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Martin D. Levine

Also known as Martin David Levine

Martin Levine is a computer vision researcher whose work includes biomedical image processing. He earned a Bachelor of Engineering at McGill in 1960 and a Master of Engineering there in 1963, then completed a PhD at Imperial College in 1965. At McGill, he published Vision in Man and Machine and helped found the Centre for Intelligent Machines in 1985, while he was among the first people there to work on and teach computer vision. He coauthored Computer Assisted Analyses of Cell Locomotion and Chemotaxis in 1986, served as IAPR president from 1988 to 1990, and became an IAPR Fellow in 1994 for contributions in computer vision, biomedical image processing, and association leadership. As of October 2026, he is a professor emeritus in McGill's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Born
1938
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Timeline

  1. 1960–1963

    Engineering degrees at McGill

    He earns a B.Eng. at McGill in 1960 and an M.Eng. in 1963.

  2. 1965

    A PhD at Imperial College

    He earns a PhD at the Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London, in 1965.

  3. 1985

    Vision in Man and Machine

    He publishes Vision in Man and Machine in 1985. At McGill, he is among the first people working on and teaching computer vision.

  4. 1985

    Founding the Centre for Intelligent Machines

    In 1985, he helps found McGill's Centre for Intelligent Machines after the group receives NSERC funding for the project.

  5. 1986

    Cell locomotion and chemotaxis

    He coauthors Computer Assisted Analyses of Cell Locomotion and Chemotaxis in 1986.

  6. 1988–1990

    President of IAPR

    He serves as president of the International Association for Pattern Recognition from 1988 to 1990.

  7. 1994

    An IAPR Fellowship

    He becomes an IAPR Fellow in 1994 for contributions in computer vision and biomedical image processing and outstanding leadership in the IAPR.

  8. As of October 2026

    Professor emeritus at McGill

    He is a professor emeritus in McGill's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Career

  1. Since 1985McGill UniversityProfessor Emeritus, Co-founder
  2. 1988–1990International Association for Pattern RecognitionPresident

Education

  1. 1965Imperial College LondonPhD
  2. 1963McGill UniversityM.Eng.
  3. 1960McGill UniversityB.Eng.

From the biography.

  1. 20% of people at companies who shape AI also hold a university role, led by Google and Stanford UniversityIncludes McGill University. We estimate that 539 of the 6,766 people with a known current organization (8%) hold both a university role and a company role, including 20% of people at companies and 13% of people at universities.
  2. The median h-index is 48 at universities and 14 at frontier AI labsIncludes McGill University. The median h-index is 48 at universities and 14 at frontier AI labs. We compare publishing careers, recent citations, dual appointments and job moves across 2,420 university researchers and 308 frontier-lab researchers.
  3. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes McGill University. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and 5+ year employment links, career timing and current workplaces for 187 major-prize and 1,111 best-paper winners.
  4. 19% of people shaping AI who founded a dated organization have founded two or more, waiting a median of 7 years before a secondIncludes McGill University. Across 1,136 people shaping AI who founded or co-founded a dated company, standalone lab or nonprofit, 221 (19%) founded at least two organizations, accounting for 36% of all 1,421 founding events.

Colleagues

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Sources and credits

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  1. science.ca : Martin David Levine science.ca. Checked 21 October 2026.
  2. Topic: areas/vision/ – CMU Artificial Intelligence Repository cs.cmu.edu. Checked 21 October 2026.
  3. Centre for Intelligent Machines: Over 30 years of AI research – McGill Reporter reporter.mcgill.ca. Checked 21 October 2026.
  4. History of IAPR – International Association for Pattern Recognition iapr.org. Checked 21 October 2026.
  5. Chronological List of IAPR Fellows – International Association for Pattern Recognition iapr.org. Checked 21 October 2026.
  6. Profiles List | Centre for Intelligent Machines - McGill University mcgill.ca. Checked 21 October 2026.