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Computer Vision and Intelligent Systems Laboratory

Department of Computer Science
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto Ontario Canada

 
 
 
 

External Funding Support

We conduct fundamental cutting-edge research in the broad area of computer vision and machine learning. Below are some external projects supported by federal agencies and industry partners.

  • Project Title: Canadian Advanced Research Infrastructure for Aerial Robotic Manipulation: CANARI-ARM (co-PI)
    Funding Source: CFI-Innovation Fund, Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
    Total Funds: $5,102,099 CAD (2024/06 - 2027/06)

  • Project Title: Forklift localization and tracking in warehouse settings (PI)
    Funding Source: Mitacs Accelerate, Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (Mitacs)
    Total Funds: $105,000 CAD (2024/12 - 2025/12)

  • Project Title: Security and Privacy Preserving of Computer Vision Systems (PI)
    Funding Source: Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst Fellowship, Catalyst Fellowship Program
    Total Funds: $10,000 CAD (2024/09 - 2025/09)

  • Project Title: Semantic 3D mapping and localization of intelligent drones in indoor environments (PI)
    Funding Source: NSERC Alliance, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
    Total Funds: $180,000 CAD (2023/12 - 2025/12)

  • Project Title: Intelligent Assembly Action Recognition for Next Generation Manufacturing (PI)
    Funding Source: NSERC Alliance, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
    Total Funds: $292,500 CAD (2022/11 - 2024/11)

  • Project Title: AI-enabled Food Waste Differentiation for at-home Compost Nutrients Estimation (PI)
    Funding Source: NSERC Alliance and Mitacs Accelerate, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
    Total Funds: $120,000 CAD (2022/10 - 2025/10)

  • Project Title: Non-coding RNA Structure Analysis Based on Deep Neural Networks (PI)
    Funding Source: NSERC Alliance, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
    Total Funds: $25,000 CAD (2022/08 - 2024/08)

  • Project Title: Wildlife Habitat Mapping Using a Small Aerial Vehicle (co-PI)
    Funding Source: NSERC Missions, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
    Total Funds: $709,700 CAD (2022/06 - 2025/06)

  • Project Title: Promoting 3D Environment Perception Ability of Autonomous Systems (PI)
    Funding Source: NSERC Discovery, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
    Total Funds: $145,000 CAD (2021/04 - 2026/04)

  • Project Title: MICAL1 Monoxygenase in Breast Cancer: Target Validation and Assay Optimization (Collaborator)
    Funding Source: OICR CTIP, The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
    Total Funds: $149,500 CAD (2021/12 - 2022/12)

  • Project Title: Artificial Intelligence for Automated Imaging of Cardiac Function (co-PI)
    Funding Source: INOVAIT Strategic Innovation Fund
    Total Funds: $125,000 CAD (2021/06 - 2022/06)

  • Project Title: Automated Detection and Classification of Laryngeal Diseases Using Deep Neural Networks (co-PI)
    Funding Source: NIH R03, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Total Funds: $155,000 USD (2020/07 - 2022/07)

  • Project Title: An Active Learning Framework for Increasing Generalizability of Machine Learning Models (PI)
    Funding Source: NASA EPSCoR, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
    Total Funds: $100,000 USD (2020/07 - 2021/07)

  • Project Title: NRI: An Autonomous Insect Sense, Identify, and Manage PLatform to Advance Crop Protection Strategies (PI)
    Funding Source: NSF NRI, National Science Foundation (NSF) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
    Total Funds: $300,000 USD (2018/12 - 2022/12)

  • Project Title: Develop Canopy Sensing and Computational Systems for Real-Time Control and Feedback of Irrigation Technology (co-PI)
    Funding Source: USDA NIFA, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
    Total Funds: $500,000 USD (2017/12 - 2020/12)

  • Project Title: Vision-Based Obstacle Sense and Avoid for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (PI)
    Funding Source: KNEP, Kansas NASA EPSCoR Program (KNEP)
    Total Funds: $30,000 USD (2017/12 - 2018/12)

  • Project Title: Object Detection and Tracking for Small UAVs (PI)
    Funding Source: NVIDIA Academic Hardware Grant
    Total Funds: $5,000 USD (2016/12 - 2018/12)

  • Project Title: Multichannel Sense-and-Avoid Radar for Small UAVs (co-PI)
    Funding Source: NASA LEARN II, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
    Total Funds: $796,000 USD (2015/12 - 2017/12)

  • Project Title: Robust and Accurate Visual SLAM for Mars Exploration Rovers (PI)
    Funding Source: KNEP, Kansas NASA EPSCoR Program (KNEP)
    Total Funds: $30,000 USD (2014/12 - 2015/12)

  • Project Title: Collaborative Stereo Vision Sensing with Small UAV Formation (co-PI)
    Funding Source: KNEP, Kansas NASA EPSCoR Program (KNEP)
    Total Funds: $160,000 USD (2014/12 - 2015/12)

  • Project Title: Vision-Aided Automotive Positioning and Scene Reconstruction (co-PI)
    Funding Source: Honda R&D Americas
    Total Funds: $200,000 CAD (2012/12 - 2014/12)

  • Project Title: Structure from Motion of Dynamic Scenes (PI)
    Funding Source: NSERC CGS, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
    Total Funds: $105,000 CAD (2011/08 - 2014/08)

 
 
 

 

Contact Us

Computer Vision and Intelligence Systems Laboratory
George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre
Toronto Metropolitan University
350 Victoria Street
Toronto, ON M5B 2K3

 



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