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Researcher

Mark Nixon

Also known as M NIXON, M Nixon, M S Nixon, M. Nixon, M. S. Nixon, Mark S. Nixon

Mark Nixon is a computer vision researcher whose work applies image processing to gait recognition and biometric identification. He studied cybernetics and applied estimation theory at the University of Reading, then built his academic career at Southampton. His research includes a gait paper in 1997, a 2005 book on human identification from gait, and a fourth edition of his computer vision book in 2019. He became an IAPR Fellow in 2008, received the BMVA Distinguished Fellow award in 2015, and received the IEEE Biometrics Council's Leadership Award in 2025. As of October 2026, he is editor-in-chief of IEEE Transactions on Biometrics, Behaviour and Identity Science and an emeritus professor at Southampton.

Works
847
Citations
20,470
h-index
72

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 14 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1979–1983

    Cybernetics and estimation degrees

    He earns a BSc in Cybernetics Science with Subsidiary Mathematics at the University of Reading in 1979 and completes doctoral studies in Applied Estimation Theory there in 1983.

  2. Since 1983

    A career at Southampton

    He joins the University of Southampton in 1983 and pursues his academic career in its School of Electronics and Computer Science. His research spans image processing, computer vision, and biometrics, and he is Professor Emeritus.

  3. 1997–2005

    Gait research and a book

    The Southampton team writes its first gait paper at AVBPA in 1997. With Tieniu Tan and Rama Chellappa, he publishes Human ID based on Gait in 2005.

  4. 2008

    An IAPR fellowship

    The IAPR names him a Fellow in 2008 for contributions to biometrics and computer vision.

  5. 2015

    BMVA Distinguished Fellow

    He receives the Distinguished Fellow award from the British Machine Vision Association in 2015.

  6. 2019

    A computer vision book

    Academic Press/Elsevier publishes the fourth edition of Feature Extraction and Image Processing for Computer Vision in 2019.

  7. 2025

    An IEEE leadership award

    The IEEE Biometrics Council gives him its 2025 Leadership Award for research on gait and ear recognition, soft biometrics, and service to the biometrics community.

  8. July 2024–June 2027

    IEEE biometrics journal editor

    He begins a term as editor-in-chief of IEEE Transactions on Biometrics, Behaviour and Identity Science in July 2024; the term runs through June 2027. As of October 2026, he is the journal’s editor-in-chief and an emeritus professor at the University of Southampton.

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  1. Mark Nixon (academic) en.wikipedia.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Emeritus Professor Mark Nixon | University of Southampton southampton.ac.uk. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Professor Mark Nixon | Electronics and Computer Science | University of Southampton southampton.ac.uk. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. Chronological List of IAPR Fellows iapr.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. IEEE Biometrics Council 2025 Award Winners ieee-biometrics.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. Professor Emeritus Mark Nixon Joins Us As EIC TBIOM ieee-biometrics.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  7. Congress 2026 speakers biometricsinstitute.org. Checked 14 October 2026.