Computer Vision – VISION AND IMAGE PROCESSING (VIP) RESEARCH GROUP

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

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

Auguste L. W. Koh

Auguste Koh — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:22:36 +0000

Auguste earned his BASc degree in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Waterloo in 2021. He is currently pursuing an MASc degree under the supervision of Professor Paul Fieguth. His main research is focused on detecting near misses from video of vehicular and pedestrian traffic; this project is in collaboration with Miovision. In addition, he is a collaborator on the Federated Learning for Robot Picking (FLAIROP) project, in which he works on inferring object relationships from images.

Supervisors

Paul Fieguth

Research interests

Deep learning for video, scene understanding, object detection, object tracking, bin picking, and 3D pose estimation.

Research topics

Computer Vision
Video Analysis

Soyeon Jang

soyeon jang — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:33:39 +0000

Soyeon is a Master of Applied Science candidate in Systems Design Engineering, co-supervised by Prof. Paul Fieguth and Prof. Yuhao Chen. Soyeon is interested in the intersection of computer vision and computer graphics, specifically on animal fur reconstruction and simulation.

Email: s7jang [at] uwaterloo [dot] ca

Supervisors

Paul Fieguth, Yuhao Chen

Research interests

Computer Vision, Computer Graphics, 3D Reconstruction, Simulation

Amy Tai

Amy Tai — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 01:06:08 +0000

Amy Tai is a PhD student in the Vision and Image Processing Lab at the University of Waterloo. She is in the Computer Science program and supervised by Alexander Wong and Lukasz Golab. Her research focuses on the cancer domain with focus on medical imaging and computer vision. Previously, she completed her Master of Applied Sciences in the Systems Design Engineering program and her Bachelor of Applied Science in Management Engineering at the University of Waterloo. Outside of research, she enjoys playing squash, travelling, hiking, and swimming.

LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/amy-tai

Supervisors

Alexander Wong

Research interests

Amy’s research areas include medical image analysis, personalized nutrition intervention for the aging population, and improved rendering of 3D models. As a lead on the Cancer-Net initiatives, she is focused on providing open-sourced datasets and pre-trained models for the task of cancer diagnosis and prognosis, and nutritional intake estimation, respectively. In general, Amy is interested in medical research that leverages technological advancements to improve healthcare for all.

Research topics

Biomedical Imaging
Computer Vision
Image Segmentation/Classification

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Niloofar Azad

Niloo Azad — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 23:51:12 +0000

Niloofar is currently a MASc student in Systems Design Engineering, co-supervised by Prof. David Clausi and Prof. Linlin Xu at the University of Waterloo. She is a member of the Vision and Image Processing (VIP) Lab’s Remote Sensing Group, and her research interests include Machine Learning and Image Processing for Remote Sensing applications.

Email: n2azad@uwaterloo.ca

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niloofar-azad/

Supervisors

David Clausi, Linlin Xu

Research interests

Machine Learning, Image Processing, Remote Sensing.

Research topics

Computer Vision
Image Segmentation/Classification
Remote Sensing

Zhibo Wang

Zhibo Wang — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:24:44 +0000

Zhibo is a Ph.D. student in Systems Design Engineering, co-supervised by Prof. David Clausi and Prof. Sirisha Rambhatla. He is a member of the Sports Analytics Research Group, and his research will focus on pose estimation and action recognition for ice-hockey game.

Supervisors

David Clausi, Sirisha Rambhatla

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Research topics

Computer Vision
Sports Analytics

Ryan Schmalenberg

Ryan Schmalenberg — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 19:15:46 +0000

Hi, my name is Ryan Schmalenberg. I am a graduate of the Master of Applied Science program in Systems Design Engineering. My work in the VIP lab relates to 3D computer vision through camera calibration, and is specifically related to validating methods for accurate camera calibration from out-of-focus images, which is required for long focal length cameras.

Email: rnschmal [at] uwaterloo [dot] ca
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-schmalenberg
GitHub: https://github.com/Engnation
Thesis: https://hdl.handle.net/10012/21120

Research topics

Computer Vision

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Research interests

My research interests lie at the intersection of computer vision, robotics and deep neural networks with a particular focus on exploring extensions of real-world conditions through simulations.

Supervisors

John Zelek