Patents

Ducksbury P. G., Varga M. J., 'Automated selection of image regions', Granted KR 06Mar/2014, KR101369821 (B1)

Ducksbury P. G., Varga M. J., 'Automated selection of image regions', Granted TW 21/Oct/2013, TWI412949 (B)

Ducksbury P. G., Varga M. J., 'Automated selection of image regions', Granted JP 06/Mar/2013, JP5156631 (B2)

Ducksbury P. G., Varga M. J., 'Automatic Selection of Image Regions', Granted US 11/Sep/2012, US 8265370B2 (pdf)

Guittet C. M., Varga M. J., Ducksbury P. G., 'Automated histological grading of tubules', Granted US 24/July/2012, US 8229674B2 (pdf)

Cippola R., Ducksbury P. G., Guittet C. M., Kesidis T., Petrou M., 'Histological assessment of mitosis for cancer screening', Granted JP 01/Feb/2012, 4864857 B2

Guittet C. M., Varga M. J., Ducksbury P. G., 'Scoring oestrogen and progesterone receptors expression based on image analysis', Granted JP 14/Jul/2010, JP4504203  (B2)

Guittet C. M., Varga M. J., Ducksbury P. G., 'Automated histological grading of tubules', Granted 21/Apr/2010, JP4452624  (B2)

Guittet C. M., Varga M. J., Ducksbury P. G., 'Scoring oestrogen and progesterone receptors expression based on image analysis', Granted US 12/Jan/2010 US 7646905 B2 (pdf)

Kesidis T., Petrou M., Varga M. J., Ducksbury P. G., 'Histological assessment of nuclear pleomorphism', Granted JP 16/Dec/2009, JP4383352  (B2)

Guittet C. M., Varga M. J., Ducksbury P. G., 'Scoring oestrogen and progesterone receptors expression based on image analysis', Granted Europe 09/Dec/2009 EP 1576521 B1 (pdf)

Kesidis T., Petrou M., Varga M. J., Ducksbury P. G., 'Histological assessment of nuclear pleomorphism', Granted US 10/Nov/2009 US 7616790 B2 (pdf)

Cippola R., Ducksbury P. G., Guittet C. M., Kesidis T., Petrou M., 'Histological assessment of mitosis for cancer screening', Granted Europe 21/Oct/2009 EP 1760634 B1 (pdf)

Cippola R., Ducksbury P. G., Guittet C. M., Kesidis T., Petrou M., 'Histological assessment of mitosis for cancer screening', Granted JP 01/Feb/2012, 4864857 B2, Granted US 18/Aug/2009 US 7577280 B2 (pdf)

Ducksbury P. G., Varga M. J., 'Data compression for colour images using the wavelet transform', Granted JP 08/Jul/2009, JP4293912  (B2)

Ducksbury . G., Varga M. J., 'Data compression for colour images using the wavelet transform', Granted US 31/Mar/2009 US 7512277 B2, (pdf)

Cippola R., Ducksbury P. G., Guittet C. M., Kesidis T., Petrou M., 'Histological assessment of mitosis for cancer screening', Granted Japan 29/Oct/2008 JP4174050  (B2)

Kesidis T., Petrou M., Varga M. J., Ducksbury P. G., 'Histological assessment of nuclear pleomorphism', Granted Europe 02/May/2007 EP 1579366 B1 (pdf)

Cippola R., Ducksbury P. G., Guittet C. M., Kesidis T., Petrou M., 'Histological assessment of mitosis for cancer screening', Granted Europe 06/Dec/2006 EP 1579375 B1 (pdf)

Guittet C. M., Varga M. J., Ducksbury P. G., 'Automated histological grading of tubules', Granted Europe 29/Nov/2006 EP 1554680 B1, (pdf)

Publications/Reports

Ducksbury P.G., 'ZephIR : Aircraft wake vortex detection and aircraft type identification', internal unpublished report, 2008.

Varga M.J., Ducksbury P.G., Green A., Copsey K., Warner E., Ellis I., Green A., Hanka R., , An automated breast cancer grading demonstrator Pathscore , 10th Nottingham International Breast Cancer Conference, (pdf), University of Nottingham, 18-20 Sept 2007, European Journal of Cancer Supplements , Volume 5 (3) Elsevier Sep , 2007 (pdf).

