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Researcher

Bartomeu Coll

Bartomeu Coll is a mathematician and computer-vision researcher whose work includes non-local image denoising. He completed a UAB doctorate in 1987 and led research projects in mathematical image processing and differential equations. His 2005 paper with Antoni Buades and Jean-Michel Morel introduced non-local means and received CVPR's Longuet-Higgins Prize in 2015; he later co-authored a deep-learning model for hyperspectral and panchromatic image fusion. As of October 2026, he is a full professor of applied mathematics at the University of the Balearic Islands and directs IAC3.

Now at
University of the Balearic Islands and IAC3
Works
78
Citations
15,669
h-index
24

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1987

    A doctorate at UAB

    He completes a doctorate at UAB in 1987, supervised by Jaume Llibre.

  2. 1992–2016

    Leading image research projects

    He leads national research projects from 1992 and French CNES projects from 2006 to 2016. His research spans mathematical image processing and qualitative differential equations.

  3. 2005–2015

    Non-local image denoising

    In 2005, he, Antoni Buades and Jean-Michel Morel publish “A non-local algorithm for image denoising,” which proposes non-local means to average the colors of similar pixels. The paper receives the CVPR Longuet-Higgins Prize in 2015.

  4. 2007

    A professorship at UIB

    UIB appoints him professor of applied mathematics in 2007.

  5. 2014–2018

    Editing an imaging journal

    He edits SIIMS, the SIAM Journal of Imaging Sciences, from 2014 to 2018.

  6. 2023

    A deep unfolding network

    With Jamila Mifdal, Marc Tomás-Cruz, Alessandro Sebastianelli and Joan Duran, he publishes a deep-learning model for fusing hyperspectral and panchromatic images at CVPR Workshops in 2023.

  7. 2025

    Limit cycles in equations

    In 2025, he coauthors “More limit cycles for complex differential equations with three monomials.”

  8. As of October 2026

    Professor and IAC3 director

    He is a full professor of applied mathematics at the University of the Balearic Islands and directs IAC3.

Sources and credits

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  1. Bartomeu Coll Vicens - Universitat de les Illes Balears portalinvestigacio.uib.cat. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Dr Bartomeu Coll Vicens - University of the Balearic Islands - Universitat de les Illes Balears uib.eu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. Non-Local Means Denoising | IPOL Journal ipol.im. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. Premio internacional para una investigación de la UIB diari.uib.es. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. BOE-A-2007-20924: Resolution appointing Bartomeu Coll Vicens as a University Professor boe.es. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. Deep Unfolding for Hypersharpening Using a High-Frequency Injection Module openaccess.thecvf.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  7. Bartomeu Coll Vicens - Universitat de les Illes Balears portalinvestigacio.uib.cat. Checked 15 October 2026.