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		<category><![CDATA[David Clausi]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Liam is a Master of Applied Science candidate in System Design Engineering at Waterloo. He completed his undergraduate studies at Queen's University's Smith School of Engineering in Computer Engineering. Liam's previous research as an undergrad was in 6 degrees of freedom pose estimation as part of the RCVLab. Currently, Liam is contributing to the sports analytics research group (SARG) in VIP Lab.]]></description>
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<p>Liam is a Master of Applied Science candidate in <a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/systems-design-engineering/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">System Design Engineering at Waterloo</a>. He completed his undergraduate studies at Queen&#8217;s University&#8217;s <a href="https://smithengineering.queensu.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Smith School of Engineering</a> in Computer Engineering. Liam&#8217;s previous research as an undergrad was in 6 degrees of freedom pose estimation as part of the <a href="https://rcvlab.engineering.queensu.ca/people/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RCVLab</a>. Currently, Liam is contributing to the sports analytics research group (SARG) in VIP Lab.</p>



<p><strong>Email: </strong><a href="mailto:liam.salass@uwaterloo.ca">liam.salass@uwaterloo.ca</a><br><strong>Github:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/Liamsalass">https://github.com/Liamsalass</a><br><strong>LinkedIn: </strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/liamsalass/">(26) Liam Salass | LinkedIn</a></p>


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