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>> Current Graduate Students   (go to top)

>> PhD Graduates   (go to top)

  1. Omar Shahbaz Khan
    Ph.D., October 2022, IT University of Copenhagen.
    Co-supervisor: Jan Zahálka, Czech Technical University in Prague.
    Thesis: Exquisitor: Interactive Learning for Multimedia.

  2. Herwig Lejsek
    Ph.D., June 2015, Reykjavík University.
    Thesis: NV-tree: A Scalable Disk-Based High-Dimensional Index.

>> MSc Graduates   (go to top)

  1. Nikolaj Mertz
    M.Sc. June 2022, IT University of Copenhagen.
    Thesis (30 ECTS): NeoCube: The Graph-Based Implementation of the M3 Data Model

  2. Estrid Kärk,
    M.Sc. April 2022, IT University of Copenhagen.
    Thesis (30 ECTS): AudioCube: Exploring Music Collections with the M3 Model

  3. Mathias Glistrup,
    M.Sc. January 2022, IT University of Copenhagen.
    Co-Supervisor: Stevan Rudinac, University of Amsterdam
    Thesis (30 ECTS): Towards Object-Based Image Geolocation Using Publicly Available GIS Data

  4. Jihye Shin
  5. Alexandra Waldau
    M.Sc. June 2021, IT University of Copenhagen.
    Co-Supervisor: Aaron Duane, IT University of Copenhagen
    Thesis (30 ECTS): PhotoCube as a competitor in the Lifelog Search Challenge

  6. Morten Skøtt Knudsen
    M.Sc. June 2021, IT University of Copenhagen.
    Co-Supervisor: Pınar Tözün IT University of Copenhagen
    Thesis (30 ECTS): Dynamic eCP

  7. Mikkel David Muff Storm
  8. Nicolai Mollerup
  9. Rasmus Andreas de Neergaard
    M.Sc. June 2021, IT University of Copenhagen.
    Main Supervisor: Aaron Duane IT University of Copenhagen
    Thesis (30 ECTS): ProtoViRMA: Photo data visualisation in VR

  10. Daniel Eystberg Sørensen Anderson
  11. Felix Andersen
    M.Sc. June 2021, IT University of Copenhagen.
    Co-Supervisor: Omar Shahbaz Khan, IT University of Copenhagen
    Thesis (30 ECTS): IndexBrowser: An Exploration Tool for Exquisitor's Hierarchical Cluster-Based Index

  12. Magnus Holm Mamsen
    M.Sc. January 2021, IT University of Copenhagen.
    Thesis (30 ECTS): PictureIT: Implementing Interactive Learning on Mobile Devices

  13. Alexandra Mercédesz Bagi
  14. Kim Ida Schild
    M.Sc. June 2020, IT University of Copenhagen.
    Co-Supervisor: Jørgen Staunstrup, IT University of Copenhagen
    Thesis (30 ECTS): Mobile Exquisitor: An Image User Relevance Feedback System on Android Mobile Phones

  15. Mathias Dybkjær Larsen
  16. Liam Alex Sonto Poulsen
    M.Sc. June 2020, IT University of Copenhagen.
    Co-Supervisor: Omar Shahbaz Khan, IT University of Copenhagen
    Thesis (30 ECTS): Competitor for the Video Browser Showdown 2021

  17. Sabina Hult
  18. Line Bay Kreiberg
    M.Sc. January 2020, IT University of Copenhagen.
    Co-Supervisor: Sami Brandt, IT University of Copenhagen
    Thesis (30 ECTS): Cross-Dataset Music Emotion Recognition

  19. Anders Munck Højsgaard
    M.Sc. September 2019, IT University of Copenhagen.
    Co-Supervisor: Philippe Bonnet, IT University of Copenhagen
    Thesis (30 ECTS): Effect of New Storage Media on the Update Performance of High-Dimensional Indexes

  20. Frederik Dam Christensen
  21. Kasper Kimose Rasmussen
  22. Peter Lillevang Bindslev
    M.Sc. June 2019, IT University of Copenhagen.
    Main Supervisor: Sami Brandt, IT University of Copenhagen
    Thesis (30 ECTS): Content-based Music Classification with Deep Learning

