Miao Yu(于淼)
Lecturer
School of Computer Science,
University of Lincoln
RESUME
Skills
Education
▪ 2008–2013: PhD student in Loughborough University, UK
PhD title: Computer Vision Based Fall Detection Techniques towards AssistantLiving, Supervisor: Prof. Jonathon Chambers
▪2007–2008:MSc student in Loughborough University, UK
Major: Digital Communication Systems, graduated with Distinction(with both Clarke-Griffiths BestStudent Prize and Clarke-Griffiths Best Project Prize), Supervisor: Prof. Jonathon Chambers
▪2003–2007: BScstudent in Shandong University of Science and Technology, China Major: Electronic and Information Engineering, graduated with Distinction(ranked Secondamong more than 200 graduated students)
Work
experiences
Lecturer, University of Lincoln 2017--Now
Resesarch Associate, Loughborough University
2013 - 2017:
•Research associate in a research project"signal processing in a networked battle space" supported by Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Minister of Defence (MOD) University Defence Research Collaboration in Signal Processing .Main duties for this job involve developing advanced domain knowledge aided signal processing algorithms, especially for objects tracking and localization
Teaching Assistant, Loughborough University
2012
•Assisting in teaching the module Intelligent Signal Processing in the School of Electrical and Electronic, Loughborough University
Intern, Institute of Automation Chinese Academy of Science
2011
•Developing machine learning algorithms for human behaviours recognition in collaboration with other researchers in the national Lab of Pattern Recognition in the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Science
Teaching Assistant, Loughborough University
2010
•Responsible for the tutorial classes as well as supporting and guiding students for completing their course assessments, for the module Digital Signal Processing for Software Defined Radio in the School of Electrical and Electronic, Loughborough University
Professional
Activities
• Internship in the National Lab of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academic of Science, China, in 2010
• Visiting scholar in the School of Automation Science and Electrical Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China, in 2014
• Regular reviewer of high-qualified academic journals, such as IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, Electronic Letters, International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems
• Conference reviewer for UKACC International Conference on Control, Sensor Signal Processing for Defence (SSPD), and International Conference on Information Fusion (FUSION)
• Regular oral/poster presentations in the national/international conferences
• Organizer of research group seminars
• IEEE and IET member
•Matlab, VC++ and toolboxes for image/video processing and pattern recognition (i.e., OpenCV and PRTools)
•Microsoft Word, PowerPointand LaTeX for dicument processing
• Microsoft Visio for drawing
• Software for video and audio data recording and processing (such as StreamPixand Pro Tools)
• Languages: Mandarin (native) and English (expert -IELTS 7.5)
Funding experiences
• School travel grant for International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Dallas, USA, 2010
• Assisted in writing the proposal of the EPSRC funded project: Audio and Video Based Speech Separation for Multiple Moving Sources within a Room Environment (2010–2013)
• Finalized and submitted two research proposals for the Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) competitions in: Persistent Surveillance from the Air (in collaboration with Cardiff University) and Autonomy and Big Data for Defence
Awards
• 2006: Prize for the National English Contest for College Students
• 2003—2007: University scholarships winner during my undergraduate study
• 2008: Clarke-Griffiths Best Student Prize and Clarke-Griffiths Best Project Prize in the
School of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering, Loughborough University
• 2010: Department travel grant for attending the IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing
• 2012: Best Presentation Award in PhD Research Conference 2012, School of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering, Loughborough University
• 2014: Best poster award in the defense science and technology laboratory (DSTL) knowledge transfer meeting, Salisbury,2014.
• 2015: The winner of university defense research collaboration (UDRC) mine challenge