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Paul F. Whelan | |
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| Awards | Dublin City University Presidents Research Award in 2011 |
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| Education | B.Eng., National Institute for Higher Education (Dublin City University) M.Eng, University of Limerick PhD., Cardiff University |
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| Institutions | Dublin City University |
| Website | cipa |
Paul F. Whelan is Professor of Computer Vision at the Centre for Image Processing &Analysis,School of Electronic Engineering,Faculty of Engineering &Computing Dublin City University.
Whelan earned his Bachelor of Engineering with First Class Honours from the National Institute for Higher Education before enrolling in the University of Limerick for his Master of Engineering degree. After receiving his PhD in Computing Mathematics/Computer Vision from Cardiff University,Whelan joined the Industrial and Scientific Imaging Ltd to research and develop an industrial vision system. [1]
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