MLGroup

Research Topics

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Biometrics

  • face recognition
  • iris recognition
  • ear recognition
  • hand gesture recognition

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Medical Applications

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Financial Sector

  • analysis of data from public sources, detection of anomalies and outliers in financial data, fraud detection

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Power Engineerig

  • smart grid networks

Group Members:

  • Miloš Oravec, Institute of Computer Science and Mathematics (ICSM): Short info

  • Jarmila Pavlovičová, Institute of Robotics and Cybernetics (IRC): Homepage

  • Ľuboš Omelina, Institute of Computer Science and Mathematics (ICSM): Poster Homepage, PhD study successfully finished: Dissertation – Visual Human Recognition and Identification, defended October 2016, joint degree STU Bratislava and VUB Brussels

  • Milan Zelina, Institute of Computer Science and Mathematics (ICSM): Poster Homepage, PhD study successfully finished: Dissertation – Analysis and Classification of Traffic of Communication Networks, defenced August 26, 2014

  • Filip Pilka, Institute of Computer Science and Mathematics (ICSM): Poster Homepage, PhD study successfully finished: Dissertation – Neural Networks and Data Prediction, defended July 10, 2012

  • Ján Mazanec, Institute of Computer Science and Mathematics (ICSM): Poster Homepage

  • Matej Féder, Institute of Computer Science and Mathematics (ICSM): Poster Homepage, PhD study successfully finished: Dissertation – Proposal of Methods of Feature Extraction and Classification in Biometrics, defenced April 17, 2015

  • Jozef Ban, Institute of Robotics and Cybernetics (IRC): Poster, PhD study successfully finished: Dissertation – Human Face Recognition, defended September 24, 2014

  • Vojtěch Jirka, Institute of Computer Science and Mathematics (ICSM): Poster Homepage

  • Alexandra Posoldova, Institute of Computer Science and Mathematics (ICSM)

  • Marek Loderer, Institute of Robotics and Cybernetics (IRC): Poster Homepage, PhD study successfully finished: Dissertation – Human Face Detection and Recognition, defended 2017

  • Veronika Kurilová, Institute of Computer Science and Mathematics (ICSM)

  • Ján Bédi, Institute of Computer Science and Mathematics (ICSM)

  • Dominik Sopiak, Institute of Computer Science and Mathematics (ICSM):  Homepage PhD study successfully finished: Dissertation -, defended 2019

  • Slavomír Kajan, Institute of Robotics and Cybernetics (IRC): Poster

  • Jozef Goga, Institute of Robotics and Cybernetics (IRC): Poster

  • Boris Puterka, Institute of Robotics and Cybernetics (IRC)

  • Zuzana Bukovčiková, Institute of Computer Science and Mathematics (ICSM): Homepage

  • Vanesa Andicsová, Institute of Computer Science and Mathematics (ICSM): Poster Homepage

  • Dominik Pružinský, Institute of Computer Science and Mathematics (ICSM): Homepage

  • Péter Mácsik, Institute of Robotics and Cybernetics (IRC): Poster

Our software – Biosandbox

  • Universal biometric evaluation system Biosandbox: our open source framework for testing, evaluating and comparing of biometric methods.

  • Face recognition system for the HBB-NEXT project: our system works in real time and it is able to recognize one or more identities. HBB-Next poster

Our datasets

  • Static Hand Gesture Dataset of Slovak University of Technology HandGesture

Relevant scientific projects

running projects:

successfully finished projects:

  • MLbiomedia – pokročilé metódy strojového učenia na návrh biometrických a medicínskych diagnostických systémov (MLbiomedia – Advanced Machine Learning Methods for Proposal of Biometrics and Medical Diagnostic Systems), grant of the Slovak scientific grant agency VEGA 1/0867/17 (principal investigator M.Oravec, FEI STU), 2017-2020

  • project H2020 Newton – ICT-20 2015, Networked Labs for Training in Sciences and Technologies for Information and Communication, 2015-2018, FB page, LinkedIn page

  • Návrh pokročilých metód biometrického rozpoznávania na základe obrazov tváre a dúhovky (Proposal of Advanced Methods of Biometric Recognition Based on Face and Iris Images), grant of the Slovak scientific grant agency VEGA 1/0529/13 (principal investigator M.Oravec, FEI STU), 2013-2016

  • Inovácia vzdelávania v číslicovom spracovaní obrazu, v biometrii a v strojovom učení a neurónových sieťach (Education Innovation in Digital Image Processing, Biometrics, Machine Learning and Neural Networks), grant of the Slovak cultural and educational grant agency KEGA 010STU-4-2014 (principal investigator J.Pavlovičová, FEI STU), 2014-2016 project webpage

  • MoBiFaIR, Metódy biometrického rozpoznávania tvárí a dúhoviek (Face and Iris Recognition Biometric Methods), Program na podporu mladých výskumníkov (principal investigator V. Jirka, FEI STU), 2014

