Hossein Javidnia
Dr
Contact Details
Assistant Professor
School of Computing, McNulty Building
Dublin City University, Glasnevin Campus
Dublin 9, Dublin
Ireland
T:+353 1 700 5027
E:hossein.javidnia@dcu.ie
W:https://www.hjavidnia.com/
Dr. Hossein Javidnia is a distinguished researcher and academic leader with over 15 years of experience at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, and Augmented Reality (AR/VR). Currently serving as an Assistant Professor in Computing at Dublin City University, his work focuses on the convergence of deep learning, 3D reconstruction, and immersive systems. He holds a Ph.D. in Electronic & Electrical Engineering from the National University of Ireland Galway, where his thesis contributed significantly to depth measurement in consumer imaging.
Bridging the gap between theoretical research and commercial innovation, Dr. Javidnia has held prominent industry leadership roles, including Head of R&D at Union Avatars and Lead AI Engineer at Syze AI. His expertise in translating academic breakthroughs into scalable products has resulted in multiple U.S. patents and the securing of over €4 million in funding for next-generation digital identity and AI projects. His technical portfolio spans the development of large-scale cloud-native architectures, SLAM-based AR modules, and advanced synthetic data pipelines for industry giants like XPERI.
Beyond his technical achievements, Dr. Javidnia is deeply committed to shaping the future of AI education and research collaboration. He has spearheaded curriculum innovation as the Chair of the Master’s Program in AI at DCU and actively mentors over 20 graduate students. A dedicated member of the global research community, he plays a key role in organizing major international events, including the Irish Machine Vision & Image Processing Conference (IMVIP) and IEEE GEM, fostering vital connections between academia and the technology sector.
Book
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Javidnia, Hossein (2018) Contributions to the Measurement of Depth in Consumer Imaging. Ireland: NUI Galway. [Link] |
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Bazrafkan, Shabab; Varkarakis, Viktor; Lemley, Joseph; Javidnia, Hossein; Corcoran, Peter (2021) 'Versatile Auxiliary Classification and Regression With Generative Adversarial Networks'. Ieee Access, . [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Farooq, Muhammad Ali; Javidnia, Hossein; Corcoran, Peter (2020) 'Performance estimation of the state-of-the-art convolution neural networks for thermal images-based gender classification system'. Journal of Electronic Imaging, . [DOI] | |
| 2018 | Bazrafkan, Shabab; Javidnia, Hossein; Corcoran, Peter (2018) 'Latent space mapping for generation of object elements with corresponding data annotation'. Pattern Recognition Letters, . [DOI] | |
| 2018 | Javidnia, Hossein; Corcoran, Peter (2018) 'Application of preconditioned alternating direction method of multipliers in depth from focal stack'. Journal of Electronic Imaging, . [DOI] | |
| 2018 | Bazrafkan, Shabab; Javidnia, Hossein; Lemley, Joseph; Corcoran, Peter (2018) 'Semiparallel deep neural network hybrid architecture: first application on depth from monocular camera'. Journal of Electronic Imaging, . [DOI] | |
| 2018 | Javidnia, Hossein; Corcoran, Peter (2018) 'Total Variation-Based Dense Depth from Multi-Camera Array'. Optical Engineering, . [DOI] | |
| 2016 | Javidnia, Hossein; Corcoran, Peter (2016) 'A Depth Map Post-Processing Approach Based on Adaptive Random Walk With Restart'. Ieee Access, . [DOI] | |
| 2015 | Altameem, Torki A; Nikolić, Vlastimir; Shamshirband, Shahaboddin; Petković, Dalibor; Javidnia, Hossein; Kiah, Miss Laiha Mat; Gani, Abdullah (2015) 'Potential of support vector regression for optimization of lens system'. Computer Aided Design, . [DOI] | |
| 2015 | Shamshirband, Shahaboddin; Gocić, Milan; Petković, Dalibor; Javidnia, Hossein; Ab Hamid, Siti Hafizah; Mansor, Zulkefli; Qasem, Sultan Noman (2015) 'Clustering project management for drought regions determination: a case study in Serbia'. Agricultural And Forest Meteorology, . [DOI] | |
| 2015 | Basser, Hossein; Karami, Hojat; Shamshirband, Shahaboddin; Akib, Shatirah; Amirmojahedi, Mohsen; Ahmad, Rodina; Jahangirzadeh, Afshin; Javidnia, Hossein (2015) 'Hybrid ANFIS–PSO approach for predicting optimum parameters of a protective spur dike'. Applied Soft Computing Journal, . [DOI] | |
