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The Deep-FIR project has been featured in February 5th’s edition of The Sunday Times of Malta! The article may also be viewed online .
Titled ‘The use of AI for image restoration‘, the article provides a high-level overview of super-resolution and the research that was done in the Deep-FIR project at the University of Malta.
The latest research done in the Deep-FIR project has just been published in MDPI Sensors, titled ‘The Best of Both Worlds: a Framework for Combining Degradation Prediction with High Performance Super-Resolution Networks’.
The paper details a novel approach where existing super-resolution models can be modified to utilise supplementary information in the form of degradation prediction in order to further improve performance and to better reflect real-world scenarios where degradation information needs to be estimated.
The paper may be found . The code accompanying the paper is also available , with models available for download .
An article posted on LinkedIn last week highlighted a number of issues in the field of image super-resolution; now, the potential solutions to these problems are discussed.
The article contains some additional information to that already published as part of the Deep-FIR project, exclusive to LinkedIn followers.
The article may be viewed . Remember to ‘Follow’ the  to make sure that you are kept up-to-date with all the latest news and updates related to the project!
Following the publication of the first article on the highly popular website, the second article has now also been published.
The article, titled ‘‘, deals with a review of popular techniques and remaining challenges in the field of image super-resolution.
We again hope that you enjoy reading the article and find it informative. Make sure to follow this website or any of our social media channels ( and ) to remain updated with the latest news related to the Deep-FIR project. You may also  the author (Dr Ing. Christian Galea) on Medium to ensure that you’re updated whenever a new article is published.
The Deep-FIR project has been featured on the University of Malta’s news portal, Newspoint.
The article features the recent event organised by Actable AI during which the project was presented. An overview of the Deep-FIR project and the current research focus is also provided.
The article can be viewed here.
Dr Ing. Christian Galea, post-doctoral researcher at the University of Malta and a member of the Deep-FIR project team, was recently invited as a guest speaker at a hosted by . A number of stakeholders and practitioners in the field of data science and iGaming attended the event which took place at .
A number of topics were presented and discussed during the talk, entitled ‘An Overview of Data Science and Data Analytics, and their Relation to Computer Vision’, including the research being done in the Deep-FIR project. A Q&A panel was also held where attendees were able to ask any questions related to the presented information.
The response to the topics presented, including the Deep-FIR project, was very positive and a number of interesting questions and observations were discussed.
We at Deep-FIR look forward to presenting the project in future events!
A page featuring the Deep-FIR project has recently been created on Facebook, which you can view . Make sure to follow the page to stay updated with the latest news and events related to the project!