  • HBB-NEXT project, Next-Generation Hybrid Broadcast Broadband, project of 7th Frame Program FP7-ICT-2011-7-287848, coordinator Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, Germany

  • Pokročilé algoritmy spracovania obrazov na efektívne vyhľadávanie a kódovanie ľudských tvárí (Advanced Image Processing Algorithms for Effective Localization and Coding of Human Faces), grant of the Slovak scientific grant agency VEGA 1/0961/11 (principal investigator J.Pavlovičová, FEI STU), 2011-2013
  • BioDaT, Biometrické rozpoznávanie na základe obrazov Dúhovky a Tváre (Biometric Recognition Based on Face and Iris Images), research grant from Nadácia Tatrabanky (Foundation of Tatrabanka), principal investigator Miloš Oravec, 2013
  • Návrh metód analýzy a klasifikácie pre biometrické rozpoznávanie obrazov ľudských tvárí a prevádzku komunikačných sietí (Proposal of Methods of Analysis and Classification for Biometric Recognition of Human Faces and Traffic in Communication Networks), grant of the Slovak scientific grant agency VEGA 1/0214/10 (principal investigator M.Oravec, FEI STU), 2010-2011
  • Rozpoznávanie obrazov ľudských tvárí ako súčasť biometrických metód pre zvyšovanie bezpečnosti otvorenej spoločnosti (Recognition of Human Face Images as a Constituent of Biometric Methods for Increasing Security of the Open Society), grant of the Slovak scientific grant agency VEGA 1/3117/06 (principal investigator M.Oravec, FEI STU), 2006-2008

Relevant publications

2021

  • Omelina,Ľ., Goga,J., Pavlovičová J., Oravec,M., Jansen,B. (2021): A Survey of Iris Datasets, Image and Vision Computing, Current Contents Q1, IF 3.1, in press, journal pre-proof
  • Kacur,J., Puterka,B., Pavlovičová J., Oravec,M. (2021): On the Speech Properties and Feature Extraction Methods in Speech Emotion Recognition, Sensors, (Current Contents), Vol. 21, Issue 5, IF 3.275
  • KAJAN, S., PAVLOVIČOVÁ, J.,GOGA, J., KURILOVÁ, V., KRAJNAK, R, LACKO, K., (2021) Detection of optic disc and macula in retinal images using deep learning methods, IWSSIP 2021, Bratislava
  • PIRHALA, M., GOGA, J., KURILOVÁ, V., PAVLOVIČOVÁ, J. (2021) Segmentation of significant areas in retinal images, IWSSIP 2021, Bratislava

2020

  • Kajan, S., Goga, J., Lacko, K., & Pavlovičová, J. Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy Using Pretrained Deep Neural Networks. In 2020 Cybernetics & Informatics (K&I) (pp. 1-5). IEEE.
  • Kajan, S., Goga, J., & Zsíros, O. Comparison of Algorithms for Dynamic Hand Gesture Recognition. In 2020 Cybernetics & Informatics (K&I) (pp. 1-5). IEEE.
  • M. Gajdoš, Z. Bukovčiková, D. Sopiak and M. Oravec, „Dataset Modification Captured in Uncontrolled Conditions,“ 2020 International Symposium ELMAR, 2020, pp. 129-132, doi: 10.1109/ELMAR49956.2020.9219042. https://doi.org/10.1109/ELMAR49956.2020.9219042

2019

  • Kajan, S., Goga, J., (2019): Rozpoznávanie gest ruky pomocou konvolučných neurónových sietí. ATP Journal plus, s. 51–55.
  • PUTERKA, Boris – KAČUR, Juraj – PAVLOVIČOVÁ, Jarmila. Windowing for speech emotion recognition. In Proceedings ELMAR-2019 : 61st International symposium. Zadar, Croatia. September 23-25, 2019. 1. ed. Zagreb : University of Zagreb, 2019, S. 147-150. ISSN 1334-2630. ISBN 978-1-7281-2182-6. V databáze: IEEE: 8918885209/URK/2019 ; WOS: 000534133200033 ; SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-85077554070
  • L. Vizváry, D. Sopiak, M. Oravec and Z. Bukovčiková, „Image Quality Detection Using The Siamese Convolutional Neural Network,“ 2019 International Symposium ELMAR, 2019, pp. 109-112, doi: 10.1109/ELMAR.2019.8918678. https://doi.org/10.1109/ELMAR.2019.8918678

2018

  • Loderer, M., Pavlovičová J., Oravec M.(2018): Comparative Study of Local Binary Pattern Derivatives for Low Size Feature Vector Representation in Face Recognition, Acta Polytechnica Hungarica, Vol. 15, No. 4, 2018 2018, pp. 199-216, ADM (WoS)

  • PAVLOVIČOVÁ, J. -KAJAN S.-Marko,M.- ORAVEC, M. – KURILOVÁ, V.. (2018) Bright Lesions Detection on Retinal Images by Convolutional Neural Network. In Proceedings ELMAR-2018 : 60th International Symposium. Zadar, Croatia.
  • Brezovský,M., Sopiak,D., Oravec,M.: Action Recognition by 3D Convolutional Network. In Proceedings ELMAR-2018 : 60th International Symposium. Zadar, Croatia.
  • Sopiak,D., Bukovčiková,Z., Oravec,M., Pavlovičová,J.: The Analysis of Quality Indicators on Face Recognition in Video Frames. In Proceedings ELMAR-2018 : 60th International Symposium. Zadar, Croatia.