Ducksbury P.G., XXXXXX detection : Algorithm feasibility study , QINETIQ/EMEA/TS/TR0701640, July 2007

Varga M.J., Ducksbury P.G., Green A., Copsey K., Warner E., Ellis I., Green A., Hanka R., PathScore(tm) - An automated Breast Cancer Grading Demonstrator , Glasgow Pathology 2007, (pdf), (datasheet pdf), (news articles), 3-6 July 2007

Kent P.J., Ducksbury P.G., Varga M.J., Foulkes S.B., Fretwell P., Allsopp R.A., Datalinks and Data Compression , QinetiQ report, 25 Oct 2006.

Varga M.J., Ducksbury P.G., Somol P., Medical Image Management system , Int Journal of Healthcare Technology and management , (pdf), pp 387 402, vol 7, no 5, 2006.

Varga M.J. Ducksbury P.G., McGee J., Automation of grading and other microscopic prognostic features in breast cancer , Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics, Philadelphia, 14-18 Nov, 2005.

Fretwell P., Kent P.J., Ducksbury P.G., Varga M.J., Data Links and Data Compression , QINETIQ/S&E/SPI/CR050464, Feb 2005.

Ducksbury, P.G., ' Feature Detection, Extraction and Representation', book chapter in Practical Image Processing and Computer Vision, John Wiley, 2005 (to be published, pdf)

Webb A., Ducksbury P.G., Lee R., Thie C., Information Processing Techniques WP2 Bayesian Information Processing, Technical Summary , QINETIQ/S&E/APC/CR041187/1.0, June 2004.

Ducksbury P.G., People detection and the analysis of human behaviour , QINETIQ/S&E/APC/CR040573, March 2004.

Ducksbury, P.G., 'Feature Detection, Extraction and Representation', book chapter in Practical Image Processing and Computer Vision, John Wiley, 2002 (to be published)

Ducksbury, P.G., Varga M.J., 'Feature Detection, and Fusion for Content Based Compression', Journal of Defence Science, vol. 8, no. 2, 2003.

Varga, Margaret & Ducksbury, Paul. "Infra-red Image Processing". 10.1142/9789812796752_0025, July 2003

Ducksbury, P.G., Kennedy C., Lock Z., (pdf), 'Exploration of Picture Grammars, Grammar Learning and Inductive Logic Programming for Image Understanding', SPIE Aerosense, vol. 5094, 21-25 April 2003, Orlando.

Varga M.J., Ducksbury P.G., Blacknall D., 'TTCP SEN TP2 "Swathbuckler Task"', QinetiQ/S&E/APC/TR030669, March 2003.

Ducksbury P.G. O'Loghlen J.W., 'Bayesian Information Processing : Learning Grammars', QinetiQ/S&E/APC/CR021060/1.0, June 2002.

Corr D.G., Rodrigues A.F., Ducksbury P.G., Harvey W., Zmuda A., 'Assessment of road extraction performance using photographic and quasi-photographic SAR imagery', European SAR conference EUSAR 2002, (pdf), Cologne, June 2002.

Varga, Margaret & Ducksbury, Paul & Callagy, Grace. "Application of content-based image compression to telepathology". Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 4681. 10.1117/12.466964, May 2002

Varga, Margaret & Ducksbury, Paul & Callagy, Grace. "Performance visualization for image compression in telepathology". Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. 4686. 10.1117/12.462672. April 2002

Chisnall J., Baker S., Ducksbury, P.G., 'Image Interpretation for Monitoring Safety-Related Software on a COTS Operating System', QinetiQ report, QINETIQ/KI/SEB/WP020349, Mar 2002

Varga M.J., Ducksbury P.G., 'Application of content based image compression to telepathology', (pdf), SPIE Medical Imaging Conf, 4681-67, San Deigo, Feb 24-28, 2002.

Varga M.J., Ducksbury P.G., 'Performance visualisation for image compression in telepathology', SPIE Medical Imaging Conf, 4686-19, San Deigo, Feb 24-28, 2002.

Brady M., Ducksbury P.G., Mortimer V., Schenk V., Varga M.J., Liang B., (pdf), 'Content-Based Image Compression', Submitted to Proc Royal Society, to appear 2001

Booth D.M., Benson K., Harvey P., Reno A., Ducksbury P.G., (pdf), 'Target cueing in multi-source airborne reconnaisance imagery', 5th Int. Airborne Remote Sensing Conf., San Francisco, 17-20 Sept, 2001.

Zmuda A., Ducksbury P.G., Andrews S., 'Mapping Applications of High Resolution SAR Imagery - Progress Report 1', DERA/KIS/SPACE/CR010449, June 2001.

Ducksbury P.G.,Varga M.J., (pdf), 'Target Detection and Fusion for Intelligent Image Compression', SPIE Aerosense 2001, Proc SPIE vol 4380, 16-20 April, Orlando, 2001.

