Dr. Sergio Escalera Guerrero

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Biography

Sergio Escalera Guerrero is a Full Professor at Aalborg University, specializing in multiple aspects of computer vision and multimodal data analysis. He holds a Ph.D. from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, where he earned a thesis award for his work on multi-class visual categorization systems. With a rich academic history, Escalera has published over 300 research papers and has received a nomination for the CVPR paper award as well as the outstanding reviewer award. He leads the Human Pose Recovery Behavior Analysis Group and has held adjunct and distinguished professor positions at various prestigious institutions. His research interests lie in automatic analysis of human visual multimodal data, emphasizing inclusive, transparent, and fair affective computing. Escalera actively contributes to the field through memberships in several academic associations and as a series editor for Springer. He was also awarded the Amazon Research Award in 2020 for his work in research and education innovation. His collaborative projects focus on trustworthy computer vision and responsible AI value creation. Escalera is a prominent figure in the academic community, participating as a chairperson and peer reviewer across various scientific platforms, driving advancements in the field of machine learning and computer vision.

Research Interests

Experience

Full Professor

2020-01-01 — Present

Aalborg University • Aalborg, Denmark

Leading research in Human Pose Recovery and Behavior Analysis.

Awards

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Amazon Research Award

2020-01-01
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Fellowship of European Laboratory for Learning Intelligent Systems

2019-01-01

Requirements for Aalborg University

Master Program
Requirements
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
Prerequisites
Relevant Bachelor's degree English proficiency level B
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's diploma and transcripts
  • Official English translation of documents
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Copy of passport or ID
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Specialization Notes

Requirements apply generally to Master's programs across departments including Sociology, Business, and Engineering at Aalborg University.