Dr. Q. M. Jonathan Wu is a University of Windsor Engineering Professor and a Tier-1 Canada Research Chair, first awarded in 2005 and renewed in 2012. He is a world-leading expert in the field of computer vision and machine learning with one book and 350 publications in prestigious journals and conference proceedings. His works have been cited more than 7,300 times. He has developed many novel methodologies and systems for a wide variety of real-world applications, ranging from machine vision systems for manufacturing automation, machine learning and sensor fusion for autonomous driving to big ...

Dr. Xiao has made significant contribution to polymer and pulp & paper science and engineering. His research on multidisciplinary areas is unique and enables his to develop various cutting edge technologies that have remarkable benefit to papermaking, polymer and packaging industries. The various functional polymers and nanoparticle systems Dr. Xiao developed not only addressed the issues related to industrial demands from a fundamental point of view, but also are implementable and feasible for commercialization. Apart from the excellent track record of research in terms of the number and ...

Dr. Chengshan Xiao has made outstanding contributions to the fields of wireless communications and signal processing. His patented mobile speed estimation algorithm and robust channel equalization algorithm have been implemented into Nortel's base station radio products which saw massive production levels at the time. His wireless fading channel models and simulators have been widely adopted by academia and industry. He pioneered innovative designs of linear precoders for transceivers with finite alphabet signaling. His novel multiple input multiple output turbo equalization algorithms have ...

Ms. Rabab Ward, Professor and former President of the IEEE Signal Processing Society and Director of the Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems at UBC, is a leader in the application of digital signal processing theory to cable and high-definition television, medical images, restoration of astronomical images, and extraction of an infant's distress level from his/her cry signal. Being a highly accomplished researcher and a prolific inventor, she has an impressive list of publications and patents, and her work is used in various companies and laboratories worldwide. ...

Professor Xianbin Wang, Canada Research Chair (CRC) and IEEE Fellow, is internationally recognized for his pioneering contributions to Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) and for his world-leading innovations in improving efficiency and security of wireless communications. As a passionate inventor, he holds 26 granted and pending patents, with over 20 of them as the first or sole inventor. His inventions have extensive technical scope, dealing with the most critical and complex issues in wireless communications, communications security, and localization technologies. Many of his ...

Zhen (Jane) Wang is an internationally renowned researcher in statistical signal processing theory and its applications. Her work covers a broad research spectrum that is multidisciplinary in nature. She has invented powerful methodologies for a wide range of real-life problems, especially for anti-collusion digital media fingerprinting, brain connectivity network inference, and deep learning-based medical image analytics. A key component of Dr. Wang's success has been her ability to forge important multidisciplinary collaborations, particularly with medical researchers, through which she ...

Prof. Qiang Yang is an international leader in the engineering practice of large-scale artificial-intelligence and data-mining solutions for the benefit of our society. He leads in the area of transfer learning and federated learning to tackle small data, data silos, user privacy and data security problems in practice. He has developed open-source and industrial-strength systems for inclusive finance, health and ecommerce applications for millions of users and businesses worldwide. His work has made deep impact with large-scale AI and data mining engineering systems and applications, new ...

Dr. Yang is a Principal Research Scientist at the National Research Council Canada. He is a Fellow of the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligent Association. Throughout his career, he has made significant contributions to Applied AI,including machine learning, hybrid reasoning, and intelligent systems. Inparticular, he developed a transformative AI-based PHM(prognostic and healthmanagement) technology for smart maintenance of complex systems, which has beenapplied to various industry sectors such as aerospace, railway, and energy, toimprove the reliability and availability of the complex systems. ...

Dr. F. Richard Yu is an internationally recognized research leader in mobile systems. His pioneering contributions have significantly impacted research and development in this area through over 600 highly-cited publications and 28 granted patents. His mobility management algorithms have been adopted in mobile systems standards. He is among the top 1% of highly cited researchers on Web of Science, demonstrating his worldwide influence. He is a Fellow of IEEE, IET, and EIC, an elected member of the Board of Governors of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, and the recipient of numerous ...

Dr. Quan Wang is a Professor in Mechanical and Civil Engineering . He has made outstanding contributions in applications of nano-materials in composites and medical devices. He is also a world leading expert in smart materials and structures and their applications in energy harvesting, structural health monitoring and repair. He has published more than 200 research papers in internationally referred journals and conference proceedings. He has played various active roles in, and contributed to, the smart materials and nano-technology research and education. He is now a fellow of ASME, ASCE, ...