Steven Ko, Simon Fraser University

Research

Augmented reality Mobile computing TrustZone Acceleration GPU SLAM

Latest funding

GPU-Accelerated SLAM
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Practical Symbolic Execution for Rust
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Securing Augmented Reality Objects with Trusted Execution Environments
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$116,000

All 3 grants and awards

GPU-Accelerated SLAM

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Ko, Steven SY

Keywords: Acceleration; GPU; SLAM

$25,000

Practical Symbolic Execution for Rust

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Ko, Steven SY

$25,000

Securing Augmented Reality Objects with Trusted Execution Environments

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Ko, Steven

Keywords: mobile computing; augmented reality; trustzone

$116,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Augmented reality Dear Professor Ko, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on augmented reality connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "GPU-Accelerated SLAM" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]