Fretwell P., Bassett C., Ducksbury, P.G., Mills I., Watt T.N., Anderson T.N., Freeman E.M., 'Dispersed sensor imaging - UAV/Ground sensor integration for urban warfare' and 'Dispersed sensor imaging - Annexes A to C', DERA/S&E/SPI/CR010392/1.0, March 2001.

Ducksbury, P.G., Fretwell P., 'Automatic Target Recognition - Computer Face and Gait Recognition', DERA/S&E/SPI/TR010650/1.0, March 2001.

Varga M.J., Ducksbury P.G., 'Content Based Image Compression for Effective Information Transmission and Management - Final Technical Summary Report', DERA/S&E/PUB01039/4/1.0, DERA Report March 2001.

Ducksbury P.G.,Varga M.J., (pdf), Target Detection and Fusion for Intelligent Image Compression , DERA/IEE Workshop on Intelligent Sensor Processing, Austin Court, Birmingham, 14 Feb 2001.

Varga M.J., Ducksbury P.G., Leong F.J., (pdf), 'The application of intelligent compression to telepathology', National Correction Telemedicine Conference, NCTC-2000, 19-21 Nov, Tucson Arizona, 2000.

Ducksbury P.G., (pdf), `Target Detection and Intelligent Image Compression', SPIE Aerosense 2000, Proc SPIE vol 4050, 24-28 April, Orlando, 2000.

Ducksbury P.G., Varga M.J., Kent P.J., Foulkes S., Booth D.M., (pdf), Genetic Algorithms for Automatic Algorithm and Parameter Selection in ATR Applications', Selected SPIE papers, CD-ROM Series, vol 6 : 'Automatic Target Recognition' Sadjadi F (ed)., Dec 1999.

Ducksbury P.G., Varga M.J., Kent P.J., Foulkes S., Booth D.M., (pdf), `Genetic Algorithms for Automatic Algorithm and Parameter Selection in ATR Applications ',2nd Image Processing and Interpretation Conference, Malvern, April 1999

Varga M.J., Ducksbury P.G., (html), `Infra-red thermography', Invited Chapter, Handbook of Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision, L.F.Pau (ed), Chapter 5, pp. 891 - 924, March 1999.

Varga M.J., Ducksbury P.G., `Content Based Image Compression for Effective Information Transmission and Management - First Year Progress Report', DERA Report DERA/S&P/SPI/TR990073, March 1999.

Varga M.J., Ducksbury P.G., `A Survey of Information Retrieval for Text, Imagery and Video'. DERA Report DRA/CIS/CIS5/TR97261, Jan 1999.

Ducksbury P.G., (pdf), `Image Segmentation and the use of Genetic Algorithms for optimising parameters and algorithm choice',Workshop on Non-Linear Model Based Image Analysis, NMBIA-98, University of Strathclyde, 1-3 July, 1998.

Ducksbury P.G., Varga M.J., Kent P.J., Foulkes S., Booth D.M., (pdf), `Genetic Algorithms for Automatic Algorithm and Parameter Selection in ATR Applications ',SPIE Conference, Aerosense-98, Orlando, FL, April 13-17th 1998.

Haddon J.F., Strens M.J.A., Watson G.H., Ducksbury P.G., Kent P.J., Gilholm K., `Intelligent Image Analysis for Scene Matching Applications: Initial Progress Report'', DERA Report, DERA/WSS/WX1/CR980310/1.0, March 1998.

Ducksbury P.G., Varga M.J., `Image Content Descriptors : Final Technical Report', DERA Report, DERA/CIS/CIS5/TR98066, March 1998.

Ducksbury P.G., `Feature Detection using Genetic Algorithms for Detector and Parameter selection', Invited Talk, BMVA Meeting on AI methods and data fusion in Remote Sensing, London 21st Jan 1998.

Ducksbury P.G., `Infra-red Thermography - Techniques and Applications', Invited talk, 'Mini-Symposium on Signal Processing in Infrared Imaging Systems', The Rank Prize Funds, 21st-24th October, 1997.

Ducksbury P.G., Varga M.J., (pdf), `Region based image content descriptors and representation', IEE 6th Int. Conf. Image Processing and its Applications, Trinity College, Dublin, July, 1997.

Booth D.M., Reno A., Foulkes S., Kent P., Hermiston K.I., Lewis S., Ducksbury P.G., (pdf), `Automatic Interpretation of infrared and optical reconnaissance imagery', SPIE Conference, Orlando, FL, April/May 1997.

