Professor of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh
Prof. Robert Fisher has been an academic in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh since 1984. He became a full Professor in 2003. His research focuses on 3D scene understanding, model-based object recognition, range image analysis, and parallel vision algorithms. He holds a PhD in Computer Vision from the University of Edinburgh (1987), an MS in Computer Science from Stanford University (1978), and a BS in Mathematics (with honors) from the California Institute of Technology (1974).
Prof. Fisher's work centers on advancing computer vision and artificial intelligence. He has led or contributed to several key projects:
Prof. Fisher currently supervises the following PhD students and research staff:
Some of his notable PhD graduates include:
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Prof. Fisher's recent administrative roles include:
He is not teaching any courses at the moment.
Prof. Fisher has contributed to several widely-used datasets:
Prof. Fisher is actively involved in the global computer vision community:
"Artificial intelligence is evolving rapidly, but we must carefully consider its ethical implications."
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School of Informatics
University of Edinburgh
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