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Swimming, diving
16%
Other water-based sport
4%
Gymnastics
20%
Other indoor arena sport
15%
track, field
24%
Other outdoor sport
21%
346 votes
Hello, everyone! I’m Mark Hayworth, but you might know me better in the community as Image Analyst. I've been using MATLAB since 2006 (18 years). My background spans a rich career as a former senior scientist and inventor at The Procter & Gamble Company (HQ in Cincinnati). I hold both master’s & Ph.D. degrees in optical sciences from the College of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona, specializing in imaging, image processing, and image analysis. I have 40+ years of military, academic, and industrial experience with image analysis programming and algorithm development. I have experience designing custom light booths and other imaging systems. I also work with color and monochrome imaging, video analysis, thermal, ultraviolet, hyperspectral, CT, MRI, radiography, profilometry, microscopy, NIR, and Raman spectroscopy, etc. on a huge variety of subjects.
I'm thrilled to participate in MATLAB Central's Ask Me Anything (AMA) session, a fantastic platform for knowledge sharing and community engagement. Following Adam Danz’s insightful AMA on staff contributors in the Answers forum, I’d like to discuss topics in the area of image analysis and processing. I invite you to ask me anything related to this field, whether you're seeking recommendations on tools, looking for tips and tricks, my background, or career development advice. Additionally, I'm more than willing to share insights from my experiences in the MATLAB Answers community, File Exchange, and my role as a member of the Community Advisory Board. If you have questions related to your specific images or your custom MATLAB code though, I'll invite you to ask those in the Answers forum. It's a more appropriate forum for those kinds of questions, plus you can get the benefit of other experts offering their solutions in addition to me.
For the coming weeks, I'll be here to engage with your questions and help shed light on any topics you're curious about.
Image Analyst
Image Analyst
Last activity on 16 Feb 2024

My favorite sport to watch is

American style football
12%
Soccer / football
39%
baseball
5%
basketball
12%
tennis or golf
7%
rugby, track, cricket, racing, etc.
26%
3712 votes
Image Analyst
Image Analyst
Last activity on 22 Jul 2024

My preferred vacation is to visit

cities
15%
beaches, islands, or cruises
22%
rivers, lakes, or mountains
33%
National Parks or historical sites
14%
wherever my family lives
12%
somewhere else
5%
13709 votes
Yes, in my company that I own
35%
Yes, for someone else (or Univ.)
21%
Only for free, for charities
13%
Only in my charitable foundation
5%
No, I'd just play, travel, & relax
25%
15668 votes
Image Analyst
Image Analyst
Last activity on 19 Aug 2023

The glass is ...

half full.
12%
half empty.
4%
both.
12%
twice as big as it needs to be.
15%
1/2 full of beer, 1/2 full of air.
17%
What glass???
39%
6618 votes
Image Analyst
Image Analyst
Last activity on 28 Apr 2023

Regarding my MATLAB skills, I am a

Beginner, Novice, still learning
50%
Adequate, I can get by easily
34%
Proficient / fluent can do anything
12%
Grand Master, one of the very best
3%
2510 votes
Word (Crossword , Wordle, etc.)
19%
Numerical (Sudoku, math, etc.)
33%
Brain teaser, logic
27%
Jigsaw, picture, finding/matching
9%
Wooden, metal, or other mechanical
10%
Other type (comment below)
2%
4398 votes
Yes in MATLAB
18%
Yes but only in some other language
22%
Yes in MATLAB and other language(s)
7%
Not yet but would like to learn how
34%
No & don't foresee any need to yet
19%
4243 votes
an undergraduate student
41%
in graduate school
28%
in academia (prof, staff, etc.)
11%
in industry or Non-Gov't Org. (NGO)
11%
in government or military
3%
self employed, retired, or hobbyist
6%
7627 votes
Always or usually. They're fun.
18%
Sometimes, some of them.
7%
Not yet, but probably will some day
25%
Never, and don't plan to.
50%
3937 votes
Leave your MATLAB computer at home
35%
Bring computer but don't use MATLAB
18%
Bring computer and use MATLAB
11%
Bring phone and use MATLAB online
3%
Use MATLAB on someone else's comput
1%
Vacation? What's that?
32%
18554 votes
Image Analyst
Image Analyst
Last activity on 29 May 2022

The Mathworks products I use are

MATLAB (& Mathworks toolboxes) only
50%
Simulink only
2%
Both MATLAB & Simulink
22%
MATLAB & third party toolboxes
6%
Simulink & third party toolboxes
1%
Both ML & SL & 3rd party toolboxes
19%
1043 votes
Yes, if they have what I want.
41%
No, probably not.
59%
1437 votes
T-shirt
33%
Cap/hat
11%
Backpack, bag, satchel
19%
Logo sticker
14%
Mouse pad
12%
Other (tool, toy, Rubik's, etc.)
12%
1592 votes
More advertising or sympos. exhibit
3%
More media mentions (news segments)
3%
Adjust pricing
59%
Sponsor research & publications
11%
Boost university involvement
21%
Something else (list in comments)
4%
1076 votes
I'd definitely attend/participate.
27%
I would probably attend.
23%
I might or might not attend.
21%
I would not be interested.
29%
1271 votes
Learn new skill (e.g.Deep Learning)
68%
Complete a Cody Challenge Group
3%
Upload a new File Exchange program
3%
Take online/in-person MATLAB course
11%
Answer an "Answers" forum question
15%
1220 votes
North America
23%
South America
3%
Europe
40%
Asia, Middle East, India
26%
Africa
4%
Australia, Oceania, or Other
4%
6178 votes
Yes, I'm it.
45%
No, someone else knows more.
55%
6563 votes