Dipl.-Ing.

Marcin Kopaczka

Research Scientist

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Curriculum Vitae

 

June 2014 – April 2022
Research Scientist, Institute of Imaging & Computer Vision, RWTH Aachen University
Jan 2013 – July 2013 Diploma thesis on multimodal image registration at Siemens Molecular Imaging, Oxford, UK
May 2012 – Nov 2012 Internship at Siemens Molecular Imaging, Oxford, UK
Oct 2003 – Mar 2014 Studies of Electrical Engineering (Dipl.-Ing.), RWTH Aachen University


Research Project

Face expression monitoring from thermal infrared images


Publications

Books and Chapters

2021

Kopaczka, Marcin Tadeusz
Facial analysis for affective computing in humans and rodents

2019

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)

 

Journal Publications

 

2022

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

2022

Lisa Ernst, Stefan Bruch, Marcin Kopaczka, Dorit Merhof, Andre Bleich, Rene H. Tolba, Steven R. Talbot
A Model-Specific Simplification of the Mouse Grimace Scale Based on the Pain Response of Intraperitoneal CCl4 Injections
In: Scientific Reports

2019

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

2019

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

2019

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

2019

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

2017

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)

Conference Publications

 

2022

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)

2022

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)

2020

Marcin Kopaczka, Justus Schock, Paul Kruse 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)

2020

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)

2020

Marcin Kopaczka, Richard Lindenputz, Daniel Truhn, Maximilian Schulze-Hagen and Dorit Merhof
Fully Automated Segmentation of the Psoas Major Muscle in Clinical CT Scans
In: Bildverarbeitung fuer die Medizin (BVM)

2020

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)

2019

Marcin Kopaczka, Daniel Tillmann, Lisa Ernst, Justus Schock, Ren'e 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)

2019

Dennis Eschweiler, Tim Klose, Florian Nicolas Müller-Fouarge, Marcin Kopaczka, 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)

2018

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)

2018

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)

2018

Marcin Kopaczka, Lisa Ernst, Justus Schock, Arne Schneuing, Alexander Guth, René H. Tolba, 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)

2018

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)

2018

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)

2018

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)

2018

Marcin Kopaczka, Thomas Jantos and Dorit Merhof
Towards Analysis of Mental Stress using Thermal Infrared Tomography
In: Bildverarbeitung für die Medizin (BVM)

2018

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)

2017

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)

2017

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)

2016

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)

2016

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)

2016

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)

2016

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)

2015

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)

2014

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)

2014

Kaftan, Jens N., Kopaczka, Marcin, Wimmer, Andreas, Platsch, Günther and Declerck, Jérôme
A rib-specific multimodal registration algorithm for fused unfolded rib visualization using PET/CT
In: SPIE Medical imaging: Image Processing