Dr Fabrizio Smeraldi, PhD

Teaching

Computer Programming (Postgraduate)

This module provides an introduction to the principles of programming in the context of designing and constructing complete programs. Programming techniques will be introduced and practical work will form an integral part of the course and of the assessment of students. The first half of the course will concentrate on program structures. The second half will cover representation of abstract types such as lists and trees using the types such as records and arrays provided in imperative programming languages.

Research

Research Interests:

Publications

• Patel R, Smeraldi F, Abdollahyan M et al. (2021). Analysis of mental and physical disorders associated with COVID-19 in online health forums: A natural language processing study. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056601

  
  

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• Abdollahyan M, Smeraldi F, Patel R et al. (2020). Investigating Comorbidity of Mental and Physical Disorders in Online Health Forums. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1145/3378184.3378195

  
  

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• Smeraldi F, Bianconi F, Fernández A et al. (2020). Partial order rank features in colour space. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.3390/app10020499

  
  

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• Bello-Cerezo R, Bianconi F, Di Maria F et al. (2019). Comparative evaluation of hand-crafted image descriptors vs. Off-the-Shelf CNN-Based features for colour texture classification under ideal and realistic conditions. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.3390/app9040738

  
  

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• Theodorou L, Healey PGT, Smeraldi F (2019). Engaging With Contemporary Dance: What Can Body Movements Tell us About Audience Responses?. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00071

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/56379
• ABDOLLAHYAN M, Cascianelli S, Bellocchio E et al. (2018). Visual Localization in the Presence of Appearance Changes Using the Partial Order Kernel. European Signal Processing Conference

  
  

  DOI: 10.23919/EUSIPCO.2018.8553252

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/54947
• Abdollahyan M, Elgar G, Smeraldi F (2018). Identifying Potential Regulatory Elements by Transcription Factor Binding Site Alignment Using Partial Order Graphs. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1142/S0129054118430074

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/54943
• Bello-Cerezo R, Bianconi F, Cascianelli S et al. (2018). Hand-designed local image descriptors vs. Off-the-shelf CNN-based features for texture classification: An experimental comparison. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-59480-4_1

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/31357
• Abdollahyan M, Mondragón RJ, Bessant C et al. (2018). Visualising the topological structure of health-elated message board user networks. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-929-4-274

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/54944
• Fernandez A, Lima D, Bianconi F et al. (2017). Compact color texture descriptor based on rank transform and product ordering in the RGB color space. International Conference on Computer Vision Workshops (CEFRL-ICCV)

  
  

  DOI: 10.1109/ICCVW.2017.126

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/31356
• ABDOLLAHYAN M, SMERALDI F (2017). POKer: a Partial Order Kernel for Comparing Strings with Alternative Substrings. European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning

  
  

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  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/31358
• Bianconi F, Smeraldi F, Abdollahyan M et al. (2017). On the use of skin texture features for gender recognition: An experimental evaluation. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1109/IPTA.2016.7821018

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/22456
• Bianconi F, Chirikhina E, Smeraldi F et al. (2016). Personal identification based on skin texture features from the forearm and multi-modal imaging.. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1111/srt.12348

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/18008
• KHOUZANI MHR, MALACARIA P, HANKIN C et al. (2016). Efficient Numerical Frameworks for Multi-Objective Cyber Security Planning. European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS) 2016

  
  

  DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-45741-3_10

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/13487
• Theodorou L, Healey PGT, Smeraldi F (2016). Exploring audience behaviour during contemporary dance performances. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1145/2948910.2948928

  
  

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• Fielder A, Panaousis E, Malacaria P et al. (publicationYear). Decision support approaches for cyber security investment. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2016.02.012

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/12356
• Panaousis E, Fielder A, Malacaria P et al. (2014). Cybersecurity games and investments: A decision support approach. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-12601-2_15

  
  

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• Fielder A, Panaousis E, Malacaria P et al. (2014). Game Theory Meets Information Security Management. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-55415-5_2

  
  

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• Fielder A, Panaousis E, Malacaria P et al. (2014). Game theory meets information security management. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-55415-5_2

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/31355
• Smeraldi F, Malacaria P (2014). How to spend it: Optimal investment for cyber security. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1145/2602945.2602952

