David Clausi – 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

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

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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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

Liam Salass

Liam Salass — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 20:21:29 +0000

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.

Email: liam.salass@uwaterloo.ca
Github: https://github.com/Liamsalass
LinkedIn: (26) Liam Salass | LinkedIn

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Supervisors

David Clausi, John Zelek

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Junfeng Lei

Junfeng Lei — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 04:00:56 +0000

Junfeng is currently pursuing a M.A.Sc degree in Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo, Canada. His research interests include machine learning and image processing with applications in remote sensing.

Email: junfeng.lei@uwaterloo.ca
Github: https://github.com/Junf137

Supervisors

David Clausi, Andrea Scott

Research interests

Image Processing, Machine Learning, Remote Sensing.

Research topics

Computer Vision
Image Segmentation/Classification
Remote Sensing

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