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Sven Dickinson is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto, where he has held roles such as Chair (2010-2015) and Acting Chair (2008-2009). He also served as Vice President and inaugural Head of the Samsung Artificial Intelligence Research Center in Toronto (2018-2024). His academic journey includes positions at Rutgers University and affiliations with MIT, University of Maryland, and others.
Education:
- B.A.Sc. in Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo (1983)
- M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Maryland (1988, 1991)
Research Interests: Focuses on object recognition, shape perception, and the integration of human and computer vision. Key areas include generic object recognition, shape abstraction, symmetry detection, and multiscale part-based representations. His work bridges low-level image features and high-level shape models, emphasizing mid-level shape priors and perceptual grouping.
Awards and Honors:
- NSF CAREER Award (1996)
- Ontario Premiere's Research Excellence Award (2002)
- Lifetime Research Achievement Award from CIPPRS (2012)
- Fellow of IEEE and IAPR
Contributions: Co-edited influential volumes like Object Categorization: Computer and Human Vision Perspectives (2009) and Shape Perception in Human and Computer Vision (2013). Served as Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (2017–2021), and on multiple editorial boards. Active in organizing workshops and conferences, including CVPR 2014 and WACV 2019.
Labs and Collaborations: Involved with the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence, and has collaborated on projects in artificial intelligence, robotics, and vision-based applications for accessibility and navigation.
