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General Information
Name | Will Rowan |
Status | Working on the future of virtual production |
Location | York, United Kingdom |
Education
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2020-2024 PhD Computer Science
University of York, York, UK - Field: Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Statistical Shape Modelling.
- Advisors: Prof. Nick Pears, Prof. Andrew Keeling, and Dr. Patrik Huber.
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2019 - 2020 MSc Advanced Computer Science
University of York, York, UK - Thesis: The Effect of Temporal Dependency on Deepfake Detection
- Advisor: Prof. Nick Pears.
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2016 - 2019 BEng Computer Science
University of York, York, UK - Thesis: Deep Learning for Gaze Estimation
- Advisor: Prof. Nick Pears.
Honours and Awards
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2023 - Best Presentation Award, Runner-Up: ReproduceCVPR Workshop, FAU, Germany
- Best Project Award, Runner-Up: ReproduceCVPR Workshop, FAU, Germany
- Basecamp Artistic Residency Selection (200 globally): Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland
- Far East Film Festival Campus Selection (10 out of Europe & Asia):
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2020 - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Doctoral Scholarship
- Writer of the Year (1 out of 20,000): University of York
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2019 - Highest-marked dissertation (1 out of 150): University of York
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2016 - IBM Entrance Scholarship (3 out of 150): University of York
Experience
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2020 - Present PhD Researcher
University of York, York, UK - Shape-consistent text-guided image generation from generative 3D head models.
- Shared latent space for text, images, and 3D parameterised heads.
- Parts-based shape completion of the human head.
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2020 Master’s Researcher
University of York, York, UK - Classification of deepfake detection systems.
- Quantifying sources of bias in image-based generative methods.
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2018 - 2019 Undergraduate Researcher
University of York, York, UK - Deep learning solutions for real-time unconstrained gaze estimation.
Skills & Interests
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Deep Learning
- PyTorch, PyTorch 3D, Keras, Transformers, Diffusers
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Computer Vision
- Skimage, OpenCV
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Data Science
- NumPy, Pandas, SciPy, sklearn, seaborn
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Software
- Git, Python, MATLAB, LaTeX, COLMAP, MeshLab
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Other Interests
- Freelance film journalism (BBC Radio York, Filmhounds Magazine, Taiwan News)
- Ex-editor of The Lemon Press (UK’s largest volunteer-run satire magazine)