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2021 research grants competition - results by peer review committee

Electrical and Computer Engineering
Applicant name Institution Program Title Term Amount awarded
Agarwal, Anjali
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Concordia RGPIN Microservices based Resource Management for next generation Cloud Computing paradigm 5 $28,000.00
Ahmed, Mohamed
Department
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science , School of
University of Ottawa RGPIN A Smart, Reliable and Green Communication System for Emergency Communications 5 $28,000.00
Ameli, Amir
Department
Electrical Engineering
Lakehead University RGPIN Developing Cyber-Secure and Resilient Protection Schemes for Power Networks 5 $28,000.00
Anis, Hanan
Department
Engineering, Faculty of
University of Ottawa RGPIN Surface Enhanced Raman Bbiosensors for Biomedical Applications 5 $28,000.00
Awad, Ahmed
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Windsor RGPIN Planning of Sustainable Distribution Networks Utilizing Mobile Energy Storage Systems 5 $28,000.00
Bajic, Ivan
Department
Engineering Science, School of
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Collaborative Intelligence 5 $55,000.00
Balaji, Bhashyam
Department
Systems and Computer Engineering
Carleton University RGPIN Quantum Sensor Signal Processing 5 $28,000.00
Berini, Pierre
Department
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science , School of
University of Ottawa RGPIN Foundational and Applied Surface Plasmon Photonics 5 $64,000.00
Bérubé-Lauzière, Yves
Department
Génie électrique et génie informatique
Université de Sherbrooke RGPIN Radiation propagation modelling and image reconstruction for X-ray time-of-flight computed tomography 5 $46,000.00
Blondin, Maude-Josée
Department
Génie électrique et génie informatique
Université de Sherbrooke RGPIN Intelligent and distributed multi-objective methods for optimization and control of multiagents/cooperative systems 5 $33,000.00
Boulianne, Gilles
Department
Recherche et Développement
Centre de recherche informatique de Montréal RGPIN Deep structured speech models 5 $38,000.00
Bouserhal, Rachel
Department
Génie mécanique
École de technologie supérieure RGPIN Towards more inclusive speech technologies: speech enhancement in atypical conditions 5 $28,000.00
Bousquet, Jean-Francois
Department
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Dalhousie RGPIN Embedding Artificial Intelligence on Remote Underwater Sensor Nodes 5 $28,000.00
Boutayeb, Halim
Department
Informatique et d'ingénierie
Université du Québec en Outaouais RGPIN Advanced agile antennas, innovative materials, circuits and systems: radiofrequency to terahertz 5 $28,000.00
Chen, Jie
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Alberta RGPIN Design and micro/nanofabrication of microfluidic lab-on-a-chip biosensors 5 $46,000.00
Chrostowski, Lukas
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Silicon Photonics for Quantum Computing 5 $76,000.00
Corbeil Therrien, Audrey
Department
Génie électrique et génie informatique
Université de Sherbrooke RGPIN Système d'acquisition intelligent intégré aux détecteurs pour tomodensitométrie temps-de-vol 5 $33,000.00
Cui, Bo
Department
Electrical & Computer Engineering
University of Waterloo RGPIN Microneedle fabrication and applications 5 $39,000.00
Duong, Luc
Department
Génie logiciel et des TI
École de technologie supérieure RGPIN Smart navigation guidance during cardiac interventions 5 $39,000.00
Emadi, Ali
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
McMaster University RGPIN Power Electronics for the Next Generation of Electrified Vehicles 5 $91,000.00
Englehart, Kevin
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
New Brunswick RGPIN Novel Machine Learning Methods for Robust Myoelectric Control 5 $55,000.00
Falk, Tiago
Department
Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Centre
Institut national de la recherche scientifique RGPIN Immersive Multisensory Media: from Quality of Experience to Quality of Life 5 $39,000.00
Fofana, Issouf
Department
Sciences appliquées
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi RGPIN Les huiles biodégradables comme alternatives aux huiles minérales dans les transformateurs de distribution et de puissance en régions froides 5 $55,000.00
Forouzanfar, Mohamad
Department
Génie de la production automatisée
École de technologie supérieure RGPIN Unobtrusive Sleep Physiological Monitoring and Enhancement Technologies 5 $38,000.00
Genest, Jérôme
Department
Génie électrique et génie informatique
Université Laval RGPIN Advanced signal processing for dual comb interferometry 5 $46,000.00
Ghafar-Zadeh, Ebrahim
Department
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
York University RGPIN Hybrid Microfluidic Microelectronic Sensing Systems for Early Detection of Infection and Inflammatory Disease 5 $33,000.00
Grondin, François
Department
Génie électrique et génie informatique