  
  

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• MALACARIA P, SMERALDI F (2013). Thermodynamic Aspects of Confidentiality. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1016/j.ic.2013.03.006

  
  

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• Parker MO, Ife D, Ma J et al. (2013). Development and automation of a test of impulse control in zebrafish.. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2013.00065

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/12692
• Malacaria P, Smeraldi F (2012). The thermodynamics of confidentiality. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1109/CSF.2012.18

  
  

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• MALACARIA P, SMERALDI F (2012). The Thermodynamics of Confidentiality. 25th IEEE Computer Security Foundations Symposium

  
  

  DOI: 10.1109/CSF.2012.18

  
  

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• Ciliberto C, Smeraldi F, Natale L et al. (2011). Online multiple instance learning applied to hand detection in a humanoid robot. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2011.6048694

  
  

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• Tao D, Li Z, Li J et al. (2011). Preface. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1109/ICDMW.2011.199

  
  

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• Ciliberto C, Smeraldi F, Natale L et al. (2011). Online Multiple Instance Learning applied to hand detection in a humanoid robot. Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2011 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on

  
  

  DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2011.6095002

  
  

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• Smeraldi F, Bicego M, Cristani M et al. (2011). CLOOSTING: CLustering data with bOOSTING. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-21557-5_31

  
  

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• Smeraldi F, Martinez-Alvarez M, Frommholz I et al. (2011). On the probabilistic logical modelling of quantum and geometrically–inspired IR. nameOfConference

  
  

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• Smeraldi F, Defoin-Platel M, Saqi M (2010). Handling missing features with boosting algorithms for protein–protein interaction prediction. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-15120-0_11

  
  

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• Martinez-Alvarez M, Smeraldi F, Roelleke T (2010). A descriptive approach to modelling learning. nameOfConference

  
  

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• Martinez-Alvarez M, Smeraldi F, Roelleke T (2010). A descriptive approach to modelling learning. nameOfConference

  
  

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• Smeraldi F, Defoin-Platel M, Saqi M (2010). Handling Missing Features with Boosting Algorithms for Protein-Protein Interaction Prediction. nameOfConference

  
  

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• Smeraldi F (2009). Fast algorithms for the computation of ranklets. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1109/ICIP.2009.5413803

  
  

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• Azzopardi G, Smeraldi F (2009). Variance ranklets: orientation–selective rank features for contrast modulations. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.5244/C.23.73

  
  

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• Malacaria P, Smeraldi F (2009). On Adaboost and optimal betting strategies. nameOfConference

  
  

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• Malacaria P, Smeraldi F (2008). On Adaboost and optimal betting strategies. nameOfConference

  
  

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• MAGGIO E, SMERALDI F, CAVALLARO A (2007). Adaptive multi-feature tracking in a particle filtering framework. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1109/TCSVT.2007.903781

  
  

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• Maggio E, Smeraldi F, Cavallaro A (2007). Adaptive multi–feature tracking in a particle filter framework. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1109/TCSVT.2007.903781

  
  

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• Del Bue A, Smeraldi F, Agapito L (2007). Non-rigid structure from motion using ranklet-based tracking and non-linear optimization. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1016/j.imavis.2005.10.004

  
  

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• Bue AD, Smeraldi F, Agapito L (2007). Non-rigid structure from motion using ranklet–based tracking and non-linear optimization. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1016/j.imavis.2005.10.004

  
  

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• Franceschi E, Odone F, Smeraldi F et al. (2005). A classical tool revisited: Object detection by statistical testing. nameOfConference

  
  

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• Smeraldi F, CAVALLARO A, Maggio E (2005). Combining Colour and Orientation for Adaptive Particle Filter-based Tracking. British Machine Vision Conference (BMVC), Oxford, 6-8 September 2005

  
  

  DOI: 10.5244/C.19.79

  
  

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• Franceschi E, Odone F, Smeraldi F et al. (2005). Feature selection with nonparametric statistics. nameOfConference

  
  

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• Smeraldi F, Del Bue A, Agapito L (2005). Tracking points on deformable objects with ranklets. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1109/ICIP.2005.1530343

