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Konstantinos Derpanis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at York University. He holds a BSc (Honours) in Computer Science from the University of Toronto (2000), an MSc and PhD in Computer Science from York University (2003, 2010). His doctoral work earned the CIPPRS Doctoral Dissertation Award 2010 Honourable Mention. Prior to York, he served as Associate Professor at Ryerson University (2012–2020) and was a postdoctoral researcher at the GRASP Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania (under Prof. Kostas Daniilidis). He currently serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE TPAMI and Area Chair for AAAI 2021, ICRA 2021, CVPR 2021, and ICCV 2021.
His research focuses on computer vision with emphasis on motion analysis, human motion understanding, and applications in image processing and machine learning (including deep learning). Key interests include generative models, neural radiance fields, and vision-language systems. His work bridges theoretical advancements and practical applications in computational photography, 3D reconstruction, and AI-driven perception.
- Education:
- BSc (Honours), Computer Science, University of Toronto, 2000
- MSc (Computer Science, York University, 2003, supervised by Prof. John Tsotsos & Prof. Richard Wildes)
- PhD (Computer Science, York University, 2010, supervised by Prof. Richard Wildes)
- Awards:
- CIPPRS Doctoral Dissertation Award 2010 Honourable Mention
His recent research trends highlight contributions to neural radiance fields (NeRF), generative models, and vision-language systems. He explores techniques for robust scene representation, image/video editing via text instructions, and cross-modal retrieval. His work also addresses challenges in sensor fusion, temporal alignment, and interpretable AI.
Dr. Derpanis has no listed grants or advisees in the provided texts but maintains active roles in academic service and conference organization.
