Wiktor Mucha

I am a PhD student and research assistant at the Computer Vision Lab at TU Wien, currently working under Marie Skłodowska-Curie’s project called visuAAL. I received a BSc title in 2018 in the field of Automatic Control and Robotics and an MSc title in Robotics in the end of 2019, both at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, Poland. During my master’s, I spent one year at the University of Aveiro in Portugal as an exchange student. Before my position at TU Wien, I gained experience in software engineering, working as a developer in the automotive industry on autonomous embedded solutions for car driving. My present research area is Active Assisted Living (AAL) in computer vision.

Research

Recent Publications

REST–HANDS: Rehabilitation with Egocentric Vision using Smartglasses for Treatment of Hands after Surviving Stroke

Wiktor Mucha, Kentaro Tanaka, Martin Kampel

ECCV Workshops, 2024

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SHARP: Segmentation of Hands and Arms by Range using Pseudo-Depth for Enhanced Egocentric 3D Hand Pose Estimation and Action Recognition

Wiktor Mucha, Michael Wray, Martin Kampel

ICPR, 2024

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In My Perspective, In My Hands: Accurate Egocentric 2D Hand Pose and Action Recognition

Wiktor Mucha, Martin Kampel

IEEE FG, 2024

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All Publications List

Education

TU Wien, Vienna, Austria - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Faculty of Informatics, Computer Science, MSCA ITN program, specialization in Computer Vision (2021 - Present)
AGH University of Science and Technology, Cracow, Poland - Master of Science (MSc), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, specialization in Robotics (2018 - 2019)
University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal - Master’s Degree Exchange, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Electronics, Telecommunication, and Informatics, Automatic Control and Robotics (2018 - 2019)
AGH University of Science and Technology, Cracow, Poland - Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, Automatic Control and Robotics (2014 - 2018)

Skills

Programming Languages & Frameworks: Python, PyTorch, C/C++, OpenCV, ROS
Computer Vision & Image Processing: In-depth knowledge of computer vision systems and image processing techniques
Deep Learning & Machine Learning: Experience in designing, training, and optimizing various neural networks and algorithms
Embedded & Real-Time Systems: Experienced in working with embedded systems, real-time operating systems, and hardware integration
Teamwork & Communication: Skills acquired through technical projects in both academic and corporate environments

Experience

MSCA ITN Researcher (visuAAL project) / Research Assistant, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria (2021 - Present)
- Computer Vision, Egocentric vision in AAL with focus on hand pose & action understanding
Research Secondment, University of Bristol, United Kingdom, group of Prof. Dima Damen (2023)
Research Secondment, University of Alicante, Spain, group of Prof. Francisco Flórez-Revuelta (2022)
Software Engineer, APTIV, Cracow, Poland (2020 - 2021)
- Developing C/C++ embedded software for self-driving OEMs vehicles for camera communication
C++ Programmer, CAMBADA student group, University of Aveiro, industrial project in CV (2019)
Internship as a Programmer / Automation Engineer, MONIT SHM, Cracow, Poland (2017)

Other Academic and Non-Academic Experience

Aria Smartglasses and Data Timeline Workshop @ Meta, Menlo Park, California, USA (Egocentric Vision Hackathon)
Summer schools: ICVSS Sicily 2024, DeepLearn 2023
Reviewing scientific papers for ICCV, BMVC, CVPR, WACV, ICLR
Presentation skills gained over conferences and seminars
Communication/Teaching Experience:
- Teaching: Deep Learning for Visual Computing, Machine Learning for CV, TU Wien
- Master’s Student Supervision
- 10 years of experience as a kitesurfing instructor in Poland, Portugal, France, Italy, Zanzibar (Tanzania)
- Skiing instructor in Poland since 2013