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Beyond the Pose: Enriching Motion Capture Data for an Interdisciplinary Understanding of Human Motion
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
Beyond the Pose: Enriching Motion Capture Data for an Interdisciplinary Understanding of Human Motion
Principal investigatorSSHRC2023New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration
Principal investigators: Rokeby, David
$250,000
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: machine learning
Dear Professor Rokeby,
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 machine learning 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 SSHRC-funded project "Beyond the Pose: Enriching Motion Capture Data for an Interdisciplinary Understanding of Human Motion" (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]