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Overview

Javaan Chahl is affiliated with the University of South Australia in Australia and has an extensive research portfolio primarily situated in the fields of Engineering and Computer Science.

Their work spans several subfields, including Aerospace Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Surgery. Key research areas focus on biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms, robotics and sensor-based localization, non-invasive vital sign monitoring, hand gesture recognition systems, aerospace engineering and energy systems, indoor and outdoor localization technologies, and advanced vision and imaging.

Javaan Chahl has frequently published in a variety of academic venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Imaging
  • Applied Sciences
  • Drones
  • Energies
  • IEEE Access

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, notably:

  • Ali Al-Naji
  • Romeo Marian
  • Asanka G. Perera
  • Titilayo Ogunwa
  • Samuel Teague

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Hand Gesture Recognition Based on Computer Vision: A Review of Techniques," 2020, Journal of Imaging
  • "A Review of Synthetic Image Data and Its Use in Computer Vision," 2022, Journal of Imaging
  • "Efficient flapping wing drone arrests high-speed flight using post-stall soaring," 2020, Science Robotics
  • "Soil color analysis based on a RGB camera and an artificial neural network towards smart irrigation: A pilot study," 2021, Heliyon
  • "A Review of Modern Thermal Imaging Sensor Technology and Applications for Autonomous Aerial Navigation," 2021, Journal of Imaging

Best Publications

  • The sixth visual object tracking VOT2018 challenge results

    Matej Kristan;Aleš Leonardis;Jiří Matas;Michael Felsberg

  • Hand Gesture Recognition Based on Computer Vision: A Review of Techniques

    Munir Oudah;Ali Al-Naji;Javaan S. Chahl

  • Catchment areas of panoramic snapshots in outdoor scenes

    Jochen Zeil;Martin I. Hofmann;Javaan S. Chahl

  • Reflective surfaces for panoramic imaging.

    J. S. Chahl;M. V. Srinivasan

  • Robot Navigation Inspired by Principles of Insect Vision

    Mandyam V. Srinivasan;Javaan S. Chahl;Keven Weber;Svetha Venkatesh

  • Motion camouflage in dragonflies

    Akiko Mizutani;Javaan S. Chahl;Javaan S. Chahl;Mandyam V. Srinivasan

  • Landing Strategies in Honeybees and Applications to Uninhabited Airborne Vehicles

    Javaan Singh Chahl;Mandyam Srinivasan;Shao Wu Zhang

  • Monitoring of Cardiorespiratory Signal: Principles of Remote Measurements and Review of Methods

    Ali Al-Naji;Kim Gibson;Sang-Heon Lee;Javaan Chahl

  • Biologically inspired visual sensing and flight control

    G. L. Barrows;J. S. Chahl;M. V. Srinivasan

  • Vision-based terrain following for an unmanned rotorcraft

    Matthew A. Garratt;Javaan S. Chahl

  • A Review of Synthetic Image Data and Its Use in Computer Vision

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  • Anisotropic imaging in the dragonfly median ocellus: a matched filter for horizon detection

    Gert Stange;Sally Stowe;Javaan Chahl;A Massaro

  • Insect-inspired estimation of egomotion

    Matthias O. Franz;Javaan S. Chahl;Holger G. Krapp

  • Remote Monitoring of Vital Signs in Diverse Non-Clinical and Clinical Scenarios Using Computer Vision Systems: A Review

    Fatema-Tuz-Zohra Khanam;Ali Al-Naji;Javaan Chahl

  • Landing strategies in honeybees, and possible applications to autonomous airborne vehicles

    Mandyam V. Srinivasan;Shaowu Zhang;Javaan S. Chahl

  • Real Time Apnoea Monitoring of Children Using the Microsoft Kinect Sensor: A Pilot Study.

    Ali Al-Naji;Kim Gibson;Sang-Heon Lee;Javaan S. Chahl;Javaan S. Chahl

  • Life Signs Detector Using a Drone in Disaster Zones

    Ali Al-Naji;Asanka G. Perera;Saleem Latteef Mohammed;Javaan S. Chahl

  • Remote monitoring of cardiorespiratory signals from a hovering unmanned aerial vehicle

    Ali Al-Naji;Asanka G. Perera;Javaan Chahl

  • Efficient flapping wing drone arrests high-speed flight using post-stall soaring.

    Yao Wei Chin;Yao Wei Chin;Jia Ming Kok;Yong Qiang Zhu;Woei Leong Chan

  • UAV-GESTURE: A Dataset for UAV Control and Gesture Recognition

    Asanka G. Perera;Yee Wei Law;Javaan Singh Chahl

  • Drone-Action: An Outdoor Recorded Drone Video Dataset for Action Recognition

    Asanka G. Perera;Yee Wei Law;Javaan Chahl

  • BEES: exploring Mars with bioinspired technologies

    S. Thakoor;J.M. Morookian;J. Chahl;B. Hine

  • Bioinspired engineering of exploration systems: a horizon sensor/attitude reference system based on the dragonfly Ocelli for Mars exploration applications

    Javaan S. Chahl;Sarita Thakoor;Naig Le Bouffant;Gert Stange

  • Biomimetic Visual Sensing and Flight Control

    Geoffrey L. Barrows;Javaan S. Chahl;Mandyam V. Srinivasan

Frequent Co-Authors

Mandyam V. Srinivasan
Mandyam V. Srinivasan University of Queensland
Svetha Venkatesh
Svetha Venkatesh Deakin University
Frank S. Werblin
Frank S. Werblin University of California, Berkeley
Josh Bongard
Josh Bongard University of Vermont
Arnold W. M. Smeulders
Arnold W. M. Smeulders University of Amsterdam
Michael Felsberg
Michael Felsberg Linköping University
Josef Kittler
Josef Kittler University of Surrey
Ian F. C. Smith
Ian F. C. Smith École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Liane Young
Liane Young Boston College
Xiaojun Wu
Xiaojun Wu University of Science and Technology of China

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