I am a Computing Tutor at Teesside University London and a researcher in computer vision and machine learning. My research focuses on invariant and equivariant neural networks, 2D and 3D vision, and visual methods for digital agriculture. I combine method development with applied research in plant phenotyping, intelligent sensing and AI-supported learning.
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I completed my PhD in Computer Science at Punjabi University, where my thesis examined object recognition using rotation-invariant shape and colour features. My subsequent work has included orthogonal-moment representations, deep learning, OCR for Indic languages and 3D crop phenotyping.
At the University of Lincoln, I worked on the UKRI-funded NUE-Profits project, developing computer-vision methods for wheat biomass and leaf area index estimation. I have also contributed to postgraduate teaching, student supervision, research dissemination and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Areas of specialism
Computer Vision · Machine and Deep Learning · Equivariant Neural Networks · Explainable AI · Digital Image Analysis · 2D/3D Computer Vision · Plant Phenotyping · Pattern Recognition · Natural Language Processing · AI in Education
University roles and responsibilities
Deliver undergraduate and postgraduate lectures, tutorials and practical sessions in computing.
Design learning activities, assessments and teaching resources aligned with module outcomes.
Supervise MSc research projects and support students’ research methods, technical development and academic writing.
Contribute to marking, moderation, student support and module improvement.
My qualifications
2026
PGCert Learning & Teaching in Higher Education
Teesside University, United Kingdom
2023
PhD in Computer Science
Punjabi University, Patiala, India · Thesis: “Object Recognition Using Rotation Invariant Shape and Color Features”
2015
M.Phil in Computer Science
Punjabi University, Patiala, India · GPA 8.5/10
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Master of Computer Applications (MCA)
Punjabi University, Patiala, India · 72%
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Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA)
Punjabi University, Patiala, India · 70%
FHEA Fellow of the Higher Education Academy · 2025UGC-NET Computer Science · India
Previous roles
2023–2025
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Computer Vision
University of Lincoln, United Kingdom · UKRI NUE-Profits project; 3D phenotyping, reconstruction, segmentation, biomass and LAI estimation.
2022–2023
Project Officer · Indic OCR
Punjabi University, Patiala, India · Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology-funded research on Optical Character Recognition for Indic languages.
2018–2020
Computer Science Teaching
Punjabi University, Patiala, India · Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in AI, data structures, decision support systems, management information systems and digital image processing.
Affiliations and memberships
British Machine Vision Association (BMVA)
Society for Pattern Recognition
Novel and Underutilised Crop Network (NUCNet)
Research collaboration with Wageningen University & Research
Research networks
Indic OCR project collaboration included IIIT Hyderabad, IIT Delhi, C-DAC, IIT Bombay, IISc Bangalore and IIT Jodhpur. Agri-tech work involved academic and industry partners and engagement with farmers through workshops and demonstrations.
Supervision
Postgraduate and research supervision
Teesside University London: MSc research project supervision in Computing.
University of Lincoln: CDT MSc project on predictive modelling for tomato grafting.
University of Lincoln: L-CAS summer research internship on computer vision for wheat segmentation.
Examiner for MSc dissertations.
Teaching
Teaching experience spans lectures, tutorials, practical sessions and academic support for undergraduate and postgraduate computing students. Earlier teaching at Punjabi University included Data Structures, Artificial Intelligence, Decision Support Systems, Management Information Systems and Digital Image Processing, with laboratory work using C/C++, MATLAB/Octave and Python.
Research showcase
Digital system to measure wheat biomass and LAI
Work from the UKRI-funded NUE-Profits project on non-destructive crop phenotyping using computer vision and 3D reconstruction.
Academic and professional service
Guest Editor, Journal of Imaging special issue “Advances in Intelligent Sensing and Navigation”.
Area Chair, IEEE International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2025).
Reviewer for CVPR, BMVC, WACV, ACM Multimedia, Pattern Recognition, AISTATS, NeurIPS, AAAI and ECCV.
Research engagement through NUE Fine Farmer Workshops, demonstrations and panel discussions.
Selected work & full record
Publications and research in progress.
Browse journal articles, conference papers, preprints and current submissions. Links open where available.
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Journal · Accepted2026
Kaur, M., Singh, J. & Saggoo, M. I. S. Cytotype-Dependent Meiotic Behaviour and Morphometric Differentiation in Asplenium trichomanes L. from the Western Himalaya
Caryologia: International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics and Cytogenetics
Journal · Accepted2026
Kaur, M. & Singh, J. Population-Level Meiotic Instability and Fertility Variation in Pteris vittata L. from the Western Himalaya
10th International Conference on Energy Efficiency and Agricultural Engineering, pp. 1–6
Journal · Accepted2025
Kulathunga, G., Yilmaz, A., Huang, Z., Hroob, I., Guevara, L., Singh, J., Cielniak, G. & Hanheide, M. Navigating Narrow Spaces: A Comprehensive Framework for Agricultural Robots
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
Conference paper2025
Singh, J. & Cielniak, G. Permutation-Invariant Polar Harmonic Pooling for Point-Based Neural Networks
IEEE International Conference on Advances in Pattern Recognition (ICAPR), Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore
Under review2026
Singh, J. & Bosilj, P. Align, Then Sample: Reference Region Alignment for Equivariance and Invariance
Manuscript under review
Under review2026
Chauhan, V. K., Wang, X., Singh, J., Zhou, J. & Agrawal, R. A Practical Tutorial on Agentic AI
Manuscript under review
Under review2026
Singh, S. P., Ranade, S. K. & Singh, J. WaveMaxCNN-Net: Hierarchical Attention for Skin Lesion Classification Using Discrete Wavelet Transform and Multi-Axis Vision Transformer-Based Convolutional Neural Networks
Manuscript under review
Under review2026
Arora, K., Harika, K. S., Singh, J. & Singh, K. MCHF-Net: Multiscale Features Fusion of Convolutional Neural Network and Handcrafted Descriptors for Apple (Annona squamosa) Leaf Disease Classification