László Tálas, Camo Lab, University of Bristol Abstract: Why do armies operating in the same environment (e.g. temperate woodland) wear markedly different dress? The primary function of military camouflage is generally understood to be concealment, however the vast diversity of camouflage patterns (over 600 patterns in the past century) suggests additional design factors. One hypothesis is […]

Anna Hughes, University College London Abstract: `Motion dazzle' is the hypothesis that certain types of patterns, such as high contrast stripes and zigzags, can cause misperceptions in the speed and direction perception of moving targets. Motion dazzle is relevant to both ecological questions, including why striped patterning may have evolved in animals such as zebras, […]

Brian Sullivan, University of Bristol, School of Experimental Psychology  I will present two studies examining human eye movements and discuss my role at the University of Bristol. The first study concerns patients with central vision loss who often adopt a preferred retinal locus (PRL), a region in peripheral vision used for fixation as alternative to the damaged […]

Jasna Martinovic, University of Aberdeen What is the nature of representations that sustain attention to colour? In other words, is attention to colour predominantly determined by the low-level, cone-opponent chromatic mechanisms established at subcortical processing stages, or by the multiple narrowly-tuned higher-level chromatic mechanisms established in the cortex? These questions remain unresolved in spite of […]

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Dr Stephen Hicks - Oxford University - Research Fellow in Neuroscience and Visual Prosthetics, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences Mobile computing, augmented reality, deep learning. Consumer-grade devices are coming of age with a dazzling array of technologies and potentials. While tech giants search for killer apps, there are sectors of society who have well defined […]

Dr Sotirios Tsaftaris - School of Engineering, Edinburgh University Abstract:   An increasing population and climate change put pressure on several societally important domains. Health costs are increasing and at the same […]

Dr Cees Snoek - Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam Abstract Understanding what activity is happening where and when in video content is crucial for video computing, communication and intelligence. In the literature, the […]