer vision, video analysis, pose estimation, 3D shape analysis, and deep learning. He is a Co-I of the H-Unique project.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0efc7c2e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/images\/people\/14096.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/security-lancaster\/about\/all-staff\/zheheng-jiang\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/security-lancaster\/about\/all-staff\/zheheng-jiang\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr Zheheng Jiang &#8211; Senior Research Associate <\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Zheheng received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from University of Leicester, in 2021.  His research interests include image processing, computer vision and machine learning. In the H-Unique project, he is responsible for algorithm development of vein pattern recognition and matching, and 2D\/3D hand pose and shape estimation from an image.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0efc7c2e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/images\/people\/12014.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/security-lancaster\/about\/all-staff\/richard-boswell-challand\" data-type=\"URL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ricki Boswell-Challand &#8211; Database Manager<\/a> <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Ricki graduated in Computer-Aided Physics at Lancaster after which he developed a long career in commercial software development and industrial R&amp;D, with a background in database design, system integration and image management.  He returned to Lancaster specifically to join the H-Unique project where as database manager he designs, builds and maintains the systems for collecting, maintaining and managing project contributions and research data.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Associate\/Former Members<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0efc7c2e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/images\/people\/14096.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr Ritesh Vyas<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0efc7c2e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/images\/people\/14096.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr Akanimo Odon<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0efc7c2e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.lancs.ac.uk\/portal\/files\/239351146\/IMG_0069.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr Xiaowei Gu<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current and former members of the H-Unique team Current Members Principal Investigator: Professor Sue Black &#8211; Visiting Professor Professor Dame Sue Black is an anatomist and a forensic anthropologist, specialising in the identification of the individual, in particular in forensic identification of perpetrators of child sexual abuse. 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