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Brendan

Ōwheo Building, Room 2.04
Tel +64 3 479 8588
Email brendan.mccane@otago.ac.nz

My research interests include computer vision, pattern recognition, machine learning, biomedical imaging, and robotics. My current research focuses on theoretical understanding of the effectiveness of deep networks, and self-learning for robots.

I also have an interest in computer graphics and participate in the computer graphics group here at the University of Otago.

My background is in Computer Science and I completed my undergraduate studies and PhD at James Cook University of North Queensland in Australia. My PhD was entitled "Learning to Recognise 3D Objects from 2D Intensity Images", which I completed in February 1996. I then held a temporary position as a lecturer at James Cook University, before taking up a position in February 1997 as a lecturer with the Computer Science Department here at Otago University.

For more information see my research pages

Publications

McCane, B., Rijwan, I., Fraser-Miller, S. J., Neumann, S., Maciaczyk, D., Maciaczyk, J., & Gordon, K. (2026). Machine learning for Raman spectroscopy glioblastoma classification. Journal of Chemometrics, 40, e70133. doi: 10.1002/cem.70133 Journal - Research Article

Choudhury, Z. Z., Dey, S., Wang, H., Coffey, S., Chakraborti, T., & McCane, B. (2026). Cross-modal image generation with uncertainty quantification from echocardiogram to MRI. Methods, 247, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2025.12.012 Journal - Research Article

Sun, M., Wu, J., Li, J., McCane, B., Yang, N., Ma, X., … Zhang, M. (2025). Conditional autoencoder for generating binary neutron star waveforms with tidal and precession effects. Physical Review D, 112(8), 0840161. doi: 10.1103/kmlw-y7yw Journal - Research Article

Ma, X., Wang, B., Yang, N., Li, J., McCane, B., Sun, M., … Meng, Y. (2025). Identification of stochastic gravitational wave backgrounds from cosmic strings using machine learning. Physical Review D, 112(6), 064081. doi: 10.1103/jvkp-kvpk Journal - Research Article

Chalmers, M., Gordon, K. C., McCane, B., & Fraser-Miller, S. (2025). Probing the stability of convolution neural networks and support vector machines with transmission low wavenumber Raman spectroscopic data. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/jrs.70002 Journal - Research Article

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