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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!
Dr Ing. Christian Galea, one of the researchers in the Deep-FIR project, was invited to be part of a panel on the programme ‘‘ to discuss the work being done at the Faculty of ICT with regards to security and law enforcement.
Together with the other panelists, Dr Christian Colombo and Dr Joseph G Vella, a number of issues and research projects were discussed. Dr Ing. Galea talked about the work being done on super-resolution in the Deep-FIR project, among other research and applications related to biometrics and forensics.
The programme, aired on NET TV (in Maltese), may be viewed in full .
We thank the production team of ‘‘ and the crew at NET TV for inviting Dr Ing. Galea and showcasing the work being done at the Faculty of ICT.
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.
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An article regarding an introduction to super-resolution and issues in the field, written as part of the Deep-FIR project, has just been published on Towards Data Science and may be viewed .
We hope you enjoy reading the article and find it informative. Another article is planned for publication in the coming days and weeks, so stay tuned to the news section on this website or the author (Dr Ing. Christian Galea) on Medium to ensure that you’re updated when a new article is published.
As announced in a previous post, Deep-FIR was presented at the recently held Science in the City 2022.
Prof. John Abela, Principal Investigator of the Deep-FIR project, gave an overview of super-resolution, its applications, and a number of examples of existing algorithms on the stand of the Faculty of ¸£ÀûÔÚÏßÃâ·Ñ and Communication Technology (ICT).
Attendees were invited to ask questions, and a number of interesting points were discussed.
We at Deep-FIR thank you for attending the presentation, and look forward to meeting you at any other future events! These will be advertised on this website, on the project’s , and on the project’s , so make sure to follow any one (or all!) of these to get notified of any such events and other news related to the project.
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.