Projects

Tactile sensing and perception

Blind exploration of surfaces.

Indoor Localization using RSSI and EP-FPG

ELM-Pretrained Feed-Forward Neural Network Trained by Particle Swarm Optimization and Gravitaional Search

Tactile sensing and perception

Blind exploration of surfaces.

Tactile sensing and perception

Blind exploration of surfaces.

Recent & Upcoming Talks

IEEE CCECE 2020

Mengze Li presents “EP-FPG applied to RSSI-Based Wireless Indoor Localization” at the 2020 Canadian Conference of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Aug 30, 2020
IEEE CCECE 2020

IEEE EMBC - CMBES 2020

Dr. Oliveira presents “Assisting the Non-invasive Diagnosis of Liver Fibrosis Stages using Machine Learning Methods” at 42nd Annual International Conferences of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society in conjunction with the 43rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society.
Jul 22, 2020
IEEE EMBC - CMBES 2020

Recent Publications

Estimating the Orientation of Objects from Tactile Sensing Data Using Machine Learning Methods and Visual Frames of Reference

Vinicius Prado da Fonseca, Thiago Eustaquio Alves de Oliveira, Emil M Petriu

Haptic Bio-Inspired Sensor Calibration For Surface Reconstruction

Luiz CS Ramos, Onias CB Silveira, Thiago E de Oliveira, Paulo FF Rosa

Heart Rate Detection Using a Miniaturized Multimodal Tactile Sensor

Bruno Monteiro Rocha Lima, Thiago Eustaquio Alves de Oliveira, Vinicius Prado da Fonseca, Qi Zhu, Miriam Goubran, Voicu Z Groza, Emil M Petriu

In-Hand Telemanipulation Using a Robotic Hand and Biology-Inspired Haptic Sensing

Vinicius Prado da Fonseca, Bruno Monteiro Rocha Lima, Thiago Eustaquio Alves de Oliveira, Qi Zhu, Voicu Z Groza, Emil M Petriu
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Meet our the Team

Principal Investigator

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Thiago E A de Oliveira

Assistant Professor, Computer Science

Touch Sensing, Human-Computer Interaction, Autonomous Robots, Pattern Recognition

Grad Students

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Isura Thrikawala

M.Sc Candidate (Computer Science)

Touch Sensing, Human-Computer Interaction

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Mengze Li

M.Sc Candidate (Computer Science)

Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Autonomous Robots

Graduate Students

Interested in joining us?

Applicants should fulfill the following requirements: (1) Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or Electrical and Computer Engineering; (2) High GPA; (3) Good programming and mathematical analysis/optimization skills; and (4) Good IELTS score (given the candidate has already taken the test).

Interested applicants must send a brief CV and Transcripts to thiago.oliveira (at) lakeheadu.ca, failure to submit both defines the candidate as not being serious. Potential candidates will be contacted for interviews over Zoom, particularly to verifying domain knowledge in undergraduate project/thesis and programming skills.

Experience with the following skills and tools is considered a bonus.

Algorithms

Design and Analysis

Machine Learning

Methods

ros

ROS

Robot Operating System

gazebo

Gazebo

Gazebo Simulator

pcl

PCL

Point Cloud Library

opencv

OpenCV

OpenCV

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