Lyndon Smith (academic) explained

Lyndon Neal Smith (born 26 December 1964) is an English academic who is Professor in Computer Simulation and Machine Vision at the School of Engineering at the University of the West of England. He is also Director of the Centre for Machine Vision at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory.

Early life

Smith was born in Stroud, Gloucestershire, on 26 December 1964 to Lionel Alfred Smith and Dorothy Smith. He received a Bachelor of Science (BSc) from the University of Wales in 1986, a Master of Science (MSc) from the Cranfield Institute of Technology in 1988, and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University of the West of England in 1997.^[1] His PhD thesis was entitled A knowledge based system for powder metallurgy technology.^[2] He completed a secondment at the Pennsylvania State University which lasted for a year.^[3]

Career

Smith is Professor in Computer Simulation and Machine Vision at the School of Engineering at the University of the West of England.^[4] He is also Director of the Centre for Machine Vision at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory.^[5]

He has developed a technique for the simulation of the packing densities of particles with irregular morphologies.^[6]

He helped develop 3D face recognition technology which he said was "on the verge of becoming really big" in 2017.^{[7] [8]}

Smith has been involved in plans to replace turnstiles on the London Underground with a facial recognition system.^[9] He said that facial recognition technology under development could replace train tickets, and have applications in stores, train stations and banks.^[10]

Personal life

Smith lives in Wedmore, Somerset.^[11]

Selected publications

• Estimating water storage from images . Shahbaz . A. . Yunas . S. . Smith . L. N. . Staddon . C. . December 2023 . Sorrento, Italy . IEEE International Conference on Big Data.
• 3D Machine Vision and Deep Learning for Enabling Automated and Sustainable Assistive Physiotherapy . Smith . L. N. . Boyd . S. . Bhatta . D. . Smith . M. L.. July 2023 . Las Vegas, US . International Conference on Health Informatics and Medical Systems (HIMS).
• Maize yield predictive models and mobile-based decision support system for smallholder farmers in Africa . Olisah . C. C. . Smith . L. N. . Smith . M. L. . July 2022 . New York, US . 17th International Conference on Machine Learning and Data Mining (MLDM 2022).
• Olisah . C. C. . Smith . L. N. . Smith . M. L. . June 2022 . Diabetes mellitus prediction and diagnosis from a data preprocessing and machine learning perspective . Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine . 220 . 10.1016/j.cmpb.2022.106773 . free .
• Smith . M. L. . Smith . L. N. . Hansen . M. F. . September 2021 . The quiet revolution in machine vision-a state-of-the-art survey paper, including historical review, perspectives, and future directions . Computers in Industry . 130 . 10.1016/j.compind.2021.103472 .
• Atkinson . G. A. . Smith . L. N. . Smith . M. L. . Reynolds . C. K. . Humphries . D. J. . Moorby . J. M. . Leemans . D. K. . Kingston-Smith . A. H.. October 2020 . A computer vision approach to improving cattle digestive health by the monitoring of faecal samples . Scientific Reports . 10 . 10.1038/s41598-020-74511-0 . 7568556 .
• Deep 3D Face Recognition using 3D Data Augmentation and Transfer Learning . Smith . L. N. . Huang . N. . Hansen . M. F. . Smith . M. L. . July 2020 . Amsterdam, Netherlands . 16th International Conference on Machine Learning and Data Mining MLDM'2020.
• Weed classification in grasslands using convolutional neural networks . Smith . L. N. . Byrne . A. . Hansen . M. F. . Zhang . W. . Smith . M. L. . August 2019 . Applications of Machine Learning, SPIE Optics Photonics.
• 2D and 3D Face Analysis for Ticketless Rail Travel . Smith . L. N. . Zhang . W. . Smith . M. L. . August 2018 . Las Vegas, US . 2IPCV'18: 2nd International Conference on Image Processing, Computer Vision, & Pattern Recognition.
• Hansen . M. F. . Smith . M. L. . Smith . L. N. . Salter . M. G. . Baxter . E. M. . Farish . M. . Grieve . B. . June 2018 . Towards on-farm pig face recognition using convolutional neural networks . Computers in Industry . 98 . 145–152. 10.1016/j.compind.2018.02.016 . free .
• Smith . L. N. . Zhang . W. . Hansen . M. F. . Hales . I. . Smith . M. L. . May 2018 . Innovative 3D and 2D machine vision methods for analysis of plants and crops in the field . Computers in Industry . 97 . 122–131. 10.1016/j.compind.2018.02.002 . 29997402 . 6034441 .
• Smith . L. N. . Farooq. A. R. . Smith . M. L. . Ivanov . I. E. . Orlando . A. . June 2017 . Realistic and interactive high-resolution 4D environments for real-time surgeon and patient interaction . International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery . 97 . 2 . 122–131 . 10.1002/rcs.1761. 27439562 . 4049782 .
• Abdul Jabbar . K. . Hansen . M. F. . Smith . M. L. . Smith . L. N. . January 2017 . Early and non-intrusive lameness detection in dairy cows using 3-dimensional video . Biosystems Engineering . 153 . 63–69. 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2016.09.017 . 2017BiSyE.153...63A . 64782705 .
• Overhead spine arch analysis of dairy cows from three-dimensional video . Abdul Jabbar . K. . Hansen . M. F. . Smith . M. L. . Smith . L. N. . 29–31 October 2016 . Tokyo, Japan . Eighth International Conference on Graphic and Image Processing (ICGIP 2016).
• Quadruped locomotion analysis using three-dimensional video . Abdul Jabbar . K. . Hansen . M. F. . Smith . M. L. . Smith . L. N. . 20–21 October 2016 . Newcastle, England . IEEE ICSAE Conference.

