معرفی
Dermot Kerr is a Senior Lecturer at Ulster University's School of Computing, Engineering and Intelligent Systems, specializing in robotics, machine learning, and computer vision. He leads research in biologically inspired image processing and user experience, teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- Education: B.Sc. (Hons) in Computing Science (2005), Ph.D. in Computing and Engineering (2008) from Ulster University.
His research focuses on visual neuroscience applications in robotics, spiking neural networks, and industrial visual inspection. Recent work includes medical image segmentation with DENSE-INception U-nets and neuromorphic computing frameworks like FrostRune. Key projects address 3D printing defect detection, energy consumption forecasting, and human-robot interaction via pose estimation.
Article trends show expertise in computer vision (87 conference contributions, 46 articles), deep learning (272 citations for medical segmentation), and robotics (101 citations for predator robot control).
- Scientific Awards:
- MVA Best Poster Award 2021
- The Ireland Funds Business Plan Competition Runner-up 2021
- Silver Level Innovator - Innovate NI 2021
- Carnegie Mellon New Venture Competition Winner 2019
- Research Excellence Award Finalist 2019
- Grants & Projects:
- Smart Manufacturing Data Hub (Co-I)
- Hartree Northern Ireland (Co-I)
- NeuroEye_POC (Co-I)
- Digital Twin Process Monitoring (Co-I)
He collaborates with institutions across 6 countries, contributing to 169 research outputs and 32 projects. His work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals for industrial innovation and environmental protection.