Université de Sherbrooke RGPIN Robot Audition in Everyday Environments with Deep Learning 5 $28,000.00
Gross, Warren
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
McGill University RGPIN New Paradigms for Edge Intelligence Hardware 5 $64,000.00
Ho, Pin-Han
Department
Electrical & Computer Engineering
University of Waterloo RGPIN mmWoC: A Novel Indoor Millimeter Wave Access Architecture 5 $39,000.00
Jing, Yindi
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Alberta RGPIN Intelligent wireless systems with integrated communications and sensing 5 $33,000.00
Joslin, Chris
Department
Information Technology, School of
Carleton University RGPIN Towards Accurate Detection, Segmentation, and Tracking of Objects and other Scene Attributes 5 $28,000.00
Kamwa, Innocent
Department
Génie électrique et génie informatique
Université Laval RGPIN Sustainable Power Grids with High Penetration of Distributed Energy Resources 5 $76,000.00
Karimi, Houshang
Department
Génie électrique
École Polytechnique de Montréal RGPIN A Synchrophasor-Assisted Control Framework for Improving Power Quality, Reliability, and Resiliency of Modern Power Systems 5 $33,000.00
Karray, Fakhreddine
Department
Electrical & Computer Engineering
University of Waterloo RGPIN Multi Purpose Platform for Virtual Care System 5 $46,000.00
Khalvati, Farzad
Department
Medical Imaging
University of Toronto RGPIN Attention Networks and Optimized Deep Learning Architectures for Cancer Diagnosis and Prognosis in Medical Imaging 5 $28,000.00
Kuruganti, Usha
Department
Kinesiology, Faculty of
New Brunswick RGPIN Advanced Methods of Human Machine Interface for Improved Myoelectric Control 5 $28,000.00
Lam, John
Department
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
York University RGPIN Next Generation Adaptive Medium Voltage Power Converters for Renewable Energy Conversion 5 $33,000.00
Le Beux, Sébastien
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Concordia RGPIN Integrated Optics for High Performance and Energy Efficient Processors 5 $28,000.00
Lebel, Karina
Department
Génie électrique et génie informatique
Université de Sherbrooke RGPIN Video and inertial (VIMU) motion capture systems for human movement assessment 5 $28,000.00
Leduc-Primeau, François
Department
Génie électrique
École Polytechnique de Montréal RGPIN Entraînement de réseaux de neurones profonds à faible énergie en exploitant les compromis énergie-fiabilité 5 $28,000.00
Lei, Lei
Department
Engineering and Physical Sciences, College of
University of Guelph RGPIN Intelligent and Integrated Control of V2X-Enabled Autonomous Vehicles using Deep Reinforcement Learning 5 $33,000.00
Liang, Hao
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Alberta RGPIN Stochastic Energy Management in Smart Grid with Cyber-Physical Resilience Enhancement 5 $28,000.00
Liboiron-Ladouceur, Odile
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
McGill University RGPIN Artificial Intelligence (AI) Mode-Space Optical/Quantum Processor Design for Energy-Autonomous AI Applications 5 $64,000.00
Liu, Peter
Department
Systems and Computer Engineering
Carleton University RGPIN Visual Modelling and Rendering for Virtual Reality Based Surgical Simulation 5 $39,000.00
Mahajan, Aditya
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
McGill University RGPIN Decentralized stochastic control of multi-agent teams: approximation, learning, and signaling 5 $46,000.00
Maier, Martin
Department
Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Centre
Institut national de la recherche scientifique RGPIN Toward 6G: The Internet of No Things 5 $46,000.00
Ménard, Michaël
Department
Informatique
Université du Québec à Montréal RGPIN Next Generation Platform for Advanced Optical Processing 5 $39,000.00
Mirzavand Boroujeni, Rashid
Department
Mechanical Engineering
University of Alberta RGPIN Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for 5G and Beyond Applications 5 $28,000.00
Mohamed, Yasser
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Alberta RGPIN Power Electronic Converter and Control System Technologies for AC-DC Distribution Systems 5 $46,000.00
Morelli, Jordan
Department
Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy
Queen's University RGPIN Applied Magnetics - Nuclear Fusion 5 $28,000.00
Nahid-Mobarakeh, Babak
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
McMaster University RGPIN Smart Integrated Electric Motor Drives 5 $33,000.00
Nerguizian, Vahé
Department
Génie électrique
École de technologie supérieure RGPIN Plateforme de production de nanoparticule lipide pour la prochaine génération de nanomédecine 5 $28,000.00
Ono, Yuu
Department
Systems and Computer Engineering
Carleton University RGPIN Ultrasonic sensors and techniques for motion tracking and characterization of biological soft tissues 5 $28,000.00
Ordonez, Martin
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Flexible Power for Future Zero-Emissions Shipping and Delivery 5 $64,000.00
Ould-Bachir, Tarek
Department
Génie informatique et génie logiciel
