Marcin Kopaczka

Curriculum Vitae

 

Juni 2014 – April 2022	Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Lehrstuhl für Bildgebung und Bildverarbeitung, RWTH Aachen
Jan 2013 – Juli 2013	Diplomarbeit über multimodale Bildregistrierung bei Siemens Molecular Imaging, Oxford, UK
Mai 2012 – Nov 2012	Praxissemester bei Siemens Molecular Imaging, Oxford, UK
Okt 2003 – März 2014	Studium der Elektrotechnik (Dipl.-Ing.), RWTH Aachen

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Forschungsprojekt

Mimikmonitoring aus Infrarot-Thermographiebildern

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Veröffentlichungen

 

Bücher und Buchkapitel

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  2021phdthesis

  Marcin Tadeusz Kopaczka

  Facial analysis for affective computing in humans and rodents

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  2019inbook

  Marcin Kopaczka, Marco Saggiomo, Moritz Güttler, Kevin Kielholz and Dorit Merhof

  Detection and Classification of Faulty Weft Threads Using Both Feature-Based and Deep Convolutional Machine Learning Methods

  In: Pattern Recognition Applications and Methods (ICPRAM 2018, Revised Selected Papers), S. 141-163, Springer

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Journal-Veröffentlichungen

 

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  2022article

  Eva Zentrich, Laura Wassermann, Birgitta Struve, Kristin Selke, Manuela Buettner, Lydia Maria Keubler, Janin Reifenrath, Nina Angrisani, Merle Kempfert, Annika Krause, Olaf Bellmann, Marcin Kopaczka, Dorit Merhof, Marion Bankstahl, André Bleich and Christine Häger

  Post-operative severity assessment in sheep

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  2022article

  Stefan Bruch, Marcin Kopaczka, Dorit Merhof, Andre Bleich, Rene H. Tolba, Steven R. Talbot Lisa Ernst

  A Model-Specific Simplification of the Mouse Grimace Scale Based on the Pain Response of Intraperitoneal CCl4 Injections

  In: Scientific Reports

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  2019article

  Lisa Ernst, Marcin Kopaczka, Mareike Schulz, Steven R. Talbot, Leonie Zieglowski, Marco Meyer, Stefan Bruch, Dorit Merhof and René H. Tolba

  Improvement of the Mouse Grimace Scale set-up for Implementing of a Semi-automated Mouse Grimace Scale MGS Scoring (Part 1)

  In: Laboratory animals, SAGE Publications Sage UK: London, England

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  2019article

  Lisa Ernst, Marcin Kopaczka, Mareike Schulz, Steven R. Talbot, Birgitta Struve, Christine Häger, André Bleich, Mattea Durst, Paulin Jirkof, Margarete Arras, Roelof Maarten van Dijk, Nina Miljanovic, Heidrun Potschka, Dorit Merhof and René H. Tolba

  Semi-automated generation of pictures for the Mouse Grimace Scale: A multi-laboratory analysis (Part 2)

  In: Laboratory animals, SAGE Publications Sage UK: London, England

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  2019article

  Marcin Kopaczka, Lukas Breuer, Justus Schock and Dorit Merhof

  A Modular System for Detection, Tracking and Analysis of Human Faces in Thermal Infrared Recordings

  In: Sensors

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  2019article

  Marcin Kopaczka, Raphael Kolk, Justus Schock, Felix Burkhard and Dorit Merhof

  A Thermal Infrared Face Database With Facial Landmarks and Emotion Labels

  In: IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, S. 1-13

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  2017article

  Jakob Unger, Mike Mansour, Marcin Kopaczka, Nina Gronloh, Marc Spehr and Dorit Merhof

  An Unsupervised Learning Approach for Tracking Mice in an Enclosed Area

  In: BMC Bioinformatics 18 (272), S. 1-14

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Konferenz-Veröffentlichungen

 

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  2025inproceedings

  Emil Mededovic, Valdy Laurentius, Yuli Wu, Marcin Kopaczka, Zhu Chen, Mareike Schulz, René Tolba and Johannes Stegmaier

