Ehsan Rezazadeh Azar, Toronto Metropolitan University

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Automated data collection and machine learning methods for civil infrastructure condition assessment in sparsely inhabited regions of Canada
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$104,000

Automated data collection and machine learning methods for civil infrastructure condition assessment in sparsely inhabited regions of Canada

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Rezazadeh Azar, Ehsan

Keywords: infrastructure management; condition monitoring; construction automation; computer vision-based sensing; deep learning; remote infrastructure; unmanned aerial systems; unpaved roads; concrete structures; crowdsourced data collection

$104,000

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 Dear Professor Rezazadeh Azar, 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 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 "Automated data collection and machine learning methods for civil infrastructure condition assessment in sparsely inhabited regions of Canada" (2021), 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]