Ducksbury P.G., `Image Content Descriptors : Feature Combination and Representation', DRA Report DRA/CIS(SE1)/615/49/11/02/01.0, March 1997.

Ducksbury P.G., `Image Fusion', DRA Report DRA/CIS(SE1)/615/49/11/01/01.0, May 1996.

Ducksbury P.G., Varga M.J., Xie Z-Y., Brady J.M., (pdf), `Image Content Descriptors : The Detection Stage',IEE Colloquium - Intelligent Image Databases, London, 22 May 1996.

Ducksbury P.G., (pdf), `Image Segmentation', Invited Lecture on 'Advanced Image Processing', given at SIRA Technology Center, Chislehurst, Kent, 17-18 April 1996.

Ducksbury P.G., Varga M.J., `Image Content Descriptors : Feature detection stage', DRA Report DRA/CIS/CIS5/MR96/04B, March 1996.

Varga M.J., Ducksbury P.G., Brady J.M., `Survey of the Technical Background for the Image Content Descriptors Project', DRA Report DRA/CIS/CIS5/MR96/04A, March 1996.

Ducksbury P.G., Booth D.M., Radford C.J., (pdf), `Vehicle detection in infrared linescan imagery using belief networks', IEE 5th Int. Conf. Image Processing and its Applications, Edinburgh, UK, 3 - 6 July, 1995.

Ducksbury P.G., Booth D.M., Radford C.J., `Improved Target detection in infrared linescan imagery using belief networks', DRA Milestone report DRA/CIS/CSE1/MR95/03, March 1995.

Ducksbury P.G., Kent P.J., Radford C.J., `Automatic extraction of 3d information from aerial imagery :- A survey and recommendations', DRA Milestone report DRA/CIS/CSE1/MR95/04, March 1995.

Booth D.M., Kent P.J., Ducksbury P.G., Radford C.J., `Generic feature detection in all source imagery : A Progress report, feasibility study and work plan', DRA Milestone report DRA/CIS(CSS1)/AGS/DMB/1, Dec 1994.

Smith R.W.M., Radford C.J., Ducksbury P.G., Brown G., (pdf), `Conceptual Hierarchical Image Processor, an architecture for real-time machine vision', IEE Colloqium on Parallel Architectures for Image Processing, London, 26 May 1994.

Ducksbury P.G., Radford C.J., `Target Cueing for Surveillance', DRA report, DRA/CIS(SE1)/615/27/001/REP/020/01.0, DRA Malvern, March 94.

Ducksbury P.G., (pdf), `Driveable region detection using a Pearl Bayes Network', IEE Colloqium on Image Processing for Transport Applications, London, 9 Dec 1993.

Ducksbury P.G., `Parallel Dynamic Programming for pixel based registration of extracted road lines with digital map lines', DRA report, DRA/CIS(SE1)/IED1936/C1, November 1993.

Ducksbury P.G., (pdf), `Parallel Texture Region Segmentation using a Pearl Bayes Network', British Machine Vision Conference 93, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK, 21-23 Sept, 1993.

Ducksbury P.G., `Parallel Processing for the Vision by Associative Reasoning Project : Final Report', UK DTI IED project 1936 : `Vision by Associative Reasoning', DRA Milestone report VAR-TR-RSRE-93-3, (and VAR-TR-RSRE-93-4 s/w documentation), July 1993.

Ducksbury P.G., Radford C.J., `Implementation of a Texture Region Segmentation Algorithm on the Conceptual Hierarchical Image Processor', DRA Milestone report 92.85.04.033, DRA Malvern, Feb 1993.

Ducksbury P.G., `Parallel Processing I : Location of Urban Regions in Airborne Images', UK DTI IED project 1936 : `Vision by Associative Reasoning' , DRA Milestone report VAR-TR-RSRE-93-1, (and VAR-TR-RSRE-93-2 s/w documentation), January 1993.

Ducksbury P.G., `Evidential Reasoning - A review and demonstration', UK DTI IED project 1936 : `Vision by Associative Reasoning' , DRA Milestone report VAR-TR-RSRE-92-4, July 1992.

Ducksbury P.G., (pdf), `Parallel Model-Based Segmentation using a 3rd order Hidden Markov Model', IEE 4th Int. Conf. Image Processing and its Applications, Maastricht, The Netherlands, 7-9 April, 1992.

Ducksbury P.G., `Hidden Markov Models for location of roads/urban regions in airborne infa-red images', UK DTI IED project 1936 : `Vision by Associative Reasoning' , DRA Milestone report VAR-TR-RSRE-92-1, (and VAR-TR-RSRE-92-2 s/w documentation), January 1992.

