Alina Miron

Dr. Alina Miron

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Academic Career Length

15Years (2012-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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30 April 2021 in Data
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AMAlina Miron
Alina Miron
NSNoureddin Sadawi
Noureddin Sadawi
WIWaidah Ismail
Waidah Ismail
HHHafez Hussain
Hafez Hussain
CGCrina Grosan
Crina Grosan
In this article, we present a dataset that comprises different physical rehabilitation movements. The dataset was captured as part of a research project intended to provide automatic feedback on the execution of rehabilitation exercises, even in the absence of a physiotherapist. A Kinect motion sensor camera was used to record gestures. The dataset contains repetitions of nine gestures performed by 29 subjects, out of which 15 were patients and 14 were healthy controls. The data are presented in an easily accessible format, provided as 3D coordinates of 25 body joints along with the corresponding depth map for each frame. Each movement was annotated with the gesture type, the position of the person performing the gesture (sitting or standing) as well as a correctness label. The data are publicly available and were released with to provide a comprehensive dataset that can be used for assessing the performance of different patients while performing simple movements in a rehabilitation setting and for comparing these movements with a control group of healthy individuals.

21 February 2024 in IEEE Access
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TITasin Islam
Tasin Islam
AMAlina Miron
Alina Miron
XLXiaohui Liu
Xiaohui Liu
YLYongmin Li
Yongmin Li
Virtual try-on technology has gained significant importance in the retail industry due to its potential to transform the way customers interact with products and make purchase decisions. It allows users to virtually try on clothing and accessories, providing a realistic representation of how the items would look and fit without the need for physical interaction. The ability to virtually try on products addresses common challenges associated with online shopping, such as uncertainty about fit and style, ultimately enhancing the overall customer experience and satisfaction. As a result, virtual try-on technology has the potential to reduce returns and optimise conversion rates for businesses, making it a valuable tool in the e-commerce landscape. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive review of deep learning based virtual try-on models, focusing on their functionality, technical details, dataset usage, weaknesses, and impact on customer satisfaction. The models are categorised into three main types: image-based, multi-pose, and video virtual try-on models, with detailed examples and technical summaries provided for each category. Additionally, we identify and discuss similarities and differences in these methods. Furthermore, we examine the datasets currently available for building and evaluating virtual try-on models, including the number of images/videos and their resolutions. We present the commonly used methods for both qualitative and quantitative evaluations, comparing synthesised images with previous work and performing quantitative evaluations across various metrics and benchmark datasets. We discuss the weaknesses of current deep learning based virtual try-on models, including challenges in preserving clothing characteristics and textures, the level of accuracy of applying the clothing to the person, and the preservation of facial identities. Additionally, we address dataset bias, particularly the domination of female models, limited diversity in clothing featured, and relatively simple and clean backgrounds in the datasets, which can negatively impact the model’s ability to handle challenging situations. Moreover, we explore the impact of virtual try-ons on customer satisfaction, highlighting the benefits that customers can enjoy, which also reduces returns and optimises conversion rates for businesses.

8 July 2024 in Computers
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TITasin Islam
Tasin Islam
AMAlina Miron
Alina Miron
Monomita Business NandyMonomita Business Nandy
Monomita Business Nandy
JCJyoti Choudrie
Jyoti Choudrie
XLXiaohui Liu
Xiaohui Liu
YLYongmin Li
Yongmin Li
The current marketing landscape faces challenges in content creation and innovation, relying heavily on manually created content and traditional channels like social media and search engines. While effective, these methods often lack the creativity and uniqueness needed to stand out in a competitive market. To address this, we introduce MARK-GEN, a conceptual framework that utilises generative artificial intelligence (AI) models to transform marketing content creation. MARK-GEN provides a comprehensive, structured approach for businesses to employ generative AI in producing marketing materials, representing a new method in digital marketing strategies. We present two case studies within the fashion industry, demonstrating how MARK-GEN can generate compelling marketing content using generative AI technologies. This proposition paper builds on our previous technical developments in virtual try-on models, including image-based, multi-pose, and image-to-video techniques, and is intended for a broad audience, particularly those in business management.

