Hamila Mailee

PhD Student

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Personal Info

A second-year postgraduate student at The University of Manchester interested in interdisciplinary studies to advance 2D computer animation.

AddressOxford Rd., Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom

Education

Computer Science
The University of Manchester, Manchester, EnglandPhD
Research Title:
  • Cartoon Character Facial Expression Manipulation
Computer Engineering
Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, IranBSc
Notable Courses:
  • Linear Algebra
  • Computer Graphics
  • Numerical Methods
  • Game Theory

Research Interests

Computer Graphics
Non-photorealistic RenderingCel ShadingDelaunay TriangulationDeformation Lattice
Computer Animation
Keyframe InterpolationHand-drawn AnimationExpressive characters
Computer Vision
Object DetectionEmotion RecognitionKeypoint ExtractionHumanPose EstmationActive Shape Models

Publications

Towards Automated 2D Character Animation
The Eurographics Association
Learning to Rasterize Differentiably
Computer Graphics Forum
Personality Expression in Cartoon Animal Characters Using Sasang Typology
Computer Graphics Forum

Awards

Best Poster Prize
Dr. Ian Pratt-Hartmann, Computer Science Symposium Organizer

Awarded first prize among first-year research students in the Computer Science Department during the annual symposium, where each poster outlined the research project and its objectives.

Dean's Doctoral Scholarship Award
The University of Manchester's Faculty of Science and Engineering

Fully funded award available to 40 selected students from departments across the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

Rank 23 in Iranian University Entrance Exam (Mathematics Major)
National Organization of Educational Testing

Highly competitive nationwide entrance exam taken by 144,437 pre-university graduates to gain admission to universities for higher education.

Rank 15 in Iranian University Entrance Exam (Linguistics Major)
National Organization of Educational Testing

Highly competitive nationwide entrance exam taken by 145,531 pre-university graduates to gain admission to universities for higher education.

Skills

Programming Languages
PythonJavaC/C++
Animation Software
BlenderClip StudioMaya
THE Adobe Family
PhotoshopIllustratorAfter Effects

Work Experience

Unity Developer Intern
Funtory Studio

Developed mobile games using Unity and remastered previously published titles to improve performance.

Data Analyst
Asan Pardakht

Automated graph and table generation using the “Bokeh” library, and predicted customer churn using fundamental data analysis techniques and neural networks. Prior to leaving the role, I developed an automation process for all tasks under my responsibility to ensure a smooth handover to the next employee.

Certificates

Emergency First Aid at Work (Level 3 RQF)
First On Scene Ltd.

Languages

Persian
Native
English
Full Professional
Turkish
Professional Working
Japanese
Elementary

References

terence.morley@manchester.ac.uk
Doctor Terence Morley
r.kuffnerdosanjos@leeds.ac.uk
Doctor Rafael Kuffner dos Anjos