Research lab
VIAIL
Visual Intelligence and Analytical Imaging Lab
Directed by Saeed Anwar at The University of Western Australia, we research computer vision, visual informatics and AI-based image processing and analysis.
Our mission
Where vision meets intelligence
VIAIL is a hub of academic and experimental work at the intersection of two fields.
Visual informatics
Computer vision, data visualisation and information processing: turning images and visual data into understanding.
Analytical imaging
AI and machine-learning methods for image processing and analysis: restoring, enhancing and interpreting what cameras capture.
Our name
A name that sees, and speaks
A name that sees
Read aloud, the letters V, I and AI become “we”, “eye” and “AI”: we see the world through artificial intelligence.
A name that speaks
وئیل
In Pashto, viail means “to say” or “to express”. It captures our purpose: we speak through vision and images.
What we work on
Research themes
Computer vision
Recognition, detection and scene understanding in images and video.
3D vision
Point clouds, depth estimation and LiDAR-based localisation.
Image restoration
Denoising, deblurring, dehazing, super-resolution and low-light enhancement.
Generative AI
Diffusion and generative models for images and 3D scenes.
Multimodal AI
Vision–language models, visual storytelling and model reliability.
Underwater imaging
Underwater image enhancement and marine scene analysis.
The team
Students and interns
2026
Leonard Chung
Intern, UWA
2025
Bill Rayner
Lab student, UWA
2025
Armaan Josan
Lab student, UWA
Recent visitors
Visitors
2026
Muhammad Kamran
PhD student, HEC scholar
2026
Hamzah Luqman
Associate Professor, KFUPM
2025
Chongyi Li
Professor, Nankai University