Personal profile
Research interests
Yoann Altmann and his group conduct their research within the Institute of Sensors, Signals and Systems (ISSS) in the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences. The research activities of the group focus on statistical signal and image processing, with a particular interest in Bayesian inverse problems with applications to single-photon Lidar, low-illumination imaging and neuromorphic computing and sensing.
Biography
Yoann Altmann received the Eng. degree in electrical engineering from the ENSEEIHT, Toulouse, France, and the M.Sc. degree in Signal Processing from the National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse, both in June 2010. He completed his Ph.D. within the Signal and Communication Group of the IRIT Laboratory in Toulouse in 2013. In 2014-2017, he worked as a post-doctoral research follow within the Institute of Sensors, Signals and Systems at HWU. In 2017, he beame Research Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and Assistant Professor within the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences. Since 2024, he is Professor in EECE within the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Research Group Contact Details
Roles & Responsibilities
Yoann Altmann is the Deputy Director of the EPSRC and MoD CDT for Sensing, Processing and AI for Defence and Security and since 2024, PGR coordinator in ISSS.
Key Research Words/Phrases
Signal/Image processing, Machine learning, Applied statistics
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Accuracy of the Wiener-Hopf Solution When Based on Sample Statistics
Weiss, S., Proudler, I. K. & Altmann, Y., 2026, In: IEEE Signal Processing Letters. 33, p. 1106-1110 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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WAFFLE – an automated platform for enhancing the performance of electrochemical biosensors
Dobrea, A., Blake, R., Macdonald, D., McKenzie, C., Altmann, Y., Corrigan, D. K. & Jimenez, M., 17 Mar 2026, In: Lab on a Chip. 26, 6, p. 2035-2046 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A multi-dimensional quantum estimation and model learning framework based on variational Bayesian inference
Belliardo, F., Gauger, E. M., Taminiau, T. H., Altmann, Y. & Bonato, C., 30 Jul 2025, (Submitted).Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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A Variational Autoencoder for Bend-Robust Imaging through Multimode Fibers
Abdulaziz, A., Mekhail, S. P., Altmann, Y., Padgett, M. J. & McLaughlin, S., Jun 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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A Variational Autoencoder with Semi-Supervised Latent Space for Source Term Estimation
Abdulaziz, A., Davies, M. E., McLaughlin, S. & Altmann, Y., 16 Jul 2025, 2025 IEEE Statistical Signal Processing Workshop (SSP). IEEE, 11073442Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Datasets
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Datasets supporting Real-time adaptive estimation of decoherence timescales for a single qubit
Arshad, M. J. (Creator), Bekker, C. (Contributor), Haylock, B. (Contributor), Skrzypczak, K. (Contributor), White, D. (Contributor), Griffiths, B. (Contributor), Gore, J. (Contributor), Morley, G. (Contributor), Salter, P. (Contributor), Smith, J. (Contributor), Zohar, I. (Contributor), Finkler, A. (Contributor), Altmann, Y. (Contributor), Gauger, E. (Contributor) & Bonato, C. (Contributor), Heriot-Watt University, 25 Mar 2024
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Data supporting "A variational autoencoder for minimally supervised pulse shape discrimination"
Abdulaziz, A. (Contributor), Zhou, J. (Contributor), Fang, M. (Contributor), McLaughlin, S. (Contributor), Di Fulvio, A. (Owner) & Altmann, Y. (Creator), Heriot-Watt University, 9 Apr 2024
DOI: 10.17861/73b6ec57-a691-4337-8781-2087459dd48a
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Submerged single-photon LiDAR imaging sensor used for real time 3D scene reconstruction in scattering underwater environments
Maccarone, A. (Creator), Drummond, K. (Creator), McCarthy, A. (Contributor), Steinlehner, U. (Contributor), Tachella, J. (Contributor), Aguirre Garcia, D. (Contributor), Pawlikowska, A. (Sponsor), Lamb, R. A. (Sponsor), Henderson, R. K. (Contributor), McLaughlin, S. (Contributor), Altmann, Y. (Supervisor) & Buller, G. S. (Supervisor), Heriot-Watt University, Apr 2023
DOI: 10.17861/15cf027a-d54a-4c07-b9c6-c6a5374d54f8
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Data for "Simultaneous multi-spectral, single-photon fluorescence imaging using a plasmonic colour filter array"
Connolly, P. (Creator), Valli, J. (Creator), Shah, Y. D. (Creator), Altmann, Y. (Creator), Grant, J. P. (Creator), Accarino, C. (Creator), Rickman, C. (Creator), Cumming, D. R. S. (Creator) & Buller, G. S. (Creator), Heriot-Watt University, Jan 2021
DOI: 10.17861/c19f4701-cf08-4407-ba32-dadf1d6f38f2
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Prizes
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Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship
Altmann, Y. (Recipient), 1 Sept 2017
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities
- 2 Publication peer-review
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Signal Processing (Journal)
Altmann, Y. (Peer reviewer)
2013 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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IEEE (Publisher)
Altmann, Y. (Peer reviewer)
2013 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review