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One cold December evening we were on a pig farm with an array of cameras, a very large, very disgruntled pig, a bag of polystyrene balls and a glue gun. A piece of research, for a film project, had led us here. The film never materialised, but the pig did...
Researchers from CAMERA have developed the first non-invasive way of measuring athletes’ push start performance. Researchers at the University of Bath have been working with GB skeleton athletes to develop a new type of motion capture technology that can accurately track the performance of the athlete during push start phase...
On 16 July, Erik Bodin presented ‘Modulating Surrogates for Bayesian Optimization’ at the International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML); the premier gathering of professionals dedicated to the advancement of the branch of artificial intelligence known as machine learning. Abstract Bayesian optimization methods are designed to find globally optimal settings of...
CAMERA Co-Investigator, Dr Elena Seminati joined the University of Bath in September 2014 as teaching fellow and is now a lecturer in clinical biomechanics in the Department for Health. Obtaining the Laurea degree (BSc plus MSc) in Biomedical Engineering (2007) from Politecnico di Milano and a PhD degree in Human...
CAMERA and CREATE lab will be part of a major £46 million regional project on digital media technologies. The South West is on track to become an international trailblazer in screen-based media thanks to £46 million funding, which will launch a creative media powerhouse called MyWorld and supercharge economic growth,...
Computer Scientists at Bath have found a solution to the challenges of creating realistic virtual reality sword fights. Sword fights are often the weak link in virtual reality (VR) fighting games, with digital avatars engaging in battle using imprecise, pre-recorded movements that barely reflect the player’s actions or intentions. Now...
A very warm welcome to Dr Pooya Soltani who will lead the technical aspects of motion capture activity in CAMERA’s new Innovation Studio, funded by the European Regional Development Fund. Pooya joins us from the Assistive Technologies Innovation Centre at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David where he worked...
Professor James Bilzon, CAMERA Co-Director, has taken over as Director of the National Centre for Sport Exercise and Osteoarthritis Research. On 2 June 2020, Professor James Bilzon from Department for Health at the University of Bath took over from Professor Mark Batt (Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust) as Director of...
Researchers from the University of Bath have developed motion capture technology that enables you to digitise your dog without a motion capture suit and using only one camera. The software could be used for a wide range of purposes, from helping vets diagnose lameness and monitoring recovery of their canine...
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