26 June 2024
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LHLina Huang
Lina Huang
AMAlina Miron
Alina Miron
KHKate Hone
Kate Hone
YLYongmin Li
Yongmin Li
This study provides a comparative analysis of deep learning models—UNet, Res-UNet, Attention Res-UNet, and nnUNet—evaluating their performance in brain tumour, polyp, and multi-class heart segmentation tasks. The analysis focuses on precision, accuracy, recall, Dice Similarity Coefficient (DSC), and Intersection over Union (IoU) to assess their clinical applicability. In brain tumour segmentation, Res-UNet and nnUNet significantly outperformed UNet, with Res-UNet leading in DSC and IoU scores, indicating superior accuracy in tumour delineation. Meanwhile, nnUNet excelled in recall and accuracy, which are crucial for reliable tumour detection in clinical diagnosis and planning. In polyp detection, nnUNet was the most effective, achieving the highest metrics across all categories and proving itself as a reliable diagnostic tool in endoscopy. In the complex task of heart segmentation, Res-UNet and Attention Res-UNet were outstanding in delineating the left ventricle, with Res-UNet also leading in right ventricle segmentation. nnUNet was unmatched in myocardium segmentation, achieving top scores in precision, recall, DSC, and IoU. The conclusion notes that although ResUNet occasionally outperforms nnUNet in specific metrics, the differences are quite small. Moreover, nnUNet consistently shows superior overall performance across the experiments. Particularly noted for its high recall and accuracy, which are crucial in clinical settings to minimize misdiagnosis and ensure timely treatment, nnUNet’s robust performance in crucial metrics across all tested categories establishes it as the most effective model for these varied and complex segmentation tasks.

30 October 2024 in IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging
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KPKelly Payette
Kelly Payette
CSCéline Steger
Céline Steger
RLRoxane Licandro
Roxane Licandro
PDPriscille de Dumast
Priscille de Dumast
HLHongwei Bran Li
Hongwei Bran Li
AJAndrás Jakab
András Jakab
Segmentation is a critical step in analyzing the developing human fetal brain. There have been vast improvements in automatic segmentation methods in the past several years, and the Fetal Brain Tissue Annotation (FeTA) Challenge 2021 helped to establish an excellent standard of fetal brain segmentation. However, FeTA 2021 was a single center study, limiting real-world clinical applicability and acceptance. The multi-center FeTA Challenge 2022 focused on advancing the generalizability of fetal brain segmentation algorithms for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In FeTA 2022, the training dataset contained images and corresponding manually annotated multi-class labels from two imaging centers, and the testing data contained images from these two centers as well as two additional unseen centers. The multi-center data included different MR scanners, imaging parameters, and fetal brain super-resolution algorithms applied. 16 teams participated and 17 algorithms were evaluated. Here, the challenge results are presented, focusing on the generalizability of the submissions. Both in- and out-of-domain, the white matter and ventricles were segmented with the highest accuracy (Top Dice scores: 0.89, 0.87 respectively), while the most challenging structure remains the grey matter (Top Dice score: 0.75) due to anatomical complexity. The top 5 average Dices scores ranged from 0.81-0.82, the top 5 average 95 th percentile Hausdorff distance values ranged from 2.3-2.5mm, and the top 5 volumetric similarity scores ranged from 0.90-0.92. The FeTA Challenge 2022 was able to successfully evaluate and advance generalizability of multi-class fetal brain tissue segmentation algorithms for MRI and it continues to benchmark new algorithms.

1 March 2014 in Pattern Recognition Letters
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AMAlina Miron
Alina Miron
SASamia Ainouz
Samia Ainouz
ARAlexandrina Rogozan
Alexandrina Rogozan
ABAbdelaziz Bensrhair
Abdelaziz Bensrhair