Yagiz Aksoy, Simon Fraser University

Research

Computational cinematography Computational photography Image and video editing Image decomposition Image manipulation Intrinsic image decomposition Movie post production Scene analysis

Latest funding

Image Analysis for Realistic Scene Manipulation
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Image Analysis for Realistic Scene Manipulation
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$145,000

All 2 grants and awards

Image Analysis for Realistic Scene Manipulation

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Aksoy, Yagiz

$12,500

Image Analysis for Realistic Scene Manipulation

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Aksoy, Yagiz

Keywords: computational photography; image manipulation; movie post production; image decomposition; image and video editing; scene analysis; semantic segmentation; intrinsic image decomposition; computational cinematography

$145,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Computational cinematography Dear Professor Aksoy, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on computational cinematography connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Image Analysis for Realistic Scene Manipulation" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]