  23. Bilge Ilgaz Etili
    M.Sc. June 2019, IT University of Copenhagen.
    Main Supervisor: Sami Brandt, IT University of Copenhagen
    Thesis (30 ECTS): Deep Learning in Content-based Music Classification

  24. Peter Øvergård Clausen
    M.Sc. April 2019, IT University of Copenhagen.
    Thesis (30 ECTS): A Web Browser Based Implementation of PhotoCube

  25. Niels Roesen Abildgaard
    M.Sc. August 2018, IT University of Copenhagen.
    Thesis (30 ECTS): Perspectives on Architecture, Evolution and Future of Web Applications.

  26. Snorri Gíslason
    M.Sc. June 2018, IT University of Copenhagen.
    Thesis (30 ECTS): Multimedia Analytics and File Browsing.

  27. Lauritz Hilsøe
  28. Nikola Milanovich
  29. Jesper Nysteen
    M.Sc. June 2018, IT University of Copenhagen.
    Thesis (30 ECTS): Content-Based Music Classification.

  30. Bence Hadjú
  31. Sindre Skrede
    M.Sc. June 2018, IT University of Copenhagen.
    Co-supervised by Sami Brandt, IT University of Copenhagen
    Thesis (30 ECTS): A Case Study on User Response Prediction in Online Display Advertising.

  32. Daníel Brandur Sigurgeirsson
    M.Sc. June 2017, Reykjavik University.
    Co-supervised by Marta Kristín Lárusdóttir, Reykjavik University
    Thesis (60 ECTS): Teaching Practical Software Maintenance: Students' Impression of Learning in a Software Development Course.

  33. Sæmundur Melstað
    M.Sc. June 2014, Reykjavík University.
    Project Report (30 ECTS): Reykjavik University Data Warehouse.

  34. Kristján Rúnarsson
    M.Sc., January 2012, Reykjavík University.
    Project Report (30 ECTS): A Face Recognition Plug-in for the PhotoCube Browser.

  35. Hlynur Sigurþórsson
    M.Sc., June 2011, Reykjavík University.
    Thesis (60 ECTS): PhotoCube: Multi-Dimensional Image Browsing.

  36. Valdís Sigurþórsdóttir
    M.Sc., June 2011, Reykjavík University.
    Thesis (60 ECTS): Towards Automatic Generation of Realistic Web Query Sequences.

  37. Grímur Tómas Tómasson
    M.Sc., June 2011, Reykjavík University.
    Thesis (60 ECTS): ObjectCube: A Generic Multi-Dimensional Model for Media Browsing.

  38. Haukur Pálmason
    M.Sc., January 2011, Reykjavík University.
    Thesis (60 ECTS): Large-Scale Music Classification using an Approximate k-NN Classifier.

  39. Stefán Freyr Stefánsson
    M.Sc., January 2011, Reykjavík University.
    Thesis (60 ECTS): Using Range Information to Reduce Local Descriptor Computations.

  40. Andri Mar Björgvinsson
    M.Sc., June 2010, Reykjavík University.
    Project Report (30 ECTS): Distributed Cluster Pruning with Hadoop.

  41. Arnar Ólafsson
    M.Sc., June 2008, Reykjavík University.
    Thesis (60 ECTS): Dynamic Behavior of Balanced NV-trees.

  42. Friðrik Heiðar Ásmundsson
    M.Sc., August 2006, Reykjavík University.
    Thesis (60 ECTS): The NV-Network: A Distributed Architecture for High Throughput Image Retrieval

  43. Árni Már Jónsson
    M.Sc., June 2006, Reykjavík University.
    Thesis (60 ECTS): Performance Considerations for the Prefetching B+-tree.

  44. Hafþór Guðnason
    M.Sc., June 2006, Reykjavík University.
    Project Report (30 ECTS): Median Rank Aggregation in Face Recognition.

  45. Herwig Lejsek
    M.Sc., June 2005, Reykjavík University.
    Thesis (60 ECTS): The PvS-index: An Indexing Method for Local Image Descriptors.

