Professor Paul Murray
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Personal statement
I am a Reader at the University of Strathclyde working in the area of signal, image, video and hyperspectral data processing. I work on a number of research and industrial projects where I apply my expertise to address a wide range of challenges in many application areas. My activities range from analysing microscopic biological images to processing images captured during visual inspection of nuclear power plants.
My research interests can be summarised as: signal and image processing, hyperspectral imaging, video processing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, image stitching, object detection and tracking and mathematical morphology.
In general, I am interested in extending and creating new image processing techniques to address real-world and industrially relevant challenges. For example, the outcomes of my research conducted during my PhD have been used in various research labs in the UK and in the USA. More recently, I have delivered the outcomes of my research in the form of novel software tools for a range of industrial end-users. I am currently the Strathclyde PI working in collaboration with the project PI at Lancaster on EP/V051059/1. This is an EPSRC funded project researching Autonomous Inspection for Responsive and Sustainable Nuclear Fuel Manufacture (AIRS-NFM). I also have a significant portfolio of industrially funded research.
Area of Expertise
- Signal Processing
- Image Processing
- Video Processing
- Hyperspectral Imaging
- Artificial Intelligence
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Image Stitching
- Mathematical Morphology
Prize And Awards
- Best Student Paper Award
- Recipient
- 29/5/2018
- IEEE Brain Data Bank Challenges and Competitions
- Recipient
- 31/10/2017
- Best Student Paper Award
- Recipient
- 2/2015
Publications
- Hyperspectral imaging inspection of nuclear assets through leaded glass windows
- Zabalza Jaime, Campbell Andrew John, Murray Paul, Cockbain Neil
- NuSec Technical Workshop (2025)
- Novel means of salt concentration prediction and mapping on metallic surfaces using shortwave-infrared hyperspectral imaging
- Keane Aoife, Di Buono Antonio, Cockbain Neil, Bernard Robert, Murray Paul, Zabalza Jaime
- 2024 14th Workshop on Hyperspectral Imaging and Signal Processing: Evolution in Remote Sensing (WHISPERS) 2024 14th Workshop on Hyperspectral Imaging and Signal Processing: Evolution in Remote Sensing (WHISPERS) 2024 14th Workshop on Hyperspectral Imaging and Signal Processing: Evolution in Remote Sensing (WHISPERS), pp. 1-6 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/whispers65427.2024.10876541
- Hyperspectral imaging suggests potential for rapid quantification of fission products in spent nuclear fuel
- Dunphy R David, Parker Andrew J, Bandala Manuel, Bennet Stuart, Boxall Colin, Chard Patrick, Cockbain Neil, Eaves David, Goddard Dave, Ma Xiandong, Taylor C James, Wilbraham Richard, Zabalza Jaime, Murray Paul, Joyce Malcolm J
- Scientific Reports Vol 15 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-89338-w
- Consecutive prediction of adverse maternal outcomes of preeclampsia, using the PIERS-ML and fullPIERS models : a multicountry prospective observational study
- Yang Guiyou, Montgomery-Csobán Tünde, Ganzevoort Wessel, Gordijn Sanne J, Kavanagh Kimberley, Murray Paul, Magee Laura A, Groen Henk, von Dadelszen Peter, Smith Gordon C
- PLOS Medicine Vol 22 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004509
- Developing a cost-effective multispectral imaging system for real-time nuclear fuel pellet inspection
- Dunphy R David, Bandala Manuel, Chard Patrick, Cockbain Neil, Eaves David, Edwards Paul, Hutchinson Daniel, Ma Xiandong, Marshall Stephen, Martin Robert, Murray Paul, Parker Andrew, Stirzaker Paul, Taylor C James, Zabalza Jaime, Joyce Malcolm J
- 2024 14th Workshop on Hyperspectral Imaging and Signal Processing: Evolution in Remote Sensing (WHISPERS) (2024)
- Automated Defect Detection in Calandria Tubesheet Bores for CANDU Reactors
- Young Andrew, Zabalza Jaime, Fei Zhouxiang, West Graeme, Murray Paul, McArthur Stephen, Kennedy Chris, Barpugga Harpreet
- Fifth Annual Conference on Disruptive, Innovative, and Emerging Technologies in the Nuclear Industry (2024)
Teaching
I currently teach two classes:
1) Image and Video Processing (5th year and Masters Level)
2) Digital Electronics (2nd Year)
I am also Year advisor for 4th and 5th year students on our Computer and Electronics Systems (CES) Degree.
Professional Activities
- Strategic Themes - Bioimaging Workshop
- Participant
- 17/9/2024
- Enhanced Video-Level Anomaly Feature Detection for Nuclear Power Plant Component Inspections Using the Latency Mechanism
- Contributor
- 17/7/2023
- Automated detection of crack features in nuclear superheaters using deep learning with automatically labelled datasets
- Contributor
- 30/11/2021
- AUTOMATED GENERATION OF TRAINING DATASET FOR CRACK DETECTION IN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT COMPONENTS
- Contributor
- 16/6/2021
- Automated tracking of mitochondrial motility using image processing and epifluorescence microscopy
- Contributor
- 25/11/2020
- Environmental Association of Universities and Colleges - Annual Conference 2019
- Invited speaker
- 19/5/2019
Projects
- Video analytics and compression for Internet of Video Things
- Zabalza, Jaime (Principal Investigator) Murray, Paul (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2027
- Hyperspectral Imaging Inspection of Nuclear Assets through Leaded Glass Windows
- Zabalza, Jaime (Principal Investigator) Murray, Paul (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2024
- Non-destructive inspection of redundant flasks (GC 866)
- Zabalza, Jaime (Principal Investigator) MacLeod, Charles Norman (Co-investigator) Mohseni, Ehsan (Co-investigator) Murray, Paul (Co-investigator)
- 20-Jan-2024 - 19-Jan-2024
- AI for Space Operations, Safety and Sustainability (A14S3)
- Vasile, Massimiliano (Principal Investigator) Clemente, Carmine (Co-investigator) Feng, Jinglang (Co-investigator) Maddock, Christie (Co-investigator) Marshall, Stephen (Co-investigator) Murray, Paul (Co-investigator) Riccardi, Annalisa (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025
- Hyperspectral Detection (IR to UV) Re-entry Signatures from Orbit
- Fossati, Marco (Principal Investigator) Marshall, Stephen (Co-investigator) Murray, Paul (Co-investigator) Vasile, Massimiliano (Co-investigator) Zabalza, Jaime (Co-investigator)
- 08-Jan-2024 - 08-Jan-2025
- Dementia Biomarker Detection
- Murray, Paul (Principal Investigator) Zabalza, Jaime (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025
Contact
Professor
Paul
Murray
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Email: paul.murray@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2199