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Zirui (Iris) Chen

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.
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Hongyuan Hua

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).
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Kevin Li

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.
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Soheil Soltani

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…
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Youssef Nafea

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.
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Quanyun (Daniel) Wu

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.
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Jerry (Jitao) Hu

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…
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Kshitij Goyal

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.
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Mohammad Basri

Hi, I am Muhammed Patel I am a graduate student pursuing a Master of Applied Science in Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo. Prior to this, I completed a dual degree program in Industrial Engineering and Industrial Engineering Management with a specialization in Optimization at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. I…
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Niloofar Azad

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.
