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Research Grants and Contracts
Since
1980, Dr. Wong has raised close to $11 million dollars (Canadian
dollars) of research grants and contracts from three major sources: the
Federal Government, Provincial Government and industries (Canada, USA
and Hong Kong). He also assisted in acquiring $7,500,000 with the
National Network of Excellence for three Canadian universities. Below
are the over glance and breakdowns of the research funding received.
Except specially mentioned, the amount listed below are in Canadian
dollars. |
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Research Funding at a Glance |
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Grants
from Federal Government |
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NSERC Operating and Discovery Grants |
$ 1,175,700 |
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NSERC Equipment Grants |
$ 269,475 |
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NSERC Strategic Grants |
$ 1,317,882 |
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Subtotal
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$ 2,763,057 |
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NSERC Network of Research |
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($7,500,000 shared by 4 universities. My Part as a PI at Waterloo part
is not included in this sum) |
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Ontario Centers of Excellence |
$ 5,478,900 |
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Industry |
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Pattern Analysis and Discovery |
$ 417,360 |
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3D Computer Vision |
$ 746,797 |
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Intelligent Robotics and Flexible Manufacturing
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$ 557,105 |
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2 D Image Processing and Manufacture Applications
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$ 990,201 |
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Subtotal |
$ 2,711,463 |
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Grand Total: |
$ 10,953,420 |
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Grant at CMU prior to 1976 |
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AIDupont: Computer Augmented Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis |
$ 180,000 US |
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NSF Bioinformatics
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$ 70,000 US |
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NIH Bioinformatics
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$ 80,000 US |
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Bureaus
of Mine |
$ 30,000 US |
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Total |
$ 360,000 US |
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This sum
has been used to train over 46 PhD and 47 Master students, 8 Post
Doctoral Fellows and to assist research of 6 faculty members. |
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Funding Breakdowns in Details |
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1. Federal Government: |
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A.
NSERC Operating and Discovery Grants |
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NSERC Discovery Grant: $ 23,800 per year (2006-2011)
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total: |
$ 119,000 |
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NSERC Operating Grant: $ 57,000 per year (2001-2005) |
total: |
$ 228,000 |
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NSERC Operating Grant: $ 47,000 per year (1997-2001) |
total: |
$ 188,000 |
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NSERC Operating Grant: "Machine Intelligence and Pattern Analysis
Systems", (1992-1996) |
total: |
$ 160,000 |
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NSERC Operating Grant: "Machine Intelligence and Pattern Analysis
Systems," 1989-1992 |
total: |
$ 120,000 |
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NSERC Operating Grant: "Information Analysis and Synthesis Systems",
1986-1989 |
total: |
$ 120,000 |
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NSERC Operation Grant: "Pattern Analysis and Synthesis" 1983-1986 |
total: |
$ 116,700 |
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NSERC Operating Grant: "Information Analysis and Synthesis Systems",
1980-1982 |
total: |
$
67,000 |
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NSERC Operating Grant: "Information Analysis and Synthesis Systems",
1977-1980 |
total: |
$ 57,000 |
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Subtotal: |
$1,175,700 |
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B. NSERC Equipment Grant |
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NSERC Equipment Grant: "Pattern and Image Analysis and Display Subsystems", 1982 -
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$ 71,357 |
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NSERC Major Equipment Grant: "Pattern and Image Analysis and Display System", 1982, |
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$ 198,118 |
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Subtotal: |
$ 269,475 |
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NSERC Operating/Discovery Grants and Equipment Grants |
total: |
$ 1,445,175 |
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C. Canadian Space Agency |
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"Image Processing & Manipulator Path Planning with Object Avoidance for
Phase 3B", of the STEAR No5 Project, Thomson-CSF, 1995-1996 |
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$ 201,378 |
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"Worlding Modeling, Task and Trajectory Planning in Phase II Autonomous
Robotics" funded by STEAR via Thomson-CSF, 1991-1992 (AKC Wong and MS
Kamel) |
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$ 85,000 |
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Robot Vision Technology (Space Station, Strategic Technologies in
Automation and Robotic Program), Phase I, via Virtek 1990 (H Shen) |
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$
10,000 |
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Subtotal: |
$ 296,378 |
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Total Grants from Feral Government:
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$ 1,741,553 |
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D. Federal and Provincial Network and Centres of Excellence |
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NSERC Strategic Grant |
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"Robotic Vision and Control: A Knowledge Based System Approach" NSERC Strategic and Equipment Grant, 1984-1987 |
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$ 846,246 |
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E. Cooperative Knowledge Discovery, Organization and Exchange for
Internet Applications |
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Investigators
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Kamel,M. (PI): Basir, O.; Karray, F.,
Wong, A.K. (Industrial Partner IP) |
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Funding |
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2001 |
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$ 116,245 |
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2002 |
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$ 116,245 |
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2003 |
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$
119,573 |
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2004 |
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$
119,573 |
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Total |
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$
471,636 |
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NSERC
Strategic Grant Total: |
$
1,317,882 |
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Involvement |
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I
represent the Industrial Partner (IP) of Pattern
Discovery Software Systems Ltd. in preparing and transferring the
software package discover*e, providing direction and training
in seminars, and having constant interactions with other investigators
and students. I did not directly supervise graduate students nor took
any financial support from the grant in compliance to NSERC
regulation. |
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F. NSERC Research Network |
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Title: Learning Object Repositories Network |
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Investigators |
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Paquette, (Network Leader), University of Montreal
Waterloo Team: Kamel, (theme leader), Wong (PI) |
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Funding |
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2003 |
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$ 1,500,000 |
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2004 |
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$ 1,500,000 |
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2005 |
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$ 1,500,000 |
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2006 |
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$ 1,500,000 |
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2007 |
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$ 1,500,000 |
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Total:
$ 7,500,000 shared by several universities |
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Involvement: I am the Principal Investigator of the project and
supervising one Ph.D. student. Pattern Discovery Software Systems (a
spin-off from the PAMI Lab. of which I was a cofounder and the
Chairman of the Board) provides its proprietary software package
discove*e and $10,000 per year in kind support to the project. I
constantly provide direction to the UW researchers of the project. |
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G. Ontario Centres of Excellence Funding (as PI) |
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"Intelligent Sensing, 3D Modeling and Control for Automation and
Human-Machine Interaction", Materials and Manufacturing Ontario,
1998-2000 |
$ 440,000 |
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"Vision Knowledge Based Robotics and Integrated and Integrated
Manufacturing", Manufacturing Research Corporation of Ontario,
1995-1998 |
$
1,294,900 |
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"Sensor Knowledge Based Robotics," Manufacturing Research
Corporation of Ontario, 1992-1995 |
$ 1,194,000 |
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"Multi-manipulator computing system for 2 Puma 560" equipment
funding, Manufacturing Research Corporation of Ontario |
$ 25,000 |
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"Intelligent Modeling of Large Scale Objects via Passive Vision and
Active Laser Sensing", MRCO Collaborative Research Grant with
VIRTEK, project funded with $400,000 total, $230,000 matched by Virtek,
funding period: 1996 to 1997 |
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"Knowledge Acquisition, Synthesis and Organization Project,
Information Technology Research Center," 1987-1990 |
$ 120,000 |
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"Sensor Knowledge Based Robotics," Manufacturing Research
Corporation of Ontario, 1987-1992 |
$ 1,750,000 |
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Infrastructure Grant," Institute for Computer Research, 1989-1992,
$400,000 per year, PAMI's Part $50,000 per year |
~$ 150,000
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"Infrastructure Grant" Institute for Computer Research, 1986-1989,
(Approx $424,000 per year, PAMI's portion, about $50,000 per year |
