Marco Volino
Senior Lecturer in Computer Vision and Graphics at the University of Surrey, working on visual computing for digital humans, volumetric video, neural rendering and immersive media production.
Marco is based in the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing and is a Principal AI Fellow at the Surrey Institute for People-Centred AI. His research bridges computer vision, computer graphics and machine learning for creative industry applications across film, broadcast, games, virtual production and extended reality.
He has contributed to research and innovation projects with creative and technology partners including BBC Research & Development, Epic Games, Humain Studios, Foundry, Figment Productions and the CoSTAR National Lab, translating work in multi-camera capture, 4D human performance capture, neural rendering and AI-enabled media tools into production-facing systems.
Marco also offers consultancy across computer vision, computer graphics and machine learning, particularly for organisations working on visual media production, digital humans, volumetric video, neural rendering, virtual production, immersive technology and AI-enabled creative tools.
His publications span leading venues in computer vision, graphics and immersive media, including CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, 3DV and IEEE VR. Alongside research, Marco teaches visual computing and contributes to the research community through roles including CVMP Conference Co-Chair, CVMP Steering Committee member, BMVC Area Chair and DynaVis workshop co-organiser.
Consultancy
Marco offers consultancy across computer vision, computer graphics and machine learning, with a focus on translating research into practical tools and workflows for the creative and technology sectors.
Areas include technical feasibility and research scoping, prototype design and evaluation, computer vision and graphics pipelines, machine learning for visual media, volumetric video, digital humans, neural rendering, R&D strategy, grant support and academic-industry collaboration.
News
- 2026/06 - KTP with Marwell Zoo starts which will use Computer Vision and AI to monitor nocturnal activity of Giraffes and Red River Hogs for ongoing health assessment - Press Release.
- 2026/01 - Awarded funding for a PhD Studentship through the University EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award scheme. The studentship will investigate the use of AI to assist in the optical design process of cinematic camera lenses.
- 2025/04 - I have been promoted to Senior Lecturer in Computer Vision and Graphics @ CVSSP
- 2023/12 - I will be the sponsorship chair for the European Conference on Visual Media Production (CVMP) 2024.
- 2023/02 - Fully funded PhD studentship available in computer vision, graphics and machine learning!
- 2023/01 - Dynavis workshop has been accepted at CVPR 2023
- 2022/12 - I will be co-chair of the European Conference on Visual Media Production (CVMP) 2023.
- 2022/09 - Super-resolution 3D Human Shape from a Single Low-Resolution Image accepted to ECCV 2022
- 2022/05 - I will be serving as an Area Chair for BMVC 2022
- 2021/12 - Awarded an Epic Megagrant to develop tools for volumetric video in Unreal Engine
- 2021/12 - I will be co-chair of the European Conference on Visual Media Production (CVMP) 2022.
- 2021/09 - Paper accepted to Frontiers in Virtual Reality Creating Lifelike Digital Humans
- 2021/08 - We have a number of PhD opportunities on our new project AI4ME
- 2021/07 - Appointed as a Lecturer in Computer Vision and Graphics @ CVSSP
- 2021/05 - I will be serving as an Area Chair for BMVC 2021
- 2020/12 - Dynavis workshop has been accepted at CVPR 2021