Two SALA projects awarded SSHRC funds
Two SALA projects awarded SSHRC funds matthew.wattier Fri, 09/13/2024 - 14:35 SALA External This article originally appeared on UBC Research + Innovation. Strategic Priority Areas...
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The applied sciences – architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, nursing, and planning – change society's conception of what is possible as a matter of course. Applied scientists make dreams real, turn ideas into practice. We embody the interface between present and future.
The Faculty of Applied Science comprises a unique constellation of professional disciplines including; Architecture & Landscape Architecture, Engineering, Nursing and Community & Regional Planning. The core purpose shared across all of our four disciplines is to discover, create and apply knowledge, provide unwavering top-tier education and champion a community of responsible professionals devoted to serving a thriving, sustainable and healthy society. Our work and the professions which our graduates represent span the entire human-centred built environment.
The disciplines within the Faculty of Applied Science are celebrated for the scope, strength and impact of their research activities. Our Faculty claims the spotlight in the global arena for our research in clean energy, communication and digital technologies, health and health technology among many others. We offer disciplinary-specific research based graduate programs as well as a range of professional graduate programs and pride ourselves on our ability to open doors of opportunity to students beyond their time within our Faculty.
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Recent Publications
This is an incomplete sample of recent publications in chronological order by UBC faculty members with a primary appointment in the Faculty of Applied Science.
Recent Thesis Submissions
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Design recipe automation for silicon photonics (EECE - MASC)
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Energy distribution of thermal electron emission (EECE - PHD)
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Towards a unified electro-optic circuits co-simulation (EECE - MASC)
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Low-cost scanning electron microscope (EECE - MASC)
Doctoral Citations
A doctoral citation summarizes the nature of the independent research, provides a high-level overview of the study, states the significance of the work and says who will benefit from the findings in clear, non-specialized language, so that members of a lay audience will understand it.
| Year | Citation | Program |
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| 2013 | Dr. Valizadeh's research focused on embedding information in digital media such as image and audio signals. The outcomes of his work include enhanced security of digital media and prevention of multimedia content piracy. This research significantly contributes to protecting the rights of intellectual property owners such as movie and song producers. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2013 | Dr. Al-Kiswany developed a data storage system for scientific applications, such as bioinformatics. The storage system makes the most of each application's characteristics and the capabilities of computer video cards, to improve system performance significantly. Ultimately, this will help scientists to solve more complex problems in a shorter time. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2013 | Dr. Jalalinejad studied electrostatics phenomena in gas-solid fluidized beds. Using a computational model, she showed that electrical charges play an important role in gas-solid flow. Her findings assist polymer industries to have a better understanding of this phenomenon and to improve reactor performance. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) |
| 2013 | Dr. Kamal studied the use of online social networks to improve health behaviour. She created a theoretical framework for designing and evaluating those online social networks. From the framework, she developed a high-fidelity prototype called VivoSpace, which was successful in changing health behaviour for individuals associated with a clinic. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2013 | Dr. Guha developed automated methods to understand and classify images and videos. She applied these methods to interpret human activities in videos, to identify biological specimens, and to estimate how humans would perceive the quality of images. These methods have wide ranging applications, from security and surveillance to medical diagnosis. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2013 | Dr. Molavi conducted research in the field of biomedical engineering. His work has led to the development of new methods for analyzing brain activity signals. These methods can be used to identify brain networks in newborn infants, which can help in early diagnosis of developmental disorders. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2013 | Dr. Guha studied the dynamics of atmospheric and oceanic flows, especially how and why they become unstable. His investigation revealed the crucial role played by interacting waves in the development of cyclonic features on earth and other planets. His work will provide better understanding as well as prediction of the weather and climate. | Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD) |
| 2013 | Dr. Tooyserkani investigated ways to make wooden pellets stronger and more water resistant by applying steam pre-treatments. She also investigated methods to lower the total energy input. She discovered that pre-treated pellets were suitable raw material for bioethanol production while they had more energy density for heat and power generation. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) |
| 2013 | Dr. Noroozi conducted doctoral research in the field of Chemical and Biological Engineering. He studied the processing, thermal and other behaviours of bio-degradable polymers. This research shows the promising potential of bio-degradables to be substitutes for conventional plastics in many industries. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) |
| 2013 | Dr. Vahedi's research focused on RFIDs, or Radio frequency identification Systems. RFID technology is widely used in such automated systems as building FOBS, highway toll booths and credit card chips. Dr. Vahedi's work at the forefront of today's automation technology will contribute to improving the efficiency, security and privacy of RFID systems. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |