Ayman El-Hag, University of Waterloo

Research

deep learning high voltage machine learning outdoor insulators condition monitoring leakage current partial discharge drone

Latest funding

A Drone-based Inspection System for Outdoor Insulators
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Smart monitoring of outdoor insulators
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$165,000

All 2 grants and awards

A Drone-based Inspection System for Outdoor Insulators

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: El-Hag, Ayman A

Keywords: deep learning; drone; high voltage; inspection; machine learning; Outdoor insulators; ultrasonic sensor

$25,000

Smart monitoring of outdoor insulators

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: El-Hag, Ayman

Keywords: outdoor insulators; condition monitoring; machine learning; deep learning; partial discharge; leakage current; high voltage

$165,000

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: deep learning Dear Professor El-Hag, 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 deep 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 NSERC-funded project "A Drone-based Inspection System for Outdoor Insulators" (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]