>> Student Awards and Honors   (go to top)

  1. Maria Eirini Pegia et al..
    CBMI Best Paper Award, Austria, 09/2022.

  2. Herwig Lejsek.
    Keynote speaker at the Multimedia in Forensics, Security and Intelligence (MiFor '10) workshop held in conjunction with ACM Multimedia 2010.

  3. Herwig Lejsek et al.
    Videntifier Forensic. Ideenwettwerb Genius 3rd Prize 2008. Austria, January 2009.

  4. Herwig Lejsek, Friðrik H. Ásmundsson, Kristleifur Daðason.
    Videntifer. Innovit National Student Innovation Contest, Iceland, 2008.

  5. Kristleifur Daðason.
    Video Retrieval. B.Sc. Thesis Award. National AI Contest, Iceland, 2007.

  6. Herwig Lejsek, Friðrik Heiðar Ásmundsson.
    Our::images. EUROPRIX Top Talent Award Quality Seal. Europe, September, 2006.

  7. Herwig Lejsek, Friðrik Heiðar Ásmundsson.
    PvS-Index - Eine schnelle Bildersuche in Grossen Bilddatabanken. Ideenwettwerb Genius 2005 Innovationspreis. Austria, November, 2005.

>> Other Students   (go to top)

The following is a near-complete list (in alphabetical order) of other graduate, undergraduate and exchange students that I have worked with on various (non-thesis) research projects over the years. If your name should be on the list, but is not, please send me mail!

Adriana Garcia Garcia, Alexander Christian Faisst, Alexander Páll Robertson, Andri Mar Björgvinsson, Árni Jónsson, Árni Geir Valgeirsson, Ásgeir Snær Guðbjartsson, Áslaug Eiríksdóttir, Bence Hadjú, Benjamin Hammer Thygesen, Bergsteinn Karlsson, Bjarni Kristján Leifsson, Bjarnsteinn Þórsson, Brynjólfur Erlingsson, Christian Hedegaard Pliess Larsen, Christoffer Dyring Heiberg, Ebenezer Þór Böðvarsson, Edda Pétursdóttir, Emil Knudsen, Enrique Moure Cuadrado, Eyvindur Tryggvason, Freyr Guðmundsson, Frederik Henrik Martini, Friðrik Heiðar Ásmundsson, Giacomo Cesca, Gina-Josephine Fischer, Gísli Kristján Ólafsson, Guðmundur Freyr Jónsson, Guðrún Hulda Jónsdóttir, Gunnar Einarsson, Gylfi Þór Guðmundsson, Herwig Lejsek, Hanna Ragnarsdóttir, Hannes Kr. Hannesson, Hjalti Jakobsson , Hlynur Hauksson, Hlöðver Geir Tómasson, Ida Maria Aunsbjerg Villadsen, Idem Lykkesfeldt, Ingólfur Dan Þórisson, Ingvar Ólafsson, Ísak Sigurjón Einarsson, James Thomas Robb, Jeppe Koch Schwensen, Jeppe Welling Hansen, Johan Kjersgård Flensmark, Jonas Sylvain Jersild Balin, Jóhann Grétarsson, Jón Mogensson Schow, Katarzyna Honorata Toborek, Kristleifur Daðason, Klara Rún Kjartansdóttir, María Arinbjarnar, Mirco Pazzaglia, Nikolaj Mertz, Noé Le Blavec, Ólafur Arnar Arthursson, Ólafur Guðjónsson, Ólafur Waage, Ragnar Már Magnússon, Ragnheiður Ýr Grétarsdóttir, Rut Sigurðardóttir, Sebastian Baunsgaard, Sebastian Haas, Sebastian Matthew Lajciak, Sigurbirna Hafliðadóttir, Sigurður H. Einarsson, Sigurður Rúnar Helgason, Sindre Skrede, Sólmundur Jónsson, Stefanía Bergljót Stefánsdóttir, Stefán Gunnlaugsson, Stefán Már Kjartansson, Sverrir Ásmundsson, Thomas Holstein Qvortrup, Tobias Strickfaden, Vigdís Birna Þorsteinsdóttir, Vilhjálmur Berghreinsson, Vilhjálmur Skúlason, Þórhildur Þorleiksdóttir, Ævar Örn Kvaran.