Ducksbury P.G., `Model Based Texture Segmentation using a 3rd Order Hidden Markov Model', R.S.R.E. SP4 Research Note no 143, Feb 1991.

Ducksbury P.G., `Texture Segmentation using a Third Order Hidden Markov Model', R.S.R.E. SP4 Research Note no 121, July 1990.

Ducksbury P.G., `Experience in image processing on a transputer using a third order Hidden Markov Mesh Random Field ', R.S.R.E. SP4 Research Note no 117, June 1990.

Ducksbury P.G., `Parallelisation of a Dynamic Programming algorithm suitable for feature detection', R.S.R.E. Memorandum 4349 (pdf), Jan. 1990.

Ducksbury P.G., `A multi-processor exploitation for terrain avoidance', Sowerby Research Centre, British Aerospace, JS11113, Dec 1988.

Ducksbury P.G., Murphy J.A. `Algorithm design for the application of parallel machines to mathematical/computational problems in the aerospace industry : A collaborative research proposal', Sowerby Research Centre, British Aerospace, JS11183, Nov 1988.

Ducksbury P.G., `A review of parallel linear algebra and its applications within the aerospace industry', Sowerby Research Centre, British Aerospace, JS11042, April 1988.

Ducksbury P.G., `Parallel Array Processing', Ellis Horwood Ltd, July 1986, (html)

Dixon L.C.W., Ducksbury P.G., Singh P., (pdf), `A new three term conjugate gradient algorithm', J. Optimization Theory and Applications, vol 47, no 3, pp 285 - 300, Nov 1985.

Ducksbury P.G., `An investigation of the relative merits of optimisation algorithms on the ICL-Distributed Array Processor', Ph.D. thesis, Numerical Optimisation Center, The Hatfield Polytechnic,, March 1985.

Dixon L.C.W., Ducksbury P.G., (pdf), `Finite element optimisation on the ICL-DAP',Computer Physics Communications, vol. 37, pp 187-198, 1985. North-Holland, Amsterdam.

Dixon L.C.W., Ducksbury P.G., (pdf), `Finite element optimisation on the ICL-DAP', Numerical Optimisation Center, The Hatfield Polytechnic, report 151, Sep 1984.

Dixon L.C.W., Ducksbury P.G., `Finite element optimisation on the ICL-DAP', Proc. Conf. Vector and Parallel Processors in computational science (VAPP II) Oxford, August 1984.

Ducksbury P.G., `The implementation of finite element methods on the ICL-DAP parallel processor', Proc. Conf. The Mathematics of Finite Element Methods and Applications (MAFELAP V) Brunel 1984, published by Academic Press.

Dixon L.C.W., Patel K.D., Ducksbury P.G., (pdf), 'Experience running optimisation algorithms on parallel processing systems', Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, pp. 891-932, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1984

Dixon L.C.W., Patel K.D., Ducksbury P.G., (pdf),`Experience running optimisation algorithms on parallel processing systems', Numerical Optimisation Center, The Hatfield Polytechnic, report 138, July 1983.

Dixon L.C.W., Patel K.D., Ducksbury P.G., (pdf), `Experience running optimisation algorithms on parallel processing systems', 11th Int. Fed. Inf. Soc. Conf. on Sys. Modeling, Copenhagen, Denmark, pp 891 - 932, 1983.

Dixon L.C.W., Ducksbury P.G., Singh P., (pdf), `A new three term conjugate gradient method', Numerical Optimisation Centre, The Hatfield Polytechnic, report 130, Feb 1983.

Ducksbury P.G., (pdf), `Experience solving non-linear pde's by finite element optimisation on the ICL-DAP, I : The least squares conjugate gradient solution of Morgans problem', Numerical Optimisation Centre, The Hatfield Polytechnic, report 136, June 1983.

Ducksbury P.G., `The implementation of a parallel version of Prices's (CRS) algorithm on the ICL-DAP', Committee On Algorithms Newsletter (COAL), USA, Sept 1983.

Ducksbury P.G., (pdf), `The implementation of a parallel version of Prices's (CRS) algorithm on the ICL-DAP', Numerical Optimisation Centre, The Hatfield Polytechnic, report 127, May 1983.

Dixon L.C.W., Ducksbury P.G., Singh P., (pdf), A parallel version of the conjugate gradient algorithm for finite element problems , Numerical Optimisation Centre, The Hatfield Polytechnic, report 132, Dec 1982.