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Bryan Gardiner is a Reader (Associate Professor) and Associate Head of the School of Computing, Engineering and Intelligent Systems at Ulster University. He holds a first class honours degree in Electronics and Computer Systems (2006) and a Ph.D. from Ulster University (2010). As a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, he provides operational leadership in school management with a focus on educational quality assurance.
His academic affiliations include:
- Research Lead for the Intelligent Data Analytics team within the Intelligent Systems Research Centre
- Member of IEEE UKRI society
- Member of IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS)
- Member of Irish Pattern Recognition & Classification Society (IPRCS)
- Member of International Association of Pattern Recognition (IAPR)
- Member of British Machine Vision Association (BMVA)
Gardiner's research focuses primarily on Data Analytics with a keen emphasis on Computer Vision. His work spans medical imaging applications, autism spectrum disorder detection, and machine learning algorithms. He has secured significant funding from MRC, HSCNI, Interreg NWE, Innovate UK, Invest NI, and InterTradeIreland for both fundamental research and technology commercialization projects.
Analysis of his 63 research outputs reveals strong trends in medical image analysis (particularly for adrenal tumors and autism detection), hexagonal image processing techniques, and machine learning applications across healthcare domains. His work shows consistent citation impact with several papers receiving over 25 citations each.
Among his notable scientific contributions:
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Guest Editor of MDPI Remote Sensing Journal
- Member of multiple program committees including International Conference on Image Processing Theory, Tools and Applications
Gardiner actively supervises research students and has contributed to 4 supervised works. He currently leads or participates in 11 research projects including "The use of Agentic AI in judicial decision-making" and "Smart Nano-Manufacturing Corridor". His professional service includes reviewing for international conferences and journals and serving on program committees for major vision and image processing conferences.
His laboratory work centers around the Intelligent Data Analytics team, focusing on developing novel image processing techniques, particularly for medical applications and computer vision systems. Current projects involve AI applications in healthcare, judicial systems, and manufacturing optimization.
