Our Team
Lab Director
Dr. Marina Gavrilova
Lab Director
Prof. Gavrilova holds Full Professor with Tenure appointment at the Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary. Prof. Gavrilova's research interests are situated in the areas of artificial intelligence, biometric recognition, privacy, cybersecurity, information fusion, pattern recognition, trustworthy decision-making and their real-world applications.
Our Lab Culture
Excellence
We strive for excellence in research, teaching, and service.
Diversity
We uphold our core values, rooted in unwavering commitment to diversity.
Transparency
We share our achievements openly, both in a formal and an informal setting, with our collaborators, colleagues and public.
Equity
We uphold principles of equity to support everyone equally in realizing their goals and aspirations.
Integrity
We communicate and find solutions in a collegial and respectful manner.
Trust
We build and maintain our relationships based on mutual trust and respect.
Inclusiveness
We include everyone into discussion and collegial decisions on paper submissions, outreach events and student engagements.
Respect
We treat each other with kindness and consideration.
Transparency
We make our decision processes open, including award nominations, knowledge dissemination, and professional training.
Accessibility
We make sure everyone in the lab has equal access to resources, both internal and external.
Safety
We ensure safe and healthy working environment that promotes physical and mental health.
Outreach
We share our discoveries and best practices with our colleagues, stakeholders and public in an open and transparent manner.
Current Team Members
Fahim Anzum
PhD Student
Research Interest: Trustworthy AI, Social biometrics, Machine learning
Thesis title: Towards Developing Trust-Aware Recommender Systems by Leveraging Users’ Affective Traits and Trust Scores
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Md Shopon
PhD Student
Research Interest: De-identification, Deep learning, Gait recognition
Thesis title: Empowering Privacy in the Digital Age: A Comprehensive Framework for Ethical Facial De-identification
Fariha Iffath
MSc Student
Research Interest: Deep learning, Feature fusion, Transfer learning
Thesis title: Multi-modal Aesthetic Based Person Identification using Deep Neural Networks
Quwsar Ohi
MSc Student
Research Interest: Deep learning, Speaker recognition, Self-supervised learning
Thesis title: Self-supervised Representation Learning Model for an Open-Set Speaker Recognition
Lily Dey
MSc Student
Research Interest: Trustworthy AI, Machine learning
Thesis title: T.B.D
Alumni
Zaman Wahid
Graduation year: Spring 2023
Degree: M.Sc
Thesis title: Decoding Identity Through Text-based Human Micro-expressions: A Novel Approach in Social Behavioral Biometrics
Brandon Sieu
Graduation year: Summer 2021
Degree: M.Sc
Thesis title: Person Identification From Audio and Visual Aesthetics
Tanuja Sudhakar
Graduation year: Fall 2020
Degree: M.Sc
Thesis title: Cancelable Biometric System Based on Deep Learning
Dr. Madeena Sultana
Graduation year: Winter 2018
Degree: PhD
Thesis title: : Multimodal Person Recognition using Social Behavioral Biometric
Fatema Tuz Zohra
Graduation year: Fall 2017
Degree: M.Sc
Thesis title: Quality-Based Face Recognition System
Hossein Talebi
Graduation year: Fall 2015
Degree: M.Sc
Thesis title: Confidence-Based Rank Level Fusion For Multimodal Biometric Systems
Mahmudul Hasan
Graduation year: Fall 2009
Degree: M.Sc
Thesis title: Clearance-Based Path Optimization and Collision Detection
Luo Yuan
Graduation year: Fall 2006
Degree: M.Sc
Thesis title: Facial Model Metamorphosis using Geometrical Methods
Dr. Maruf Monwar
Graduation year: Fall 2012
Degree: PhD
Thesis title: A multimodal biometric system based on rank level fusion
Yajurv Bhatia
Graduation year: Winter 2022
Degree: M.Sc
Thesis title: Bi-Modal Deep Neural Network for Gait Emotion Recognition,
Pavan Karkekoppa Kumar
Graduation year: Spring 2021
Degree: M.Sc
Thesis title: Social Behavioral Biometrics using Personality Traits-aware Tweet Embedding
Dr. Mohsen Tabejamaat
Graduation year: Spring2020
Degree: PhD
Thesis title: Biometric Palmprint Recognition
Wasiur Rahman
Graduation year: Winter 2018
Degree: M.Sc
Thesis title: Emerging Behavioral and Multi-Modal Biometric Approaches
Dr. Padma Polash Paul
Graduation year: Summer 2016
Degree: PhD
Thesis title: Multimodal Cancelable Biometric System
Shermin Bazazian
Graduation year: Fall 2012
Degree: M.Sc
Thesis title: Context-based gait recognition
Xin Liu
Graduation year: Fall 2009
Degree: M.Sc
Thesis title: High-Quality Visual Hull Reconstruction based on Surface Sampling and DT
Chengfeng Wang
Graduation year: Fall 2005
Degree: M.Sc
Thesis title: Computational geometry methods in fingerprint identification
Sanjida Nasreen Tumpa
Graduation year: Winter 2022
Degree: M.Sc
Thesis title: Online User Recognition using Social Behavioral Biometric System
A S M Hossain Bari
Graduation year: Fall 2020
Degree: M.Sc
Thesis title: Kinect-based Gait Recognition Using Deep Learning
Ferdous Ahmed
Graduation year: Summer 2019
Degree: M.Sc
Thesis title: Recognizing human emotional states from body movement
Samiul Azam
Graduation year: Summer 2017
Degree: M.Sc
Thesis title: Visual Aesthetics for Person Identification and Gender Recognition
Faisal Ahmed
Graduation year: Fall 2016
Degree: M.Sc
Thesis title: Model-Based Gait and Action Recognition Using Kinect
Shikha Nayya
Graduation year: Fall 2011
Degree: M.Sc
Thesis title: RTLS Spatial-temporal Data Analysis
Priyadarshi Bhattacharya
Graduation year: Fall 2015
Degree: PhD
Thesis title: Efficient Image Matching using Regions of Interest
Dr. Kushan Ahmadian
Graduation year: Fall 2012
Degree: PhD
Thesis title: Neural Networks for Biometric Recognition
Dr. Russel Apu
Graduation year: Fall 2009
Degree: PhD
Thesis title: Robust shape representation and analysis using CART