People – VISION AND IMAGE PROCESSING (VIP) RESEARCH GROUP https://vip.uwaterloo.ca The University of Waterloo's Vision and Image Processing Lab Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:51:26 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 https://vip.uwaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cropped-favicon-32x32.png People – VISION AND IMAGE PROCESSING (VIP) RESEARCH GROUP https://vip.uwaterloo.ca 32 32 Yu-Hsi (Ashley) Li https://vip.uwaterloo.ca/yu-hsi-ashley-li/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:51:26 +0000 https://vip.uwaterloo.ca/?p=4581 Ashley is a MASc student in Systems Design Engineering, supervised by Prof. Yuhao Chen and Prof. John Zelek. Her research interests include computer vision and medical imaging, specifically focus on video understanding and analysis.


Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuhsi-li/

Supervisors
John Zelek, Yuhao Chen
]]> Zirui (Iris) Chen https://vip.uwaterloo.ca/zirui-iris-chen/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:27:24 +0000 https://vip.uwaterloo.ca/?p=4576 Zirui is a MASc student in Systems Design Engineering, supervised by Prof. Yuhao Chen and Prof. David Clausi. She is interested in machine learning, deep learning, and geospatial data science. Currently, she is working on egocentric cooking video analysis.


Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zirui-iris-chen/

Supervisors
David Clausi, Yuhao Chen
]]> Yuanpei (Robin) Xiang https://vip.uwaterloo.ca/yuanpei-robin-xiang/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 21:13:18 +0000 https://vip.uwaterloo.ca/?p=4570 Yuanpei (Robin) Xiang is a MASc student in Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo, supervised by Prof. Paul Fieguth.

Supervisors
Paul Fieguth
Research interests
Computer Vision, Self-supervised Learning, Superpixels, 3D Industrial Inspection

]]> Hongyuan Hua https://vip.uwaterloo.ca/hongyuan-hua/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:26:14 +0000 https://vip.uwaterloo.ca/?p=4565 Hongyuan Hua is a PhD student in Systems Design Engineering, supervised by Prof. David A. Clausi and Prof. Yuhao Chen. His research focuses on Computer Vision, Generative Models, Video Generation & Editing, and Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs).

Supervisors
David Clausi, Yuhao Chen
Research topics
Computer Vision
Video Analysis
]]> Kevin Li https://vip.uwaterloo.ca/kevin-li/ Fri, 29 May 2026 19:17:27 +0000 https://vip.uwaterloo.ca/?p=4531 Kevin Li is a Masters student in the Systems Design Engineering program supervised by Prof. David Clausi and Prof. John Zelek. He is a member of the Sports Analytics Research Group, with research focusing on player re-identification.

Supervisors
David Clausi, John Zelek
Research topics
Sports Analytics
Video Analysis
]]> Soheil Soltani https://vip.uwaterloo.ca/soheil-soltani/ Sat, 02 May 2026 00:33:07 +0000 https://vip.uwaterloo.ca/?p=4513 Soheil Soltani is a machine learning engineer and researcher with over six years of experience building AI-powered systems across various industries. His core expertise spans computer vision, anomaly detection, predictive maintenance, and large language models — including multi-agent systems, retrieval-augmented generation, and natural language interfaces — with a track record of deploying robust solutions in safety-critical industrial environments.

Supervisors
David Clausi

Dr. Freda Shi

]]> Youssef Nafea https://vip.uwaterloo.ca/youssef-nafea/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:06:04 +0000 https://vip.uwaterloo.ca/?p=4502 I am Youssef, a PhD candidate in Systems Design Engineering (SYDE) at the University of Waterloo. My research focuses on remote sensing, with an emphasis on sea ice classification and cloud detection using machine learning and satellite imagery. I hold a Master’s degree in Natural Language Processing and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering.

Supervisors
David Clausi
Research interests
Computer Vision, Sea Ice Classification
Publications
Journal Articles

Conference Papers

]]> Quanyun (Daniel) Wu https://vip.uwaterloo.ca/quanyun-daniel-wu/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:24:21 +0000 https://vip.uwaterloo.ca/?p=4494 Quanyun is a MASc student in Systems Design Engineering, co-supervised by Prof. Jonathan Li, Prof. David Clausi, and Prof. Yuhao Chen. His research will focus on 3D reconstruction and Embodied AI.

Supervisors
David Clausi, Yuhao Chen, Jonathan Li
Research topics
Computer Vision
Remote Sensing
Research demos
Computer Vision for Autonomous Robots
]]> Maria Koshkina https://vip.uwaterloo.ca/maria-koshkina/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:05:28 +0000 https://vip.uwaterloo.ca/?p=4484 I am a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Sports Analytics Research Group, specializing in automatic video understanding for sports. I hold a PhD from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, York University and have over 15 years of experience as a professional software developer.

Personal website: https://mkoshkina.github.io/

Research interests
video understanding, multi-object tracking, action recognition
Publications
Journal Articles

Conference Papers

Research topics
Sports Analytics
Video Analysis

]]> Kseniia (Ksusha) Buzko https://vip.uwaterloo.ca/kseniia-ksusha-buzko/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:33:34 +0000 https://vip.uwaterloo.ca/?p=4476 Kseniia (Ksusha) Buzko is a PhD student in the Systems Design Engineering program. She is supervised by Prof. John Zelek and Prof. Yuhao Chen. Her research interests include video understanding, action recognition, and video generation.

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kseniiabuzko/

Research topics
Computer Vision
Sports Analytics
Video Analysis
Supervisors
John Zelek, Yuhao Chen
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