  
  

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• Bue AD, Smeraldi F, Agapito L (2004). Non-rigid structure from motion using nonparametric tracking and non-linear optimization. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1109/CVPR.2004.406

  
  

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• Arleo A, Smeraldi F, Gerstner W (2004). Cognitive navigation based on nonuniform Gabor space sampling, unsupervised growing networks, and reinforcement learning.. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1109/TNN.2004.826221

  
  

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• SMERALDI F, Verri A, Odone F et al. (2004). Finding objects with hypothesis testing. Proceedings of the Workshop on Learning for Adaptable Visual Systems, in conjunction with ICPR'04, Cambridge, UK

  
  

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• SMERALDI F, Agapito L, Del Bue A (2004). Non-rigid structure from motion using nonparametric tracking and non-linear optimization. IEEE Workshop in Articulated and Nonrigid Motion ANMO4, held in conjunction with CVPR2004, Washington D.C (USA)

  
  

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• Smeraldi F, Bigun J (2003). Special issue - Audio- and Video-Based Biometric Person Authentication (AVBPA 2001) - Preface. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8655(03)00078-3

  
  

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• Smeraldi F (2003). A Nonparametric approach to face detection using ranklets. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1007/3-540-44887-x_42

  
  

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• SMERALDI F, Rob M (2003). Ranklets on hexagonal pixel lattices. Proceedings of the British Machine Vision Conference. Norwich, UK. vol 1

  
  

  DOI: 10.5244/c.17.17

  
  

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• Smeraldi F, Bigun J (2002). Retinal vision applied to facial features detection and face authentication. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8655(01)00178-7

  
  

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• Smeraldi F (2002). Ranklets: orientation selective non-parametric features applied to face detection. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1109/ICPR.2002.1047924

  
  

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• Smeraldi F, Bigun J, Gerstner W (2002). Support vector features and the role of dimensionality in face authentication. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1007/3-540-45665-1_19

  
  

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• Bigun J, Smeraldi F (2001). Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics): Preface. nameOfConference

  
  

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• various (2001). Audio-- and video-- based biometric person authentication, third international conference: proceedings. nameOfConference

  
  

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• Arleo A, Smeraldi F, Hug S et al. (2001). Place cells and spatial navigation based on 2D visual feature extraction, path integration, and reinforcement learning. nameOfConference

  
  

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• Bigun J, Smeraldi F (2001). Preface. nameOfConference

  
  

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• Arleo A, Smeraldi F, Hug S et al. (2000). Place cells and spatial navigation based on vision, path integration, and reinforcement learning. nameOfConference

  
  

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• Matas J, Hamouz M, Jonsson K et al. (2000). Comparison of face verification results on the XM2VTS database. nameOfConference

  
  

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• Smeraldi F, Bigün J, Gerstner W (2000). On the role of dimensionality in face authentication. nameOfConference

  
  

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• Matas J, Hamouz M, Jonsson K et al. (2000). Comparison of face verification results on the XM2VTS database. nameOfConference

  
  

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• Smeraldi F, Carmona O, Bigün J (2000). Saccadic search with Gabor features applied to eye detection and real-time head tracking. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1016/S0262-8856(99)00080-3

  
  

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• Smeraldi F, Capdevielle N, Bigün J (1999). Facial features detection by saccadic exploration of the Gabor decomposition and Support Vector Machines. nameOfConference

  
  

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• Smeraldi F, Capdevielle N, Bigün J (1999). Gabor decomposition driven saccades applied to facial features detection for visual biometrics applications. nameOfConference

  
  

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• Smeraldi F, Capdevielle N, Bigun J (1999). Face Authentication by retinotopic sampling of the Gabor decomposition and Support Vector Machines. nameOfConference

  
  

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• Smeraldi F, Bigun J (1998). Facial features detection by saccadic exploration of the Gabor decomposition. nameOfConference

  
  

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• Bigun J, Duc B, Fischer S et al. (1998). Multi modal person authentication. nameOfConference

  
  

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• Smeraldi F, Carmona O, Bigun J (1998). Real–Time Head Tracking by Saccadic Exploration and Gabor Decomposition. nameOfConference

  
  

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