Dr. Martin Kampel is a Professor at TU Wien’s Computer Vision Lab. He obtained his Ph.D. in 2003 and habilitation in 2009 from TU Wien. Dr. Kampel leads applied research at the intersection of machine vision, machine learning, and societal needs—specializing in Ambient Assisted Living, Cultural Heritage, surveillance, and robotics. He actively drives technology transfer through entrepreneurial ventures like CogVis GmbH.
A prolific author with over 200 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Kampel has recently advanced topics like WiFi-based human activity recognition, egocentric hand-pose estimation, and animal re-identification using computer vision. He is a respected reviewer, editor, and committee member in leading computing organizations (AAPR/ÖAGM, IAPR, IEEE), and serves as a legally sworn computer vision expert and chartered engineering consultant.
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Research Focus
Dr. Kampel specializes in applied computer vision and machine learning with a strong emphasis on societal impact. His main research areas include:
- Machine Vision & Learning—especially in Ambient Assisted Living (AAL)
- Cultural Heritage Applications
- Visual Surveillance & Robotics
He has also made notable contributions in Trustworthy AI, 3D Vision, and Behavior Analysis—particularly relevant to AAL and surveillance contexts
Technology Transfer & Entrepreneurship
Dr. Kampel is a driving force for moving academic research into real‑world solutions. He co‑founded:
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CogVis GmbH, transforming vision-based research into market-ready products
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Earlier ventures, including Forlan GmbH and others, illustrate his long-standing commitment to commercialization and industry collaboration
Publications & Recognition
With over 200 peer-reviewed scientific publications and proceedings to his name, Dr. Kampel is a prolific contributor to international conferences and journals. His work includes recent high-impact contributions such as:
- Multi-view animal re-identification
- 3D human-pose reconstruction from point clouds
- Egocentric hand pose & action recognition
- WiFi-based through-wall sensing and activity recognition
Many of these were published in venues like ICCV, IEEE ICIP, ICPR, and ECCV.
Current Projects
- iMARS, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions & Support to Experts
- Algocare, WWTF
- Coinkeeper, Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna
- MAIJA, FFG KIRAS
- STERN, FFG KIRAS
- VISUAAL, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks
Completed Projects
- TrustWorthy AI, Wirtschaftsagentur, 2022.
- Effiziente, sichere bauliche Haftgestaltung in Justizanstalten
in Österreich, KIRAS, 2022 - AlgoCare, WWTF, 2021
- Künstliche Intelligenz im StrafvollzugI, Kiras, 2021
- VisuAAL, Marie Curie ITN, 2020
- EcoShop, Wirtschaftsagentur, 2020
- FairAlgos, FFG BRIDGE, 2020
- GoodBrother, COST Action 2020
- Net4Aging, COST Action 2020
- DIANA, EU/FFG AAL Joint Programme 2020
- PicsArt, Contract research 2020
- MaLeSTV, KIRAS- FFG 2019
- WC-Buddy, FFG BENEFIT 2019
- Edge Video Analyse, Contract research 2019
- EnterTrain, EU/FFG AAL Joint Programme
- MIC-Cam, Wirtschaftsagentur Wien
- FlowCLUSTER, ZIT Vienna
- AutoFLOW, EU FP7 Marie Curie IAPP
- Smart.Pic, FFG Innovationsscheck
- LoopBio, FFG Innovationsscheck
- wellbeing, EU/FFG AAL Joint Programme
- RECLAIM, EU FP7 NMP
- Infos@ourHouse, ZIT Vienna
- The Profiler, BMWFW Sparkling Science
- Fieldvibes, ZIT Vienna
- ILAC, FWF
- CAPRI, FFG FIT-IT
- SCIBA, FFG FIT-IT
- fearless, AAL Joint Programme
- SPY, EU ITEA2
- RHEA, EU FP7 NMP
- BankVis, ZIT Vienna
- MINISPOT, FFG Kiras
- tripleB ID, FFG Kiras
- MUBISA, FFG AAL
- IobserveNG: Scalable Video Surveillance, FFG KIRAS
- COINS: Preventing Illicit Coin Trade through Unsupervised Retrieval E-services, EU FP6
- BES: Image based Event Recognition in Security Relevant Areas, Industrial Cooperation
- EPOCH: European Research Network on Integrating Technologies for Intelligent Recording, Reconstruction and Communication of Cultural Heritage, EU Network of Excellence IST
- CABS: Computer Aided Bank Surveillance, Industrial Cooperation
- AVITRACK: Aircraft surroundings, categorised Vehicles & Individuals Tracking for apRon’s Activity model interpretation & ChecK, EU Specific Targeted Research Project (STREP) FP6
- 3D MURALE: 3 Dimensional Measurement and Virtual Reconstruction of Ancient Lost Worlds in Europe, EU FP5
- Computer Aided Classification of Ceramics, FWF
- Colour Calibration of CCD cameras, Ellips, CEEPUS exchange program
- Computer & Archaeology: 3D-Acquisition of Archaeological Funds, PRIP Application of 3D Vision, project in cooperation with the Institute for Classical Archeology, University of Vienna, FWF