| 2014 | Shamshirband, Shahaboddin; Hessam, Somayeh; Javidnia, Hossein; Amiribesheli, Mohsen; Vahdat, Shaghayegh; Petković, Dalibor; Gani, Abdullah; Kiah, Miss Laiha Mat (2014) 'Tuberculosis Disease Diagnosis Using Artificial Immune Recognition System'. International Journal of Medical Sciences, . [DOI] | |
| 2014 | Shamshirband, Shahaboddin; Petković, Dalibor; Javidnia, Hossein; Gani, Abdullah (2014) 'Sensor Data Fusion by Support Vector Regression Methodology-A Comparative Study'. IEEE Sensors Journal, . [DOI] |
Other Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Javidnia, Hossein; Pitié, François (2020) 'Background Matting' . | |
| 2020 | Bacher, Ivan; Javidnia, Hossein; Dev, Soumyabrata; Agrahari, Rahul; Hossari, Murhaf; Nicholson, Matthew; Conran, Clare; Tang, Jian; Song, Peng; Corrigan, David; Pitié, François (2020) 'An Advert Creation System for 3D Product Placements' . | |
| 2020 | Khan, Faisal; Salahuddin, Saqib; Javidnia, Hossein (2020) 'Deep Learning-Based Monocular Depth Estimation Methods-A State-of-the-Art Review' . [DOI] | |
| 2018 | Bazrafkan, Shabab; Javidnia, Hossein; Corcoran, Peter (2018) 'Face synthesis with landmark points from generative adversarial networks and inverse latent space mapping' . |
Conference Publication
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Bacher, Ivan; Javidnia, Hossein; Dev, Soumyabrata; Agrahari, Rahul; Hossari, Murhaf; Nicholson, Matthew; Conran, Clare; Corrigan, David; Pitié, François (2020) New European Media Summit (NEM) DeepReal - A Deep Learning Based 3D Advert Integration System [Link] | |
| 2020 | Corcoran, Peter; Javidnia, Hossein; Lemley, Joseph E; Varkarakis, Viktor (2020) 31st Irish Signals and Systems Conference (ISSC) Generative Augmented Dataset and Annotation Frameworks for Artificial Intelligence (GADAFAI) [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Dev, Soumyabrata; Javidnia, Hossein; Hossari, Murhaf; Nicholson, Matthew; McCabe, Killian; Nautiyal, Atul; Conran, Clare; Tang, Jian; Xu, Wei; Pitié, François (2020) IEEE 7th International Conference on Computer Science and Network Technology (ICCSNT) Identifying Candidate Spaces for Advert Implantation [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Basak, Shubhajit; Javidnia, Hossein; Khan, Faisal; McDonnell, Rachel; Schukat, Michael (2020) 31st Irish Signals and Systems Conference (ISSC) Methodology for Building Synthetic Datasets with Virtual Humans [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Khan, Faisal; Basak, Shubhajit; Javidnia, Hossein; Schukat, Michael; Corcoran, Peter (2020) 31st Irish Signals and Systems Conference (ISSC) High-Accuracy Facial Depth Models derived from 3D Synthetic Data [DOI] | |
| 2018 | Javidnia, Hossein; Bazrafkan, Shabab; Corcoran, Peter (2018) IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE) The application of deep learning on depth from multi-array camera [DOI] | |
| 2017 | Javidnia, Hossein; Corcoran, Peter (2017) IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV) Accurate Depth Map Estimation from Small Motions [DOI] | |
| 2017 | Javidnia, Hossein; Corcoran, Peter (2017) IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE) Real-time automotive street-scene mapping through fusion of improved stereo depth and fast feature detection algorithms [DOI] | |
| 2016 | Javidnia, Hossein; Ungureanu, Adrian; Costache, Claudia; Corcoran, Peter (2016) IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE) Palmprint as a smartphone biometric [DOI] | |
| 2016 | Ungureanu, Adrian-Stefan; Javidnia, Hossein; Costache, Claudia; Corcoran, Peter (2016) IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE) A review and comparative study of skin segmentation techniques for handheld imaging devices [DOI] | |
| 2015 | Javidnia, Hossein; Ungureanu, Adrian; Corcoran, Peter (2015) IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS) Palm-print recognition for authentication on smartphones [DOI] |
Teaching Interests
- Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning
- Computer Graphics and Image Processing
- Data Structures and Algorithms
- Computational Methods and Engineering
- AI-driven Software Architectures
- Programming for Data Analysis
- Programming Fundamentals