Dr Wei Quan
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Wei is an active researcher specialising in artificial intelligence, data science, data engineering and analytics, image and graphic processing. He has contributed to multiple UK EPSRC and MRC-funded projects. Additionally, Wei serves as a co-chair and member of organising and reviewing committees for international conferences including ICIGP, IFSP, ICCMS, ICPRAM and IEEE BIBM. Wei is also a regular reviewer for international journals such as Computer and Information Sciences, Healthcare Technology Letters, Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology.
As the Programme Lead, Wei oversees the international engineering programme jointly delivered by us and the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), managing over 30 academic staff and 280 students. He also leads our undergraduate electronic engineering course in the UK and teaches a diverse range of subjects in electrical and robotic engineering. In recognition of his contributions to education, he has been awarded Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. Additionally, Wei serves as a Foreign Expert at the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) and a Visiting Professor of Hebei University (HBU),
- Programme Lead
- Programme Lead
- Course Leader for BEng (Hons) Electronic Engineering
- PhD in Machine Learning and Computer Vision, University of Central Lancashire, 2009
- Master of Business Administration (Executive) , University of Central Lancashire, 2020
- BEng (Hons) Electronic Engineering (First Class), University of Central Lancashire, 2003
- Fellow of Higher Education Academy (D2), Higher Education Academy, 2017
- Senior Leader Apprenticeship, Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM), 2020
- Bronze Prize, 8th International "Internet+" University Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, China, 2022
- Best Paper Award, International Conference on Image and Graphics Processing (ICIGP), 2021
- Best Paper Award, International Conference on Pattern Recognition Applications and Methods (ICPRAM2015), Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication (INSTICC), 2015
- Paul Harris Prize for Outstanding Science, University of Central Lancashire, 2007
- Chinese Students Award, Great Britain China Educational Trust, 2005
- Programme Chair for 17th International Conference on Computer Modelling and Simulation (ICCMS)
- Area Chair for 5th International Forum on Signal Processing (IFSP)
- Track Chair for 8th International Conference of Image and Graphics Processing (ICIGP)
- Programme Chair for 16th International Conference on Computer Modelling and Simulation (ICCMS)
- Publication Chair for 7th International Conference of Image and Graphics Processing (ICIGP)
- Programme Chair for 6th International Conference of Image and Graphics Processing (ICIGP)
- Session Chair for 5th International Conference of Image and Graphics Processing (ICIGP)
- Foreign Expert at Beijing Institute of Technology
- Visiting Professor at Heibei University
- External PhD examiner for: University of Portsmouth, Beijing Institute of Technology and Liverpool Hope University
- Membership (MCGI) of the City and Guilds of London Institute
- Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Wei has an extensive research portfolio, with over 40 publication covering machine learning, computer vision, computer simulation, and signal processing. Wei has successfully supervised three MRes to completion and he is currently supervising 10 PhD students.
Wei's primary research focuses on AI-enhanced signal, image, and graphic processing, with an emphasis on non-destructive and non-invasive monitoring in the industrial and medical applications. He has led and contributed to numerous externally and internally funded projects and has supervised many PhD students, specialising in the development of AI-driven analysis algorithms and their real-world applications.
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- UCLan Research Centre in Engineering
- Computer Vison and Machine Learning (CVML) Research Group
- Applied Digital Signal and Image Processing (ADSIP) Research Centre
- Facial Analysis in Acute Illness – The Facial Study, in collaboration with Lancaster University and East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
- MRC, 'Noisy Knees' study: Acoustic Emission as a non-invasive biomarker for quantitative dynamic assessment of knee joint repair in clinical trials and stratified medicine, 2018
- EPSRC, Technology in Radiotherapy Feasibility Studies (TeRaFS), 2011
- EPSRC, Engineering and Computational Science for Oncology (ECSON), 2009
- Deep Models for Rigid Objects Real-Time Pose Estimation, PhD, 2024
- A comparative study of automatic facial landmark detection, MRes, 2024
- Development of a Vision-based Monitoring System for Quality Assessment of 3D Printing, MRes, 2023
- Visual and audio immersive assessment of Knee joints, MRes, 2022
- Advanced Lung Sound Analysis for Respiratory and Cardiac Disorders, PhD
- Intelligent Sensing and Control for Large-scale 3D Printing, PhD
- Distortion correction in LCD based additive manufacturing (3D printing), PhD
- An Integrated Development into Acute Illness Diagnostics Using Temporal Changes in Facial Phenotypes, PhD
- Advanced infrared imaging with machine learning surrogate models, PhD
- Advanced Artificial Intelligence Decision Support System for Colonoscopy, PhD
- Advanced Paradigms in Smart Transformer Design, PhD
- Beyond Goals: A Behavioural Approach to Reinforcement Learning, PhD
- International Engineering Summer Educational Programme (2015 – 2019) - £165,200
- Faculty of Engineering and Technology PhD Research Studentship 2016 - £72,132
- Doctoral Training Centre for Industry Collaboration (DTC) PhD Research Studentship - £80,177
- University Summer Research Internship Scheme – £2,000
- International Conference on Image and Graphics Processing (ICIGP), 2021 – 2025
- International Conference on Computer Modelling and Simulation (ICCMS), 2024 – 2025
- International Forum on Signal Processing (IFSP), 2025
- British Machine Vison Conference, 2024
- IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM), 2017
- International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2016
- IET International Conference on Imaging for Crime Detection and Prevention, 2013
- IEEE International Conference on System, Man and Cybernetic (SMC), 2012
- International Conference on Pattern Recognition Applications and Methods (ICPRAM), 2012
- IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV), 2011
- International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications, 2010
- International Conference on Multimedia, Internet and Video Technology, 2009
- British Machine Vison Conference, 2008
- IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Visualisation, 2007
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