First Name:

Qi                         

Surname:

Pan

Email:                

qp202@cam.ac.uk

Date of Birth:

5th March 1985

Sex:

Male

Nationality:

British

 

 

 

 

Education:

2007-2010:      University of Cambridge

Degree:           Engineering PhD (4 Years)

Research:       Real-time 3D Reconstruction of handheld textured objects.

 

2003-2007:      University of Cambridge

Degree:           Engineering BA & MEng (4 Years)

Years 1 to 3: BA Electrical and Information Sciences (2 years general engineering).

                        First Class 77%. Ranked 1st in Fitzwilliam College, 30/213 in year.

Year 4:           MEng Electrical and Information Sciences.

                        Distinction 82.0% overall (project 83.1%, exams 81.3%).

                        Ranked 1st in Fitzwilliam College, 13/215 in year.

 

1996-2003:     Devonport High School for Boys (Plymouth)

A-Levels:        Maths A, Further Maths A, Physics A, Chemistry A,

                        General Studies A, Computing (AS) A

GCSEs:          8xA* (Maths, Double Science, English Language, Electronics, History, Geography, French),         2xA (English Literature, Latin)

 

Publications:

1.    ProFORMA: Probabilistic Feature-based On-line Rapid Model Acquisition. Qi Pan, Gerhard Reitmayr and Tom Drummond. Proc. BMVC'09, London, UK.

2.    Interactive Model Reconstruction with User Guidance. Qi Pan, Gerhard Reitmayr and Tom Drummond. Proc. ISMAR'09, Orlando, Florida, USA.

 

Prizes and Scholarships:

2009                ISMAR 2009 Best Demo Award (for work on ProFORMA)

2007-2010       Leathersellers’ Scholarship (£3 000 per year)

2007-2010       EPSRC DTA PhD funding (£12 600 per year)

2007                Business Fellows’ Scholarship (£300)

2007                Senior Scholarship (£100)

2006                David Mason Scholarship (£150)

2006                College Prize (£100)

2005                Shell Technology Enterprise Programme Regional runner-up

2004                Sun Microsystems 1st Year Computing Project Prize

2003-2007       IEE Jubilee Scholarship (£750 per year)

2003                War Memorial Scholarship

1999-2003       Gold awards in Maths Challenges

2002                National Cipher Challenge winner (£600 as a group of three)

2002                Paperclip Physics regional finalists

2001                Andrews Mathematics Prize (Highest mark in year for GCSE maths)

1999                SATs Mathematics Prize

 

 

Skills:

  • C++, Java, Visual Basic, Pascal, HTML, JavaScript. Have worked extensively with Windows XP Embedded and can design customised operating systems for various purposes.
  • Fluent in English and spoken Chinese (mandarin), basic level French.

 

Extracurricular Activities:

2009-Present        Fitzwilliam College Graduate President

          President of the graduate student body (MCR) at Fitzwilliam College.

2003-Present        University of Cambridge Badminton Club

I have represented the University of Cambridge in many inter-university matches. Was also the club’s technical officer (website manager) 2005-7.

2004-2005             Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge - Junior Members Association

Computing Officer (website designer and undergraduate representative in college computing meetings).

01/2005                 CUES Management Course

3 day course held in Oxford with companies including Shell, ARM and Rolls Royce.

2002                      Engineering Education Scheme

As part of a team of 4, designed and manufactured a submersible remotely operated vehicle for purposes of investigating damage to hulls of ships.

2002                      Young Enterprise

Director of ICT in the Company “Isotope.”

1999-2002             Devon Junior Badminton Club

Represented Devon as Devon number 2 in many national competitions in the junior age categories.

 

Interests:

  • Badminton, tennis, surfing, skiing, travelling.
  • Piano and guitar
  • MIEEE, MIET

 

Work Experience:

07/2006-09/2006    British Telecom (Placement - 12 weeks)

Semantic Web software engineer. Created a semantic search engine for research documents generated within BT. The project was a success and was displayed at a European presentation for SEKT (Semantically Enabled Knowledge Technologies). Used Java, MySQL, HTML and JavaScript.

2004-2005              PC Maritime Ltd (Placement - 14 weeks in total)

During 2 summer vacations and a Christmas break, worked at PC Maritime, a company specialising in creating electronic chart and navigational software for ships. Helped the company achieve Type Approval for their system. Used C++ and Windows XP Embedded.

09/1999                  Hellermann Tyton (Work Experience - 1 week)

At this company I shadowed engineers working on the design and maintenance of extrusion lines manufacturing plastic parts for telecommunications.

 

 

References:

Dr Tom Drummond – PhD Supervisor, Department of Engineering

Telephone: +44 (0)1223 765960                     Email: twd20@eng.cam.ac.uk

Dr Ken Platts - Director of Studies, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge

Telephone: +44 (0)1223 338085                     Email: kwp@eng.cam.ac.uk

Miss Sandra Stincic – Line Manager, BT

Telephone:  +44 (0)1473 609586                    Email: sandra.stincic@bt.com

Mr David Edmonds - Managing Director of PC Maritime

Telephone: +44 (0)1752 254205                     Email: dedmonds@pcmaritime.co.uk