Samuel Willingham receives the Burean Foundation’s award
Samuel Willingham, PhD student in computer technology at STC research centre, receives the Burean Foundation's scientific award in 2024.
– I am honored and grateful to receive this award. It is incredibly rewarding to see my work and efforts recognized, but I know this achievement reflects the support and guidance I have received from my supervisors, colleagues, and family. This recognition is very encouraging and motivates me to continue my research with even greater enthusiasm, says Samuel.
Samuel's research focuses on inverse problems in imaging, which consist of reconstructing an image from incomplete or distorted measurements. This includes enhancing low-resolution images, refining blurry ones, or filling in missing parts. The challenge lies in finding a realistic image that is consistent with the observed measurements (e.g., a low-resolution image).
– My work seeks to develop and refine mathematical models and computational methods that rely on machine and deep learning to improve the accuracy and reliability of these reconstructions. Ultimately, this work aims to contribute to a wide range of applications, from everyday digital imaging on our devices to critical medical imaging technologies, Samuel explains.
In the motivation for the Burean Foundation’s scientific award, one can read:
Samuel Willingham's research is about advanced methods for solving inverse problems applied to visual data. Willingham's research has resulted in a paper presented at the VISAPP 2024 (International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications) conference. The article was judged by the conference reviewers to be highly commendable for its important theoretical results and practical contributions.
Samuel will receive his award at the Academic Ceremony, Friday 4 October 2024.