  No Free Lunch in Annotation either: An objective evaluation of Foundation models for Streamlining Annotation in Animal Tracking

  In: IEEE 22nd International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI)

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  2022inproceedings

  Justus Schock, Yu-Chia Lan, Daniel Truhn, Marcin Kopaczka, Stefan Conrad, Sven Nebelung and Dorit Merhof

  Monoplanar CT Reconstruction with GANs

  In: IEEE International Conference on Image Processing Theory and Tools and Applications (IPTA)

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  2022inproceedings

  Marcin Kopaczka, Lisa Ernst, Mareike Schulz, Rene Tolba and Dorit Merhof

  Computation of Traveled Distance of Pigs in an Open Field With Fully Convolutional Neural Networks

  In: Bildverarbeitung fuer die Medizin (BVM), Springer

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  2020inproceedings

  Justus Schock, Paul Kruse Marcin Kopaczka and Dorit Merhof

  Efficient Deep Face Alignment with Explicit Statistical Shape Models in Convolutioal Neural Networks

  In: 10th International Conference on Imag Processing Theory, Tools and Applications (IPTA)

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  2020inproceedings

  Justus Schock, Marcin Kopaczka, Benjamin Agthe, Jie Huang, Paul Kruse, Daniel Truhn, Stefan Conrad, Gerald Antoch, Christiane Kuhl, Sven Nebelung and Dorit Merhof

  A Method for Semantic Knee Bone and Cartilage Segmentation with Deep 3D Shape Fitting Using Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative

  In: MICCAI Workshop on Shape Analysis in Medical Imaging (ShapeMI)

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  2020inproceedings

  Richard Lindenputz, Daniel Truhn, Maximilian Schulze-Hagen Marcin Kopaczka and Dorit Merhof

  Fully Automated Segmentation of the Psoas Major Muscle in Clinical CT Scans

  In: Bildverarbeitung fuer die Medizin (BVM)

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  2020inproceedings

  Marcin Kopaczka, Tobias Jacob, Lisa Ernst, Mareike Schulz, Rene Tolba and Dorit Merhof

  Robust Open Field Rodent Tracking using a Fully Convolutional Network and a Softargmax Distance Loss

  In: Bildverarbeitung fuer die Medizin (BVM)

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  2019inproceedings

  Marcin Kopaczka, Daniel Tillmann, Lisa Ernst, Justus Schock, René H. Tolba and Dorit Merhof

  Assessment of Laboratory Mouse Activity in Video Recordings Using Deep Learning Methods

  In: International Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference (EMBC)

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  2019inproceedings

  Dennis Eschweiler, Tim Klose, Florian Nicolas Müller-Fouarge, Marcin Kopaczka and Johannes Stegmaier

  Towards Annotation-Free Segmentation of Fluorescently Labeled Cell Membranes in Confocal Microscopy Images

  In: MICCAI International Workshop on Simulation and Synthesis in Medical Imaging (SASHIMI), S. 81--89, Springer

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  2018inproceedings

  Leon Weninger, Marcin Kopaczka and Dorit Merhof

  Defect Detection in Plain Weave Fabrics by Yarn Tracking and Fully Convolutional Networks

  In: IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC)

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  2018inproceedings

  Marcin Kopaczka, Justus Schock, Jan Nestler, Kevin Kielholz and Dorit Merhof

  A combined modular system for face detection, head pose estimation, face tracking and emotion recognition in thermal infrared images

  In: IEEE International Conference on Imaging Systems and Techniques (IST)

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  2018inproceedings

  Marcin Kopaczka, Lisa Ernst, Justus Schock, Arne Schneuing, Alexander Guth, René H. Tolba and Dorit Merhof

  Introducing CNN-Based Mouse Grim Scale Analysis for Fully Automated Image-Based Assessment of Distress in Laboratory Mice (Short Paper)

  In: Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine (VCBM)

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  2018inproceedings

  Marcin Kopaczka, Philipp Gräbel and Dorit Merhof

  Improved Facial Landmark Detection with Robust Statistics and Feature-Based Active Appearance Models

  In: 15th International Conference on Signal Processing and Multimedia Applications (SIGMAP)