~ $ 150,000 |
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Subtotal: |
$
5,478,900 |
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H. NSERC Network |
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$ 75,000,000 (Not included into this total sum) |
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1. Industry |
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A. Pattern Analysis, Synthesis and Discover |
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"Pattern
Synthesis Algorithm Development", PDS, 1999 |
$ 16,800 |
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"Feasibility Study on Analysis of Ontario AIRS Database Using Pattern
Recognition Software", September 1995 to March 1996, |
$ 30,000 |
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"Feature Extraction and Recognition Techniques for Content Based
Retrieval in Image Database, Phase II A Semi-Automated System", IBM,
1990-1991, 12 months |
$ 83,000 |
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"Feature Extraction and Recognition Techniques for Content Based
Retrieval in Image Databases", A Feasibility Study for IBM Canada Ltd,
1987 |
$ 49,200 |
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"A
Single-Pass Data-Directed Hybrid Algorithm for Recognizing Sequences of
Unconstrained Hand-Written Numerals", BILD Matching Grant, 1982 |
$ 50,000 |
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"A
Single-Pass Data-Directed Hybrid Algorithm for Recognizing Sequences of
Unconstrained Hand-Written Numerals", NCR Research Contract, September
1981-August 1984 |
$ 164,360 |
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"Pattern Analysis of Uroflow Data", Research Grant, Hospital for Sick
Children's Foundation, 1982-1983 |
$ 2,000 |
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"Computer-Aided
Diagnosis and Prognosis of Urinary Failure of Spina Bifida Patients",
Research Grant, Sick Children's Hospital, Toronto, June 1980-December
1980 |
$ 12,000 |
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Subtotal: |
$ 417,360 |
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B. Computer Vision |
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Part Inspection |
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"Machine Vision for Semiconductor Manufacture-Width Measurement and
Object Alignment with Subpixel Accuracy", ASM Assembly Automation - Hong
Kong, 1997-1999 |
$ 295,200 |
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"Development
of Software Modules Required for High-Level Label Inspection" vrp Web
Technology Inc, 1997-2000 - ($70,694/yr) (Co-Principal Investigator) |
total: $ 211,947 |
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"Fast Database Search Algorithm for Gemprint Images", Gemprint
Corporation, 1998-1999 |
$ 77,792 |
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"A
Research and Development Proposal on Automated inspection of Printed
Circuit Boards", Northern Telecom, Phase II, 1990 |
$ 55,000 |
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"A Research and Development Proposal on Automated Inspection of Printed
Circuit Boards", Northern Telecom, Phase I - 1989-1990, 9 months |
$ 5,858 |
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"General
Motors Contract Problem Definition and Formulation for an
Electro/Optical Inspection Project", 1986-1987 |
$ 101,000 |
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Subtotal: |
$ 746,797 |
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C. 3D Vision and Visual Based Robotics and Flexible Manufacturing |
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"Tri-nocular
Information-Directed Structural Lighting System for Rapid 3-D Modeling",
Pattern Discovery Software Systems Ltd 1998 |
$ 33,268 |
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"3D
Vision and Modeling, A Feasibility Study", funded by IRAP and Virtek,
September 1995 to December 1995 |
$ 32,000 |
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"Camera
Path Extraction and Object Silhouette Tracking from Image Sequences",
MRCO/Alias, 1994 - $50,000 + licensing $200,000 |
$ 250,000 |
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"Analysis of the Camera Pose Extraction Problem for Computer Graphics
Applications", Alias Research Inc $9,417 1994 + 100,000 licensing |
$ 109,417 |
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"A
Technical Assessment of VIRTEK/PAMI Vision System for General Object
Recognition" Spar Aerospace, 1989-1990 |
$ 22,497 |
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"A Feasibility Study on Automating Cable Forming Process", Northern
Telecom,1990 |
$ 59,923 |
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"Robotic
Vision Knowledge System: A Feasibility Study", Spar Aerospace, 1988 |
$ 50,000 |
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Subtotal: |
$ 557,105 |
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2D Image Analysis and Manufacturing Process |
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"A Feasibility Study Proposal on Pattern Image Analysis Applications",
Syncrude Canada Ltd 1989-1990, 7 months |
$ 81,043 |
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"Computer Vision Methodology Exploration for Optimal Layout of Patterns
on Cowhides", Leathercam Inc, 1989-1990, 9 months |
$ 39,807 |
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"A Vision and AI Based Assembly Recovery and Diagnostic System: A
Feasibility Study", Northern Telecom, 1987-1988 |
$ 50,000 |
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"Robot Matching and Sorting of Skins for Fur Manufacturing: A
Feasibility Study",(with Helen Shen)Taran Furs (Montreal) Ltd, 1985-1989 |
$ 685,429 |
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"Exploration Research on Automated Nesting Colour Matching Flow
Detection and Cut Path Planning for Leather", Virtek (IRAP), 1992-1994 |
$ 133,922 |
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Subtotal: |
$ 990,201 |
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