École Polytechnique de Montréal RGPIN Méthodes pour le calcul à haute performance sur FPGA avec applications à la simulation et au contrôle des convertisseurs à commutation rapide 5 $33,000.00
Ren, Jing
Department
Engineering and Applied Science, Faculty of
University of Ontario Institute of Technology RGPIN Applying Deep Learning to the Safety of Autonomous Ground Vehicles 5 $28,000.00
Sejdic, Ervin
Department
Electrical & Computer Engineering
University of Toronto RGPIN Novel data analytics tools combined with high-resolution cervical auscultation are needed to instrumentally screen for dysphagia 5 $46,000.00
Sensinger, Jonathon
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
New Brunswick RGPIN Using stochastic optimal feedback control and computational motor control to design personalized and adaptive human robot interfaces 5 $46,000.00
Shannon, Lesley
Department
Engineering Science, School of
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Composable Heterogeneous Computing Systems 5 $39,000.00
Shih, Steve
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Concordia RGPIN Microfluidics for synthetic biology 5 $55,000.00
Shu, Zhan
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Alberta RGPIN Networked Control Systems with Intermittent Acknowledgement 5 $33,000.00
Sivoththaman, Siva
Department
Electrical & Computer Engineering
University of Waterloo RGPIN A Safe-by-Design Nano Materials Research Platform for Practical Applications in Optoelectronics and Energy Conversion 5 $46,000.00
Sodagar, Amir
Department
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
York University RGPIN Compressive Data Telemetry to Implantable Biomedical Microsystems 5 $28,000.00
Sousa, Elvino
Department
Electrical & Computer Engineering
University of Toronto RGPIN Cloud Assisted Two-Tier Wireless Networks 5 $33,000.00
Souza, Roberto
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Calgary RGPIN Integrated Magnetic Resonance Imaging (iMRI): Integrating Multi-sequence and Multi-visit Information to Accelerate MRI Exams and Detect Temporal Image Changes 5 $28,000.00
Tang, Yujie
Department
Computer Science and Mathematics
Algoma University RGPIN Learning-based Resource Management for Internet of Vehicles 5 $28,000.00
Tatu, Serioja
Department
Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Centre
Institut national de la recherche scientifique RGPIN Advanced Multi-band Interferometric Front-ends and Transceivers for Next Generations Ubiquitous Millimeter-wave Applications 5 $39,000.00
Tharmarasa, Ratnasingham
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
McMaster University RGPIN Effective Perception System Design Through Accurate Performance Prediction and Resource Optimization 5 $28,000.00
Thornhill, Rebecca
Department
Systems and Computer Engineering
Carleton University RGPIN Concept-based explanations for machine learning in medical imaging 5 $33,000.00
Thrampoulidis, Christos
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Fundamentals of Modern Machine Learning: A Precise High-dimensional Approach 5 $44,000.00
Vaisband, Boris
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
McGill University RGPIN Framework for Heterogeneous Systems Integration 5 $28,000.00
Valente, Virgilio
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Toronto Metropolitan University RGPIN Development of distributed wireless implantable sensors for the management of heart failure (HF) 5 $28,000.00
Vampa, Giulio
Department
Physics
University of Ottawa RGPIN Extreme photonics of quantum two-dimensional materials 5 $44,000.00
Wang, Zehua
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Next Generation Secure and Collaborative Internet of Things (IoT) System - Leveraging Blockchain for Decentralized Control and Privacy Preserving Machine Learning 5 $28,000.00
Wang, Zhanle
Department
Engineering and Applied Science, Faculty of
University of Regina RGPIN Integration of Distributed Energy Resources into Electricity Systems and Markets 5 $28,000.00
WAQAR, OMER
Department
Science, Faculty of
Thompson Rivers University RGPIN Agile and Smart Radio Environments with Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces for Sixth Generation (6G) Communication Systems 5 $28,000.00
Yam, Scott
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Queen's University RGPIN Intelligent Fiber Sensors via Digital Signal Processing and Machine Learning 5 $28,000.00
Yang, Simon
Department
Engineering, School of
University of Guelph RGPIN Intelligent Real-time Navigation and Cooperation of Multiple Autonomous Surface and Underwater Robotic Systems 5 $39,000.00
Zeng, Ming
Department
Génie électrique et génie informatique
Université Laval RGPIN Intelligent Reflecting Surface Empowered Transmission Techniques for Next-Generation Communication Systems 5 $33,000.00
Zhang, Ning
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Windsor RGPIN Efficient Service Provisioning in Wireless Heterogeneous Networks with Ubiquitous Computing 5 $44,000.00