Bill Christmas's personal page

Contact details: W.Christmas@surrey.ac.uk Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, UK Tel: +44 1483 686045 Fax: +44 1483 686031

I hold a University Fellowship in Technology Transfer in the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing at the University of Surrey.

Some of my research interests:

Building complex vision systems

Teaching computers to watch television

Probabilistic methods for matching geometric structures

Transferring technology to industry

Easy-to-use C++ library for computer vision, pattern recognition and audio processing.

Some older work on video databases and coding

Complete list of publications - some publications can be downloaded.

CV

A video

Other interests:

Playing the organ (in a remedial fashion)

Cycling

Campaigning for a better cycling environment (failed) (see also CTC)

Choral music

The Beano

Trying to avoid this and this

I am not that interested in dancing. But this is what can happen to you if you walk into the Visual Media Lab at the wrong moment.

Thanks mainly to Luis Molina Tanco, we have an invaluable resource for non-native English speakers.

For non-native English speakers: how to use the articles "a" and "the" in English

Shameless plugs:

• The ETA, a breakdown organisation that doesn't campaign for yet more roads. I can recommend it - the call-out time seems as good as anyone's.
• Favourite pubs:
  • The 3 Moles (if my legs will go the distance)
  • Ye Olde Ship Inn

Local Links:

Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing

Faculty of Electronic and Physical Sciences

University of Surrey