Richard Hartley

Papers

Total Citations

H-Index

About

Richard Hartley is a leading figure in computer vision, with foundational contributions to multiple view geometry, camera calibration, and visual navigation. His work has shaped how machines perceive and reconstruct three-dimensional scenes from two-dimensional images. Among his most influential achievements is the development of robust algorithms for structure from motion and the widely used Hartley–Zisserman textbook, *Multiple View Geometry in Computer Vision*, which has amassed over 20,000 citations and remains a definitive resource in the field. Hartley’s research on the eight-point algorithm for fundamental matrix estimation and his work on projective reconstruction have become standard tools in computer vision pipelines. His 2007 paper on visual navigation using the conformal point, though less cited, exemplifies his innovative approach to geometric problems. With an h-index exceeding 60 and tens of thousands of citations across his body of work, Hartley’s impact is profound. He has also been recognized with prestigious awards, including the IEEE Computer Society’s PAMI Distinguished Researcher Award. For students and researchers, Hartley’s work offers a masterclass in rigorous geometric reasoning applied to practical vision systems.