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  2018inproceedings

  Marcin Kopaczka, Raphael Kolk and Dorit Merhof

  A Fully Annotated Thermal Face Database and its Application for Thermal Facial Expression Recognition

  In: IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), S. 1956 - 1961

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  2018inproceedings

  Marcin Kopaczka, Lisa Ernst, Jakob Heckelmann, Christoph Schorn, René Tolba and Dorit Merhof

  Automatic Key Frame Extraction From Videos For Efficient Mouse Pain Scoring

  In: 5th International Conference on Signal Processing and Integrated Networks (SPIN)

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  2018inproceedings

  Marcin Kopaczka, Thomas Jantos and Dorit Merhof

  Towards Analysis of Mental Stress using Thermal Infrared Tomography

  In: Bildverarbeitung für die Medizin (BVM), S. 157 - 162

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  2018inproceedings

  Marcin Kopaczka, Marco Saggiomo, Moritz Guettler, Thomas Gries and Dorit Merhof

  Fully Automatic Faulty Weft Thread Detection Using a Camera System and Feature-Based Pattern Recognition

  In: 7th International Conference on Pattern Recognition Applications and Methods (ICPRAM), S. 124 - 132

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  2017inproceedings

  Marcin Kopaczka, Jan Nestler and Dorit Merhof

  Face Detection in Thermal Infrared Images: A Comparison of Algorithm- and Machine-Learning-Based Approaches

  In: Advanced Concepts for Intelligent Vision Systems (ACIVS)

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  2017inproceedings

  Marcin Kopaczka, Oezcan Oezkan and Dorit Merhof

  Face Tracking and Respiratory Signal Analysis for the Detection of Sleep Apnea in Thermal Infrared Videos with Head Movement

  In: International Conference on Image Analysis and Processing Workshop (ICIAP)

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  2016inproceedings

  Marcin Kopaczka, Carlo Hensel and Dorit Merhof

  An Automated Method for Realistic Face Simulation and Facial Landmark Annotation and its Application to Active Appearance Models

  In: IEEE International Conference on Image Processing Theory, Tools and Applications (IPTA), S. 1-6

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  2016inproceedings

  Marcin Kopaczka, Hanry Ham, Kristina Simonis, Raphael Kolk and Dorit Merhof

  Automated Enhancement and Detection of Stripe Defects in Large Circular Weft Knitted Fabrics

  In: IEEE 21st International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), S. 1-6

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  2016inproceedings

  Marcin Kopaczka, Kemal Acar and Dorit Merhof

  Robust Facial Landmark Detection and Face Tracking in Thermal Infrared Images using Active Appearance Models

  In: International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications (VISAPP), S. 150-158

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  2016inproceedings

  Peter Faltin, Thomas Kraus, Marcin Kopaczka and Dorit Merhof

  Flattening of the Lung Surface with Temporal Consistency for the Follow-Up Assessment of Pleural Mesothelioma

  In: International Conference on Information Visualization Theory and Applications (IVAPP), S. 235-245

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  2015inproceedings

  Marcin Kopaczka, Nikolai Blanik, Michael Czaplik, Nadine Hochhausen, Michael Paul, Carina Pereira, Steffen Leonhardt, Vladimir Blazek and Dorit Merhof

  A Thermal Infrared Face Database and Active Appearance Model Based Face Detection in a System for Pain Assessment in Sedated Patients

  In: 11th German-Russian Conference on Biomedical Enginerering (RGC), S. 33-36

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  2014inproceedings

  Marcin Kopaczka, Andreas Wimmer, Peter Faltin, Günther Platsch and Jens N Kaftan

  Multimodale Bildregistrierung für die effiziente Beurteilung von Rippenläsionen in PET/CT-Daten

  In: Bildverarbeitung für die Medizin (BVM), S. 54-59, Springer

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  2014inproceedings

  Jens N. Kaftan, Marcin Kopaczka, Andreas Wimmer, Günther Platsch and Jérôme Declerck

  A rib-specific multimodal registration algorithm for fused unfolded rib visualization using PET/CT

  In: SPIE Medical imaging: Image Processing 9034, S. 90341C, 8 pages

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