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Alexandre Symeonidis-Herzig

Alexandre Symeonidis-Herzig

PhD Researcher in Computer Vision

Guildford, Surrey, GB
07873 495055
English, German, Dutch, Greek, French, Luxembourgish

Background


About

About

PhD researcher in Computer Vision and Graphics focusing on translation and production of non-manual features for sign language.

Work Experience

Work Experience

  • Graduate Teaching AssistantUniversity of Surrey

    Sep, 2023 - Present

    Teaching support for undergraduate computer science and engineering modules.

    • Demonstrated modules: COM1031 (Computer Logic), EEE1035 (C Programming), EEE2048 (Algorithms)

    • Completed GTA training workshops

  • Summer Research Intern, University of Surrey

    Jun, 2022 - Sep, 20223 months

    Worked on reinforcement learning strategies for UAV access control.

    • Recreated Matlab implementation in PyTorch

    • Reduced training time and improved reproducibility

  • Associate Development Engineer, Sky Group

    Jun, 2021 - Jun, 20221 year

    Automation engineer focusing on content validation using computer vision.

    • Built OCR-based validation tools for TV screen testing

    • Ported legacy Python 2 codebase to Python 3

    • Wrote internal documentation and led team events

Projects Experience

Projects Experience

  • Volumetric Sign Capture System

    Sep, 2023 - Sep, 20241 year

    Created a low-cost volumetric capture system.

    • Used a combination of Raspberry Pis and studio-quality cameras

    • Designed camera synchronization hardware, the physical capture room, and the software to control and process all camera inputs

    • To be used in capture of multi-view sign language dataset

  • Marker-less Motion Capture for Signing Avatar

    Sep, 2022 - Jun, 20239 months

    Undergraduate Thesis.

    • Pipeline from monocular 2D video to photorealistic signing avatar

    • Used MediaPipe, a custom uplift network, and Unreal Engine Metahumans

Skills

Skills

  • Languages

    Python

    C/C++

    JavaScript (React)

    C#

  • Frameworks & Tools

    PyTorch

    OpenCV

    MediaPipe

    Unreal Engine

    Unity

    Docker

    Git

    LaTeX

Education

Education

  • Vision, Speech and Signal Processing, PhD, University of Surrey

    Sep, 2023 - Sep, 2027

    Thesis Working Title: Translation and Production of Non-Manual Features for Sign Language

  • Electronic Engineering, BEng (Hons), University of Surrey

    Sep, 2019 - Jun, 2023

    Computer Vision

    Computer Graphics

    C++ and Object-Oriented Design

    Computer Algorithms and Architecture

  • International Baccalaureate Diploma, High School, American School of the Hague

    Aug, 2017 - Jun, 2019

Volunteer Work

Volunteer Work

  • Societies Chair, University of Surrey Students' Union

    Sep, 2023 - Jun, 2024

  • Committee Member / Founder, University of Surrey Societies

    Sep, 2019 - Jun, 2025

    Founder of GameDev Society, Signatory for GameSoc and EARS.

Interests

Interests

  • Research

    Computer Vision3D GraphicsMachine LearningSign Language Translation
  • Hobbies

    Game developmentBoard gamesClimbingWeightlifting