Steven Waslander, University of Waterloo

Research

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Latest funding

Nanocoatings Testing for Improved Perception in Adverse Weather Autonomous Driving
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$25,000
RoboDrive: Waterloo Autonomous Driving and Driver Assistance Research Facility
CFI · 2017 · Principal investigator
$1,934,865
"RoboDrive: Waterloo Autonomous Driving and Driver Assistance Research_x000D_Facility_x000D_"
ONTARIO · 2017 · Principal investigator
$1,934,865

All 24 grants and awards

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Nanocoatings Testing for Improved Perception in Adverse Weather Autonomous Driving

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Waslander, Steven

$25,000

RoboDrive: Waterloo Autonomous Driving and Driver Assistance Research Facility

Principal investigatorCFI2017Innovation Fund: Innovation Fund 2017

Principal investigators: Waslander, Steven

Keywords: Autonomous Vehicles, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Robotics, Perception, Motion Planning, Vehicle Control, Vehicle Simulation, Safety Assurance Autonomous driving vehicles, ADAS testbenches, simulators

$1,934,865

"RoboDrive: Waterloo Autonomous Driving and Driver Assistance Research_x000D_Facility_x000D_"

Principal investigatorONTARIO2017Ontario Research Fund - Research Infrastructure: Large Infrastructure Fund - Round 006 - 2017

Principal investigators: Waslander, Steven

Keywords: Autonomous Vehicles, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Robotics, Perception, Motion Planning, Vehicle Control, Vehicle Simulation, Safety Assurance

$1,934,865

NSERC Canadian Robotics Network

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Strategic Network Grants Program

Principal investigators: Dudek, Gregory GL

$4,375,000

WatAuto: Waterloo Autonomous Driving Testbed

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Czarnecki, Krzysztof

$150,000

Shared Decision Making and Progressive Automation for Manufacturing Assembly

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Smith, Stephen

$429,161

Shared decision making and autonomy in human-robot teams

Co-investigatorNSERC2015Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Kulic, Danica

$108,000

The Robohub: A Robotic Test Facility for Multi-Robot Teams

Co-investigatorCFI2015Innovation Fund: Innovation Fund 2015

Principal investigators: Melek, William

Keywords: Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction, Autonomous Search & Rescue and Navigation, Industrial Automation, Non-linear Control Systems, Heterogeneous Robot Teams Humanoid Robots, Autonomous Vehicles, Maglev Array, Positioning System, UAVs

$1,512,194

Research and Training Program in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Co-investigatorNSERC2015Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Liu, Hugh

$1,357,000

Visual SLAM for indoor navigation

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Waslander, Steven

$25,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Waslander, 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 "Nanocoatings Testing for Improved Perception in Adverse Weather Autonomous Driving" (2019), 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]