Books

• Book: Smith, L. N.. A knowledge-based System for Powder Metallurgy Technology. Professional Engineering Publishing. 2003. 1860584020.
• Book: Smith, Lyndon N.. Why You Can't Catch a Rocket to Mars: Some Personal Reflections on Science and Society. The Berkeley Bookstore. 2020. 979-8566552750.
• Book: Smith, Lyndon N.. STAR TREK NATION: An Englishman's view of America. Sedgemoor Books. 2021. 979-8498760865.
• Book: Smith, Lyndon N.. Wonders of the West. Sedgemoor Books. 2023. 979-8388977991.

Notes and References

1. Book: 2001. Who's Who in Science and Engineering: 2002-2003. 0837957605. Marquis Who's Who; 6th edition. 906.
2. Web site: A knowledge based system for powder metallurgy technology . British Library EthOS . 14 October 2023.
3. Dynamic photometric stereo for on line quality control of ceramic tiles . 2005 . Computers in Industry . 10.1016/j.compind.2005.05.017 . 23 June 2020 . Farooq . A. R. . Smith . M. L. . Smith . L. N. . Midha . P. S. . 56 . 8–9 . 918–934.
4. Web site: Professor Lyndon Smith. UWE Bristol. 23 June 2020.
5. Web site: Members of the Centre for Machine Vision (CMV) . UWE Bristol . 5 October 2023 . 14 October 2023.
6. Computer simulation of morphology and packing behaviour of irregular particles, for predicting apparent powder densities. 1997 . Computational Materials Science. 10.1016/S0927-0256(97)00003-7 . 5 August 2020. Smith . L. N. . Midha . P. S. . 7 . 4 . 377–383 .
7. Web site: 3D facial recognition technology on the brink of commercial breakthrough. Mercia. 26 June 2017. 23 June 2020.
8. Web site: UWE leads the way in 3D facial recognition tech. bristol247.com. 19 June 2017. 23 June 2020.
9. Web site: You are your password: The world of biometrics. CNN. 12 February 2018. 23 June 2020.
10. News: How Facial Recognition Systems Will Reshape Your Daily Life. NBC News. Baggaley. Kate. 14 September 2017. 23 June 2020.
11. News: 1 December 2020 . FREE DOWNLOAD !! Wedmore Professor – Latest Book Now Available . The Isle of Wedmore . 14 October 2023.