Dena Bazazian

Dr. Dena Bazazian is a Lecturer in Robotics and Machine Vision at the University of Plymouth's School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics. Previously, she held positions as a Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol's Visual Information Laboratory, Research Scientist at CTTC (Barcelona), and postdoctoral researcher at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, where she earned her PhD in 2018. Her international research includes visiting positions at Barcelona Supercomputing Center (2024), NAVER LABS Europe (2019), and University of Florence (2017).

Her research focuses on robotic vision, underwater technologies, and AI-driven applications. Key interests include:

• 3D reconstruction and neural rendering techniques
• Anomaly detection using graph neural networks
• Underwater perception systems for marine environments
• Intergenerational co-design of immersive technologies
• Point cloud processing and geometric deep learning

Publication analysis reveals strong emphasis on computer vision applications across robotics, industrial inspection, heritage preservation, and marine technology. Recent works increasingly integrate human-centered approaches with XR technologies and underwater systems.

She currently supervises 8 PhD students across robotics, healthcare, and environmental monitoring domains:

• Offshore wind turbine maintenance drones (EPSRC-UDLA funded)
• Autonomous sea vessel swarms for climate forecasting (ARIA funded)
• AI for marine biodiversity monitoring (Cefas funded)
• Elderly fall detection systems (URS General funded)
• Healthcare anxiety detection through visual analysis (EPSRC DTP HMT funded)

Dr. Bazazian leads modules including Artificial Vision and Deep Learning and Computer Vision. She co-organizes workshops including the Deep Learning for Geometric Computing series (CVPR/ICCV) and Women in Computer Vision workshops (CVPR/ECCV).