We are a multidisciplinary research group focusing on computer vision. Collectively, we come from diverse backgrounds including mathematics, computer science, statistics, clinical research and physics.
We are based primarily in the School of Computing and Communications at Lancaster University in the North-west of England in the UK; our researchers come from the UK, Iran, Germany, Australia, China and Singapore.
iCVL is led jointly by Dr Bryan M. Williams and Prof Hossein Rahmani
Senior LEcturer in Computer Vision
Professor in Data Science
Our work crosses many domains including the development of novel machine/ deep learning methodology, solution techniques, pose estimation, medical imaging and forensic identification.
Project Supervisors Application Deadline 29 January 2026 Overview and Background Rogue waves, exceptionally high ocean waves, whose height exceeds twice the significant wave height, are rare, short-lived events that pose serious risks to shipping, fishing, Read more
Jiang Z, Rahmani H, Black S, Williams BM. Pattern Recognition. 2025; 162:111426.
In April 2025, Lancaster University hosted Digital Universities UK 2025 in partnership with Times Higher Education. This event gathers leaders from higher education, industry and policy to celebrate and share cutting-edge ideas on digital transformation. Read more
Ritesh Vyas1, Bryan M. Williams2, Hossein Rahmani2, Richard Boswell-Challand2, Zheheng Jiang3, Plamen Angelov2 and Sue Black4 1 School of Technology, Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, 382007, India2 School of Computing and Communications, Lancaster University, Read more
Researchers need the help of 500 volunteers to complete a pioneering hand identification research project which will deliver new forensic tools to ensure justice is served in some of the most heinous criminal cases. Led Read more
Bryan M. Williams – Organiser, SpeakerXinyu Yang – SpeakerHossein Rahmani – ContributorAndrei Banica – ContributorSue Black – Contributor
Yang X, Rahmani H, Black S, Williams BM. arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.17891. 2024 Feb 27.
Jiang Z, Rahmani H, Angelov P, Vyas R, Zhou H, Black S, Williams B. Pattern Recognition. 2024 Feb 1;146:110028.
EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account Bryan M. Williams Award Amount: £20,000 Project Start Date: 01/09/2023 Project End Date: 31/08/2024
InfoLab21, South Drive, Bailrigg, Lancaster LA1 4WA, United Kingdom
Dr Bryan M. Williams: b.williams6 at lancaster.ac.uk
Dr Hossein Rahmani: h.rahmani at lancaster.ac.uk
H-Unique Enquiries: h-unique-enquiries at lancaster.ac.uk