Welcome to John Robinson’s homepage at York
		Professor John A Robinson School of Physics, Engineering and Technology, University of York, Heslington, York, UK, YO10 5DD Also at: · My personal website · Flickr · Facebook · LinkedIn
	In June 2024 I retired from full-time employment with the University of York. I remain an Emeritus Professor in the School of Physics, Engineering and Technology. The remainder of this page is lightly-edited content from before I retired. I am leaving it in place to represent the areas I have worked on (and continue to do some research).
	My research is in image processing and pattern analysis. The picture shows a projector-camera system developed by Lijiang Li in my lab being used interactively for inputting 3D shapes. We have also worked on analysing images of humans and in compression. I enjoy learning about the latest work in any research area. One of the best things about working in a University is there are frequent opportunities to do just that.
	I taught a broad range of courses at York and previously at Waterloo and Memorial Universities, including Algorithms and Numerical Methods. I am a programming enthusiast and have a book about software design.
	The University of York opened in 1963. It has about 20,000 students, 5,000 staff, and over £100 million in research income.
	Being located in York is a huge benefit for the University, its students and staff: York is one of Britain’s most beautiful and historic cities. Once it was England’s second city. But now its population is about 200,000 so it is small, safe and friendly. There are lots of photos of York and the University online, for example in this Flickr group.
	The School of Physics, Engineering and Technology at York was formed by the merger of the Departments of Electronic Engineering and Physics. The picture shows the staff of the former Department of Electronic Engineering at the time I was Head of Department.