People – VISION AND IMAGE PROCESSING (VIP) RESEARCH GROUP

Soheil Soltani

Soheil Soltani — Sat, 02 May 2026 00:33:07 +0000

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

Youssef Nafea — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:06:04 +0000

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

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Quanyun (Daniel) Wu

Daniel Wu — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:24:21 +0000

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

Maria Koshkina — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:05:28 +0000

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

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Research topics

Sports Analytics
Video Analysis

Kseniia (Ksusha) Buzko

Kseniia Buzko — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:33:34 +0000

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

Jerry (Jitao) Hu

Jerry Hu — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:53:13 +0000

Jerry (Jitao) Hu is a Master of Applied Science student in the Vision and Image Processing Lab at the University of Waterloo. He is in the Systems Design Engineering program and is supervised by Prof. David Clausi and Prof. Yuhao Chen. His research interests include computer vision, sports analytics, reinforcement learning, and robotics. Previously, he completed his Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo. Outside of his research, he enjoys playing basketball, travelling, photography, and cooking.

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jerryhu-jt

Supervisors

David Clausi, Yuhao Chen

Research topics

Computer Vision
Sports Analytics

Ziyao Shang

Zhibo Wang — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:05:46 +0000

Ziyao is a PhD student in Systems Design Engineering, co-supervised by Prof. Sirisha Rambhatla and Prof. Alex Wong. Ziyao is a member of the Critical ML Lab.

Supervisors

Alexander Wong, Sirisha Rambhatla

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Research interests

Research interests Biomedical Imaging, Image Segmentation/Classification

Dmytro Klepachevskyi

Dmytro Klepachevskyi — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:34:16 +0000

Dmytro (Dima) is a Master’s student in Systems Design Engineering supervised by Prof. Yuhao Chen and Prof. Sirisha Rambhatla. Dima is interested in computer vision algorithms, especially in the generalizable object re-identification.

Email: dklepach@uwaterloo.ca

Github: https://github.com/dklpp

Supervisors

Yuhao Chen, Sirisha Rambhatla

Research interests

Computer Vision, Object Re-Identification, Multi Object Trackin

Kshitij Goyal

Kshitij Goyal — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:11:16 +0000

Hey, I’m Kshitij.

I am currently doing my master’s under the superivision of Prof. David Clausi and Prof. Yuhao Chen. My research falls in the intersection of classical machine learning, deep learning and computer vision.

Supervisors

David Clausi, Yuhao Chen

Mohammad Basri

Mohammad Basri — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:24:25 +0000

I am Mohammad Basri and I am pursuing graduate studies in System Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo, specializing in applications of AI and ML in public health informatics, including infectious disease forecasting and medical outcome prediction. I am dedicated to leveraging technology for business innovation and passionate about entrepreneurship. He is also an avid sports enthusiast, often found playing tennis or basketball outdoors.

Research topics

Remote Sensing

Supervisors

David Clausi, Linlin Xu

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