2017

  • ANDONOVÁ. M. – PAVLOVIČOVÁ, J. -KAJAN S.- ORAVEC, M. – KURILOVÁ, V.. (2017) Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Based on CNN. In Proceedings ELMAR-2017 : 59th International symposium. Zadar, Croatia. 11-13 September, 2017. Zagreb : University of Zagreb, 2017, S. 51-54. ISSN 1334-2630. ISBN 978-953-184-230-3, AFC
  • Gerat, J; Sopiak, D; Oravec, M; Pavlovicova, J.(2017): Vehicle Speed Detection from Camera Stream Using Image Processing Methods. In Proceedings ELMAR-2017 : 59th International symposium. Zadar, Croatia. 11-13 September, 2017. Zagreb : University of Zagreb, 2017, S. 201-204. ISSN 1334-2630. ISBN 978-953-184-230-3, AFC
  • Bukovcikova, Z. Sopiak, D; Oravec, M; Pavlovicova, J.(2017): Face Verification Using Convolutional Neural Networks with Siamese Architecture. In Proceedings ELMAR-2017 : 59th International symposium. Zadar, Croatia. 11-13 September, 2017. Zagreb : University of Zagreb, 2017, S. 205-208. ISSN 1334-2630. ISBN 978-953-184-230-3, AFC

2016

  • L. Omelina, B. Jansen, B. Bonnechère, M. Oravec, J. Pavlovicova, S. Van Sint Jan: Interaction Detection with Depth Sensing and Body Tracking Cameras in Physical Rehabilitation, Focus Theme – Methodologies, Models and Algorithms for Patients Rehabilitation, Methods of Information in Medicine, 2016, Vol. 55, 1: 70-78, ISSN: 0026-1270, Current Contents/Clinical Medicine, IF 2014: 2.248, http://dx.doi.org/10.3414/ME14-01-0120

  • Marek Loderer, Jarmila Pavlovičová: Biometria – Rozpoznávanie ľudských tvárí (Biometrics – Face Recognition), scientific monography, FELIA Bratislava, 2016, 113 pages, ISBN 978-80-89824-06-9
  • Dominik Sopiak, Miloš Oravec, Jarmila Pavlovičová, Zuzana Bukovčíková, Monika Dittingerová, Alexandra Biľanská, Mária Novotná, Jozef Gontkovič: Generating Face Images Based on 3D Morphable Model, 2016 12th International Conference on Natural Computation, Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery (ICNC-FSKD), August 2016, Changsha, China, ISBN 978-1-5090-4093-3, pp.58-62
  • Ľuboš Omelina, Bart Jansen, Alexandra Biľanská, Miloš Oravec: Can we do iris recognition on mobile phones? Stability of iris patterns in different parts of the visible spectrum., ECCWS 2016: 15th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security ECCWS-2016, Jul 2016, Berlin
  • Kajan, Michal, Oravec, Miloš, Pavlovičová, Jarmila, Kurilová, Veronika. (2016) Determination of bright lesions in fundus images. In Proceedings ELMAR-2016 : 58th International symposium. Zadar, Croatia. 12-14 September, 2016. Zagreb : University of Zagreb, 2016, S. 77-80. ISSN 1334-2630. ISBN 978-953-184-221-1
  • Oravec, Miloš – Pavlovičová, Jarmila – Sopiak, Dominik – Jirka, Vojtěch – Loderer, Marek – Lehota, Ľuboš – Vodička, Marek – Fačkovec, Matej – Mihalik, Matej – Tomík, Martin – Gerát, Jozef. (2016) Mobile ear recognition application. In IWSSIP 2016 : 23th International conference on systems, signals and image processing. Bratislava, Slovakia. 23-25 May 2016. 1. vyd. Bratislava : Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, 2016, S. 121-124. ISBN 978-1-4673-9555-7
  • Lesay, Boris – Pavlovičová, Jarmila – Oravec, Miloš – Kurilová, Veronika. (2016) Optic disc localization in fundus image. In IWSSIP 2016 : 23th International conference on systems, signals and image processing. Bratislava, Slovakia. 23-25 May 2016. 1. vyd. Bratislava : Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, 2016, S. 125-128. ISBN 978-1-4673-9555-7