Charless C. Fowlkes

Charless C. Fowlkes is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), and a member of the UCI Vision Group. His research focuses on computational vision, integrating visual recognition with 3D scene understanding and developing tools for biological image analysis.

• UCI Chancellor's Fellow (2019-2022)
• NSF CAREER Award recipient (2013)
• Helmholtz Prize winner (2015)

Research Interests

His work spans computational vision, image understanding, 3D scene reconstruction, and machine learning applications in biological and forensic domains. He develops methods for automated pollen classification, cardiac tissue analysis, and forensic shoeprint matching.

Recent Publications

His recent work includes 3D scene reconstruction with epipolar transformers, forensic shoeprint analysis, and image inpainting techniques. These show trends in integrating geometric understanding with deep learning.

Scientific Awards

Awarded the Marr Prize (2009), Helmholtz Prize (2015), and NSF CAREER Award (2013), he has received recognition for both theoretical and applied contributions to computer vision.

Teaching & Advising

He has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in computer vision since 2008 and advised numerous PhD, MS, and BS students who now work at institutions like Google, Apple, and CMU.

Collaborations

He collaborates with labs at UIUC (Punyasena Lab), Harvard (DePace Lab), and UCI (Cinquin Lab, Khine Lab) for biological applications of computer vision.