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Lab Members & Collaborators<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Jiju Poovvancheri<\/strong>
Associate Professor & Lab Director
Topic(s)<\/strong>: 3D Computer Vision, Computer Graphics, Remote sensing, Deep Learning
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Dr. Yasushi Akiyama<\/strong>
Associate Professor & Affiliate Member
Topic(s)<\/strong>: Information Visualization, Human Computer Interaction, Digital Creative tools, Multimodal Interaction<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Prachi Kudeshia<\/strong>
<\/strong>PhD (Applied Science-CS)
Topic(s)<\/strong>: <\/strong>Topological deep learning, Shape analysis, Point Cloud Processing
Office<\/strong>: <\/strong>SH435
Contact<\/strong>: <\/strong>prachi.kudeshia@gmail.com<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mahdi Pahlavani<\/strong>
PhD (Applied Science-CS, Fall 2026)
Topic(s):<\/strong> Diffusion Models, Point Cloud Generation, Topological Deep Learning
Office:<\/strong>SH436
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Muhammad Ali Mortaza <\/strong>
<\/strong>MSc (Applied Science-CS, Fall 2026)
Topic(s)<\/strong>: <\/strong>ML, 3D Inverse Procedural Modeling
Office<\/strong>: <\/strong>SH436
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Jack Greenlaw<\/strong>
BSc (CS, Honors Thesis)
Topic(s):<\/strong> Procedural Modeling, Computer Graphics
Office:<\/strong>SH420
Contact:<\/strong>jack.greenlaw@smu.ca <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Abdiaziz Aden Muse <\/strong>
<\/strong>BSc (CS), Research Intern
Topic(s)<\/strong>: <\/strong>3D Computer vision
Office<\/strong>: <\/strong>SH436
Contact<\/strong>: <\/strong>abdiaziz.muse@smu.ca<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tooba Javed<\/strong>
<\/strong>BSc (CS), Research Intern
Topic(s)<\/strong>: <\/strong>3D Computer vision
Office<\/strong>: <\/strong>SH436
Contact<\/strong>: <\/strong>tooba.javed@smu.ca<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Past Thesis Supervisions (SMU)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Sumesh Thakur<\/a><\/strong>
MSc (Applied Science-CS, 2019-2021)
Thesis: <\/strong> Graph Attention Networks for Point Cloud Processing<\/em>
Next Position<\/strong>: Perception Systems Engineer, JCA Technologies, Winnipeg<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Vivek Kamra<\/strong>
<\/strong>MSc (Applied Science-CS, 2020-2022)
Thesis<\/strong>: <\/strong>Feature Preserving Decimation of Urban Meshes<\/em>
Contact<\/strong>: <\/strong>vivek.kamra@smu.ca<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mehfuz Rahman<\/strong>
<\/strong>MSc (Applied Science-CS, 2021-2023)
Thesis<\/strong>: <\/strong>HyperInvoFusion: Depth Aware and Parameter Efficient Involution for Object Detection from RGB-D Images<\/em>
Next Position:<\/strong> Machine Learning Engineer, ReelData AI, Halifax<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Amr Ghoneim<\/a> <\/strong>
MSc (Applied Science-CS, 2022-2024)
Thesis<\/strong>: Occlusion Aware Image Composition: Leveraging Depth Maps<\/em>
Contact<\/strong>: Amr.Ghoneim@smu.ca
Next Position: <\/strong>System Engineer, Lockheed Martin, Halifax<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bivash Pandey<\/strong>
BSc (CS Honors thesis, 2021-2022)
Thesis:<\/strong> Exploring Local Delaunay Graphs based Neural Networks for 3D Object Detection<\/em>
Next Position:<\/strong> Junior Software Developer, Arolytics, Halifax<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Nikolaus Kollo<\/strong>
MSc (Applied Science-CS, 2021-2023, Co-supervision with Dr. Akiyama<\/strong>)
Thesis<\/strong>: Enhancing Satellite Trail Detection in Night Sky Imagery with Automatic Salience Thresholding<\/em>
Current Position<\/strong>: Aeronautical Engineering Officer, Royal Canadian Air Force, Shearwater<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Susrita Chatterjee<\/strong>
<\/strong>MSc (Applied Science-CS, 2023-2025)
Thesis<\/strong>:<\/strong> Deep Learning Approaches for Linear Feature Segmentation in Remote Sensing and Astronomical Imagery<\/em>
Next Posotion: <\/strong>Senior Data Engineer, RBC, Halifax <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ayumu Saito <\/strong>
<\/strong>BSc (CS Honors Thesis, 2023-2024)
Thesis<\/strong>: <\/strong>Point-JEPA: A Joint Embedding Predictive Architecture for Self-Supervised Learning on Point Clouds<\/em>
Next Position<\/strong>: <\/strong>Machine Learning Engineer, Reel Data AI, Halifax<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Muhammad Altaf Agowun <\/strong>
<\/strong>BSc (CS Honors Thesis, 2023-2024)
Thesis<\/strong>: <\/strong>Learning Disentangled Representations of Point Clouds via Alpha Complexes for 3D Shape Classification<\/em>
<\/strong>Next Position: <\/strong>Full stack Developer, Deloitte.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Baxter Madore <\/strong>
<\/strong>BSc (CS, Honors Thesis, 2024-2025)
Thesis<\/strong>: <\/strong>A Graph Machine Learning Approach to Estimating Scoring Probabilities and Drive Outcomes in Gridiron Football<\/em>
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Research Collaborators<\/strong> (Present\/Past)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Dong Chen<\/strong>, Associate Professor<\/td>Nanjing Forestry University, P.R. China<\/td><\/tr>
Dr. Amal dev Parakkat<\/strong>, Assistant Professor<\/td>Telecom, Paris, IP Paris, France<\/td><\/tr>
Dr. Stefan Ohrhallinger<\/strong>, Scientist<\/td>TU Wein, Austria<\/td><\/tr>
Dr. Somayeh Arabinaree<\/strong>, Data science Manager<\/td>Unilever, Canada<\/td><\/tr>
Mr. David Colter<\/strong><\/td>Immersive Cinema Inc., Canada<\/td><\/tr>
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Academic Consulting\/Industry Projects Participation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n