Professor Paul Murray
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Personal statement
I am a Reader at the University of Strathclyde working in the area of signal, image, video and hyperspectral data processing. I work on a number of research and industrial projects where I apply my expertise to address a wide range of challenges in many application areas. My activities range from analysing microscopic biological images to processing images captured during visual inspection of nuclear power plants.
My research interests can be summarised as: signal and image processing, hyperspectral imaging, video processing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, image stitching, object detection and tracking and mathematical morphology.
In general, I am interested in extending and creating new image processing techniques to address real-world and industrially relevant challenges. For example, the outcomes of my research conducted during my PhD have been used in various research labs in the UK and in the USA. More recently, I have delivered the outcomes of my research in the form of novel software tools for a range of industrial end-users. I am currently the Strathclyde PI working in collaboration with the project PI at Lancaster on EP/V051059/1. This is an EPSRC funded project researching Autonomous Inspection for Responsive and Sustainable Nuclear Fuel Manufacture (AIRS-NFM). I also have a significant portfolio of industrially funded research.
Prize And Awards
- Best Technical Paper in IIF Journal Award (Non-Ferrous Category)
- Recipient
- 9/2/2025
- Best Student Paper Award
- Recipient
- 29/5/2018
- IEEE Brain Data Bank Challenges and Competitions
- Recipient
- 31/10/2017
- Best Student Paper Award
- Recipient
- 2/2015
Publications
- Automated asbestos fibre counting : a procedurally generated data-driven approach
- Dickson Innes, Campbell Andrew John, Murray Paul, Morgan Ceri, Lynch Phoebe, New James
- Postdocs in Nuclear Energy 2026 (2026)
- Attitude estimation using AI-based hyperspectral technology for autonomous close-proximity operations
- Cakir Alper, Porter Fiona, Campbell Andrew, Savitski Vasili, Hall Iain, Longino Jamie, Zabalza Jaime, Vasile Massimiliano, Murray Paul, Feng Jinglang
- IAF Astrodynamics Symposium - Held at the 76th International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2025 76th International Astronautical Congress Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC Vol 1-F219391, pp. 194-208 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.52202/083087-0019
- In-factory, multi-point quality assurance measurements of UO 2 nuclear fuels during manufacturing
- Parker A, Bandala M, Chard P, Cockbain N, Dunphy D, Eaves D, Hutchinson D, Ma X, Murray P, Taylor J, Zabalza J, Joyce M
- 2025 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium (NSS), Medical Imaging Conference (MIC) and Room Temperature Semiconductor Detector Conference (RTSD) 2025 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium (NSS), Medical Imaging Conference (MIC) and Room Temperature Semiconductor Detector Conference (RTSD) 2025 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium (NSS), Medical Imaging Conference (MIC) and Room Temperature Semiconductor Detector Conference (RTSD) (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/nss/mic/rtsd57106.2025.11286921
- Challenge for screening of nuclear fuel debris by innovative spectral imaging and its verification by LIBS mapping : (2) hyperspectral imaging of simulated fuel debris samples in the visible and nearinfrared ranges
- Sakaguchi C, Sakamoto K, Ohuchi A, Muta H, Ohba H, Zabalza J, Dunphy R D, Murray P
- 2025 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium (NSS), Medical Imaging Conference (MIC) and Room Temperature Semiconductor Detector Conference (RTSD) 2025 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium (NSS), Medical Imaging Conference (MIC) and Room Temperature Semiconductor Detector Conference (RTSD) 2025 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium (NSS), Medical Imaging Conference (MIC) and Room Temperature Semiconductor Detector Conference (RTSD) (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/nss/mic/rtsd57106.2025.11287749
- Asbestos fibre counting and characterisation
- Dickson Innes, Campbell Andrew John, Murray Paul, Morgan Ceri, Lynch Phoebe, New James
- NWDRF AI In Decommissioning (2025)
- Machine learning and knowledge-driven approaches for automated Calandria Tubesheet Bore Inspection in CANDU reactors
- Young Andrew, Manning Callum Paul, Zabalza Jaime, West Graeme, Murray Paul, McArthur Stephen, Kennedy Chris, Barpugga Harpreet
- Sixth Annual Conference on Disruptive, Innovative, and Emerging Technologies in the Nuclear Industry: DIET 2025 (2025)
Teaching
I currently teach two classes:
1) Image and Video Processing (5th year and Masters Level)
2) Digital Electronics (2nd Year)
I am also Year advisor for 4th and 5th year students on our Computer and Electronics Systems (CES) Degree.
Professional Activities
- Strategic Themes - Bioimaging Workshop
- Participant
- 17/9/2024
- Enhanced Video-Level Anomaly Feature Detection for Nuclear Power Plant Component Inspections Using the Latency Mechanism
- Contributor
- 17/7/2023
- Automated detection of crack features in nuclear superheaters using deep learning with automatically labelled datasets
- Contributor
- 30/11/2021
- AUTOMATED GENERATION OF TRAINING DATASET FOR CRACK DETECTION IN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT COMPONENTS
- Contributor
- 16/6/2021
- Automated tracking of mitochondrial motility using image processing and epifluorescence microscopy
- Contributor
- 25/11/2020
- Environmental Association of Universities and Colleges - Annual Conference 2019
- Invited speaker
- 19/5/2019
Projects
- Building Low-Cost Multispectral (VNIR) Imaging Capacity at MUET for Advancing Sustainable Development Goals in Pakistan
- Campbell, Andrew John (Principal Investigator) Edwards, Paul (Co-investigator) Martin, Robert (Co-investigator) Murray, Paul (Co-investigator) Zabalza, Jaime (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2026 - 31-Jan-2027
- EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Nuclear Energy- SATURN (Skills And Training Underpinning a Renaissance in Nuclear) | Medina, David
- Murray, Paul (Principal Investigator) Lunn, Rebecca (Co-investigator) Medina, David (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2028
- Video analytics and compression for Internet of Video Things
- Zabalza, Jaime (Principal Investigator) Murray, Paul (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2027
- Hyperspectral Imaging Inspection of Nuclear Assets through Leaded Glass Windows
- Zabalza, Jaime (Principal Investigator) Murray, Paul (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2024
- Non-destructive inspection of redundant flasks (GC 866)
- Zabalza, Jaime (Principal Investigator) MacLeod, Charles Norman (Co-investigator) Mohseni, Ehsan (Co-investigator) Murray, Paul (Co-investigator)
- 20-Jan-2024 - 19-Jan-2024
- AI for Space Operations, Safety and Sustainability (A14S3)
- Vasile, Massimiliano (Principal Investigator) Clemente, Carmine (Co-investigator) Feng, Jinglang (Co-investigator) Maddock, Christie (Co-investigator) Marshall, Stephen (Co-investigator) Murray, Paul (Co-investigator) Riccardi, Annalisa (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025
Contact
Professor
Paul
Murray
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Email: paul.murray@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2199